SB 195 South Dakota Senate · 2025 Regular Session

make an appropriation for grants to support public transit.

SB 195 allocates state funding to provide grants for public transit projects in South Dakota. The bill directly affects transit agencies and communities that rely on public transportation services. It establishes a financial mechanism to support the development, maintenance, or expansion of public transit systems. The legislation aims to ensure continued funding availability for public transportation initiatives without specifying exact amounts or eligibility criteria in the provided text.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 5, 2025 Last action Feb 27, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Senate Transportation Engrossed · 4 edits · Feb 19, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was converted from a draft introduction to a formal Senate Transportation Engrossed version. It appropriates $825,000 from the general fund to the Department of Transportation for public transit grants and loans, effective June 29, 2025. The funds can be used for matching federal money, planning and operating public transit, or building and maintaining transit facilities.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on public transit funding, with no substantive changes to eligibility criteria or fund usage beyond the formalization of the text.

FISCAL

Added a specific appropriation of $825,000 from the general fund for public transit grants and loans.

TIMELINE

Added an effective date of June 29, 2025 for the Act.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirements for the Transportation Commission to approve expenditures and the Secretary of Transportation to approve vouchers for payment.

Added a provision for unspent funds to revert according to chapter 4-8 procedures.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Feb 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee on Appropriations Tabled , Passed, YEAS 13, NAYS 4 J.J. 31

upper

Feb 19, 2025

Committee

Transportation Referred as Amended to , Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 1

upper

Feb 19, 2025

Introduced

Transportation Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 195A

upper

Feb 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

Transportation Deferred to another day , Passed,

upper

Feb 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to S.J. 195

upper

4 primary · 0 co-sponsors