increase the annual fee required of an owner of an electric motor vehicle.

Plain English Breakdown

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increase the annual fee required of an owner of an electric motor vehicle.

increase the annual fee required of an owner of an electric motor vehicle.

What This Bill Does

• increase the annual fee required of an owner of an electric motor vehicle.
• Official keyword topics: Fees Motor Vehicles Official sponsor note: Representatives <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4831/Detail">Weems</a> (prime), <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>, and <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4791/Detail">Muckey</a> and Senators <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4777/Detail">Kolbeck (Steve)</a> and <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4837/Detail">Wipf</a>

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Official Summary Text

increase the annual fee required of an owner of an electric motor vehicle.
Official keyword topics:
Fees
Motor Vehicles
Official sponsor note: Representatives <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4831/Detail">Weems</a> (prime), <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>, and <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4791/Detail">Muckey</a> and Senators <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4777/Detail">Kolbeck (Steve)</a> and <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4837/Detail">Wipf</a>

Current Bill Text

26.680.11 101st Legislative Session 1227

2026 South Dakota Legislature
House Bill 1227
ENROLLED

AN ACT

ENTITLED An Act to increase the annual fee required of an owner of an electric
motor vehicle.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That § 32-5-188 be AMENDED:
32-5-188. In addition to the license fees paid pursuant to the provisions of this
chapter for a motor vehicle, the owner of an electric motor vehicle shall pay an annual fee
of one hundred dollars. The fee must be paid at the time of annual registration as
otherwise provided in this chapter. The license fee imposed by this section does not apply
to any motorcycle propelled by an electric motor, if the license fee is paid pursuant to
§ 32-5-9.
For the purposes of this section, "electric motor vehicle" means a noncommercial
motor vehicle for which the only source of propulsion is an electric motor that draws
electricity from a battery capable of being recharged from an external source of electricity,
and which may be legally operated on the interstate highways in this state and eligible for
registration pursuant to the laws of this state. The electric motor vehicle must have been
made by a manufacturer primarily for use on public streets, roads, and highways and must
meet National Highway Traffic Safety Administration standards provided in 49 C.F.R. § 571
(January 1, 2021).
The fees received pursuant to this section must be deposited in the state highway
fund.
26.680.11 2 1227
HB1227 ENROLLED
An Act to increase the annual fee required of an owner of an electric motor vehicle.

I certify that the attached Act originated in
the:

House as Bill No. 1227

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. 1227
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