Skip to main content
CivixlyCivixly
HomeFederal GovernmentState GovernmentLearnCommunityFeedback
Sign InCreate Account
Menu
HomeFederal GovernmentState GovernmentLearnCommunityFeedback
Sign InCreate Account
Civixly

Find representatives, follow federal and state legislation, and connect public records to the people and institutions responsible for them.

Explore

Federal governmentState governmentCivics guides

About the data

About CivixlyMethodologyData sources

Help improve Civixly

Send feedback or a correctionCommunity

State Government / South Dakota / Legislation / SB 137

SB 137Session 2026SenateBecame law

establish procedures for anti-SLAPP actions to protect the exercise of a person's constitutional rights, including freedom of speech.

No separate plain-language summary is currently available from the source.

Latest development · Mar 30, 2026

Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 548

Your view
Source record ↗
Session
2026
Introduced
Jan 27, 2026
Latest passage
Mar 10, 2026
TopicsSponsorsActionsDiscussion

Topics and classification

Civixly topics

Justice & Public Safety

Source subjects

Attorney's FeesCivil ProcedureCourt CostsLiabilitySpeech and Expression

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorGoodwin
Primary sponsorHoward
Primary sponsorHulse
Primary sponsorManhart
Primary sponsorRice
Primary sponsorRoby

Action timeline

Newest action first. Action language is supplied by the state source.

View full action timeline15 actions⌄
  1. Mar 30, 2026

    Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 548

    Executive SignatureExecutive SignatureOffice of the Governor
  2. Mar 11, 2026

    Delivered to the Governor on 2026-03-11 S.J. 520

    Executive ReceiptHouse
  3. Mar 10, 2026

    Signed by the Speaker H.J. 553

    PassageHouse
  4. Mar 9, 2026

    Signed by the President S.J. 505

    PassageHouse
  5. Mar 5, 2026

    House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 65, NAYS 2 H.J. 523

    House
  6. Mar 4, 2026

    Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,

    House
  7. Mar 4, 2026

    Judiciary Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0

    Committee PassageHouse
  8. Mar 4, 2026

    Scheduled for hearing

    House
  9. Feb 10, 2026

    First read in House and referred to House Judiciary H.J. 279

    IntroductionReading 1Referral CommitteeHouse
  10. Feb 9, 2026

    Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 33, NAYS 0 S.J. 221

    Senate
  11. Feb 5, 2026

    Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, S.J. 15

    Senate
  12. Feb 5, 2026

    Judiciary Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0 S.J. 15

    Senate
  13. Feb 5, 2026

    Judiciary Motion to amend , Passed, S.J. 14 Amendment 137A

    Amendment IntroductionAmendment PassageSenate
  14. Feb 5, 2026

    Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1

    Senate
  15. Jan 27, 2026

    First read in Senate and referred to Senate Judiciary S.J. 120

    IntroductionReading 1Referral CommitteeSenate

SB 137 discussion

0 comments

Sign in to join the discussion.Comments are publicly visible.

Loading comments...

State legislative data provided by Open States and linked legislature sources when available.

Civixly tracks state bill actions, passage dates, and sponsors. Member-level state roll-call histories are not included.

Source data last updated Apr 24, 2026.