---
type: "Bill"
title: "modify certain requirements for removal from the sex offender registry."
description: "modify certain requirements for removal from the sex offender registry."
jurisdiction: "us/states/sd"
legislature: "South Dakota Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 176"
citation: "South Dakota SB 176 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes", "Sex Offenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Duhamel", "Klumb", "Stalzer", "Stevens"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-31"
last_action: "2023-03-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/93ccc18d-c4b8-44b0-be31-44153fa15a42"
source_url: "https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/23767"
source_hash: "c707f80362aa483968a564f3e98363c6a4565a5b353e3b78897752aeb9292802"
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 176 (2023) — modify certain requirements for removal from the sex offender registry.

## 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/23767/247462)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/23767/250720)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **59–11** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **11–2** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **7–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Duhamel — primary (person)
- Klumb — primary (person)
- Stalzer — primary (person)
- Stevens — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-31** First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 149 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-02** Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
- **2023-02-02** Judiciary Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0 `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-02** Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,
- **2023-02-03** Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0 S.J. 192 `passage`
- **2023-02-06** First Reading House H.J. 232
- **2023-02-07** Referred to H.J. 248 `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-24** Scheduled for hearing
- **2023-02-24** Judiciary Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 2 H.J. 9 `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-27** House of Representatives Deferred to another day , Passed, H.J. 395
- **2023-02-28** House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 59, NAYS 11 H.J. 410 `passage`
- **2023-03-01** Signed by the President S.J. 397 `passage`
- **2023-03-02** Signed by the Speaker H.J. 467 `passage`
- **2023-03-06** Delivered to the Governor on 2023-03-06 S.J. 422 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-09** Signed by the Governor on 2023-03-09 S.J. 475 `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/93ccc18d-c4b8-44b0-be31-44153fa15a42`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Dakota legislature records).