FEBRUARY 29, 2024:
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has signed the following bills into law:
- HB 1083 permits a person convicted of certain driving under the influence offenses to drive for certain purposes;
- HB 1087 modifies the definitions of a child in need of supervision and a delinquent child;
- HB 1116 makes fraudulent solicitation of charitable contributions a deceptive act or practice; and,
- SB 194 creates a license plate for certain retired firefighters and clarify provisions regarding special firefighter license plates.
- SB 188 modifies the time before which rural access infrastructure grant moneys must be expended or obligated;
- HB 1085 specifies the venue of appeal to circuit court for persons committed to a mental health facility;
- HB 1088 removes the option for a court services officer to prepare documentation in an adoption proceeding;
- HB 1117 repeals a requirement for the filing of an annual report regarding prearranged funeral trust contracts;
- HB 1126 permits an alternative delivery method for issuance of a policy by an insurer;
- HB 1129 repeals the session law authorizing the Board of Regents to contract for the design and construction of a new dairy research and extension farm on the campus of South Dakota State University, and to declare an emergency; and,
- HB 1135 expands definitions pertaining to the purchasing of grain.
Noem has signed 108 bills into law this legislative session.
FEBRUARY 28, 2024:
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem signed the following nine bills into law:
- SB 11 prohibits a practitioner from referring a patient to a medical cannabis clinic with which the practitioner or an immediate family member has a financial relationship and provides a penalty therefor;
- SB 46 authorizes the disclosure of referral status by Department of Human Services personnel;
- SB 94 amends provisions pertaining to the partners in education tax credit program;
- SB 131 includes shelterbelts as a factor affecting productivity in determining assessed value of agricultural land;
- HB 1007 amends the requirement to employ a county veterans’ service officer;
- HB 1008 modifies the eligibility for admission to the state veterans’ home and repeal the residency requirement;
- HB 1023 provides immunity from liability for certain actions of the State Bar and its agents;
- HB 1091 enacts the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact; and,
- HB 1104 enhances the penalty for accessory to first- or second-degree murder.
Noem has signed 97 bills into law this legislative session.
FEBRUARY 27, 2024:
Governor Kristi Noem signed two bills that block a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) from being utilized in South Dakota.
Last year, Noem vetoed the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) bill for two reasons, saying:
- It needlessly limited the economic Freedom to use cryptocurrency; and
- It opened the door to the risk that the federal government could adopt a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC).
HB 1163 amends provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), into law. HB 1161 regulates the acceptance of a central bank digital currency to further strengthen the laws protecting South Dakotans from CBDCs.
Noem has signed 88 bills into law this legislative session.
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