---
type: "Bill"
title: "define a loaded firearm."
description: "define a loaded firearm."
jurisdiction: "us/states/sd"
legislature: "South Dakota Legislature"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 1162"
citation: "South Dakota HB 1162 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Firearms"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Aylward", "Barthel", "Castleberry", "Deutsch", "Diedrich", "Finck", "Foster", "Goodwin", "Gosch", "Hoffman (Charlie)", "Jensen (Kevin)", "Jensen (Phil)", "Koth", "May", "Mulally", "Otten (Herman)", "Overweg", "Smith (V. J.)", "Steinhauer", "Wiik", "Willadsen", "Zikmund"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-27"
last_action: "2022-03-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c53b4704-3abb-420f-8422-4c79cca80f87"
source_url: "https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/22954"
source_hash: "b642564687fe54a584ca32ae8c561fc9e385727663a9c15771c15259690e5294"
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 1162 (2022) — define a loaded firearm.

## Version chain

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

1. **1162C** (committee substitute) — [source](https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/233707.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass Amended — **11–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Aylward — primary (person)
- Barthel — primary (person)
- Castleberry — primary (person)
- Deutsch — primary (person)
- Diedrich — primary (person)
- Finck — primary (person)
- Foster — primary (person)
- Goodwin — primary (person)
- Gosch — primary (person)
- Hoffman (Charlie) — primary (person)
- Jensen (Kevin) — primary (person)
- Jensen (Phil) — primary (person)
- Koth — primary (person)
- May — primary (person)
- Mulally — primary (person)
- Otten (Herman) — primary (person)
- Overweg — primary (person)
- Smith (V. J.) — primary (person)
- Steinhauer — primary (person)
- Wiik — primary (person)
- Willadsen — primary (person)
- Zikmund — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-27** First read in House and referred to H.J. 137 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-22** Scheduled for hearing
- **2022-02-22** Agriculture and Natural Resources Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 1162C `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2022-02-22** Agriculture and Natural Resources Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 0
- **2022-02-22** Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,
- **2022-02-23** House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 69, NAYS 1 H.J. 431 `passage`
- **2022-02-23** First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 328 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2022-03-01** Scheduled for hearing
- **2022-03-01** Agriculture and Natural Resources Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 0 S.J. 1 `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-01** Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, S.J. 1
- **2022-03-02** Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 35, NAYS 0 S.J. 439 `passage`
- **2022-03-03** Signed by the Speaker H.J. 589 `passage`
- **2022-03-07** Signed by the President S.J. 479 `passage`
- **2022-03-08** Delivered to the Governor on 2022-03-08 H.J. 626 `executive-receipt`
- **2022-03-28** Signed by the Governor on 2022-03-28 H.J. 688 `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/c53b4704-3abb-420f-8422-4c79cca80f87`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Dakota legislature records).