allow a business owner who is a veteran to display military specialty plates on a noncommercial vehicle registered to the veteran's business and to limit personal liability to the business owner and veteran.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “allow a business owner who is a veteran to display military specialty plates on a noncommercial vehicle registered to the veteran's business and to limit personal liability to the business owner and veteran.” Read the full text
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2026 session
Where it is
First read in House and referred to · Jan 16, 2026
Scheduled for hearing · Jan 22, 2026
Military and Veterans Affairs
Do Pass · Jan 22, 2026
Military and Veterans Affairs
Do Pass · Jan 26, 2026
First read in Senate and referred to · Jan 27, 2026
Scheduled for hearing · Feb 4, 2026
Military and Veterans Affairs
Motion to amend · Feb 4, 2026
Military and Veterans Affairs
Do Pass Amended · Feb 4, 2026
Military and Veterans Affairs
Certified uncontested, placed on consent · Feb 4, 2026
Military and Veterans Affairs
Do Pass Amended · Feb 9, 2026
Concurred in amendments · Feb 11, 2026
Signed by the Speaker · Feb 12, 2026
Signed by the President · Feb 17, 2026
Delivered to the Governor · Feb 18, 2026
Signed by the Governor · Feb 23, 2026
The numbers
0
sponsors on the bill
Recorded votes
Concurred in amendmentsHouse · 2026-02-11 · yeas 65, nays 1, excused 4, absent 0, present 0, notVoting 0
Do Pass AmendedSenate · 2026-02-04 · yeas 5, nays 0, excused 0, absent 0, present 0, notVoting 0
Do PassHouse · 2026-01-26 · yeas 67, nays 0, excused 3, absent 0, present 0, notVoting 0
Do PassHouse · 2026-01-22 · yeas 13, nays 0, excused 0, absent 0, present 0, notVoting 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the South Dakota legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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