2025 South Dakota Legislative Session

A bill aiming to regulate who can use which bathroom in schools, courthouses, and libraries is advancing in the state Legislature.

South Dakota Public Broadcasting will receive its full funding ask. The cuts proposed by former-Governor Kristi Noem will not go into effect.

A resolution asking voters to change the percentage a constitutional amendment must receive in a general election from 50% to 60% is approved by the Legislature.

It’s the final week of legislative session, and that means many of the most contentious, and consequential, bills are approaching the finish line. Monday, a marathon debate brought library contents back into focus.

South Dakota House lawmakers are passing Gov. Larry Rhoden’s bill to temporarily soften property tax burdens. The governor’s bill, which was also crafted by a working group of legislators this session, does several things.

A bill prohibiting counties, municipalities and townships from placing firearm restrictions on employees, officers and volunteers passes the Senate floor.

The South Dakota Senate is passing a pair of bills changing eligibility requirements for voters.

The most recent meeting of the Senate Ag and Natural Resources committee brought out a who’s-who of the state’s major players in farm and ranchland. The topic: the ever-embattled state Brand Board.

A bill requiring updated labeling requirements for firemen’s personal protective equipment in the state failed on the House floor.

A Senate committee advanced a bill that proponents say is a “tough on crime” approach to illegal fentanyl distribution in the state.