Tie vote stalls permanent sales tax reduction effort as proposed sales tax increase advances

By: Makenzie Huber

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: February 18, 2026

Words: 1,154

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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Two contradictory bills met different fates on Tuesday at the Capitol in Pierre as South Dakota lawmakers continued to wrestle with the best way to provide tax relief.

A bill that would keep South Dakota’s sales tax at its temporarily reduced rate stalled in the Senate with a 17-17 tie vote that the lieutenant governor did not break, amid an ongoing challenge to his legal authority in cases of ties. Earlier in the …

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