---
type: "Bill"
title: "provide for the release of adult abuse case information to certain parties to assist in the provision of adult protective services."
description: "provide for the release of adult abuse case information to certain parties to assist in the provision of adult protective services."
jurisdiction: "us/states/sd"
legislature: "South Dakota Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 31"
citation: "South Dakota SB 31 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Confidential Information", "Developmentally Disabled Persons", "Executive/Judiciary Request", "Human Services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-12"
last_action: "2021-03-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/245bfd82-a72d-4c82-a1a1-1dd8eba051cc"
source_url: "https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/21901"
source_hash: "efec0248d3a4c4172343f45cfa840ca2b1aa3c3082e7477e531445e30e2fc4c4"
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 31 (2021) — provide for the release of adult abuse case information to certain parties to assist in the provision of adult protective services.

## 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/21901/210024)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/21901/218788)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **34–1** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **6–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Health and Human Services — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-12** First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 15 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-26** Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
- **2021-01-26** Judiciary Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 0 S.J. 1 `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-26** Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, S.J. 1
- **2021-01-27** Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 1 S.J. 126 `passage`
- **2021-01-28** First read in House and referred to H.J. 155 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-25** Scheduled for hearing
- **2021-02-25** Health and Human Services Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0 `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-25** Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,
- **2021-03-01** House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 68, NAYS 1 H.J. 439 `passage`
- **2021-03-02** Signed by the President S.J. 384 `passage`
- **2021-03-02** Signed by the Speaker H.J. 467 `passage`
- **2021-03-03** Delivered to the Governor on 2021-03-03 S.J. 389 `executive-receipt`
- **2021-03-09** Signed by the Governor on 2021-03-09 S.J. 458 `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/245bfd82-a72d-4c82-a1a1-1dd8eba051cc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Dakota legislature records).