State Affairs

revise the manner of citing the Administrative Rules of South Dakota.

increase the amount of time permitted the Interim Rules Review Committee to review final permanent rulemaking materials.

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

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.

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.

limit reliance upon secondary sources as statements of law.

regulate the acceptance of a central bank digital currency.

revise certain provisions pertaining to time of school district elections.

amend provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

make an appropriation to support the operations of the Phoenix Correspondence Commission.

establish the state flag design commission.

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

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

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

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

require the Department of Social Services to conduct a state-wide study on child care, to provide an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.

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.

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

permit the use of campaign contributions for child day care services.

make an appropriation to create the healthy forest critical infrastructure relief and grant program and to declare an emergency.

recognize geographic place names containing the word scalp as offensive.

create the Commission on Indian Affairs.

establish the Commission on Truth and Reconciliation.

rename South Scalp Creek Lakeside Use Area in Gregory County.

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

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.

require members of the Legislature and staff of the Legislative Research to attend a course on Indian law.

modify provisions pertaining to the voting rights of members of an Indian tribe.

make an appropriation to establish a cybersecurity services initiative for counties and municipalities and to declare an emergency.

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

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

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

provide for the disclosure of a cast vote record as a public record and make an appropriation therefor.

clarify the membership of the Open Meeting Commission.

provide for the disclosure of a cast vote record and ballot images as a public record and declare an emergency.

make an appropriation for eligible water and wastewater projects and to declare an emergency.

make an appropriation for eligible water, wastewater, and storm water projects throughout state government, and to declare an emergency.

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

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

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

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

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.

Applying for a convention of states under Article V of the Constitution of the United States, to impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, to limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and to limit the terms of office for members of Congress and other federal officials.

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.

Applying for a convention of states under Article V of the Constitution of the United States, to impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, to limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and to limit the terms of office for members of Congress and other federal officials.

Applying to the United States Congress under Article V of the United States Constitution to call for a convention for proposing an amendment to the constitution establishing congressional term limits.

Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, underscoring that an individual must be a citizen of the United States to be eligible to vote.