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South DakotaSB 24100th South Dakota Legislature (2025)SenateWALLET

revise provisions relating to the promulgation of rules to set licensing and inspection fees for plumbers and related professions.

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Signed by Governor

Executive/Judiciary RequestFeesLicensureProfessions and OccupationsPromulgation of Rules

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Bill Overview

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4 provisions identified: 4 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Caps on plumbing permit and inspection fees

The person responsible for plumbing work pays an inspection fee made up of permit and installation certificate fees. The commission sets these fees by rule: permits cannot exceed $125 for single-family homes or $325 for multiple-unit or public buildings. The certificate fee cannot exceed $25. The late fee cannot exceed $200 when the certificate is not filed with the commission before work starts. Each permit covers up to three inspections; the commission can charge no more than $100 for each extra inspection.

Exam waiver for eligible out-of-state plumbers

The commission can register a nonresident plumber without an exam when the plumber is registered in another state. The commission must find that state's plumbing requirements substantially equivalent to South Dakota's. The applicant still pays the required initial application, exam, and license fees, even without taking the exam.

Plumbing apprentice fees capped at $50

The commission must set plumbing apprentice and temporary-license fees by rule, with each fee capped at $50. Covered fees include the initial apprentice application, initial license, annual renewal, third-year apprentice exam, and temporary license. The temporary-license fee is due before the applicant takes the exam for the first time.

Fee caps for plumbing trade licenses

The South Dakota Plumbing Commission must license people who pass an exam showing fitness for a covered trade. Covered licenses include appliance contractors and installers; individual and small on-site wastewater system installers; manufactured and mobile home contractors and installers; plumbers and plumbing contractors; and sewer and water, underground irrigation, and water conditioning contractors and installers. Initial application fees cannot exceed $60, exam or retest fees $100, license or renewal fees $300, and license verification fees $30. The commission must set fees by rule and can set them below these caps. For the two licensing sections covered by the definition, underground irrigation means any non-farm landscape watering system.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

There is no primary sponsor on record.

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 132 • No: 47

House vote • 3/4/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 54 • No: 16

House vote • 3/3/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 9 • No: 0

House vote • 2/26/2025

Referred to

Yes: 11 • No: 2

Senate vote • 2/12/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 25 • No: 10

Senate vote • 2/11/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 21 • No: 13

Senate vote • 2/10/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 5 • No: 4

Senate vote • 1/28/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 7 • No: 2

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor

    3/31/2025Senate

  2. Delivered to the Governor

    3/10/2025Senate

  3. Signed by the Speaker

    3/6/2025House

  4. Signed by the President

    3/5/2025Senate

  5. House of Representatives Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 54, NAYS 16

    3/4/2025House

  6. House Committee on Appropriations Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 9, NAYS 0

    3/3/2025House

  7. Scheduled for hearing

    3/3/2025House

  8. Referred to House Committee on Appropriations, Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 2

    2/26/2025House

  9. Scheduled for hearing

    2/26/2025House

  10. First read in House and referred to House Commerce and Energy

    2/13/2025House

  11. Senate Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 25, NAYS 10

    2/12/2025Senate

  12. Senate Do Pass, Failed, YEAS 21, NAYS 13

    2/11/2025Senate

  13. Senate Committee on Appropriations Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 4

    2/10/2025Senate

  14. Scheduled for hearing

    2/10/2025Senate

  15. Referred to Senate Committee on Appropriations, Passed

    1/29/2025Senate

  16. Senate Commerce and Energy Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 2

    1/28/2025Senate

  17. Scheduled for hearing

    1/28/2025Senate

  18. Referred to Senate Commerce and Energy

    1/21/2025Senate

  19. First Reading Senate

    1/14/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • Introduced

    1/3/2025

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