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Legislation in the state legislatures — the state-tier counterpart to federal bills. Search by number (e.g. AB 2114) or title; filter by state, session, and status. 3,508 state bills tracked.
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- create the homeowner property tax reduction fund, and to transfer moneys to the homeowner property tax reduction fund.Became Law · Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 548
- create the water infrastructure development fund, to provide an appropriation, to provide for the awarding of grants and loans from the fund for certain rural water projects and to declare an emergency.Became Law · Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 550
- make an appropriation for eligible water, wastewater, storm water, and riparian buffer initiative projects and to declare an emergency.Became Law · Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 549
- regulate the retail sale of nicotine products, and to provide a penalty therefor.Became Law · Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 549
- require that a state agency consult with the Aeronautics Commission prior to purchasing, transferring, or disposing of a state owned and operated aircraft.Became Law · Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 548
- amend provisions pertaining to the publication of the statewide voter registration file.Became Law · Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 550
- revise certain criteria for loans from the South Dakota housing infrastructure fund.Became Law · Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 549
- permit a court to commit a juvenile adjudicated delinquent for certain weapons offenses to the Department of Corrections.Became Law · Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 548
- require that an individual provide proof of citizenship when registering to vote and to declare an emergency.Became Law · Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 550
- amend provisions pertaining to the processing of absentee ballots and to declare an emergency.Became Law · Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 550
- revise requirements pertaining to the minimum age for marriage.Became Law · Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 549
- clarify the eligibility of multiple garages or structures to be classified as owner-occupied.Became Law · Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 548
- require the publication of the results of an election for precinct committeeman or committeewoman and to declare an emergency.Became Law · Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 550
- amend the requirements for filing certain campaign finance disclosure statements.Became Law · Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 550
- revise a provision related to the transportation of an inmate upon discharge from a correctional facility.Became Law · Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 548
- establish procedures for anti-SLAPP actions to protect the exercise of a person's constitutional rights, including freedom of speech.Became Law · Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 548
- make an appropriation for grants to support the purchase of personal protective equipment by volunteer fire departments and to declare an emergency.Became Law · Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 549
- protect residents from increased utility costs and utility shortages caused by data centers and clarify authority to regulate data centers.Became Law · Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 549
- modify provisions related to the South Dakota Veterans Council.Became Law · Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 548
- revise the season in which a nonprofit organization may host a special pheasant hunt for disabled veterans and Purple Heart recipients.Became Law · Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 550
- transfer moneys and make an appropriation for the replacement of the Richmond Lake dam and spillway and to declare an emergency.Became Law · Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30
- create the capitol restoration fund and to transfer moneys thereto.Became Law · Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 548
- add licensed and registered child care programs to the definition of community safety zone.Became Law · Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 549
- modify the amount required to be set aside for extraordinary expenses incurred in providing special education programs.Became Law · Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 550
- modify the distribution of gaming revenues.Became Law · Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 548
- authorize the imposition of a county option gross receipts tax to reduce owner-occupied property taxes.Became Law · Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 548
- expand the information required to be sent to the prescription drug monitoring program for each registry identification card holder.Became Law · Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 549
- create a task force to study the provision of emergency medical services as an essential service and the funding thereof.Became Law · Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 549
- make an appropriation to the South Dakota Board of Technical Education to construct an advanced manufacturing laboratory space and classrooms on the campus of Southeast Technical College and to declare an emergency.Became Law · Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 549
- revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2026.Became Law · Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 548
- authorize loans from the South Dakota housing infrastructure fund for airport infrastructure.Became Law · Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 549
- transfer moneys to the general fund from the budget reserve fund and the general revenue replacement fund, and to declare an emergency.Became Law · Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 548
- make an appropriation for the purchase of a new Division of Highway Patrol airplane and mission equipment and to declare an emergency.Became Law · Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 549
- safeguard the integrity, privacy, and security of genetic data and provide a civil penalty therefor.Became Law · Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 549
- revise a provision regulating delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol, THC-O acetate, and hexahydrocannabinol for persons under the age of twenty-one and to provide a penalty therefor.Became Law · Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 548
- establish investigative subpoena authority to gather business records in certain investigations.Became Law · Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 548
- enhance the penalties for ingestion, possession with intent to deliver, and delivery of a controlled substance in a state correctional facility.Became Law · Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 548
- revise a provision related to criminal invasions of privacy, prohibit the creation and distribution of digitally fabricated material of an identifiable individual, and provide penalties therefor.Became Law · Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 548
- revise provisions relating to industrial hemp.Became Law · Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 548
- make appropriations for water and environmental purposes and to declare an emergency.Became Law · Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 549
- create the Developmental Disability Service Delivery Committee.Became Law · Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 549
- limit the types of residential improvements for which counties, municipalities, and townships may require a permit.Became Law · Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 S.J. 548
- appropriate money for the ordinary expenses of the legislative, judicial, and executive departments of the state, the current expenses of state institutions, interest on the public debt, and common schools.Became Law · Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 H.J. 578
- revise a provision related to service of process for boards of county commissioners.Became Law · Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 H.J. 578
- require education in prenatal human growth and development.Became Law · Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 H.J. 579
- except victims of human trafficking or domestic abuse from certain clemency notice requirements.Became Law · Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 H.J. 579
- permit the use of biological filtration systems in water recreational facilities located in certain lodging establishments.Became Law · Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 H.J. 579
- prohibit the electronic publication of certain information about a judicial officer or law enforcement officer and provide a penalty therefor.Became Law · Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 H.J. 579
- limit the ability of a health carrier to recoup, recover, or retroactively deny previously paid claims.Became Law · Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 H.J. 579
- prohibit the dispensing, distribution, sale, or advertisement of certain articles or things for purposes of an unlawful abortion and provide a criminal and civil penalty therefor.Became Law · Signed by the Governor on 2026-03-30 H.J. 579
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