South Dakota Bills

modify the tuition benefit for dependents and spouses of disabled and deceased veterans.

revise percentages regarding certain municipal proceeds of gaming revenues.

make an appropriation benefitting South Dakota.

create the McCook Lake contingency fund and to transfer moneys to the fund.

establish parameters for the reimbursement of school districts that provide free or reduced-price meals to students.

revise the disposition of revenues from the precious metals severance tax.

modify provisions pertaining to improper collection of fees relating to assistance or referrals in a veterans benefits matter.

authorize the Department of Corrections to construct a prison facility for offenders committed to the Department of Corrections in Lincoln County, to make an appropriation therefor, to transfer moneys to the incarceration construction fund, and to declare an emergency.

repeal provisions for state assistance to persons experiencing chronic renal failure.

Promoting a resilient and healthy Black Hills forest through active forest management and retention of the current forest products industry.

freeze property tax revenues and assessments for two years.

establish standard time in this state.

improve the transparency and openness of state government.

improve the operations and effectiveness of South Dakota.

provide for the economic development of South Dakota.

reduce maximum values for certain property taxes levied on owner-occupied single-family dwellings, and to increase the rates for certain gross receipts taxes and use taxes.

provide for the publication of the cast vote record of automatic tabulating equipment and to make an appropriation therefor.

Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election a law transfer the state accounting system from the Bureau of Finance and Management to the state auditor and amend provisions pertaining to the Bureau of Finance and Management.

Urging the United States Congress and the President of the United States to remove the requirement of a project labor agreement for federal construction projects.

revise the authority of the South Dakota State Historical Society Board of Trustees regarding state-owned property.

revise certain provisions related to proof of service of legal documents.

make certain federal laws applicable to public employees.

provide an exemption from certain property taxation for owner-occupied single-family dwellings, and to limit the taxes due on property over the previous year.

subject advertising services to a gross receipts tax, and to allocate proceeds to property tax relief.

require an employee of a school district, the Board of Regents, or the South Dakota Board of Technical Education to receive permission of a parent or guardian of an unemancipated minor student before addressing the student with a name other than the student's legal name and to prohibit the compulsory use of gendered language inconsistent with sex.

reduce a maximum property tax mill levy on owner-occupied single-family dwellings for school district general funds, and to repeal certain sales tax exemptions.

limit annual valuation increases on owner-occupied single-family dwellings and nonagricultural property.

make an appropriation for grants to support the purchase of telehealth kiosks.

make an appropriation to the South Dakota Board of Technical Education to provide a grant to Southeast Technical College for the purchase of the healthcare simulation center.

enhance the penalty for causing death by distributing a Schedule I or II substance.

require counties and municipalities to provide emergency medical services within their jurisdictions, increase liquidated court costs, and create the emergency medical services fund and make an appropriation therefor.

make an appropriation for school security enhancement grants.

Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, requiring a number of signatures on a petition to initiate a constitutional amendment be obtained from each county.

To provide for an interim study to examine the South Dakota criminal justice system with a focus on substance abuse, mental health issues, and corrections.

Encouraging the Legislature to continue using person-first language that acknowledges the person before any disability.

Expressing the Legislature's concern about the potential for a carbon oxide pipeline to become a weapon of mass destruction to be used by terrorists or unfriendly governments and urging the Public Utilities Commission to conduct risk assessments and establish stronger regulatory and security measures for carbon oxide pipelines to ensure adequate state, county, business, and family emergency response planning.

Honoring Hannah Heiman of Clark, South Dakota Girls State Governor, and David Yusten Jr. of Sioux Falls, South Dakota Boys State Governor, and the South Dakota American Legion and Auxiliary for their sponsorship and coordination of the Girls State and Boys State programs.

Honoring Bryan Brewer, Sr., for his visionary leadership, transformative impact, and unwavering dedication to advancing athletics, academics, and community empowerment.

repeal the expiration of a reduction in certain gross receipts and use tax rates.

provide for the sale of vintage distilled spirits to certain on-sale licensees.

provide for noncustodial visitation of a minor born out of wedlock.

prohibit non-disclosure agreements in settlement cases involving the Associated School Boards of South Dakota Protective Trust Workers Compensation Pool.

require that expenditures from the department of game, fish and parks fund be budgeted through the general appropriation bill.

revise the dates for submission of budget requests.

establish the manner of determining payments for the child care assistance program.

Honoring the Sioux Falls Lincoln High School Patriots Marching Band senior class for its many accomplishments.

prohibit processing of industrial hemp by extraction.

require that birth certificates and certain official documents reflect biological sex.

require the director of equalization to adjust certain agricultural land values.

provide for conscience exemptions from certain vaccinations.

authorize the operation of pari-mutuel historical horse racing machines, and to authorize a new tax.

establish provisions related to the treatment of pain with non-opioid drugs.

prohibit the manufacture, sale, or distribution of cell-cultured meat in this state, and to provide a penalty therefor.

provide property tax relief to certain senior owners of owner-occupied single-family dwellings.

prohibit the exercise of the right of eminent domain for the construction of certain facilities.

modify substances listed on the controlled substances schedule and to declare an emergency.

amend provisions regarding the Division of Insurance and the former Division of Securities operating fund.

exempt any food grown, raised, or otherwise produced in this state from state sales tax.

classify nicotine products as tobacco products, to increase tax rates on cigarettes and tobacco products, to create the healthcare workforce development fund, and to make an appropriation therefor.

address preauthorization requirements for certain health care services and utilization review requirements for certain health benefit plans.