South Dakota legislation · 101st Legislature (2026)
South Dakota SB180: modify requirements regarding nondomiciled commercial driver licenses.
Status: Signed into law, March 10, 2026
What the bill says
An Act ENTITLED An Act to modify requirements regarding nondomiciled commercial driver licenses.
From the enrolled text, March 4, 2026:
An Act ENTITLED An Act to modify requirements regarding nondomiciled commercial driver licenses. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota: Section 1. That § 32-12A-13 be AMENDED: 32-12A-13. The department may issue a nondomiciled commercial learner's permit or commercial driver license to an applicant who meets the requirements set forth in 49 C.F.R. §§ 383 and 384 (January 1, 2026). In addition, the department must observe the following conditions applicable to the issuance of a nondomiciled commercial learner's permit or commercial driver license in this state: (1) An applicant may only be: (a) An individual who has lawful, employment-based nonimmigrant status in the H-2A, H-2B, or E-2 visa category; or (b) An individual domiciled in a United States territory, who holds any of the same employment-based visas described in subsection (a); (2) Any non-citizen applicant, except for a lawful permanent resident, must provide an unexpired foreign passport and an unexpired form I-94 or I-94A that indicates a specified type of employment-based nonimmigrant status at every issuance, transfer, renewal, and upgrade action; (3) The department must query the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements system, administered by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, to confirm the applicant's claim of lawful immigration status in a specified category; (4) The department must retain copies of the application documents for …
Sponsors
- Timothy Goodwin (R, HD-030) · primary sponsor
- Amber Hulse (R, SD-030) · primary sponsor
- Carl Perry (R, 03)
- Kent Roe (R, HD-004)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Delivered to the Governor
- : Signed by the Speaker
- : Signed by the President
- : Concurred in amendments
- : Do Pass Amended
- : Certified uncontested, placed on consent
- : Do Pass Amended
- : Motion to amend
- : Scheduled for hearing
Votes
- Concurred in amendments (March 3, 2026): 34 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass Amended (February 26, 2026): 66 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass Amended (February 24, 2026): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 9, 2026): 33 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 6, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Commercial Trucking, Residency, Driver License, Motor Vehicles
Common questions
- What is SB180?
- SB180 is a bill in the South Dakota Legislature (101st Legislature (2026)): modify requirements regarding nondomiciled commercial driver licenses.
- What does SB180 do?
- In its own words: An Act ENTITLED An Act to modify requirements regarding nondomiciled commercial driver licenses.
- What is the status of SB180?
- Signed into law as of March 10, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor (March 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB180?
- Timothy Goodwin (R, HD-030), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB180?
- On the South Dakota Legislature website: https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/27170
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