---
type: "Bill"
title: "require certain health benefit plans to provide coverage to persons with a serious medical condition for certain dental care services."
description: "require certain health benefit plans to provide coverage to persons with a serious medical condition for certain dental care services."
jurisdiction: "us/states/sd"
legislature: "South Dakota Legislature"
session: "2018"
identifier: "HB 1205"
citation: "South Dakota HB 1205 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health Insurance", "Insurance"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Campbell", "Clark", "DiSanto", "Frerichs", "Goodwin", "Heinemann", "Holmes", "Killer", "Klumb", "Kolbeck", "McCleerey", "McPherson", "Mills", "Nelson", "Otten (Herman)", "Rasmussen", "Rounds", "Rozum", "Rusch", "Schaefer", "Soholt", "Solano", "Steinhauer", "Tapio", "White", "York", "Youngberg"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 17
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-01-25"
last_action: "2018-03-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/80e2923e-62e5-4742-8f25-341932bf5be3"
source_url: "https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislative_Session/Bills/Bill.aspx?Bill=1205&Session=2018"
source_hash: "894cf9f81ed239b6bc05e9c8f86699a10aa17114c2cc45e863762a3a93261c6f"
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 1205 (2018) — require certain health benefit plans to provide coverage to persons with a serious medical condition for certain dental care services.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislative_Session/Bills/Bill.aspx?File=HB1205H.htm&Session=2018&Version=House&Bill=1205)
2. **House Health and Human Services** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislative_Session/Bills/Bill.aspx?File=HB1205HHE.htm&Session=2018&Version=House Health and Human Services&Bill=1205)
3. **Printed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislative_Session/Bills/Bill.aspx?File=HB1205P.htm&Session=2018&Version=Printed&Bill=1205)
4. **Senate Health and Human Services** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislative_Session/Bills/Bill.aspx?File=HB1205SHE.htm&Session=2018&Version=Senate Health and Human Services&Bill=1205)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislative_Session/Bills/Bill.aspx?File=HB1205ENR.htm&Session=2018&Version=Enrolled&Bill=1205)

## Votes

- Do Pass Amended - 2018 — **6–0** (pass) · legislature
- Concurred in amendments - 2018 — **63–1** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass Amended - 2018 — **11–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass - 2018HB 1148, HB 1214, HB 1079, HB 1119, HB 1205 — **34–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass Amended - 2018 — **68–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Campbell — primary (person)
- Clark — primary (person)
- DiSanto — primary (person)
- Frerichs — primary (person)
- Goodwin — primary (person)
- Heinemann — primary (person)
- Holmes — primary (person)
- Killer — primary (person)
- Klumb — primary (person)
- Kolbeck — primary (person)
- McCleerey — primary (person)
- McPherson — primary (person)
- Mills — primary (person)
- Nelson — primary (person)
- Otten (Herman) — primary (person)
- Rasmussen — primary (person)
- Rounds — primary (person)
- Rozum — primary (person)
- Rusch — primary (person)
- Schaefer — primary (person)
- Soholt — primary (person)
- Solano — primary (person)
- Steinhauer — primary (person)
- Tapio — primary (person)
- White — primary (person)
- York — primary (person)
- Youngberg — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-01-25** First read in House and referred to House Health and Human Services H.J. 199 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-01** Scheduled for hearing
- **2018-02-01** Health and Human Services Hoghoused, Passed Amendment 1205ca
- **2018-02-01** Health and Human Services Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 0. H.J. 272 `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-05** House of Representatives Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 68, NAYS 0. H.J. 343 `passage`
- **2018-02-05** House of Representatives Title amended, Passed H.J. 343 Amendment 1205cta
- **2018-02-06** First read in Senate and referred to Senate Health and Human Services S.J. 389 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-12** Scheduled for hearing
- **2018-02-12** Health and Human Services Motion to amend, Passed Amendment 1205ka `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2018-02-12** Health and Human Services Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 0. S.J. 429 `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-12** Placed on consent, Passed
- **2018-02-14** Senate Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0. S.J. 466 `passage`
- **2018-02-20** House of Representatives Concurred in amendments, Passed, YEAS 63, NAYS 1. H.J. 488
- **2018-02-21** Signed by the Speaker H.J. 540
- **2018-02-23** Signed by the President S.J. 588
- **2018-02-26** Delivered to the Governor on February 26, 2018 H.J. 596 `executive-receipt`
- **2018-03-01** Signed by the Governor on February 28, 2018 H.J. 660 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/80e2923e-62e5-4742-8f25-341932bf5be3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Dakota legislature records).