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Laws · South Dakota · H.B. 1246

H.B. 1246: Prohibit nondisclosure of certain agreements related to data centers.

South Dakota, 2026 Regular Session. In committee, February 20, 2026.

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Status In committee In committee, .

Official summary

No official summary is on file yet. The full text is on the legislature's page, linked below.

Measure Bill.

Sponsors John Hughes (R); Bobbi Andera (R); Joy Hohn (R); Dylan Jordan (R); Al Novstrup (R); Sue Lucas-Peterson (R); Kathy Rice (R); Jamie Smith (D); Mykala Voita (R)

Subjects Confidential Information, Data Centers, Public Records and Files, State Affairs and Government The legislature's own list.

Official page sdlegislature.gov/#/Session/Bill/27243. Found through LegiScan (bill 2103285), whose data is CC BY 4.0; the citation is the legislature's own page.

What happened, and when

  1. February 20, 2026 In committee

    H.B. 1246 went to committee in the House. sdlegislature.gov primary source [1] The official action text: House of Representatives Do Pass, Failed, YEAS 30, NAYS 37. H.J. 391.

  2. February 18, 2026 In committee

    H.B. 1246 went to committee in the House. sdlegislature.gov primary source [1] The official action text: State Affairs Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 9, NAYS 3..

  3. February 2, 2026 In committee

    H.B. 1246 went to committee in the House. sdlegislature.gov primary source [1] The official action text: First read in House and referred to House State Affairs H.J. 192.

  4. February 2, 2026 Introduced

    H.B. 1246 was introduced in the House. sdlegislature.gov primary source [1] The official action text: First read in House and referred to House State Affairs H.J. 192.

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Sources

  1. H.B. 1246 on the legislature's site sdlegislature.gov

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