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HB1277 • 2026

require that campgrounds and campground additions, alterations, and modifications comply with National Fire Protection Association standards.

require that campgrounds and campground additions, alterations, and modifications comply with National Fire Protection Association standards.

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Sponsor
Novstrup
Last action
2026-02-17
Official status
Tabled
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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require that campgrounds and campground additions, alterations, and modifications comply with National Fire Protection Association standards.

require that campgrounds and campground additions, alterations, and modifications comply with National Fire Protection Association standards.

What This Bill Does

  • require that campgrounds and campground additions, alterations, and modifications comply with National Fire Protection Association standards.
  • Official keyword topics: Construction Standards Delayed Effective Date Public Health and Safety Official sponsor note: Representative <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4796/Detail">Novstrup</a> (prime)

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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1277B

None

Filed

Plain English: 1277B 101st Legislative Session 1277 2026 South Dakota Legislature House Bill 1277 Introduced by: Representative Novstrup Underscores indicate new language.

  • 1277B 101st Legislative Session 1277 2026 South Dakota Legislature House Bill 1277 Introduced by: Representative Novstrup Underscores indicate new language.
  • Overstrikes indicate deleted language.
  • AMENDMENT 1277B FOR THE INTRODUCED BILL An Act to require that certain campgrounds and campground additions, alterations, 1 and modifications comply with National Fire Protection Association 2 standards.
  • 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA: 4 Section 1.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-17 House Agriculture and Natural Resources

    Scheduled for hearing

  2. 2026-02-17 House Agriculture and Natural Resources

    Tabled

  3. 2026-02-05 House of Representatives

    Referred to House Agriculture and Natural Resources

  4. 2026-02-04 House of Representatives

    First Reading House

Official Summary Text

require that campgrounds and campground additions, alterations, and modifications comply with National Fire Protection Association standards.
Official keyword topics:
Construction Standards
Delayed Effective Date
Public Health and Safety
Official sponsor note: Representative <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4796/Detail">Novstrup</a> (prime)

Current Bill Text

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26.890.21 101st Legislative Session 1277

2026 South Dakota Legislature
House Bill 1277

Introduced by: Representative Novstrup

Underscores indicate new language.
Overstrikes indicate deleted language.
An Act to require that campgrounds and campground additions, alterations, and 1
modifications comply with National Fire Protection Association standards. 2
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA: 3
Section 1. That a NEW SECTION be added to chapter 34-18: 4
Any existing or newly constructed campground, or a permanent addition, 5
alteration, or modification to an existing structure in a campground, which requires notice 6
to the department, as set forth in § 34-18-23, must comply with the National Fire 7
Protection Association 1194, Standard for Recreational Vehicle Parks and Campgrounds, 8
2026 Edition. 9
This section does not apply to a campground owned or operated by this state or a 10
political subdivision of this state. 11
Section 2. This Act is effective beginning July 1, 2027. 12