South Dakota legislation · 100th Legislature (2025)
South Dakota SB123: revise provisions related to forensic medical examinations.
Status: Signed into law, March 13, 2025
What the bill says
An Act ENTITLED An Act to revise provisions related to forensic medical examinations.
From the enrolled text:
An Act ENTITLED An Act to revise provisions related to forensic medical examinations. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota: Section 1. That § 22-22-26 be AMENDED: 22-22-26. The county where an alleged rape or sexual offense occurred must pay the cost of any forensic medical examination performed by a physician, hospital, or clinic on the victim of the alleged rape or sexual offense. The cost of a forensic medical examination includes: (1) Physician, hospital, or clinic services directly related to the forensic medical examination; (2) Necessary forensic supplies; (3) Scope procedures directly related to the forensic medical examination, including anoscopy and colposcopy; (4) Laboratory testing directly related to the forensic medical examination, including drug screening, urinalysis, pregnancy screening, syphilis screening, chlamydia culture, gonorrhea coverage culture, HIV screening, hepatitis B and C screening, herpes culture, and any other sexually transmitted disease testing directly related to the examination; (5) Any medication provided during the forensic medical examination; and (6) Any radiology service directly related to the forensic medical examination. Section 2. That § 22-22-26.1 be AMENDED: 22-22-26.1. A person who is convicted of a rape or sexual offense is required, as part of the sentence imposed by the court, to reimburse the county for the cost of any forensic medical examination, pursuant to § 22-22-26, that …
Sponsors
- Tim Reed (R, 07) · primary sponsor
- Taylor Rehfeldt (R, HD-014) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Delivered to the Governor
- : Signed by the Speaker
- : Signed by the President
- : Do Pass Amended
- : Certified uncontested, placed on consent
- : Do Pass
- : Scheduled for hearing
- : First read in House and referred to Judiciary
- : Do Pass Amended
Votes
- Do Pass Amended (February 27, 2025): 70 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 26, 2025): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass Amended (February 19, 2025): 34 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 12, 2025): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Crimes, Sex Offenses
Common questions
- What is SB123?
- SB123 is a bill in the South Dakota Legislature (100th Legislature (2025)): revise provisions related to forensic medical examinations.
- What does SB123 do?
- In its own words: An Act ENTITLED An Act to revise provisions related to forensic medical examinations.
- What is the status of SB123?
- Signed into law as of March 13, 2025. Latest action: Signed by the Governor (March 13, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB123?
- Tim Reed (R, 07), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB123?
- On the South Dakota Legislature website: https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/26118
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