The Senate took up 60 bills: 41 together on the consent calendar, then 19 one by one, listed below by bill.
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title = {The Senate, Wednesday, January 7, 2026},
howpublished = {Granite Record},
url = {https://graniterecord.org/session/S/2026-01-07},
note = {Accessed 19 Oct. 2026}
}The Senate journal does not record who spoke for or against a motion, so this is the vote record without the debate.
The record does not say what order these came in: the journal page is cited on only a few of them, so they are listed by bill.
Senate Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2025-3085s, 3–2.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2025-3085s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
Senate Energy and Natural Resources recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 4–1.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
Senate Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2025-3084s, 3–2.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2025-3084s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes 16–8 on a roll call
Senate Education recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 5–0.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2025-3113s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
Senate Education recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2025-3101s, 3–2.
Adopt the Floor Amendment (Change the bill from the floor) 2026-0050s
Motion Failed 7–17 on a roll call
Moved by Sen. Debra Altschiller (D - SD24).
In the record: Adopt Floor Amendment 2026-0050s
Reconsider (Vote again on a decision) 2026-0050s
Motion Passed: Vote Reopened on a voice vote
Moved by Sen. David Watters (D - SD4).
In the record: Reconsider the vote on: Amendment #2026-0050s
Adopt the Floor Amendment (Change the bill from the floor) 2026-0050s
Motion Failed 8–16 on a roll call
Moved by Sen. Debra Altschiller (D - SD24).
In the record: Adopt Floor Amendment 2026-0050s
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2025-3101s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes 16–8 on a roll call
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2025-3053s, 3–2.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2025-3053s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
Senate Ways and Means recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 3–2.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed 13–11 on a roll call
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2025-3068s, 5–0.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2025-3068s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
Senate Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2025-3083s, 3–2.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2025-3083s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
Senate Commerce recommended Interim Study (IS), 4–2.
Special Order (Take the bill up at a set time)
Motion Passed: Rescheduled
In the record: Special Order to the Next Session, Without Objection
Senate Commerce recommended No Recommendation, 3–3.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2026-0039s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
Senate Energy and Natural Resources recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2025-3050s, 5–0.
Adopt the Floor Amendment (Change the bill from the floor) 2026-0046s
Motion Failed 12–12 on a roll call
Moved by Sen. David Rochefort (R - SD1).
In the record: Adopt Floor Amendment 2026-0046s
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2025-3050s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
Senate Energy and Natural Resources recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 3–2.
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
Senate Education recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 5–0.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Failed on a voice vote
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote
Senate Executive Departments and Administration recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 3–2.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
Senate Executive Departments and Administration recommended Interim Study (IS), 3–2.
Interim Study (IS, Study the bill after the session)
Motion Passed: Sent to Interim Study on a voice vote
In the record: Refer to Interim Study
Senate Education recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 3–2.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote
Senate Commerce recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2025-3069s, 4–2.
Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes) 2025-3069s
Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote
Senate Commerce recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 6–0.
Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote