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South Dakota · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1254: exempt any soil amendment used exclusively for agricultural purposes from sales tax.

Enacted 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 1254 is a bill introduced in the South Dakota House on February 3, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: exempt any soil amendment used exclusively for agricultural purposes from sales tax. Primary sponsor: Les Heinemann (Republican), Brandon Wipf (Republican), Tim Goodwin (Republican), John Sjaarda (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 30, 2026): Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 H.J. 580.

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): Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Les HeinemannPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse25
Brandon WipfPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate22
Tim GoodwinPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse30
John SjaardaPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse2

“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. Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 H.J. 580
  2. Delivered to the Governor on 2026-03-09 H.J. 534
  3. Signed by the President S.J. 486
  4. Signed by the Speaker H.J. 516
  5. Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 28, NAYS 6 S.J. 446
  6. Remove from Consent Calendar S.J. 426
  7. Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, S.J. 23
  8. Agriculture and Natural Resources Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 0 S.J. 23
  9. Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
  10. First read in Senate and referred to Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources S.J. 339
  11. House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 65, NAYS 1 H.J. 369
  12. House of Representatives Motion to amend , Passed, H.J. 368 Amendment 1254B

Showing 12 most recent of 18 actions. Full history

Sources

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