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SD SB 8

enacted

permit a school district to administer epinephrine using a nasal spray.

South Dakota · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did SD SB 8 pass?

Yes. SD SB 8 has been enacted into law as of 2026-02-12. Latest recorded action (2026-02-12): Signed by the Governor on 2026-02-12 S.J. 256

What is SD SB 8 about?

SD SB 8 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “permit a school district to administer epinephrine using a nasal spray.”.

Who sponsors SD SB 8?

Education is the primary sponsor of SD SB 8.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-02-12 — Signed by the Governor on 2026-02-12 S.J. 256
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Educationprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-13

    First read in Senate and referred to Senate Education S.J. 12

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  2. 2026-01-15

    Scheduled for hearing

  3. 2026-01-15

    Education Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0 S.J. 1

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  4. 2026-01-15

    Placed on consent , Passed, S.J. 1

  5. 2026-01-16

    Remove from Consent Calendar S.J. 60

  6. 2026-01-20

    Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 31, NAYS 1 S.J. 68

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  7. 2026-01-21

    First Reading House H.J. 105

  8. 2026-01-22

    Referred to House Education H.J. 114

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  9. 2026-01-28

    Scheduled for hearing

  10. 2026-01-28

    Education Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 13, NAYS 0

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  11. 2026-01-28

    Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,

  12. 2026-01-29

    Remove from Consent Calendar H.J. 182

  13. 2026-02-02

    House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 61, NAYS 4 H.J. 198

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  14. 2026-02-03

    Signed by the President S.J. 171

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  15. 2026-02-04

    Signed by the Speaker H.J. 229

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  16. 2026-02-05

    Delivered to the Governor on 2026-02-05 S.J. 197

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  17. 2026-02-12

    Signed by the Governor on 2026-02-12 S.J. 256

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Do Pass

    2026-01-15 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Marty: yes
    • Nelson: yes
    • Peterson (Sue): yes
    • Sauder: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Voight: yes
    • Schoenfish: yes
  • Do Pass

    2026-01-20 · pass · 31-1

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

    2026-01-28 · pass · 13-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Garcia: yes
    • DeGroot: excused
    • Halverson: yes
    • Rice: yes
    • Schwans: yes
    • Baxter: yes
    • Heermann: yes
    • Ismay: yes
    • Arlint: yes
    • Jordan: yes
    • Uhre-Balk: yes
    • May: excused
    • Manhart: yes
    • Stevens: yes
    • Greenfield: yes
  • Do Pass

    2026-02-02 · pass · 61-4

    Member-level votes (70)
    • Andera: yes
    • Arlint: yes
    • Auch: yes
    • Aylward: yes
    • Bahmuller: yes
    • Bathke: excused
    • Baxter: yes
    • Czmowski: yes
    • 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: no
    • Ismay: no
    • Jamison: yes
    • Jensen (Phil): no
    • Jordan: yes
    • Jorgenson: yes
    • Kassin: yes
    • Kayser: yes
    • Kolbeck (Jack): yes
    • Kull: yes
    • Ladner: excused
    • Lems: yes
    • Manhart: yes
    • Massie: yes
    • May: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Mortenson: excused
    • Muckey: yes
    • Mulally: no
    • Mulder: yes
    • Nolz: yes
    • Novstrup: yes
    • Odenbach: yes
    • Overweg: yes
    • Peterson (Drew): yes
    • Pourier: yes
    • Randolph: excused
    • 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

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

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