South Dakota Legislation

clarify authority for the Cosmetology Commission to credit work experience for educational hours for certain out-of-state licensure applicants, and to require the commission to promulgate rules therefor.

make an appropriation for eligible water, wastewater, storm water, and riparian buffer initiative projects and to declare an emergency.

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

modify the provisions for a refund of taxes to disabled veterans and surviving spouses under certain property tax relief programs.

establish procedures for anti-SLAPP actions to protect the exercise of a person's constitutional rights, including freedom of speech.

regulate the retail sale of nicotine products, and to provide a penalty therefor.

add licensed and registered child care programs to the definition of community safety zone.

allow the Public Utilities Commission to assess actual costs to data centers that are customers of public utilities.

exempt any soil amendment used exclusively for agricultural purposes from sales tax.

permit a court to impose as a condition of probation, or parole in certain circumstances, treatment at a nonprofit entity awarded an alternative care program grant.

revise a provision related to service of process for boards of county commissioners.

protect residents from increased utility costs and utility shortages caused by data centers and clarify authority to regulate data centers.

amend provisions pertaining to the publication of the statewide voter registration file.

require that a state agency consult with the Aeronautics Commission prior to purchasing, transferring, or disposing of a state owned and operated aircraft.

require education in prenatal human growth and development.

make an appropriation for grants to support the purchase of personal protective equipment by volunteer fire departments and to declare an emergency.

create a taskforce to study the creation of Indian medicaid managed care entities in the state.

amend the requirements for filing certain campaign finance disclosure statements.

make an appropriation for a non-residential, school-based, therapeutic services facility in Brown County and to declare an emergency.

revise certain criteria for loans from the South Dakota housing infrastructure fund.

revise the types of community-based providers for purposes of state funded services.

consider a cultivated-protein food product to be adulterated food.

repeal the special donations fund and make an appropriation to the Department of Education for the provision of a grant to support the Jobs for America's Graduates-South Dakota program.

amend the definition of an abortion.

revise provisions related to Division of Criminal Investigation cooperation with Indian tribes.

eliminate the Agricultural Land Assessment Implementation and Oversight Advisory Task Force, and to provide that the Department of Revenue receive the submission of recommendations and provide a report on agricultural value.

limit the ability of a health carrier to recoup, recover, or retroactively deny previously paid claims.

revise requirements pertaining to the minimum age for marriage.

transfer moneys to the general fund from the budget reserve fund and the general revenue replacement fund, and to declare an emergency.

authorize the imposition of a county option gross receipts tax to reduce owner-occupied property taxes.

amend provisions related to changing rooms, sleeping quarters, and restrooms.

adopt the respiratory care interstate compact.

modify the amount required to be set aside for extraordinary expenses incurred in providing special education programs.

require that a property tax bill provide access to a state website providing property tax information.

clarify the eligibility of multiple garages or structures to be classified as owner-occupied.

permit a court to commit a juvenile adjudicated delinquent for certain weapons offenses to the Department of Corrections.

revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2026.

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

make an appropriation for victim services provided by nonprofit organizations.

modify the distributions of revenues collected from severance taxation on new permits.

regulate the sale of nicotine products, and to provide a penalty therefor.

modify provisions pertaining to the submission of a nominating petition.

revise the season in which a nonprofit organization may host a special pheasant hunt for disabled veterans and Purple Heart recipients.

amend provisions pertaining to the School Finance Accountability Board, and the process by which a recommendation of the board is approved.

revise a provision related to theft by a contractor, subcontractor, or supplier.

modify the distribution of gaming revenues.

establish principles for a state agency to consider when formulating or implementing a program that has the potential of affecting tribal members on a reservation.

eliminate an exclusion from the definition of an agricultural equipment dealer.

require that an individual provide proof of citizenship when registering to vote and to declare an emergency.

authorize municipalities to establish a local funding mechanism for capital improvement projects.