FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 21, 2024

Contact: Amelia Joy

Gov. Noem Signs Bills into Law

PIERRE, S.D. – Yesterday, Governor Kristi Noem signed the following six bills into law:

• SB 14 expands authorization for the conditional taking of coyotes from snowmobiles;
• SB 68 amends certain provisions pertaining to the South Dakota Retirement System to comply with federal law;
• SB 69 amends certain provisions pertaining to the South Dakota Retirement System;
• HB 1034 requires hydrogen pipelines to be permitted by the Public Utilities Commission;
• HB 1049 authorizes the Board of Regents to accept and use easement proceeds for the purposes authorized by the 2022 Session Laws, chapter 198; and,
• HB 1128 requires a zoning authority to determine that a well is an established well that has not been abandoned in making a permitting decision.

Governor Noem has signed 77 bills into law this legislative session.

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