SB 236 South Dakota Senate · 2026 Regular Session

create the county and township infrastructure fund for the accounting, safekeeping, and allocation of unobligated rural access infrastructure fund moneys.

SB 236 creates a new "county and township infrastructure fund" in South Dakota's state treasury to manage unspent money from existing rural access infrastructure funds. It requires counties to transfer any unobligated funds (money not committed to specific projects) by June 30, 2029, to this state fund instead of letting them revert to the general budget. The fund will hold these unspent moneys for future allocation to counties, following existing rules for rural road projects, and will be administered by the Department of Revenue. This bill does not change how funds are spent but provides a formal mechanism for accounting, safekeeping, and future distribution of leftover funds.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Feb 23, 2026 Signed Mar 10, 2026
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What changed between versions

Senate Local Government Engrossed Enrolled · 1 edit · Mar 3, 2026
MINOR
This bill was finalized in enrolled form with no substantive policy changes. The text remains identical to the previous version, establishing a new county and township infrastructure fund to hold unspent rural access infrastructure money. The fund will be administered by the Department of Revenue and used for specific infrastructure projects in counties and townships.
TECHNICAL

Minor formatting and layout adjustments were made to convert the bill from a draft version to the final enrolled version, including page number updates and addition of executive certification signatures.

Floor votes · House Mar 2, 2026

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 10, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-10 S.J. 514
executive
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 516
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by the President S.J. 448
lower
Mar 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 64, NAYS 1 H.J. 476
lower
Mar 2, 2026
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (64-1-5)
house
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Local Government Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 1
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Introduced
First read in House and referred to House Local Government H.J. 416
lower
Feb 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0 S.J. 340
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Local Government Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Introduced
Local Government Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 236A
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Committee
Referred to Senate Local Government S.J. 199
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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