---
type: "Bill"
title: "revise the requirement for written findings of fact and conclusions in certain judicial proceedings involving a child."
description: "revise the requirement for written findings of fact and conclusions in certain judicial proceedings involving a child."
jurisdiction: "us/states/sd"
legislature: "South Dakota Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 1068"
citation: "South Dakota HB 1068 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Courts and Judiciary", "Executive/Judiciary Request", "Juvenile Justice", "Minors"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-20"
last_action: "2021-02-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2f5df81c-9c82-4edd-b130-51655bf82994"
source_url: "https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/21807"
source_hash: "f240b7c8533d16f2d7e11260a582ef9c103f2fe116f46a5d22f61c94d594a824"
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 1068 (2021) — revise the requirement for written findings of fact and conclusions in certain judicial proceedings involving a child.

## 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/21807/212082)
2. **1068A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/212642.pdf)
3. **House Judiciary Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/21807/213000)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/21807/217745)

## Votes

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

## Sponsors

- Judiciary — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-20** First Reading House H.J. 52
- **2021-01-21** Referred to H.J. 59 `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-25** Scheduled for hearing
- **2021-01-25** Judiciary Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 1068A `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2021-01-25** Judiciary Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0
- **2021-01-25** Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,
- **2021-01-27** House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 69, NAYS 1 H.J. 141 `passage`
- **2021-01-28** First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 136 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-09** Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
- **2021-02-11** Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
- **2021-02-11** Judiciary Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 0 S.J. 2 `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-11** Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, S.J. 2
- **2021-02-17** Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 35, NAYS 0 S.J. 278 `passage`
- **2021-02-18** Signed by the Speaker H.J. 321 `passage`
- **2021-02-22** Signed by the President S.J. 318 `passage`
- **2021-02-23** Delivered to the Governor on 2021-02-23 H.J. 353 `executive-receipt`
- **2021-02-25** Signed by the Governor on 2021-02-25 H.J. 396 `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/2f5df81c-9c82-4edd-b130-51655bf82994`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Dakota legislature records).