---
type: "Bill"
title: "authorize the salvage of certain bird eggs."
description: "authorize the salvage of certain bird eggs."
jurisdiction: "us/states/sd"
legislature: "South Dakota Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 1265"
citation: "South Dakota HB 1265 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Game", "Fish", "Parks and Forestry", "Hoghouse-Vehicle Bill", "Hunting"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Auch", "Aylward", "Garcia", "Ismay", "Jensen (Kevin)", "Jensen (Phil)", "Jordan", "Pischke", "Schaefbauer", "Schwans"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 15
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-02-04"
last_action: "2026-03-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ff9a738d-b664-46d3-b816-b5bcc5e845b6"
source_url: "https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/27040"
source_hash: "92a2ed607273e7fff37a0d795a1b901c4462b6f5910adb7a476ce106fbc23a96"
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 1265 (2026) — authorize the salvage of certain bird eggs.

## 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/27040/300699)
2. **1265A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/304231.pdf)
3. **Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/27040/304790)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/27040/305932)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **9–1** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass Amended — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **54–11** (pass) · lower
- Concurred in amendments — **65–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Auch — primary (person)
- Aylward — primary (person)
- Garcia — primary (person)
- Ismay — primary (person)
- Jensen (Kevin) — primary (person)
- Jensen (Phil) — primary (person)
- Jordan — primary (person)
- Pischke — primary (person)
- Schaefbauer — primary (person)
- Schwans — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-04** First read in House and referred to House Agriculture and Natural Resources H.J. 217 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-10** Scheduled for hearing
- **2026-02-10** Agriculture and Natural Resources Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 9, NAYS 1 H.J. 17 `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-11** House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 54, NAYS 11 H.J. 299 `passage`
- **2026-02-12** First read in Senate and referred to Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources S.J. 260 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-24** Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
- **2026-02-24** Agriculture and Natural Resources Motion to amend , Passed, S.J. 21 Amendment 1265A `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2026-02-24** Agriculture and Natural Resources Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 0 S.J. 21
- **2026-02-24** Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, S.J. 21
- **2026-02-26** Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 32, NAYS 0 S.J. 412
- **2026-03-03** House of Representatives Concurred in amendments , Passed, YEAS 65, NAYS 1 H.J. 484
- **2026-03-04** Signed by the Speaker H.J. 516 `passage`
- **2026-03-05** Signed by the President S.J. 486 `passage`
- **2026-03-09** Delivered to the Governor on 2026-03-09 H.J. 534 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-12** Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-12 H.J. 571 `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/ff9a738d-b664-46d3-b816-b5bcc5e845b6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Dakota legislature records).