Losses mount for bills and lawmakers seeking to rehash pandemic disputes in South Dakota

By: Joshua Haiar

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: July 31, 2026

Words: 1,074

Last Updated: 2 days, 23 hours ago

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Pandemic-era political disputes may be fading in South Dakota after lawmakers who proposed COVID-19-related bills during the 2026 legislative session failed to enact their proposals, and some of the legislators who sponsored or supported the bills either lost their primary races or aren’t seeking reelection.

Six pieces of failed legislation would have shielded doctors and pharmacists from liability for providing prescription drugs unapproved by the Food and Drug Administration for COVID treatment, labeled blood donated …

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