add questions about historical property to seller's disclosure statement.
This bill requires sellers of real property in South Dakota to include specific questions about the property's historical significance on their disclosure statement. The provision directly affects home sellers and buyers by mandating that sellers answer designated questions regarding the property's history before a sale is finalized. This change aims to provide buyers with more information about potential historical aspects of the property they are purchasing. The bill does not alter ownership rights or impose penalties, but rather adds a disclosure requirement to the standard real estate transaction process.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Feb 11, 2025
Signed Mar 31, 2025
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This bill converts a draft version of Senate Bill 171 into its final enrolled form for passage. The substantive content of the bill remains unchanged; it adds questions about historical property to the seller's property condition disclosure statement required in South Dakota real estate transactions.
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Floor votes · Senate Feb 10, 2025
How they voted
34–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 35
Feb 10, 2025
D
Democratic3
100% Yea
R
Republican32
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
10
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Mar 31, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor on 2025-03-31 S.J. 539
executive
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 488
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by the President S.J. 455
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 70, NAYS 0 H.J. 451
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Commerce and Energy Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Introduced
First read in House and referred to H.J. 254
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0 S.J. 220
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0-1)
senate
Feb 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Commerce and Energy Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 9, NAYS 0
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Introduced
Commerce and Energy Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 171A
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to S.J. 152
upper
9 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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