South Dakota is adding 50 powerful synthetic drugs and opioids to its list of illegal substances with the strictest penalties (Schedule I). These newly banned drugs include dangerous synthetic opioids like W-18 and isotonitazene, as well as other controlled substances that were previously legal or unregulated in the state.
This bill does not directly amend codified state law.
The amendment corrects multiple formatting and numbering errors in the bill—fixing hyphenation in chemical names (like "levo-alpha-acetylmethadol"), correcting item numbering from duplicates to sequential entries (38-59), and standardizing line breaks in chemical compound names—without changing the substantive list of Schedule I controlled substances being added. This is a technical cleanup that NARROWS the changes to formatting/presentation only, keeping the bill's core purpose intact.
Signed by the Governor H.J. 534
Delivered to the Governor H.J. 497
Signed by the President S.J. 448
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 477
Senate Do Pass Passed, YEAS 32, NAYS 0. S.J. 412
Health and Human Services Certified uncontested, placed on consent S.J. 21
Health and Human Services Do Pass Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0. S.J. 21
Health and Human Services Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
Senate Referred to Senate Health and Human Services S.J. 340
First Reading Senate S.J. 311
House of Representatives Do Pass Passed, YEAS 67, NAYS 0. H.J. 357
Health and Human Services Certified uncontested, placed on consent
Health and Human Services Do Pass Passed, YEAS 13, NAYS 0.
Health and Human Services Scheduled for hearing
First read in House and referred to House Health and Human Services H.J. 163
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Health and Human Services — Do Pass
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Health and Human Services — Do Pass