---
type: "Bill"
title: "transfer licensure of individuals who may alter, repair, construct, or install on-site wastewater systems to the Plumbing Commission."
description: "transfer licensure of individuals who may alter, repair, construct, or install on-site wastewater systems to the Plumbing Commission."
jurisdiction: "us/states/sd"
legislature: "South Dakota Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 51"
citation: "South Dakota SB 51 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Administrative Procedure", "Boards and Commissions", "Executive/Judiciary Request", "Professions and Occupations", "State Affairs and Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-12"
last_action: "2021-02-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c6e98d3a-0f53-4424-bf85-e1c36ea1a812"
source_url: "https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/22059"
source_hash: "368ffff873684c2c0c0ea961a36ca8c2fc8ccc79b0431635172a732c5248bb36"
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 51 (2021) — transfer licensure of individuals who may alter, repair, construct, or install on-site wastewater systems to the Plumbing Commission.

## 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/22059/210644)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/22059/217087)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **70–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Commerce and Energy — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-12** First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 12 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-19** Scheduled for hearing
- **2021-01-19** Commerce and Energy Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 9, NAYS 0 `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-19** Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,
- **2021-01-21** Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0 S.J. 88 `passage`
- **2021-01-22** First read in House and referred to H.J. 109 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-08** Scheduled for hearing
- **2021-02-08** Commerce and Energy Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 0 `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-08** Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,
- **2021-02-09** House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 70, NAYS 0 H.J. 255 `passage`
- **2021-02-10** Signed by the President S.J. 242 `passage`
- **2021-02-11** Signed by the Speaker H.J. 288 `passage`
- **2021-02-16** Delivered to the Governor on 2021-02-16 S.J. 258 `executive-receipt`
- **2021-02-22** Signed by the Governor on 2021-02-22 S.J. 300 `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/c6e98d3a-0f53-4424-bf85-e1c36ea1a812`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Dakota legislature records).