---
type: "Bill"
title: "provide a definition of blockchain technology for certain purposes."
description: "provide a definition of blockchain technology for certain purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/sd"
legislature: "South Dakota Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 1196"
citation: "South Dakota HB 1196 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Contracts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hansen", "Partridge", "Peterson (Sue)"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 15
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-01-30"
last_action: "2019-03-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a2f3e868-349b-408a-90db-3082e2fd70d5"
source_url: "https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislative_Session/Bills/Bill.aspx?Bill=1196&Session=2019"
source_hash: "cdcf6223975b6cb3dba74f98c3eae14a1843add7c5a45e9ffe1c2a02eeda80be"
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 1196 (2019) — provide a definition of blockchain technology for certain purposes.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment 1196wa** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislative_Session/Bills/Amendment.aspx?Amend=amd1196wa.htm)
2. **House Commerce and Energy** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislative_Session/Bills/Bill.aspx?File=HB1196HCO.htm&Session=2019&Version=House Commerce and Energy&Bill=1196)
3. **Printed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislative_Session/Bills/Bill.aspx?File=HB1196P.htm&Session=2019&Version=Printed&Bill=1196)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislative_Session/Bills/Bill.aspx?File=HB1196ENR.htm&Session=2019&Version=Enrolled&Bill=1196)

## Votes

- Do Pass - 2019 — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass Amended - 2019 — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass Amended - 2019 — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass Amended - 2019 — **62–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hansen — primary (person)
- Partridge — primary (person)
- Peterson (Sue) — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-30** First read in House and referred to House Commerce and Energy H.J. 252 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-02-06** Scheduled for hearing
- **2019-02-08** Scheduled for hearing
- **2019-02-08** Commerce and Energy Motion to amend, Passed Amendment 1196wa `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2019-02-08** Commerce and Energy Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 13, NAYS 0. H.J. 339 `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-12** House of Representatives Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 62, NAYS 2. H.J. 380 `passage`
- **2019-02-13** First read in Senate and referred to Senate Commerce and Energy S.J. 368 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-02-26** Commerce and Energy Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0. S.J. 518 `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-26** Placed on consent, Passed
- **2019-02-26** Scheduled for hearing
- **2019-02-27** Senate Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0. S.J. 540 `passage`
- **2019-02-28** Signed by the Speaker H.J. 593
- **2019-03-04** Signed by the President S.J. 600
- **2019-03-05** Delivered to the Governor on March 05, 2019 H.J. 626 `executive-receipt`
- **2019-03-07** Signed by the Governor on March 7, 2019 H.J. 694 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a2f3e868-349b-408a-90db-3082e2fd70d5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Dakota legislature records).