ENTITLED An Act to revise amounts for inspection fees for electrical installations.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota:

Section 1. That § 36-16-30 be AMENDED:

36-16-30. The State Electrical Commission may promulgate rules, in accordance with chapter 1-26, to establish and collect installation inspection fees for:

(1) New residential installations, which are tiered based on ampere capacity, not to exceed three hundred ninety dollars, plus a fee for circuits;

(2) Service connections on other installations, which are tiered based on ampere capacity, not to exceed three hundred ninety dollars, plus a fee for circuits;

(3) Circuit installations or alterations, which are tiered based on ampere capacity, not to exceed sixty-five dollars;

(4) Remodeling projects involving:

(a) An opening or connection, not to exceed three dollars each and one dollar and fifty cents for each additional opening or connection;

(b) A lighting fixture, not to exceed three dollars for the first forty fixtures and not to exceed one dollar and fifty cents for each additional lighting fixture; or

(c) A motor or special equipment, not to exceed eighteen dollars;

(5) Apartment buildings, not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars per unit;

(6) Mobile home service and feeders, not to exceed one hundred dollars per unit;

(7) Recreational vehicle service, not to exceed twenty-five dollars per unit;

(8) Each late correction order or wiring permit procedure, not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars;

(9) Wiring permits, not to exceed twenty dollars; and

(10) Modular homes and structures manufactured out-of-state, not to exceed two hundred ten dollars per day plus the inspector's travel and living expenses.

A minimum fee of one hundred fifty dollars must be imposed if any inspection fee calculated under this section is less than one hundred fifty dollars.

The commission may also promulgate rules, in accordance with chapter 1-26, to set an allotted number of inspections for each installation under this section.

An Act to revise amounts for inspection fees for electrical installations.

I certify that the attached Act originated in the: Senate as Bill No. 31 Secretary of the Senate President of the Senate Attest: Secretary of the Senate Speaker of the House Attest: Chief Clerk Senate Bill No. 31 File No. ____ Chapter No. ______

Received at this Executive Office this _____ day of _____________, 2025 at ____________M. By for the Governor The attached Act is hereby approved this ________ day of ______________, A.D., 2025 Governor STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, ss. Office of the Secretary of State Filed ____________, 2025 at _________ o'clock __M. Secretary of State By Asst. Secretary of State