---
type: "Bill"
title: "ensure the validity of non-compete agreements in the context of jointly owned business entities."
description: "ensure the validity of non-compete agreements in the context of jointly owned business entities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/sd"
legislature: "South Dakota Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 1180"
citation: "South Dakota HB 1180 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Contracts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kolbeck (Steve)", "Mortenson"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-01-28"
last_action: "2026-03-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fb6e7eac-5dec-438f-b6b2-784b5c695dfd"
source_url: "https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/27031"
source_hash: "f1612e4090a2e9253a280a3dca635863c53b4afb4e0ec66fd6a7699b4133cc9b"
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 1180 (2026) — ensure the validity of non-compete agreements in the context of jointly owned business entities.

## 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/27031/298730)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/27031/306309)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **63–2** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **10–1** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **7–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kolbeck (Steve) — primary (person)
- Mortenson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-28** First read in House and referred to House Judiciary H.J. 164 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-06** Scheduled for hearing
- **2026-02-06** Judiciary Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 1 H.J. 14 `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-09** House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 63, NAYS 2 H.J. 266 `passage`
- **2026-02-10** First read in Senate and referred to Senate Commerce and Energy S.J. 232 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-03** Scheduled for hearing
- **2026-03-03** Commerce and Energy Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0 `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-03** Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,
- **2026-03-04** Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0 S.J. 461 `passage`
- **2026-03-05** Signed by the Speaker H.J. 529 `passage`
- **2026-03-09** Signed by the President S.J. 506 `passage`
- **2026-03-10** Delivered to the Governor on 2026-03-10 H.J. 546 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-12** Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-12 H.J. 571 `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/fb6e7eac-5dec-438f-b6b2-784b5c695dfd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Dakota legislature records).