It might just be a bill and only a bill, but these drafted pieces of legislation could become laws and affect your life in various ways. Those effects could be positive, or in some cases, pretty negative. It's your duty as an activist to keep informed and ready to act.
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Senate Bill 73 would define a person’s principal residence as the physical location where they currently live (and have lived for at least 30 days) in order to get a driver’s license and to conform to voter...
House Joint Resolution 5004 would ask voters in 2026 to approve an amendment to the state constitution that would increase the number of required signatures on a petition to initiate an amendment or measure...
Update: The House State Affairs Committee voted 7-6 to advance House Bill 1066.
Background: House Bill 1066 would tighten South...
House Bill 1054 would allow volunteer chaplains to serve in public schools. Allowing public schools to establish voluntary positions for chaplains will inevitably lead to evangelizing and religious coercion...
For decades, our cities have had the right to make decisions about how to use taxpayer money and protect South Dakota residents. Senate Bill 7 would eliminate that right by prohibiting sanctuary cities in...
House Joint Resolution 5003 would place a constitutional amendment on the general election ballot in 2026 to ask voters to raise the threshold for passing amendments to the state constitution from a simple...