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.

SB94
Revise provisions pertaining to open records.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
State Affairs Deferred to the 41st legislative day, Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 1. S.J. 21
Feb 9, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
HB1155
Permit the state to invest in Bitcoin.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Commerce and Energy Deferred to the 41st legislative day, Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 3. H.J. 13
Feb 6, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
HB1177
Replace the index used to calculate the salaries of members of the Legislature.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
State Affairs Deferred to the 41st legislative day, Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0. H.J. 14
Feb 6, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
HB1208
Revise licensure provisions for electricians.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
House of Representatives Do Pass, Failed, YEAS 30, NAYS 34. H.J. 250
Feb 6, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
HB1239
Require that the Department of Education provide for the compensation of a teacher employed by a school district.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Education Tabled, Passed, YEAS 15, NAYS 0.
Feb 6, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
HB1282
Provide for the admission of certain children younger than five years old to the kindergarten program of a school district.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Education Deferred to the 41st legislative day, Passed, YEAS 13, NAYS 2.
Feb 6, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
HB1296
Permit a court to require that a defendant participate in global position monitoring as a condition of release for certain offenses.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Withdrawn at the Request of the Prime Sponsor H.J. 246
Feb 6, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
HCR6008
Requesting the attorney general file a lawsuit against the People's Republic of China and related parties to seek damages related to the COVID-19 global pandemic.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Judiciary Deferred to the 41st legislative day, Passed, YEAS 9, NAYS 2. H.J. 15
Feb 6, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
SB185
Amend the process by which moneys are distributed from the employer's investment in South Dakota's future fund.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Withdrawn at the Request of the Prime Sponsor S.J. 212
Feb 6, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
SB202
Require that the owner of a motor vehicle removed from a body of water pay the removal costs.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Transportation Tabled, Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 0. S.J. 11
Feb 6, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
HB1050
Increase civil penalties for commercial driver violations.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Transportation Tabled, Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 0. H.J. 14
Feb 5, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
HB1068
Authorize the dispensing of ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine under a written protocol developed by a health care provider, and to provide liability protection therefor.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended, Failed, YEAS 28, NAYS 40. H.J. 239
Feb 5, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
HB1112
Modify the definition of an electronic smoking device.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended, Failed, YEAS 18, NAYS 50. H.J. 239
Feb 5, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
HB1122
Provide for the licensure of certain fishing guides, and to provide a penalty therefor.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Agriculture and Natural Resources Deferred to the 41st legislative day, Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 3. H.J. 15
Feb 5, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
HB1127
Revise provisions related to birth centers and the practice of certified professional midwives at birth centers.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Health and Human Services Deferred to the 41st legislative day, Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 2. H.J. 14
Feb 5, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
HB1172
Terminate certain school district excess tax levies.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Taxation Deferred to the 41st legislative day, Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 3. H.J. 2
Feb 5, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
HB1174
Classify 911 telecommunicators as Class B members of the South Dakota Retirement System.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Retirement Laws Tabled, Passed, YEAS 4, NAYS 0. H.J. 1
Feb 5, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
HB1186
Require the approval of the county for the creation of a tax increment financing district by a municipality.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Taxation Deferred to the 41st legislative day, Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 1. H.J. 2
Feb 5, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
HB1206
Clarify the use of public funds for the purpose of alternative instruction.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Withdrawn at the Request of the Prime Sponsor H.J. 237
Feb 5, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
HB1207
Amend the period of time before which ballots and other election materials may be destroyed following an election.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Withdrawn at the Request of the Prime Sponsor H.J. 237
Feb 5, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source

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South Dakota bills.

Current legislation.

Active bill stages

Revise provisions pertaining to open records.

Permit the state to invest in Bitcoin.

Replace the index used to calculate the salaries of members of the Legislature.

Revise licensure provisions for electricians.

Require that the Department of Education provide for the compensation of a teacher employed by a school district.

Provide for the admission of certain children younger than five years old to the kindergarten program of a school district.

Permit a court to require that a defendant participate in global position monitoring as a condition of release for certain offenses.

Requesting the attorney general file a lawsuit against the People's Republic of China and related parties to seek damages related to the COVID-19 global pandemic.

Amend the process by which moneys are distributed from the employer's investment in South Dakota's future fund.

Require that the owner of a motor vehicle removed from a body of water pay the removal costs.

Increase civil penalties for commercial driver violations.

Authorize the dispensing of ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine under a written protocol developed by a health care provider, and to provide liability protection therefor.

Modify the definition of an electronic smoking device.

Provide for the licensure of certain fishing guides, and to provide a penalty therefor.

Revise provisions related to birth centers and the practice of certified professional midwives at birth centers.

Terminate certain school district excess tax levies.

Classify 911 telecommunicators as Class B members of the South Dakota Retirement System.

Require the approval of the county for the creation of a tax increment financing district by a municipality.

Clarify the use of public funds for the purpose of alternative instruction.

Amend the period of time before which ballots and other election materials may be destroyed following an election.