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South Dakota · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1023: establish requirements and liability protection for registered nurses and licensed practical nurses serving on ambulance crews.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1023 is a bill introduced in the South Dakota House on January 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: establish requirements and liability protection for registered nurses and licensed practical nurses serving on ambulance crews. Primary sponsor: Tim Walburg (Republican), Eric Emery (Democratic), Josephine Garcia (Republican), Tamara Grove (Republican), Jana Hunt (Republican), Kevin Jensen (Republican), David Kull (Republican), Tim Reed (Republican), Curt Voight (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 9, 2026): Signed by the Governor on 2026-02-09 H.J. 254.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 8

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tim WalburgPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse8
Eric EmeryPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse26A
Josephine GarciaPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse5
Tamara GrovePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate26
Jana HuntPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse28A
Kevin JensenPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate16
David KullPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse2
Tim ReedPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate7
Curt VoightPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate33

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Signed by the Governor on 2026-02-09 H.J. 254
  2. Delivered to the Governor on 2026-02-04 H.J. 214
  3. Signed by the President S.J. 171
  4. Signed by the Speaker H.J. 199
  5. Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 33, NAYS 0 S.J. 144
  6. Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, S.J. 5
  7. Health and Human Services Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0 S.J. 5
  8. Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
  9. First read in Senate and referred to Senate Health and Human Services S.J. 92
  10. House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 67, NAYS 0 H.J. 115
  11. Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,
  12. Health and Human Services Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 13, NAYS 0

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source