HB1002 • 2026

revise the daily meal allowance for wildland fire employees and fire suppression forces in certain circumstances.

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Enacted

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Sponsor: The Chair of the Committee on <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Committee/1260/Detail">Agriculture and Natural Resources</a> at the request of the Department of Public Safety
Last action: 2026-02-17
Official status: Signed by the Governor
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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revise the daily meal allowance for wildland fire employees and fire suppression forces in certain circumstances.

What This Bill Does

revise the daily meal allowance for wildland fire employees and fire suppression forces in certain circumstances.
Official keyword topics: Administrative Procedure Executive/Judiciary Request Firefighters Public Officers and Employees State Employees Official sponsor note: The Chair of the Committee on <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Committee/1260/Detail">Agriculture and Natural Resources</a> at the request of the Department of Public Safety

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Bill History

2026-02-17 House of Representatives
Signed by the Governor
2026-02-10 House of Representatives
Delivered to the Governor
2026-02-09 Senate
Signed by the President
2026-02-06 House of Representatives
Signed by the Speaker
2026-02-05 Senate
Do Pass
2026-02-03 Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources
Certified uncontested, placed on consent
2026-02-03 Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources
Do Pass
2026-02-03 Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources
Scheduled for hearing
2026-01-27 Senate
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources
2026-01-26 House of Representatives
Do Pass
2026-01-23 House of Representatives
Deferred to another day
2026-01-22 House Agriculture and Natural Resources
Do Pass
2026-01-22 House Agriculture and Natural Resources
Scheduled for hearing
2026-01-13 House of Representatives
First read in House and referred to House Agriculture and Natural Resources

Official Summary Text

revise the daily meal allowance for wildland fire employees and fire suppression forces in certain circumstances.
Official keyword topics:
Administrative Procedure
Executive/Judiciary Request
Firefighters
Public Officers and Employees
State Employees
Official sponsor note: The Chair of the Committee on <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Committee/1260/Detail">Agriculture and Natural Resources</a> at the request of the Department of Public Safety

Current Bill Text

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26.401.12 101st Legislative Session 1002

2026 South Dakota Legislature
House Bill 1002
ENROLLED

AN ACT

ENTITLED An Act to revise the daily meal allowance for wildland fire employees and
fire suppression forces in certain circumstances.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That a NEW SECTION be added to chapter 3-9:
Notwithstanding §§ 3-9-2 to 3-9-2.2, inclusive, the Department of Public Safety
shall establish a maximum daily meal allowance for wildland fire employees and fire
suppression forces authorized by §§ 34-35-20, 41-20A-8, 41-20A-10, and 41-20A-12,
while performing duties on any uncontrolled fire within the Black Hills Forest Fire Protection
District, or outside the District if the Governor has declared an emergency pursuant to
§ 34-48A-5 or 41-20A-8. The amount may not exceed the current United States General
Services Administration per diem rate for South Dakota. The department shall publish the
maximum daily meal allowance to be effective as of October first each year. The daily
meal allowance appl ies only to meals that are ordered and distributed in a manner
approved by the department.
26.401.12 2 1002
HB1002 ENROLLED
An Act to revise the daily meal allowance for wildland fire employees and fire suppression
forces in certain circumstances.

I certify that the attached Act originated in
the:

House as Bill No. 1002

Chief Clerk of the House

Speaker of the House

Attest:

Chief Clerk of the House

President of the Senate

Attest:

Secretary of the Senate

House Bill No. 1002
File No. ____
Chapter No. ______

Received at this Executive Office
this _____ day of _____________,

2026 at ____________M.

By
for the Governor

The attached Act is hereby
approved this ________ day of
______________, A.D., 2026

Governor

STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA,
ss.
Office of the Secretary of State

Filed ____________, 2026
at _________ o'clock __M.

Secretary of State

By
Asst. Secretary of State