South Dakota legislation · 101st Legislature (2026)
South Dakota SB133: provide additional legislative oversight of rulemaking.
Status: Signed into law, March 12, 2026
What the bill says
An Act ENTITLED An Act to provide additional legislative oversight of rulemaking.
From the enrolled text, March 4, 2026:
An Act ENTITLED An Act to provide additional legislative oversight of rulemaking. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota: Section 1. That § 1-26-1 be AMENDED: 1-26-1. Terms used in this chapter mean: (1) "Agency," each association, authority, board, commission, committee, council, department, division, office, officer, task force, or other agent of the state vested with the authority to exercise any portion of the state's sovereignty. The term includes a home-rule municipality that has adopted its own administrative appeals process, whose final decisions, rulings, or actions rendered by that process are subject to judicial review pursuant to this chapter. The term does not include the Legislature, the Unified Judicial System, any unit of local government, or any agency under the jurisdiction of these exempt departments and units unless the department, unit, or agency is specifically made subject to this chapter by statute; (2) "Contested case," a proceeding, including rate-making and licensing, in which the legal rights, duties, or privileges of a party are required by law to be determined by an agency after an opportunity for hearing but the term does not include the proceedings relating to rule making other than rate-making, proceedings related to inmate disciplinary matters as defined in § 1-15-20, or student academic proceedings under the jurisdiction of the Board of Regents; …
Sponsors
- Al Novstrup (R, HD-003) · primary sponsor
- Peterson, Sue (R, 13) · primary sponsor
- Carl Perry (R, 03)
- Tom Pischke (R, 25)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Delivered to the Governor
- : Signed by the Speaker
- : Signed by the President
- : Do Pass Amended
- : Do Pass
- : Scheduled for hearing
- : First read in House and referred to State Affairs
- : Do Pass Amended
- : Certified uncontested, placed on consent
Votes
- Do Pass Amended (March 3, 2026): 66 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 2, 2026): 10 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Do Pass Amended (February 24, 2026): 33 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass Amended (February 20, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Administrative Procedure, State Affairs and Government, Promulgation of Rules, Legislative Oversight
Common questions
- What is SB133?
- SB133 is a bill in the South Dakota Legislature (101st Legislature (2026)): provide additional legislative oversight of rulemaking.
- What does SB133 do?
- In its own words: An Act ENTITLED An Act to provide additional legislative oversight of rulemaking.
- What is the status of SB133?
- Signed into law as of March 12, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor (March 12, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB133?
- Al Novstrup (R, HD-003), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB133?
- On the South Dakota Legislature website: https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/26885
Source: official South Dakota record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.