Bill Commons

SD HB 1197

enacted

revise a provision related to the venue of adoption proceedings.

South Dakota · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did SD HB 1197 pass?

Yes. SD HB 1197 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-04): Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-04 H.J. 496

What is SD HB 1197 about?

SD HB 1197 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “revise a provision related to the venue of adoption proceedings.”.

Who sponsors SD HB 1197?

Walburg, Roby, Rice and 8 others are the primary sponsors of SD HB 1197.

Introduced
2026-01-29
Latest action
2026-03-04 — Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-04 H.J. 496
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Walburgprimary
  • Robyprimary
  • Riceprimary
  • Peterson (Sue)primary
  • Perryprimary
  • Novstrupprimary
  • Mooreprimary
  • Jordanprimary
  • Arlintprimary
  • Anderaprimary
  • Hughesprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-04

    Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-04 H.J. 496

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  2. 2026-03-03

    Delivered to the Governor on 2026-03-03 H.J. 480

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  3. 2026-03-02

    Signed by the President S.J. 434

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  4. 2026-02-26

    Signed by the Speaker H.J. 462

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  5. 2026-02-25

    Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 33, NAYS 0 S.J. 399

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  6. 2026-02-24

    Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, S.J. 29

  7. 2026-02-24

    Judiciary Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0 S.J. 29

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  8. 2026-02-24

    Scheduled for hearing

  9. 2026-02-10

    First read in Senate and referred to Senate Judiciary S.J. 232

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  10. 2026-02-09

    House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 65, NAYS 0 H.J. 267

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  11. 2026-02-06

    Judiciary Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 1 H.J. 14

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  12. 2026-02-06

    Scheduled for hearing

  13. 2026-01-29

    First read in House and referred to House Judiciary H.J. 178

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Do Pass

    2026-02-06 · pass · 10-1

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Mortenson: yes
    • Reisch: yes
    • Walburg: yes
    • Roby: excused
    • Fitzgerald: yes
    • Reimer: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Massie: yes
    • Kull: yes
    • Pourier: no
    • Hunt: yes
    • Soye: excused
    • Stevens: yes
  • Do Pass

    2026-02-09 · pass · 65-0

    Member-level votes (70)
    • Andera: yes
    • Arlint: yes
    • Auch: yes
    • Aylward: yes
    • Bahmuller: yes
    • Bathke: excused
    • Baxter: yes
    • Czmowski: yes
    • DeGroot: yes
    • Derby: yes
    • Duffy: yes
    • Emery: yes
    • Fitzgerald: yes
    • Fosness: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Goodwin: excused
    • Gosch: yes
    • Greenfield: yes
    • Halverson: yes
    • Healy: yes
    • Heermann: yes
    • Heinemann: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Hunt: yes
    • Ismay: yes
    • Jamison: yes
    • Jensen (Phil): yes
    • Jordan: yes
    • Jorgenson: yes
    • Kassin: yes
    • Kayser: yes
    • Kolbeck (Jack): yes
    • Kull: yes
    • Ladner: yes
    • Lems: yes
    • Manhart: yes
    • Massie: yes
    • May: excused
    • Moore: yes
    • Mortenson: yes
    • Muckey: yes
    • Mulally: yes
    • Mulder: yes
    • Nolz: yes
    • Novstrup: yes
    • Odenbach: yes
    • Overweg: yes
    • Peterson (Drew): yes
    • Pourier: yes
    • Randolph: yes
    • Rehfeldt: yes
    • Reimer: yes
    • Reisch: yes
    • Rice: yes
    • Roby: yes
    • Roe: yes
    • Schaefbauer: yes
    • Schwans: yes
    • Shorma: yes
    • Shubeck: yes
    • Sjaarda: yes
    • Soye: excused
    • Stevens: yes
    • Uhre-Balk: yes
    • Van Diepen: yes
    • Walburg: yes
    • Weems: yes
    • Weisgram: excused
    • Wittman: yes
    • Hansen: yes
  • Do Pass

    2026-02-24 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Blanc: yes
    • Duhamel: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Mehlhaff: yes
    • Pischke: yes
    • Hulse: yes
    • Kolbeck (Steve): yes

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