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SB 47 South Dakota Senate · 2025 Regular Session

clarify eligibility for licensure as a video lottery operator.

SB 47 clarifies the eligibility requirements for individuals seeking licensure as video lottery operators in South Dakota. The bill updates existing regulations to specify who may qualify for this professional license, ensuring that only eligible applicants can operate video lottery terminals. By defining clearer standards for licensure, the legislation aims to streamline the approval process for qualified candidates. This change directly affects applicants and current operators of video lottery systems within the state.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Feb 2025
Introduced Feb 4, 2025 Signed Feb 25, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Enrolled · 4 edits · Feb 18, 2025
MODERATE
This bill transitions from a browser compatibility notice to an official enrolled legislative act that clarifies eligibility requirements for video lottery operator licenses in South Dakota. The primary change is the replacement of a technical error page with substantive legal text establishing new residency and ownership requirements for video lottery machine operators.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded from no legislative content to establishing new eligibility criteria for video lottery operator licensure, specifically requiring operators to be state residents and limiting majority ownership to state residents or publicly traded companies.
ELIGIBILITY

Added requirement that video lottery machine operators must be residents of South Dakota.

Added ownership restriction requiring majority ownership of video lottery operators to be held by state residents or publicly traded companies recognized by the SEC.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement that disclosure statements for public company ownership must be filed with the lottery commission.

TECHNICAL

Replaced browser compatibility error message with complete legislative text including bill title, session information, and enrolled certification documents.

Floor votes · House Feb 13, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
9
Committee
3
Feb 25, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor on 2025-02-25 S.J. 367
executive
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 335
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by the President S.J. 285
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 63, NAYS 6 H.J. 287
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Commerce and Energy Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 0
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Introduced
First read in House and referred to H.J. 185
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 35, NAYS 0 S.J. 153
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Commerce and Energy Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 9, NAYS 0
upper
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to S.J. 63
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.