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SB 24 South Dakota Senate · 2025 Regular Session

revise provisions relating to the promulgation of rules to set licensing and inspection fees for plumbers and related professions.

This bill proposes to update the rules governing how licensing and inspection fees are established for plumbers and related trades in South Dakota. It directly affects plumbing professionals, contractors, and the state agencies responsible for regulating these professions. The key mechanism involves revising the statutory language that outlines the process for setting these fees, ensuring the regulations align with current administrative practices. This change aims to clarify the legal framework for fee assessments without altering the actual fee amounts themselves.
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 13, 2025 Signed Mar 31, 2025
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Introduced → Enrolled · 4 edits · Mar 5, 2025
MODERATE
This bill updates South Dakota's plumbing and related trade licensing regulations by establishing specific fee caps for various licenses and inspections. It clarifies fee limits for plumbers, contractors, and related professions, sets maximum charges for permits and certificates, and defines underground irrigation systems for regulatory purposes.
Scope change
The bill expands the scope of regulated professions to include additional categories such as appliance contractors, wastewater system installers, manufactured home contractors, and water conditioning professionals, while maintaining existing plumbing-related provisions.
REQUIREMENT

Added new fee caps for initial applications (max $60), license verification (max $30), examinations (max $100), and licenses (max $300) for 13 different plumbing and related trade licenses.

Modified plumbing inspection fee structure to separate plumbing permit fees from installation certificate fees, with specific caps for single-family ($125), multiple-dwelling ($325), and certificate fees ($25).

Modified apprentice licensing fees to include examination fees for third-year apprentices and temporary license fees (max $50), with inspection limits of three per permit.

DEFINITION

Added definition of 'underground irrigation' to mean any nonagricultural, landscape irrigation system for regulatory clarity.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 12, 2025 · House Mar 4, 2025

How they voted

25–10
Passed
Total votes 35
Feb 12, 2025
D Democratic3
3 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican32
22 Yea 10 Nay
68% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Mar 31, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor on 2025-03-31 S.J. 538
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 , Passed, YEAS 54, NAYS 16 H.J. 453
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee on Appropriations Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 9, NAYS 0
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Committee
Referred to , Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 2
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
First read in House and referred to H.J. 287
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 25, NAYS 10 S.J. 251
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee on Appropriations Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 4
upper
Jan 29, 2025
Committee
Referred to , Passed, S.J. 126
upper
Jan 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Commerce and Energy Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 2
upper
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to S.J. 63
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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