HB 1320 South Dakota House · 2026 Regular Session

revise a provision related to service of process for boards of county commissioners.

HB 1320 clarifies how legal documents must be served on county boards of commissioners in South Dakota. It revises two sections of state law: first, specifying that appeals against board decisions must be served on board members or affected parties (§7-8-29), and second, updating service rules to state that delivering documents to any county administrator, auditor, commissioner, executive, or registered agent of the county or board constitutes valid service (§15-6-4(d)(2)(i)). This change directly affects individuals filing appeals against county board decisions and legal professionals handling such cases. The bill streamlines the service process for county government entities without altering substantive legal rights.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Mar 2026

Introduced Feb 17, 2026 Signed Mar 30, 2026

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Senate Local Government Engrossed → Enrolled · 3 edits · Mar 11, 2026

MINOR

This bill transitions HB 1320 from a working draft version to its final enrolled form, ready for signature by the Governor. The substantive policy content regarding service of process for county commissioner appeals remains unchanged, with only formatting and official certification elements added.

TECHNICAL

Added official enrolled formatting including session information, act title, and signature blocks for the House, Senate, and Governor.

Removed browser compatibility warnings and navigation interface text from the working draft version.

Added certification language and dates for the 101st Legislative Session and 2026 South Dakota Legislature.

Floor votes · House Mar 10, 2026

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Mar 30, 2026

Signed into law

Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 H.J. 578

executive

Mar 12, 2026

Upper · Passed

Signed by the President S.J. 528

upper

Mar 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

Signed by the Speaker H.J. 560

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Upper · Passed

House of Representatives Concurred in amendments , Passed, YEAS 64, NAYS 3 H.J. 549

upper

Mar 9, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0 S.J. 492

upper

Mar 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,

upper

Mar 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

Local Government Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0

upper

Mar 4, 2026

Introduced

Local Government Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 1320D

upper

Feb 17, 2026

Introduced

First read in Senate and referred to Senate Local Government S.J. 272

upper

Feb 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 44, NAYS 18 H.J. 318

lower

Feb 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Local Government Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 3

lower

Feb 10, 2026

Introduced

Local Government Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 1320A

lower

Feb 5, 2026

Committee

Referred to House Local Government H.J. 237

lower

4 primary · 0 co-sponsors