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require certain products contain digital blocking capability, establish a deactivation fee, and establish the human trafficking and child exploitation prevention fund.

This bill requires manufacturers and sellers of internet-connected products to include digital blocking software that can filter out obscene material and nonconsensual pornography, and establishes a fee that distributors can charge consumers to deactivate this blocking feature. The bill also creates a new "Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Prevention Fund" to support efforts against these crimes. These are new requirements in South Dakota law designed to protect consumers, particularly children, from accessing harmful online content.

revise the membership of the Law Enforcement Officers Standards Commission.

South Dakota's Law Enforcement Officers Standards Commission is expanding from eleven to thirteen members, with the number of members appointed by the Attorney General increasing from eight to ten. The two additional positions will include one tribal law enforcement officer representative and one additional lay member, giving more diverse perspectives to the commission that sets standards for law enforcement training and certification.