This amendment converted the introduced version of the concurrent resolution into its final enrolled form by removing line numbers and introductory language, and adding the official enactment signatures and adoption dates from both chambers. The substantive content supporting January as National Blood Donor Month remained unchanged; this was purely a formatting and finalization amendment.
26.300.9 26.300.10 101st Legislative Session HCR6005 2026 South Dakota Legislature House Concurrent Resolution 6005 Introduced by: Representative Derby Underscores indicate new language. Overstrikes indicate deleted language. ENROLLED AN ACT A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION supporting January as National Blood Donor Month. 1 WHEREAS, a blood transfusion occurs every two seconds in the United States; and 2 WHEREAS, despite this need, only three percent of the eligible population chooses to 3 donate blood; and 4 WHEREAS, type O blood is often used in trauma situations, making it the most needed 5 blood type and the most likely to be in short supply; and 6 WHEREAS, every day, cancer patients, burn victims, newborn babies and their mothers, 7 transplant recipients, surgery patients, individuals chronically suffering from sickle-cell 8 disease or from thalassemia, and countless others may require blood transfusions to survive; 9 and 10 WHEREAS, the need for a diverse supply of blood is constant, even when the supply is 11 not, which means all blood donors' efforts are critical for ensuring patients' needs are met; 12 and 13 WHEREAS, more than fifty-five years ago, January was designated as National Blood 14 Donor Month, at a time when blood supplies were historically low, to annually recognize and 15 honor voluntary blood donors and to encourage more people to donate blood; 16 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the House of Representatives of the One Hundred 17 First Legislature of the State of South Dakota, the Senate concurring therein, that National 18 Blood Donor Month is recognized in the State of South Dakota, and that citizens are urged to 19 celebrate the cause of blood donation and to recognize volunteer blood donors for their 20 generous, life-saving gifts; and 21 26.300.9 26.300.10 2 HCR6005 Underscores indicate new language. Overstrikes indicate deleted language. HCR6005 ENROLLED BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that all eligible blood donors are urged to donate regularly, 1 and that businesses and organizations throughout the state are encouraged to sponsor 2 community blood drives to provide citizens the opportunity to give. 26.300.10 3 HCR6005 HCR6005 ENROLLED Adopted by the House of Representatives, January 20, 2026 Concurred in by the Senate, January 26, 2026 _____________________ _____________________ Jon Hansen Patricia Miller Speaker of the House Chief Clerk of the House _____________________ _____________________ Chris Karr Peggy Laurenz President Pro Tempore Secretary of the Senate of the Senate