Bill Commons

SD SB 44

enacted

establish investigative subpoena authority to gather business records in certain investigations.

South Dakota · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did SD SB 44 pass?

Yes. SD SB 44 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 44 about?

SD SB 44 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “establish investigative subpoena authority to gather business records in certain investigations.”.

Who sponsors SD SB 44?

Judiciary is the primary sponsor of SD SB 44.

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

Sponsors

  • Judiciaryprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-13

    First read in Senate and referred to Senate Judiciary S.J. 13

    introduction,reading-1,referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-15

    Scheduled for hearing

  3. 2026-01-20

    Scheduled for hearing

  4. 2026-01-20

    Judiciary Motion to amend , Passed, S.J. 3 Amendment 44A

    amendment-introduction,amendment-passage

  5. 2026-01-20

    Judiciary Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 0 S.J. 3

  6. 2026-01-22

    Senate Deferred to another day , Passed, S.J. 85

  7. 2026-01-23

    Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0 S.J. 95

  8. 2026-01-26

    First read in House and referred to House Judiciary H.J. 136

    introduction,reading-1,referral-committee

  9. 2026-03-02

    Scheduled for hearing

  10. 2026-03-02

    Judiciary Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 0 H.J. 31

    committee-passage

  11. 2026-03-02

    Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, H.J. 31

  12. 2026-03-03

    Remove from Consent Calendar H.J. 486

  13. 2026-03-04

    House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 52, NAYS 15 H.J. 512

  14. 2026-03-05

    Signed by the President S.J. 485

    passage

  15. 2026-03-09

    Signed by the Speaker H.J. 543

    passage

  16. 2026-03-10

    Delivered to the Governor on 2026-03-10 S.J. 510

    executive-receipt

  17. 2026-03-30

    Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 548

    executive-signature,executive-signature

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Do Pass Amended

    2026-01-20 · pass · 6-0

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

    2026-01-23 · 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
  • Do Pass

    2026-03-02 · pass · 11-0

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Mortenson: yes
    • Reisch: excused
    • Walburg: yes
    • Roby: yes
    • Fitzgerald: yes
    • Reimer: yes
    • Wittman: yes
    • Massie: yes
    • Kull: yes
    • Pourier: yes
    • Hunt: yes
    • Hughes: excused
    • Stevens: yes
  • Do Pass Amended

    2026-03-04 · pass · 52-15

    Member-level votes (70)
    • Andera: yes
    • Arlint: yes
    • Auch: no
    • Aylward: no
    • Bahmuller: yes
    • Bathke: excused
    • Baxter: no
    • Czmowski: excused
    • DeGroot: yes
    • Derby: yes
    • Duffy: yes
    • Emery: yes
    • Fitzgerald: yes
    • Fosness: yes
    • Garcia: no
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Gosch: no
    • Greenfield: yes
    • Halverson: yes
    • Healy: yes
    • 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: no
    • Massie: yes
    • May: no
    • Moore: yes
    • Mortenson: yes
    • Muckey: yes
    • Mulally: yes
    • Mulder: yes
    • Nolz: yes
    • Novstrup: yes
    • Odenbach: yes
    • Overweg: yes
    • Peterson (Drew): yes
    • Pourier: yes
    • Randolph: no
    • Rehfeldt: yes
    • Reimer: yes
    • Reisch: yes
    • Rice: no
    • Roby: yes
    • Roe: yes
    • Schaefbauer: no
    • Schwans: yes
    • Shorma: yes
    • Shubeck: yes
    • Sjaarda: no
    • Soye: excused
    • Stevens: yes
    • Uhre-Balk: yes
    • Van Diepen: yes
    • Walburg: yes
    • Weems: yes
    • Weisgram: yes
    • Wittman: yes
    • Hansen: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

Attribution

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