South Dakota is updating which federal motor carrier safety regulations it adopts by changing the effective date of these rules from January 1, 2025 to January 1, 2026. The bill also clarifies that smaller intrastate trucks (under 26,001 pounds) that don't carry hazardous materials or passengers aren't required to follow certain federal safety regulations, and it allows drivers as young as 18 to operate most non-interstate vehicles, while requiring 21-year-olds for interstate and hazardous material transport.
This bill does not directly amend codified state law.
The amendment updated the federal regulation adoption date from January 1, 2025 to January 1, 2026, and refined the intrastate vehicle exemption threshold by specifying gross vehicle weight rating criteria.
The amendment updates the federal regulations adoption date from January 1, 2025 to January 1, 2026 for both Title 49 subtitle B chapters I and III.
Signed by the Governor S.J. 266
Delivered to the Governor S.J. 228
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 267
Signed by the President S.J. 223
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 44, NAYS 20. H.J. 250
House of Representatives Deferred to another day H.J. 240
House of Representatives Remove from Consent Calendar H.J. 223
Transportation Certified uncontested, placed on consent H.J. 11
Transportation Do Pass Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0. H.J. 11
Transportation Scheduled for hearing
First read in House and referred to House Transportation H.J. 114
Senate Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 30, NAYS 3. S.J. 76
Transportation Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 0. S.J. 1
Transportation Motion to amend S.J. 1
Transportation Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Transportation S.J. 17
Do Pass Amended
Transportation — Do Pass
Do Pass Amended
Transportation — Do Pass Amended