House Bill 1268

  • Status: Introduced
  • Position: Support
  • Bill Number: HB 1268
  • Session: 2026
  • Latest Update: February 5, 2026
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Summary

Background: House Bill 1268 would repeal capital punishment.

Our Stance: The ACLU of South Dakota supports House Bill 1268.

Death sentences are predicted not by the heinousness of the crime but by the poor quality of the defense lawyers, the race of the accused or the victim, and the county and state in which the crime occurred. Public support for the death penalty is falling; the numbers of new death sentences and executions are both rapidly decreasing. The time has come for South Dakota to end this failed experiment.

 

Sponsors:
Representatives Reisch (prime), Goodwin, Heinemann, Muckey, Shorma, Uhre-Balk, and Wittman and Senators Duhamel (prime), Mehlhaff, and Smith

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