remove the prohibition against a landowner having an easement on the landowner's property.
SB 215 removes a prohibition in South Dakota that prevented landowners from having an easement on their own property. This change directly affects landowners by allowing them to grant easements on land they already own. The bill amends existing state statutes to clarify that such easements are legally permissible. This policy adjustment enables landowners to manage their property rights more flexibly without legal restrictions.
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 20, 2025
Signed Mar 31, 2025
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Mar 10, 2025
MINOR
This bill removes a legal prohibition that prevented landowners from holding easements on their own property. Previously, the law stated that a servitude (easement) could not be held by the owner of the burdened land. The amendment clarifies that an easement created by an owner remains valid even if the owner later reacquires the property that benefits from or is burdened by the easement.
Scope change
The bill modifies the scope of easement law by allowing landowners to legally hold easements on their own property, which was previously prohibited under existing statutes.
ELIGIBILITY
Removed the prohibition against landowners holding easements on their own property
REQUIREMENT
Added new section confirming that owner-created easements remain valid despite common ownership of benefited and burdened property
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
9
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Mar 31, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor on 2025-03-31 S.J. 539
executive
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 524
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by the President S.J. 502
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 69, NAYS 0 H.J. 478
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, H.J. 9
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Judiciary Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0 H.J. 9
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Introduced
First read in House and referred to H.J. 344
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0 S.J. 297
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Judiciary Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Introduced
Judiciary Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 215B
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to S.J. 209
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Casey Crabtree
RRepublican
P
Matt Roby
RRepublican
P
Randy Deibert
RRepublican
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