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South Dakota · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1028: establish a criminal background check requirement for multistate licensure under the social work licensure compact.

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 1028 is a bill introduced in the South Dakota House on January 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: establish a criminal background check requirement for multistate licensure under the social work licensure compact. Primary sponsor: Health and Human Services. Most recent recorded action (February 17, 2026): Signed by the Governor on 2026-02-17 H.J. 326.

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Health and Human ServicesPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“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 2026-02-17 H.J. 326
  2. Delivered to the Governor on 2026-02-09 H.J. 254
  3. Signed by the President S.J. 215
  4. Signed by the Speaker H.J. 240
  5. Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0 S.J. 186
  6. Remove from Consent Calendar S.J. 171
  7. Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, S.J. 7
  8. Health and Human Services Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0 S.J. 7
  9. Scheduled for hearing
  10. Referred to Senate Health and Human Services S.J. 93
  11. First Reading Senate S.J. 83
  12. House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 57, NAYS 11 H.J. 105

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

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