South Dakota legislation · 101st Legislature (2026)
South Dakota HB1173: require certain applicants that seek a permit from the Public Utilities Commission of the State of South Dakota to prepare and p
Status: Failed, March 3, 2026
require certain applicants that seek a permit from the Public Utilities Commission of the State of South Dakota to prepare and pay for an environmental impact statement.
What the bill says
An Act to require certain applicants that seek a permit from the Public Utilities Commission of the State of South Dakota to prepare and pay for an environmental impact statement.
From the engrossed text, February 11, 2026:
An Act to require certain applicants that seek a permit from the Public Utilities Commission of the State of South Dakota to prepare and pay for an environmental impact statement. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota: Section 1. That § 49-41B-12 be AMENDED: 49-41B-12. At the time of filing an application as required in § 49-41B-11, an applicant must deposit the minimum fee with the commission. If required by the commission, an applicant must remit an amount to be determined by the commission based upon the actual cost of investigating, reviewing, processing, and serving notice of an application. The amount must be deposited with the state treasurer and credited to a subfund within the [DELETED: designated revenue] [ADDED: regulatory assessment fee] fund and may only be [DELETED: disbursed on vouchers] approved by the commission for the actual cost of investigating, reviewing, processing, and serving notice of the application. Except as otherwise agreed to by an applicant, the maximum fee chargeable may not exceed one-quarter of one percent of the first one hundred million dollars of estimated construction cost plus one-twentieth of one percent of all additional estimated construction costs of the facility. To exceed the maximum fee when the applicant has not agreed to a fee higher than the maximum amount, the commission must …
Sponsors
- Joy Hohn (R, SD-009) · primary sponsor
- John Hughes (R, HD-013) · primary sponsor
- Bobbi Andera (R, HD-010)
- Lauren Nelson (R, SD-018)
- Al Novstrup (R, HD-003)
- Carl Perry (R, 03)
- Peterson, Sue (R, 13)
- Kathy Rice (R, HD-029)
Latest actions
- : Deferred to the 41st legislative day
- : Scheduled for hearing
- : First read in Senate and referred to Commerce and Energy
- : Do Pass Amended
- : Do Pass Amended
- : Motion to amend
- : Scheduled for hearing
- : Deferred to another day
- : Motion to amend
- : Scheduled for hearing
Votes
- Deferred to the 41st legislative day (March 3, 2026): 5 yea, 3 nay, passed
- Do Pass Amended (February 17, 2026): 44 yea, 22 nay, passed
- Do Pass Amended (February 11, 2026): 8 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Deferred to another day (February 4, 2026): 7 yea, 6 nay, passed
Subjects: Administrative Procedure, Pipelines, Public Utilities and Carriers, Environmental Protection, Fund
Common questions
- What is HB1173?
- HB1173 is a bill in the South Dakota Legislature (101st Legislature (2026)): require certain applicants that seek a permit from the Public Utilities Commission of the State of South Dakota to prepare and p.
- What does HB1173 do?
- In its own words: An Act to require certain applicants that seek a permit from the Public Utilities Commission of the State of South Dakota to prepare and pay for an environmental impact statement.
- What is the status of HB1173?
- Failed as of March 3, 2026. Latest action: Deferred to the 41st legislative day (March 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1173?
- Joy Hohn (R, SD-009), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1173?
- On the South Dakota Legislature website: https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/27024
Source: official South Dakota record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.