Business & Regulation

revise and repeal provisions related to the athletic commission.

revise the compliance requirements for limitations on foreign ownership of agricultural land.

include certain types of vehicles in the unpaid repair bill titling process.

revise a provision related to the adoption of federal motor carrier regulations.

update certain citations to federal regulations regarding pipeline safety inspections.

protect electric infrastructure in this state.

repeal income modifications for the bank franchise tax pertaining to bad debts.

amend the process by which moneys are distributed from the employer's investment in South Dakota's future fund.

establish a criminal background check requirement for multistate licensure under the social work licensure compact.

safeguard the integrity, privacy, and security of genetic data and provide a civil penalty therefor.

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

modify provisions related to the licensure of public accountants.

modify the tax rate on gold severed in this state.

establish requirements for natural hair braiding provided for compensation.

ban hemp-derived intoxicants not for medical purposes.

revise provisions related to the practice of addiction counseling and prevention services.

establish the state office of apprenticeship within the Department of Labor and Regulation.

discontinue the issuance of new Class B electrician licenses.

increase the amounts required in a motor vehicle liability policy.

revise provisions relating to industrial hemp.

allow a business owner who is a veteran to display military specialty plates on a noncommercial vehicle registered to the veteran's business and to limit personal liability to the business owner and veteran.

reschedule the date for filing certain annual reports.

require that any holder of a commercial driver license in this state must be proficient in the English language, and to provide a penalty therefor.

require that any holder of a commercial driver license in this state must be proficient in the English language, and to provide a penalty therefor.

encouraging the use of physical cash in transactions.

allow for the direct creation of a limited liability limited partnership.

require the acceptance of cash as payment in certain transactions.

modify provisions related to the practice of pharmacy.

provide for the licensing of property data collectors and the registration of property data collection companies and to provide a penalty therefor.

require licensure for online pari-mutuel wagering pools for horse and dog races, and clarify the application of tax therefor.

amend the process by which moneys are distributed from the employer's investment in South Dakota's future fund.

prohibit an insurer from declining or limiting life, disability, or long-term care insurance policies based solely on an individual's status as a living organ donor.

consider a cultivated-protein food product to be adulterated food.

provide for the sale of producer-raised meat and meat food products directly to consumers pending legalization under federal law.

revise provisions regarding pesticide laws.

authorize certain utilities to establish wildfire mitigation plans and associated liability limitations for wildfire damages.

allow the Public Utilities Commission to assess actual costs to data centers that are customers of public utilities.

revise and repeal provisions related to the athletic commission.

establish provisions for the coverage of nonopioid prescription drugs.

require the licensure of certain individuals performing installation of radon mitigation systems and provide a penalty therefor.

create a taskforce to study the impact of artificial intelligence systems on the state.

establish a criminal background check requirement for multistate licensure under the social work licensure compact.

modify provisions regarding directors serving on a farm mutual insurer’s board.

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

modify the requirements for obtaining an agricultural processor's lien.

repeal income modifications for the bank franchise tax pertaining to bad debts.

authorize the dispensing of ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine under a written protocol developed by a health care provider, and to provide liability protection therefor.

modify the definition of an electronic smoking device.

revise provisions related to trusts.

revise a provision related to the adoption of federal motor carrier regulations.

include certain types of vehicles in the unpaid repair bill titling process.

consider a cultivated-protein food product to be adulterated food.

require that any holder of a commercial driver license in this state must be proficient in the English language, and to provide a penalty therefor.

provide a sales and use tax exemption for goods and services related to data center operations.

revise provisions related to the practice of addiction counseling and prevention services.

update references in certain statutes to the 2024 standard building codes.

require certain applicants that seek a permit from the Public Utilities Commission of the State of South Dakota to prepare and pay for an environmental impact statement.

establish public benefit corporations in South Dakota.

limit the types of residential improvements for which counties, municipalities, and townships may require a permit.

revise licensure provisions for electricians.

revise a provision related to theft by a contractor, subcontractor, or supplier.

modify provisions related to the reimbursement fee for preparation of a garnishment disclosure.

establish the state office of apprenticeship within the Department of Labor and Regulation.

allow a business owner who is a veteran to display military specialty plates on a noncommercial vehicle registered to the veteran's business and to limit personal liability to the business owner and veteran.

prohibit a video streaming service from transmitting certain advertising during children's programming and provide a penalty therefor.

reschedule the pharmaceutical composition of crystalline polymorph psilocybin in a drug product approved by the Food and Drug Administration as a Schedule IV controlled substance.

provide for the licensure of certain fishing guides, and to provide a penalty therefor.

provide for the licensure of certain fishing guides, and to provide a penalty therefor.

modify the administration of the South Dakota-Ireland trade fund.

increase civil penalties for commercial driver violations.

require licensure for online pari-mutuel wagering pools for horse and dog races, and clarify the application of tax therefor.

provide for the sale of producer-raised meat and meat food products directly to consumers pending legalization under federal law.

revise provisions related to birth centers and the practice of certified professional midwives at birth centers.

modify the distribution of gaming revenues.

modify requirements regarding nondomiciled commercial driver licenses.

authorize counties and municipalities to issue a license for a cigar bar.

permit the state to invest in Bitcoin.

proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, providing for wagering on sporting events via mobile or electronic platform.

ensure the validity of non-compete agreements in the context of jointly owned business entities.

authorize the use of bingo games, lotteries, and pull-tab devices by booster clubs.

restrict contracts and declarations that prohibit the use of commercial or residential property for any healthcare service in medically underserved areas or communities, or in areas with a medically underserved population under federal law.

require the inclusion of certain features within a manufacturer's application store or on a developer's application.

require the inclusion of certain features within a manufacturer's application store or on a developer's application.

establish a currency based on gold and silver.

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

clarify authority for the Cosmetology Commission to credit work experience for educational hours for certain out-of-state licensure applicants, and to require the commission to promulgate rules therefor.

require employment verification eligibility through the e-verify program and to provide a penalty therefor.

prohibit a person from refusing to identify oneself in certain circumstances and to provide a penalty therefor.

eliminate an exclusion from the definition of an agricultural equipment dealer.

prevent virtual currency kiosk fraud.

adopt the physician assistant licensure compact.

require the licensure of non-medical home care agencies, and to provide a penalty therefor.

adopt the respiratory care interstate compact.

adopt the athletic trainer licensure compact.

encouraging the Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council to form an interim Neurohealth Safety Committee to study and assess the regulatory framework under which vapor product retail establishments operate.

cause the repeal of the medical cannabis chapter upon the federal re-scheduling of cannabis.

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

establish a minimum damage threshold for a motor vehicle total loss declaration.

require certain applicants that seek a permit from the Public Utilities Commission of the State of South Dakota to prepare and pay for an environmental impact statement.

protect financial institutions taking action to prevent the financial exploitation of consenting, senior, or vulnerable adults.

regulate how broadband internet access service providers use customer data.

require that social media companies provide collected personal data of a user at the user's request and maintain transparent interoperability interfaces.

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

amend the process by which moneys are distributed from the employer's investment in South Dakota's future fund.

create a new class of nonagricultural property for purposes of taxation, and to provide a penalty therefor.

revise certain mining statutes.

require an alternate approval process for an operation that extracts materials by the use of explosives.

regulate the use of chatbots by minors.

authorize the shipment of distilled spirits directly to consumers, and to provide a penalty therefor.

limit the types of residential improvements for which counties, municipalities, and townships may require a permit.

update references in certain statutes to the 2024 standard building codes.

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

modify requirements to create a tax increment financing district.

address prior authorization and reporting requirements by utilization review organizations and health carriers.

require that campgrounds and campground additions, alterations, and modifications comply with National Fire Protection Association standards.

regulate the sale of nicotine products, and to provide a penalty therefor.

require that manufacturers of agricultural equipment allow an independent repair provider or an owner to make certain repairs to agricultural equipment.

update provisions related to tax increment financing districts.

establish requirements for the distribution and sale of vapor products, and to provide a penalty therefor.

establish requirements for the distribution and sale of vapor products, and to provide a penalty therefor.

authorize the creation of land banks.

require the provision of a notice to consumers, interacting with certain chatbots or other human-simulating computer technologies that could mislead or deceive the consumer.

modify provisions related to the licensure of public accountants.

require the registration of fishing guides.

authorize the use of bingo games, lotteries, and pull-tab devices by booster clubs.

revise provisions regarding pesticide laws.

create requirements for age verification and parental consent for application stores and to provide a penalty therefor.

prohibit members of the Board of Economic Development from having any interest in moneys from or approved by the Board of Economic Development.

limit the ability of a health carrier to recoup, recover, or retroactively deny previously paid claims.

limit nuisances caused by data centers.

prohibit natural asset companies.

update provisions related to certain large-use customers of utilities.

establish civil liability for furnishing alcohol to an obviously intoxicated person.

protect residents from increased utility costs and utility shortages caused by data centers and clarify authority to regulate data centers.

impose a one-year moratorium on the construction or expansion of hyperscale data centers.

impose a one-year moratorium on the construction or expansion of hyperscale data centers.

modify provisions relating to the reinvestment payment program, and relating to the purchasing of goods and services used by projects approved for the reinvestment payment program.

protect residents from increased utility costs and utility shortages caused by data centers, to clarify authority to regulate data centers, and to modify provisions pertaining to the purchasing of goods and services by a data center.

protect residents from increased utility costs and utility shortages caused by data centers, to clarify authority to regulate data centers, and to modify provisions pertaining to the purchasing of goods and services by a data center.

prohibit nondisclosure of certain agreements related to data centers.

modify provisions pertaining to the purchasing of goods and services related to data center operations.

limit costs and risks associated with electricity use by data centers and impose a moratorium.

permit the use of biological filtration systems in water recreational facilities located in certain lodging establishments.

temporarily prohibit the manufacture, sale, and distribution of any product containing cell-cultured protein, and to provide a penalty therefor.

modify the requirements for obtaining an agricultural processor's lien.

increase a limit on video lottery gaming, and to deposit moneys into a new fund.

require age verification before an individual may access an application from an online application store, publicly available website, electronic service, or other online platform.

prohibit certain billing practices by ambulance service providers and establish reimbursement standards for out-of-network emergency medical services.

regulate the retail sale of nicotine products, and to provide a penalty therefor.

establish civil liability for furnishing alcohol to an obviously intoxicated person.

remove the authorization to issue grants as part of a tax increment financing district.

modify the blight requirements for purposes of creating a tax increment financing district.

restrict the processing of online personal data of individuals sixteen years of age or younger.

provide that an alcoholic beverage may be carried and consumed in enterprises connected to and in the same building as a bar or lounge.

provide additional legislative oversight of rulemaking.

amend provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code.

protect persons from discrimination by financial institutions.

make an appropriation for the economic development of South Dakota.

transfer moneys and make an appropriation for the replacement of the Richmond Lake dam and spillway and to declare an emergency.

modify the distribution of gaming revenues.

adopt the physician assistant licensure compact.

make an appropriation for the economic development prosperity of South Dakota.

make an appropriation to enhance the economic health of South Dakota.

provide an apprenticeship pathway to practice law in South Dakota.

require that social media companies provide collected personal data of a user at the user's request and maintain transparent interoperability interfaces.

modify provisions related to the practice of pharmacy.

require that any holder of a commercial driver license in this state must be proficient in the English language, and to provide a penalty therefor.

modify requirements regarding nondomiciled commercial driver licenses.

modify provisions regarding directors serving on a farm mutual insurer’s board.

prohibit an insurer from declining or limiting life, disability, or long-term care insurance policies based solely on an individual's status as a living organ donor.

allow for the direct creation of a limited liability limited partnership.

clarify authority for the Cosmetology Commission to credit work experience for educational hours for certain out-of-state licensure applicants, and to require the commission to promulgate rules therefor.

establish a minimum damage threshold for a motor vehicle total loss declaration.

restrict contracts and declarations that prohibit the use of commercial or residential property for any healthcare service in medically underserved areas or communities, or in areas with a medically underserved population under federal law.

reschedule the pharmaceutical composition of crystalline polymorph psilocybin in a drug product approved by the Food and Drug Administration as a Schedule IV controlled substance.

modify the administration of the South Dakota-Ireland trade fund.

authorize certain utilities to establish wildfire mitigation plans and associated liability limitations for wildfire damages.

revise provisions related to trusts.

reschedule the date for filing certain annual reports.

proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, providing for wagering on sporting events via mobile or electronic platform.

proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, providing for wagering on sporting events via mobile or electronic platform.

revise a provision related to theft by a contractor, subcontractor, or supplier.

modify provisions related to the reimbursement fee for preparation of a garnishment disclosure.

protect electric infrastructure in this state.

update certain citations to federal regulations regarding pipeline safety inspections.

provide additional legislative oversight of rulemaking.

protect residents from increased utility costs and utility shortages caused by data centers and clarify authority to regulate data centers.

make an appropriation for the economic development prosperity of South Dakota.

make an appropriation to enhance the economic health of South Dakota.

address prior authorization and reporting requirements by utilization review organizations and health carriers.

prevent virtual currency kiosk fraud.

create requirements for age verification and parental consent for application stores and to provide a penalty therefor.

require employment verification eligibility through the e-verify program and to provide a penalty therefor.

safeguard the integrity, privacy, and security of genetic data and provide a civil penalty therefor.

amend the process by which moneys are distributed from the employer's investment in South Dakota's future fund.

regulate how broadband internet access service providers use customer data.

regulate how broadband internet access service providers use customer data.

limit the ability of a health carrier to recoup, recover, or retroactively deny previously paid claims.

permit the use of biological filtration systems in water recreational facilities located in certain lodging establishments.

regulate the sale of nicotine products, and to provide a penalty therefor.

revise the compliance requirements for limitations on foreign ownership of agricultural land.

temporarily prohibit the manufacture, sale, and distribution of any product containing cell-cultured protein, and to provide a penalty therefor.

revise provisions relating to industrial hemp.

require certain applicants that seek a permit from the Public Utilities Commission of the State of South Dakota to prepare and pay for an environmental impact statement.

ensure the validity of non-compete agreements in the context of jointly owned business entities.

protect financial institutions taking action to prevent the financial exploitation of consenting, senior, or vulnerable adults.

eliminate an exclusion from the definition of an agricultural equipment dealer.

require the licensure of non-medical home care agencies, and to provide a penalty therefor.

adopt the respiratory care interstate compact.

adopt the athletic trainer licensure compact.

modify the distribution of gaming revenues.

regulate the retail sale of nicotine products, and to provide a penalty therefor.

authorize counties and municipalities to issue a license for a cigar bar.

make an appropriation for the economic development of South Dakota.

modify the distribution of gaming revenues.

transfer moneys and make an appropriation for the replacement of the Richmond Lake dam and spillway and to declare an emergency.

allow the Public Utilities Commission to assess actual costs to data centers that are customers of public utilities.