---
type: "Bill"
title: "regulate kratom for those under the age of twenty-one."
description: "regulate kratom for those under the age of twenty-one."
jurisdiction: "us/states/sd"
legislature: "South Dakota Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 1262"
citation: "South Dakota HB 1262 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Controlled Substances", "Hoghouse-Vehicle Bill", "Minors", "Public Health and Safety"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jensen (Kevin)", "Novstrup", "Perry"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 17
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-02-03"
last_action: "2021-03-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/26e49268-004a-4f53-9d29-b950e1e477d0"
source_url: "https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/22134"
source_hash: "0763eb51f8df49dd290d27cf1ebbb949f028707bbea2aba084f7384cd3459149"
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 1262 (2021) — regulate kratom for those under the age of twenty-one.

## 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/22134/216294)
2. **1262A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/216889.pdf)
3. **1262D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/217549.pdf)
4. **House Commerce and Energy Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/22134/217190)
5. **House Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/22134/217582)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/22134/218244)

## Votes

- Do Pass Amended — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass Amended — **62–6** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion to amend — **66–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jensen (Kevin) — primary (person)
- Novstrup — primary (person)
- Perry — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-03** First Reading House H.J. 190
- **2021-02-04** Referred to H.J. 212 `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-08** Scheduled for hearing
- **2021-02-08** Commerce and Energy Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 1262A `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2021-02-10** Scheduled for hearing
- **2021-02-10** Commerce and Energy Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 9, NAYS 0
- **2021-02-16** House of Representatives Motion to amend , Passed, YEAS 66, NAYS 2 H.J. 295 Amendment 1262D `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2021-02-16** House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 62, NAYS 6 H.J. 296
- **2021-02-17** First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 278 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22** Scheduled for hearing
- **2021-02-22** Health and Human Services Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0 S.J. 2 `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-22** Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, S.J. 2
- **2021-02-23** Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 35, NAYS 0 S.J. 330 `passage`
- **2021-02-24** Signed by the Speaker H.J. 391 `passage`
- **2021-02-25** Signed by the President S.J. 359 `passage`
- **2021-03-01** Delivered to the Governor on 2021-03-01 H.J. 434 `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/26e49268-004a-4f53-9d29-b950e1e477d0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Dakota legislature records).