Noem signs budget bills, bringing total to 233 signed this legislative session with no vetoes

MARCH 20, 2024:

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has signed HB 1259 and SB 52 into law, which make up the budget for the State of South Dakota for the remainder of fiscal year 2024 and fiscal year 2025. She also signed:

• SB 51, which revises property tax levies for school districts and to revise the state aid to general and special education formulas
• HB 1057, which creates the Commission on Indigent Legal Services and Office of Indigent Legal Services, into law.

The Governor appointed Larry Long of Sioux Falls, Heather Lammers Bogard of Rapid City, and Dick Travis of Sioux Falls to serve on the Commission on Indigent Legal Services.

Noem signed 233 bills into law this legislative session and vetoed none. There are no more bills awaiting action by the governor.

MARCH 18, 2024:

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has signed HB 1224, which provides for 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.

Noem also signed the following bills into law:

• SB 64 revises provisions related to the regulation of emergency medical services and associated personnel;
• SB 80 improves technology equipment for providers of elderly care and to make an appropriation therefor;
• SB 136 expands the scope of a physician wellness program;
• SB 170 repeals and replaces an appropriation regarding the South Dakota women’s prison;
• SB 171 makes and changes an appropriation related to the construction of the new state public health laboratory;
• SB 198 authorizes school districts and nonpublic schools to acquire and administer nasal glucagon;
• SB 209 makes an appropriation for grants to assisted living centers and nursing facilities for costs related to telemedicine;
• HB 1093 makes an appropriation to provide a grant for the construction of a facility to provide certain health facilities and services;
• HB 1098 provides free birth certificates to persons experiencing homelessness; and,
• HB 1131 waives certain fees for nondriver identification cards for individuals who are homeless.
• SB 6 revises provisions related to death by distribution of a Schedule I or II substance;
• SB 47 revises the incentive program for juvenile diversion opportunities;
• SB 49 funds the new men’s prison;
• SB 71 removes a prohibition on the ability of law enforcement and various governmental entities to inspect, search, seize, prosecute, or impose disciplinary action on cannabis dispensaries, cultivation facilities, manufacturing facilities, and testing facilities;
• SB 83 makes an appropriation for the revised construction costs of maintenance shops for the Wildland Fire Suppression Division;
• SB 146 revises and repeals provisions related to threatening persons holding statewide office, judicial officers, and elected officers and to provide a penalty therefor;
• SB 168 makes an appropriation for victim services;
• SB 203 expands certain privileges for individuals who hold an unrestricted enhanced concealed carry permit;
• HB 1061 makes an appropriation for costs related to emergencies and disasters impacting the state;
• HB 1092 revises provisions regarding the 911 emergency surcharge;
• HB 1125 prohibits the chemical modification or conversion of industrial hemp and the sale or distribution of chemically modified or converted industrial hemp and to provide a penalty therefor;
• HB 1195 provides authority for a court to order offenders convicted of vehicular homicide to pay restitution to a victim’s children until age eighteen;
• HB 1225 defines a multi-passenger quadricycle and provides for the regulation of multi-passenger quadricycles; and,
• HB 1245 revises provisions related to the custody of an alleged delinquent child before and after a temporary custody hearing.

Noem has signed 214 bills into law this legislative session.

MARCH 15, 2024:

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has signed another 22 bills into law (March 15, 2024). Those bills are:

• SB 43 establishes procedures for the imposition of fines and probation against medical cannabis establishments, increase the allowable fee for a medical cannabis establishment registration certificate, and direct the Department of Health to promulgate rules to increase the fee for a registration certificate;
• SB 58 revises provisions regarding money transmission;
• SB 67 provides for the sale of certain real estate located in Hughes County and provides for the deposit of the proceeds into a continuously appropriated fund;
• SB 89 reduces the notice requirement period to terminate a tenancy at will;
• SB 90 revises and repeals provisions related to forcible entry and detainer;
• SB 99 modifies provisions pertaining to applying for an absentee ballot application;
• SB 182 repeals and revises certain provisions regarding the petition circulation process to comply with federal court decisions;
• SB 190 requires a comparison of reemployment assistance recipients against death records for reemployment assistance eligibility integrity;
• SB 191 restricts the use of medical cannabis for individuals on probation or conditional release;
• SB 199 revises provisions pertaining to the consolidation or boundary changes of counties;
• SB 208 establishes reporting requirements for future fund awards or grants and makes technical changes;
• SB 211 revises notarial acts;
• SB 212 allows for the payment of goods or services by a school district between school board meetings in certain circumstances;
• SB 217 requires disclosure of certain information prior to the sale of property bound by a homeowners’ association;
• SB 219 modifies provisions related to the control of counties and municipalities over medical marijuana establishments within their jurisdictions;
• HB 1039 provides for the payment of legal expenses originating from crime committed at a facility maintained by the Department of Corrections;
• HB 1060 revises certain provisions related to travel reimbursement;
• HB 1118 revises unclaimed property provisions;
• HB 1130 revises water development district boundaries;
• HB 1200 increases the minimum fee required with an application for construction of an energy conversion and transmission facility;
• HB 1211 repeals the Midwestern Regional Higher Education Compact; and,
• HB 1244 provides a process to withdraw a signature from a petition for an initiated measure, constitutional amendment, or a referendum on a law in certain situations.

Noem has signed 203 bills into law this legislative session.

MARCH 14, 2024:

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem signed SB 53 and SB 66, which fund water and wastewater projects, into law.

Noem also signed the following four infrastructure bills into law:

• SB 70 makes an appropriation for the replacement of the Richmond Lake dam and spillway, for the general maintenance and repair of other state-owned dams;
• SB 124 revises the eligibility of roads for the rural access infrastructure fund;
• SB 144 makes an appropriation for grants to support airport terminal infrastructure projects and terminal improvement and expansion; and,
• HB 1064 makes an appropriation for increases in the construction costs of infrastructure at Lake Alvin and Newell Lake.
• SB 111 revises requirements for mining and mineral exploration;
• SB 165 creates the South Dakota-Ireland Trade Commission;
• SB 173 provides a landowner-on-own-land license for antlerless elk; and,
• HB 1065 makes an appropriation for the design and construction of the SHED on the grounds of the State Fair.

Noem has signed 181 bills into law this legislative session.

MARCH 13, 2024:

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has signed SB 127, which establishes a minimum teacher salary and revises the requirements pertaining to average teacher compensation, and HB 1022, which make an appropriation to the Department of Education to provide professional development in literacy to teachers.

Noem signed the bills at the Mitchell High School Library.

Noem also signed the following eight education and workforce bills into law:

• SB 1 expands eligibility for the reduced tuition benefit for certain school district and Head Start employees at Board of Regents institutions to school counselors;
• SB 29 allows eligible members of the South Dakota National Guard attending an in-state private, nonprofit post-secondary institution to receive the state tuition benefit;
• SB 72 increases the annual limit of tax credits that an insurance company may claim through the partners in education tax credit program;
• SB 151 revises and repeals provisions related to the licensure of athletic trainers;
• HB 1178 prohibits the Board of Regents or any institution under its control from using state resources for obscene live conduct;
• HB 1187 creates a one-year career and technical education instructor educator permit;
• HB 1201 makes an appropriation for the teacher apprenticeship pathway program; and,
• HB 1233 amends requirements for a cosmetology apprenticeship.

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Governor Noem also signed SB 45, which funds the establishment of a Center for Quantum Information Science and Technology.

Noem signed the bill at the Dakota State University Madison Cyber Labs, also known as Mad Labs.

“With the establishment of The Center for Quantum Information Science & Technology, we are embarking on a new chapter in the story of human knowledge, one that will allow us to prepare today’s students for tomorrow’s environment,” said President of Dakota State University Jose Marie Griffiths. “The Center is a venture into the future, pushing the boundaries of what’s known and exploring the uncharted territory of the quantum world. We are grateful to the Governor, legislators, and all who supported this effort.”

Noem also signed SB 187, which establishes a cybersecurity services initiative for counties and municipalities.

Noem has signed 171 bills into law this legislative session.

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MARCH 8, 2024:

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has signed the following four bills into law:

• HB 1185 amends provisions regarding entry on private property for examination and survey of a project requiring a siting permit;
• HB 1186 defines the requirements for granting a carbon pipeline easement;
• SB 201 provides new statutory requirements for regulating linear transmission facilities, to allow counties to impose a surcharge on certain pipeline companies, and to establish a landowner bill of rights; and,
• SB 177 permits the appointment of a circuit court judge or Supreme Court justice as a member of the Public Utilities Commission in place of a disqualified or incapacitated commissioner.

Noem has signed 159 bills into law this legislative session.

MARCH 7, 2024:

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has signed SB 50, which funds the women’s prison in Rapid City.

“We are saving taxpayer dollars by avoiding future debt and funding this important project now,” said Noem. “This new facility will provide important rehabilitation programming and resources that we aren’t able to provide in our current facility, and I am glad that the legislature did the fiscally conservative thing and set the money aside for it now.”

Noem also signed the following 17 bills into law:

• SB 10 requires that a notification of medical cannabis certification be provided to a patient’s primary or referring practitioner;
• SB 18 allows the secretary of state to share information from the statewide voter registration file;
• SB 61 repeals the Visitation Grant Advisory Group;
• SB 98 establishes the admissibility of evidence of similar crimes in child molestation cases;
• SB 115 prevents a county, township, or municipality from authorizing a guaranteed income program;
• SB 117 revises provisions regarding industrial hemp;
• SB 147 provides for the distribution of informational materials regarding palliative care;
• SB 148 provides permissive authority to a governing body of a municipality or county to deny reissuance of an on-sale license not actively used;
• SB 172 allows a person to temporarily take responsibility of a feral cat for the purpose of spaying or neutering the animal;
• SB 175 adds a domestic abuse shelter to the definition of a community safety zone;
• HB 1071 revises a provision providing authority to the Governor to enter into agreements with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission;
• HB 1076, which requires the consideration of the definition of antisemitism when investigating unfair or discriminatory practices;
• HB 1120 provides special motor vehicle license plates for advanced life support personnel and emergency medical technicians;
• HB 1132 revises certain provisions pertaining to municipal government;
• HB 1194 clarifies provisions pertaining to tax increment finance districts;
• HB 1220 allows an appeal of a decision of the Department of Education regarding special education or related services by a civil action against the department;
• HB 1229 adds a county as able to be assigned responsibility for secondary highways on municipal boundaries; and,
• HB 1232 creates the Indian Child Welfare Advisory Council.

Noem has signed 155 bills into law this legislative session.

MARCH 5, 2024, UPDATE:

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem signed HB 1228, which provides that required exterior hunting garments may be fluorescent pink, into law.

“This bill is very special because it is the first bill to be sponsored by a father-daughter legislator duo,” said Noem. “I want to congratulate Senator Arch Beal and Representative Jessica Bahmuller on this legislation that gives hunters more options for their hunting garments. I’m looking forward to seeing lots of blaze pink in the fields this pheasant season!”

Noem also signed the following seven bills into law:

• SB 63 revises provisions related to the licensure and regulation of ambulance services;
• HB 1038 excludes certain habitual DUI offenders from eligibility for presumptive probation;
• HB 1089 excludes certain crimes from presumptive probation;
• HB 1096 provides that a temporary restraining order may extend beyond thirty days in certain circumstances involving stalking;
• HB 1183 modernizes the process for annual audits of third-party insurance administrators; and,
• HB 1197 require the publication of measures taken to restrict the access of obscene materials by minors.

Noem has signed 136 bills into law this legislative session.

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MARCH 5, 2024:

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has signed the following 19 bills into law:

• SB 9 further limits applications for clemency for violent crime offenders sentenced to life imprisonment;
• SB 15 requires a convicted defendant to reimburse the cost of digital forensic examination fees;
• SB 42 modifies provisions related to medical cannabis;
• SB 76 modifies provisions pertaining to the appointment of vacant positions on a board or commission;
• SB 81 expands permission on installing electric wiring in a residence;
• SB 84 updates the edition of the guidebook used for measuring damages to trees or plants;
• SB 85 revises a provision related to an action to quiet title to real property;
• SB 86 allows a municipality authorized to allow legal games of chance to issue additional off-sale liquor licenses to hotel-motel convention facilities;
• SB 112 establishes a non-resident title fee;
• SB 152 establishes maximum fees for legal publications and to remove related rule-making authority from the Bureau of Administration;
• SB 169 revises provisions regarding drones;
• HB 1082 changes the eligibility requirements, and the exempt value, of a property tax relief program for disabled veterans and surviving spouses;
• HB 1084 repeals a provision related to habeas corpus proceedings;
• HB 1086 establishes an enhanced penalty for probationers intentionally causing contact with bodily fluids or human waste with a Unified Judicial System employee;
• HB 1099 establishes educational standards for the expanded practice of optometry;
• HB 1100 modifies certain requirements for eligibility to receive a gift of a museum collection from a county or municipality;
• HB 1147 addresses discriminatory acts against entities participating in a 340B drug pricing program;
• HB 1182 revises provisions pertaining to the observation of the conduct of an election; and,
• HB 1196 streamlines the process by which an on-sale retail license holder may acquire a special event license.

Noem has signed 129 bills into law this legislative session.

MARCH 4, 2024:

Governor Kristi Noem signed HB 1231 (March 4, 2024), which places restrictions on the ownership of agricultural land, stopping six evil foreign governments and foreign entities from those governments from buying up South Dakota’s precious ag land, into law.

The bill strengthens South Dakota’s protections against foreign ownership of ag land in the following ways:

• Blocks six evil foreign governments (China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, and Venezuela) and foreign entities from those governments, from owning South Dakota ag land;
• Strengthens enforcement by putting teeth into the law and requiring more reporting; and
• Closes loopholes in the current foreign ownership of ag land statutes, including the previous lack of limitations for domestic companies, corporations, LLC’s, trusts, and other similar entities that are owned by foreign entities or persons.

Noem also signed HB 1119, which creates a habitat conservation specialty license plate and emblem, into law.

Noem has signed 110 bills into law this legislative session.

FEBRUARY 29, 2024:

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has signed the following bills into law:

• HB 1083 permits a person convicted of certain driving under the influence offenses to drive for certain purposes;
• HB 1087 modifies the definitions of a child in need of supervision and a delinquent child;
• HB 1116 makes fraudulent solicitation of charitable contributions a deceptive act or practice; and,
• SB 194 creates a license plate for certain retired firefighters and clarify provisions regarding special firefighter license plates.
• SB 188 modifies the time before which rural access infrastructure grant moneys must be expended or obligated;
• HB 1085 specifies the venue of appeal to circuit court for persons committed to a mental health facility;
• HB 1088 removes the option for a court services officer to prepare documentation in an adoption proceeding;
• HB 1117 repeals a requirement for the filing of an annual report regarding prearranged funeral trust contracts;
• HB 1126 permits an alternative delivery method for issuance of a policy by an insurer;
• HB 1129 repeals the session law authorizing the Board of Regents to contract for the design and construction of a new dairy research and extension farm on the campus of South Dakota State University, and to declare an emergency; and,
• HB 1135 expands definitions pertaining to the purchasing of grain.

Noem has signed 108 bills into law this legislative session.

FEBRUARY 28, 2024:

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem signed the following nine bills into law:

• SB 11 prohibits a practitioner from referring a patient to a medical cannabis clinic with which the practitioner or an immediate family member has a financial relationship and provides a penalty therefor;
• SB 46 authorizes the disclosure of referral status by Department of Human Services personnel;
• SB 94 amends provisions pertaining to the partners in education tax credit program;
• SB 131 includes shelterbelts as a factor affecting productivity in determining assessed value of agricultural land;
• HB 1007 amends the requirement to employ a county veterans’ service officer;
• HB 1008 modifies the eligibility for admission to the state veterans’ home and repeal the residency requirement;
• HB 1023 provides immunity from liability for certain actions of the State Bar and its agents;
• HB 1091 enacts the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact; and,
• HB 1104 enhances the penalty for accessory to first- or second-degree murder.

Noem has signed 97 bills into law this legislative session.

FEBRUARY 27, 2024:

Governor Kristi Noem signed two bills that block a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) from being utilized in South Dakota.

Last year, Noem  vetoed the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) bill for two reasons, saying:

• It needlessly limited the economic Freedom to use cryptocurrency; and
• It opened the door to the risk that the federal government could adopt a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC).

HB 1163 amends provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), into law. HB 1161 regulates the acceptance of a central bank digital currency to further strengthen the laws protecting South Dakotans from CBDCs.

Noem has signed 88 bills into law this legislative session.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2024:

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has signed nine more bills into law:

• SB 40 establishes a criminal background check requirement for licensure as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant;
• SB 55 removes multiple vehicle ownership as a condition for purchasing an additional park entry license at a reduced price;
• SB 108 revises a provision related to retrocession of jurisdiction over federal enclaves;
• SB 118 permits the use of an online management and communication platform to be used by homeowners who are governed by a restrictive contract;
• HB 1029 modifies and repeals provisions related to the licensure of hearing aid dispensers and audiologists;
• HB 1067 designates Medal of Honor Recognition Day;
• HB 1073  keeps interest earned on incarceration construction fund moneys in the same fund;
• HB 1097 authorizes transportation activities by air ambulance operators; and,
• HB 1127 modifies requirements for incorporating municipalities that are within three miles of another incorporated municipality.

Noem has signed 86 bills into law this legislative session.

FEBRUARY 20, 2024:

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has signed the following six bills into law:

• SB 14 expands authorization for the conditional taking of coyotes from snowmobiles;
• SB 68 amends certain provisions pertaining to the South Dakota Retirement System to comply with federal law;
• SB 69 amends certain provisions pertaining to the South Dakota Retirement System;
• HB 1034 requires hydrogen pipelines to be permitted by the Public Utilities Commission;
• HB 1049 authorizes the Board of Regents to accept and use easement proceeds for the purposes authorized by the 2022 Session Laws, chapter 198; and,
• HB 1128 requires a zoning authority to determine that a well is an established well that has not been abandoned in making a permitting decision.

Noem has signed 77 bills into law this legislative session.

FEBRUARY 15, 2024:

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has signed SB 78, which provides for an E15 fuel tax refund.

Noem was joined at a bill signing ceremony by the bill’s prime sponsors, Senator Casey Crabtree and Representative Drew Peterson, as well as leaders from the state’s ethanol industry.

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She has also signed the following six bills into law:

• SB 16 makes appropriations for water and environmental purposes and to declare an emergency;
• SB 28 modifies tax refunds for elderly persons and persons with a disability, to make an appropriation therefor;
• SB 35 provides that certain personal information of a lottery prize winner may only be used for advertising or promotion with the winner’s consent;
• HB 1077 provides for the disbursement of the catastrophic county poor relief fund to the participating counties in the event of the discontinuance of the fund;
• HB 1124 provides for the temporary filling of water development district board positions created as a result of population increases, and;
• HB 1145 modifies brand registration and use laws.

Noem has signed 71 bills into law this legislative session.

FEBRUARY 14, 2024:

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has signed six more bills into law:

• SB 12 authorizes certain employer actions regarding the use of cannabis by an employee or a prospective employee;
• SB 44 makes an appropriation to reimburse health care professionals who have complied with the requirements for health care recruitment assistance programs;
• SB 88 provides information to an injured employee about eligibility in a program offered by a nonprofit organization;
• HB 1027 modifies substances listed on the controlled substances schedule;
• HB 1062 makes an appropriation for costs related to the suppression of wildfires impacting the state; and,
• HB 1069 permits the display of campaign signs in municipalities in conjunction with the beginning of absentee voting.

Noem has signed 64 bills into law this legislative session.

FEBRUARY 13, 2024:

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem signed the following bills into law February 12, 2024.

SB 75, which modifies provisions pertaining to the designation of a legal newspaper;

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SB 79, which revises provisions related to the possession, distribution, and manufacture of child pornography; and

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SB 87, which revises provisions related to the State Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners and its appointed professional councils.

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HB 1028, which classifies xylazine as a Schedule III controlled substance, establish permissible uses.

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HB 1090, which revises provisions related to tax deeds.

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Noem also signed the following 12 bills into law:

• SB 5 reduces the amount of time required before the removal of a city manager is effective;
• SB 26 clarifies the membership of the Open Meeting Commission;
• SB 27 modifies the criteria for removal from the sex offender registry;
• HB 1012 adopts the interstate counseling licensure compact and revise educational requirements to comply with the compact;
• HB 1017 adopts the psychology interjurisdictional licensure compact;
• HB 1024 requires that an application for a medical marijuana registry identification card include a notice of federal law regarding firearms and the unlawful use of a controlled substance;
• HB 1046 prohibits the intentional disarming of a law enforcement officer and to provide a penalty therefor;
• HB 1047 enhances the penalties for eluding law enforcement;
• HB 1058 modifies agency reporting requirements on licensure, certification, job placements, and the labor market;
• HB 1059 revises certain provisions regarding insurance holding companies;
• HB 1095 establishes provisions for the operation of automated motor vehicles; and,
• HB 1101 provides a special motor vehicle license plate for recipients of the Legion of Merit award.

Noem has signed 58 bills into law this legislative session.

FEBRUARY 6, 2024:

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has signed a bill (SB 57) into law to provide second-chance professional licensing opportunities. This bill creates uniform procedures for consideration of criminal histories and conviction in professional or occupational licensure.

Noem said when individuals are ready to reenter society, we want them to have the opportunity to build a career and provide for themselves and their families. She says this bill ensures that an unrelated criminal past doesn’t stop qualified applicants from filling open jobs and successfully reentering the workforce.

Last year, Noem worked with legislators and signed a bill to enhance the workforce by recognizing out-of-state licenses for nearly every profession. The law cuts government red tape and makes it easier for folks who move to South Dakota to get to work right away. SB 57 builds on that concept– and it applies it to a different population.

Noem has signed 41 bills into law this legislative session.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2024:

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem signed the following bills into law:

• SB 2 removes provisions for establishing a uniform method for calculating high school credit received from completing a postsecondary course;
• SB 4 revises provisions regarding township contracts for snow removal;
• SB 19 rescinds rulemaking authority pertaining to the process for publishing required voter registration numbers;
• SB 21 rescinds rule-making authority for the annual report of the number of voters removed from a county’s voter registration list;
• SB 23 exempts an electric vehicle charging station from being subject to a civil fine for overcharging;
• SB 24 increases the maximum user fee for a participant submitting to wear a drug patch under the 24/7 sobriety program;
• SB 33 repeals the Petroleum Release Compensation Board;
• SB 37 revises provisions regarding repair and maintenance of mail routes;
• SB 38 amends the amount a merchant or place of business may assess against returned checks;
• SB 41 modifies an administrative procedure for revoking a nonresponsive insurance producer’s license;
• SB 59 provides for the downgrade of commercial driver licenses and commercial learners permits upon notice of certain drug and alcohol violations;
• SB 60 updates references to certain regulations regarding medical qualifications for certain commercial drivers;
• SB 65 modifies time limits for collection efforts for debts owed to the state;
• HB 1003 updates a reference to the Internal Revenue Code for purposes of higher education savings plans;
• HB 1004 updates the official code of laws;
• HB 1005 revises the manner of citing the Administrative Rules of South Dakota;
• HB 1006 increases the amount of time permitted the Interim Rules Review Committee to review final permanent rulemaking materials;
• HB 1011 revises the membership of the South Dakota Capitol Complex Restoration and Beautification Commission;
• HB 1018 revises certain references to the Internal Revenue Code;
• HB 1020 revises the method by which completion of a required suicide awareness and prevention training is verified;
• HB 1026 clarifies the requirement for the construction or expansion of a municipal campground or tourist accommodation facility;
• HB 1030 updates statutory and regulatory references pertaining to water pollution;
• HB 1031 updates the development and implementation of conservation district standards;
• HB 1050 updates references to certain federal motor carrier regulations;
• HB 1051 makes technical changes to provisions regarding the compensation of agents;
• HB 1055 raises the appraisal value of surplus property that may be sold by a political subdivision without notice;
• HB 1063 amends the valuation service used to value vehicles;
• HB 1068 allows disabled veterans to obtain a standard issue county motor vehicle or motorcycle license plate; and,
• HB 1074 expands eligibility to practice as a dental hygienist under the collaborative supervision of a dentist.
• HB 1013 adopts the advanced practice registered nurse compact.
• HB 1015 adopts the social work licensure compact.
• SB 39 prohibits a homeowners’ association from placing restrictions on firearms or firearm ammunition.
• HB 1035 extends the period of renewal for an enhanced permit to carry a concealed pistol.
• SB 22 amends language regarding the licensing period for a grain buyer;
• SB 54 updates hunting and fishing residency requirements; and,
• HB 1033 addresses the administration of State Conservation Commission functions by the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

Noem has signed 40 bills into law this legislative session.

JANUARY 31, 2024:

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has signed the first bills of the 2024 legislative session into law. The first two bills she signed into law prioritize tribal relations.

Noem signed SB 3 which extends the length of time allowed for a tax agreement with an Indian tribe. She also signed HB 1041 which modifies the definition of public infrastructure to allow a federally recognized Indian tribe to be eligible for housing infrastructure grants and loans and to declare an emergency.

Noem also signed following 2 bills into law:

• SB 7 revises the water resources projects list; and,
• HB 1019 clarifies language regarding sales and use tax in certain statutes.

Noem has signed 4 bills into law this legislative session.