South Dakota SB 137 — establish procedures for anti-SLAPP actions to protect the exercise of a person's constitutional rights, including freedom of speech.
South Dakota, 2026. SB 137: establish procedures for anti-SLAPP actions to protect the exercise of a person's constitutional rights, including freedom of speech.
Latest action
March 30, 2026 — Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 548
Summary
No summary was supplied. Use the original legislative source for the bill text.
Sponsors
- Hulse — primary sponsor
- Manhart — primary sponsor
- Goodwin — primary sponsor
- Howard — primary sponsor
- Rice — primary sponsor
- Roby — primary sponsor
Bill text
Introduced Read version ↗ Read version ↗
Senate Judiciary Engrossed Read version ↗ Read version ↗
Enrolled Read version ↗ Read version ↗
137A Read version ↗
Recorded votes
Do Pass Amended
February 5, 2026 · Senate · pass
yes: 7 · no: 0 · excused: 0 · absent: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (7)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Kolbeck (Steve) | yes |
| Hulse | yes |
| Pischke | yes |
| Mehlhaff | yes |
| Grove | yes |
| Duhamel | yes |
| Blanc | yes |
Do Pass
March 4, 2026 · House · pass
yes: 12 · no: 0 · excused: 1 · absent: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (13)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Stevens | yes |
| Hughes | excused |
| Hunt | yes |
| Pourier | yes |
| Kull | yes |
| Massie | yes |
| Wittman | yes |
| Reimer | yes |
| Fitzgerald | yes |
| Roby | yes |
| Walburg | yes |
| Reisch | yes |
| Mortenson | yes |
Legislative history
- Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 548
- Delivered to the Governor on 2026-03-11 S.J. 520
- Signed by the Speaker H.J. 553
- Signed by the President S.J. 505
- House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 65, NAYS 2 H.J. 523
- Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,
- Judiciary Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0
- Scheduled for hearing
- First read in House and referred to House Judiciary H.J. 279
- Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 33, NAYS 0 S.J. 221
- Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, S.J. 15
- Judiciary Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0 S.J. 15
- Judiciary Motion to amend , Passed, S.J. 14 Amendment 137A
- Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
- First read in Senate and referred to Senate Judiciary S.J. 120
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