SB9

Revise provisions regarding notices to the one-call notification center.

Complete·2/12/26

South Dakota SB9 revises excavation notice requirements to the one-call notification center.

South Dakota SB9 amends the notification requirements for excavators before beginning any excavation. Excavators must notify the one-call notification center at least forty-eight hours before starting, excluding weekends and holidays. If excavation is within eighteen inches of an underground facility, excavators must expose the facility using hand tools or noninvasive methods and protect it before using mechanical equipment. Operators must mark the location of underground facilities within eighteen inches of the excavation area.

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Roll Call Votes

48 Yea

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19 Nay

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3 Absent

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Calendar

Feb 2

12:00 AM

House Commerce and Energy Hearing

Jan 20

12:00 AM

Senate Commerce and Energy Hearing

History

Feb 12

Senate

Signed by the Governor on February 12, 2026 S.J. 256

Feb 5

Senate

Delivered to the Governor on February 05, 2026 S.J. 197

Feb 4

Senate

Signed by the President S.J. 186