---
type: "Bill"
title: "modify the criteria for removal from the sex offender registry."
description: "modify the criteria for removal from the sex offender registry."
jurisdiction: "us/states/sd"
legislature: "South Dakota Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 27"
citation: "South Dakota SB 27 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes", "Executive/Judiciary Request", "Sex Offenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 15
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-01-09"
last_action: "2024-02-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d81266f1-2292-4a92-88f2-6ed389e34704"
source_url: "https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/24894"
source_hash: "f654f1e1c1df261a4d19e53bae9518810d5d963736b79e7363c8d3f7a98bda9a"
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 27 (2024) — modify the criteria 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/24894/257768)
2. **27A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/259369.pdf)
3. **Senate Judiciary Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/24894/259976)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/24894/264318)

## Votes

- Do Pass Amended — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **9–3** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass Amended — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass Amended — **58–9** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Judiciary — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-09** First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 20 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-01-11** Scheduled for hearing
- **2024-01-16** Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
- **2024-01-16** Judiciary Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 27A `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2024-01-16** Judiciary Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 0
- **2024-01-18** Senate Deferred to another day , Passed, S.J. 109
- **2024-01-19** Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 33, NAYS 0 S.J. 122
- **2024-01-22** First read in House and referred to H.J. 145 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-01-31** Scheduled for hearing H.J. 1
- **2024-01-31** Judiciary Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 9, NAYS 3 `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-01** House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 58, NAYS 9 H.J. 230
- **2024-02-02** Signed by the President S.J. 251 `passage`
- **2024-02-05** Signed by the Speaker H.J. 254 `passage`
- **2024-02-06** Delivered to the Governor on 2024-02-06 S.J. 266 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-02-13** Signed by the Governor on 2024-02-13 S.J. 304 `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/d81266f1-2292-4a92-88f2-6ed389e34704`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Dakota legislature records).