---
type: "Bill"
title: "require the Unified Judicial System to assemble a task force to address the provision of legal services to indigent parties within the South Dakota court system and to declare an emergency."
description: "require the Unified Judicial System to assemble a task force to address the provision of legal services to indigent parties within the South Dakota court system and to declare an emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/sd"
legislature: "South Dakota Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 1064"
citation: "South Dakota HB 1064 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Courts and Judiciary", "Executive/Judiciary Request", "Reports"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 18
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-13"
last_action: "2023-02-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bcb06688-3cfd-44b3-bf04-e4907b75f7f8"
source_url: "https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/23963"
source_hash: "a456f48cd45fca920d09793b0d7e79270aa3534d45f23209bd0e308b25c209fe"
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 1064 (2023) — require the Unified Judicial System to assemble a task force to address the provision of legal services to indigent parties within the South Dakota court system and to declare an emergency.

## 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/23963/243404)
2. **1064B** (committee substitute) — [source](https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/245505.pdf)
3. **Senate Judiciary Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/23963/247596)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/23963/249037)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass Amended — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass Amended — **34–1** (pass) · upper
- Concurred in amendments — **67–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Judiciary — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-13** First read in House and referred to H.J. 34 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-18** Scheduled for hearing
- **2023-01-18** Judiciary Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 0 `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-18** Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,
- **2023-01-19** House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 67, NAYS 2 H.J. 61 `passage`
- **2023-01-20** First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 77 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-31** Scheduled for hearing
- **2023-01-31** Judiciary Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 1064B `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2023-01-31** Judiciary Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 0
- **2023-01-31** Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,
- **2023-02-02** Removed from Consent Calendar S.J. 179
- **2023-02-03** Senate Deferred to another day , Passed, S.J. 190
- **2023-02-06** Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 1 S.J. 205
- **2023-02-08** House of Representatives Concurred in amendments , Passed, YEAS 67, NAYS 1 H.J. 260
- **2023-02-09** Signed by the Speaker H.J. 278 `passage`
- **2023-02-15** Signed by the President S.J. 278 `passage`
- **2023-02-16** Delivered to the Governor on 2023-02-16 H.J. 312 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-02-24** Signed by the Governor on 2023-02-24 H.J. 370 `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/bcb06688-3cfd-44b3-bf04-e4907b75f7f8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Dakota legislature records).