South Dakota legislation · 101st Legislature (2026)
South Dakota HB1101: prohibit an insurer from declining or limiting life, disability, or long-term care insurance policies based solely on an individual's status as a living organ donor.
Status: Signed into law, March 9, 2026
What the bill says
An Act ENTITLED An Act to prohibit an insurer from declining or limiting life, disability, or long-term care insurance policies based solely on an individual's status as a living organ donor.
From the enrolled text, February 26, 2026:
An Act ENTITLED An Act to prohibit an insurer from declining or limiting life, disability, or long-term care insurance policies based solely on an individual's status as a living organ donor. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota: Section 1. That a NEW SECTION be added to chapter 58-1: An insurer may not: (1) Decline or limit coverage of an individual under any life, disability, or long-term care insurance policy solely due to the status of the individual as a living organ donor; (2) Condition the continuation of a life, disability, or long-term care insurance policy on an insured individual not becoming a living organ donor; or (3) Otherwise discriminate in the offering, issuance, cancellation, amount of coverage, price, or any other condition of a life, disability, or long-term care insurance policy based solely, and without any additional actuarial risk, upon the status of an individual as a living organ donor. For purposes of this section, "living organ donor" means an individual who has donated all or part of an organ and is not deceased. An Act to prohibit an insurer from declining or limiting life, disability, or long-term care insurance policies based solely on an individual's status as a living organ donor. I certify that the attached Act originated in the:Houseas Bill No.1101Chief Clerk …
Sponsors
- Sydney Davis (R, 17) · primary sponsor
- Nicole Uhre-Balk (D, HD-032) · primary sponsor
- Bobbi Andera (R, HD-010)
- Jessica Bahmuller (R, HD-019)
- Heather Baxter (R, HD-034)
- Eric Emery (D, HD-026)
- Josephine Garcia (R, HD-005)
- Timothy Goodwin (R, HD-030)
- Erin Healy (D, HD-010)
- Mellissa Heermann (R, HD-007)
- Kevin Jensen (R, SD-016)
- Liz Larson (D, SD-010)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Delivered to the Governor
- : Signed by the President
- : Signed by the Speaker
- : Do Pass
- : Certified uncontested, placed on consent
- : Do Pass
- : Scheduled for hearing
- : First read in Senate and referred to Commerce and Energy
- : Do Pass
Votes
- Do Pass (February 25, 2026): 33 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 24, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 24, 2026): 64 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 26, 2026): 12 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: Insurance, Organ Donation
Common questions
- What is HB1101?
- HB1101 is a bill in the South Dakota Legislature (101st Legislature (2026)): prohibit an insurer from declining or limiting life, disability, or long-term care insurance policies based solely on an individual's status as a living organ donor.
- What does HB1101 do?
- In its own words: An Act ENTITLED An Act to prohibit an insurer from declining or limiting life, disability, or long-term care insurance policies based solely on an individual's status as a living organ donor.
- What is the status of HB1101?
- Signed into law as of March 9, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor (March 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1101?
- Sydney Davis (R, 17), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1101?
- On the South Dakota Legislature website: https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/26639
Source: official South Dakota record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.