SB 219

26.821.20  101st Legislative Session  219
                                    2026 South Dakota Legislature
                                            Senate Bill 219
                                                  ENROLLED
                                            AN ACT
ENTITLED An Act to require that a state agency consult with the Aeronautics
       Commission prior to purchasing, transferring, or disposing of a state owned
       and operated aircraft.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That § 50-2-1.1 be AMENDED:
            50-2-1.1. The commission shall continue within the department, and all its
   functions shall be performed by the department as provided by § 1-44-11.
            The commission shall provide advice and expertise to a state agency regarding the
   purchase, transfer and disposition of state owned and operated aircraft, including those
   owned or operated by any state institution. A state agency shall consult the commission
   prior to purchasing, transferring, or disposing of state owned and operated aircraft,
   excluding any unmanned aircraft, small unmanned aircraft, and small unmanned aircraft
   system as defined in § 50-1-1.
            The commission shall provide advice and expertise in the form of a written report
   to the Governor and the agency requesting the information.
            The requirements of this section do not apply to the Board of Regents, or any
   institutions of higher education under the control of the board, if the board determines
   that the primary use of the aircraft is for educational purposes.
            The requirements of this section do not apply to the South Dakota Board of
   Technical Education, or any institutions of higher education under the control of the board,
   if the board determines that the primary use of the aircraft is for educational purposes.
26.821.20  2  219
An Act to require that a state agency consult with the Aeronautics Commission prior to
purchasing, transferring, or disposing of a state owned and operated aircraft.
                                                     Received at this Executive Office
 I certify that the attached Act originated in       this _____ day of _____________,
 the:
                                                     2026 at ____________M.
 Senate as Bill No. 219
                                                     By
                       Secretary of the Senate  for the Governor
                                                                      The attached Act is hereby
                                                                  approved this ________ day of
                       President of the Senate  ______________, A.D., 2026
 Attest:
                                                                                        Governor
                       Secretary of the Senate
                                                     STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA,
                                                                                               ss.
                                                     Office of the Secretary of State
                          Speaker of the House
                                                                    Filed ____________, 2026
 Attest:  at _________ o'clock __M.
                     Chief Clerk of the House  Secretary of State
 Senate Bill No. 219  By
 File No. ____  Asst. Secretary of State
 Chapter No. ______
SB219 ENROLLED