Judiciary

Clarify the prohibition on injuring or harassing a service animal.

Prohibit the misrepresentation of an animal as a service animal and to provide a penalty therefor.

Revise provisions related to trusts.

Increase the penalty for preventing practice of religion.

Provide a rebuttable presumption in favor of joint physical custody of a minor child.

Provide a rebuttable presumption in favor of joint physical custody of a minor child.

Provide an apprenticeship pathway to practice law in South Dakota.

Provide an apprenticeship pathway to practice law in South Dakota.

Prohibit the electronic publication of certain information about a judicial officer or law enforcement officer and provide a penalty therefor.

Prohibit the electronic publication of certain information about a judicial officer or law enforcement officer and provide a penalty therefor.

Prohibit the dissemination of location information about a public officer and provide a penalty and civil cause of action therefor.

Prohibit the dissemination of location information about a public officer and provide a penalty and civil cause of action therefor.

Revise a provision related to the transportation of an inmate upon discharge from a correctional facility.

Revise a provision related to the transportation of an inmate upon discharge from a correctional facility.

Permit a court to impose as a condition of probation, or parole in certain circumstances, treatment at a nonprofit entity awarded an alternative care program grant.

Permit a court to impose as a condition of probation, or parole in certain circumstances, treatment at a nonprofit entity awarded an alternative care program grant.

Establish civil liability for furnishing alcohol to an obviously intoxicated person.

Amend provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code.

Amend provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code.

Establish policies and procedures for the use of solitary confinement in a juvenile facility.

Establish policies and procedures for the use of solitary confinement in a juvenile facility.

Except victims of human trafficking or domestic abuse from certain clemency notice requirements.

Except victims of human trafficking or domestic abuse from certain clemency notice requirements.

Revise requirements pertaining to the minimum age for marriage.

Revise the child support obligation schedule.

Revise the child support obligation schedule.

Revise certain provisions related to child support.

Revise certain provisions related to child support.

Establish civil liability for furnishing alcohol to an obviously intoxicated person.

Establish civil liability for furnishing alcohol to an obviously intoxicated person.

Provide for indigent legal services by the Commission on Indigent Legal Services, and to provide an appropriation therefor.

Provide for indigent legal services by the Commission on Indigent Legal Services, and to provide an appropriation therefor.

Repeal capital punishment.

Repeal capital punishment.

Revise provisions for the acquisition of highway easements and rights of way.

Revise provisions for the acquisition of highway easements and rights of way.

Revise the factors for considering deviation from the child support obligation schedule.

Repeal provisions related to the shared parenting child support cross credit.

Provide a rebuttable presumption in favor of joint physical custody of a minor child.

Regulate the use of chatbots by minors.

Permit a court to commit a juvenile adjudicated delinquent for certain weapons offenses to the Department of Corrections.

Require the award of certain disbursements to prevailing owners and taxpayers in appeals of property classifications or assessments.

Authorize a comprehensive study of juvenile correctional and residential facilities, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.

Revise and repeal provisions related to rape offenses and to increase the penalty therefor.

Revise and repeal provisions related to rape offenses and to increase the penalty therefor.

Require the sealing of court files upon dismissal or denial of a petition for a protection order.

Require the sealing of court files upon dismissal or denial of a petition for a protection order.

Revise a provision related to loitering within a community safety zone.

Revise a provision related to loitering within a community safety zone.

Allow the parole of certain inmates sentenced to life imprisonment without parole.

Allow the parole of certain inmates sentenced to life imprisonment without parole.

Revise the list of mandatory reporters of suspected child abuse or neglect.

Revise the list of mandatory reporters of suspected child abuse or neglect.

Revise the list of mandatory reporters of suspected child abuse or neglect.

Require the provision of interpreter or translator services for parties to an administrative contested case.

Require the provision of interpreter or translator services for parties to an administrative contested case.

Urging the Supreme Court of the United States to overturn the decision in Obergefell v. Hodges.

Urging the Supreme Court of the United States to overturn the decision in Obergefell v. Hodges.

Encouraging the Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council to form an interim legislative committee to study the role and function of county boards of mental illness.

Encouraging the Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council to form an interim legislative committee to study the role and function of county boards of mental illness.

Prohibit a person from refusing to identify oneself in certain circumstances and to provide a penalty therefor.

Modify the crime of cruelty to an animal and increase the penalty therefor.

Codify the rights of a parent.

Allow for the expungement of records pertinent to dismissed protection order cases.

Allow for the expungement of records pertinent to dismissed protection order cases.

Revise provisions related to Division of Criminal Investigation cooperation with Indian tribes.

Revise provisions related to Division of Criminal Investigation cooperation with Indian tribes.

Clarify bond or pre-trial release upon sobriety program participation.

Clarify bond or pre-trial release upon sobriety program participation.

Revise qualifications for immunity from prosecution following a drug-related overdose.

Revise qualifications for immunity from prosecution following a drug-related overdose.

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.

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.

Revise provisions related to serving a subpoena in a contested case.

Revise provisions related to serving a subpoena in a contested case.

Establish the crime of fraudulent assisted reproduction and provide a penalty and civil liability therefor.

Establish the crime of fraudulent assisted reproduction and provide a penalty and civil liability therefor.

Ensure the validity of non-compete agreements in the context of jointly owned business entities.

Ensure the validity of non-compete agreements in the context of jointly owned business entities.

Add coaches to the list of mandatory reporters of child abuse or neglect.

Add coaches to the list of mandatory reporters of child abuse or neglect.

Revise a provision related to the venue of adoption proceedings.

Revise a provision related to the venue of adoption proceedings.

Requesting the attorney general file a lawsuit against the People's Republic of China and related parties to seek damages related to the COVID-19 global pandemic.

Requesting the attorney general file a lawsuit against the People's Republic of China and related parties to seek damages related to the COVID-19 global pandemic.

Establish the crime of failure to summon aid for a suicide attempt and provide a penalty therefor.

Establish procedures for anti-SLAPP actions to protect the exercise of a person's constitutional rights, including freedom of speech.

Revise a provision related to the transportation of an inmate upon discharge from a correctional facility.

Exempt one motor vehicle of a debtor from being taken by legal process.

Revise a provision related to theft by a contractor, subcontractor, or supplier.

Revise a provision related to theft by a contractor, subcontractor, or supplier.

Require that certain mental health information be submitted to and subsequently removed from the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.

Require that certain mental health information be submitted to and subsequently removed from the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.

Establish public benefit corporations in South Dakota.

Establish public benefit corporations in South Dakota.

Modify provisions related to the reimbursement fee for preparation of a garnishment disclosure.

Modify provisions related to the reimbursement fee for preparation of a garnishment disclosure.

Add licensed and registered child care programs to the definition of community safety zone.

Increase the penalty for preventing practice of religion.

Revise certain provisions related to operating a vehicle, boat, or aircraft while under the influence.

Revise certain provisions related to operating a vehicle, boat, or aircraft while under the influence.

Establish the crime of trespass upon a place of worship, provide a penalty therefor, and declare an emergency.

Establish the crime of trespass upon a place of worship, provide a penalty therefor, and declare an emergency.

Address the assumption of risk by an individual present at a shooting range.

Modify restrictions on lands for certain public purposes.

Modify restrictions on lands for certain public purposes.

Revise a provision related to unauthorized possession of a controlled drug or substance.

Revise a provision related to unauthorized possession of a controlled drug or substance.

Revise a provision related to driving under the influence.

Revise a provision related to driving under the influence.

Prohibit the use of property and personnel in the enforcement of certain federal laws pertaining to firearms.

Prohibit the use of property and personnel in the enforcement of certain federal laws pertaining to firearms.

Clarify the prohibition on injuring or harassing a service animal.

Prohibit the misrepresentation of an animal as a service animal and to provide a penalty therefor.

Amend the definition of law enforcement officer to include tribal law enforcement officers.

Amend the definition of law enforcement officer to include tribal law enforcement officers.

Exempt certain individuals from, and require specific notice for, jury duty.

Exempt certain individuals from, and require specific notice for, jury duty.

Revise certain provisions related to stalking, establish the crime of felony stalking of a public official, and provide a penalty therefor.

Revise certain provisions related to stalking, establish the crime of felony stalking of a public official, and provide a penalty therefor.

Revise certain provisions related to stalking, establish the crime of felony stalking of a public official, and provide a penalty therefor.

Revise certain provisions related to stalking, establish the crime of felony stalking of a public official, and provide a penalty therefor.

Amend provisions pertaining to the public availability of information contained in certain records.

Amend provisions pertaining to the public availability of information contained in certain records.

Revise a provision related to aggravated assault.

Revise a provision related to aggravated assault.

Revise restrictions on residence within a community safety zone and to declare an emergency.

Revise restrictions on residence within a community safety zone and to declare an emergency.

Allow for the direct creation of a limited liability limited partnership.

Allow for the direct creation of a limited liability limited partnership.

Urging the United States Department of Homeland Security to establish a tribal law enforcement training academy in South Dakota.

Urging the United States Department of Homeland Security to establish a tribal law enforcement training academy in South Dakota.

Provide that a firearm silencer is not a controlled weapon.

Modify fees charged by the clerk of courts for certain copies of court records.

Modify fees charged by the clerk of courts for certain copies of court records.

Revise and repeal provisions allowing probation for contempt of a custody or visitation decree.

Revise and repeal provisions allowing probation for contempt of a custody or visitation decree.

Clarify the purposes permitted for certain offenders to operate a motor vehicle.

Clarify the purposes permitted for certain offenders to operate a motor vehicle.

Modify the surcharge for a responding party in a forcible entry and detainer action.

Modify the surcharge for a responding party in a forcible entry and detainer action.

Create a pilot program in the Unified Judicial System to develop a pretrial release program.

Create a pilot program in the Unified Judicial System to develop a pretrial release program.

Revise and repeal provisions related to the crime victims' compensation program.

Revise and repeal provisions related to the crime victims' compensation program.

Establish investigative subpoena authority to gather business records in certain investigations.

Revise a provision regulating delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol, THC-O acetate, and hexahydrocannabinol for persons under the age of twenty-one and to provide a penalty therefor.

Safeguard the integrity, privacy, and security of genetic data and provide a civil penalty therefor.

Update the official code of laws.

Update the official code of laws.

Revise a provision related to criminal invasions of privacy, prohibit the creation and distribution of digitally fabricated material of an identifiable individual, and provide penalties therefor.

Enhance the penalties for ingestion, possession with intent to deliver, and delivery of a controlled substance in a state correctional facility.

Address search and seizure provisions applicable to digital currency.