2023 South Dakota Legislative Session

$13 million has been approved for the Sanford Underground Research Facility, or SURF, by the Joint Appropriations Committee. That proposed funding next goes to the House floor for consideration.

Governor Kristi Noem is weighing in on several defeats her policy priorities have taken this legislative session.

It's crossover day in the South Dakota legislature. We visit with Chief Justice Jensen on the bills that he supported that made it through both the House and Senate.

Help wanted signs are prominent across the state as it continues to navigate a widespread workforce shortage. Could relaxing workplace licensing requirements be part of the solution for South Dakota?

House Republicans want to reduce the overall sales tax hit for state residents.

The Senate Health and Human Services committee acted on four medical cannabis-related bills.

A supermajority of state senators has rejected Gov. Kristi Noem’s bill to regulate foreign purchases of agricultural land

A bill designed to add a state constitutional amendment legalizing electronic gambling fails to pass the House.

South Dakota is now one of more than a dozen states that are considering or have passed a law to prevent transgender kids from getting gender-affirming treatment. Gov. Kristi Noem has signed the bill into law, but it could land the state in court.

Governor Noem backed SB 154 and HB 1151 this legislative session. Each bill addresses paid family leave.