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HB 1322SOUTH DAKOTASession 2026State Billdead

Did Not Advance

South Dakota HB 1322 Gives Discharged Inmates Choice of Transportation Destination

Original title: revise a provision related to the transportation of an inmate upon discharge from a correctional facility.

Last action · February 23, 2026: TabledSponsor: Tony Randolph

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What This Bill Proposed

South Dakota House Bill 1322 requires correctional facility officials to provide released inmates with clothing, money, and transportation to a location chosen by the inmate from three specified options.

Why it matters

Discharged inmates gain the right to select their discharge transportation destination among their county of residence, the sentencing county, or an equivalent mileage location, replacing prior statutory rules.

Who It Would Have Affected

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Directly affected

inmates

Inmates receive the authority to choose their discharge transportation destination among three specified location options.

Directly affected

correctional facility officials

Correctional facility officials must provide discharged inmates with clothing, money, and transportation to the inmate's chosen location.

Key Facts

Correctional facility officials must provide every inmate upon discharge with suitable clothing, a determination of money by the secretary of corrections, and transportation.
Discharged inmates may choose their transportation destination from the county of residence at the time of the offense, the county of sentencing, or an equivalent distance location with the lesser mileage.
The measure applies to discharges by parole, suspended sentence, or final discharge.

Frequently Asked Questions

What items must be provided to an inmate upon discharge?

Every inmate must be provided with suitable clothing, a sum of money determined by the secretary of corrections, and transportation to a chosen location.

What choices does an inmate have for discharge transportation?

An inmate may choose transportation to the county where they resided at the time of the offense, the county where they received their sentence, or a location equivalent in distance to either option, whichever is lesser in mileage.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Tabled in the House.

Procedural history

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Feb 23, 2026House
Tabled
Feb 23, 2026House
Scheduled for hearing
Feb 5, 2026HouseCommittee
Referred to
Feb 4, 2026HouseIntroduced
First Reading House

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