State Affairs

revise provisions pertaining to voter registration requirements and the state board of elections.

improve agriculture in South Dakota.

revise the requirements pertaining to average teacher compensation and to establish a minimum teacher salary.

improve public safety in South Dakota.

improve the workforce of South Dakota.

permit the appointment of a circuit court judge or Supreme Court justice as a member of the Public Utilities Commission in place of a disqualified or incapacitated commissioner.

provide that the presiding officer of the Senate is required to sign each enrolled bill.

provide an additional basis for the Interim Rules Review Committee to revert a proposed administrative rule.

establish the crime of threatening or intimidating an election official or election worker.

establish reporting requirements for future fund awards or grants and to make technical changes.

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.

prevent a county, township, or municipality from authorizing a guaranteed income program.

revise the process for nominating candidates for the offices of lieutenant governor, attorney general, and secretary of state.

allow the secretary of state to share information from the statewide voter registration file.

repeal and revise certain provisions regarding the petition circulation process to comply with federal court decisions.

prohibit the use of a deepfake to influence an election and to provide a penalty therefor.

permit the use of tribal identification cards when registering to vote.

modify provisions pertaining to the appointment of vacant positions on a board or commission.

modify provisions pertaining to applying for an absentee ballot application and to declare an emergency.

allow a city or county to impose local restrictions and regulations on video lottery.

create the Indian Child Welfare Advisory Council.

address the issuance and revocation requirements pertaining to a permit to carry a concealed weapon.

provide a process to withdraw a signature from a petition for an initiated measure, constitutional amendment, or a referendum on a law in certain situations and to declare an emergency.

establish a task force to address the welfare of Indian children in South Dakota.

Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election, an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, to limit the placement of restrictions on the right to bear arms.

repeal certain provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code.

revise certain provisions relating to petitions containing illegal actions and to declare an emergency.

improve public safety in South Dakota.

improve education and to provide for the workforce of South Dakota.

improve agriculture in South Dakota.

prohibit the act of collusion during the procurement process and provide a penalty therefor.

prohibit the Board of Regents or any institution under its control from using state resources for obscene live conduct.

require the creation of an informational video and other materials describing the state's abortion law and medical care for a pregnant woman experiencing life-threatening or health-threatening medical conditions.

modify the amount of time allowed to an employee to vote at any election in this state.

revise the process by which a legislative vacancy is filled.

prohibit the use of public funds for campaigning or other partisan activity.

prohibit the dissemination of incorrect or misleading ballot information and to provide a penalty therefor.

Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota revising the process by which a legislative vacancy is filled.

repeal certain provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code.

Opposing an initiated measure to place the right to an abortion in the Constitution of South Dakota.

increase the number of years the discretionary formula may be applied to a structure, and to allow for the individual application of the discretionary formula for a structure.

increase the number of years the discretionary formula may be applied to a structure, and to allow for the individual application of the discretionary formula for a structure.

revise provisions pertaining to the observation of the conduct of an election.

revise the process for nominating candidates for the offices of lieutenant governor, attorney general, and secretary of state.

make an appropriation for a grant to the Douglas school district for the construction costs of a new school.

create the local assistance fund and to provide for the transfer of certain unobligated cash balances.

regulate the acceptance of a central bank digital currency.

amend provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code.

require legislative approval for the purchase of real property by the Department of Game, Fish and Parks.

require the Department of Social Services and the Department of Education to apply for and administer the summer electronic benefit transfer for children program and to make an appropriation therefor.

increase the minimum fee required with an application for construction of an energy conversion and transmission facility.

revise unemployment insurance contribution rates.

Condemning rape as a tactic of war.

provide that certain personal information of a lottery prize winner may only be used for advertising or promotion with the winner's consent.

modify provisions pertaining to the designation of a legal newspaper.

establish the minimum age for marriage.

modify and establish provisions regarding remote sales tax and tribal tax agreements.

improve child care in South Dakota.

allow for the permanent reduction of taxes in South Dakota.

allow for changes to healthcare related provisions.

provide for the enhancement and improvement of South Dakota.

make an appropriation to ensure South Dakota's greatness.

modify the residency requirements for voter registration and declare an emergency.

prohibit the use of state resources for the provision of lewd or lascivious content.

allow for an action to establish paternity after age eighteen based on genetic test results.

require members of the Legislature to attend a course on the federal and state constitutions.

rescind rulemaking authority pertaining to the process for publishing required voter registration numbers.

rescind rule-making authority for the annual report of the number of voters removed from a county's voter registration list.

extend the length of time allowed for a tax agreement with an Indian tribe.

update the United States census survey used to ascertain and adjust the salary of members of the Legislature.

create the Commission on Indigent Legal Services and Office of Indigent Legal Services, to make an appropriation for reimbursing county indigent legal services, and to declare an emergency.

permit the display of campaign signs in municipalities in conjunction with the beginning of absentee voting.

To create the One Hundredth Session Planning Committee of the South Dakota Legislature.

modify the observation of time in South Dakota.

create term limits for public utilities commissioners.

revise a provision providing authority to the Governor to enter into agreements with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, requiring all non-judicial offices elected by a statewide vote to be nominated at a primary election.

Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, requiring all non-judicial offices elected by a statewide vote to be nominated at a primary election.

update a reference to the Internal Revenue Code for purposes of higher education savings plans.

revise the membership of the South Dakota Capitol Complex Restoration and Beautification Commission.

extend the period of renewal for an enhanced permit to carry a concealed pistol.

provide for the payment of legal expenses originating from crime committed at a facility maintained by the Department of Corrections.

modify the definition of public infrastructure to allow a federally recognized Indian tribe to be eligible for housing infrastructure grants and loans and to declare an emergency.

increase the minimum fee required with an application for construction of an energy conversion and transmission facility.

raise the appraisal value of surplus property that may be sold by a political subdivision without notice.