---
type: "Bill"
title: "require a National Instant Criminal Background Check for certain concealed carry permits."
description: "require a National Instant Criminal Background Check for certain concealed carry permits."
jurisdiction: "us/states/sd"
legislature: "South Dakota Legislature"
session: "2018"
identifier: "HB 1209"
citation: "South Dakota HB 1209 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Background Checks", "Concealed Carry", "Criminal Procedure", "Law Enforcement", "Permits"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bordeaux", "Curd", "Greenfield (Brock)", "Haugaard", "Howard", "Klumb", "Langer", "Maher", "Marty", "May", "Monroe", "Netherton", "Peterson (Sue)", "Qualm", "Rasmussen"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-01-25"
last_action: "2018-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7d5c3e97-87d7-46ec-a127-88ddfeb523e3"
source_url: "https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislative_Session/Bills/Bill.aspx?Bill=1209&Session=2018"
source_hash: "d1c1c74447a948966ecced615027442bd59a24d99ae7ad19c67731a090085b8b"
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 1209 (2018) — require a National Instant Criminal Background Check for certain concealed carry permits.

## Version chain

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

1. **Printed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislative_Session/Bills/Bill.aspx?File=HB1209P.htm&Session=2018&Version=Printed&Bill=1209)
2. **Senate Judiciary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislative_Session/Bills/Bill.aspx?File=HB1209SJU.htm&Session=2018&Version=Senate Judiciary&Bill=1209)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislative_Session/Bills/Bill.aspx?File=HB1209ENR.htm&Session=2018&Version=Enrolled&Bill=1209)

## Votes

- Concurred in amendments - 2018 — **62–4** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass - 2018HB 1209, SB 55 — **55–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass - 2018 — **12–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass Amended - 2018 — **6–1** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass Amended - 2018 — **31–1** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Bordeaux — primary (person)
- Curd — primary (person)
- Greenfield (Brock) — primary (person)
- Haugaard — primary (person)
- Howard — primary (person)
- Klumb — primary (person)
- Langer — primary (person)
- Maher — primary (person)
- Marty — primary (person)
- May — primary (person)
- Monroe — primary (person)
- Netherton — primary (person)
- Peterson (Sue) — primary (person)
- Qualm — primary (person)
- Rasmussen — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-25** First read in House and referred to House Judiciary H.J. 200 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-14** Scheduled for hearing
- **2018-02-14** Judiciary Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0. H.J. 453 `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-14** Placed on consent, Passed
- **2018-02-15** House of Representatives Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 55, NAYS 0. H.J. 479 `passage`
- **2018-02-20** First read in Senate and referred to Senate Judiciary S.J. 501 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-27** Scheduled for hearing
- **2018-02-27** Judiciary Motion to amend, Passed Amendment 1209wd `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2018-02-27** Judiciary Motion to amend, Passed Amendment 1209wc `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2018-02-27** Judiciary Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 1. `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-27** Judiciary Title amended, Passed S.J. 630 Amendment 1209wta
- **2018-03-05** Senate Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 31, NAYS 1. S.J. 697 `passage`
- **2018-03-07** House of Representatives Concurred in amendments, Passed, YEAS 62, NAYS 4. H.J. 722
- **2018-03-08** Signed by the Speaker H.J. 760
- **2018-03-09** Signed by the President S.J. 777
- **2018-03-09** Delivered to the Governor on March 09, 2018 H.J. 778 `executive-receipt`
- **2018-03-26** Signed by the Governor on March 23, 2018 H.J. 796 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7d5c3e97-87d7-46ec-a127-88ddfeb523e3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Dakota legislature records).