South Dakota

2026 Regular Session·594 bills·Adjourned March 30, 2026

Track legislation moving through South Dakota. Browse 594 bills and resolutions during the 2026 Regular Session, each with a plain-language summary, current status from introduction to enactment, sponsors, and voting history.

Bills

Bill #

Title

Status

Action

Prohibit geoengineering in this state.

Prohibit geoengineering in this state.

2/12/26

Repeal the creation and budgeting for the Digital Dakota Network.

Repeal the creation and budgeting for the Digital Dakota Network.

2/12/26

Modify provisions of a report required by the Governor's Office of Economic Development on certain awards and grants.

Modify provisions of a report required by the Governor's Office of Economic Development on certain awards and grants.

2/12/26

Revise procedures for returning and withholding security deposits for residential premises.

Revise procedures for returning and withholding security deposits for residential premises.

2/12/26

Revise provisions regarding notices to the one-call notification center.

Revise provisions regarding notices to the one-call notification center.

2/12/26

Require the review of a financing plan to establish a tax increment financing district.

Require the review of a financing plan to establish a tax increment financing district.

2/12/26

Provide for the study of statewide transit needs and the economic impacts of public transit, and to make an appropriation therefor.

Provide for the study of statewide transit needs and the economic impacts of public transit, and to make an appropriation therefor.

2/12/26

Revise public notice requirements for new sand, gravel, and construction aggregate mines.

Revise public notice requirements for new sand, gravel, and construction aggregate mines.

2/12/26

Require that certain facilities obtain conditional use permits from adjacent political subdivisions.

Require that certain facilities obtain conditional use permits from adjacent political subdivisions.

2/12/26

Lower a maximum limit on the tax increment base value.

Lower a maximum limit on the tax increment base value.

2/12/26

Authorize the construction of a National Guard vehicle maintenance shop in Sturgis, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.

Authorize the construction of a National Guard vehicle maintenance shop in Sturgis, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.

2/12/26

Permit a school district to administer epinephrine using a nasal spray.

Permit a school district to administer epinephrine using a nasal spray.

2/12/26

Require boards of county commissioners and county planning and zoning commissions to hold meetings after certain times or provide recordings of meetings to the public for later viewing.

Require boards of county commissioners and county planning and zoning commissions to hold meetings after certain times or provide recordings of meetings to the public for later viewing.

2/11/26

Provide for the disclosure of any third party that has a right to receive a payment contingent upon the outcome of a civil action.

Provide for the disclosure of any third party that has a right to receive a payment contingent upon the outcome of a civil action.

2/11/26

Revise the list of mandatory reporters of suspected child abuse or neglect.

Revise the list of mandatory reporters of suspected child abuse or neglect.

2/11/26

Clarify documentation requirements for assistance animals in rental dwelling units.

Clarify documentation requirements for assistance animals in rental dwelling units.

2/11/26

Prohibit the Board of Regents and institutions under its control from requiring certain students to reside in on-campus housing or purchase meal plans.

Prohibit the Board of Regents and institutions under its control from requiring certain students to reside in on-campus housing or purchase meal plans.

2/11/26

Recognizing the YMCA for 175 years of service to youth, families, and communities in South Dakota and across the United States.

Recognizing the YMCA for 175 years of service to youth, families, and communities in South Dakota and across the United States.

2/11/26

Allow the parole of certain inmates sentenced to life imprisonment without parole.

Allow the parole of certain inmates sentenced to life imprisonment without parole.

2/11/26

Establish basic and advanced esthetics licenses, and to revise the licensure chapter for cosmetology, nail technology, and esthetics.

Establish basic and advanced esthetics licenses, and to revise the licensure chapter for cosmetology, nail technology, and esthetics.

2/11/26

Authorize the transfer of certain surplus real property by the Department of Game, Fish and Parks to the Spearfish Canyon Foundation for a public purpose.

Authorize the transfer of certain surplus real property by the Department of Game, Fish and Parks to the Spearfish Canyon Foundation for a public purpose.

2/11/26

Allow for the expungement of records pertinent to dismissed protection order cases.

Allow for the expungement of records pertinent to dismissed protection order cases.

2/11/26

Urging the Supreme Court of the United States to overturn the decision in Obergefell v. Hodges.

Urging the Supreme Court of the United States to overturn the decision in Obergefell v. Hodges.

2/11/26

Establish a post-employment restriction for employees of the Governor's Office of Economic Development and create a penalty therefor.

Establish a post-employment restriction for employees of the Governor's Office of Economic Development and create a penalty therefor.

2/11/26

Provide for a refund of property taxes in previous years for qualifying veterans and surviving spouses.

Provide for a refund of property taxes in previous years for qualifying veterans and surviving spouses.

2/11/26

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