HB 1263 South Dakota House · 2026 Regular Session

eliminate an exclusion from the definition of an agricultural equipment dealer.

HB 1263 removes an exclusion in South Dakota law that previously prevented dealers primarily selling off-road construction equipment from being classified as "agricultural equipment dealers." The bill amends the definition to include these dealers under the same category as those selling agricultural equipment. This change directly affects businesses that sell both construction and agricultural equipment, reclassifying them under the agricultural dealer definition. The key mechanism is a simple textual update to the legal definition, removing the specific exclusion for construction-focused dealers.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Feb 4, 2026 Signed Mar 30, 2026
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Introduced Enrolled · 1 edit · Mar 5, 2026
MINOR
This bill removes an exclusion from the definition of an agricultural equipment dealer in South Dakota law. Previously, certain sales activities were excluded from counting toward the dealer threshold. The change expands eligibility by including previously excluded sales in the calculation of agricultural equipment dealer status.
Scope change
Expanded the definition of agricultural equipment dealer to include sales that were previously excluded from the calculation.
DEFINITION

Modified the definition of agricultural equipment dealer in § 32-39-3 to remove an exclusion, allowing previously excluded sales to count toward the thirty percent dealer threshold.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2026 · House Feb 11, 2026

How they voted

286
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 35
Mar 4, 2026
D Democratic3
1 Yea 2 Nay
66% Nay
R Republican32
27 Yea 4 Nay 1
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Mar 30, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 H.J. 580
executive
Mar 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President S.J. 506
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 529
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 28, NAYS 6 S.J. 464
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Agriculture and Natural Resources Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 2 S.J. 25
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Introduced
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources S.J. 260
upper
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 62, NAYS 3 H.J. 299
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Agriculture and Natural Resources Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 9, NAYS 1 H.J. 17
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Introduced
First read in House and referred to House Agriculture and Natural Resources H.J. 217
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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