South DakotaDisability plate and parking permit applications require health professional certification
South Dakota residents seeking disability plates or parking permits must have a licensed health professional certify that walking is impossible or causes substantial hardship.
What it does
Residents seeking disability plates or parking permits need a licensed health professional to confirm serious walking limits. Parents or guardians can seek plates to transport a dependent with those limits.
Argument forAccepting certification from several types of health professionals could help applicants use a provider who already knows their walking difficulties.
Argument againstApplicants could need another appointment if their regular provider cannot certify walking limits within the work their license allows.
More detail
Applicants must provide certification from a licensed doctor, physician assistant, chiropractor, physical therapist, or certified nurse practitioner. Applicants must be South Dakota residents. Parents or legal guardians may seek plates for a vehicle they use to transport a dependent with these walking limits. The provider must work within their license's allowed duties when certifying that a physical disability makes walking impossible or causes substantial hardship. Plate applicants must own a properly registered vehicle and operate it or direct its operation. Applications go through the county treasurer's office and require state approval.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 4Signed by the Governor Larry Rhoden on 2026-03-04 H.J. 496Became Law
- Mar 3Delivered to the Governor on 2026-03-03 H.J. 480To Governor
- Mar 2Signed by the President S.J. 434Major
- Feb 26Signed by the Speaker H.J. 462Major
- Feb 25Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 33, NAYS 0 S.J. 401Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Do Pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 24Senate Deferred to another day , Passed, S.J. 373
- Feb 23Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, S.J. 19
- Vote recorded Do Pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 23Health and Human Services Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0 S.J. 19Minor
- Feb 23Scheduled for hearing
- Jan 29First read in Senate and referred to Senate Health and Human Services S.J. 143Minor
- Jan 28House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 65, NAYS 2 H.J. 166Passed House
- Jan 27Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,
- Vote recorded Do Pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 27Transportation Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 0Minor
- Jan 27Scheduled for hearing H.J. 1
- Jan 21First read in House and referred to House Transportation H.J. 104Introduced
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