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SD HB 1238

enacted

protect financial institutions taking action to prevent the financial exploitation of consenting, senior, or vulnerable adults.

South Dakota · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did SD HB 1238 pass?

Yes. SD HB 1238 has been enacted into law as of 2026-03-12. Latest recorded action (2026-03-12): Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-12 H.J. 562

What is SD HB 1238 about?

SD HB 1238 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “protect financial institutions taking action to prevent the financial exploitation of consenting, senior, or vulnerable adults.”.

Who sponsors SD HB 1238?

Wittman, Smith, Roby and 7 others are the primary sponsors of SD HB 1238.

Introduced
2026-01-29
Latest action
2026-03-12 — Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-12 H.J. 562
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Wittmanprimary
  • Smithprimary
  • Robyprimary
  • Reedprimary
  • Muckeyprimary
  • Mooreprimary
  • Emeryprimary
  • Duffyprimary
  • Kolbeck (Steve)primary
  • Heermannprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-29

    First read in House and referred to House Commerce and Energy H.J. 176

    introduction,reading-1,referral-committee

  2. 2026-02-11

    Scheduled for hearing H.J. 1

  3. 2026-02-11

    Commerce and Energy Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 1

    committee-passage

  4. 2026-02-12

    House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 56, NAYS 6 H.J. 321

    passage

  5. 2026-02-17

    First read in Senate and referred to Senate Commerce and Energy S.J. 272

    introduction,reading-1,referral-committee

  6. 2026-03-03

    Scheduled for hearing

  7. 2026-03-03

    Commerce and Energy Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 0

    committee-passage

  8. 2026-03-03

    Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,

  9. 2026-03-04

    Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0 S.J. 461

    passage

  10. 2026-03-05

    Signed by the Speaker H.J. 529

    passage

  11. 2026-03-09

    Signed by the President S.J. 506

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  12. 2026-03-10

    Delivered to the Governor on 2026-03-10 H.J. 546

    executive-receipt

  13. 2026-03-12

    Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-12 H.J. 562

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Do Pass

    2026-02-11 · pass · 11-1

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Aylward: excused
    • Duffy: yes
    • Greenfield: yes
    • Kayser: yes
    • Mulally: no
    • Nolz: yes
    • Peterson (Drew): yes
    • Schwans: yes
    • Shorma: yes
    • Uhre-Balk: yes
    • Weisgram: yes
    • Bahmuller: yes
    • Lems: yes
  • Do Pass

    2026-02-12 · pass · 56-6

    Member-level votes (70)
    • Andera: yes
    • Arlint: yes
    • Auch: yes
    • Aylward: no
    • 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: excused
    • Greenfield: yes
    • Halverson: yes
    • Healy: yes
    • Heermann: yes
    • Heinemann: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Hunt: yes
    • Ismay: no
    • Jamison: yes
    • Jensen (Phil): no
    • Jordan: no
    • Jorgenson: yes
    • Kassin: yes
    • Kayser: yes
    • Kolbeck (Jack): yes
    • Kull: yes
    • Ladner: yes
    • Lems: yes
    • Manhart: no
    • Massie: yes
    • May: yes
    • Moore: excused
    • Mortenson: excused
    • Muckey: yes
    • Mulally: excused
    • Mulder: yes
    • Nolz: yes
    • Novstrup: yes
    • Odenbach: yes
    • Overweg: yes
    • Peterson (Drew): yes
    • Pourier: yes
    • Randolph: yes
    • Rehfeldt: excused
    • Reimer: yes
    • Reisch: yes
    • Rice: no
    • 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: yes
    • Wittman: yes
    • Hansen: yes
  • Do Pass

    2026-03-03 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Mehlhaff: yes
    • Deibert: yes
    • Hohn: yes
    • Karr: yes
    • Kolbeck (Steve): yes
    • Larson: excused
    • Perry: yes
    • Peterson (Sue): yes
    • Crabtree: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

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Attribution

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