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eliminate the right to a preliminary hearing when an offender is charged with a nonviolent felony and when the offender is out of custody.

People charged with non-violent felonies who are out of jail would lose their right to a preliminary hearing under this bill. This means defendants in these cases would skip the early court stage where a judge decides if there's enough evidence to proceed, and go directly toward trial or plea negotiations instead.

allow an appeal of a decision of the Department of Education regarding special education or related services by a civil action against the department.

This bill allows parents and students to sue the South Dakota Department of Education in state or federal court if they disagree with the department's decisions about special education services, rather than being limited to other appeal processes. The lawsuit must be filed within 30 days of the department's decision, and there is no minimum dollar amount requirement to bring the case to court.

adopt the advanced practice registered nurse compact.

South Dakota is joining the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Compact, which allows nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, and other advanced practice nurses to work across state lines with a single multistate license instead of getting separate licenses in each state. The bill removes several outdated state regulations on nurse licensing and replaces them with the compact's interstate framework, making it easier for these healthcare professionals to practice in multiple states.

repeal a provision related to habeas corpus proceedings.

South Dakota removes a law that allowed judges to be fined up to $500 if they corruptly refused to issue habeas corpus writs or unreasonably delayed them when legally required. This repeals the penalty provision that previously gave prisoners a way to recover damages when judges improperly blocked their access to these legal proceedings.

Commending and honoring the Harrisburg School Board on its selection as the Associated School Boards of South Dakota Outstanding School Board for 2023.

This resolution honors the Harrisburg School Board for being named the Associated School Boards of South Dakota's Outstanding School Board for 2023. The bill makes no changes to state law—it is purely a commendation recognizing the school board's achievement.

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

Currently, South Dakota law only allows paternity cases to be filed before a child turns 18, but this bill creates a new exception allowing adults to establish paternity after age 18 if they have genetic test results showing at least 99% probability that a specific person is the father. However, if paternity is established this way, the father cannot be required to pay back child support or other expenses from before the case was filed. The bill also requires the state to update birth certificates to reflect the father's name once a court establishes paternity under this new process.