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make an appropriation for the reimbursement of certain costs incurred in providing medical services to an adopted child and to declare an emergency.

# HB 1204 Summary This bill appropriates state money to reimburse families for medical costs they paid when providing healthcare to their adopted children. The bill declares this appropriation an emergency measure, meaning the funding becomes available immediately rather than waiting for the normal budget process.

authorize the construction of a National Guard vehicle maintenance shop in Watertown, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.

South Dakota's Department of the Military is authorized to build a new vehicle maintenance shop in Watertown for the National Guard, with $29 million in federal funding appropriated for the project. The department can adjust the estimated cost upward by up to 25% to account for inflation, new regulatory requirements, or additional funding from other sources. This emergency authorization allows the project to move forward immediately.

revise the legal description for the construction of a National Guard Readiness Center in Sioux Falls, make an additional appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.

South Dakota is providing an additional $667,000 in state funding and $2,001,000 in federal funding to the Department of the Military for designing and constructing a National Guard Readiness Center in Sioux Falls, on top of money already appropriated in 2022. The bill also updates the legal property description for the land where the center will be built on East Benson Road and North Sycamore Avenue in Sioux Falls.

revise certain provisions regarding military affairs.

HB 1047 updates South Dakota's military affairs laws to reflect modern military branches and organizational structures, including adding the Space Force to the list of armed forces recognized in state law. The bill also clarifies that military personnel can have documents notarized by commissioned officers of higher ranks and removes outdated restrictions on state funding for National Guard uniforms and equipment.