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provide for transparency in the pricing of prescription drugs.

HB 1135 requires health insurers, health plans, and other entities that provide health coverage in South Dakota to be transparent about how they price prescription drugs. The bill establishes definitions and oversight authority for monitoring drug pricing practices by these covered entities to help ensure South Dakotans have clearer information about what they're paying for medications.

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.

address the potential abuse of opiate and opioid drugs.

Senate Bill 122 creates new rules requiring doctors to take specific steps before prescribing Schedule II opioids for the first time, including informing patients of risks, documenting their pain history and substance abuse background, conducting a physical exam, and offering smaller prescription quantities. The bill also limits how many days of opioid medication can be prescribed at once—generally four days for emergency room patients and initial prescriptions, up to seven days for follow-up prescriptions, and just three days for minors and dental/optometric patients.