SB 147 South Dakota Senate · 2026 Regular Session

prohibit a person from refusing to identify oneself in certain circumstances and to provide a penalty therefor.

SB 147 allows merchants selling alcohol to detain individuals under 21 who appear to be illegally purchasing or attempting to purchase alcohol, or who misrepresented their age. The detained person must provide identification for verification to the merchant or law enforcement. Violating this requirement (refusing to identify) is punishable as a Class 2 misdemeanor. The bill directly affects minors attempting underage alcohol purchases and merchants enforcing age restrictions. It does not apply to general public identification requests outside of alcohol sales contexts.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 28, 2026 Last action Feb 10, 2026
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This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
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Feb 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Judiciary Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 2 S.J. 20
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Jan 28, 2026
Introduced
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Judiciary S.J. 129
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2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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