South Dakota HB 1257 — amend the definition of an abortion.
South Dakota, 2026. HB 1257: amend the definition of an abortion.
Latest action
March 30, 2026 — Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 H.J. 579
Summary
No summary was supplied. Use the original legislative source for the bill text.
Sponsors
- Grove — primary sponsor
- Heinemann — primary sponsor
- Jorgenson — primary sponsor
- Sjaarda — primary sponsor
- Soye — primary sponsor
Bill text
Introduced Read version ↗ Read version ↗
House State Affairs Engrossed Read version ↗ Read version ↗
Enrolled Read version ↗ Read version ↗
1257D Read version ↗
Recorded votes
Do Pass Amended
February 23, 2026 · House · pass
yes: 10 · no: 2 · excused: 1 · absent: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (13)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Odenbach | yes |
| Overweg | yes |
| Schaefbauer | yes |
| May | yes |
| Reisch | yes |
| Lems | yes |
| Jamison | yes |
| Heinemann | yes |
| Healy | no |
| Hansen | yes |
| Gosch | excused |
| Emery | no |
| Bahmuller | yes |
Do Pass
March 2, 2026 · Senate · pass
yes: 8 · no: 1 · excused: 0 · absent: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (9)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Mehlhaff | yes |
| Perry | yes |
| Voight | yes |
| Pischke | yes |
| Larson | no |
| Kolbeck (Steve) | yes |
| Karr | yes |
| Jensen (Kevin) | yes |
| Deibert | yes |
Do Pass Amended
March 3, 2026 · Senate · pass
yes: 31 · no: 2 · excused: 2 · absent: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (35)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Zikmund | yes |
| Wipf | yes |
| Voita | yes |
| Voight | yes |
| Vilhauer | yes |
| Smith | no |
| Schoenfish | yes |
| Sauder | yes |
| Rohl | yes |
| Reed | yes |
| Pischke | yes |
| Peterson (Sue) | yes |
| Perry | yes |
| Otten | yes |
| Nelson | yes |
| Miskimins | yes |
| Mehlhaff | yes |
| Marty | yes |
| Larson | no |
| Lapka | yes |
| Kolbeck (Steve) | yes |
| Karr | yes |
| Jensen (Kevin) | yes |
| Hulse | yes |
| Howard | yes |
| Hohn | yes |
| Grove | yes |
| Foster | excused |
| Duhamel | yes |
| Deibert | yes |
| Davis | yes |
| Crabtree | yes |
| Carley | yes |
| Blanc | yes |
| Beal | excused |
Do Pass Amended
February 24, 2026 · House · pass
yes: 60 · no: 6 · excused: 4 · absent: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (70)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hansen | yes |
| Wittman | no |
| Weisgram | yes |
| Weems | yes |
| Walburg | yes |
| Van Diepen | yes |
| Randolph | yes |
| Pourier | excused |
| Peterson (Drew) | yes |
| Overweg | yes |
| Odenbach | yes |
| Novstrup | yes |
| Nolz | yes |
| Mulder | yes |
| Mulally | no |
| Muckey | no |
| Mortenson | yes |
| Moore | yes |
| May | yes |
| Massie | yes |
| Manhart | yes |
| Lems | yes |
| Ladner | yes |
| Kull | yes |
| Kolbeck (Jack) | yes |
| Kayser | yes |
| Kassin | yes |
| Jorgenson | yes |
| Jordan | yes |
| Jensen (Phil) | yes |
| Jamison | yes |
| Ismay | yes |
| Hunt | yes |
| Hughes | yes |
| Heinemann | yes |
| Heermann | yes |
| Healy | no |
| Halverson | yes |
| Greenfield | yes |
| Gosch | yes |
| Goodwin | yes |
| Garcia | yes |
| Fosness | yes |
| Fitzgerald | yes |
| Emery | no |
| Duffy | yes |
| Derby | yes |
| DeGroot | yes |
| Czmowski | yes |
| Baxter | yes |
| Bathke | excused |
| Bahmuller | yes |
| Aylward | excused |
| Auch | yes |
| Arlint | yes |
| Andera | yes |
| Uhre-Balk | no |
| Stevens | yes |
| Soye | excused |
| Sjaarda | yes |
| Shubeck | yes |
| Shorma | yes |
| Schwans | yes |
| Schaefbauer | yes |
| Roe | yes |
| Roby | yes |
| Rice | yes |
| Reisch | yes |
| Reimer | yes |
| Rehfeldt | yes |
Legislative history
- Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 H.J. 579
- Delivered to the Governor on 2026-03-09 H.J. 534
- Signed by the President S.J. 486
- Signed by the Speaker H.J. 516
- Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 31, NAYS 2 S.J. 447
- State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 1 S.J. 37
- Scheduled for hearing
- First read in Senate and referred to Senate State Affairs S.J. 398
- House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 60, NAYS 6 H.J. 426
- State Affairs Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 2
- State Affairs Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 1257D
- Scheduled for hearing
- Referred to House State Affairs H.J. 294
- Prime Sponsor Changed at the Request of the Prime Sponsor , Passed, H.J. 246
- First Reading House H.J. 207
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