Statehouse

On the final day of the 100th legislative session, lawmakers upheld the veto killing a bill changing the petition gathering process for constitutional amendments. The two chambers split in the vote to overturn that veto.

Veto day on March 31 marked the formal end of the 100th South Dakota legislative session. Now, lawmakers are looking back on the year, and forward with their priorities.

Elected state officials are hoping a new bill signed into law will limit taxable valuation growth in a handful of counties. Soon, some state lawmakers will embark on an interim study to reduce property taxes while looking at the state’s education funding formula.

Local school districts are beginning to set their budgets for the coming academic year. However, there are new challenges as COVID-era funding moves further into the past and a new crop of legislators leave their fingerprints on law.

Gov. Larry Rhoden is signing several bills addressing South Dakota election laws.

Gov. Larry Rhoden vetoes a bill changing the petition gathering process for constitutional amendments.

South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden is signing three bills into law that chip away at some of the last frontier of gun free zones in the state.

A group is urging Gov. Larry Rhoden to veto a bill changing the petition gathering process for constitutional amendments.

Gov. Larry Rhoden has signed a bill regulating the use of public bathrooms in South Dakota.

Gov. Larry Rhoden has signed a bill that clarifies a father’s parental rights and makes changes to the adoption process.