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Read. Follow. Verify.South Dakota Legislature urges congressional delegation to hold annual joint meetings
Last action · February 11, 2026: Deferred to the 41st legislative daySponsors: Phil Jensen and 5 others
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What This Bill Proposed
South Dakota lawmakers approved a non-binding resolution encouraging the state's members of Congress to meet annually with the Legislature for at least one hour as a .
Establishes an official legislative invitation for federal lawmakers to discuss federal actions and state impacts, though the meetings depend entirely on scheduling agreements with congressional members.
- House Concurrent Resolutions are non-binding expressions of sentiment adopted by both chambers of a state legislature and do not require the governor's signature. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
South Dakota state legislators
State lawmakers are invited to participate in an annual joint committee of the whole with federal representatives.
South Dakota congressional delegation
Federal representatives are encouraged to attend an annual meeting with the state Legislature.
Key Facts
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This resolution did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Feb 11, 2026HouseDeferred to the 41st legislative day
- Feb 11, 2026HouseScheduled for hearing
- Feb 6, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred to
- Feb 4, 2026HouseIntroducedFirst Reading House
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 20)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz10Current news / social attention level
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