---
type: "Bill"
title: "modify certain provisions related to trusts."
description: "modify certain provisions related to trusts."
jurisdiction: "us/states/sd"
legislature: "South Dakota Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 78"
citation: "South Dakota SB 78 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Fiduciaries and Trusts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bartels", "Barthel", "Breitling", "Chase", "Crabtree", "Curd", "Deutsch", "Diedrich", "Duhamel", "Duvall", "Finck", "Goodwin", "Greenfield (Brock)", "Hoffman", "Hunhoff", "Johns", "Keintz", "Koth", "Mortenson", "Odenbach", "Otten (Ernie)", "Perry", "Peterson (Kent)", "Pischke", "Reimer", "Rohl", "Rusch", "Schneider", "Schoenfish", "Stalzer", "Stevens", "Symens", "Tidemann", "Wiik", "Willadsen", "Zikmund"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 15
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-19"
last_action: "2021-02-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3245f57b-aaed-45e4-9537-619006aa8714"
source_url: "https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/21917"
source_hash: "7891a0eb29b2f462cd1184799ec48899ae2fbc4502825a82bfb923b9ad245ef4"
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 78 (2021) — modify certain provisions related to trusts.

## 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/21917/211761)
2. **78A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/212320.pdf)
3. **Senate Commerce and Energy Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/21917/213536)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/21917/216965)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass Amended — **6–1** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass Amended — **35–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bartels — primary (person)
- Barthel — primary (person)
- Breitling — primary (person)
- Chase — primary (person)
- Crabtree — primary (person)
- Curd — primary (person)
- Deutsch — primary (person)
- Diedrich — primary (person)
- Duhamel — primary (person)
- Duvall — primary (person)
- Finck — primary (person)
- Goodwin — primary (person)
- Greenfield (Brock) — primary (person)
- Hoffman — primary (person)
- Hunhoff — primary (person)
- Johns — primary (person)
- Keintz — primary (person)
- Koth — primary (person)
- Mortenson — primary (person)
- Odenbach — primary (person)
- Otten (Ernie) — primary (person)
- Perry — primary (person)
- Peterson (Kent) — primary (person)
- Pischke — primary (person)
- Reimer — primary (person)
- Rohl — primary (person)
- Rusch — primary (person)
- Schneider — primary (person)
- Schoenfish — primary (person)
- Stalzer — primary (person)
- Stevens — primary (person)
- Symens — primary (person)
- Tidemann — primary (person)
- Wiik — primary (person)
- Willadsen — primary (person)
- Zikmund — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-19** First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 65 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-26** Scheduled for hearing
- **2021-01-26** Commerce and Energy Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 78A `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2021-01-26** Commerce and Energy Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 1
- **2021-01-28** Senate Deferred to another day , Passed, S.J. 137
- **2021-02-01** Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 35, NAYS 0 S.J. 145
- **2021-02-02** First read in House and referred to H.J. 179 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-05** Scheduled for hearing
- **2021-02-05** Judiciary Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0 H.J. 2 `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-05** Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, H.J. 2
- **2021-02-08** House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 68, NAYS 0 H.J. 238 `passage`
- **2021-02-09** Signed by the President S.J. 229 `passage`
- **2021-02-10** Signed by the Speaker H.J. 279 `passage`
- **2021-02-11** Delivered to the Governor on 2021-02-11 S.J. 248 `executive-receipt`
- **2021-02-18** Signed by the Governor on 2021-02-18 S.J. 286 `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/3245f57b-aaed-45e4-9537-619006aa8714`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Dakota legislature records).