Bill Commons

SD SB 87

enacted

clarify and establish requirements related to forensic medical examinations.

South Dakota · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did SD SB 87 pass?

Yes. SD SB 87 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-09): Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-09 S.J. 488

What is SD SB 87 about?

SD SB 87 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “clarify and establish requirements related to forensic medical examinations.”.

Who sponsors SD SB 87?

Zikmund, Wittman, Uhre-Balk and 21 others are the primary sponsors of SD SB 87.

Introduced
2026-01-15
Latest action
2026-03-09 — Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-09 S.J. 488
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Zikmundprimary
  • Wittmanprimary
  • Uhre-Balkprimary
  • Smithprimary
  • Robyprimary
  • Riceprimary
  • Reischprimary
  • Pourierprimary
  • Perryprimary
  • Muckeyprimary
  • Mooreprimary
  • Mehlhaffprimary
  • Larsonprimary
  • Kullprimary
  • Healyprimary
  • Goodwinprimary
  • Fitzgeraldprimary
  • Emeryprimary
  • DeGrootprimary
  • Davisprimary
  • Crabtreeprimary
  • Baxterprimary
  • Reedprimary
  • Heermannprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-09

    Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-09 S.J. 488

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  2. 2026-03-05

    Delivered to the Governor on 2026-03-05 S.J. 477

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  3. 2026-03-04

    Signed by the Speaker H.J. 516

    passage

  4. 2026-03-03

    Signed by the President S.J. 448

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  5. 2026-03-02

    House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 65, NAYS 0 H.J. 470

  6. 2026-02-26

    Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,

  7. 2026-02-26

    Health and Human Services Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 0

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  8. 2026-02-26

    Scheduled for hearing

  9. 2026-02-23

    First read in House and referred to House Health and Human Services H.J. 416

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  10. 2026-02-20

    Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0 S.J. 340

  11. 2026-02-18

    Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, S.J. 15

  12. 2026-02-18

    Health and Human Services Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 0 S.J. 15

  13. 2026-02-18

    Health and Human Services Motion to amend , Passed, S.J. 15 Amendment 87B

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  14. 2026-02-18

    Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1

  15. 2026-01-15

    First read in Senate and referred to Senate Health and Human Services S.J. 55

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Do Pass Amended

    2026-02-18 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Grove: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Reed: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Voight: yes
    • Davis: excused
    • Jensen (Kevin): yes
  • Do Pass

    2026-02-20 · 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

    2026-02-26 · pass · 11-0

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Rehfeldt: excused
    • Fosness: excused
    • Halverson: yes
    • Jordan: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Emery: yes
    • Andera: yes
    • Kayser: yes
    • Schaefbauer: yes
    • Manhart: yes
    • Baxter: yes
    • Heinemann: yes
    • Mulder: yes

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