South Dakota legislation · 101st Legislature (2026)
South Dakota HB1229: require the inclusion of certain features within a manufacturer's application store or on a developer's application.
Status: Failed, February 9, 2026
What the bill says
An Act to require the inclusion of certain features within a manufacturer's application store or on a developer's application.
From the introduced text, January 29, 2026:
An Act to require the inclusion of certain features within a manufacturer's application store or on a developer's application. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota: Section 1. That a NEW SECTION be added to a NEW CHAPTER in title 37: [ADDED: Terms used in this chapter mean:] [ADDED: (1) "Application," an electronic service or software that may be run or directed by a user on any general-purpose computing device;] [ADDED: (2) "Application store," a publicly available website, electronic service, or other platform that facilitates the procurement and distribution of an application;] [ADDED: (3) "Developer," any person that creates, owns, or controls an application and is responsible for the design, development, maintenance, and distribution of the application to end users; or] [ADDED: (4) "Manufacturer," any person that creates, owns, or controls an application store.] Section 2. That a NEW SECTION be added to a NEW CHAPTER in title 37: [ADDED: A manufacturer shall take commercially reasonable and technologically feasible steps to provide a list on an application's page within the application store, of all goods or services that are available to be purchased by a user through an application, and the cost of each good or service.] Section 3. That a NEW SECTION be added to a NEW CHAPTER in title 37: [ADDED: To the …
Sponsors
- Keri Weems (R, HD-011) · primary sponsor
- Michael Rohl (R, SD-001)
Latest actions
- : Deferred to the 41st legislative day
- : Do Pass Amended
- : Motion to amend
- : Scheduled for hearing
- : First read in House and referred to State Affairs
Votes
- Do Pass Amended (February 9, 2026): 6 yea, 6 nay, failed
- Deferred to the 41st legislative day (February 9, 2026): 8 yea, 4 nay, passed
Subjects: Technology, Penalty, Trade Regulation, Telecommunications
Common questions
- What is HB1229?
- HB1229 is a bill in the South Dakota Legislature (101st Legislature (2026)): require the inclusion of certain features within a manufacturer's application store or on a developer's application.
- What does HB1229 do?
- In its own words: An Act to require the inclusion of certain features within a manufacturer's application store or on a developer's application.
- What is the status of HB1229?
- Failed as of February 9, 2026. Latest action: Deferred to the 41st legislative day (February 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1229?
- Keri Weems (R, HD-011), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB1229?
- On the South Dakota Legislature website: https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/27044
Source: official South Dakota record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.