SB35 • 2026

revise the process for requesting a veteran's certificate of discharge from a county register of deeds.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: The Chair of the Committee on <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Committee/1286/Detail">Military and Veterans Affairs</a> at the request of the Department of Veterans Affairs
Last action: 2026-03-12
Official status: Signed by the Governor
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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revise the process for requesting a veteran's certificate of discharge from a county register of deeds.

What This Bill Does

revise the process for requesting a veteran's certificate of discharge from a county register of deeds.
Official keyword topics: Counties Executive/Judiciary Request Public Records and Files Veterans Affairs Official sponsor note: The Chair of the Committee on <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Committee/1286/Detail">Military and Veterans Affairs</a> at the request of the Department of Veterans Affairs

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Bill History

2026-03-12 Senate
Signed by the Governor
2026-03-05 Senate
Delivered to the Governor
2026-03-04 House of Representatives
Signed by the Speaker
2026-03-03 Senate
Signed by the President
2026-03-02 House of Representatives
Do Pass
2026-02-25 House Military and Veterans Affairs
Certified uncontested, placed on consent
2026-02-25 House Military and Veterans Affairs
Do Pass
2026-02-25 House Military and Veterans Affairs
Scheduled for hearing
2026-02-19 House Military and Veterans Affairs
Scheduled for hearing
2026-02-09 House of Representatives
First read in House and referred to House Military and Veterans Affairs
2026-02-06 Senate
Do Pass
2026-02-04 Senate Military and Veterans Affairs
Certified uncontested, placed on consent
2026-02-04 Senate Military and Veterans Affairs
Do Pass
2026-02-04 Senate Military and Veterans Affairs
Scheduled for hearing
2026-01-13 Senate
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Military and Veterans Affairs

Official Summary Text

revise the process for requesting a veteran's certificate of discharge from a county register of deeds.
Official keyword topics:
Counties
Executive/Judiciary Request
Public Records and Files
Veterans Affairs
Official sponsor note: The Chair of the Committee on <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Committee/1286/Detail">Military and Veterans Affairs</a> at the request of the Department of Veterans Affairs

Current Bill Text

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26.407.10 101st Legislative Session 35

2026 South Dakota Legislature
Senate Bill 35
ENROLLED

AN ACT

ENTITLED An Act to revise the process for requesting a veteran's certificate of
discharge from a county register of deeds.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That § 33A-2-8 be AMENDED:
33A-2-8. A veteran may record, with a county register of deeds, any certificate of
discharge from service in the armed forces of the United States or the National Guard,
without charge.
The county register of deeds shall provide a certified copy of the veteran’s
certificate of discharge, without charge, upon request from:
(1) The veteran;
(2) A representative of the Department of Veterans Affairs;
(3) An individual designated by the veteran to have access to the certificate;
(4) The veteran's legal representative;
(5) A veterans' service officer that is:
(a) Employed by a county in this state, pursuant to § 33A-1-22; or
(b) Appointed by an Indian tribe, pursuant to § 33A-1-29;
(6) A veterans service organization representative, accredited by the United States
Department of Veterans Affairs; or
(7) The veteran's next of kin, if the veteran is deceased.
This section does not apply to a version of a veteran's certificate of discharge that
does not display the veteran's type of discharge.
An individual requesting a certified copy of a veteran's certificate of discharge shall
submit to the register of deeds a form, provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs,
that discloses the individual's eligibility to be issued the certified copy purs uant to this
section.
26.407.10 2 35
SB35 ENROLLED
An Act to revise the process for requesting a veteran's certificate of discharge from a county
register of deeds.

I certify that the attached Act originated in
the:

Senate as Bill No. 35

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. 35
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