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26.375.20 101st Legislative Session 21
2026 South Dakota Legislature
Senate Bill 21
ENROLLED
AN ACT
ENTITLED An Act to modify tax refunds for elderly persons and persons with a
disability.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That § 9-43-101 be AMENDED:
9-43-101. A municipality may waive or reduce special assessments levied against
owner-occupied single family dwellings, if the head of household is sixty-five years of age
or older, or is disabled, or if the annual household income does not exceed the federal
poverty level as updated annually on the Department of Social Services website. The terms
used in this section are defined in § 10-6B-1.
Section 2. That § 10-1-47 be AMENDED:
10-1-47. The terms "United States Internal Revenue Code" and "Internal Revenue
Code" mean the United States Internal Revenue Code as amended and in effect on January
1, 2025. This section applies to §§ 10-4-9.1, 10-4-9.2, 10-4-9.3, 10-4-9.4, 10-4-39, 10-
6-157, and 10-43-10.1, and subdivisions 10-6A-1(7), 10-6B-1(5), 10-43-10.3(6), and 10-
45A-1(5).
Section 3. That § 10-4-24.11 be AMENDED:
10-4-24.11. To the extent that a dwelling or a portion thereof is owned and
occupied by a paraplegic or an individual with the loss or loss of use of both lower
extremities, the individual's tax liability must be reduced as provided in §§ 10-4-24.12
and 10-4-24.13 on that portion of the dwelling, provided the dwelling was owned and
occupied for the full calendar year prior to the year in which the taxes are due and
receivable. The term "household income" as used in §§ 10-4-24.12 and 10-4-24.13 is the
same as defined in subdivision 10-6B-1.
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Section 4. That § 10-6A-11 be AMENDED:
10-6A-11. Property tax relief granted through the provisions of this chapter does
not affect a person's eligibility for a retail sales and service tax refund under the provisions
of chapter 10-45A.
Section 5. That § 10-6B-15 be AMENDED:
10-6B-15. A person who receives a retail sales and service tax refund under
chapter 10-45A or a real property tax assessment freeze under chapter 10-6A may not be
denied a property tax reduction under this chapter because of the refund or freeze.
Section 6. That § 10-13-20 be AMENDED:
10-13-20. The provisions of this chapter may not be construed to deny a tax
refund pursuant to chapter 10-45A.
Section 7. That § 10-45A-5 be AMENDED:
10-45A-5. The amount of any claim made pursuant to this chapter by a claimant
from a household consisting solely of one person is determined as follows:
(1) If the claimant's income is seventeen thousand two hundred fifteen dollars or less,
a sum equal to the pro rata share of each eligible claimant determined pursuant to
§ 10-45A-13, not to exceed five hundred dollars; and
(2) If the claimant's income is more than seventeen thousand two hundred fifteen
dollars, no refund.
Section 8. That § 10-45A-6 be AMENDED:
10-45A-6. The amount of any claim made pursuant to this chapter by a claimant
from a household consisting of more than one person is determined as follows:
(1) If household income is twenty -three thousand two hundred sixty -five dollars or
less, a sum equal to two times the pro rata share of each eligible claimant
determined pursuant to § 10-45A-13, not to exceed one thousand dollars; and
(2) If household income is more than twenty -three thousand two hundred sixty -five
dollars, no refund.
Section 9. That § 10-45A-7 be AMENDED:
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10-45A-7. The secretary of revenue shall determine claim disbursements
pursuant to this chapter, with each claim computed to the nearest dollar.
Section 10. That § 10-45A-13 be AMENDED:
10-45A-13. In determining the pro rata share of each eligible claimant, the
department shall divide the total amount appropriated to pay all claims authorized by this
chapter, by the number of claimants who have timely filed.
For purposes of this section, the department shall consider a claimant from a
household consisting solely of one person as one claimant, and the department shall
consider a claimant from a household consisting of more than one person as two
claimants.
Section 11. That § 10-6C-7 be REPEALED.
Section 12. That § 10-18A-1 be REPEALED.
Section 13. That § 10-18A-1.1 be REPEALED.
Section 14. That § 10-18A-2 be REPEALED.
Section 15. That § 10-18A-3 be REPEALED.
Section 16. That § 10-18A-4 be REPEALED.
Section 17. That § 10-18A-5 be REPEALED.
Section 18. That § 10-18A-6 be REPEALED.
Section 19. That § 10-18A-6.1 be REPEALED.
Section 20. That § 10-18A-7 be REPEALED.
Section 21. That § 10-18A-8 be REPEALED.
Section 22. That § 10-18A-9 be REPEALED.
Section 23. That § 10-18A-10 be REPEALED.
Section 24. That § 10-18A-11 be REPEALED.
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Section 25. That § 10-18A-12 be REPEALED.
Section 26. That § 10-18A-13 be REPEALED.
Section 27. That § 10-18A-14 be REPEALED.
Section 28. That § 10-18A-15 be REPEALED.
Section 29. That § 10-18A-16 be REPEALED.
Section 30. That § 10-45A-2.1 be REPEALED.
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An Act to modify tax refunds for elderly persons and persons with a disability.
I certify that the attached Act originated in
the:
Senate as Bill No. 21
Secretary of the Senate
President of the Senate
Attest:
Secretary of the Senate
Speaker of the House
Attest:
Chief Clerk of the House
Senate Bill No. 21
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