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SDTA BILL TRACKING FOR 2025 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
***Bills that reached final disposition
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House Bills: Increase weights and measures inspection fees charged by the Department of Public Safety. Position: Watch (for now) Summary: Conducting additional research Status: Referred to House Commerce and Energy Make an appropriation for costs related to the suppression of wildfires impacting the state and to declare an emergency Position: Watch Summary: Watching this bill in regards to logging and lack of forest mitigation Status: Passed House Appropriations repeal the tax collection allowance credit for filing returns and remitting taxes electronically. Position: Oppose Summary: Currently retailers receive a credit for filing and remitting taxes electronically this bill would eliminate that Status: Unassigned Create a share the road specialty license plate. Position: Watch Summary: Creates a specialty license plate that will in turn fund bicycle safety Status: Assigned to House Transportation Clarify a provision related to the award of punitive damages in a wrongful death action. Position: Support Summary: This bill clarifies that punitive damages are not allowed in wrongful death actions, limiting compensation to damages proportionate to the pecuniary injury suffered by the action's beneficiaries. This will help to deter nuclear verdicts. Status: Unassigned Senate Bills: Update references to certain federal motor carrier regulations. Position: Support Summary: This is an annual bill that reflects updates in federal motor carrier regulations Status: Passed Senate Transportation, Passed Senate Increase civil penalties for commercial driver violations. Position: Watch Summary: This is the classic carrot and stick, if this isn’t kept in line with federal mandates the state risks losing federal funding. Status: Passed Senate Transportation and placed on consent, Removed from Consent in Senate Increase driver's license fees. Position: Watch (for now) Summary: Conducting additional research Status: Assigned to Senate Committee on Appropriations Reduce employer contribution rates and increase the administrative fee rate for reemployment assistance Position: Support Summary: Introduced by the SD Department of Labor, this bill proposes increasing the Reemployment Insurance administrative fee paid by employers from 0.02% to 0.08% in 2026, raising $3 million annually to offset rising costs, maintain service levels, meet federal performance metrics, and preserve a reduced FUTA tax rate, saving employers from paying up to $420 per employee annually without the reduction. Status: Assigned to Senate Commerce and Energy Modify requirements for a vehicle approaching a vehicle that is stopped or occupying the shoulder of the highway with warning lights flashing. Position: Support Summary: Previously this law only applied to stationary vehicles on the side of the road, this now expands it to those that are moving slowly. This impacts many city, state, and construction workers working in the right away Status: Assigned to Senate Transportation Impose a motor vehicle technology fee to support and enhance technology used to administer motor vehicle services, and to make an appropriation therefor. Position: In conversations with DRR Summary: This bill establishes a $2 nonrefundable motor vehicle technology fee for certain transactions, creating a fund to support, maintain, and enhance technology for motor vehicle services. Status: Assigned to Senate Transportation Make modifications to the implementation, review, and oversight of the internal control system of the state. Position: Watch Summary: Generally we don’t have issues with these bills we watch them to ensure they do not turn into something we don’t like or impact our industries Status: Assigned to Senate State Affairs Expand the access and investigatory authority of the state auditor. Position: Watch Summary: Generally we don’t have issues with these bills we watch them to ensure they do not turn into something we don’t like or impact our industries Status: Assigned to Senate State Affairs Modify the authority of the Board of Internal Controls. Position: Watch Summary: Generally we don’t have issues with these bills we watch them to ensure they do not turn into something we don’t like or impact our industries Status: Assigned to Senate State Affairs Establish mandatory reporting requirements related to crimes, improper governmental conduct, and conflicts of interest, and to provide a penalty therefor. Position: Watch Summary: Generally we don’t have issues with these bills we watch them to ensure they do not turn into something we don’t like or impact our industries Status: Assigned to Senate Judiciary Establish protections for state employees who report crimes, misconduct, or conflicts of interest. Position: Watch Summary: Generally we don’t have issues with these bills we watch them to ensure they do not turn into something we don’t like or impact our industries Status: Assigned to Senate Judiciary Require an indication of United States citizenship status on a motor vehicle operator’s license or permit Position: Watch Summary: Generally we don’t have issues with these bills we watch them to ensure they do not turn into something we don’t like or impact our industries Status: Passed Senate State Affairs, |
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