South Dakota's existing $7 million cybersecurity services initiative now includes nonprofit organizations that provide drinking water and sanitary sewer utilities, in addition to the previously eligible counties, municipalities, and utilities run by government bodies. This expansion allows more types of water and sewer service providers to access state funding to strengthen their protection against cyber attacks.
This bill does not directly amend codified state law.
The amendment expands eligibility for the cybersecurity services initiative to include nonprofit entities providing drinking water and sanitary sewer utilities, in addition to the existing counties and municipalities, thereby broadening the bill's scope to protect critical water infrastructure alongside local government systems.
The amendment BROADENS the cybersecurity initiative by expanding eligible beneficiaries from just "counties and municipalities" to include "nonprofit entities providing drinking water and sanitary sewer utilities" and "utilities operated by a political subdivision," ensuring the $7,000,000 appropriation serves a wider range of essential public infrastructure. This change also shifts the funding disbursement standard from prioritizing "counties and municipalities" to advancing "the cybersecurity needs of the state" more broadly.
Signed by the Governor S.J. 452
Delivered to the Governor S.J. 395
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 435
Signed by the President S.J. 365
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 61, NAYS 6. H.J. 396
House of Representatives Deferred to another day H.J. 372
Committee on Appropriations Do Pass Passed, YEAS 9, NAYS 0.
Committee on Appropriations Scheduled for hearing
House of Representatives Referred to House Committee on Appropriations H.J. 261
First Reading House H.J. 223
Senate Do Pass Passed, YEAS 32, NAYS 0. S.J. 171
Senate Removed from Consent Calendar S.J. 162
Committee on Appropriations Certified uncontested, placed on consent
Committee on Appropriations Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 0.
Committee on Appropriations Motion to amend
Committee on Appropriations Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Committee on Appropriations S.J. 11
Do Pass Amended
Committee on Appropriations — Do Pass
Do Pass
Committee on Appropriations — Do Pass Amended