# South Dakota HB 1148: adopt the respiratory care interstate compact. South Dakota HB 1148, adopt the respiratory care interstate compact., is a 101st South Dakota Legislature (2026) House bill sponsored by Rehfeldt, Taylor (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-30 (Signed by the Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SD-HB1148-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: South Dakota HB 1148 - State: South Dakota - Session: 101st South Dakota Legislature (2026) - Title: adopt the respiratory care interstate compact. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-27 - Last action: 2026-03-30, Signed by the Governor - Sponsor: Rehfeldt, Taylor (Republican) - Cosponsors: 9 - Subjects: Compacts, Criminal Background Investigation, Health Care, Professions and Occupations - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (112 yes, 8 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 8 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Military therapists and spouses get fee relief: benefit, low. Active military members and their spouses pay no Commission fee for an interstate respiratory care practice privilege. Another member state may reduce or waive its own privilege fee. They can choose a home state where they hold a current license in good standing. They can keep that designation thro… - Therapist licensing records shared with privacy limits: benefit, low. The Commission must keep a shared system of license, disciplinary, denial, and other required records. Member states must submit required information and check the system for disciplinary actions. Criminal-history records cannot enter the system, and significant investigation information is availab… - Background checks for respiratory license applicants: cost, low. South Dakota respiratory care license applicants must provide fingerprints, sign an information release, and pay applicable background-check fees. The checks cover state and federal criminal records through state investigators and the FBI. The licensing board must receive and consider the results b… - Possible fees for therapists working interstate: cost, low. Member states may charge therapists to get or renew an interstate practice privilege; state fees are optional. The Commission may also charge privilege fees and assess member states each year. The law sets no fee amounts and provides no separate general fund appropriation. The Commission can accept… - Respiratory therapists gain interstate work options: mixed, low. South Dakota joins the respiratory care compact, which takes effect when the seventh state enacts it. Qualified therapists can practice in other member states without getting separate state licenses. They need an active, unrestricted home-state license, an active qualifying National Board for Respi… - Therapists face shared oversight and cost recovery: mixed, low. Member states can investigate together and use information from other states to take disciplinary action under their own procedures. A state where a therapist works under a privilege can discipline that privilege, not another state's license. States can issue subpoenas enforceable across member sta… - Therapists get transition time when states leave: mixed, low. A state can leave by repealing its compact law; withdrawal takes effect 180 days after enactment. It must keep reporting investigations and disciplinary actions until withdrawal takes effect. Withdrawing or terminated states must notify affected practitioners and recognize compact-granted licenses… - Compact rules bind states and shield officials: mixed, low. The law establishes an interstate Commission to run the compact, hire staff, make contracts, and coordinate enforcement. States must fill a Commissioner vacancy within 60 days. Commission rules have the force of law on their stated effective dates. Substantive rules require public notice, comments,… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Rehfeldt, Taylor (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Davis, Sydney (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: DeGroot, Roger (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Emery, Eric (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Goodwin, Tim (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Larson, Liz (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Muckey, Erik (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Pourier, Peri (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Smith, Jamie (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Uhre-Balk, Nicole (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-09 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 30 | 4 | | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2026-02-17 | House | Do Pass | pass | 63 | 3 | | | 2026-02-10 | House | Do Pass | pass | 12 | 1 | | ## Actions (16) - 2026-03-30: Signed by the Governor (House) - 2026-03-12: Delivered to the Governor (House) - 2026-03-11: Signed by the President (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Signed by the Speaker (House) - 2026-03-09: Senate Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 30, NAYS 4 (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Remove from Consent Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Certified uncontested, placed on consent (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate Health and Human Services Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0 (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Scheduled for hearing (Senate) - 2026-02-18: First read in Senate and referred to Senate Health and Human Services (Senate) - 2026-02-17: House of Representatives Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 63, NAYS 3 (House) - 2026-02-12: House of Representatives Deferred to another day, Passed (House) - 2026-02-10: House Health and Human Services Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 1 (House) - 2026-02-10: Scheduled for hearing (House) - 2026-01-28: Referred to House Health and Human Services (House) - 2026-01-27: First Reading House (House) ## Bill text - Introduced, 2026-01-26: [PDF](https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/306550.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 1149: adopt the athletic trainer licensure compact. (signed) - HB 1082: establish parameters for the reimbursement of school districts that provide free or reduced-price meals to students. (signed) - HB 1051: revise property tax levies for school districts and to revise the state aid to general and special education formulas. (signed) - HB 1245: authorize municipalities to establish a local funding mechanism for capital improvement projects. (signed) - HB 1193: modify the provisions for a refund of taxes to disabled veterans and surviving spouses under certain property tax relief programs. (signed) - SB 96: authorize the imposition of a county option gross receipts tax to reduce owner-occupied property taxes. (signed) ## Sources - [Introduced (PDF)](https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/306550.pdf) ## Related - [HB 1149: adopt the athletic trainer licensure compact.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SD-HB1149-2026) - [HB 1082: establish parameters for the reimbursement of school districts that provide fre…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SD-HB1082-2026) - [HB 1051: revise property tax levies for school districts and to revise the state aid to…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SD-HB1051-2026) - [HB 1245: authorize municipalities to establish a local funding mechanism for capital imp…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SD-HB1245-2026) - [HB 1193: modify the provisions for a refund of taxes to disabled veterans and surviving…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SD-HB1193-2026) - [SB 96: authorize the imposition of a county option gross receipts tax to reduce owner-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SD-SB96-2026) - [South Dakota bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/south-dakota/bills) - [South Dakota state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/south-dakota) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SD-HB1148-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).