---
type: "Bill"
title: "clarify when a delivery facilitation contractor may be considered an independent contractor."
description: "clarify when a delivery facilitation contractor may be considered an independent contractor."
jurisdiction: "us/states/sd"
legislature: "South Dakota Legislature"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 1118"
citation: "South Dakota HB 1118 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Contracts", "Labor and Employment", "Technology"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bartels", "Chase", "Kolbeck (Jack)", "Miskimins", "Perry", "Pourier", "Reed", "Smith (V. J.)", "Stalzer"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2022-01-24"
last_action: "2022-03-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9390565e-42cb-4128-aab0-d5becf398417"
source_url: "https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/23149"
source_hash: "b85855451c5993a5d149fa6f2748811c2b0303f45ca77f59a4e359362b524911"
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 1118 (2022) — clarify when a delivery facilitation contractor may be considered an independent contractor.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **1118A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/232679.pdf)

## Votes

- Certified uncontested, placed on consent — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass Amended — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass Amended — **32–3** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass Amended — **63–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bartels — primary (person)
- Chase — primary (person)
- Kolbeck (Jack) — primary (person)
- Miskimins — primary (person)
- Perry — primary (person)
- Pourier — primary (person)
- Reed — primary (person)
- Smith (V. J.) — primary (person)
- Stalzer — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-24** First read in House and referred to H.J. 104 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-09** Scheduled for hearing
- **2022-02-09** Commerce and Energy Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 1118A `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2022-02-09** Commerce and Energy Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 13, NAYS 0
- **2022-02-14** House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 63, NAYS 5 H.J. 285
- **2022-02-15** First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 257 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-22** Scheduled for hearing
- **2022-02-22** Commerce and Energy Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 9, NAYS 0 `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-22** Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,
- **2022-02-23** Remove from Consent Calendar S.J. 330
- **2022-02-24** Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 32, NAYS 3 S.J. 383
- **2022-02-25** Signed by the Speaker H.J. 483 `passage`
- **2022-02-28** Signed by the President S.J. 416 `passage`
- **2022-03-01** Delivered to the Governor on 2022-03-01 H.J. 498 `executive-receipt`
- **2022-03-08** Signed by the Governor on 2022-03-08 H.J. 626 `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/9390565e-42cb-4128-aab0-d5becf398417`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Dakota legislature records).