Security of genetic data is the focus of one of the bills South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is asking lawmakers to pass during this year’s (2026) legislative session.
South Dakota joined 26 other states in filing a lawsuit to block 23andMe from selling personal genetic data it’s acquired and Jackley wants to make that enforceable in state codified law.
Jackley says he chose to join the lawsuit after multiple South Dakotans called his office worried about their personal data being sold by the struggling 23andMe company.
Senate Bill 49 is scheduled for a hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee Jan. 20, 2026.
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