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A bill to permanently set South Dakota’s state sales tax rate at a reduced 4.2% passed through the House of Representatives on a 54-12 vote Friday at the Capitol, but

PIERRE — A bill to permanently set South Dakota’s state sales tax rate at a reduced 4.2% passed through the House of Representatives on a 54-12 vote Friday at the Capitol, but a Senate leader said it could be doomed in his chamber.

A bill to permanently set South Dakota’s state sales tax rate at a reduced 4.2% passed through the House of Representatives on a 54-12 vote Friday at the Capitol, but

South Dakota approves the largest sales tax cut in state history in a move that also kills a novel piece of legislation called the Partridge Amendment. The law was a product of its time that focused on boosting teacher pay.

An amendment to the bill that seeks to lower the overall sales tax from 4.5% to 4.2% would have the sales tax cut expire in 2025.

Proposals to cut $100 million in sales tax revenue and better fund nursing homes and other care providers in the state now head to the often more cautious Senate.

Proposals to cut $100 million in sales tax revenue and better fund nursing homes and other care providers in the state now head to the often more cautious Senate.

Debates ranged from education, funding and providing a tax cut to South Dakotans to establishing a taskforce for Native American children.

Proposals to cut $100 million in sales tax revenue and better fund nursing homes and other care providers in the state now head to the often more cautious Senate.

Proposals to cut $100 million in sales tax revenue and better fund nursing homes and other care providers in the state now head to the often more cautious Senate.