SB 83 South Dakota Senate · 2025 Regular Session

revise the penalty and provide treatment for the ingestion of certain controlled substances.

SB 83 revises penalties for ingesting certain controlled substances in South Dakota and introduces treatment options for offenders. The bill directly affects individuals charged with drug ingestion offenses by adjusting sentencing guidelines and mandating access to substance abuse treatment programs. Key provisions include modifying existing punishment structures and establishing requirements for treatment services as part of the legal response. This legislation aims to balance punitive measures with rehabilitative approaches for those involved in controlled substance ingestion cases.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 22, 2025 Signed Mar 13, 2025
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What changed between versions

Senate Judiciary Engrossed Enrolled · 4 edits · Mar 3, 2025
MODERATE
This bill transitions from a draft legislative version to the final enrolled version ready for signing into law. The substantive policy content regarding penalties for controlled substance ingestion remains unchanged, with the main differences being formatting, session information updates (2025 Legislative Session), and the addition of official enrollment certification language required for the bill to become law.
Scope change
No substantive scope change; the bill's applicability and policy provisions remain identical to the previous version.
TECHNICAL

Added official enrollment certification language including signatures from Senate President, Secretary of the Senate, and Governor required to finalize the bill

Updated session information to reflect 100th Legislative Session and 2025 South Dakota Legislature

Removed browser compatibility warnings and website loading messages from the draft version

Changed bill status from draft to ENROLLED, indicating it has passed all legislative stages and is ready for executive action

Floor votes · House Feb 27, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
20
Key actions
9
Committee
7
Amendments
2
Mar 13, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor on 2025-03-13 S.J. 529
executive
Mar 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 455
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President S.J. 425
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 37, NAYS 33 H.J. 428
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6 , Passed, YEAS 49, NAYS 21 H.J. 423
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Judiciary Report out of committee without recommendation , Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 3
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Committee
Judiciary Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 8
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
Referred to H.J. 240
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 18, NAYS 17 S.J. 197
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Judiciary Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 1 S.J. 1
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Introduced
Judiciary Motion to amend , Passed, S.J. 1 Amendment 83B
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Judiciary Deferred to another day , Passed,
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Introduced
Judiciary Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 83A
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to S.J. 101
upper
14 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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