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South Dakota · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 42: enhance the penalties for ingestion, possession with intent to deliver, and delivery of a controlled substance in a state correctional facility.

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

SB 42 is a bill introduced in the South Dakota Senate on January 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: enhance the penalties for ingestion, possession with intent to deliver, and delivery of a controlled substance in a state correctional facility. Primary sponsor: Judiciary. Most recent recorded action (March 30, 2026): Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 548.

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
JudiciaryPrimary 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 2026-03-30 S.J. 548
  2. Delivered to the Governor on 2026-03-09 S.J. 488
  3. Signed by the Speaker H.J. 530
  4. Signed by the President S.J. 470
  5. House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 55, NAYS 11 H.J. 491
  6. Judiciary Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 1 H.J. 31
  7. Scheduled for hearing
  8. First read in House and referred to House Judiciary H.J. 194
  9. Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 26, NAYS 7 S.J. 147
  10. Deferred with pending amendment (Rule 5-17) , Passed, S.J. 133
  11. Senate Motion to amend , Passed, S.J. 132 Amendment 42A
  12. Fiscal Note Requested , Passed, S.J. 59

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

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