South Dakota legislation · 100th Legislature (2025)
South Dakota SB83: revise the penalty and provide treatment for the ingestion of certain controlled substances.
Status: Signed into law, March 13, 2025
What the bill says
An Act ENTITLED An Act to revise the penalty and provide treatment for the ingestion of certain controlled substances.
From the enrolled text:
An Act ENTITLED An Act to revise the penalty and provide treatment for the ingestion of certain controlled substances. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota: Section 1. That § 22-42-5.1 be AMENDED: 22-42-5.1. No person may knowingly ingest a controlled drug or substance or have a controlled drug or substance in an altered state in the body unless the substance was obtained directly or pursuant to a valid prescription or order from a practitioner, acting in the course of the practitioner's professional practice, or except as otherwise authorized by chapter 34-20B. The following penalties apply to a violation of this section: (1) A first violation is a Class 1 misdemeanor, and the court, in addition to any other sentence, shall order that the person complete a drug and alcohol evaluation and complete supervised probation using evidence-based sentencing practices, which may include the HOPE probation program and other programs as established in chapter 16-22; (2) A second violation is a Class 1 misdemeanor, and the court, in addition to any other sentence, may sentence the person to a period of up to one year in jail, and shall sentence the person to a period of supervised probation using evidence-based practices, which may include the HOPE probation program and other programs as established in chapter 16-22, …
Sponsors
- Tamara Grove (R, SD-026) · primary sponsor
- Brian Mulder (R, HD-011) · primary sponsor
- Bobbi Andera (R, HD-010)
- Aaron Aylward (R, HD-006)
- Heather Baxter (R, HD-034)
- Eric Emery (D, HD-026)
- Foster, Red Dawn (D)
- Larson, Liz (D)
- Erik Muckey (D, HD-015)
- Carl Perry (R, 03)
- Peri Pourier (R, HD-027)
- Jamie Smith (D, SD-015)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Delivered to the Governor
- : Signed by the Speaker
- : Signed by the President
- : Do Pass Amended
- : Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6
- : Report out of committee without recommendation
- : Do Pass
- : Scheduled for hearing
- : Referred to Judiciary
Votes
- Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6 (February 27, 2025): 49 yea, 21 nay, passed
- Do Pass Amended (February 27, 2025): 37 yea, 33 nay, passed
- Report out of committee without recommendation (February 26, 2025): 10 yea, 3 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 26, 2025): 5 yea, 8 nay, failed
- Do Pass Amended (February 6, 2025): 18 yea, 17 nay, passed
- Do Pass Amended (February 4, 2025): 5 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: Crimes, Controlled Substances
Common questions
- What is SB83?
- SB83 is a bill in the South Dakota Legislature (100th Legislature (2025)): revise the penalty and provide treatment for the ingestion of certain controlled substances.
- What does SB83 do?
- In its own words: An Act ENTITLED An Act to revise the penalty and provide treatment for the ingestion of certain controlled substances.
- What is the status of SB83?
- Signed into law as of March 13, 2025. Latest action: Signed by the Governor (March 13, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB83?
- Tamara Grove (R, SD-026), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB83?
- On the South Dakota Legislature website: https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/25912
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