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SB 3

No permit needed for some home repairs

Cities and counties can no longer require a building permit to repair or replace a door, window, siding, gutters, soffit, fascia or fence panel on an owner-occupied house, when the size stays the same.

For Sioux Falls

Some small repairs that needed a Sioux Falls permit no longer do.

Where it ended up

Passed the Senate 34 to 0 on March 4. Passed the House 67 to 0 on March 4. Signed into law.

How Sioux Falls voted

Our 30 legislators: 27 yes 0 no 3 excused

DistrictSenateHouseHouse
2Steve Kolbeck (R)
Yea
David Kull (R)
Yea
John Sjaarda (R)
Yea
6Ernie Otten (R)
Yea
Aaron Aylward (R)
Yea
Tim Czmowski (R)
Excused
9Joy Hohn (R)
Yea
Tesa Schwans (R)
Yea
Bethany Soye (R)
Excused
10Liz Larson (D)
Yea
Bobbi Andera (R)
Yea
Erin Healy (D)
Yea
11Chris Karr (R)
Yea
Brian Mulder (R)
Yea
Keri Weems (R)
Yea
12Arch Beal (R)
Excused
Amber Arlint (R)
Yea
Greg Jamison (R)
Yea
13Sue Peterson (R)
Yea
John Hughes (R)
Yea
Jack Kolbeck (R)
Yea
14Larry Zikmund (R)
Yea
Tony Kayser (R)
Yea
Taylor Rehfeldt (R)
Yea
15Jamie Smith (D)
Yea
Erik Muckey (D)
Yea
Kadyn Wittman (D)
Yea
25Tom Pischke (R)
Yea
Jon Hansen (R)
Yea
Leslie Heinemann (R)
Yea

The Senate also voted 28 to 6 on Feb. 6 (vote to pass, as amended). We show the final vote. The House also voted 64 to 3 on Feb. 20 (vote to pass, as amended). We show the final vote. Excused means the legislator was excused that day. It is not a no.

The whole Legislature

  • Senate, March 4: 34 to 0. Final vote on the compromise version. Passed.
  • House, March 4: 67 to 0. Final vote on the compromise version. Passed.

Official sources

SB 3 at sdlegislature.govBill text, every version, committee votes and full historySenate roll call, March 4House roll call, March 4

All 20 bills and how Sioux Falls voted

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