South Dakota legislation · 101st Legislature (2026)
South Dakota HB1092: update provisions pertaining to open records.
Status: Signed into law, March 12, 2026
What the bill says
An Act ENTITLED An Act to update provisions pertaining to open records.
From the enrolled text, March 3, 2026:
An Act ENTITLED An Act to update provisions pertaining to open records. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota: Section 1. That § 1-27-1.5 be AMENDED: 1-27-1.5. The following records are not subject to §§ 1-27-1, 1-27-1.1, 1-27-1.3, and § 1-27-1.23: (1) Personal information in records regarding any student, prospective student, or former student of any educational institution, if the records are maintained by and in the possession of a public entity, other than routine directory information specified and made public in accordance with 20 U.S.C. § 1232g (January 1, 2009); (2) Medical records, including all records of drug or alcohol testing, treatment, or counseling, other than records of births and deaths. This subdivision in no way abrogates or changes existing state and federal law pertaining to birth and death records; (3) Trade secrets, the specific details of bona fide research, applied research, or scholarly or creative artistic projects being conducted at a school, postsecondary institution, or laboratory funded in whole or in part by the state, and other proprietary or commercial information that if released would infringe intellectual property rights, give advantage to business competitors, or serve no material public purpose; (4) Records that consist of attorney work product or are subject to any privilege recognized in article V of chapter 19-19; (5) Records …
Sponsors
- Mary Fitzgerald (R, HD-031) · primary sponsor
- Tim Reed (R, 07) · primary sponsor
- Eric Emery (D, HD-026)
- Timothy Goodwin (R, HD-030)
- Taffy Howard (R, 34)
- Trish Ladner (R, HD-030)
- Scott Moore (R, HD-023)
- Erik Muckey (D, HD-015)
- Tom Pischke (R, 25)
- Matt Roby (R, HD-005)
- Michael Rohl (R, SD-001)
- Glen Vilhauer (R, SD-005)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Delivered to the Governor
- : Signed by the President
- : Signed by the Speaker
- : Do Pass
- : Remove from Consent Calendar
- : Certified uncontested, placed on consent
- : Do Pass
- : Scheduled for hearing
- : First read in Senate and referred to Local Government
Votes
- Do Pass (February 25, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 6, 2026): 33 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 27, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 27, 2026): 56 yea, 11 nay, passed
Subjects: State Affairs and Government, Public Records and Files
Common questions
- What is HB1092?
- HB1092 is a bill in the South Dakota Legislature (101st Legislature (2026)): update provisions pertaining to open records.
- What does HB1092 do?
- In its own words: An Act ENTITLED An Act to update provisions pertaining to open records.
- What is the status of HB1092?
- Signed into law as of March 12, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor (March 12, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1092?
- Mary Fitzgerald (R, HD-031), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1092?
- On the South Dakota Legislature website: https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/26637
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