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make an appropriation to expand rural access to broadband services and to declare an emergency.

HB1189 appropriates state funding to expand broadband internet access in rural South Dakota areas that currently lack reliable service. The bill also declares an emergency, allowing the funds to be used immediately rather than waiting for the normal budget process. This aims to close the digital divide between rural and urban parts of the state by improving internet infrastructure in underserved communities.

establish certain provisions regarding the rural broadband fund.

South Dakota creates a new Rural Broadband Fund to help expand internet service to underserved areas of the state. The Governor's Office of Economic Development will award grants (capped at $1.5 million per project) to eligible applicants who match at least 50% of the funding themselves and use the money only for building broadband infrastructure, not ongoing operating costs.

make an appropriation to expand rural access to broadband services and to declare an emergency.

HB1292 appropriates state funding to expand broadband internet access in rural areas of South Dakota. The bill declares this expansion an emergency matter, allowing the funds to be released and used more quickly than through the standard budget process.

make an appropriation for the rural veterinary medical education program and to declare an emergency.

South Dakota is appropriating money for a rural veterinary medical education program to help train veterinarians for underserved areas of the state. The bill also reorganizes existing veterinary education funding rules by amending how money is allocated and removing outdated provisions, while declaring the funding need an emergency so it can take effect immediately.

Supporting the continued operation of the D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery.

This concurrent resolution expresses South Dakota's support for continuing operations at the D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery in Spearfish, which supplies trout to state waters and generates significant economic benefits for the region. The resolution highlights that the hatchery produces over $2.1 million in annual economic activity for Spearfish and supports South Dakota's fishing industry, which generates hundreds of millions in angler spending statewide. While this is a resolution rather than a law change, it signals the state legislature's commitment to maintaining this federal facility's operations.

make an appropriation from the water and environment fund and its revolving fund subfunds for various water and environmental purposes, to revise the water resources projects list, and to declare an emergency.

This bill appropriates $11.3 million from the state's water and environment fund to support water projects through grants and loans to local sponsors. The bill also updates the state's priority water resources projects list to include nine specific projects, such as the Belle Fourche irrigation upgrade, Lewis and Clark rural water system, and Sioux Falls flood control project.

increase the maximum allowable height of certain vehicles carrying baled feed and to declare an emergency.

HB 1084 increases the maximum allowable height for vehicles carrying baled feed, allowing farmers and feed transporters to haul taller loads on South Dakota roads. The bill declares an emergency, meaning it takes effect immediately rather than waiting for the standard effective date. This change makes it easier for agricultural operations to transport feed more efficiently without exceeding legal height limits.

make an appropriation to begin the research and development of a new bioprocessing facility and to declare an emergency.

HB 1100 provides state funding to start research and development of a new bioprocessing facility in South Dakota. The bill removes two existing sections of law (§2-5-2 and §2-5-3) and declares an emergency so the appropriation can take effect immediately rather than waiting for the normal effective date.

create a road improvement priority fund and to provide for the distribution of the fund.

South Dakota creates a new Road Improvement Priority Fund to distribute state money for county road repairs based on a formula that considers county population size, road mileage by surface type (gravel, asphalt, concrete, etc.), and bridge conditions. The funding formula adjusts allocations for smaller counties to ensure they receive proportionally more support relative to their population. This new fund provides a structured way to prioritize which county roads get state improvement funding.

legalize the growth, production, and transportation of industrial hemp in the state, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.

South Dakota would legalize the growing, processing, and moving of industrial hemp within the state. The bill includes funding for implementing this new hemp program and is declared an emergency measure to take effect immediately.

make an appropriation to reimburse certain health care professionals who have complied with the requirements for certain health care recruitment assistance programs and to declare an emergency.

This bill appropriates state funding to reimburse healthcare professionals who have completed requirements under South Dakota's health care recruitment assistance programs. The bill declares an emergency, meaning the reimbursements can take effect immediately rather than waiting for the normal effective date.

revise provisions regarding the exemption from taxation of certain substances used for agricultural purposes.

South Dakota farmers can now buy pesticides and related products—like adjuvants, surfactants, ammonium sulfate, seed treatments, and water conditioners—without paying sales tax when these items are used for agricultural purposes. The bill clarifies which products qualify for this tax exemption and specifies that taxes on livestock parasite treatments (endoparasiticides and ectoparasiticides) must fund veterinary student tuition grants and animal disease research at South Dakota State University.