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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "amend the definition of an abortion."
+description: "amend the definition of an abortion."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/sd"
+legislature: "South Dakota Legislature"
+session: "2026"
+identifier: "HB 1257"
+citation: "South Dakota HB 1257 (2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Abortion", "Crimes", "Health Care", "Medical Records", "Public Health and Safety"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Grove", "Heinemann", "Jorgenson", "Sjaarda", "Soye"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 15
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2026-02-03"
+last_action: "2026-03-30"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cb465cc5-afe1-44ec-a8d6-672f85768de2"
+source_url: "https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/26454"
+source_hash: "978c50aa84cfa4c36e4187175a36bbcc45b5dafb20da1ab052f85b32e14c913b"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sd"]
+---
+
+# South Dakota HB 1257 (2026) — amend the definition of an abortion.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/26454/300425)
+2. **1257D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/304453.pdf)
+3. **House State Affairs Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/26454/304543)
+4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/26454/306017)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Do Pass — **8–1** (pass) · upper
+- Do Pass Amended — **10–2** (pass) · lower
+- Do Pass Amended — **60–6** (pass) · lower
+- Do Pass Amended — **31–2** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Grove — primary (person)
+- Heinemann — primary (person)
+- Jorgenson — primary (person)
+- Sjaarda — primary (person)
+- Soye — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-02-03** First Reading House H.J. 207
+- **2026-02-06** Prime Sponsor Changed at the Request of the Prime Sponsor , Passed, H.J. 246
+- **2026-02-11** Referred to House State Affairs H.J. 294 `referral-committee`
+- **2026-02-23** Scheduled for hearing
+- **2026-02-23** State Affairs Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 1257D `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
+- **2026-02-23** State Affairs Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 2
+- **2026-02-24** House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 60, NAYS 6 H.J. 426
+- **2026-02-25** First read in Senate and referred to Senate State Affairs S.J. 398 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
+- **2026-03-02** Scheduled for hearing
+- **2026-03-02** State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 1 S.J. 37 `committee-passage`
+- **2026-03-03** Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 31, NAYS 2 S.J. 447
+- **2026-03-04** Signed by the Speaker H.J. 516 `passage`
+- **2026-03-05** Signed by the President S.J. 486 `passage`
+- **2026-03-09** Delivered to the Governor on 2026-03-09 H.J. 534 `executive-receipt`
+- **2026-03-30** Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 H.J. 579 `executive-signature, executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cb465cc5-afe1-44ec-a8d6-672f85768de2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Dakota legislature records).
+