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authorize employers to acquire and make available opioid antagonists.

Employers in South Dakota can now stock opioid antagonists (overdose-reversal drugs like Narcan) on their premises if they follow safety protocols, provide employee training, and post instructions—and they won't be sued for ordinary negligence if someone is harmed or dies during use. Healthcare professionals who dispense these drugs to employers are also protected from lawsuits and professional discipline. This creates a legal pathway for workplaces to have these life-saving medications readily available during opioid emergencies.

revise provisions related to emergency and involuntary commitment for alcohol and drug abuse.

SB 67 expands the list of organizations that can accredit alcohol and drug treatment facilities in South Dakota to include the Indian Health Service's quality assurance reviews and the Council on Accreditation, in addition to existing accreditors like The Joint Commission and the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities. This change allows more types of facilities—particularly those serving tribal communities—to meet state standards for emergency and involuntary commitment programs related to substance abuse treatment.

make an appropriation for improving the buildings and grounds of the capitol complex and declare an emergency.

HB 1196 appropriates state money to improve the buildings and structures at South Dakota's capitol complex. The bill declares this spending an emergency, which allows the funds to be used immediately rather than waiting for the normal budget process.

exempt municipalities in certain counties from requirements related to municipal campgrounds.

SB 157 exempts cities in certain counties from state requirements to operate municipal campgrounds. This gives those municipalities more flexibility by removing a mandate that previously required them to maintain campground facilities.

reduce the penalty for unlawful possession of a cannabis product and provide exceptions.

SB 205 requires that people admitted to inpatient treatment programs for controlled substance use receive mental health evaluations as part of their care. This new requirement ensures that individuals struggling with substance use also get assessed for co-occurring mental health conditions during their inpatient treatment.

create provisions for the Psychiatric Collaborative Care Model to be reimbursable for insurance.

Starting January 1, 2024, health insurance companies in South Dakota must cover mental health and substance abuse treatment delivered through the Psychiatric Collaborative Care Model, which is a team-based approach where a primary care doctor, care manager, and psychiatric consultant work together to treat patients. This new requirement applies to all individual and group health insurance policies renewed or issued in the state, except for limited-benefit plans that cover only specific diseases.

authorize counties to issue bonds for certain expenditures funded by a gross receipts tax.

South Dakota counties can now issue bonds to fund construction, repairs, or renovation of courthouses, jails, public safety centers, and addiction treatment facilities, with the bonds paid back through a county gross receipts tax. Previously, counties had restrictions on issuing bonds for these types of projects under existing state law. The county governing body must pledge to collect enough tax revenue to repay the bonds while they're outstanding.

Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election, an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, authorizing the state to impose work requirements on certain individuals who are eligible for expanded Medicaid.

This is a proposed constitutional amendment that would ask South Dakota voters whether the state should be allowed to require certain people receiving expanded Medicaid benefits to work or meet other work-related conditions. If approved by voters, this amendment would change the state constitution to give the government the power to impose these work requirements.

authorize counties to issue bonds for certain expenditures funded by a gross receipts tax.

South Dakota counties can now issue bonds backed by a gross receipts tax they collect locally, using the bond proceeds for specific projects like courthouse repairs, jails, and drug treatment facilities. The county governing body must pass a resolution agreeing to impose and collect the tax specifically to pay back the bonds as long as they're outstanding. This creates a new funding mechanism for counties to finance certain public infrastructure and services through bonded debt.