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make an appropriation for costs related to disasters in the state and to declare an emergency.

South Dakota is allocating $2.5 million from its general fund to cover emergency and disaster costs across the state. The money goes into a special fund that the Department of Public Safety can use to pay for response efforts when emergencies or disasters occur, and the bill declares an emergency so the money can be used immediately rather than waiting for the normal budget process.

remove the option to register to vote by a signed statement.

SB 128 removes the option for people to register to vote using a signed statement as an alternative registration method in South Dakota. Instead of allowing this simplified registration process, voters will need to use other established registration procedures. This change affects South Dakota Codified Law §24-11-13, which previously permitted voter registration by signed statement.

replace the emergency alert system and other technology, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.

South Dakota will spend $2.17 million from its general fund and $4.56 million in other available funds to replace the state's emergency alert system and related technology through the Bureau of Information and Telecommunications. The bill declares this spending an emergency so the funds can be used immediately without waiting for the normal budget process. Any money not actually spent or committed will be returned according to state accounting procedures.

authorize the Department of Corrections to purchase certain real property, to contract for the design of a prison facility for offenders committed to the Department of Corrections, to make an appropriation therefor, to transfer funds to the incarceration construction fund, and to declare an emergency.

# HB 1017 Summary This bill allows the Department of Corrections to buy land and hire designers to plan a new prison facility for state inmates. The bill also provides money for these purchases and design work, and declares the matter urgent so the state can move forward quickly on this prison project.

make an appropriation to support volunteer fire departments and to declare an emergency.

South Dakota appropriates $1 to the Department of Public Safety to distribute grants to volunteer fire departments for purchasing safety equipment and gear needed to meet state and federal safety rules. The bill declares an emergency, meaning it takes effect immediately rather than waiting for the standard July 1 effective date.

Recognizing and honoring the twenty-fifth anniversary of the First Peoples Fund.

This bill amends multiple sections of South Dakota's tax code to recognize and honor the twenty-fifth anniversary of the First Peoples Fund, a Native American cultural organization. The changes appear to make technical adjustments to tax-related statutes, though the specific nature of how these amendments support or honor the anniversary is not detailed in the provided excerpt.

Celebrating the LGBTQ+ and Two Spirit community in South Dakota.

SC 810 is a resolution celebrating the LGBTQ+ and Two Spirit community in South Dakota—it does not change any state laws or create new legal requirements. This is a ceremonial measure expressing support and recognition rather than legislation that affects how the state operates or regulates conduct.