HB 1200 South Dakota House · 2026 Regular Session

make an appropriation for victim services provided by nonprofit organizations.

HB 1200 appropriates $8 million from South Dakota's general fund to the Department of Public Safety for grants to nonprofit organizations providing specific victim services. It directly supports nonprofits focused on helping children abused or neglected, domestic violence victims, sexual assault victims, or victims of commercial sexual exploitation/trafficking. The bill allows grant funds to cover 24/7 emergency services, counseling, crisis lines, case management, sexual assault nurse examiner training, and child advocacy center services - excluding new programs or legal aid. Nonprofits must apply annually between July 1 and August 31, report on services delivered, and prioritize organizations seeking additional funding. The appropriation becomes effective June 30, 2026.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Mar 2026

Introduced Jan 29, 2026 Signed Mar 30, 2026

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Conference Committee Engrossed → Enrolled · 2 edits · Mar 12, 2026

MINOR

The bill text changed from a browser compatibility notice to the full enrolled version of HB 1200, which appropriates $5.5 million for victim services. The substantive policy content remains the same as the conference committee version, with no changes to funding amounts, eligibility criteria, or program requirements.

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Added enrolled bill formatting including certification signatures, filing dates, and official state legislature formatting required for final passage.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 11, 2026 · House Mar 11, 2026

How they voted

31–2

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 35

Mar 11, 2026

D Democratic3

3 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican32

28 Yea 2 Nay 2

87% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Mar 30, 2026

Signed into law

Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 H.J. 579

executive

Mar 12, 2026

Upper · Passed

Signed by the President S.J. 541

upper

Mar 12, 2026

Upper · Passed

Signed by the Speaker H.J. 570

upper

Mar 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate Conference Committee Report adopted , Passed, YEAS 31, NAYS 2 S.J. 523

upper

Mar 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

House of Representatives Conference Committee Report adopted , Passed, YEAS 58, NAYS 8 H.J. 559

upper

Mar 11, 2026

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (31-2-2)

senate

Mar 10, 2026

Upper · Passed

Conference Committee Report adopted , Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 0

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Introduced

Motion to amend , Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 0 Amendment 1200F

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate Conference Committee appointments S.J. 513

upper

Mar 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 32, NAYS 2 S.J. 462

upper

Mar 4, 2026

Introduced

Senate Motion to amend , Passed, S.J. 462 Amendment 1200E

upper

Mar 3, 2026

Introduced

First read in Senate and referral to committee waived pursuant to JR 6D-1 S.J. 444

upper

Mar 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 54, NAYS 11 H.J. 471

lower

Feb 26, 2026

Lower · Passed

Committee on Appropriations Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 14, NAYS 2 J.J. 37

lower

Feb 26, 2026

Introduced

Committee on Appropriations Motion to amend , Passed, J.J. 37 Amendment 1200C

lower

Jan 29, 2026

Introduced

First read in House and referred to Joint Committee on Appropriations H.J. 181

lower

15 primary · 0 co-sponsors