South Dakota Senate Bills

authorize the Department of Corrections to purchase and exchange certain real property, to contract for the design of a prison facility, to construct a prison facility in Minnehaha County for offenders committed to the Department of Corrections, to make an appropriation therefor, to transfer moneys to the incarceration construction fund, and to declare an emergency.

require that the director of the Legislative Research Council and the secretary of state review an initiated measure and determine if the measure embraces more than one subject.

revise the requirements for a petition to initiate a measure or constitutional amendment or to refer a law.

clarify provisions regarding tax deeds.

repeal the requirement that judicial officers be listed on a separate nonpolitical ballot.

increase the amount of exempt proceeds when a homestead is sold or divided by court order.

require an indication of United States citizenship status on a motor vehicle operator's license or permit, and on a nondriver identification card.

require that an individual registering as a voter when applying for a driver license be a resident of this state for the purposes of voting.

modify the maximum sparsity benefit a sparse school district is eligible to receive.

revise provisions related to trusts.

require an individual be a citizen of the United States before being eligible to vote and to provide a penalty therefor.

revise provisions related to the establishment of an initial parole date.

authorize a loan from the South Dakota housing infrastructure fund to a school district adjoining a federal military installation for the construction or expansion of a school building.

authorize the payment of lease rental obligations to the South Dakota Building Authority by the Bureau of Finance and Management, to make an appropriation therefore, and to declare an emergency.

revise property tax levies for school districts and to revise the state aid to general and special education formulas.

revise the distribution of revenue from the cigarette tax.

impose a motor vehicle technology fee.

revise amounts for licensing fees for the practice of accountancy.

revise amounts for inspection fees for electrical installations.

increase driver license fees.

revise provisions relating to licensing fees for cosmetology, esthetics, and nail technology.

reduce employer contribution rates and increase the administrative fee rate for reemployment assistance.

revise provisions relating to the promulgation of rules to set licensing and inspection fees for plumbers and related professions.

appropriate money for the ordinary expenses of the legislative, judicial, and executive departments of the state, the current expenses of state institutions, interest on the public debt, and common schools.

remove the prohibition against a landowner having an easement on the landowner's property.

amend provisions pertaining to the process by which the qualifications of a registered voter are verified.

clarify the discovery procedures and powers and to modify the administration of the Government Operations and Audit Committee.

revise the process by which a recount may be requested.

add questions about historical property to seller's disclosure statement.

prohibit the use of a deepfake to influence an election and to provide a penalty therefor.

modify the composition and staffing requirements of the South Dakota-Ireland Trade Commission.

revise and repeal provisions related to agricultural production facilities and to provide a penalty therefor.

establish an electronic system for vehicle titles.

amend requirements for an official newspaper.

update the membership of the Animal Industry Board to include a poultry producer.

revise a provision related to sexual contact with a child under eighteen.

require an individual be registered as a voter of this state before being eligible to be a petition sponsor for a ballot measure.

limit the imposition of restrictions on the carrying of a concealed pistol and other items of self-defense while on the campus of a public institution of higher education.

make an appropriation for purchasing, storing, and distributing sexual assault kits.

revise the penalty and provide treatment for the ingestion of certain controlled substances.

revise provisions regarding students and trainees engaged in the practice of funeral service.

establish certain criminal offenses for boat operators and to provide penalties therefor.

permit the operation of a Class I electric bicycle on the Mickelson Trail.

authorize a change in bullet diameter for use in taking certain animals.

update terminology related to ambulance operators.

repeal reporting and testifying requirements to the committees on health and human services regarding nursing facilities and long-term healthcare needs.

revise certain provisions related to capital improvements of state buildings.

establish protections for state employees who report improper governmental conduct and crime.

establish mandatory reporting requirements related to improper governmental conduct and crime, and to provide a penalty therefor.

modify the authority of the Board of Internal Control.

expand the access and investigatory authority of the state auditor.

revise provisions relating to the delivery, possession with intent to deliver, and possession of unauthorized articles in a state correctional facility, and to provide a penalty therefor.

revise provisions related to human trafficking, to prohibit the obstruction of human trafficking enforcement, and to provide a penalty therefor.

authorize the expansion of the South Dakota State Veterans Cemetery, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.

specify the funds into which certain boat fees are deposited.

modify tax refunds for elderly persons and persons with a disability, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.

revise and repeal provisions related to the 911 emergency surcharge and the 911 Coordination Board.

update the roles of the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the Department of Public Safety regarding burning and burn permit issuing authority.

clarify the adoption and use of the plumbing code.

require the acceptance of a cash payment for admission to a school-affiliated event.