---
type: "Bill"
title: "authorize certain children who are subject to a military relocation to be eligible for registration with a state-approved distance learning provider."
description: "authorize certain children who are subject to a military relocation to be eligible for registration with a state-approved distance learning provider."
jurisdiction: "us/states/sd"
legislature: "South Dakota Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 1055"
citation: "South Dakota HB 1055 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education", "Enrollment", "School Districts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bartels", "Blare", "Bolin", "Deutsch", "Duba", "Finck", "Goodwin", "Heinert", "Hoffman", "Jensen (Phil)", "Johnson (Chris)", "Keintz", "Lesmeister", "Olson", "Randolph", "Stalzer", "Steinhauer"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 19
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-01-14"
last_action: "2021-03-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/68580716-81af-4096-87f4-a9ae010d27d3"
source_url: "https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/21861"
source_hash: "5201f6d7d25ed17d2987260b07ea8ed06457a12d3407a96aaeb8a303d72490f4"
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 1055 (2021) — authorize certain children who are subject to a military relocation to be eligible for registration with a state-approved distance learning provider.

## 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/21861/211290)
2. **1055B** (committee substitute) — [source](https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/215373.pdf)
3. **1055C** (committee substitute) — [source](https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/216838.pdf)
4. **House Education Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/21861/217160)
5. **House Military and Veterans Affairs Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/21861/215588)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/21861/218411)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass Amended — **13–1** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass Amended — **12–1** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass Amended — **68–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bartels — primary (person)
- Blare — primary (person)
- Bolin — primary (person)
- Deutsch — primary (person)
- Duba — primary (person)
- Finck — primary (person)
- Goodwin — primary (person)
- Heinert — primary (person)
- Hoffman — primary (person)
- Jensen (Phil) — primary (person)
- Johnson (Chris) — primary (person)
- Keintz — primary (person)
- Lesmeister — primary (person)
- Olson — primary (person)
- Randolph — primary (person)
- Stalzer — primary (person)
- Steinhauer — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-14** First Reading House H.J. 28
- **2021-01-15** Referred to H.J. 34 `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-01** Scheduled for hearing
- **2021-02-01** Military and Veterans Affairs Motion to amend , Passed, H.J. 2 Amendment 1055B `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2021-02-01** Military and Veterans Affairs Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 1 H.J. 3
- **2021-02-04** Referred to , Passed, H.J. 209 `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10** Scheduled for hearing
- **2021-02-10** Education Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 1055C `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2021-02-10** Education Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 13, NAYS 1
- **2021-02-16** House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 68, NAYS 0 H.J. 294
- **2021-02-17** First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 278 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-23** Scheduled for hearing
- **2021-02-23** Education Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0 S.J. 2 `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-23** Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, S.J. 2
- **2021-02-24** Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 35, NAYS 0 S.J. 341 `passage`
- **2021-02-25** Signed by the Speaker H.J. 431 `passage`
- **2021-03-01** Signed by the President S.J. 369 `passage`
- **2021-03-02** Delivered to the Governor on 2021-03-02 H.J. 455 `executive-receipt`
- **2021-03-09** Signed by the Governor on 2021-03-09 H.J. 530 `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/68580716-81af-4096-87f4-a9ae010d27d3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Dakota legislature records).