In 2024, former Gov. Kristi Noem signed all 234 bills passed by lawmakers. In 2023, 211 bills were signed into law. Most bills passed will go into effect July 1. Bills that have declared an emergency ...

A legislative task force is about to take a deep dive into debate over prison construction. The “Project Prison Reset” task ...

PIERRE, S.D. (South Dakota Searchlight) — South Dakota Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden unveiled a proposal Monday that would ...

HB 1259 restricts trans people from using bathrooms that match their gender identity and will take effect July 1. Local ...

Gov. Larry Rhoden issued his second veto while making law a slew of legislation focused on South Dakota's elections and ...

Gov. Larry Rhoden has vetoed a bill that would have required petition signatures from each state senate district to get ...

South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden has signed three bills into law he says represent “commonsense values” in South Dakota.

A new law in South Dakota revises the residency requirements for voter registration. Previously, to be considered a resident, ...

His and Muckey’s constituency grew by thousands of full-time travelers in the last round of legislative redistricting because ...

South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden signed a bill into law Friday that restricts transgender people's use of communal facilities ...

Multiple transgender rights groups plan to protest HB 1259 at 11 a.m. Sunday at Van Eps Park in Sioux Falls. Gov. Larry Rhoden’s office announced Friday morning that Rhoden signed House Bill ...

Larry Rhoden’s office announced Friday morning ... along with the ACLU of South Dakota, Sioux Falls Pride and Trans Action SD, plan to protest HB 1259 at 11 a.m. Sunday at Van Eps Park in ...