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provide a landowner-on-own-land license for antlerless elk.

SB173 creates a new hunting license that allows landowners to hunt antlerless elk on their own property without needing a separate permit from the state. This change amends South Dakota's existing elk hunting regulations to give property owners more direct access to managing elk on their land.

establish reentry initiatives and programs in the Department of Corrections.

South Dakota's Department of Corrections must now provide inmates with evidence-based programs in health, education, job training, and life skills starting as soon as their parole date and release plan are set, and must keep records of their educational progress and certifications. The department can use volunteers and faith-based organizations to help run these programs, and inmates who complete programs can earn incentives like extra phone calls, visitation time, computer access, and commissary privileges. This creates a new requirement for reentry support that applies to all inmates regardless of their security classification.