25.278.30 100th Legislative Session 1094
2025 South Dakota Legislature
House Bill 1094
ENROLLED
AN ACT
ENTITLED An Act to modify laws regarding school bus safety and to provide a
penalty therefor.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That § 32-32-6 be AMENDED:
32-32-6. The operator of a motor vehicle on a highway that has less than two
lanes of travel in each direction, or on a private road, when approaching a school bus that
has its amber warning lights flashing, shall reduce the speed of the vehicle to fifteen miles
per hour or less and proceed past the school bus with caution. The operator of a motor
vehicle approaching a school bus that has its red signal lights flashing shall make a
complete stop. The stopped vehicle must be at least fifteen feet from the school bus and
must remain stopped until the flashing red signal lights are extinguished. A lane that is
designated solely for the purpose of turning is not considered a lane of travel for purposes
of this section.
The operator of a motor vehicle on a highway providing two or more lanes of travel
in each direction does not need to reduce the speed of the vehicle when approaching a
school bus that is traveling in the opposite direction if the school bus has its amber warning
lights flashing. The operator of a motor vehicle on a highway providing two or more lanes
of travel in each direction does not need to stop when approaching a school bus that is
traveling in the opposite direction even though the school bus is stopped and has its red
signal lights flashing.
The operator of a motor vehicle on a highway providing two or more lanes of travel
in each direction, when approaching a school bus that is traveling in the same direction
and has its amber warning lights flashing, shall reduce the speed of the vehicle to fifteen
miles per hour or less and proceed past the school bus with caution. The operator of a
motor vehicle on a highway providing two or more lanes of travel in each direction must 25.278.30 2 1094
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make a complete stop when approaching a school bus traveling in the same direction if
the school bus is stopped and its red signal lights are flashing.
A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Section 2. That a NEW SECTION be added to chapter 32-32:
If any school bus, as defined in § 32-32-1, is transporting students enrolled in a
school district in this state and is equipped with an external video system capable of
recording traffic activity around the bus, any recording from that video system is
discoverable and may be entered into evidence in any civil or criminal action.
No district or bus company is required to install an external video system under
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An Act to modify laws regarding school bus safety and to provide a penalty therefor.
I certify that the attached Act originated in
the:
House as Bill No. 1094
Chief Clerk
Speaker of the House
Attest:
Chief Clerk
President of the Senate
Attest:
Secretary of the Senate
House Bill No. 1094
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