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Honoring the victims of Agent Orange during the Vietnam War.

This is a ceremonial resolution, not a law change—it expresses the South Dakota House's appreciation and honors victims of Agent Orange exposure during the Vietnam War. It doesn't create, modify, or repeal any state laws; instead, it serves as an official statement of recognition and gratitude from the legislature.

increase the maximum user fee for a participant submitting to wear a drug patch under the 24/7 sobriety program.

This bill increases the maximum user fee that people in South Dakota's 24/7 sobriety program must pay to wear a drug-detection patch as a condition of their participation. The bill also repeals several outdated sections of state law related to program administration and makes technical updates to how the program operates.

make an appropriation for the design and construction of a multi-use building on the grounds of the State Fair and to declare an emergency.

HB 1065 appropriates state funding to design and build a new multi-use building at the State Fair grounds. The bill also eliminates several outdated state fair-related statutes and updates the governance structure for the State Fair, declaring the project an emergency to expedite its completion.

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

SB127 establishes a minimum teacher salary for South Dakota public school teachers and revises how the state calculates average teacher compensation. The bill modifies existing education funding rules and adds new requirements to ensure teachers earn at least a specified minimum wage while updating the benchmarks used to evaluate teacher pay across the state.

make an appropriation to the Board of Regents to provide grant funding for the operation of the bioproducts facility in Brookings.

SB 150 provides state funding to the Board of Regents to help operate a bioproducts facility in Brookings. The bill amends the appropriations law to allocate money specifically for this facility's operations. This grants the university system the financial support needed to run the bioproducts research and production facility.

provide property tax relief to certain seniors.

South Dakota seniors age 65 and older with household income of $100,000 or less can now claim a property tax exemption on up to $100,000 of their home's value. The income threshold automatically increases each January 1st based on the cost-of-living index to keep pace with inflation. Seniors must apply annually with the county treasurer by April 1st and provide proof of age and income to qualify.

require the director of equalization to adjust certain agricultural land values.

This bill requires the director of equalization to make adjustments to agricultural land values based on specific conditions outlined in state law, rather than having the discretion to decide whether to make adjustments. The change shifts language from allowing the director to "may" adjust land values to requiring that they "shall" make adjustments, giving property owners a stronger right to have their land reassessed under certain circumstances.

establish a property tax exemption for religious societies, and to modify the application requirements for certain property tax exemptions.

Religious organizations that own undeveloped land in South Dakota can now claim a property tax exemption on that land for up to ten years. The bill also simplifies the exemption process by allowing property owners to keep their exemption automatically each year after the first approval, rather than reapplying annually, unless the property changes owners, no longer qualifies, or reaches the maximum exemption period.