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revise provisions regarding industrial hemp.

SB 117 revises South Dakota's industrial hemp regulations by updating the rules that govern how hemp is grown, processed, and regulated in the state. The bill makes changes to existing hemp licensing and oversight requirements while adding new provisions to state law to clarify rules for hemp producers and handlers. These revisions update South Dakota's hemp program to reflect current industry practices and state regulatory needs.

modify provisions related to prohibited medical interventions on minors.

SB216 modifies South Dakota's restrictions on gender-related medical treatments for minors by requiring parental consent for puberty-blocking drugs and hormone treatments (previously these could be done without consent in certain circumstances), while maintaining existing bans on surgeries and removal of healthy body parts. The bill also shortens the deadline for filing civil lawsuits related to violations of these rules from three years to two years after a person discovers the violation.

make an appropriation to reimburse health care professionals who have complied with the requirements for health care recruitment assistance programs, and to declare an emergency.

SB44 appropriates state funds to reimburse health care professionals who completed requirements under South Dakota's health care recruitment assistance programs. The bill eliminates several outdated program sections while updating the framework for how these reimbursements are administered and distributed.

expand provisions regarding the protection of minors from certain exhibitions.

This bill expands South Dakota's obscenity laws to include "drag performances" as material that can be deemed harmful to minors, defining drag performance as singing, dancing, acting, or other performance where someone exhibits a gender identity different from their biological sex through clothing, makeup, or physical markers in a "lewd and lascivious manner." The bill adds drag performances to the same legal standard already used for other sexual material, meaning performances could be restricted from minors if they appeal to inappropriate interests and lack serious artistic or educational value.