include certain types of vehicles in the unpaid repair bill titling process.
SB 23 expands South Dakota's existing "unpaid repair bill titling process" to explicitly include all previously listed vehicle types (motor vehicles, boats, mopeds, motorcycles, off-road vehicles, snowmobiles, and trailers) under state law. It requires repair shops to provide the owner's contact information and lienholder details to the Department of Revenue when a vehicle is left unpaid, and allows shops to apply for title after 30 days if the owner doesn't reclaim the vehicle by paying repair costs. This process ensures clarity for repair shops seeking title when owners fail to pay, while giving owners, insurers, and lienholders 30 days to reclaim vehicles by covering repair expenses. The bill modifies existing statutes (§§ 32-3-67 to 32-3-69) without adding new vehicle categories.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
Feb 2026
Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Signed Feb 17, 2026
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This bill enrolls Senate Bill 23, which expands the South Dakota unpaid repair bill titling process to include boats, mopeds, motorcycles, off-road vehicles, snowmobiles, and trailers. Previously, this specific legal mechanism for claiming title to vehicles left behind due to unpaid repairs likely applied only to standard motor vehicles. The change ensures these additional vehicle types are handled through the same legal framework, allowing lienholders to recover costs and owners to reclaim vehicles under consistent rules.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to include boats, mopeds, motorcycles, off-road vehicles, snowmobiles, and trailers, whereas the previous version likely only covered standard motor vehicles.
SCOPE
Added boats, mopeds, motorcycles, off-road vehicles, snowmobiles, and trailers to the list of vehicles eligible for the unpaid repair bill titling process.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
9
Committee
3
Feb 17, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor on 2026-02-17 S.J. 266
executive
Feb 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 251
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President S.J. 203
upper
Feb 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 69, NAYS 0 H.J. 223
upper
Feb 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, H.J. 11
upper
Feb 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Transportation Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0 H.J. 11
upper
Jan 22, 2026
Committee
Referred to House Transportation H.J. 114
upper
Jan 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 32, NAYS 0 S.J. 67
upper
Jan 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, S.J. 1
upper
Jan 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
Transportation Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 0 S.J. 1
upper
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Transportation S.J. 17
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0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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