SB43 • 2026

address search and seizure provisions applicable to digital currency.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: The Chair of the Committee on <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Committee/1283/Detail">Judiciary</a> at the request of the Attorney General
Last action: 2026-03-12
Official status: Signed by the Governor
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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address search and seizure provisions applicable to digital currency.

What This Bill Does

address search and seizure provisions applicable to digital currency.
Official keyword topics: Criminal Procedure Executive/Judiciary Request Official sponsor note: The Chair of the Committee on <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Committee/1283/Detail">Judiciary</a> at the request of the Attorney General

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Bill History

2026-03-12 Senate
Signed by the Governor
2026-03-09 Senate
Delivered to the Governor
2026-03-05 House of Representatives
Signed by the Speaker
2026-03-04 Senate
Signed by the President
2026-03-03 House of Representatives
Do Pass
2026-03-02 House Judiciary
Certified uncontested, placed on consent
2026-03-02 House Judiciary
Do Pass
2026-03-02 House Judiciary
Scheduled for hearing
2026-01-20 House of Representatives
First read in House and referred to House Judiciary
2026-01-16 Senate
Do Pass
2026-01-15 Senate Judiciary
Certified uncontested, placed on consent
2026-01-15 Senate Judiciary
Do Pass
2026-01-15 Senate Judiciary
Scheduled for hearing
2026-01-13 Senate
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Judiciary

Official Summary Text

address search and seizure provisions applicable to digital currency.
Official keyword topics:
Criminal Procedure
Executive/Judiciary Request
Official sponsor note: The Chair of the Committee on <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Committee/1283/Detail">Judiciary</a> at the request of the Attorney General

Current Bill Text

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26.457.14 101st Legislative Session 43

2026 South Dakota Legislature
Senate Bill 43
ENROLLED

AN ACT

ENTITLED An Act to address search and seizure provisions applicable to digital
currency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That § 23A-35-14 be AMENDED:
23A-35-14. This chapter does not modify any inconsistent provision of this code
regulating search, seizure, and the issuance and execution of search warrants in
circumstances for which special provision is made.
For purposes of this chapter, "property" includes documents, books, papers, digital
currency, and any other tangible objects.
Section 2. That a NEW SECTION be added to chapter 23A-35:
For purposes of this chapter, "digital currency" means a digital representation of
value recorded on a cryptographically secured distributed ledger or other medium of
exchange, including blockchain, or similar technology.
26.457.14 2 43
SB43 ENROLLED
An Act to address search and seizure provisions applicable to digital currency.

I certify that the attached Act originated in
the:

Senate as Bill No. 43

Secretary of the Senate

President of the Senate

Attest:

Secretary of the Senate

Speaker of the House

Attest:

Chief Clerk of the House

Senate Bill No. 43
File No. ____
Chapter No. ______

Received at this Executive Office
this _____ day of _____________,

2026 at ____________M.

By
for the Governor

The attached Act is hereby
approved this ________ day of
______________, A.D., 2026

Governor

STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA,
ss.
Office of the Secretary of State

Filed ____________, 2026
at _________ o'clock __M.

Secretary of State

By
Asst. Secretary of State