SB 56 South Dakota Senate · 2026 Regular Session

require that agencies promulgating permanent rules publish the rules and associated rulemaking forms on a state website.

SB 56 requires South Dakota state agencies to publish proposed permanent rules and key supporting documents - such as fiscal notes, small business impact statements, and public hearing notices - on a central state website at least 20 days before a public hearing. After the hearing, agencies must also post final rule details, hearing minutes, written comments, and corrected rule texts on the same website. This applies to all agencies creating new permanent rules and aims to increase public access to the rulemaking process. The website must be designated by the Governor and maintained by the executive department, streamlining transparency without altering rule content.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Jan 2026
Signed into Law
Feb 2026
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Signed Feb 6, 2026
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Introduced Enrolled · 3 edits · Feb 2, 2026
MINOR
This bill amends South Dakota's rulemaking laws to require agencies to publish proposed rules and supporting documents on a single state website designated by the Governor. The change ensures public access to rulemaking materials before and after hearings, replacing previous requirements that focused on serving documents to internal officials.
Scope change
The bill applies to all state agencies promulgating permanent rules, expanding their obligations to include public website publication of notices, proposed rules, fiscal notes, and hearing minutes.
REQUIREMENT

Agencies must publish proposed rules, impact statements, and fiscal notes on a Governor-designated state website at least 20 days before a public hearing.

Agencies must publish hearing minutes, code counsel advisements, and corrected rule copies on the same website at least 7 days before presenting rules to the Interim Rules Review Committee.

The bill clarifies that publications sent to code counsel must be returned to the agency after review and retained by the agency.

Floor votes · House Jan 29, 2026

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 6, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor on 2026-02-06 S.J. 206
executive
Feb 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 210
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President S.J. 165
upper
Jan 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 65, NAYS 0 H.J. 182
upper
Jan 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, H.J. 8
upper
Jan 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0 H.J. 8
upper
Jan 22, 2026
Committee
Referred to House State Affairs 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
State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 0 S.J. 1
upper
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
First read in Senate and referred to Senate State Affairs S.J. 15
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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