Bill Commons

SD HB 1028

enacted

establish a criminal background check requirement for multistate licensure under the social work licensure compact.

South Dakota · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did SD HB 1028 pass?

Yes. SD HB 1028 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-02-17): Signed by the Governor on 2026-02-17 H.J. 326

What is SD HB 1028 about?

SD HB 1028 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “establish a criminal background check requirement for multistate licensure under the social work licensure compact.”.

Who sponsors SD HB 1028?

Health and Human Services is the primary sponsor of SD HB 1028.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-02-17 — Signed by the Governor on 2026-02-17 H.J. 326
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Health and Human Servicesprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-02-17

    Signed by the Governor on 2026-02-17 H.J. 326

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  2. 2026-02-09

    Delivered to the Governor on 2026-02-09 H.J. 254

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  3. 2026-02-06

    Signed by the President S.J. 215

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  4. 2026-02-05

    Signed by the Speaker H.J. 240

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  5. 2026-02-04

    Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0 S.J. 186

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  6. 2026-02-03

    Remove from Consent Calendar S.J. 171

  7. 2026-02-02

    Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, S.J. 7

  8. 2026-02-02

    Health and Human Services Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0 S.J. 7

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  9. 2026-02-02

    Scheduled for hearing

  10. 2026-01-23

    Referred to Senate Health and Human Services S.J. 93

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  11. 2026-01-22

    First Reading Senate S.J. 83

  12. 2026-01-21

    House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 57, NAYS 11 H.J. 105

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  13. 2026-01-20

    Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,

  14. 2026-01-20

    Health and Human Services Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 13, NAYS 0

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  15. 2026-01-20

    Scheduled for hearing H.J. 1

  16. 2026-01-13

    First read in House and referred to House Health and Human Services H.J. 12

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Do Pass

    2026-01-20 · pass · 13-0

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Rehfeldt: yes
    • Fosness: yes
    • Halverson: yes
    • Jordan: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Emery: yes
    • Andera: yes
    • Kayser: yes
    • Schaefbauer: yes
    • Manhart: yes
    • Baxter: yes
    • Heinemann: yes
    • Mulder: yes

  • Do Pass

    2026-01-21 · pass · 57-11

    Member-level votes (70)
    • Andera: yes
    • Arlint: yes
    • Auch: yes
    • Aylward: no
    • Bahmuller: yes
    • Bathke: excused
    • Baxter: no
    • Czmowski: yes
    • DeGroot: yes
    • Derby: yes
    • Duffy: yes
    • Emery: yes
    • Fitzgerald: yes
    • Fosness: yes
    • Garcia: no
    • Goodwin: no
    • Gosch: yes
    • Greenfield: yes
    • Halverson: excused
    • Healy: yes
    • Heermann: yes
    • Heinemann: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Hunt: yes
    • Ismay: yes
    • Jamison: yes
    • Jensen (Phil): no
    • Jordan: no
    • Jorgenson: yes
    • Kassin: yes
    • Kayser: no
    • Kolbeck (Jack): yes
    • Kull: yes
    • Ladner: yes
    • Lems: yes
    • Manhart: no
    • Massie: yes
    • May: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Mortenson: yes
    • Muckey: yes
    • Mulally: no
    • Mulder: yes
    • Nolz: yes
    • Novstrup: yes
    • Odenbach: yes
    • Overweg: yes
    • Peterson (Drew): yes
    • Pourier: yes
    • Randolph: no
    • Rehfeldt: yes
    • Reimer: yes
    • Reisch: yes
    • Rice: yes
    • Roby: yes
    • Roe: yes
    • Schaefbauer: yes
    • Schwans: yes
    • Shorma: yes
    • Shubeck: yes
    • Sjaarda: no
    • Soye: yes
    • Stevens: yes
    • Uhre-Balk: yes
    • Van Diepen: yes
    • Walburg: yes
    • Weems: yes
    • Weisgram: yes
    • Wittman: yes
    • Hansen: yes

  • Do Pass

    2026-02-02 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Grove: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Reed: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Voight: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Jensen (Kevin): yes

  • Do Pass

    2026-02-04 · pass · 34-0

    Member-level votes (35)
    • Beal: excused
    • Blanc: yes
    • Carley: yes
    • Crabtree: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Deibert: yes
    • Duhamel: yes
    • Foster: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Hohn: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hulse: yes
    • Jensen (Kevin): yes
    • Karr: yes
    • Kolbeck (Steve): yes
    • Lapka: yes
    • Larson: yes
    • Marty: yes
    • Mehlhaff: yes
    • Miskimins: yes
    • Nelson: yes
    • Otten: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Peterson (Sue): yes
    • Pischke: yes
    • Reed: yes
    • Rohl: yes
    • Sauder: yes
    • Schoenfish: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Vilhauer: yes
    • Voight: yes
    • Voita: yes
    • Wipf: yes
    • Zikmund: yes

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