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make an appropriation to provide for an economic development in South Dakota and to declare an emergency.

SB185 appropriates state funding to support economic development efforts in South Dakota and declares the situation an emergency to expedite the spending. The bill also repeals South Dakota Codified Law §7-8-16, removing an existing statute (the specific details of that section are not provided in the available text).

authorize certain municipalities to offer limited incentives for industrial development.

Second- and third-class municipalities in South Dakota can now offer rebates on municipal property taxes to industries that help achieve the city's industrial development goals. Each municipality must create an ordinance spelling out which types of industries qualify, how long the tax break lasts, and what requirements companies must meet to participate.

appropriate funds for airport route restoration, business development, and air service marketing and to declare an emergency.

This bill provides $4.3 million in state funding to help restore airline service to South Dakota airports through grants for route restoration, business development, and air service marketing. The money goes to the Governor's Office of Economic Development, which will distribute it to airports and use some of it directly for marketing by essential air service airports. The bill declares an emergency so the funding takes effect immediately upon the governor's approval.

Urging priority to be given to in-state advertising agencies over out-of-state agencies for state issued requests for proposals.

This resolution urges South Dakota state government to prioritize in-state advertising agencies when issuing requests for proposals, rather than automatically considering out-of-state firms equally. The resolution is non-binding and does not change existing law, but instead calls on state agencies to give preference to local advertisers in their bidding processes.

permit in-state alcohol manufacturers to deliver alcoholic beverages to state customers under certain conditions and to declare an emergency.

HB1123 allows South Dakota's in-state alcohol manufacturers—such as breweries and distilleries—to directly deliver their products to customers within the state, rather than being required to go through a distributor. The bill sets certain conditions on these deliveries to protect public health and safety. The bill also declares an emergency, meaning these changes take effect immediately rather than waiting for the standard July 1st date.

make an appropriation to the Board of Regents to provide grant funding for a new bioproducts facility at the research park in Brookings, and to declare an emergency.

HB 1210 directs the state to give grant money to the Board of Regents to help build a new bioproducts facility at the research park in Brookings. The bill declares an emergency so the funding can be used right away rather than waiting for the normal appropriations process.

provide certain restrictions on call centers that relocate to a foreign country.

# HB 1244 Summary HB 1244 adds restrictions on call centers that move their operations to foreign countries, modifying South Dakota's existing law on this topic. The bill prevents call centers that relocate overseas from receiving certain state benefits or protections they might otherwise be entitled to. This change is intended to discourage South Dakota businesses from outsourcing customer service jobs to other countries.

appropriate funds to enhance the Black Hills region and to declare an emergency.

SB159 appropriates $1 to the Governor's Office of Economic Development to improve South Dakota's overall wellbeing, with an emergency declaration that allows the bill to take effect immediately upon the Governor's signature. The bill gives the economic development commissioner authority to approve how this money is spent, with any unused funds reverting back to the state according to standard procedures. This appears to be a procedural bill that enables emergency spending authority rather than making substantive changes to existing law.

revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2021.

SB 64 adjusts spending amounts in South Dakota's 2021 state budget across several agencies, including increasing federal funding for the Governor's Office of Economic Development from about $8.9 million to $17 million and boosting operating expenses for the Bureau of Finance and Management and Bureau of Information and Telecommunications. These changes reallocate state, federal, and other available funds to reflect updated spending needs for these government departments during fiscal year 2021.

establish the Re-Homestead South Dakota Program.

South Dakota counties that choose to participate in the Re-Homestead Program can reduce property taxes by 50% for up to 240 acres of land owned by someone who sells a 5-20 acre parcel that becomes an owner-occupied home, as long as the property meets basic infrastructure requirements and isn't classified as agricultural land during that five-year period. This incentivizes landowners to convert rural properties into homes by temporarily reducing their tax burden on remaining land holdings.

ease regulations related to mobile food service establishments.

South Dakota mobile food vendors with a state license can now operate anywhere in the state, though cities can still require a permit to operate in public parks—but cannot limit how many permits they issue or impose restrictions like distance requirements from restaurants, employee licensing, operating hour limits, GPS tracking, or extra inspections. This change prevents local governments from using regulations to unfairly block food trucks from competing with established restaurants.