South Dakota legislation · 101st Legislature (2026)
South Dakota HB1162: add certain substances to Schedule I of the controlled substances schedule.
Status: Signed into law, March 9, 2026
What the bill says
An Act ENTITLED An Act to add certain substances to Schedule I of the controlled substances schedule.
From the enrolled text, March 1, 2026:
An Act ENTITLED An Act to add certain substances to Schedule I of the controlled substances schedule. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota: Section 1. That § 34-20B-12 be AMENDED: 34-20B-12. Any of the following substances, including their isomers, esters, ethers, salts, and salts of isomers, esters, and ethers, is included in Schedule I, unless specifically excepted, whenever the existence of such isomers, esters, ethers, and salts is possible within the specific chemical (2) Allylprodine; (3) Alphacetylmethadol, except levo-alphacetylmethadol, also known as levo-alpha-acetylmethadol, levomethadyl acetate or LAAM; (4) Alphameprodine; (5) Alphamethadol; (6) Benzethidine; (7) Betacetylmethadol; (8) Betameprodine; (9) Betamethadol; (10) Betaprodine; (11) Clonitazene; (12) Dextromoramide; (13) Diampromide; (14) Diethyliambutene; (15) Dimenoxadol; (16) Dimepheptanol; (17) Dimethyliambutene; (18) Dioxaphetyl butyrate; (19) Dipipanone; (20) Ethylmethylthiambutene; (21) Etonitazene; (22) Etoxeridine; (23) Fenethylline; (24) Furethidine; (25) Hydroxypethidine; (26) Ketobemidone; (27) Levomoramide; (28) Levophenacylmorphan; (29) Mecloqualone; (30) Morpheridine; (31) Noracymethadol; (32) Norlevorphanol; (33) Normethadone; (34) Norpipanone; (35) Phenadoxone; (36) Phenampromide; (37) Phenibut; (38) Phenomorphan; (39) Phenoperidine; (40) Piritramide; (41) Proheptazine; (42) Properidine; (43) Racemoramide; (44) Tianeptine; (45) Trimeperidine; (46) Methaqualone; (47) N-benzylpiperazine; (48) 4-chloro-N-[1-[2-(4-nitrophenyl)ethyl]-2-piperidinylidene]-benzenesulfonamide, W-18; (49) N,N-diethyl-2-(2-(4 isopropoxybenzyl)-5-nitro-1H-benzimidazol-1-yl)ethan-1-amine, also known as isotonitazene; (50) 2-(2-(4-butoxybenzyl)-5-nitro-1H-benzimidazol-1-yl)-N,N-diethylethan-1-amine (butonitazene); (51) 2-(2-(4-ethoxybenzyl)-1H-benzimidazol-1-yl)-N,N-diethylethan-1-amine (etodesnitazene, etazene); (52) N,N-diethyl-2-(2-(4-fluorobenzyl)-5-nitro-1H-benzimidazol-1-yl)ethan-1-amine) (flunitazene); (53) N,N-diethyl-2-(2-(4-methoxybenzyl)-1H-benzimidazol-1-yl)ethan-1-amine (metodesnitazene); (54) N,N-diethyl-2-(2-(4-methoxybenzyl)-5-nitro-1H-benzimidazol-1-yl)ethan-1-amine (metonitazene); (55) 2-(4-ethoxybenzyl)-5-nitro-1-(2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)ethyl)-1H-benzimidazole (N-pyrrolidino etonitazene, etonitazepyne); (56) N,N-diethyl-2-(5-nitro-2-(4-propoxybenzyl)-1H-benzimidazol-1-yl)ethan-1-amine (protonitazene); (57) 7-[(10,11-dihydro-5 H -dibenzo[a,d]cyclohepten-5-yl)amino]heptanoic …
Sponsors
- Taffy Howard (R, 34) · primary sponsor
- Jana Hunt (R, HD-028) · primary sponsor
- Bobbi Andera (R, HD-010)
- Heather Baxter (R, HD-034)
- Josephine Garcia (R, HD-005)
- Travis Ismay (R, HD-028)
- Phil Jensen (R, 33)
- Scott Moore (R, HD-023)
- Al Novstrup (R, HD-003)
- Carl Perry (R, 03)
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
- : Referred to Health and Human Services
- : First Reading Senate
Votes
- Do Pass (February 26, 2026): 32 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 25, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 18, 2026): 67 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 17, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Public Health and Safety, Controlled Substances
Common questions
- What is HB1162?
- HB1162 is a bill in the South Dakota Legislature (101st Legislature (2026)): add certain substances to Schedule I of the controlled substances schedule.
- What does HB1162 do?
- In its own words: An Act ENTITLED An Act to add certain substances to Schedule I of the controlled substances schedule.
- What is the status of HB1162?
- Signed into law as of March 9, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor (March 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1162?
- Taffy Howard (R, 34), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1162?
- On the South Dakota Legislature website: https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/27066
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