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South Dakota · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 122: establish the crime of failure to summon aid for a suicide attempt and provide a penalty therefor.

In committee 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

SB 122 is a bill introduced in the South Dakota Senate on January 26, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: establish the crime of failure to summon aid for a suicide attempt and provide a penalty therefor. Primary sponsor: Carl Perry (Republican), Heather Baxter (Republican), Tim Goodwin (Republican), Kevin Jensen (Republican), Scott Moore (Republican), Al Novstrup (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 4, 2026): Judiciary Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 9, NAYS 4.

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): Republican 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Carl PerryPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate3
Heather BaxterPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse34
Tim GoodwinPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse30
Kevin JensenPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate16
Scott MoorePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse23
Al NovstrupPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse3

“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. Judiciary Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 9, NAYS 4
  2. Scheduled for hearing
  3. First read in House and referred to House Judiciary H.J. 279
  4. Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 24, NAYS 9 S.J. 222
  5. Judiciary Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0 S.J. 14
  6. Judiciary Motion to amend , Passed, S.J. 13 Amendment 122A
  7. Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
  8. Scheduled for hearing
  9. First read in Senate and referred to Senate Judiciary S.J. 112

Sources

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