South Dakota Bills

protect residents from increased utility costs and utility shortages caused by data centers, to clarify authority to regulate data centers, and to modify provisions pertaining to the purchasing of goods and services by a data center.

modify provisions pertaining to the purchasing of goods and services related to data center operations.

prohibit the assessment of certain administrative fees or penalties related to the provision of care by an out-of-network provider.

impose a one-year moratorium on the construction or expansion of hyperscale data centers.

require a vote to approve the creation of certain tax increment financing districts.

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

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

update provisions related to certain large-use customers of utilities.

limit nuisances caused by data centers.

honoring Custer State Park cabin owners and their property rights.

prohibit natural asset companies.

limit costs and risks associated with electricity use by data centers and impose a moratorium.

revise provisions for the acquisition of highway easements and rights of way.

amend provisions pertaining to the timing of municipal and school district elections.

require that a snow bear be titled and licensed.

repeal capital punishment.

provide for indigent legal services by the Commission on Indigent Legal Services, and to provide an appropriation therefor.

establish requirements for the distribution and sale of vapor products, and to provide a penalty therefor.

limit the use of taxpayer funds and resources by a public education employer to support a labor organization or affiliate and to provide a penalty therefor.

provide for the participation of delegates from this state in an Article V convention, and to provide a penalty therefor.

establish a data collection system pertaining to assisted reproductive technology and to provide a penalty therefor.

modify requirements regarding the use of a mobile electronic device while operating a motor vehicle.

commending and honoring Amber Vogt, a member of the Lead-Deadwood School District Board of Education, on her selection as the Associated School Boards of South Dakota Outstanding School Board Member of South Dakota for 2025.

commending and honoring the Hill City School Board on its selection as the Associated School Boards of South Dakota Outstanding School Board of South Dakota for 2025.

commending and honoring Duane Alm for his more than sixty years of dutiful service to the Aberdeen School District as an educator, administrator, and school board member, and for being the recipient of the Associated School Boards of South Dakota's School Bell Award for 2025.

commending and honoring Richard Schlosser, a member of the Frederick Area School District Board of Education, on his twenty-five years of school board service.

adjust a limit on the percentage increase in revenue payable from property taxes.

revise certain required minimum distribution provisions of the South Dakota Retirement System.

ensure uniformity in member identification provisions governing the South Dakota Retirement System.

clarify statutes governing the administration of disability benefits by the South Dakota Retirement System.

revise certain requirements for contesting actions of the South Dakota Retirement System.

update the reference to the Internal Revenue Code to reflect current federal law for the administration of South Dakota Retirement System statutes.

clarify that an official open meeting agenda must be posted online at least seventy-two hours before the scheduled start of the meeting.

revise the requirements for executive sessions and closed meetings.

modify the requirements for open meeting agendas and provide a penalty therefor.

include certain types of vehicles in the unpaid repair bill titling process.

authorize the creation of land banks.

revise certain references to the Internal Revenue Code.

define nonpublic school.

enhance public education in South Dakota.

address the tax situation in South Dakota.

repeal income modifications for the bank franchise tax pertaining to bad debts.

require the provision of a notice to consumers, interacting with certain chatbots or other human-simulating computer technologies that could mislead or deceive the consumer.

place requirements on the use of artificial intelligence systems by health carriers in making determinations about the provision of health care services.

repeal provisions related to the shared parenting child support cross credit.

revise the factors for considering deviation from the child support obligation schedule.

require the registration of fishing guides.

amend the manner in which a school district determines the district's enrollment for the purpose of calculating state aid to general education.

clarify the effect of the resignation of certain gubernatorial appointees.

increase reinstatement fees and abstract driver record fees.

revise a provision related to the adoption of federal motor carrier regulations.

recognizing Captain Royce Williams for his exemplary military service and bravery in combat.

commending and honoring Greg Blue, a member of the Iroquois School District Board of Education, on his thirty-five years of school board service.

honoring James Hanssen, a member of the Bridgewater-Emery School District Board of Education, on his forty years of school board service.

commending and honoring Brad Olson, a member of the Aberdeen School District Board of Education, on his twenty-five years of school board service.

update provisions related to tax increment financing districts.

revise the time for conducting the canvass of an election.

limit annual valuation increases on owner-occupied single-family dwellings and provide an exception for mill rate limitations on taxing districts.

modify requirements to create a tax increment financing district.

modify the authority of a political subdivision to adopt mining ordinances.