South Dakota legislation · 101st Legislature (2026)
South Dakota SB56: require that agencies promulgating permanent rules publish the rules and associated rulemaking forms on a state website.
Status: Signed into law, February 6, 2026
What the bill says
An Act ENTITLED An Act to require that agencies promulgating permanent rules publish the rules and associated rulemaking forms on a state website.
From the enrolled text, February 2, 2026:
An Act ENTITLED An Act to require that agencies promulgating permanent rules publish the rules and associated rulemaking forms on a state website. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota: Section 1. That § 1-26-4 be AMENDED: 1-26-4. The following notice, service, and public hearing procedure must be used to adopt, amend, or repeal a permanent rule: (1) An agency shall serve a copy of a proposed rule and any publication described in § 1-26-6.6 upon the departmental secretary, bureau commissioner, public utilities commissioner, or constitutional officer to which it is attached for the secretary's, commissioner's, or officer's written approval to proceed; (2) After receiving the written approval of the secretary, commissioner, or officer to proceed, the agency, at least twenty days before the public hearing to adopt the proposed rule, shall: (a) Serve code counsel with a copy of the proposed rule, any publication described in § 1-26-6.6, the fiscal note required by § 1-26-4.2, the impact statement on small business required by § 1-26-2.1, any housing cost impact statement required by § 1-26-2.3, and the notice of hearing required by § 1-26-4.1. Any publication described in § 1-26-6.6 must be returned to the agency upon completion of the code counsel's review and retained by the agency; and (b) Serve the commissioner of the …
Sponsors
- Jon Hansen (R, HD-025) · primary sponsor
- Taffy Howard (R, 34) · primary sponsor
- Roger Degroot (R, HD-007)
- Liz Larson (D, SD-010)
- 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
- : Certified uncontested, placed on consent
- : Do Pass
- : Scheduled for hearing
- : Referred to State Affairs
- : First Reading House
Votes
- Do Pass (January 29, 2026): 65 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 28, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 28, 2026): 32 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 20, 2026): 32 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 16, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Administrative Procedure, State Affairs and Government, Interim Legislative Committee Bill, Promulgation of Rules
Common questions
- What is SB56?
- SB56 is a bill in the South Dakota Legislature (101st Legislature (2026)): require that agencies promulgating permanent rules publish the rules and associated rulemaking forms on a state website.
- What does SB56 do?
- In its own words: An Act ENTITLED An Act to require that agencies promulgating permanent rules publish the rules and associated rulemaking forms on a state website.
- What is the status of SB56?
- Signed into law as of February 6, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor (February 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB56?
- Jon Hansen (R, HD-025), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB56?
- On the South Dakota Legislature website: https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/26394
Source: official South Dakota record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.