SD SB 41

enacted

revise a provision related to criminal invasions of privacy, prohibit the creation and distribution of digitally fabricated material of an identifiable individual, and provide penalties therefor.

South Dakota · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did SD SB 41 pass?

Yes. SD SB 41 has been enacted into law as of 2026-03-30. Latest recorded action (2026-03-30): Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 548

What is SD SB 41 about?

SD SB 41 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “revise a provision related to criminal invasions of privacy, prohibit the creation and distribution of digitally fabricated material of an identifiable individual, and provide penalties therefor.”.

Who sponsors SD SB 41?

Judiciary is the primary sponsor of SD SB 41.

Introduced: 2026-01-13
Latest action: 2026-03-30 — Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 548
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2026-01-13
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Judiciary S.J. 13
introduction,reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-15
Scheduled for hearing
2026-01-15
Judiciary Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 0 S.J. 1
committee-passage
2026-01-16
Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 32, NAYS 0 S.J. 61
passage
2026-01-20
First read in House and referred to House Judiciary H.J. 53
introduction,reading-1,referral-committee
2026-03-02
Scheduled for hearing
2026-03-02
Judiciary Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 3 H.J. 31
committee-passage
2026-03-03
House of Representatives Motion to amend , Passed, H.J. 490 Amendment 41A
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage
2026-03-03
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 60, NAYS 6 H.J. 491
2026-03-05
Senate Concurred in amendments , Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0 S.J. 478
2026-03-09
Signed by the President S.J. 505
passage
2026-03-10
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 553
passage
2026-03-11
Delivered to the Governor on 2026-03-11 S.J. 520
executive-receipt
2026-03-30
Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 548
executive-signature,executive-signature

Versions

Introduced — 2026-01-06Compare
House Engrossed — 2026-03-04Compare
Enrolled — 2026-03-09Compare
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Documents

Votes

Do Pass
2026-01-15 · pass · 6-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Blanc: yes
- Duhamel: yes
- Grove: yes
- Mehlhaff: yes
- Pischke: yes
- Hulse: excused
- Kolbeck (Steve): yes
Do Pass
2026-01-16 · pass · 32-0
Member-level votes (35)
- Beal: excused
- Blanc: yes
- Carley: yes
- Crabtree: yes
- Davis: yes
- Deibert: yes
- Duhamel: yes
- Foster: yes
- Grove: yes
- Hohn: excused
- Howard: yes
- Hulse: excused
- 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
Do Pass
2026-03-02 · pass · 8-3
Member-level votes (13)
- Mortenson: no
- Reisch: excused
- Walburg: yes
- Roby: yes
- Fitzgerald: yes
- Reimer: yes
- Wittman: no
- Massie: yes
- Kull: yes
- Pourier: yes
- Hunt: no
- Hughes: excused
- Stevens: yes
Do Pass Amended
2026-03-03 · pass · 60-6
Member-level votes (70)
- Andera: yes
- Arlint: yes
- Auch: yes
- Aylward: yes
- Bahmuller: yes
- Bathke: excused
- Baxter: yes
- Czmowski: excused
- DeGroot: yes
- Derby: yes
- Duffy: yes
- Emery: yes
- Fitzgerald: yes
- Fosness: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Goodwin: yes
- Gosch: yes
- Greenfield: yes
- Halverson: yes
- Healy: no
- Heermann: yes
- Heinemann: yes
- Hughes: yes
- Hunt: no
- 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: yes
- Massie: yes
- May: yes
- Moore: yes
- Mortenson: yes
- Muckey: excused
- 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: yes
- Wittman: no
- Hansen: yes
Concurred in amendments
2026-03-05 · 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

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Bills/26753

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:32:38.286047Z

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