STATE LEGISLATION

South Dakota bills.

Active bills in South Dakota's current legislative session, mirrored from public legislative records.

ACTIVE BILLS

Current legislation.

Lists include only active bills from the current session. Latest reported stage, body, and action come from mirrored public records and may not reflect real-time changes.

Active bill stages

365 active bills in the current session, grouped by latest reported stage.

280Introduced: Filed and awaiting committee or floor action.
22In committee: Assigned to a committee for review.
48Floor or other chamber: On a chamber floor or moving between chambers.
15Enrolled or executive: Enrolled for signature or awaiting executive action.
0Terminal outcomes: Became law, vetoed, or failed. Active directories list only open bills.
0Unspecified stage: Latest action could not be mapped to a precise stage. These bills are still active, not closed.

HB1242
Require emergency personnel to use flares or emergency reflective triangles to mark stopped emergency vehicles in some circumstances.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Transportation Tabled, Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 0. H.J. 18
Feb 10, 2026
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HB1243
Require the display of the state motto in public schools and provide for associated legal representation.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended, Failed, YEAS 28, NAYS 38. H.J. 282
Feb 10, 2026
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HB1271
Prohibit weather and climate modification activities and provide a penalty therefor.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Agriculture and Natural Resources Deferred to the 41st legislative day, Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 3. H.J. 17
Feb 10, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
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HB1304
Allow subdivisions to limit the operation of drones at open-air events.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Withdrawn at the Request of the Prime Sponsor H.J. 278
Feb 10, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
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HB1310
Make an appropriation for providing loans to custom exempt plants and slaughtering establishments.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Withdrawn at the Request of the Prime Sponsor H.J. 278
Feb 10, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
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HCR6009
Urging Congress to repeal the estate tax.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Taxation Tabled, Passed, YEAS 13, NAYS 0. H.J. 7
Feb 10, 2026
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SB147
Prohibit a person from refusing to identify oneself in certain circumstances and to provide a penalty therefor.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Judiciary Deferred to the 41st legislative day, Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 2. S.J. 20
Feb 10, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
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SB152
Establish provisions relating to the use of military protective orders upon arrest and as evidence in an action for a protection order.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Withdrawn at the Request of the Prime Sponsor S.J. 232
Feb 10, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
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SB167
Amend provisions pertaining to the administration of an academic achievement assessment to students in grade eleven.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Education Deferred to the 41st legislative day, Passed, YEAS 4, NAYS 3.
Feb 10, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
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HB1109
Allow for the expungement of records pertinent to dismissed protection order cases.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Judiciary Tabled, Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0. H.J. 20
Feb 9, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
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HB1156
Extend each waterfowl hunting season for veterans and active duty personnel.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Withdrawn at the Request of the Prime Sponsor H.J. 261
Feb 9, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
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HB1190
Establish the South Dakota-tribal consultation commission.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
State Affairs Deferred to the 41st legislative day, Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 4.
Feb 9, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
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HB1214
Require that courts consider as a mitigating factor during sentencing an individual's history as a victim of abuse and provide for a reduced sentence in certain circumstances.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Judiciary Tabled, Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0. H.J. 20
Feb 9, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
HB1228
Provide a stipend to certain members of the National Guard who donate an organ for the purpose of transplantation to another individual.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Military and Veterans Affairs Deferred to the 41st legislative day, Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 1. H.J. 1
Feb 9, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
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HB1229
Require the inclusion of certain features within a manufacturer's application store or on a developer's application.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
State Affairs Deferred to the 41st legislative day, Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 4.
Feb 9, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
HB1283
Exempt nonresident active-duty military personnel and their dependents from payment of motor vehicle license fees.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Military and Veterans Affairs Deferred to the 41st legislative day, Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 0. H.J. 1
Feb 9, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
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HB1290
Amend provisions pertaining to calculating local effort and state aid for general education.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Education Tabled, Passed, YEAS 14, NAYS 0.
Feb 9, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
HB1291
Amend the process for calculating a school district's general fund base percentage.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Education Deferred to the 41st legislative day, Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 6.
Feb 9, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
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SB112
Establish a currency based on gold and silver.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
State Affairs Deferred to the 41st legislative day, Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 1. S.J. 21
Feb 9, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
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SB140
Revise provisions related to inmate compensation.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Withdrawn at the Request of the Prime Sponsor S.J. 221
Feb 9, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
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South Dakota bills.

Current legislation.

Active bill stages

Require emergency personnel to use flares or emergency reflective triangles to mark stopped emergency vehicles in some circumstances.

Require the display of the state motto in public schools and provide for associated legal representation.

Prohibit weather and climate modification activities and provide a penalty therefor.

Allow subdivisions to limit the operation of drones at open-air events.

Make an appropriation for providing loans to custom exempt plants and slaughtering establishments.

Urging Congress to repeal the estate tax.

Prohibit a person from refusing to identify oneself in certain circumstances and to provide a penalty therefor.

Establish provisions relating to the use of military protective orders upon arrest and as evidence in an action for a protection order.

Amend provisions pertaining to the administration of an academic achievement assessment to students in grade eleven.

Allow for the expungement of records pertinent to dismissed protection order cases.

Extend each waterfowl hunting season for veterans and active duty personnel.

Establish the South Dakota-tribal consultation commission.

Require that courts consider as a mitigating factor during sentencing an individual's history as a victim of abuse and provide for a reduced sentence in certain circumstances.

Provide a stipend to certain members of the National Guard who donate an organ for the purpose of transplantation to another individual.

Require the inclusion of certain features within a manufacturer's application store or on a developer's application.

Exempt nonresident active-duty military personnel and their dependents from payment of motor vehicle license fees.

Amend provisions pertaining to calculating local effort and state aid for general education.

Amend the process for calculating a school district's general fund base percentage.

Establish a currency based on gold and silver.

Revise provisions related to inmate compensation.