This bill clarifies that personal information submitted by medical cannabis patients, caregivers, and businesses—including names and medical details—is confidential and cannot be shared with the public under South Dakota's open records law. The bill also narrows the reasons the Department of Health can disclose this confidential data, limiting sharing to only verifying registration cards, submitting required reports, reporting crimes to law enforcement, and notifying medical boards of violations.
This bill does not directly amend codified state law.
Signed by the Governor H.J. 428
Delivered to the Governor H.J. 290
Signed by the President S.J. 247
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 274
Senate Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 23, NAYS 12. S.J. 227
Senate Deferred to another day S.J. 209
Senate Deferred to another day S.J. 199
Health and Human Services Do Pass Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 1. S.J. 1
Health and Human Services Scheduled for hearing
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Health and Human Services S.J. 105
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 56, NAYS 14. H.J. 106
House of Representatives Deferred to another day H.J. 57
Judiciary Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 2. H.J. 1
Judiciary Motion to amend H.J. 1
Judiciary Scheduled for hearing H.J. 1
House of Representatives Referred to House Judiciary H.J. 21
First Reading House H.J. 7
Erin Tobin
Prime sponsor · Sen.
R
Fred Deutsch
Prime sponsor · Rep.
R
Cosponsors
Do Pass Amended
Health and Human Services — Do Pass
Do Pass Amended
Judiciary — Do Pass Amended