A bill regulating conversational Artificial Intelligence Services, like Chat GPT, dies in committee over fears of a lawsuit. It largely aimed to protect minors.

A bill seeking to add provisions for challenging South Dakota voters’ eligibility based on citizenship advances from the Senate State Affairs committee.

Democrats and Republicans alike are grappling with how to handle a fund that only the governor has the power to disperse taxpayer dollars from.

As session marches on, the shape of South Dakota’s 2026 year in politics becomes clearer by the day. Legislative leaders say there is still a long road ahead.

With so many property tax proposals on the table, it may be difficult for any to break through the noise. However, statehouse leaders and candidates for the governor’s office are vying for the chance.

A provision in the reconciliation bill, which President Donald Trump calls the “big, beautiful bill,” prohibits states from regulating Artificial Intelligence, or AI, for a decade.

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

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

A bill prohibiting “deepfakes” – or realistic AI generated images, audio or video recordings of real people - to influence elections in South Dakota advances from committee.

Artificial intelligence and its implications is here to stay in the real world. That motivated one lawmaker to begin work to codify policy relating to it.