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SB 2 South Dakota Senate · 2025 Regular Session

increase civil penalties for commercial driver violations.

This bill increases civil penalties for commercial driver violations in South Dakota. It directly affects truck drivers, fleet operators, and enforcement agencies by raising the fines associated with specific traffic and safety infractions. The key provision establishes higher monetary penalties to deter unsafe driving practices among commercial vehicle operators. The changes aim to enhance road safety through stricter financial consequences for violations.
Issues: ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill enhances workplace safety for commercial drivers by increasing penalties for violations, protecting workers from unsafe driving practices.75% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationBill increases penalties for commercial driver violations to enhance road safety and deter unsafe driving practices, directly supporting transportation safety standards.90% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Jan 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Feb 2025
Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Signed Feb 11, 2025
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What changed between versions

Senate Transportation Engrossed → Enrolled · 2 edits · Feb 4, 2025
MINOR
This bill enrolls the final version of Senate Bill 2, which increases civil penalties for commercial driver violations in South Dakota. The enrolled version includes standard legislative formatting and signatures that were not present in the earlier draft version. No substantive policy changes were made to the penalty amounts or enforcement mechanisms between the two versions.
TECHNICAL

Added standard enrolled bill formatting including session information, act title, certification signatures, and filing details required for final legislative enactment.

Removed browser compatibility warnings and navigation elements from the draft version that were not part of the actual legislative text.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 23, 2025 · House Feb 3, 2025

How they voted

30–4
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 35
Jan 23, 2025
D Democratic3
2 Yea 1 Nay
66% Yea
R Republican32
28 Yea 3 Nay 1
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
10
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Feb 11, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor on 2025-02-11 S.J. 224
executive
Feb 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 207
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by the President S.J. 168
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 54, NAYS 14 H.J. 174
lower
Feb 3, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (53-14)
house
Jan 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Transportation Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 3 H.J. 7
lower
Jan 24, 2025
Introduced
First read in House and referred to H.J. 113
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 30, NAYS 4 S.J. 80
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (30-4-1)
senate
Jan 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,
upper
Jan 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Transportation Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0
upper
Jan 17, 2025
Introduced
Transportation Motion to amend , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0 Amendment 2A
upper
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced
First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 13
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.