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HB 1170SOUTH DAKOTASession 2026State Billdead

Did Not Advance

South Dakota Bill 1170 requires 24/7 online access to organ donor registry status and registration modifications

Original title: allow online access to verify registry status for organ donation.

Last action · February 10, 2026: Deferred to the 41st legislative daySponsors: Josephine Garcia and 15 others

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What This Bill Proposed

South Dakota House Bill 1170 requires the state organ donor registry to provide twenty-four-hour, seven-day-a-week online access for individuals to register, modify, remove, or verify their status. The measure also restricts the disclosure of personally identifiable donor information and outlines data sharing protocols for designated procurement organizations.

Why it matters

Residents gain continuous digital access to manage and verify their personal organ, tissue, and eye donor designations, while state agencies and procurement organizations receive specific data-sharing rules for educational initiatives.

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.

Directly affected

South Dakotans

Residents gain 24/7 online access to register, modify, remove, or verify their anatomical gift status.

Directly affected

Department of Public Safety

The department is tasked with establishing or contracting the registry and collecting and sharing unrestricted data for educational evaluations.

Directly affected

federally-designated organ procurement organization

Receives electronic access to registry information at or near a donor's death and receives shared data to evaluate donation initiatives.

Directly affected

nonprofit tissue or eye donation agencies

Agencies holding hospital agreements gain electronic access to donor information and shared data for evaluation purposes.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can I check my organ donor status online at any time?

Yes. The bill requires the registry to be accessible online twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, for individuals to verify, create, amend, or remove their donor registration.

Who is allowed to access the donor registry information at the time of death?

The registry must be electronically accessible to the federally-designated and any nonprofit tissue or eye donation agency holding hospital agreements in South Dakota.

Is my personal donor information kept private?

Yes. on the registry cannot be used or disclosed without express consent, except to determine at or near death whether a person has made an .

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.

Procedural history

4 actions

Feb 10, 2026House
Deferred to the 41st legislative day
Feb 10, 2026HouseCommittee
Do Pass
Feb 10, 2026House
Scheduled for hearing
Jan 28, 2026HouseIntroduced
First read in House and referred to

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