SB 204 South Dakota Senate · 2026 Regular Session

revise certain criteria for loans from the South Dakota housing infrastructure fund.

SB 204 revises loan criteria for the South Dakota Housing Infrastructure Fund. It changes the fund's distribution to allocate 50% of monies to housing infrastructure in municipalities with populations over 50,000 (previously 30%) and 50% to other areas (previously 70%). The bill also increases the maximum loan amount from one-third to one-half of a housing infrastructure project's total cost and allows up to 1% of the loan principal to cover administrative expenses. This directly affects municipalities, housing developers, and projects seeking infrastructure loans under the fund.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Signed Mar 30, 2026
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Senate Commerce and Energy Engrossed Enrolled · 3 edits · Mar 9, 2026
MINOR
This bill transitions from a browser error page to the official enrolled text of Senate Bill 204, which amends South Dakota housing infrastructure loan criteria. The substantive changes include updated definitions for key terms and modified loan funding limits. This matters because it clarifies what qualifies as housing infrastructure and adjusts how much funding can be provided through state loans.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on South Dakota housing infrastructure loans, but eligibility criteria and funding thresholds have been modified through statutory amendments.
DEFINITION

Added formal definitions for 'Authority', 'Housing infrastructure', and 'Public infrastructure' to clarify what projects qualify for state funding.

FISCAL

Amended loan amount limits to cap principal at one-half of total project cost and allow up to one percent for administrative expenses.

TECHNICAL

Added official enrolled formatting including signatures, dates, and legislative session information for the 101st Session (2026).

Floor votes · Senate Feb 23, 2026 · House Mar 5, 2026

How they voted

2013
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 35
Feb 23, 2026
D Democratic3
2 Yea 1 Nay
66% Yea
R Republican32
18 Yea 12 Nay 2
56% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
9
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Mar 30, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 549
executive
Mar 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 553
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President S.J. 505
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 42, NAYS 25 H.J. 528
upper
Mar 5, 2026
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (42-25-3)
house
Mar 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 5
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Committee
Referred to House State Affairs H.J. 446
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 20, NAYS 13 S.J. 361
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (20-13-2)
senate
Feb 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Commerce and Energy Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 1
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Introduced
Commerce and Energy Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 204A
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Commerce and Energy S.J. 160
upper
7 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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