---
type: "Bill"
title: "expand certain privileges for individuals who hold an unrestricted enhanced concealed carry permit."
description: "expand certain privileges for individuals who hold an unrestricted enhanced concealed carry permit."
jurisdiction: "us/states/sd"
legislature: "South Dakota Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 203"
citation: "South Dakota SB 203 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education", "Firearms", "Law Enforcement", "School Districts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Aylward", "Deibert", "Deutsch", "Hoffman", "Jensen (Kevin)", "Klumb", "Krohmer", "Mehlhaff", "Novstrup", "Odenbach", "Overweg", "Perry", "Pischke", "Stalzer", "Wiik"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 13
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-01-31"
last_action: "2024-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dfd7f23d-4284-4eb8-9a42-737222b6cfc3"
source_url: "https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/25032"
source_hash: "0eea6b75652f7ee9fc8a13442cd52336049fb3a5bd4d7cb11299b7e2f643f1b3"
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 203 (2024) — expand certain privileges for individuals who hold an unrestricted enhanced concealed carry permit.

## 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/25032/263842)
2. **203C** (committee substitute) — [source](https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/265705.pdf)
3. **Senate Judiciary Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/25032/265748)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/25032/266761)

## Votes

- Do Pass Amended — **31–3** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass Amended — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass Amended — **62–8** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **11–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Aylward — primary (person)
- Deibert — primary (person)
- Deutsch — primary (person)
- Hoffman — primary (person)
- Jensen (Kevin) — primary (person)
- Klumb — primary (person)
- Krohmer — primary (person)
- Mehlhaff — primary (person)
- Novstrup — primary (person)
- Odenbach — primary (person)
- Overweg — primary (person)
- Perry — primary (person)
- Pischke — primary (person)
- Stalzer — primary (person)
- Wiik — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-31** First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 219 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-15** Scheduled for hearing
- **2024-02-15** Judiciary Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 203C `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2024-02-15** Judiciary Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0
- **2024-02-21** Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 31, NAYS 3 S.J. 377
- **2024-02-22** First read in House and referred to H.J. 375 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-26** Scheduled for hearing
- **2024-02-26** Judiciary Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 1 `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-27** House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 62, NAYS 8 H.J. 416
- **2024-02-28** Signed by the President S.J. 447 `passage`
- **2024-02-29** Signed by the Speaker H.J. 446 `passage`
- **2024-03-04** Delivered to the Governor on 2024-03-04 S.J. 464 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-26** Signed by the Governor on 2024-03-26 S.J. 528 `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/dfd7f23d-4284-4eb8-9a42-737222b6cfc3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Dakota legislature records).