---
type: "Bill"
title: "limit certain actions that may be taken by the executive branch relative to nonprofit corporations or charitable trusts."
description: "limit certain actions that may be taken by the executive branch relative to nonprofit corporations or charitable trusts."
jurisdiction: "us/states/sd"
legislature: "South Dakota Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 1079"
citation: "South Dakota HB 1079 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Corporations", "Nonprofit Corporations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 18
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-01-22"
last_action: "2021-03-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/46271b13-0ce9-4bb4-b93f-27b413745da6"
source_url: "https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/22086"
source_hash: "2318de3baa81b66fca251555d484535af3d64765753ac4973b8e61447aa22d46"
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 1079 (2021) — limit certain actions that may be taken by the executive branch relative to nonprofit corporations or charitable trusts.

## 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/22086/212612)
2. **1079A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/215021.pdf)
3. **1079B** (committee substitute) — [source](https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/216860.pdf)
4. **House Judiciary Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/22086/215235)
5. **Senate Commerce and Energy Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/22086/217056)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/22086/218060)

## Votes

- Concurred in amendments — **59–9** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass Amended — **11–2** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass Amended — **62–8** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass Amended — **7–1** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass Amended — **32–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Judiciary — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-22** First Reading House H.J. 108
- **2021-01-25** Referred to H.J. 120 `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-01** Scheduled for hearing
- **2021-02-01** Judiciary Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 1079A `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2021-02-01** Judiciary Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 2
- **2021-02-03** House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 62, NAYS 8 H.J. 197
- **2021-02-04** First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 183 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-09** Scheduled for hearing
- **2021-02-09** Commerce and Energy Motion to amend , Passed, S.J. 4 Amendment 1079B `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2021-02-09** Commerce and Energy Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 1 S.J. 4
- **2021-02-11** Senate Deferred to another day , Passed, S.J. 251
- **2021-02-16** Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 32, NAYS 3 S.J. 268
- **2021-02-18** House of Representatives Deferred to another day , Passed, H.J. 323
- **2021-02-22** House of Representatives Concurred in amendments , Passed, YEAS 59, NAYS 9 H.J. 327
- **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/46271b13-0ce9-4bb4-b93f-27b413745da6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Dakota legislature records).