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SB137 Senate Bill
Signed by Governor
2026-03-30

Establish procedures for anti-SLAPP actions to protect the exercise of a person's constitutional rights, including freedom of speech.

Bill Details

State

South Dakota

Session

2026 Regular Session

Chamber

Senate

Official Source

sdlegislature.gov/#/Session/Bill/26918

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Sponsors

Amber Hulse (Sen - R)
Logan Manhart (Rep - R)
Timothy Goodwin (Rep - R)
Taffy Howard (Rep - R)
Kathy Rice (Rep - R)
Matt Roby (Rep - R)

Action History

2026-03-30 S Signed by the Governor on March 30, 2026 S.J. 548
2026-03-11 S Delivered to the Governor on March 11, 2026 S.J. 520
2026-03-10 H Signed by the Speaker H.J. 553
2026-03-09 S Signed by the President S.J. 505
2026-03-05 H House of Representatives Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 65, NAYS 2. H.J. 523
2026-03-04 H Certified uncontested, placed on consent
2026-03-04 H Judiciary Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0.
2026-03-04 H Scheduled for hearing
2026-02-10 H First read in House and referred to House Judiciary H.J. 279
2026-02-09 S Senate Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 33, NAYS 0. S.J. 223
2026-02-05 S Certified uncontested, placed on consent S.J. 15
2026-02-05 S Judiciary Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0. S.J. 15
2026-02-05 S Judiciary Motion to amend, Passed S.J. 14 Amendment 137A
2026-02-05 S Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
2026-01-27 S First read in Senate and referred to Senate Judiciary S.J. 120

Votes

2026-02-05 Do Pass Amended Yea: 7 Nay: 0
2026-02-09 Do Pass Amended Yea: 33 Nay: 0
2026-03-04 Do Pass Yea: 12 Nay: 0
2026-03-05 Do Pass Amended Yea: 65 Nay: 2

Committee Referrals

2026-01-27 S Judiciary
2026-02-10 H Judiciary

Amendments

2026-02-05 Senate Judiciary Amendment 137A Adopted

Bill Text Versions

2026-01-26 Introduced
2026-02-05 Comm Sub
2026-03-09 Enrolled

Subjects

Attorney's Fees Civil Procedure Court Costs Liability Speech and Expression

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