require the sealing of court files upon dismissal or denial of a petition for a protection order.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “require the sealing of court files upon dismissal or denial of a petition for a protection order.” Read the full text
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2026 session
Where it is
First read in House and referred to · Jan 22, 2026
Scheduled for hearing · Feb 11, 2026
Judiciary
Motion to amend · Feb 11, 2026
Judiciary
Do Pass Amended · Feb 11, 2026
Judiciary
Do Pass Amended · Feb 18, 2026
First Reading Senate · Feb 19, 2026
Referred to · Feb 20, 2026
Scheduled for hearing · Mar 3, 2026
Judiciary
Do Pass · Mar 3, 2026
Judiciary
Do Pass Amended · Mar 5, 2026
Signed by the Speaker · Mar 9, 2026
Signed by the President · Mar 10, 2026
Delivered to the Governor · Mar 11, 2026
Signed by the Governor · Mar 30, 2026
The numbers
0
sponsors on the bill
Recorded votes
Do Pass AmendedSenate · 2026-03-05 · yeas 34, nays 0, excused 1, absent 0, present 0, notVoting 0
Do PassSenate · 2026-03-03 · yeas 7, nays 0, excused 0, absent 0, present 0, notVoting 0
Do Pass AmendedHouse · 2026-02-18 · yeas 58, nays 9, excused 3, absent 0, present 0, notVoting 0
Do Pass AmendedHouse · 2026-02-11 · yeas 10, nays 1, excused 2, absent 0, present 0, notVoting 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the South Dakota legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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