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HB1280 House Bill
Signed by Governor
2026-03-12

Increase penalties for the operation of drones over certain facilities and to provide for mitigation techniques and countermeasures.

Bill Details

State

South Dakota

Session

2026 Regular Session

Chamber

House

Official Source

sdlegislature.gov/#/Session/Bill/27255

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Sponsors

Taffy Howard (Rep - R)
Terri Jorgenson (Rep - R)

Action History

2026-03-12 H Signed by the Governor on March 12, 2026 H.J. 562
2026-03-10 H Delivered to the Governor on March 10, 2026 H.J. 546
2026-03-10 S Signed by the President S.J. 512
2026-03-09 H Signed by the Speaker H.J. 542
2026-03-05 S Senate Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0. S.J. 481
2026-03-03 S Certified uncontested, placed on consent S.J. 34
2026-03-03 S Judiciary Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0. S.J. 34
2026-03-03 S Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
2026-02-25 S First read in Senate and referred to Senate Judiciary S.J. 398
2026-02-24 H House of Representatives Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 61, NAYS 5. H.J. 423
2026-02-19 H Certified uncontested, placed on consent
2026-02-19 H Military and Veterans Affairs Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 0.
2026-02-19 H Military and Veterans Affairs Motion to amend, Passed Amendment 1280B
2026-02-19 H Scheduled for hearing H.J. 1
2026-02-09 H Scheduled for hearing
2026-02-04 H First read in House and referred to House Military and Veterans Affairs H.J. 219

Votes

2026-02-19 Do Pass Amended Yea: 11 Nay: 0
2026-02-24 Do Pass Amended Yea: 61 Nay: 5
2026-03-03 Do Pass Yea: 7 Nay: 0
2026-03-05 Do Pass Amended Yea: 34 Nay: 0

Committee Referrals

2026-02-04 H Military and Veterans Affairs
2026-02-25 S Judiciary

Amendments

2026-02-19 House Military and Veterans Affairs Amendment 1280B Adopted

Bill Text Versions

2026-02-04 Introduced
2026-02-20 Comm Sub
2026-03-09 Enrolled

Subjects

Aviation Civil Forfeiture Drones Law Enforcement Trespass Hoghouse-Vehicle Bill

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