Bill Commons

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

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Quick answers

Did SD HB 1238 pass?

Yes. SD HB 1238 has been enacted into law. 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
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Subjects

Sponsors

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

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-12

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

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  2. 2026-03-10

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

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  3. 2026-03-09

    Signed by the President S.J. 506

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  4. 2026-03-05

    Signed by the Speaker H.J. 529

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  5. 2026-03-04

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

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  6. 2026-03-03

    Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,

  7. 2026-03-03

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

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  8. 2026-03-03

    Scheduled for hearing

  9. 2026-02-17

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

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  10. 2026-02-12

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

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  11. 2026-02-11

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

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  12. 2026-02-11

    Scheduled for hearing H.J. 1

  13. 2026-01-29

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

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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

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