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2026 Legislative Session
SENATE
Sen. Liz Larson
Minority Leader
District 10
Sen. Jamie Smith
Assistant Minority Leader
District 15
Sen. Red Dawn Foster
District 27
HOUSE
Rep. Erin Healy
Minority Leader
District 10
Rep. Eric Emery
Assistant Minority Leader
District 26A
Rep. Kadyn Wittman
Minority Whip
District 15
Rep. Erik Muckey
District 15
Rep. Nicole Uhre-Balk
District 32
RESOURCES
DEMOCRAT SPONSORED BILLS
Bill #
Description
Sponsors
amend the definition of law enforcement officer to include tribal law enforcement officers.
Rep. Eric Emery
authorize the issuance of no-trespass orders by private security officers, require the establishment of buffer zones per written no-trespass orders, and afford municipalities greater authority to regulate trespass.
Rep. Eric Emery
provide requirements related to the cardiac health evaluation of minors.
Rep. Eric Emery
& Sen. Liz Larson
require that terminal care facilities allow terminally ill patients to use medical cannabis.
Rep. Eric Emery
modify the tax rate on gold severed in this state.
Rep. Nicole Uhre-Balk
& Sen. Michael Rohl
require that counties and municipalities provide emergency medical services within their jurisdictions and create a task force to study the funding thereof.
Rep. Eric Emery &
Sen. Tim Reed
urging the United States Department of Homeland Security to establish a tribal law enforcement training academy in South Dakota.
Rep. Eric Emery &
Sen. Jamie Smith
recognizing the importance of conservation and restoration practices in addressing water shortages and forest fire mitigation in the Black Hills, and commending the organizations engaged in this work.
Rep. Nicole Uhre-Balk &
Sen. Tim Reed
recognizing the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
Rep. Kadyn Wittman
establish parameters for the reimbursement of school districts that provide free or reduced-price meals to students.
Rep. Kadyn Wittman
prohibit an insurer from declining or limiting life, disability, or long-term care insurance policies based solely on an individual's status as a living organ donor.
Rep. Nicole Uhre-Balk &
Sen. Sydney Davis
amend certain provisions pertaining to special education funding.
Rep. Kadyn Wittman
establish the South Dakota-tribal consultation commission.
Rep. Eric Emery
provide a sales tax holiday on firearms.
Rep. Eric Emery
Rep. Eric Emery
provide free admission to state parks and recreation areas for residents enrolled as members of Indian tribes.
exempt certain sales at farmers' markets from sales tax.
Sen. Red Dawn Foster
revise qualifications for immunity from prosecution following a drug-related overdose.
Rep. Erin Healy
revise the list of mandatory reporters of suspected child abuse or neglect.
Rep. Erin Healy
exempt one motor vehicle of a debtor from being taken by legal process.
Sen. Liz Larson
regulate the use of chatbots by minors.
Sen. Liz Larson
place requirements on the use of artificial intelligence systems by health carriers in making determinations about the provision of health care services.
Sen. Liz Larson
require the provision of a notice to consumers, interacting with certain chatbots or other human-simulating computer technologies that could mislead or deceive the consumer.
Sen. Liz Larson
amend the process by which moneys are distributed from the employer's investment in South Dakota's future fund.
Sen. Liz Larson
require that certain mental health information be submitted to and subsequently removed from the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
Rep. Erik Muckey
modify provisions of a report required by the Governor's Office of Economic Development on certain awards and grants.
Rep. Erik Muckey &
Sen. Tim Reed
make an appropriation for the purchase and distribution of food by a statewide distribution organization.
Rep. Erik Muckey &
Sen. Pau Miskimins
establish public benefit corporations in South Dakota.
Rep. Erik Muckey &
Sen. Glen Vilhauer
make an appropriation for a statewide educator retention initiative.
require the provision of interpreter or translator services for parties to an administrative contested case.
Rep. Erik Muckey
Rep. Erik Muckey &
Sen. Tamara Grove
revise a provision related to the transportation of an inmate upon discharge from a correctional facility.
revise provisions related to inmate compensation.
Sen. Jamie Smith
Sen. Jamie Smith
Rep. Nicole Uhre-Balk
create the South Dakota school construction fund, provide for the transfer of moneys to the fund, and make an appropriation therefor.
amend the manner of calculating state aid to general and special education funding.
Rep. Nicole Uhre-Balk
recognizing the significance of the monarch butterfly and encouraging cooperative, voluntary conservation efforts in South Dakota.
Rep. Nicole Uhre-Balk &
Sen. Brandon Wipf
establish a pilot program to provide benefits for menstrual hygiene products and diapers for individuals who receive temporary assistance for needy families, and to make an appropriation therefor.
require that courts consider as a mitigating factor during sentencing an individual's history as a victim of abuse and provide for a reduced sentence in certain circumstances.
Rep. Kadyn Wittman
Rep. Kadyn Wittman
Sen. Jamie Smith
authorize the creation of land banks.
establish policies and procedures for the use of solitary confinement in a juvenile facility.
Rep. Erin Healy
limit costs and risks associated with electricity use by data centers and impose a moratorium.
Rep. Erin Healy
create the building opportunity through out-of-school time program and the building opportunity through out-of-school time program fund, authorize a new fee, make an appropriation therefor, and transfer moneys to the building opportunity through out-of-school time program fund.
Sen. Liz Larson
reduce the sales and use tax rates on food, to increase the rates for certain taxes, use taxes, and excise taxes, and to provide a new fund for school district capital outlay projects.
Rep. Erik Muckey
Rep. Erik Muckey
make an appropriation for increasing the benefit amounts of the temporary assistance for needy families program, and to declare an emergency.
Rep. Erik Muckey
encouraging the Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council to form an interim legislative committee to study options for expanding state involvement in the national instant criminal background check system.
urging action to reduce hunger and food waste in this state.
Sen. Jamie Smith
revise certain mining statutes.
Rep. Nicole Uhre-Balk
​permit the use of biological filtration systems in water recreational facilities located in certain lodging establishments.
Rep. Nicole Uhre-Balk
except victims of human trafficking or domestic abuse from certain clemency notice requirements.
Rep. Nicole Uhre-Balk
recognizing the YMCA for 175 years of service to youth, families, and communities in South Dakota and across the United States.
Rep. Kadyn Wittman