HB 1101 South Dakota House · 2026 Regular Session

prohibit an insurer from declining or limiting life, disability, or long-term care insurance policies based solely on an individual's status as a living organ donor.

HB 1101 prohibits insurers from denying or limiting life, disability, or long-term care insurance coverage solely because someone is a living organ donor. It specifically bans insurers from: (1) refusing coverage based on donor status, (2) requiring donors to stop donating to maintain coverage, or (3) charging higher premiums or imposing other restrictions due to donor status alone. The bill ensures that living organ donors cannot face insurance discrimination without evidence of actual increased health risk. This directly protects individuals who donate organs while alive from unfair treatment by insurance companies.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Jan 21, 2026 Signed Mar 9, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced Enrolled · 4 edits · Feb 26, 2026
MODERATE
This document shows the transformation of House Bill 1101 from its initial introduction to its final enrolled version. The bill prohibits insurers from discriminating against individuals who are living organ donors when offering life, disability, or long-term care insurance. The enrolled version includes all necessary signatures and formal certification required for the bill to become law.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains consistent - it applies to all life, disability, and long-term care insurance policies in South Dakota and prohibits discrimination based solely on an individual's status as a living organ donor.
TECHNICAL

Added formal enrolled document formatting including session information (101st Legislative Session), bill number (HB 1101), and year (2026)

Removed browser compatibility warnings and website loading messages that were part of the original webpage display

REQUIREMENT

Added required signatures and certification blocks for the House Speaker, Chief Clerk, Governor, and Secretary of State to validate the bill as law

DEFINITION

Added definition of 'living organ donor' as an individual who has donated all or part of an organ and is not deceased

Floor votes · House Jan 27, 2026

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
8
Committee
2
Mar 9, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-09 H.J. 534
executive
Mar 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President S.J. 434
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 462
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 33, NAYS 0 S.J. 399
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, S.J. 14
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Commerce and Energy Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 0 S.J. 13
upper
Jan 28, 2026
Introduced
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Commerce and Energy S.J. 131
upper
Jan 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 64, NAYS 1 H.J. 155
lower
Jan 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Commerce and Energy Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 1 H.J. 8
lower
Jan 21, 2026
Introduced
First read in House and referred to House Commerce and Energy H.J. 104
lower
21 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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