South Dakota legislation · 101st Legislature (2026)
South Dakota SB117: make an appropriation for the design and construction of a new soccer venue at South Dakota State University and to declare an emergency.
Status: Signed into law, February 25, 2026
What the bill says
An Act ENTITLED An Act to make an appropriation for the design and construction of a new soccer venue at South Dakota State University and to declare an emergency.
From the enrolled text, February 17, 2026:
An Act ENTITLED An Act to make an appropriation for the design and construction of a new soccer venue at South Dakota State University and to declare an emergency. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota: Section 1. The Board of Regents may contract for the planning, site preparation, construction, completion, furnishing, equipping, and maintaining of a soccer venue at South Dakota State University, together with any heating, air conditioning, plumbing, water, sewer, electrical, sidewalks, parking, landscaping, and envelope systems, architectural and engineering services, and any other services or actions as may be required for an estimated cost of $5,040,000. Section 2. There is appropriated to the Board of Regents, for the purposes authorized in this Act, the sum of $5,040,000 in other fund expenditure authority for donated moneys, together with any additional sums received pursuant to section 4 of this Act, and permitted adjustments pursuant to section 3 of this Act. Section 3. The cost estimate contained in this Act is stated in terms of 2026 values. The Board of Regents may adjust the cost estimate to reflect inflation, as measured by the Building Cost Index and reported by the Engineering News Record, and additional expenditures required to comply with regulations adopted after the effective date of this Act, or additional sums received pursuant …
Sponsors
- Mellissa Heermann (R, HD-007) · primary sponsor
- Tim Reed (R, 07) · primary sponsor
- Casey Crabtree (R, SD-008)
- Roger Degroot (R, HD-007)
- Eric Emery (D, HD-026)
- Timothy Goodwin (R, HD-030)
- Chris Kassin (R, HD-017)
- Erik Muckey (D, HD-015)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Delivered to the Governor
- : Signed by the Speaker
- : Signed by the President
- : Do Pass
- : First read in House and referral to committee waived pursuant to JR 6D-1
- : Do Pass
- : Do Pass
- : Scheduled for hearing
- : Referred to Committee on Appropriations
Votes
- Do Pass (February 12, 2026): 50 yea, 12 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 9, 2026): 17 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 29, 2026): 34 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Uncodified Acts, Public Construction, Athletics, Appropriation, Higher Education, Emergency Clause
Common questions
- What is SB117?
- SB117 is a bill in the South Dakota Legislature (101st Legislature (2026)): make an appropriation for the design and construction of a new soccer venue at South Dakota State University and to declare an emergency.
- What does SB117 do?
- In its own words: An Act ENTITLED An Act to make an appropriation for the design and construction of a new soccer venue at South Dakota State University and to declare an emergency.
- What is the status of SB117?
- Signed into law as of February 25, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor (February 25, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB117?
- Mellissa Heermann (R, HD-007), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB117?
- On the South Dakota Legislature website: https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/26871
Source: official South Dakota record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.