---
type: "Bill"
title: "define activities that constitute human trafficking."
description: "define activities that constitute human trafficking."
jurisdiction: "us/states/sd"
legislature: "South Dakota Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 1198"
citation: "South Dakota HB 1198 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes", "Sex Trafficking"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Barthel", "Hansen", "Klumb", "Kolbeck"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 13
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-01-30"
last_action: "2019-03-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1c05b1e3-f476-4203-bdba-207bc5d0a174"
source_url: "https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislative_Session/Bills/Bill.aspx?Bill=1198&Session=2019"
source_hash: "5a9a0c0457674b09110c27454ebe87c9e3968a26f739191e9be175bae254a9ac"
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 1198 (2019) — define activities that constitute human trafficking.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment 1198ba** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislative_Session/Bills/Amendment.aspx?Amend=amd1198ba.htm)
2. **House Judiciary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislative_Session/Bills/Bill.aspx?File=HB1198HJU.htm&Session=2019&Version=House Judiciary&Bill=1198)
3. **Printed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislative_Session/Bills/Bill.aspx?File=HB1198P.htm&Session=2019&Version=Printed&Bill=1198)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislative_Session/Bills/Bill.aspx?File=HB1198ENR.htm&Session=2019&Version=Enrolled&Bill=1198)

## Votes

- Do Pass Amended - 2019 — **64–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass Amended - 2019 — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass - 2019 — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass Amended - 2019 — **34–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Barthel — primary (person)
- Hansen — primary (person)
- Klumb — primary (person)
- Kolbeck — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-30** First read in House and referred to House Judiciary H.J. 252 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-02-08** Scheduled for hearing
- **2019-02-08** Judiciary Motion to amend, Passed Amendment 1198ba `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2019-02-08** Judiciary Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0. H.J. 340 `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-12** House of Representatives Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 64, NAYS 0. H.J. 380 `passage`
- **2019-02-13** First read in Senate and referred to Senate Local Government S.J. 368 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-02-20** Scheduled for hearing
- **2019-02-20** Local Government Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 0. S.J. 414 `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-21** Senate Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0. S.J. 461 `passage`
- **2019-02-22** Signed by the Speaker H.J. 485
- **2019-02-26** Signed by the President S.J. 527
- **2019-02-27** Delivered to the Governor on February 27, 2019 H.J. 562 `executive-receipt`
- **2019-03-06** Signed by the Governor on March 5, 2019 H.J. 650 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1c05b1e3-f476-4203-bdba-207bc5d0a174`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Dakota legislature records).