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

South Dakota employees currently get two consecutive hours off work to vote on election day; this bill extends that to four consecutive hours. The change applies to all elections in the state, including primary elections, and maintains the same protections against employer penalties or wage deductions for taking time to vote.

Celebrating the Parkston Trojans as the 2023 class 9AA state football champions.

This is a ceremonial bill that honors the Parkston Trojans football team for winning the 2023 class 9AA state championship. The bill adds a new section to state law commemorating this achievement, but does not make any substantive changes to how state government operates.

modify provisions pertaining to the deadlines for the filing of certain election related documents.

HB1075 extends voter registration deadlines by clarifying that registration applications must reach county auditors at least 15 days before an election and requiring agencies that process registrations to forward them to auditors by the following Wednesday. The bill also applies this 15-day deadline to runoff elections and makes the State Board of Elections' authority to set registration transmission rules mandatory rather than optional.

authorize school districts and nonpublic schools to acquire and administer nasal glucagon.

South Dakota school districts and nonpublic schools can now keep and use nasal glucagon—a emergency medication for severe low blood sugar—on campus to treat students with diabetes. This change allows schools to stock and administer this potentially life-saving treatment without needing a specific student's prescription, similar to how schools keep other emergency medications like EpiPens.

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

SB3 extends the length of time that South Dakota can maintain tax agreements with Indian tribes. The bill amends the existing tax agreement provisions and repeals several outdated sections of law related to these agreements. This change allows for longer-term tax arrangements between the state and tribes.

amend the school funding formula to provide for the use of an averaged fall enrollment when determining local need.

HB 1134 changes how South Dakota calculates school funding by using an averaged fall enrollment figure instead of a single enrollment count when determining how much state aid each school district needs. This adjustment is meant to smooth out funding variations that might occur from year-to-year enrollment fluctuations.

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.

This bill creates a new process allowing South Dakota voters to withdraw their signatures from petitions for ballot initiatives, constitutional amendments, or referendums by submitting a written request to the secretary of state. Signers can withdraw at any time before the legal challenge deadline expires, or if a challenge is already filed, up until discovery is completed in court. The bill requires withdrawal requests to include the signer's name, address, county, and signature, and can be submitted by mail, email, or in person.

To provide for an interim study regarding foreign ownership of agricultural land.

This resolution directs the legislature to study the issue of foreign ownership of agricultural land in South Dakota. The bill makes technical changes to state law governing legislative procedures and repeals several outdated statutory sections related to legislative operations, while establishing a framework for investigating foreign agricultural land ownership as an interim study project.

Honoring the Canton C-Hawks boys wrestling team.

This resolution honors the Canton C-Hawks boys wrestling team for their achievements. No changes to state law are made—this is a ceremonial recognition only.

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

This bill allows campaign signs to be displayed on private property in South Dakota municipalities starting when absentee voting begins and lasting through election day, provided the property owner gives permission. Signs must be removed within five days after the election, and municipalities can still enforce other reasonable regulations on signs as long as they don't conflict with this new permission. Previously, there was no statewide rule permitting campaign signs to be posted at this early stage of voting.

revise certain provisions pertaining to time of school district elections.

This bill changes the timeline for school board candidates to file nominating petitions, moving the deadline from 39 days before an election to 70 days before. It also requires petitions to be circulated at least 120 days before the election instead of 10 weeks, giving candidates more time to gather signatures from district voters.

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.

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that would require all statewide elected offices (except judges) to go through a primary election before the general election. If approved by voters, this would change how candidates for offices like Governor, Secretary of State, and other statewide positions are nominated.