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Honoring Kelly Larson for his longstanding public service and congratulating him on his upcoming retirement.

This is a ceremonial resolution honoring Kelly Larson for his years of public service and congratulating him on his retirement—it doesn't change any state law. The document excerpt provided appears to be routine legislative journal proceedings from February 20, 2024, rather than the actual text of the resolution itself.

establish an individual's right to make autonomous decisions about the individual's reproductive health care, and to repeal provisions related to abortion.

SB 210 establishes a constitutional right for South Dakota residents to make their own decisions about reproductive health care, including the right to use contraception, receive pregnancy care, or have an abortion. The bill repeals existing state restrictions on abortion and protects individuals from prosecution or discrimination for decisions made during pregnancy. This reverses South Dakota's current near-total abortion ban and gives people legal authority over their own reproductive choices.

prohibit the use of paid petition circulators to collect signatures for a statewide ballot measure.

# HB1114 Summary This bill bans the use of paid petition circulators—people hired to collect signatures—for statewide ballot measures in South Dakota. Currently, campaigns can hire people to gather signatures to get measures on the ballot; this law would require all signature collection to be done by volunteers instead. The change makes it harder for ballot measure campaigns to gather the large number of signatures typically needed to qualify for the statewide ballot.

require the creation of an informational video and other materials describing the state's abortion law and medical care for a pregnant woman experiencing life-threatening or health-threatening medical conditions.

South Dakota's Department of Health must create a video and educational materials explaining the state's abortion law, common medical conditions that threaten a pregnant woman's life or health, and standard medical care practices for treating those conditions. The materials will be written in plain language for the public and made available on the department's website, developed in consultation with the attorney general and medical and legal experts.