---
type: "Bill"
title: "authorize certain flags and flagpoles to be located on residential property regardless of any private covenants, restrictions, bylaws, rules, or requirements."
description: "authorize certain flags and flagpoles to be located on residential property regardless of any private covenants, restrictions, bylaws, rules, or requirements."
jurisdiction: "us/states/sd"
legislature: "South Dakota Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 81"
citation: "South Dakota SB 81 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Hoghouse", "Planning", "Zoning and Housing Programs", "Property", "Speech and Expression"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anderson", "Bolin", "Jensen (Kevin)"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 15
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-20"
last_action: "2021-02-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e75b8792-260d-451d-bc7d-e5d1e611eb38"
source_url: "https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/21825"
source_hash: "a9a22b172c4515bd058574da76a4c90ffa2eebfd2ae1b93d7a11d1b6c09b24b8"
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 81 (2021) — authorize certain flags and flagpoles to be located on residential property regardless of any private covenants, restrictions, bylaws, rules, or requirements.

## 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/21825/212033)
2. **81A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/214374.pdf)
3. **81B** (committee substitute) — [source](https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/216875.pdf)
4. **Senate Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/21825/217105)
5. **Senate Local Government Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/21825/216752)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/21825/217748)

## Votes

- Do Pass Amended — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **41–27** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass Amended — **22–12** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **10–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Anderson — primary (person)
- Bolin — primary (person)
- Jensen (Kevin) — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-20** First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 82 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-27** Scheduled for hearing
- **2021-02-05** Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
- **2021-02-05** Local Government Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 81A `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2021-02-05** Local Government Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 0
- **2021-02-09** Senate Motion to amend , Passed, S.J. 226 Amendment 81B `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2021-02-09** Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 22, NAYS 12 S.J. 227
- **2021-02-10** First read in House and referred to H.J. 272 `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-16** Scheduled for hearing
- **2021-02-16** Local Government Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 2 `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-17** House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 41, NAYS 27 H.J. 306 `passage`
- **2021-02-18** Signed by the President S.J. 297 `passage`
- **2021-02-22** Signed by the Speaker H.J. 336 `passage`
- **2021-02-23** Delivered to the Governor on 2021-02-23 S.J. 328 `executive-receipt`
- **2021-02-25** Signed by the Governor on 2021-02-25 S.J. 346 `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/e75b8792-260d-451d-bc7d-e5d1e611eb38`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Dakota legislature records).