---
type: "Bill"
title: "restrict the entry of conservation officers onto certain private land without permission."
description: "restrict the entry of conservation officers onto certain private land without permission."
jurisdiction: "us/states/sd"
legislature: "South Dakota Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 1140"
citation: "South Dakota HB 1140 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Executive/Judiciary Request", "Game", "Fish", "Parks and Forestry", "Law Enforcement", "Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 18
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2021-01-28"
last_action: "2021-03-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dc372b1b-5e5b-45ad-9685-0835c0418b53"
source_url: "https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/22226"
source_hash: "c6ebdf3a00852cda13cb826afa74b86f9f33d0204bf6f2a528ccf16d0746ff69"
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 1140 (2021) — restrict the entry of conservation officers onto certain private land without permission.

## 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/22226/214643)
2. **1140A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/219370.pdf)
3. **Senate Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/22226/219930)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/22226/220084)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **41–28** (pass) · lower
- Concurred in amendments — **59–8** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass Amended — **21–14** (pass) · upper
- Deferred to the 41st legislative day — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **10–2** (pass) · lower
- Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6 — **21–14** (pass) · upper
- Recalled from committee (Rule 7-7) — **17–18** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Agriculture and Natural Resources — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-28** First Reading House H.J. 148
- **2021-02-01** Referred to H.J. 166 `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-16** Scheduled for hearing
- **2021-02-16** Agriculture and Natural Resources Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 2 `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-17** House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 41, NAYS 28 H.J. 305 `passage`
- **2021-02-18** First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 296 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-02** Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
- **2021-03-02** Judiciary Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0 S.J. 1
- **2021-03-03** Recalled from committee (Rule 7-7) , Passed, YEAS 17, NAYS 18 S.J. 392
- **2021-03-03** Judiciary Report out of committee without recommendation , Passed,
- **2021-03-08** Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6 , Passed, YEAS 21, NAYS 14 S.J. 430
- **2021-03-08** Senate Motion to amend , Passed, S.J. 431 Amendment 1140A `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-08** Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 21, NAYS 14 S.J. 431
- **2021-03-09** House of Representatives Concurred in amendments , Passed, YEAS 59, NAYS 8 H.J. 533
- **2021-03-10** Signed by the Speaker H.J. 550 `passage`
- **2021-03-11** Delivered to the Governor on 2021-03-11 H.J. 554 `executive-receipt`
- **2021-03-11** Signed by the President S.J. 478 `passage`
- **2021-03-29** Signed by the Governor on 2021-03-29 H.J. 570 `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/dc372b1b-5e5b-45ad-9685-0835c0418b53`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Dakota legislature records).