---
type: "Bill"
title: "modify certain provisions related to motor vehicles."
description: "modify certain provisions related to motor vehicles."
jurisdiction: "us/states/sd"
legislature: "South Dakota Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 43"
citation: "South Dakota SB 43 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Executive/Judiciary Request", "License Plates", "Motor Vehicles", "Specialty License Plates", "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/06b31174-6536-4d54-b8cb-a77ceba00e49"
source_url: "https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/21843"
source_hash: "61b172b0c5099624353bd1693d7dcf2272ee05bb0f90f647ec881b8cf4701527"
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 43 (2021) — modify certain provisions related to motor vehicles.

## 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/21843/210417)
2. **43A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/211729.pdf)
3. **Senate Transportation Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/21843/212662)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/21843/216428)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass Amended — **7–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Transportation — 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`
- **2021-01-22** Scheduled for hearing
- **2021-01-22** Transportation Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 43A `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2021-01-22** Transportation Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0
- **2021-01-22** Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,
- **2021-01-26** Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0 S.J. 115 `passage`
- **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** Transportation Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 10, 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/06b31174-6536-4d54-b8cb-a77ceba00e49`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Dakota legislature records).