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Read. Follow. Verify.South Dakota requires fertility clinics to report embryo tracking data and sets $1,000 penalties for non-compliance
Last action · February 18, 2026: Do Pass AmendedSponsors: John Carley and 5 others
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What This Bill Proposed
South Dakota HB 1182 requires all entities participating in to report annual data on embryo creation, testing, disposition, and outcomes to the Department of Health. The bill authorizes civil penalties of up to $1,000 for failing to submit the required data and directs the department to publish compiled reports annually by July 1.
Fertility clinics and medical providers operating in South Dakota face mandatory tracking requirements and financial penalties for non-compliance, while the public gains access to annual state-level reports on reproductive technology outcomes.
- Assisted reproductive technology encompasses medical procedures such as in vitro fertilization used to handle fertility and embryo creation. context
- State departments of health traditionally manage public health reporting systems, vital statistics, and medical facility oversight. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
entities that participates in assisted reproductive technology in this state
Fertility clinics and medical providers must submit annual tracking data on embryos and outcomes to the Department of Health and face civil penalties for non-compliance.
Department of Health
The department must establish and maintain the data collection system, compile the reports, and publish them annually on its website.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
5 actions- Feb 18, 2026HouseCommitteeDo Pass Amended
- Feb 12, 2026HouseCommitteeDo Pass Amended
- Feb 12, 2026HouseMotion to amend
- Feb 12, 2026HouseScheduled for hearing
- Jan 29, 2026HouseIntroducedFirst read in House and referred to
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Do Pass Amended
Total
70
- Yes
- 25
- No
- 42
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
- Other positions
- 3
How they voted (1)
Lobbying Activity
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Establishment of State-Level Fertility Tracking
The state is moving to mandate comprehensive annual reporting on the creation, testing, and disposition of embryos.
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sdlegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy75Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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