FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 10, 2026

Contact: Josie Harms

Gov. Rhoden Signs Open for Opportunity Bills into Law

PIERRE, S.D. – Today, Governor Larry Rhoden signed four Open for Opportunity bills into law.

“South Dakota is Open for Opportunity, and we have one of the strongest economies in the nation,” said Governor Larry Rhoden. “These bills will ensure that our kids and grandkids can continue to make the most of our open opportunities for generations to come.”

South Dakota’s economy is strong, with the lowest unemployment rate in America, the second-fastest growing GDP, and the third-fastest growing personal incomes.

Governor Rhoden signed the following four bills into law:

• SB 100 revises provisions related to trusts;
• SB 197 modifies the administration of the South Dakota-Ireland trade fund;
• SB 236 creates the county and township infrastructure fund for the accounting, safekeeping, and allocation of unobligated rural access infrastructure fund moneys; and
• HB 1286 amends the process by which moneys are distributed from the employer's investment in South Dakota's future fund.

Governor Rhoden has signed 125 bills into law and vetoed one this legislative session.

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