---
type: "Bill"
title: "authorize dentists to void certain contract terms with insurers."
description: "authorize dentists to void certain contract terms with insurers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/sd"
legislature: "South Dakota Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 1073"
citation: "South Dakota HB 1073 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Contracts", "Health Care", "Insurance"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anderson", "Aylward", "Chaffee", "Chase", "Crabtree", "Davis", "Goodwin", "Greenfield (Brock)", "Greenfield (Lana)", "Hoffman", "Koth", "Milstead", "Miskimins", "Olson", "Otten (Ernie)", "Otten (Herman)", "Perry", "Pourier", "Reed", "Reimer", "Smith (VJ)", "Stalzer", "Steinhauer", "Symens", "Zikmund"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 14
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-21"
last_action: "2021-03-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/445e8299-b2b1-46db-8021-d17ad0f9022c"
source_url: "https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/22020"
source_hash: "13e986d1d35efcc1fa4bff567e0cfdbe1794944c9e9b981b98bd0dd9c054d19f"
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 1073 (2021) — authorize dentists to void certain contract terms with insurers.

## 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/22020/212323)
2. **1073A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/214956.pdf)
3. **House Commerce and Energy Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/22020/215208)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/22020/218074)

## Votes

- Do Pass Amended — **70–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass Amended — **12–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Anderson — primary (person)
- Aylward — primary (person)
- Chaffee — primary (person)
- Chase — primary (person)
- Crabtree — primary (person)
- Davis — primary (person)
- Goodwin — primary (person)
- Greenfield (Brock) — primary (person)
- Greenfield (Lana) — primary (person)
- Hoffman — primary (person)
- Koth — primary (person)
- Milstead — primary (person)
- Miskimins — primary (person)
- Olson — primary (person)
- Otten (Ernie) — primary (person)
- Otten (Herman) — primary (person)
- Perry — primary (person)
- Pourier — primary (person)
- Reed — primary (person)
- Reimer — primary (person)
- Smith (VJ) — primary (person)
- Stalzer — primary (person)
- Steinhauer — primary (person)
- Symens — primary (person)
- Zikmund — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-21** First read in House and referred to H.J. 59 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-01** Scheduled for hearing
- **2021-02-01** Commerce and Energy Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 1073A `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2021-02-01** Commerce and Energy Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0
- **2021-02-03** House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 70, NAYS 0 H.J. 196
- **2021-02-04** First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 183 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-18** Scheduled for hearing
- **2021-02-18** Commerce and Energy Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 9, NAYS 0 `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-18** Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,
- **2021-02-22** Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 33, NAYS 0 S.J. 304 `passage`
- **2021-02-23** Signed by the Speaker H.J. 354 `passage`
- **2021-02-24** Signed by the President S.J. 344 `passage`
- **2021-02-25** Delivered to the Governor on 2021-02-25 H.J. 398 `executive-receipt`
- **2021-03-03** Signed by the Governor on 2021-03-03 H.J. 478 `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/445e8299-b2b1-46db-8021-d17ad0f9022c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Dakota legislature records).