South Dakota legislation · 101st Legislature (2026)
South Dakota SB188: revise public notice requirements for new sand, gravel, and construction aggregate mines.
Status: Failed, February 12, 2026
What the bill says
An Act to revise public notice requirements for new sand, gravel, and construction aggregate mines.
From the introduced text, January 29, 2026:
An Act to revise public notice requirements for new sand, gravel, and construction aggregate mines. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota: Section 1. That § 45-6-68 be AMENDED: 45-6-68. The operator [DELETED: shall] [ADDED: must] publish notice of each [DELETED: mine] [ADDED: mining] operation once in a newspaper of general circulation in the locality of the operation [ADDED: ,] at least fourteen days before the commencement of mining [ADDED: , if the operation will affect an area of ten acres or less, or will annually extract less than twenty-five thousand tons of material.] [ADDED: If the operation will affect an area greater than ten acres, or annually extract at least twenty-five thousand tons of material, the operator must publish notice of each mine operation at least three times in a newspaper of general circulation in the locality of the operation. The first notice must be published no sooner than one hundred eighty days before the commencement of the mining operation. The second notice must be published at least ninety days before the commencement of the mining operation. The third notice must be published at least thirty days before the commencement of the mining operation] . The notice [DELETED: shall contain the] [ADDED: must:] [ADDED: (1) State the] identity and address of the operator and …
Sponsors
- John Carley (R, SD-029) · primary sponsor
- Kathy Rice (R, HD-029)
Latest actions
- : Deferred to the 41st legislative day
- : Motion to amend
- : Scheduled for hearing
- : First read in Senate and referred to Commerce and Energy
Votes
- Deferred to the 41st legislative day (February 12, 2026): 7 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: Mining, Oil and Gas, Notice and Publication
Common questions
- What is SB188?
- SB188 is a bill in the South Dakota Legislature (101st Legislature (2026)): revise public notice requirements for new sand, gravel, and construction aggregate mines.
- What does SB188 do?
- In its own words: An Act to revise public notice requirements for new sand, gravel, and construction aggregate mines.
- What is the status of SB188?
- Failed as of February 12, 2026. Latest action: Deferred to the 41st legislative day (February 12, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB188?
- John Carley (R, SD-029), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB188?
- On the South Dakota Legislature website: https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/26861
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