---
type: "Bill"
title: "revise certification and renewal fees for water supply and treatment system operators."
description: "revise certification and renewal fees for water supply and treatment system operators."
jurisdiction: "us/states/sd"
legislature: "South Dakota Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 53"
citation: "South Dakota SB 53 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Executive/Judiciary Request", "Fees", "Professions and Occupations", "Promulgation of Rules"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 20
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2021-01-12"
last_action: "2021-02-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ac45062a-df51-4586-bfb3-fb57c8ea3471"
source_url: "https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/22061"
source_hash: "b0d1bfe3cbcca4ae8bd070ce5ed72e89edc95b8efae2ce68c3d76b88da81a6fc"
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 53 (2021) — revise certification and renewal fees for water supply and treatment system operators.

## 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/22061/210646)
2. **53A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/217002.pdf)
3. **House Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/22061/217100)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/22061/217348)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **9–4** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass Amended — **63–7** (pass) · lower
- Concurred in amendments — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- Immediate Reconsideration (Rule 5-13.1) — **66–4** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **35–33** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **33–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Agriculture and Natural Resources — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-12** First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 11 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-19** Scheduled for hearing
- **2021-01-19** Agriculture and Natural Resources Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 0 `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-21** Senate Deferred to another day , Passed, S.J. 90
- **2021-01-22** Senate Deferred to another day , Passed, S.J. 97
- **2021-01-25** Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 33, NAYS 1 S.J. 106 `passage`
- **2021-01-26** First read in House and referred to H.J. 129 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-04** Scheduled for hearing
- **2021-02-04** Agriculture and Natural Resources Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 9, NAYS 4 `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-05** House of Representatives Deferred to another day , Passed, H.J. 229
- **2021-02-08** House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 35, NAYS 33 H.J. 246 `failure`
- **2021-02-08** Intent to reconsider , Passed, H.J. 246
- **2021-02-09** Immediate Reconsideration (Rule 5-13.1) YEAS 66, NAYS 4 H.J. 254
- **2021-02-09** House of Representatives Motion to amend , Passed, H.J. 256 Amendment 53A `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2021-02-09** House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 63, NAYS 7 H.J. 256
- **2021-02-11** Senate Concurred in amendments , Passed, YEAS 32, NAYS 0 S.J. 249
- **2021-02-16** Signed by the President S.J. 271 `passage`
- **2021-02-17** Signed by the Speaker H.J. 307 `passage`
- **2021-02-18** Delivered to the Governor on 2021-02-18 S.J. 293 `executive-receipt`
- **2021-02-24** Signed by the Governor on 2021-02-24 S.J. 336 `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/ac45062a-df51-4586-bfb3-fb57c8ea3471`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Dakota legislature records).