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make an appropriation for costs related to emergencies and disasters impacting the state and to declare an emergency.

HB1061 appropriates state funding to cover costs related to emergencies and disasters affecting South Dakota and declares a state of emergency. The bill modifies the state's emergency management laws by repealing several outdated provisions and updating others to streamline how the state responds to and funds disaster relief efforts.

improve child care in South Dakota.

define a multi-passenger quadricycle and to provide for the regulation of multi-passenger quadricycles.

# HB1225 Summary This bill creates a legal definition for multi-passenger quadricycles (four-wheeled vehicles designed to carry multiple people) in South Dakota law and establishes rules for how they can be operated and registered. The new regulations will clarify which vehicles fall into this category and set safety and licensing requirements for owners and drivers.

make an appropriation to support airline terminal improvement, expansion, and infrastructure projects.

SB 106 appropriates state funding to support improvements, expansions, and infrastructure projects at South Dakota airline terminals. The bill amends the state's appropriations statute to allocate money for these airport facility upgrades.

direct the Department of Social Services to modify administrative rules related to work requirements for the child care assistance program.

SB205 directs the Department of Social Services to update its administrative rules governing work requirements for parents and guardians receiving child care assistance. The bill modifies existing requirements in state law to adjust how the work requirement rules are structured and applied to the child care assistance program.

repeal a section of the Administrative Rules of South Dakota regarding cooperation with the Division of Child Support.

HB1223 eliminates a rule requiring parents receiving child care assistance to cooperate with the state's child support division by applying for enforcement services and maintaining an active case. Currently, failure to comply with this requirement can result in losing child care assistance eligibility, but this bill removes that penalty and cooperation requirement entirely.

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

Candidates in South Dakota can now use campaign contributions to pay for licensed child day care services for their dependent children, adding a new permitted use to the existing rules about how campaign money can be spent. Previously, campaign funds could only be used for campaign-related expenses, costs of holding public office, or donations to other candidates and nonprofits. This change allows politicians to cover child care costs with money they've raised for their campaigns.