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SB 27 South Dakota Senate · 2026 Regular Session

revise the description of certain highways included in the state trunk highway system.

SB 27 amends two sections of South Dakota law (31-4-156 and 31-4-235) to update the precise geographic descriptions of existing highways within the state trunk highway system. The bill corrects the written route descriptions for specific highways in Butte, Lawrence, and other counties, clarifying points like "from a point on the Wyoming state line southeasterly to Interstate Highway 90" and "from U.S. Highway 16 in Custer." It does not change the physical routes or create new policies; it only revises the official legal descriptions to match current highway alignments. This is a technical correction to state code, not a substantive policy change.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Jan 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Signed Mar 4, 2026
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Introduced → Enrolled · 3 edits · Feb 23, 2026
MINOR
This document shows the final enrolled version of Senate Bill 27, which updates the South Dakota state trunk highway system map. The bill adds new highway routes in multiple counties and modifies existing route descriptions. This change matters because it officially designates certain roads as state-maintained highways, affecting funding, maintenance responsibilities, and public access.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded to include additional counties and revised highway route descriptions across Butte, Lawrence, Meade, Ziebach, Haakon, Stanley, Hughes, Hyde, Buffalo, Jerauld, Sanborn, Miner, Lake, Moody, Fall River, Custer, Pennington, and Lawrence counties.
SCOPE

Added new highway route descriptions in Butte, Lawrence, Meade, Ziebach, Haakon, Stanley, Hughes, Hyde, Buffalo, Jerauld, Sanborn, Miner, Lake, and Moody counties, including routes connecting Interstate 90, U.S. Highway 14, U.S. Highway 81, and the Minnesota state line.

Added new highway route descriptions in Fall River, Custer, Pennington, and Lawrence counties, including routes from the Nebraska state line through Oelrichs, Hot Springs, and near Wind Cave National Park to U.S. Highway 16 and U.S. Highway 85.

Modified existing highway descriptions in § 31-4-156 and § 31-4-235 to reflect updated route specifications and county inclusions within the state trunk highway system.

Floor votes · House Feb 20, 2026

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
9
Committee
2
Mar 4, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-04 S.J. 452
executive
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 435
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by the President S.J. 365
lower
Feb 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 67, NAYS 0 H.J. 387
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, H.J. 19
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Transportation Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 0 H.J. 19
lower
Jan 23, 2026
Introduced
First read in House and referred to House Transportation H.J. 125
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0 S.J. 83
upper
Jan 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, S.J. 3
upper
Jan 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
Transportation Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0 S.J. 3
upper
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Transportation S.J. 17
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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