2023 South Dakota Legislative Session

Senate Bill 4 as written, allowed state court judges to refer juveniles to the Department of Corrections after three strikes. Under the amendment, the juvenile has only one strike.

A pair of South Dakota House bills designed to codify aspects of the federal Indian Child Welfare protections in state law failed to pass on Monday, Feb. 6.

The House State Affairs Committee has under consideration multiple bills concerning proposed carbon pipelines.

The South Dakota Board of Regents is required to submit a yearly report on the free exchange of ideas. But a new Senate bill would strike that requirement.

A bill that would codify provisions of the Indian Child Welfare Act has been approved by the South Dakota House Judiciary Committee on a vote of 9 to 3

A Senate committee has killed a bill that would tax one of the world’s most in-demand minerals—lithium.

House Bill 1063 hit a snag in the full Senate on Thursday, Feb. 2. There, it received solid opposition and narrowly passed with an 18 to 17 vote.

The Senate Judiciary Committee approved Senate Bill 4 aimed at give judges in South Dakota greater discretion to send juvenile repeat offenders to DOC

A legislative committee voted unanimously to advance a bill that aims to combat a shortage of behavioral health specialists in the state by funding scholarships for individuals entering the field.

House Joint Resolution 5004 would amend the Medicaid amendment voters passed last November. Listen to the debate about the proposal to add a work requirement.