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revise provisions regarding the use of perpetual care trust funds to maintain cemeteries.

HB 1116 changes the rules for how cemeteries can use money set aside in perpetual care trust funds to maintain cemetery grounds and facilities. The bill expands what cemetery operators are allowed to spend these funds on and adjusts requirements for how the funds must be managed. This gives cemeteries more flexibility in using money that's collected to ensure they can be properly maintained long-term.

revise certain provisions regarding instruction permits and restricted minor's driving permits.

This bill revises the rules for South Dakota teenagers seeking driving permits and licenses by clarifying when the state can waive the knowledge test for permit holders upgrading to a full license. Specifically, teens who hold a valid instruction permit for at least 180 days can skip the knowledge test when applying for an operator's license or restricted permit, but must retake the test if they apply more than 30 days after their permit expires.

authorize the construction and operation of a nursing home facility in Moody County, South Dakota, and to declare an emergency.

SB 160 authorizes the construction and operation of a new nursing home facility in Moody County, South Dakota. The bill amends state law to allow this specific facility to be built and operated in that county. The bill also declares the matter an emergency, giving it faster legislative approval.