SB167 reorganizes and clarifies South Dakota's municipal government laws by streamlining requirements for dissolving small towns, simplifying petition procedures, and updating various municipal governance provisions across multiple chapters. The bill makes numerous technical changes to existing rules—such as clarifying which county can receive dissolution petitions for municipalities spanning multiple counties and reformatting petition requirements into a numbered list for clarity—while repealing a few outdated provisions. Overall, this bill modernizes the municipal code without substantially changing how municipalities operate, focusing mainly on making the rules easier to understand and follow.
Signed by the Governor S.J. 528
Delivered to the Governor S.J. 450
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 455
Signed by the President S.J. 425
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 68, NAYS 2. H.J. 412
Local Government Do Pass Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0.
Local Government Scheduled for hearing
First read in House and referred to House Local Government H.J. 324
Senate Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 35, NAYS 0. S.J. 280
Local Government Certified uncontested, placed on consent
Local Government Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0.
Local Government Motion to amend
Local Government Motion to amend
Local Government Scheduled for hearing
Senate Referred to Senate Local Government S.J. 152
First Reading Senate S.J. 137
Do Pass Amended
Local Government — Do Pass
Do Pass Amended
Local Government — Do Pass Amended