South Dakota now requires electric vehicle owners to pay an annual $100 fee when they register their vehicles each year, in addition to regular license fees. The money collected goes into the state highway fund. This fee applies to battery-powered cars and trucks designed for public roads but excludes electric motorcycles.
The amendment clarifies the definition of "electric motor vehicle" by specifying that electricity must be the **only** source of propulsion (excluding hybrids) and makes minor technical corrections like changing "shall" to "must" throughout for consistency. This **narrows** the bill's scope to apply only to fully electric vehicles rather than any vehicle with an electric motor component.
The amendment increases the annual electric vehicle fee from fifty dollars to one hundred dollars and makes several technical corrections to the bill's language (changing "shall" to "must" and clarifying the definition of "electric motor vehicle"), which STRENGTHENS the bill by doubling the revenue generated for the state highway fund.
Signed by the Governor H.J. 452
Delivered to the Governor H.J. 420
Signed by the President S.J. 365
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 398
Senate Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 24, NAYS 10. S.J. 316
Transportation Do Pass Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 2. S.J. 15
Transportation Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Transportation S.J. 261
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 49, NAYS 16. H.J. 300
House of Representatives Motion to amend H.J. 300
Transportation Do Pass Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 1. H.J. 17
Transportation Scheduled for hearing
First read in House and referred to House Transportation H.J. 180
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Do Pass Amended
Transportation — Do Pass
Do Pass Amended
Transportation — Do Pass