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Make an appropriation for costs related to emergencies and disasters impacting the state and to declare an emergency.

The state is setting aside $4,951,260 to cover emergency and disaster costs, such as those from severe weather or other crises affecting South Dakota. This money comes from the general fund and goes into a special emergency fund that the Department of Public Safety can use to pay for disaster-related expenses. The legislature is declaring this an emergency so the funding takes effect immediately rather than waiting for the standard budget process.

Make an appropriation for costs related to the suppression of wildfires impacting the state and to declare an emergency.

This bill provides $2.6 million in emergency funding to pay for wildfire suppression costs that South Dakota has already incurred. The money comes from the state's general fund and goes into a special account for fire suppression expenses, with the Department of Public Safety overseeing the payments.

Require counties and municipalities to provide emergency medical services within their jurisdictions.

This bill changes South Dakota law to require counties and municipalities to provide emergency medical/ambulance services within their areas, rather than making it optional as it currently is. Counties and municipalities can either run these services themselves or contract with another provider to deliver them. The change shifts ambulance service from a "may provide" to a "shall provide" requirement.

Require counties and municipalities to provide emergency medical services within their jurisdictions, increase liquidated court costs, and create the emergency medical services fund and make an appropriation therefor.

Counties and municipalities must now provide emergency medical services within their jurisdictions. The bill increases court-ordered liquidated costs from $50 to $55 per criminal conviction, with the additional $5 going toward a new emergency medical services fund instead of law enforcement training. These changes ensure more consistent EMS coverage across the state while shifting some criminal justice funding to support emergency medical response.

Repeal the expiration date for the 911 emergency surcharge increase.

South Dakota currently has a temporary increase to the 911 emergency surcharge that was set to expire on July 1, 2026. This bill makes that surcharge increase permanent by removing the expiration date, so the higher 911 fees will continue indefinitely rather than reverting to the previous rate.

Modify the community paramedic endorsement.

South Dakota is modifying its community paramedic endorsement to give paramedics an additional way to qualify—they can now become certified community paramedics either by completing the state's approved education and training requirements or by obtaining certification from the International Board of Specialty Certification. This change simplifies the process by allowing paramedics to use nationally recognized certification as an alternative path to getting the state endorsement.

Provide for the refinancing of certain mortgages on properties affected by declared disasters.

This bill creates a new program allowing South Dakota homeowners whose property values dropped due to declared disasters to apply for no-interest loans to refinance their mortgages. The South Dakota Housing Development Authority will administer these loans to qualified applicants whose homes, townhomes, condos, or duplexes were affected by disasters declared by the Legislature or Governor. This is a new program with no previous state law on this topic.

Expressing the Legislature's concern about the potential for a carbon oxide pipeline to become a weapon of mass destruction to be used by terrorists or unfriendly governments and urging the Public Utilities Commission to conduct risk assessments and establish stronger regulatory and security measures for carbon oxide pipelines to ensure adequate state, county, business, and family emergency response planning.

This resolution expresses the South Dakota Legislature's concern that carbon dioxide pipelines could be sabotaged or attacked by terrorists and cause mass casualties in nearby communities. Rather than changing existing law, it urges the Public Utilities Commission to conduct safety risk assessments and strengthen rules and security measures for these pipelines, and to ensure communities have adequate emergency response plans in place.

Modify provisions related to emergency medical services personnel and to declare an emergency.

This bill expands who can supervise emergency medical services advanced life support personnel at ambulance services with hardship exemptions, allowing physician assistants and nurse practitioners to provide supervision in addition to physicians. The bill also reorganizes which licensed professions fall under South Dakota's general licensing oversight rules by adding emergency medical technicians and responders while renumbering other professions.

Make appropriations for water and environmental purposes and to declare an emergency.

SB 33 appropriates $15 million from South Dakota's water and environment fund to the Board of Water and Natural Resources for three water projects: $1 million for a Dakota Mainstem regional water system study, $2 million for the Water Investment in Northern South Dakota project, and $12 million for grants and loans to local sponsors through the state consolidated water facilities construction program. The bill declares an emergency, allowing these funds to be spent immediately rather than waiting for the normal budget process.

Make an appropriation for the replacement of the Richmond Lake dam and spillway, for the general maintenance and repair of other state-owned dams, and to declare an emergency.

This bill allocates $13,046,882 in state funding to replace the Richmond Lake dam and spillway and maintain other state-owned dams under the Office of School and Public Lands. The emergency declaration allows the bill to take effect immediately upon passage rather than waiting until the next fiscal year.