SB 169 South Dakota Senate · 2025 Regular Session

require a public hearing prior to a vote to impose an excess tax levy.

SB 169 requires that a public hearing be held before a vote can be taken on imposing an excess tax levy. This bill directly affects local governments and taxpayers in South Dakota by adding a procedural step to the tax levy process. The key mechanism is the mandatory public hearing, which ensures community input is gathered before any excess tax increase is approved. This change aims to increase transparency and public participation in local tax decisions without altering the underlying tax rates or amounts.

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status passed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Governor

Introduced Feb 26, 2025 Last action Mar 10, 2025

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Introduced → Senate Taxation Engrossed · 4 edits · Feb 21, 2025

MODERATE

This bill adds new requirements for public notice and hearings before school districts and other taxing districts can vote to impose excess tax levies. The changes ensure taxpayers receive advance notice and an opportunity to comment before such levies are approved.

Scope change

The bill expands requirements to apply to both school districts and other taxing districts, requiring public notice and hearings for excess tax levies under both chapter 10-12 and chapter 10-13.

REQUIREMENT

Requires school districts to publish notice of intent to impose excess tax levies in a local newspaper and on their website at least ten days before a vote.

Requires school districts to provide taxpayers an opportunity to comment on excess tax levies at a public hearing.

Extends similar notice and hearing requirements to other taxing districts under chapter 10-13, including publication in local newspapers and on websites.

Mandates that public notices include the maximum excess amount being considered, the amount allowed without an excess levy, and details of the public hearing.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 25, 2025 · House Mar 5, 2025

How they voted

35–0

Passed

Total votes 35

Feb 25, 2025

D Democratic3

3 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican32

32 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Mar 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 27, NAYS 42 H.J. 502

lower

Mar 10, 2025

Introduced

House of Representatives Motion to amend , Passed, YEAS 35, NAYS 34 H.J. 494 Amendment 169D

lower

Mar 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

House of Representatives Deferred to another day , Passed, H.J. 478

lower

Mar 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6 , Passed, YEAS 62, NAYS 8 H.J. 462

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Taxation Report out of committee without recommendation , Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 0

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

Taxation Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 6

lower

Feb 26, 2025

Introduced

First read in House and referred to H.J. 410

lower

Feb 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 35, NAYS 0 S.J. 380

upper

Feb 25, 2025

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (35-0)

senate

Feb 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

Taxation Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 0 S.J. 21

upper

Feb 21, 2025

Introduced

Taxation Motion to amend , Passed, S.J. 20 Amendment 169B

upper

Feb 3, 2025

Committee

Referred to S.J. 152

upper

19 primary · 0 co-sponsors