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South Dakota · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1203: exempt a volunteer firefighter from certain motor vehicle registration fees.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1203 is a bill introduced in the South Dakota House on January 29, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: exempt a volunteer firefighter from certain motor vehicle registration fees. Primary sponsor: Jon Hansen (Republican), Heather Baxter (Republican), Tim Goodwin (Republican), Travis Ismay (Republican), Phil Jensen (Republican), John Sjaarda (Republican), Nicole Uhre-Balk (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (February 10, 2026): Transportation Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 3 H.J. 17.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jon HansenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse25
Heather BaxterPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse34
Tim GoodwinPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse30
Travis IsmayPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse28B
Phil JensenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse33
John SjaardaPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse2
Nicole Uhre-BalkPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse32

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Transportation Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 3 H.J. 17
  2. Scheduled for hearing
  3. First read in House and referred to House Transportation H.J. 180

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source