SB 96 South Dakota Senate · 2026 Regular Session

authorize the imposition of a county option gross receipts tax to reduce owner-occupied property taxes.

South Dakota's SB 96 allows counties to impose a 0.5% sales tax on taxable goods, digital products, and services (following state sales tax rules). All revenue from this county-level tax must go into a dedicated "property tax reduction fund." The fund is used to reduce property taxes on owner-occupied homes first, then agricultural and other land types, with all reductions applied equally across qualifying properties. Counties must adopt an ordinance to implement the tax and may hold a voter referendum on the proposal.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Jan 20, 2026 Signed Mar 30, 2026
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Senate Engrossed Enrolled · 7 edits · Mar 9, 2026
MODERATE
This bill authorizes South Dakota counties to impose a 0.5% gross receipts tax on sales and services to fund property tax reductions for homeowners. The tax proceeds must be used exclusively to credit owner-occupied property taxes, with any excess funds applied to agricultural and nonagricultural properties. The bill also updates tax bill language to show credits and clarifies that separately stated taxes are not included in gross receipts calculations.
Scope change
New county-level authority added to impose a gross receipts tax, expanding local tax options while linking revenue directly to property tax relief.
SCOPE

Counties may now impose a 0.5% gross receipts tax on taxable sales and services to fund property tax reductions.

FISCAL

Tax revenue must be deposited into a county property tax reduction fund and used only for property tax credits.

ELIGIBILITY

Property tax credits must first reduce owner-occupied property taxes before any excess funds can be applied to agricultural and nonagricultural properties.

REQUIREMENT

Property tax bills for 2028 and later must disclose any gross receipts tax credits applied to the property.

Counties must adopt an ordinance to implement the tax, which may be subject to a public vote.

DEFINITION

Gross receipts definition now excludes separately stated taxes to prevent double taxation.

TIMELINE

Initial implementation year allows up to 2% of fund deposits or $20,000 for administrative costs.

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

How they voted

2014
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 35
Feb 23, 2026
D Democratic3
3 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican32
20 Yea 11 Nay 1
62% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
10
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Mar 30, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 548
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 48, NAYS 19 H.J. 528
upper
Mar 5, 2026
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (48-19-3)
house
Mar 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 1
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 14 S.J. 359
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Introduced
Senate Motion to amend , Passed, S.J. 358 Amendment 96D
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (20-14-1)
senate
Feb 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Deferred to another day , Passed, S.J. 338
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Taxation Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0 S.J. 15
upper
Jan 20, 2026
Introduced
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Taxation S.J. 67
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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