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Proposed South Dakota Firearm Legislation SB2

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Provide that a firearm silencer is not a controlled weapon.

Subject: Crimes: Firearms

Description: Provide that a firearm silencer is not a controlled weapon.

Session: 2026 Regular Session

Last Action: First read in Senate and referred to Senate Judiciary S.J. 13

Last Action Date: January 13, 2026

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

48 sponsors: Casey Crabtree (R); Drew Peterson (R); Aaron Aylward (R); Jessica Bahmuller (R); Heather Baxter (R); Greg Blanc (R); John Carley (R); Sydney Davis (R); Randy Deibert (R); Eric Emery (D); Nick Fosness (R);Timothy Goodwin (R); Tamara Grove (R); Taffy Howard (R); John Hughes (R); Amber Hulse (R); Kevin Jensen (R); Dylan Jordan (R); Terri Jorgenson (R); Steve Kolbeck (R); David Kull (R); Paul Miskimins (R); Scott Moore (R); Will Mortenson (R); Brian Mulder (R); Lauren Nelson (R); Al Novstrup (R); Marty Overweg (R); Tom Pischke (R); Peri Pourier (R); Tim Reed (R); Rebecca Reimer (R); Tim Reisch (R); Kathy Rice (R); Kent Roe (R); Michael Rohl (R); Brandei Schaefbauer (R); Tesa Schwans (R); William Shorma (R); John Shubeck (R);John Sjaarda (R); Kevin Van Diepen (R); Curt Voight (R); Mykala Voita (R); Tim Walburg (R); Keri Weems (R); Brandon Wipf (R);Larry Zikmund (R);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 137% (48 of 35)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Jan 13, 2026 First read in Senate and referred to Senate Judiciary S.J. 13
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Dec 19, 2025 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call

There have not been any votes on this bill

Link: link to state bill page

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