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SD SB 49

enacted

safeguard the integrity, privacy, and security of genetic data and provide a civil penalty therefor.

South Dakota · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did SD SB 49 pass?

Yes. SD SB 49 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. 549

What is SD SB 49 about?

SD SB 49 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “safeguard the integrity, privacy, and security of genetic data and provide a civil penalty therefor.”.

Who sponsors SD SB 49?

Judiciary is the primary sponsor of SD SB 49.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-03-30 — Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 549
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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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

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  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 49A

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  5. 2026-01-20

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

  6. 2026-01-20

    Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, S.J. 3

  7. 2026-01-22

    Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0 S.J. 83

  8. 2026-01-23

    First Reading House H.J. 125

  9. 2026-01-26

    Referred to House Judiciary H.J. 137

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  10. 2026-03-02

    Scheduled for hearing

  11. 2026-03-02

    Judiciary Motion to amend , Passed, H.J. 31 Amendment 49B

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  12. 2026-03-02

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

  13. 2026-03-02

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

  14. 2026-03-04

    House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 65, NAYS 2 H.J. 509

  15. 2026-03-09

    Senate Concurred in amendments , Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0 S.J. 489

  16. 2026-03-10

    Signed by the President S.J. 512

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  17. 2026-03-10

    Signed by the Speaker H.J. 553

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  18. 2026-03-11

    Delivered to the Governor on 2026-03-11 S.J. 520

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  19. 2026-03-30

    Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 549

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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

    2026-03-02 · 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: excused
    • Hunt: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Stevens: yes

  • Do Pass

    2026-03-04 · pass · 65-2

    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: yes
    • Heermann: yes
    • Heinemann: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Hunt: yes
    • Ismay: yes
    • 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: yes
    • 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: yes
    • Hansen: yes

  • Concurred in amendments

    2026-03-09 · 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/26832

Attribution

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

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