SB 135 South Dakota Senate · 2025 Regular Session

exempt a motor vehicle insurer from a certain title fee.

SB 135 proposes to exempt motor vehicle insurers from paying a specific title fee in South Dakota. This change would directly affect insurance companies that currently must pay this fee when processing vehicle titles. The bill removes the requirement for insurers to remit this particular charge, potentially reducing administrative costs for the industry. No other policy changes or new requirements are introduced by this legislation.

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 13, 2025

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Senate Transportation Engrossed → Enrolled · 2 edits · Mar 4, 2025

MINOR

The bill has been finalized and enrolled for signature by the Governor. The substantive content remains the same: it exempts motor vehicle insurers from paying a $100 title fee when they take title to a vehicle after a loss, buyback, or repossession. The enrolled version includes standard legislative formatting, certification signatures, and session details that were not present in the earlier draft.

TECHNICAL

Added official enrolled bill formatting including session information (100th Legislative Session, 2025), bill title, act title, and certification signatures from the Secretary of the Senate and Governor.

Removed browser compatibility warnings and website loading messages that were present in the draft version.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Mar 13, 2025

Signed into law

Signed by the Governor on 2025-03-13 S.J. 529

executive

Mar 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed by the Speaker H.J. 470

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed by the President S.J. 443

lower

Mar 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 68, NAYS 1 H.J. 436

lower

Feb 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, H.J. 20

lower

Feb 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

Transportation Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 0 H.J. 20

lower

Feb 10, 2025

Introduced

First read in House and referred to H.J. 239

lower

Feb 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 35, NAYS 0 S.J. 210

upper

Feb 5, 2025

Upper · Passed

Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,

upper

Feb 5, 2025

Upper · Passed

Transportation Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0

upper

Feb 5, 2025

Introduced

Transportation Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 135A

upper

Jan 30, 2025

Introduced

First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 137

upper

3 primary · 0 co-sponsors