---
type: "Bill"
title: "repeal the registration requirements for certain amusement devices."
description: "repeal the registration requirements for certain amusement devices."
jurisdiction: "us/states/sd"
legislature: "South Dakota Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 39"
citation: "South Dakota SB 39 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Executive/Judiciary Request", "Retail Sales and Service Tax", "Tax Exemptions", "Taxation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 15
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-12"
last_action: "2021-02-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/31e6a5fe-75ac-41fe-9b5b-7e96c716793f"
source_url: "https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/21829"
source_hash: "a4257fdbfd1b5e7ee4fedd41aa316097f33ada07ebdde90d5fa4883a16629fbc"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sd"]
---

# South Dakota SB 39 (2021) — repeal the registration requirements for certain amusement devices.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/21829/210412)
2. **39A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/212526.pdf)
3. **Senate Taxation Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/21829/212637)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/21829/216423)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass Amended — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass Amended — **6–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Taxation — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-12** First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 18 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-20** Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
- **2021-01-22** Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
- **2021-01-22** Taxation Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 39A `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2021-01-22** Taxation Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 0
- **2021-01-26** Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 33, NAYS 0 S.J. 116
- **2021-01-27** First read in House and referred to H.J. 141 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-02** Scheduled for hearing
- **2021-02-02** Taxation Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0 `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-02** Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,
- **2021-02-03** House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 70, NAYS 0 H.J. 196 `passage`
- **2021-02-08** Signed by the President S.J. 218 `passage`
- **2021-02-09** Signed by the Speaker H.J. 257 `passage`
- **2021-02-10** Delivered to the Governor on 2021-02-10 S.J. 235 `executive-receipt`
- **2021-02-18** Signed by the Governor on 2021-02-18 S.J. 286 `executive-signature, executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/31e6a5fe-75ac-41fe-9b5b-7e96c716793f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Dakota legislature records).