HB 1274 South Dakota House · 2026 Regular Session

prohibit the dispensing, distribution, sale, or advertisement of certain articles or things for purposes of an unlawful abortion and provide a criminal and civil penalty therefor.

HB 1274 prohibits the delivery or distribution of abortion-inducing medicine, drugs, or substances into South Dakota for purposes of an illegal abortion, with exceptions for self-administration by a pregnant person, life-saving medical procedures, or miscarriage management. It establishes a Class 6 felony for violating this prohibition, imposes civil penalties up to $10,000 per dose, and allows civil lawsuits for wrongful death of an unborn child by specific parties (e.g., parents, the pregnant person, or their estate). The bill directly affects medical providers, pharmacies, and anyone transporting such substances into the state, while exempting individuals acting in self-defense or under medical necessity. The attorney general may seek injunctions to stop violations and collect civil penalties for deposit into a state fund.

Issues: ✗ Healthcare

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Mar 2026

Introduced Feb 25, 2026 Signed Mar 30, 2026

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What changed between versions

Senate State Affairs Engrossed → Enrolled · 3 edits · Mar 11, 2026

MINOR

This bill was finalized and enrolled for signature, converting it from a working draft to an official legislative document. The substantive policy content regarding abortion-related restrictions on dispensing, distributing, selling, or advertising certain items remains unchanged from the earlier version. The document now includes formal certification signatures and filing information required for the bill to become law.

TECHNICAL

Added official enrolled document formatting including certification lines, signature blocks for the Governor, House Speaker, and Senate President, and filing information for the Secretary of State.

Included page headers and footers with bill numbers, session information, and page numbering consistent with enrolled legislation.

Removed browser compatibility warnings and website loading messages that were present in the earlier draft version.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 9, 2026 · House Mar 10, 2026

How they voted

31–2

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 35

Mar 9, 2026

D Democratic3

2 Nay 1

66% Nay

R Republican32

31 Yea 1

96% 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. 528

upper

Mar 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

Signed by the Speaker H.J. 560

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Upper · Passed

House of Representatives Concurred in amendments , Passed, YEAS 61, NAYS 6 H.J. 549

upper

Mar 9, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 31, NAYS 2 S.J. 498

upper

Mar 9, 2026

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (31-2-2)

senate

Mar 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

State Affairs Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 1 S.J. 39

upper

Mar 4, 2026

Introduced

State Affairs Motion to amend , Passed, S.J. 39 Amendment 1274G

upper

Feb 25, 2026

Introduced

First read in Senate and referred to Senate State Affairs S.J. 398

upper

Feb 24, 2026

Lower · Passed

House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 61, NAYS 5 H.J. 426

lower

Feb 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

State Affairs Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 2

lower

Feb 20, 2026

Introduced

State Affairs Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 1274D

lower

Feb 20, 2026

Introduced

State Affairs Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 1274C

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Committee

Referred to House State Affairs H.J. 294

lower

4 primary · 0 co-sponsors