SB 131 South Dakota Senate · 2025 Regular Session

establish an electronic system for vehicle titles.

This bill establishes an electronic system for vehicle titles in South Dakota, directly affecting vehicle owners and the state's Department of Revenue. The key provision requires the creation of a digital platform to issue and manage vehicle titles, replacing or supplementing current paper-based processes. This change aims to streamline title transfers and reduce administrative costs by digitizing records. The bill does not specify additional requirements for vehicle registration or insurance, focusing solely on the electronic title system implementation.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 30, 2025 Signed Mar 31, 2025
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Senate Transportation Engrossed Enrolled · 3 edits · Mar 10, 2025
MINOR
This bill establishes an electronic system for vehicle titles in South Dakota, replacing paper records with digital documentation. It adds new definitions for electronic title systems and approved entities who can manage these digital records. The bill also clarifies how different types of housing (manufactured homes, mobile homes, and sectional homes) are classified for tax purposes.
Scope change
The bill expands the scope of vehicle title management to include electronic systems and clarifies tax treatment of various housing types.
DEFINITION

Added new definitions for 'Approved entity' and 'Electronic title and registration system' to support digital title management.

Added definition for 'ERT provider' to include persons authorized to process registration applications electronically.

REQUIREMENT

Modified tax classification rules for sectional homes, manufactured homes, and mobile homes to clarify when they are treated as real property versus vehicles.

Floor votes · House Mar 6, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
10
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Mar 31, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor on 2025-03-31 S.J. 538
executive
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 524
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by the President S.J. 502
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 68, NAYS 1 H.J. 479
lower
Mar 6, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (67-1-1)
house
Mar 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
House of Representatives Deferred to another day , Passed, H.J. 435
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Transportation Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 0 H.J. 20
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Introduced
First read in House and referred to H.J. 269
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0 S.J. 234
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Transportation Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Introduced
Transportation Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 131B
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Introduced
First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 137
upper
16 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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