---
type: "Bill"
title: "permit an alternative delivery method for issuance of a policy by an insurer."
description: "permit an alternative delivery method for issuance of a policy by an insurer."
jurisdiction: "us/states/sd"
legislature: "South Dakota Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 1126"
citation: "South Dakota HB 1126 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Insurance"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Blare", "Duba", "Emery", "Jensen (Phil)", "Kolbeck (Steve)", "Koth", "Novstrup", "Perry", "Pinnow", "Reimer", "Teunissen"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-22"
last_action: "2024-02-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/efffb05f-c522-4996-9094-992baeea4540"
source_url: "https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/25074"
source_hash: "9fba63e3e883180ecfb814e94fd75aff3e5ef3723a0b22c11b9539df7511b9b0"
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 1126 (2024) — permit an alternative delivery method for issuance of a policy by an insurer.

## 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/25074/261050)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/25074/266103)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **12–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Blare — primary (person)
- Duba — primary (person)
- Emery — primary (person)
- Jensen (Phil) — primary (person)
- Kolbeck (Steve) — primary (person)
- Koth — primary (person)
- Novstrup — primary (person)
- Perry — primary (person)
- Pinnow — primary (person)
- Reimer — primary (person)
- Teunissen — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-22** First read in House and referred to H.J. 144 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-01-29** Scheduled for hearing
- **2024-01-29** Commerce and Energy Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0 `committee-passage`
- **2024-01-29** Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,
- **2024-01-30** House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 68, NAYS 0 H.J. 199 `passage`
- **2024-01-31** First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 221 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-20** Scheduled for hearing
- **2024-02-20** Commerce and Energy Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0 `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-20** Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,
- **2024-02-21** Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0 S.J. 376 `passage`
- **2024-02-22** Signed by the Speaker H.J. 381 `passage`
- **2024-02-23** Signed by the President S.J. 405 `passage`
- **2024-02-26** Delivered to the Governor on 2024-02-26 H.J. 396 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-02-28** Signed by the Governor on 2024-02-28 H.J. 420 `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/efffb05f-c522-4996-9094-992baeea4540`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Dakota legislature records).