South Dakota legislation · 101st Legislature (2026)
South Dakota HB1148: adopt the respiratory care interstate compact.
Status: Signed into law, March 30, 2026
What the bill says
An Act ENTITLED An Act to adopt the respiratory care interstate compact.
From the enrolled text, March 10, 2026:
An Act ENTITLED An Act to adopt the respiratory care interstate compact. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota: Section 1. That a NEW SECTION be added to chapter 36-4C: In addition to the requirements referenced in § 36-4C-9, an applicant for licensure as a respiratory care practitioner shall submit to a state and federal criminal background check. The applicant shall provide a full set of fingerprints to the board in the form and manner prescribed by the board. The board shall submit the fingerprints to the Division of Criminal Investigation for a criminal background check by the division and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The applicant shall sign a release of information to the board, and pay any fee charged for the fingerprinting or the background check. Upon completion of the background check, the division must deliver the applicant's criminal history information to the board. The board shall consider this information, in accordance with §§ 36-1C-17 to 36-1C-21, inclusive, when determining whether to issue a license to the applicant. The board may not issue a license to an applicant before receiving this information. The board may not disseminate any information obtained under this section to a person not employed by the board. Section 2. That a NEW SECTION be added to a NEW CHAPTER …
Sponsors
- Taylor Rehfeldt (R, HD-014) · primary sponsor
- Sydney Davis (R, 17)
- Roger Degroot (R, HD-007)
- Eric Emery (D, HD-026)
- Timothy Goodwin (R, HD-030)
- Liz Larson (D, SD-010)
- Erik Muckey (D, HD-015)
- Peri Pourier (R, HD-027)
- Jamie Smith (D, SD-015)
- Nicole Uhre-Balk (D, HD-032)
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 Health and Human Services
Votes
- Do Pass (March 4, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 26, 2026): 30 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 10, 2026): 12 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 28, 2026): 63 yea, 3 nay, passed
Subjects: Health Care, Professions and Occupations, Criminal Background Investigation, Compacts
Common questions
- What is HB1148?
- HB1148 is a bill in the South Dakota Legislature (101st Legislature (2026)): adopt the respiratory care interstate compact.
- What does HB1148 do?
- In its own words: An Act ENTITLED An Act to adopt the respiratory care interstate compact.
- What is the status of HB1148?
- Signed into law as of March 30, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor (March 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1148?
- Taylor Rehfeldt (R, HD-014), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1148?
- On the South Dakota Legislature website: https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/26388
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