---
type: "Bill"
title: "protect electric infrastructure in this state."
description: "protect electric infrastructure in this state."
jurisdiction: "us/states/sd"
legislature: "South Dakota Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 1049"
citation: "South Dakota HB 1049 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Attorney's Fees", "Civil Forfeiture", "Executive/Judiciary Request", "Foreign Persons", "Public Utilities and Carriers"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 17
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-01-13"
last_action: "2026-03-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/57882944-77fb-43ba-aee7-1474de64606c"
source_url: "https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/26553"
source_hash: "59197ea439ad50d2a11912cd79b4323550753e8af58fa44f74135dcf076ce91b"
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 1049 (2026) — protect electric infrastructure in this state.

## 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/26553/293335)
2. **1049A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/295815.pdf)
3. **House Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/26553/296016)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/26553/305631)

## Votes

- Do Pass Amended — **68–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **6–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Commerce and Energy — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-13** First read in House and referred to House Commerce and Energy H.J. 11 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-01-16** Scheduled for hearing H.J. 1
- **2026-01-16** Commerce and Energy Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 13, NAYS 0 H.J. 1 `committee-passage`
- **2026-01-16** Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, H.J. 1
- **2026-01-20** Remove from Consent Calendar H.J. 53
- **2026-01-21** House of Representatives Motion to amend , Passed, H.J. 106 Amendment 1049A `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2026-01-21** House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 68, NAYS 0 H.J. 106
- **2026-01-22** First Reading Senate S.J. 83
- **2026-01-23** Referred to Senate Commerce and Energy S.J. 93 `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-26** Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
- **2026-02-26** Commerce and Energy Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 0 `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-26** Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,
- **2026-03-02** Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 33, NAYS 0 S.J. 426
- **2026-03-03** Signed by the Speaker H.J. 492 `passage`
- **2026-03-04** Signed by the President S.J. 470 `passage`
- **2026-03-05** Delivered to the Governor on 2026-03-05 H.J. 520 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-12** Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-12 H.J. 562 `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/57882944-77fb-43ba-aee7-1474de64606c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Dakota legislature records).