South Dakota legislation · 101st Legislature (2026)
South Dakota HB1123: establish a pilot program to provide benefits for menstrual hygiene products and diapers for individuals who receive temporary a
Status: Failed, February 23, 2026
establish a pilot program to provide benefits for menstrual hygiene products and diapers for individuals who receive temporary assistance for needy families, and to make an appropriation therefor.
What the bill says
An Act to establish a pilot program to provide benefits for menstrual hygiene products and diapers for individuals who receive temporary assistance for needy families, and to make an appropriation therefor.
From the engrossed text, February 10, 2026:
An Act to establish a pilot program to provide benefits for menstrual hygiene products and diapers for individuals who receive temporary assistance for needy families, and to make an appropriation therefor. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota: Section 1. [ADDED: The Department of Social Services shall establish a menstrual hygiene and diaper benefit pilot program to defray the cost of menstrual hygiene products and diapers for participants in the temporary assistance for needy families program authorized by chapter 28-7A.] [ADDED: The department shall distribute, on a monthly basis:] [ADDED: (1) For the menstrual hygiene product benefit, fourteen dollars for each participant ages eighteen to fifty, inclusive, who experiences menstruation; and] [ADDED: (2) For the diaper benefit, thirty dollars for each dependent, under age three, for whom a participant is responsible.] [ADDED: For the purposes of this section and section 2 of this Act, "menstrual hygiene product" means menstrual cups, sanitary napkins, and tampons, used to collect or absorb menstrual fluids.] Section 2. [ADDED: The Department of Social Services shall:] [ADDED: (1) Provide the benefits set forth in section 1 of this Act through the participant's existing electronic benefits card and on the same issuance date of the participant's regular benefit from the temporary assistance for needy families program;] [ADDED: (2) Provide informational materials to …
Sponsors
- Kadyn Wittman (D, HD-015) · primary sponsor
- Eric Emery (D, HD-026)
- Erin Healy (D, HD-010)
- Erik Muckey (D, HD-015)
- Nicole Uhre-Balk (D, HD-032)
Latest actions
- : Deferred to the 41st legislative day
- : Scheduled for hearing
- : Scheduled for hearing
- : Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- : Motion to amend
- : Scheduled for hearing
- : First read in House and referred to Health and Human Services
Votes
- Deferred to the 41st legislative day (February 23, 2026): 8 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Referred to (February 10, 2026): 9 yea, 2 nay, passed
Subjects: Administrative Procedure, Public Welfare and Assistance, Uncodified Acts, Appropriation, Sunset Clause, Reports
Common questions
- What is HB1123?
- HB1123 is a bill in the South Dakota Legislature (101st Legislature (2026)): establish a pilot program to provide benefits for menstrual hygiene products and diapers for individuals who receive temporary a.
- What does HB1123 do?
- In its own words: An Act to establish a pilot program to provide benefits for menstrual hygiene products and diapers for individuals who receive temporary assistance for needy families, and to make an appropriation therefor.
- What is the status of HB1123?
- Failed as of February 23, 2026. Latest action: Deferred to the 41st legislative day (February 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1123?
- Kadyn Wittman (D, HD-015), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1123?
- On the South Dakota Legislature website: https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/26685
Source: official South Dakota record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.