South Dakota legislation · 101st Legislature (2026)
South Dakota HB1171: establish provisions related to the disclosure of COVID-19 and mRNA vaccination status and blood donations.
Status: In committee, February 17, 2026
What the bill says
An Act to establish provisions related to the disclosure of COVID-19 and mRNA vaccination status and blood donations.
From the introduced text, January 27, 2026:
An Act to establish provisions related to the disclosure of COVID-19 and mRNA vaccination status and blood donations. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota: Section 1. That a NEW SECTION be added to chapter 34-24B: [ADDED: Any person who collects human blood donations for the purpose of providing blood for human blood transfusion shall require a blood donor to disclose whether the donor has ever received a COVID-19 or mRNA vaccination.] [ADDED: If a donor indicates that the donor has received a COVID-19 or mRNA vaccination, the person collecting the blood donation must label the blood bag to conspicuously indicate that the donor has received a COVID-19 or mRNA vaccination.] [ADDED: Nothing in this section authorizes the disclosure of the donor's personally identifiable information on the blood bag.] Section 2. That a NEW SECTION be added to chapter 34-24B: [ADDED: An i] [ADDED: ndividual needing a blood transfusion in a nonemergent situation may request blood from a donor who has or has not received a COVID-19 or mRNA vaccination. The health care professional performing the transfusion must use the requested blood, if the blood is available at the health care facility in which the individual is receiving care.] [ADDED: No person may deny, restrict, or otherwise interfere with an individual's care, based on the …
Sponsors
- Josephine Garcia (R, HD-005) · primary sponsor
- Bobbi Andera (R, HD-010)
- Julie Auch (R, HD-018)
- Aaron Aylward (R, HD-006)
- Heather Baxter (R, HD-034)
- John Carley (R, SD-029)
- Tamara Grove (R, SD-026)
- Jana Hunt (R, HD-028)
- Travis Ismay (R, HD-028)
- Phil Jensen (R, 33)
- Dylan Jordan (R, HD-004)
- Terri Jorgenson (R, HD-029)
Latest actions
- : Do Pass
- : Do Pass
- : Scheduled for hearing
- : First read in House and referred to Health and Human Services
Votes
- Do Pass (February 19, 2026): 23 yea, 42 nay, failed
- Do Pass (February 12, 2026): 7 yea, 5 nay, passed
Subjects: Health Care, Immunization, Public Health and Safety, Recreation: tourism
Common questions
- What is HB1171?
- HB1171 is a bill in the South Dakota Legislature (101st Legislature (2026)): establish provisions related to the disclosure of COVID-19 and mRNA vaccination status and blood donations.
- What does HB1171 do?
- In its own words: An Act to establish provisions related to the disclosure of COVID-19 and mRNA vaccination status and blood donations.
- What is the status of HB1171?
- In committee as of February 17, 2026. Latest action: Do Pass (February 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1171?
- Josephine Garcia (R, HD-005), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1171?
- On the South Dakota Legislature website: https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/26290
Source: official South Dakota record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.