allow a business owner who is a veteran to display military specialty plates on a noncommercial vehicle registered to the veteran's business and to limit personal liability to the business owner and veteran.

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allow a business owner who is a veteran to display military specialty plates on a noncommercial vehicle registered to the veteran's business and to limit personal liability to the business owner and veteran.

allow a business owner who is a veteran to display military specialty plates on a noncommercial vehicle registered to the veteran's business and to limit personal liability to the business owner and veteran.

What This Bill Does

• allow a business owner who is a veteran to display military specialty plates on a noncommercial vehicle registered to the veteran's business and to limit personal liability to the business owner and veteran.
• Official keyword topics: Fees Liability Motor Vehicles Specialty License Plates Veterans Affairs Official sponsor note: Representatives <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4810/Detail">Reisch</a> (prime), <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4731/Detail">Andera</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4734/Detail">Aylward</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4735/Detail">Bahmuller</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4737/Detail">Baxter</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4742/Detail">Czmowski</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4744/Detail">DeGroot</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4749/Detail">Emery</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4753/Detail">Goodwin</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4770/Detail">Jensen (Phil)</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4771/Detail">Jordan</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4772/Detail">Jorgenson</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4778/Detail">Kull</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4789/Detail">Moore</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4791/Detail">Muckey</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4799/Detail">Overweg</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4804/Detail">Pourier</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4813/Detail">Roe</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4819/Detail">Shorma</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4947/Detail">Shubeck</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4820/Detail">Sjaarda</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4824/Detail">Uhre-Balk</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4825/Detail">Van Diepen</a>, and <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4830/Detail">Walburg</a> and Senators <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4827/Detail">Vilhauer</a> (prime), <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4741/Detail">Crabtree</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4762/Detail">Hohn</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4763/Detail">Howard</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4787/Detail">Mehlhaff</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4794/Detail">Nelson</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4800/Detail">Perry</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4807/Detail">Reed</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4821/Detail">Smith</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4837/Detail">Wipf</a>, and <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4835/Detail">Zikmund</a>

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Official Summary Text

allow a business owner who is a veteran to display military specialty plates on a noncommercial vehicle registered to the veteran's business and to limit personal liability to the business owner and veteran.
Official keyword topics:
Fees
Liability
Motor Vehicles
Specialty License Plates
Veterans Affairs
Official sponsor note: Representatives <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4810/Detail">Reisch</a> (prime), <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4731/Detail">Andera</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4734/Detail">Aylward</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4735/Detail">Bahmuller</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4737/Detail">Baxter</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4742/Detail">Czmowski</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4744/Detail">DeGroot</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4749/Detail">Emery</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4753/Detail">Goodwin</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4770/Detail">Jensen (Phil)</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4771/Detail">Jordan</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4772/Detail">Jorgenson</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4778/Detail">Kull</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4789/Detail">Moore</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4791/Detail">Muckey</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4799/Detail">Overweg</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4804/Detail">Pourier</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4813/Detail">Roe</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4819/Detail">Shorma</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4947/Detail">Shubeck</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4820/Detail">Sjaarda</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4824/Detail">Uhre-Balk</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4825/Detail">Van Diepen</a>, and <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4830/Detail">Walburg</a> and Senators <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4827/Detail">Vilhauer</a> (prime), <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4741/Detail">Crabtree</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4762/Detail">Hohn</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4763/Detail">Howard</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4787/Detail">Mehlhaff</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4794/Detail">Nelson</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4800/Detail">Perry</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4807/Detail">Reed</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4821/Detail">Smith</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4837/Detail">Wipf</a>, and <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4835/Detail">Zikmund</a>

Current Bill Text

26.228.24 101st Legislative Session 1080

2026 South Dakota Legislature
House Bill 1080
ENROLLED

AN ACT

ENTITLED An Act to allow a business owner who is a veteran to display military
specialty plates on a noncommercial vehicle registered to the veteran's
business and to limit personal liability to the business owner and veteran.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That a NEW SECTION be added to chapter 32-5:
Any individual who is a business owner, and a veteran as defined in § 33A-2-1,
and who meets the requirements of §§ 32-5-154 to 32-5-166, inclusive, may apply for
and display one set of military specialty plates on a noncommercial vehicle registered to
the business, provided the veteran is listed as an additional owner on the certificate of
title of the vehicle pursuant to § 32-3-18.
The vehicle registration must state each owner of the motor vehicle pursuant to
§§ 32-5-2 and 32-5-3.
The vehicle must be a noncommercial automobile, pickup truck, or van licensed
pursuant to § 32-5-6.
Pursuant to § 32-5-159, the owner must pay an additional fee of ten dollars for the
initial issuance of military specialty plates, in addition to noncommercial annual
registration and plate fees, unless the owner is exempt from fees pursuant to § 32-5-160.
Section 2. That a NEW SECTION be added to chapter 32-5:
A business owner and a veteran, as defined in § 33A-2-1, who is listed as an
additional owner on the title and registration of a vehicle registered to the veteran's
business, pursuant to section 1 of this Act, does not assume any additional liability
resulting from the ownership of military special plates.
26.228.24 2 1080
HB1080 ENROLLED
An Act to allow a business owner who is a veteran to display military specialty plates on a
noncommercial vehicle registered to the veteran's business and to limit personal liability to
the business owner and veteran.

I certify that the attached Act originated in
the:

House as Bill No. 1080

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. 1080
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