South DakotaSouth Dakota updates state budgets and directs fund transfers
The law revises South Dakota’s fiscal year 2026 spending across state services and directs several transfers between state funds.
What it does
The law revises fiscal year 2026 budgets across state government, including agencies, public colleges, prisons, and schools. Some amounts rise and others fall.
The law directs the treasurer to transfer $10 million for IT modernization, $3.1 million for reemployment assistance modernization, and $1.5 million for court security. Another transfer supports state aid to education.
Some unspent money for state maintenance, the State Veterans’ Home, and Mike Durfee State Prison may remain available beyond fiscal year 2026, within stated limits.
Argument forHigher amounts for developmental disability services and long-term supports, along with transfers to modernization funds, could help support those services and projects.
Argument againstLower budget amounts for some medical, children’s, behavioral health, and general education programs could leave fewer resources for services in those areas.
More detail
The law revises fiscal year 2026 spending amounts and staffing levels across state agencies and public institutions. The revisions cover many state departments, public colleges, and other state offices and services. The act takes effect June 29, 2026.
The state treasurer must make specified transfers between state funds. The treasurer transfers money from the general fund to the IT modernization, reemployment assistance modernization, and court security funds, and from the Dakota Cement Trust Fund to the general fund for state aid to education. The amount transferred from the Dakota Cement Trust Fund is the amount identified by notice of the state investment officer for state aid to education. The act takes effect June 29, 2026.
The law allows certain unspent appropriations to carry over into later fiscal years. Specific carryovers cover money for statewide maintenance and repair, the State Veterans’ Home, and Mike Durfee State Prison. Specific carryovers are capped at the listed amounts. Specified amounts may be carried over until June 30, 2028. Other money appropriated by the act that remains unspent at the end of fiscal year 2026 may carry into fiscal year 2027.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 30Signed by the Governor Larry Rhoden on 2026-03-30 S.J. 548Became Law
- Mar 12Delivered to the Governor on 2026-03-12 S.J. 545To Governor
- Vote recorded Do Pass Amended. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Do Pass Amended. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 12Signed by the Speaker H.J. 574Passed House
- Mar 12Signed by the President S.J. 545Passed Senate
- Mar 12House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 52, NAYS 15 H.J. 573
- Mar 12First read in House and referral to committee waived pursuant to JR 6D-1 H.J. 571Minor
- Mar 12Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 26, NAYS 8 S.J. 540
- Mar 11Committee on Appropriations Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 13, NAYS 5 J.J. 73
- Vote recorded Do Pass Amended. Result: pass.Legislature
- Mar 11Committee on Appropriations Motion to amend , Passed, J.J. 67 Amendment 78AMajor
- Mar 11Scheduled for hearing J.J. 1
- Mar 10Scheduled for hearing J.J. 1
- Mar 9Scheduled for hearing J.J. 1
- Feb 17Referred to , Passed, Joint Committee on Appropriations YEAS 9, NAYS 0Minor
- Vote recorded Referred to. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 13First read in Senate and referred to Senate Committee on Appropriations S.J. 11Introduced
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