South Dakota · Current officeholder
Matt Roby
Republican South Dakota House, District 5
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Sponsored legislation
85 bills in the current data (85 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 137 | establish procedures for anti-SLAPP actions to protect the exercise of a person's constitutional rights, including freedom of speech. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 30, 2026 |
| HB 1298 | prohibit the electronic publication of certain information about a judicial officer or law enforcement officer and provide a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 30, 2026 |
| HB 1262 | make an appropriation for a non-residential, school-based, therapeutic services facility in Brown County and to declare an emergency. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 30, 2026 |
| HB 1244 | repeal the special donations fund and make an appropriation to the Department of Education for the provision of a grant to support the Jobs for America's Graduates-South Dakota program. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 30, 2026 |
| HB 1215 | authorize counties and municipalities to issue a license for a cigar bar. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 30, 2026 |
| HB 1200 | make an appropriation for victim services provided by nonprofit organizations. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 30, 2026 |
| HB 1183 | revise qualifications for immunity from prosecution following a drug-related overdose. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 30, 2026 |
| HB 1140 | permit a court to impose as a condition of probation, or parole in certain circumstances, treatment at a nonprofit entity awarded an alternative care program grant. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 30, 2026 |
| HB 1108 | require the sealing of court files upon dismissal or denial of a petition for a protection order. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 30, 2026 |
| SB 98 | prevent virtual currency kiosk fraud. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 12, 2026 |
| SB 130 | make an appropriation for roadway and related infrastructure improvements required because of construction activity at Ellsworth Air Force Base and to declare an emergency. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 12, 2026 |
| HB 1238 | protect financial institutions taking action to prevent the financial exploitation of consenting, senior, or vulnerable adults. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 12, 2026 |
| HB 1234 | revise provisions related to serving a subpoena in a contested case. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 12, 2026 |
| HB 1107 | modify restrictions on lands for certain public purposes. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 12, 2026 |
| HB 1092 | update provisions pertaining to open records. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 12, 2026 |
| SB 113 | increase the penalty for preventing practice of religion. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 10, 2026 |
| SB 100 | revise provisions related to trusts. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 10, 2026 |
| SB 87 | clarify and establish requirements related to forensic medical examinations. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 9, 2026 |
| HB 1146 | adopt the physician assistant licensure compact. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 9, 2026 |
| HB 1101 | prohibit an insurer from declining or limiting life, disability, or long-term care insurance policies based solely on an individual's status as a living organ donor. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 9, 2026 |
| HB 1279 | permit technical college employees to join the state health plan. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 5, 2026 |
| SC 822 | honoring TKO’s Custom Catering and Capitol Cafe for outstanding service. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 4, 2026 |
| SB 165 | revise certain provisions pertaining to municipal government. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 4, 2026 |
| SB 129 | update references in certain statutes to the 2024 standard building codes. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 4, 2026 |
| HC 8023 | honoring the legacy and strength of grandmothers in this state. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 4, 2026 |
| HB 1197 | revise a provision related to the venue of adoption proceedings. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 4, 2026 |
| HB 1130 | amend permissible uses of a school district's capital outlay fund. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 4, 2026 |
| HB 1056 | require that the Department of Social Services submit a federal waiver request to exclude soft drinks from the supplemental nutrition assistance program. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 4, 2026 |
| SB 116 | make an appropriation for the design and construction of an indoor athletics facility at Dakota State University and to declare an emergency. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 2, 2026 |
| HC 8017 | commending the Harrisburg Tigers on their 2026 Class AA state gymnastics championship. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 2, 2026 |
| HB 1202 | authorize the construction of a trades center on the campus of Lake Area Technical College, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 2, 2026 |
| HB 1086 | make an appropriation for providing a grant to a nonprofit that delivers programming to support offenders and correctional staff. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | March 2, 2026 |
| HC 8014 | honoring the life and legacy of William Long IV. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 26, 2026 |
| HB 1201 | authorize the use of bingo games, lotteries, and pull-tab devices by booster clubs. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 26, 2026 |
| SJR 502 | applying to the United States Congress under Article V of the United States Constitution to call for a convention proposing an amendment to the constitution fixing the number of justices of the United States Supreme Court at one chief justice and eight associate justices. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 25, 2026 |
| HB 1147 | make an appropriation for the purchase and distribution of food by a statewide distribution organization. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 25, 2026 |
| HB 1137 | make an appropriation for the design and construction of an athletic facility at the University of South Dakota and to declare an emergency. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 25, 2026 |
| HB 1030 | amend provisions pertaining to the timing of municipal elections. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 23, 2026 |
| HB 1196 | provide for the participation of delegates from this state in an Article V convention, and to provide a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2026 |
| SB 4 | revise procedures for returning and withholding security deposits for residential premises. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 12, 2026 |
| HB 1297 | provide for the study of statewide transit needs and the economic impacts of public transit, and to make an appropriation therefor. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2026 |
| SB 2 | provide that a firearm silencer is not a controlled weapon. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 11, 2026 |
| SB 12 | provide for a refund of property taxes in previous years for qualifying veterans and surviving spouses. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 11, 2026 |
| HB 1231 | clarify documentation requirements for assistance animals in rental dwelling units. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 11, 2026 |
| HB 1142 | provide for the disclosure of any third party that has a right to receive a payment contingent upon the outcome of a civil action. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 11, 2026 |
| HB 1109 | allow for the expungement of records pertinent to dismissed protection order cases. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 9, 2026 |
| HB 1296 | permit a court to require that a defendant participate in global position monitoring as a condition of release for certain offenses. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 6, 2026 |
| SC 805 | commending and honoring the 2024-2025 Outstanding School Administrators of South Dakota: Dr. Jeff Danielsen, Watertown, School Superintendent; Bo Beck, Aberdeen, Middle School Principal; Connie Alspach, Dupree, School Business Official; Jay Swatek, Tea, Elementary School Principal; Kelly Messmer, Harding County, Secondary School Principal; Sherri Nelson, Brandon Valley, Curriculum Leader; and Monica Waltman, Douglas, Director of Special Education. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 3, 2026 |
| HB 1157 | establish a task force for the purpose of studying aquatic invasive species infestations, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| HB 1093 | create small-batch alcohol licenses. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 2, 2026 |
| HC 8002 | celebrating the Harrisburg Tigers as the 2025 Class AA state gymnastics champions. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 27, 2026 |
| SC 801 | honoring Madisen Younie of Rapid City, South Dakota Girls State Governor, and Brody Tynan of Sioux Falls, South Dakota Boys State Governor, and the South Dakota American Legion and Auxiliary for their sponsorship and coordination of the Girls State and Boys State programs. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 26, 2026 |
| HCR 6003 | recognizing the importance of conservation and restoration practices in addressing water shortages and forest fire mitigation in the Black Hills, and commending the organizations engaged in this work. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 26, 2026 |
| HB 1090 | require publication of notices of gubernatorial appointments and reappointments. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 23, 2026 |
| SB 80 | prohibit the sale of delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol products to individuals under the age of twenty-one. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 21, 2026 |
| SB 13 | clarify application of the seventy-two hour notice requirement to website posting. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 16, 2026 |
| SB 69 | revise provisions related to trusts. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 31, 2025 |
| SB 215 | remove the prohibition against a landowner having an easement on the landowner's property. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 31, 2025 |
| SB 131 | establish an electronic system for vehicle titles. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 31, 2025 |
| HB 1264 | require the disclosure of an outstanding loan balance on a campaign finance disclosure report. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 31, 2025 |
| HB 1116 | repeal a reporting requirement regarding industrial hemp. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 31, 2025 |
| HB 1114 | make an appropriation for the purchasing of equipment to support the South Dakota Board of Technical Education. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 31, 2025 |
| SB 8 | establish certain criminal offenses for boat operators and to provide penalties therefor. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 13, 2025 |
| SB 167 | revise certain provisions pertaining to municipal government. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 13, 2025 |
| SB 154 | prohibit pharmaceutical manufacturers from interfering in contracts between 340B entities and pharmacies and to provide a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 13, 2025 |
| HB 1265 | establish provisions related to the sharing of information with the national marrow donor program. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 13, 2025 |
| HB 1194 | authorize the cooperation of counties for purposes of operating an office of county director of equalization. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 13, 2025 |
| HB 1192 | remove the maximum fee permitted to be charged by a notary. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 13, 2025 |
| HB 1141 | provide an exception for employers to acquire and distribute opioid antagonists that are available over the counter. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 13, 2025 |
| HB 1129 | provide for the transfer of motor vehicles and boats upon death. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 13, 2025 |
| SJR 501 | Providing legislative approval for a future use water permit application by the Western Dakota Regional Water System. | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 10, 2025 |
| HB 1189 | extend by two years the date on which moneys appropriated to the Governor's Office of Economic Development in 2021 for marketing, route restoration, business development, and air service marketing will revert to the general fund. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 6, 2025 |
| HB 1044 | authorize the use of a newborn safety device for the voluntary surrender of a newborn and to make clarifying changes. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 6, 2025 |
| SB 175 | create provisions governing litigation financing. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 5, 2025 |
| SB 97 | allow the governing body of a municipality to change the use of municipally owned parkland by ordinance. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 4, 2025 |
| HC 8020 | Celebrating the Watertown Arrows 2024 Class AA state boys golf championship. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 4, 2025 |
| HC 8019 | Honoring the Watertown Arrows as the 2024 Class 11AA football state champions. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 4, 2025 |
| HC 8018 | Congratulating the Watertown Arrows as the 2024 Class AA State girls' golf team champions. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 4, 2025 |
| SB 132 | make an appropriation for grants to support airport terminal improvement and expansion. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 3, 2025 |
| HB 1261 | provide the board of commissioners with authority over certain intra-county land uses and construction projects. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | February 27, 2025 |
| HB 1263 | revise the authority of the South Dakota State Historical Society Board of Trustees regarding state-owned property. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 21, 2025 |
| SB 74 | require the publication and review of an explanation of the open meeting laws of this state. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 13, 2025 |
| SB 5 | permit a sheriff to charge a fee for service of process, whether service is completed or not. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 11, 2025 |
| SB 7 | prohibit the adoption or implementation of certain policies related to immigration enforcement. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 10, 2025 |
| SB 98 | update references in certain statutes to the 2024 standard building codes. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 6, 2025 |