South Dakota Votes

Prohibits the dispensing, distribution, sale, or advertisement of drugs, substances, or other items intended to cause an unlawful abortion.

Establishes state-reimbursement rules for school districts that provide free or reduced-price meals to students.

Authorizes loans from the South Dakota Housing Infrastructure Fund for airport infrastructure projects.

Would have codified certain parental rights in state law, including the right of parents to direct the upbringing, education, and healthcare of their minor children.

Appropriates federal funding to carry out the state's Rural Health Transformation Program.

Applies to Congress for an Article V constitutional convention to propose amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

Affirms that a parent's right to care for and make decisions for his or her child is a fundamental liberty.

Applies to Congress for an Article V convention to propose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would establish term limits for members of Congress.

Enacts a childcare assistance program to allow certain childcare workers to qualify for help with their own childcare costs.

Provides that no one is allowed to use eminent domain-the unconstitutional power to take private property-to build or operate a pipeline primarily meant for transporting carbon oxide.

Requires an official declaration of war or other congressional action before the South Dakota National Guard may be deployed by the federal government.

Updates the state's adoption of federal motor carrier safety and hazardous materials regulations to include all changes made through January 1, 2025.

Forces landowners to grant a right-of-way for carbon dioxide pipelines, putting their property at risk, disguising it at "property rights."

Appropriates $10,000,000 from the general fund to the Aeronautics Commission for grants aimed at enhancing airport terminal infrastructure projects, including airport expansion.

Facilitates the construction of carbon-capture pipelines that threaten property rights, permits state authorities to override local ordinances regulating the pipelines for safety or economic reasons, and fails to impose restrictions on eminent domain.

Mandates the South Dakota Department of Public Safety to waive the fee for an original or duplicate nondriver identification card one time for applicants who are homeless.

Prohibits the state of South Dakota and its agencies from accepting central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) for any payments, including taxes, fees, and debts.

Prohibits counties, townships, and municipalities in South Dakota from establishing ordinances, orders, or rules that implement a guaranteed income program.

Provides that that a female who undergoes an unlawful abortion may not be held criminally liable.

Appropriates $7.4 billion for the state's budget during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024.

Would prohibit the use of state resources, such as by public libraries or public school districts, in hosting lewd or lascivious content.

Would adopt a new definition of "electronic money" in the Uniform Commercial Code.

Prohibits certain medical and surgical interventions on minor patients, including puberty blockers and gender affirmation surgeries.

Prevents the State Board of Elections from authorizing and a political subdivision from establishing a system of ranked-choice voting.

Provides approximately $5.9 billion in funding for the operations of the state's government for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023.

Would authorize the informed consent by a pregnant minor for any medical or dental procedure or service related to the minor's prenatal care, the delivery process, or postnatal care if the minor's parent or guardian is either "unavailable or withholds consent."

Would provide that employers must allow medical, religious, and natural immunity-based exemptions from COVID-19 vaccination requirements, but not apply to certain health care facilities and the South Dakota National Guard.

Would apply to Congress, under the provisions of Article V of the U.S. Constitution, to call for a "convention of states" for the purpose of proposing constitutional amendments.

Revises the provisions of parental choice regarding compulsory school attendance by expanding "alternative instruction" (e.g., home education) options.

Would rescind HJR1001, adopted by the Legislature in 2015, which applied to Congress to "call an Article V convention of the states for the sole purpose of proposing a federal balanced budget amendment."