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SD HB 1257

enacted

amend the definition of an abortion.

South Dakota · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did SD HB 1257 pass?

Yes. SD HB 1257 has been enacted into law as of 2026-03-30. Latest recorded action (2026-03-30): Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 H.J. 579

What is SD HB 1257 about?

SD HB 1257 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “amend the definition of an abortion.”.

Who sponsors SD HB 1257?

Soye, Sjaarda, Jorgenson and 2 others are the primary sponsors of SD HB 1257.

Introduced
2026-02-23
Latest action
2026-03-30 — Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 H.J. 579
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Soyeprimary
  • Sjaardaprimary
  • Jorgensonprimary
  • Heinemannprimary
  • Groveprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-03

    First Reading House H.J. 207

  2. 2026-02-06

    Prime Sponsor Changed at the Request of the Prime Sponsor , Passed, H.J. 246

  3. 2026-02-11

    Referred to House State Affairs H.J. 294

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  4. 2026-02-23

    Scheduled for hearing

  5. 2026-02-23

    State Affairs Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 1257D

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  6. 2026-02-23

    State Affairs Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 2

  7. 2026-02-24

    House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 60, NAYS 6 H.J. 426

  8. 2026-02-25

    First read in Senate and referred to Senate State Affairs S.J. 398

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  9. 2026-03-02

    Scheduled for hearing

  10. 2026-03-02

    State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 1 S.J. 37

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  11. 2026-03-03

    Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 31, NAYS 2 S.J. 447

  12. 2026-03-04

    Signed by the Speaker H.J. 516

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  13. 2026-03-05

    Signed by the President S.J. 486

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  14. 2026-03-09

    Delivered to the Governor on 2026-03-09 H.J. 534

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  15. 2026-03-30

    Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 H.J. 579

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Do Pass Amended

    2026-02-23 · pass · 10-2

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Bahmuller: yes
    • Emery: no
    • Gosch: excused
    • Hansen: yes
    • Healy: no
    • Heinemann: yes
    • Jamison: yes
    • Lems: yes
    • Reisch: yes
    • May: yes
    • Schaefbauer: yes
    • Overweg: yes
    • Odenbach: yes
  • Do Pass Amended

    2026-02-24 · pass · 60-6

    Member-level votes (70)
    • Andera: yes
    • Arlint: yes
    • Auch: yes
    • Aylward: excused
    • Bahmuller: yes
    • Bathke: excused
    • Baxter: yes
    • Czmowski: yes
    • DeGroot: yes
    • Derby: yes
    • Duffy: yes
    • Emery: no
    • Fitzgerald: yes
    • Fosness: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Gosch: yes
    • Greenfield: yes
    • Halverson: yes
    • Healy: no
    • 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: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Mortenson: yes
    • Muckey: no
    • Mulally: no
    • Mulder: yes
    • Nolz: yes
    • Novstrup: yes
    • Odenbach: yes
    • Overweg: yes
    • Peterson (Drew): yes
    • Pourier: excused
    • 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: no
    • Van Diepen: yes
    • Walburg: yes
    • Weems: yes
    • Weisgram: yes
    • Wittman: no
    • Hansen: yes
  • Do Pass

    2026-03-02 · pass · 8-1

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Deibert: yes
    • Jensen (Kevin): yes
    • Karr: yes
    • Kolbeck (Steve): yes
    • Larson: no
    • Pischke: yes
    • Voight: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Mehlhaff: yes
  • Do Pass Amended

    2026-03-03 · pass · 31-2

    Member-level votes (35)
    • Beal: excused
    • Blanc: yes
    • Carley: yes
    • Crabtree: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Deibert: yes
    • Duhamel: yes
    • Foster: excused
    • Grove: yes
    • Hohn: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hulse: yes
    • Jensen (Kevin): yes
    • Karr: yes
    • Kolbeck (Steve): yes
    • Lapka: yes
    • Larson: no
    • 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: no
    • Vilhauer: yes
    • Voight: yes
    • Voita: yes
    • Wipf: yes
    • Zikmund: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

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Attribution

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