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SDADA BILL TRACKING FOR 2025 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
***Bills that reached final disposition
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House Bills 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 speciality license plate. Position: Watch Summary: Creates a specialty license plate that will in turn fund bicycle safety Status: Defeated in House Transportation Require that cash be accepted for certain transactions Position: Oppose Summary: This bill burdens auto dealers by mandating cash acceptance, adding inefficiencies, and requiring extra paperwork for transactions over $10,000, complicating operations and discouraging modern payment methods. Status: Unassigned Repeal the requirement that an adult occupant of a motor vehicle in forward motion must wear a safety belt Position: oppose Summary: This repeals the seat belt mandate, which is linked to federal funding that the state would lose for roads. Status: Unassigned 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 Increase driver license fees. Position: Watch Summary: Conducting more research Status: Unassigned 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 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 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 Amend the definition of principal residence with regard to driver's licenses to conform to voter registration requirements. 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: Deferred to the 41st Day 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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