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 makes minor technical corrections to the bill's formatting and chemical nomenclature—primarily fixing line breaks in chemical names (like changing "levo-alpha-11 acetylmethadol" to "levo-alpha-acetylmethadol" and removing errant hyphens) and renumbering the controlled substances list sequentially—without altering the bill's core purpose of adding these substances to Schedule I.
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