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

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Did SD SB 49 pass?

Yes. SD SB 49 has been enacted into law. 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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Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-30
Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 549
executive-signature,executive-signature
2026-03-11
Delivered to the Governor on 2026-03-11 S.J. 520
executive-receipt
2026-03-10
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 553
passage
2026-03-10
Signed by the President S.J. 512
passage
2026-03-09
Senate Concurred in amendments , Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0 S.J. 489
2026-03-04
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 65, NAYS 2 H.J. 509
2026-03-02
Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, H.J. 31
2026-03-02
Judiciary Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 0 H.J. 31
2026-03-02
Judiciary Motion to amend , Passed, H.J. 31 Amendment 49B
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage
2026-03-02
Scheduled for hearing
2026-01-26
Referred to House Judiciary H.J. 137
referral-committee
2026-01-23
First Reading House H.J. 125
2026-01-22
Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0 S.J. 83
2026-01-20
Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, S.J. 3
2026-01-20
Judiciary Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 0 S.J. 3
2026-01-20
Judiciary Motion to amend , Passed, S.J. 3 Amendment 49A
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage
2026-01-20
Scheduled for hearing
2026-01-15
Scheduled for hearing
2026-01-13
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Judiciary S.J. 13
introduction,reading-1,referral-committee

Versions

Introduced — 2026-01-06Compare
Senate Judiciary Engrossed — 2026-01-20Compare
House Judiciary Engrossed — 2026-03-02Compare
Enrolled — 2026-03-10Compare
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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

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