---
type: "Bill"
title: "revise the authority of the Governor in times of a disaster, act of terrorism, or emergency and to declare an emergency."
description: "revise the authority of the Governor in times of a disaster, act of terrorism, or emergency and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/sd"
legislature: "South Dakota Legislature"
session: "2020"
identifier: "HB 1296"
citation: "South Dakota HB 1296 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Emergency Clause", "Executive/Judiciary Request", "Public Health and Safety", "Sunset Clause"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Greenfield (Brock)", "Heinert", "Langer", "Qualm", "Smith (Jamie)"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 9
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-03-30"
last_action: "2020-03-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a917b738-92d2-4878-bcc5-efdbee013301"
source_url: "https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislative_Session/Bills/Bill.aspx?Bill=1296&Session=2020"
source_hash: "4d0e57106d3724f81ec2e9db0bf232017ff3e3ca0d40e2029505078b12155e43"
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 1296 (2020) — revise the authority of the Governor in times of a disaster, act of terrorism, or emergency and to declare an emergency.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislative_Session/Bills/Bill.aspx?File=HB1296P.html&Session=2020&Version=Introduced&Bill=1296)
2. **House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislative_Session/Bills/Bill.aspx?File=HB1296H.html&Session=2020&Version=House&Bill=1296)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislative_Session/Bills/Bill.aspx?File=HB1296ENR.html&Session=2020&Version=Enrolled&Bill=1296)

## Votes

- Do Pass Amended - 2020 — **62–4** (pass) · lower
- Motion to amend - 2020 — **55–11** (pass) · lower
- Motion to amend - 2020 — **49–18** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass Amended - 2020 — **26–9** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Greenfield (Brock) — primary (person)
- Heinert — primary (person)
- Langer — primary (person)
- Qualm — primary (person)
- Smith (Jamie) — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-03-30** First Reading House H.J. 633
- **2020-03-30** House of Representatives Motion to amend, Passed, YEAS 55, NAYS 11. H.J. 638 Amendment 1296G
- **2020-03-30** House of Representatives Motion to amend, Passed, YEAS 49, NAYS 18. H.J. 640 Amendment 1296F
- **2020-03-30** House of Representatives Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 62, NAYS 4. H.J. 640 `passage`
- **2020-03-30** Senate Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 26, NAYS 9. S.J. 570 `passage`
- **2020-03-30** Signed by the President S.J. 573
- **2020-03-30** Signed by the Speaker H.J. 659
- **2020-03-30** Delivered to the Governor on March 31, 2020 H.J. 660 `executive-receipt`
- **2020-03-31** Signed by the Governor on March 31, 2020 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a917b738-92d2-4878-bcc5-efdbee013301`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Dakota legislature records).