Legislative Bills
2022 Bills
Last Updated: 3/31/2022
During the 2022 legislative session in South Dakota, there were several pieces of legislation that had the potential to impact individuals with disabilities. Listed below are some of the bills that Disability Rights South Dakota (DRSD) kept track of during the session.
To see information about each bill, click on the title of the Senate or House Bill that you would like to learn more about. You can also visit the LRC Website to see a full list of this year's bills.
As of 3/25/22, action has been taken on all of the bills that DRSD tracked during the 2022 Legislative session. Listed below are the actions taken on each bill.
DRSD's Bill Tracking List contained a total of 32 bills – 12 Senate Bills and 20 House Bills.
18 bills were passed by both Chambers and Signed by the Governor
3 Failed passage out of Chamber
5 bills were deferred to the 41st Legislative Day
5 bills were Tabled
1 bill was Withdrawn at the Request of the Prime Sponsor
Senate Bills
SB 9 - revise the definition of a designated caregiver.
Seeks to revise the definition of a designated caregiver in relation to medical cannabis; yet “designated caregiver” is widely used in other areas. The proposed change removed “a person” and replaces it with “an individual” which appears to be a legal term. Signed by Governor on 2/15/22
SB 53 - make an appropriation to increase workforce housing and to declare an emergency.
Seeks to make an appropriation to increase workforce housing and to declare an emergency. It is seeking an appropriation of $150,000,000 of general funds and $50,000,000 in federal fund expenditure authority to the Governor’s Office of Economic Development for purposes of increasing housing supply across South Dakota. Signed by Governor on 3/15/22
SB 55 - appropriate funds for the expansion of broadband infrastructure and to declare an emergency.
Seeks to make an appropriation of $50,000,000 in federal fund expenditure authority to the Governor’s Office of Economic Development to be used for grants for the continued expansion of broadband in the state of South Dakota. Signed by Governor on 3/23/22
SB 59 - revise property tax levies for school districts and to revise the state aid to general and special education formulas.
Seeks to revise property tax levies for school districts and to revise the state aid to general and special education formulas. It is proposing to reduce the maximum tax levy on agricultural property and on owner-occupied single-family dwelling. It proposes an increase in the overhead rate. It proposes a reduction in the maximum special levy that may be assessed. It proposes adjustments to allocations for students with disabilities. Signed by Governor on 3/24/22
SB 65 - delineate uses for the South Dakota housing opportunity fund.
Seeks to revise how the South Dakota housing opportunity fund may be used to serve low-to-moderate income households in securing affordable housing. Do Pass Amended Failed – Yeas 46, Nays 24 on 3/3/22 by Full House
SB 69 - provide for an electronic system to update voter registration information.
Seeks to allow persons currently registered to vote with voter information contained within the master registration file to submit identified changes to their voter registration form electronically. Deferred to the 41st Legislative Day Passed – Yeas 10, Nays 3 on 3/2/22
SB82 – Seeks to revise the admissibility of certain statements made by persons with developmental disabilities concerning certain crimes i.e., any act of sexual contact or rape or describing any act of physical abuse or neglect… Tabled Passed Yeas 7, Nays 0 on 1/25/22
SB89 – Seeks to require insurers to provide coverage for hearing aids and related services to persons under age nineteen. Withdrawn at Request of Prime Sponsor on 2/8/22
SB159 – Seeks to exempt any person suffering from a severe mental illness from capital punishment. Do Pass Amended Failed – Yeas 25, Nays 43 on 3/7/22 by Full House
SB174 – Seeks to make an appropriation to provide a grant for the construction of a facility to provide certain health facilities – up to $16,000,000 from the general fund to assist in the construction of a facility that will provide all of the following: specialty rehabilitation pediatric hospital, specialty school for children under twenty-one, intermediate health care facility for children under twenty-one, and outpatient rehabilitation pediatric services. Signed by Governor 3/24/22
SB185 – Seeks to revise certain provisions regarding voter registration records. Deferred to the 41st Legislative Day Passed – Yeas 8, Nays 0 on 2/16/22
SB186 – Seeks to expand Medicaid eligibility by the Legislature. Do Pass Failed – Yeas 12, Nays 23 by Full Senate
House Bills
HB 1001 - revise the freeze on assessments for dwellings of disabled and senior citizens.
Seeks to revise the freeze on assessments of dwellings of disabled and senior citizens. Proposes adjustments to person’s income levels, includes the indexing annually of household income, and adjusts the true market value at which it does not apply to a single-family dwelling unless an exception is met. Signed by Governor on 3/7/22
HB 1011 - revise the application process for the reduction of tax on dwellings owned by paraplegics.
Lies out the process needing to be completed, by whom and when, if an individual wants to seek this reduction in taxes. Signed by Governor on 2/10/22
HB 1014 - make an appropriation to fund tax refunds for elderly persons and persons with a disability and to declare an emergency.
This is an annual bill which seeks an appropriation to fund tax refunds for elderly persons and persons with disabilities. It is seeking an appropriation of $450,000 for the Department of Revenue, for the purposes of providing refunds of real property tax and sales tax to elderly and disabled persons. Signed by Governor on 3/18/22
HB 1016 - make an appropriation for costs related to disasters in the state and to declare an emergency.
Seeks an appropriation of $2,946,882 for costs related to disasters in the state. It would go to the special emergency and disaster special revenue fund. Signed by Governor on 3/9/22
HB 1019 - make an appropriation for the payment of extraordinary litigation expenses and to declare an emergency.
Seeks an appropriation of $1,500,000 for payment of extraordinary litigation expenses and would go to the extraordinary litigation fund. Signed by Governor on 3/7/22
HB 1029 - revise the definition of telehealth for purposes of health insurance policies.
Seeks to revise the definition of telehealth for purposes of health insurance policies. Proposes that “Telehealth” the use of secure electronic information, imaging, and communication technologies by a health care professional to deliver health care services to a patient. Deferred to the 41st Legislative Day Passed – Yeas 10, Nays 3 on 1/19/22
HB 1040 - reduce the maximum property tax levies for the general fund of school districts.
Another bill seeking to reduce the maximum tax levies for the general fund of school districts. Tabled Passed – Yeas 15, Nays 0 on 1/19/22
HB 1041 - facilitate legislative oversight of settlement agreements involving a state entity or official.
Seeks to have legislative oversight as part of any settlement agreements involving a state entity or official. Signed by Governor on 3/16/22
HB 1055 - require informational transparency regarding the issuance of executive orders.
Seeks to require informational transparency regarding the issuance of executive orders by adding involvement of the Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council and opportunity for members of the public to provide testimony at a hearing and to submit written comments for inclusion in the record. Deferred to the 41st Legislative Day Passed – Yeas 9, Nays 3 on 1/31/22
HB1068 – Seeks to clarify processing of sexual assault kits performed on individuals ages sixteen and seventeen. Signed by Governor on 3/15/22
HB1086 – Seeks to provide for the redistribution of donated prescription drugs and medical supplies, setting out definitions, parameters for the donation, acceptance and dispensing of donated prescription drugs and medical supplies, and others aspects of implementing such a program. Signed by Governor on 3/9/22
HB1104 – Seeks to allow the board of county commissioners in every county may provide suitable and sufficient courtroom facilities to conduct business at a place other than the county seat. Signed by Governor on 2/10/22
HB1105 – Seeks to allow for a good cause exception to the time for an involuntary commitment hearing. Signed by Governor on 2/10/22
HB1129 – Seeks to prohibit forms of discrimination to access to organ transplantation. Signed by Governor on 3/18/22
HB1140 – Seeks to permit the use of tribal identification cards when registering to vote. Deferred to the 41st Legislative Day Passed – Yeas 10, Nays 2 on 2/4/22
HB1180 – Seeks to permit designated visitors in nursing facilities. Tabled Passed – Yeas 13, Nays 0 on 2/15/22
HB1282 – Seeks to allow inpatient psychiatric facility placement alternatives for certain patients. Signed by Governor on 3/9/22
HB1284 – Seeks to increase household income thresholds for a paraplegic tax reduction. Signed by Governor on 3/18/22
HB1287 – Seeks to revise certain provisions regarding the crime of rape and provide a penalty therefor. Tabled Passed – Yeas 5, Nays 1 on 3/3/22
HB1334 – Seeks to make an appropriation of American Rescue Plan Act moneys for certain home and community based services… $80,000,000 in federal fund expenditure authority to Department of Human Services and $13,600,000 in federal fund expenditure authority to Department of Social Services… Tabled Passed – Yeas 64, Nays 2 on 2/22/22 by Full House