---
type: "Bill"
title: "prohibit the electronic publication of certain information about a judicial officer or law enforcement officer and provide a penalty therefor."
description: "prohibit the electronic publication of certain information about a judicial officer or law enforcement officer and provide a penalty therefor."
jurisdiction: "us/states/sd"
legislature: "South Dakota Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 1298"
citation: "South Dakota HB 1298 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Confidential Information", "Courts and Judiciary", "Crimes", "Law Enforcement", "Penalty"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Arlint", "Deibert", "Emery", "Hulse", "Muckey", "Reisch", "Roby", "Sauder"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-04"
last_action: "2026-03-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d3790fae-0b19-4268-b831-67eaedb1a133"
source_url: "https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/27282"
source_hash: "98d9aa91f929568de4e306222662cbcbe58f2dfefc62342766dc8ea6da6c6d9c"
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 1298 (2026) — prohibit the electronic publication of certain information about a judicial officer or law enforcement officer and provide a penalty therefor.

## 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/27282/301183)
2. **1298A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/303592.pdf)
3. **House Judiciary Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/27282/304625)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/27282/306452)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass Amended — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass Amended — **64–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Arlint — primary (person)
- Deibert — primary (person)
- Emery — primary (person)
- Hulse — primary (person)
- Muckey — primary (person)
- Reisch — primary (person)
- Roby — primary (person)
- Sauder — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-04** First Reading House H.J. 220
- **2026-02-05** Referred to House Judiciary H.J. 237 `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-18** Scheduled for hearing
- **2026-02-23** Scheduled for hearing
- **2026-02-23** Judiciary Motion to amend , Passed, H.J. 27 Amendment 1298A `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2026-02-23** Judiciary Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 13, NAYS 0 H.J. 27
- **2026-02-23** Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, H.J. 27
- **2026-02-24** Remove from Consent Calendar H.J. 423
- **2026-02-24** House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 64, NAYS 2 H.J. 431
- **2026-02-25** First read in Senate and referred to Senate Judiciary S.J. 398 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-03** Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
- **2026-03-03** Judiciary Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0 S.J. 32 `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-03** Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, S.J. 32
- **2026-03-05** Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0 S.J. 481
- **2026-03-09** Signed by the Speaker H.J. 542 `passage`
- **2026-03-10** Signed by the President S.J. 512 `passage`
- **2026-03-11** Delivered to the Governor on 2026-03-11 H.J. 556 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-30** Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 H.J. 579 `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/d3790fae-0b19-4268-b831-67eaedb1a133`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Dakota legislature records).