SB 613 (2026): relative to licensing requirements for health care facilities established within a 15 mile radius of a critical access hospital and relative to transfers from freestanding hospital emergency facilities.
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SB 613 (2026)
relative to licensing requirements for health care facilities established within a 15 mile radius of a critical access hospital and relative to transfers from freestanding hospital emergency facilities.
- Status: Died on the table
- Term: 2025-2026
- Senate committee: Health and Human Services
- Subject: Public and Mental Health
The Story
It was introduced on January 7, 2026 and referred to the Senate Health and Human Services committee. The committee held a public hearing on March 4, 2026. The committee voted unanimously, 5–0, to recommend that the Senate pass it with changes (amendment 2026-1177s), and the report was placed on the consent calendar. The bill was taken off the consent calendar on March 26, 2026. The committee's amendment (2026-1177s) was adopted on a voice vote on March 26, 2026, changing the text of the bill. On March 26, 2026 the Senate adopted the motion that it ought to pass with an amendment on a voice vote, but its third reading was left pending. On March 26, 2026 the Senate voted to lay it on the table on a voice vote, on a motion by Sen. Regina Birdsell.
Sponsors
- Sen. Suzanne Prentiss (D - SD5) (prime sponsor)
- Sen. Debra Altschiller (D - SD24)
- Sen. Donovan Fenton (D - SD10)
- Sen. Bill Gannon (R - SD23)
- Sen. Pat Long (D - SD20)
- Sen. Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (D - SD21)
- Sen. Tara Reardon (D - SD15)
- Sen. Cindy Rosenwald (D - SD13)
- Sen. David Watters (D - SD4)
Hearings and Sessions
- March 4, 2026, 10:00 AM: hearing, Senate Health and Human Services, SH 100
- March 26, 2026: floor debate, Senate
Votes
- March 26, 2026, Senate: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-1177s — voice vote, passed
- March 26, 2026, Senate: Laid on Table — voice vote, passed
The Docket
- January 7, 2026: Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Health and Human Services
- March 4, 2026: Hearing: 03/04/2026, Room 100, SH, 10:00 am
- March 26, 2026: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1177s, 03/26/2026; Vote 5-0; CC
- March 26, 2026: SB 613 was Removed from the Consent Calendar; 03/26/2026
- March 26, 2026: Committee Amendment # 2026-1177s, AA, VV; 03/26/2026
- March 26, 2026: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-1177s, MA, VV; 03/26/2026
- March 26, 2026: Sen. Birdsell Moved Laid on Table, MA, VV; 03/26/2026
- March 26, 2026: Pending Motion OT3rdg; 03/26/2026
Laws It Would Change
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