---
type: "Bill"
title: "include a child's legal parents and guardians in the list of parties who may receive information related to reports of the child's abuse or neglect."
description: "include a child's legal parents and guardians in the list of parties who may receive information related to reports of the child's abuse or neglect."
jurisdiction: "us/states/sd"
legislature: "South Dakota Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 5"
citation: "South Dakota SB 5 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Child Abuse", "Confidential Information", "Executive/Judiciary Request", "Minors", "Parental Control"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-12"
last_action: "2021-02-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/03cdaa7e-685d-469a-83b2-4383ffb02cc8"
source_url: "https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/21878"
source_hash: "6f5d12347144cc989381eff0c1ae21cbb0947808d1d4b8ad8a8b3b31a247a248"
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 5 (2021) — include a child's legal parents and guardians in the list of parties who may receive information related to reports of the child's abuse or neglect.

## 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/21878/209958)
2. **5A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/214041.pdf)
3. **House Judiciary Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/21878/216347)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/21878/217073)

## Votes

- Do Pass Amended — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurred in amendments — **35–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Judiciary — 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`
- **2021-01-19** Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
- **2021-01-19** Judiciary Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 0 S.J. 1 `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-19** Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, S.J. 2
- **2021-01-20** Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 35, NAYS 0 S.J. 98 `passage`
- **2021-01-21** First read in House and referred to H.J. 60 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-27** Scheduled for hearing
- **2021-01-27** Judiciary Deferred to another day , Passed, H.J. 2
- **2021-02-03** Scheduled for hearing
- **2021-02-03** Judiciary Motion to amend , Passed, H.J. 1 Amendment 5A `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2021-02-03** Judiciary Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0 H.J. 1
- **2021-02-03** Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, H.J. 1
- **2021-02-05** House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 69, NAYS 0 H.J. 226 `passage`
- **2021-02-09** Senate Concurred in amendments , Passed, YEAS 35, NAYS 0 S.J. 223
- **2021-02-10** Signed by the President S.J. 242 `passage`
- **2021-02-11** Signed by the Speaker H.J. 288 `passage`
- **2021-02-16** Delivered to the Governor on 2021-02-16 S.J. 258 `executive-receipt`
- **2021-02-22** Signed by the Governor on 2021-02-22 S.J. 300 `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/03cdaa7e-685d-469a-83b2-4383ffb02cc8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Dakota legislature records).