South Dakota legislation · 101st Legislature (2026)
South Dakota SB89: create a task force to study the provision of emergency medical services as an essential service and the funding thereof.
Status: Signed into law, March 30, 2026
What the bill says
An Act ENTITLED An Act to create a task force to study the provision of emergency medical services as an essential service and the funding thereof.
From the enrolled text, March 4, 2026:
An Act ENTITLED An Act to create a task force to study the provision of emergency medical services as an essential service and the funding thereof. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota: Section 1. The Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council shall establish the Emergency Medical Services Funding Task Force. The task force shall: (1) Examine mechanisms to fund counties and municipalities for the provision of emergency medical services as an essential service; (2) Examine policies for ambulance service payments, including reimbursement standards for out of network emergency medical services; (3) Seek input from relevant stakeholders on the provision of emergency medical services as an essential service; (4) Provide to the executive board, no later than November 1, 2026, a report containing findings and recommendations for legislative proposals related to the funding of emergency medical services in this state; and (5) Review planned expenditures of the Rural Health Transformation program and evaluate opportunities to incorporate the funds into emergency medical services funding strategies. The task force shall meet no more than five times during the 2026 interim. The task force is dissolved upon the delivery of the task force's report to the executive board. Section 2. The Emergency Medical Services Funding Task Force consists of: (1) The chairs of the health and human …
Sponsors
- Eric Emery (D, HD-026) · primary sponsor
- Tim Reed (R, 07) · primary sponsor
- Roger Degroot (R, HD-007)
- Timothy Goodwin (R, HD-030)
- Erin Healy (D, HD-010)
- Mellissa Heermann (R, HD-007)
- Kevin Jensen (R, SD-016)
- Liz Larson (D, SD-010)
- Erik Muckey (D, HD-015)
- Carl Perry (R, 03)
- Nicole Uhre-Balk (D, HD-032)
- Glen Vilhauer (R, SD-005)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Delivered to the Governor
- : Signed by the Speaker
- : Signed by the President
- : Concurred in amendments
- : Do Pass Amended
- : Do Pass Amended
- : Motion to amend
- : Scheduled for hearing
- : Referred to Health and Human Services
Votes
- Concurred in amendments (March 3, 2026): 29 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Do Pass Amended (February 26, 2026): 61 yea, 5 nay, passed
- Do Pass Amended (February 24, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass Amended (February 4, 2026): 27 yea, 7 nay, passed
- Do Pass Amended (February 2, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Public Health and Safety, Legislative Study, Emergency Medical Services, Reports
Common questions
- What is SB89?
- SB89 is a bill in the South Dakota Legislature (101st Legislature (2026)): create a task force to study the provision of emergency medical services as an essential service and the funding thereof.
- What does SB89 do?
- In its own words: An Act ENTITLED An Act to create a task force to study the provision of emergency medical services as an essential service and the funding thereof.
- What is the status of SB89?
- Signed into law as of March 30, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor (March 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB89?
- Eric Emery (D, HD-026), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB89?
- On the South Dakota Legislature website: https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/26703
Source: official South Dakota record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.