South Dakota legislation · 101st Legislature (2026)
South Dakota HB1211: create a digital registry identification card for medical cannabis patients.
Status: Failed, February 17, 2026
What the bill says
An Act to create a digital registry identification card for medical cannabis patients.
From the introduced text, January 29, 2026:
An Act to create a digital registry identification card for medical cannabis patients. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota: Section 1. That § 34-20G-1 be AMENDED: 34-20G-1. Terms used in this chapter mean: (1) "Allowable amount of cannabis,": (a) Three ounces of cannabis or less; (b) The quantity of cannabis products as established by rules promulgated by the department under § 34-20G-72; (c) If the cardholder has a registry identification card allowing cultivation, two flowering cannabis plants and two cannabis plants that are not flowering; and (d) If the cardholder has a registry identification card allowing cultivation, the amount of cannabis and cannabis products that were produced from the cardholder's allowable plants, if the cannabis and cannabis products are possessed at the same property where the plants were cultivated; (2) "Bona fide practitioner-patient relationship," a treatment or consulting relationship between a practitioner and patient, during which: (a) The practitioner completes, at the initial visit, an assessment of the patient's medical history and current medical condition, including an appropriate in-person physical examination; (b) The patient is under the practitioner's care for the debilitating medical condition that qualifies the patient for the medical use of cannabis or has been referred by the practitioner caring for the patient's debilitating medical condition that qualifies the patient for the …
Sponsors
- Josephine Garcia (R, HD-005) · primary sponsor
- Bobbi Andera (R, HD-010)
- Heather Baxter (R, HD-034)
- Jana Hunt (R, HD-028)
- Travis Ismay (R, HD-028)
- Phil Jensen (R, 33)
- Dylan Jordan (R, HD-004)
- Terri Jorgenson (R, HD-029)
- Lauren Nelson (R, SD-018)
- Carl Perry (R, 03)
- Tony Randolph (R, HD-035)
- Kathy Rice (R, HD-029)
Latest actions
- : Tabled
- : Scheduled for hearing
- : First read in House and referred to Health and Human Services
Votes
- Tabled (February 17, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Licensure, Medical Cannabis, Public Health and Safety
Common questions
- What is HB1211?
- HB1211 is a bill in the South Dakota Legislature (101st Legislature (2026)): create a digital registry identification card for medical cannabis patients.
- What does HB1211 do?
- In its own words: An Act to create a digital registry identification card for medical cannabis patients.
- What is the status of HB1211?
- Failed as of February 17, 2026. Latest action: Tabled (February 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1211?
- Josephine Garcia (R, HD-005), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1211?
- On the South Dakota Legislature website: https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/26649
Source: official South Dakota record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.