repeal the requirement that an adult occupant of a motor vehicle in forward motion must wear a safety belt.
This bill proposes to remove the state law requiring adults to wear seat belts while driving or riding in a moving vehicle. It would directly affect all adult drivers and passengers in South Dakota by eliminating the legal mandate for seat belt use. The key provision is the repeal of the existing safety belt requirement, meaning adults would no longer face penalties for not wearing them. This change would shift responsibility for seat belt use from a legal obligation to a personal choice for adult occupants.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
House Passage
Jan 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 17, 2025
Last action Jan 28, 2025
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
1
Committee
0
Jan 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Transportation Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 2 H.J. 5
lower
Jan 17, 2025
Introduced
First read in House and referred to H.J. 38
lower
9 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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