---
type: "Bill"
title: "prohibit certain insurers from using genetic information."
description: "prohibit certain insurers from using genetic information."
jurisdiction: "us/states/sd"
legislature: "South Dakota Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 178"
citation: "South Dakota SB 178 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Confidential Information", "Delayed Effective Date", "Insurance"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Crabtree", "Curd", "Foster", "Jamison", "Otten (Ernie)", "Steinhauer"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 16
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-02-03"
last_action: "2021-03-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/377bbb24-3667-4d22-ad64-4e104feff436"
source_url: "https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/22286"
source_hash: "3962e27506b2bb4852febb70b77b4cbb1a6b21b8d3f685a5648d6f066b407482"
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 SB 178 (2021) — prohibit certain insurers from using genetic information.

## 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/22286/215785)
2. **178A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/216852.pdf)
3. **178B** (committee substitute) — [source](https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/217604.pdf)
4. **House Commerce and Energy Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/22286/218370)
5. **Senate Health and Human Services Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/22286/216935)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/22286/219330)

## Votes

- Do Pass Amended — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass Amended — **69–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass Amended — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass Amended — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurred in amendments — **35–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Crabtree — primary (person)
- Curd — primary (person)
- Foster — primary (person)
- Jamison — primary (person)
- Otten (Ernie) — primary (person)
- Steinhauer — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-03** First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 170 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-08** Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
- **2021-02-08** Health and Human Services Motion to amend , Passed, S.J. 2 Amendment 178A `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2021-02-08** Health and Human Services Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 0 S.J. 2
- **2021-02-10** Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 35, NAYS 0 S.J. 238
- **2021-02-11** First Reading House H.J. 284
- **2021-02-16** Referred to H.J. 294 `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24** Scheduled for hearing
- **2021-02-24** Commerce and Energy Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 178B `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2021-02-24** Commerce and Energy Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 0
- **2021-03-01** House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 69, NAYS 0 H.J. 441
- **2021-03-03** Senate Concurred in amendments , Passed, YEAS 35, NAYS 0 S.J. 391
- **2021-03-08** Signed by the President S.J. 445 `passage`
- **2021-03-09** Signed by the Speaker H.J. 541 `passage`
- **2021-03-10** Delivered to the Governor on 2021-03-10 S.J. 468 `executive-receipt`
- **2021-03-29** Signed by the Governor on 2021-03-29 S.J. 494 `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/377bbb24-3667-4d22-ad64-4e104feff436`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Dakota legislature records).