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Read. Follow. Verify.South Dakota House Bill 1107 authorizes courts to modify restrictions on restricted public-purpose lands
Last action · March 12, 2026: Signed by the GovernorSponsors: Mike Stevens and 4 others
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What This Bill Does
South Dakota House Bill 1107 allows courts to modify deed restrictions or authorize land sales for restricted public-purpose properties when changed conditions make original terms impractical. The measure applies to real property held for benevolent, charitable, educational, religious, or other public purposes.
Property owners and organizations holding restricted land gain legal pathways to repurpose or sell assets when original grantor limitations become unworkable due to changed circumstances.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Property grantees
Grantees holding restricted lands gain legal authority to petition courts for property sales or restriction modifications.
Charitable, educational, and religious organizations
Organizations managing restricted assets gain flexibility to administer or reinvest property when original conditions change.
Key Facts
- Courts may enter a decree modifying deed directions, limitations, or restrictions if changed conditions make original property uses impossible or impractical.
- Modified property management must effectively accomplish the original benevolent, charitable, educational, religious, or public purpose as closely as possible.
- Courts may authorize grantees to sell restricted lands for the highest obtainable price.
- Sales proceeds from restricted lands must be reinvested in a manner consistent with the original instrument's purpose.
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- The law amends South Dakota Codified Law § 43-25-18.3.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens if a property can no longer be used for its originally intended charitable purpose?
Who decides whether property restrictions can be changed?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
16 actions- Mar 12, 2026HouseEnrolledSigned by the Governor
- Mar 5, 2026HouseEnrolledDelivered to the Governor
- Mar 4, 2026SenateSigned by the President
- Mar 3, 2026HouseSigned by the Speaker
- Mar 2, 2026SenateFloorDo Pass
- Feb 26, 2026SenateDeferred to another day
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- Feb 25, 2026SenateDeferred to another day
- Feb 24, 2026SenateCommitteeDo Pass
- Feb 24, 2026SenateScheduled for hearing
- Feb 3, 2026SenateIntroducedFirst read in Senate and referred to
- Feb 2, 2026HouseFloorDo Pass
- Jan 29, 2026HouseRemove from Consent Calendar
- Jan 28, 2026HouseCertified uncontested, placed on consent
- Jan 28, 2026HouseCommitteeDo Pass
- Jan 28, 2026HouseScheduled for hearing
- Jan 22, 2026HouseIntroducedFirst read in House and referred to
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Do Pass
Total
70
- Yes
- 46
- No
- 19
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
- Other positions
- 5
How they voted (1)
Lobbying Activity
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance45How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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