repeal reporting and testifying requirements to the committees on health and human services regarding nursing facilities and long-term healthcare needs.
This bill removes the requirement for nursing facilities and long-term healthcare providers in South Dakota to report information or testify before the House and Senate committees on health and human services. Under the new provisions, these healthcare institutions would no longer be obligated to provide data or appear before these specific legislative committees regarding their operations. The change directly affects nursing homes and long-term care facilities by eliminating their current reporting duties to state lawmakers. This adjustment reduces the administrative burden on healthcare providers while altering how oversight information is collected from these facilities.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Jan 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 28, 2025
Signed Mar 13, 2025
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MINOR
This bill removes a requirement for nursing facilities and long-term healthcare providers to report information and testify before health and human services committees in South Dakota. The change eliminates administrative reporting obligations, potentially reducing regulatory burdens on healthcare facilities while decreasing oversight mechanisms for committee review.
Scope change
The bill's scope changed from requiring mandatory reporting and testimony to completely removing these requirements for nursing facilities and long-term healthcare providers.
REQUIREMENT
Eliminated reporting and testifying requirements to health and human services committees regarding nursing facilities and long-term healthcare needs
ENFORCEMENT
Repealed Section 34-12-35.11, which contained the legal authority for the reporting and testimony requirements
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
9
Committee
3
Mar 13, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor on 2025-03-13 S.J. 529
executive
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 470
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by the President S.J. 443
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 68, NAYS 1 H.J. 436
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Health and Human Services Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Introduced
First read in House and referred to H.J. 134
lower
Jan 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0 S.J. 102
upper
Jan 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,
upper
Jan 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Health and Human Services Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0
upper
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to S.J. 63
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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