Budget & Appropriations

Provides funding for nonprofits that help crime victims.

This bill appropriates $8,000,000 from the general fund to the Department of Public Safety to provide grants to nonprofit organizations that assist victims of child abuse/neglect, domestic violence, sexual assault, and commercial sexual exploitation/trafficking. The grants can fund emergency services, counseling, crisis lines, case management, sexual assault nurse examiners, and child advocacy centers. Grants cannot establish new programs or fund legal services. Recipients must provide annual reports on services delivered.

Moves money from savings accounts to cover immediate state expenses.

This bill transfers $56,153,769 from the budget reserve fund to the general fund and $41,874,757 from the general revenue replacement fund to the general fund. The bill includes an emergency clause making it effective immediately upon passage.

Funds construction of a new indoor sports facility at Dakota State University.

This bill appropriates $13,330,000 to the Board of Regents for the design and construction of an indoor athletics facility at Dakota State University's Beacom PREMIER Complex in Madison. The bill allows for cost adjustments up to 125% of the estimated amount due to inflation and regulatory changes, permits acceptance of external funding sources, and declares an emergency for immediate implementation.

Provides emergency funding for tax refunds to elderly and disabled residents.

This bill appropriates $425,000 from the general fund to the Department of Revenue to provide tax refunds to elderly persons and persons with disabilities for real property tax and sales tax under existing chapters 10-18A and 10-45A. Up to $20,000 of the appropriation may be used for administration. The bill includes standard appropriation language regarding voucher approval, warrant drawing, fund reversion by June 30, 2027, and declares an emergency for immediate effect.

Extends the deadline to spend money allocated for upgrading state computer systems.

This bill extends the deadline for unspent appropriations from the 2023 state enterprise resource planning (ERP) system modernization project to revert to the general fund from the standard reversion timeline to June 30, 2029.

Provides emergency funding to pay for major lawsuits against the state.

This bill appropriates $650,000 from the general fund to the extraordinary litigation fund for payment of eligible expenses under section 1-33-8.11. It establishes procedures for voucher approval and warrant drawing, includes standard reversion language for unused funds, and declares an emergency to make the appropriation effective immediately.