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make an appropriation to provide a grant for the construction of a military heritage museum in Sioux Falls and declare an emergency.

South Dakota will provide a grant to help build a military heritage museum in Sioux Falls. The bill declares an emergency, which typically allows the funding to take effect immediately rather than waiting for the standard effective date.

make an appropriation to provide support for an airline terminal infrastructure expansion project at the Rapid City Regional Airport.

SB 148 allocates state funding to support an expansion project for the airline terminal at Rapid City Regional Airport. The bill amends the state appropriations law to provide this money for infrastructure improvements at the airport's terminal facility.

clarify that the special amusement excise tax applies to the sale of amusement devices.

South Dakota currently taxes amusement device operators on their gross receipts from operating these machines, but this bill clarifies that the tax also applies to the sale of amusement devices themselves. The 4.5% special excise tax will now explicitly cover both the operation and the outright sale of mechanical or electronic amusement devices, replacing the standard sales tax that would otherwise apply.

authorize sports wagering in certain licensed alcoholic beverage retailer establishments.

SB209 allows licensed bars and restaurants that sell alcohol to offer sports wagering to customers, expanding gambling opportunities beyond the current casinos in Deadwood. The bill adds sports betting to South Dakota's existing gaming law and lets customers place bets either in person or through prepaid accounts at these licensed establishments. This creates a new revenue stream for certain alcohol retailers while bringing sports wagering under state regulation and commission oversight.

increase dollar limits related to play on video lottery machines.

South Dakota video lottery machines would be allowed to accept bets of up to four dollars per game instead of the current two-dollar limit. The maximum prize award per bet would also increase from $1,000 to $2,500. These changes would allow players to wager and potentially win more money on each game.