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HB 1002 South Dakota House · 2026 Regular Session

revise the daily meal allowance for wildland fire employees and fire suppression forces in certain circumstances.

HB 1002 revises the daily meal allowance for wildland fire employees and fire suppression forces working on uncontrolled fires in the Black Hills Forest Fire Protection District or during state emergencies declared under specific laws. It sets a maximum daily meal rate that cannot exceed the U.S. General Services Administration's per diem rate for South Dakota. The Department of Public Safety must publish this rate annually, effective October 1st, and it only applies to meals approved by the department. This change directly affects firefighters and support staff responding to wildfires under these conditions.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
Feb 2026
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Signed Feb 17, 2026
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Introduced → Enrolled · 4 edits · Feb 6, 2026
MODERATE
The document was transformed from a browser error page into the official enrolled text of House Bill 1002. This bill establishes a new legal requirement for the South Dakota Department of Public Safety to set a maximum daily meal allowance for wildland fire employees and suppression forces fighting uncontrolled fires in the Black Hills or during declared emergencies.
Scope change
The bill introduces a new scope by creating a specific statute (Section 1) that mandates the state to fund meal allowances for specific fire crews, whereas the previous text contained no legislative content.
REQUIREMENT

Added a new requirement for the Department of Public Safety to establish and publish a maximum daily meal allowance for specific fire crews.

ELIGIBILITY

Defined eligibility for the meal allowance to wildland fire employees and fire suppression forces working on uncontrolled fires in the Black Hills Forest Fire Protection District or outside the district during a Governor-declared emergency.

FISCAL

Set the funding limit for the meal allowance to the current United States General Services Administration per diem rate for South Dakota.

TIMELINE

Established that the maximum daily meal allowance must be effective as of October 1st each year.

Floor votes · House Jan 26, 2026

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
9
Committee
2
Feb 17, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor on 2026-02-17 H.J. 326
executive
Feb 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President S.J. 223
upper
Feb 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 251
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0 S.J. 199
upper
Feb 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, S.J. 9
upper
Feb 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Agriculture and Natural Resources Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0 S.J. 9
upper
Jan 27, 2026
Introduced
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources S.J. 121
upper
Jan 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 66, NAYS 1 H.J. 140
lower
Jan 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
House of Representatives Deferred to another day , Passed, H.J. 128
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Lower · Passed
Agriculture and Natural Resources Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 0 H.J. 5
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
First read in House and referred to House Agriculture and Natural Resources H.J. 11
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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