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SD HB1139
Bill
AI Summary
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Appropriates $7.44 billion total for South Dakota state government operations for fiscal year ending June 30, 2027 ($2.51 billion general funds, $3.14 billion federal funds, $1.79 billion other funds)
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Authorizes 14,230.3 full-time equivalent (FTE) state employee positions, a net increase of 135 FTE from the base budget
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Major spending includes $1.88 billion for Department of Social Services (primarily Medicaid), $1.30 billion for Department of Transportation, $1.01 billion for Board of Regents higher education, and $1.04 billion for Department of Education K-12 funding
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Funds new Rapid City Correctional Facility operations ($12.1 million, 117 FTE) while closing Pierre Minimum Center, and provides $31.2 million for mandatory Medicaid provider inflation adjustments
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Transfers funds from various sources to the general fund including $5.84 million from highway, game/fish/parks, and motor vehicle funds for radio communications and Governor's Office operations, plus $2 million from the veterans home operating fund
Legislative Description
Appropriate money for the ordinary expenses of the legislative, judicial, and executive departments of the state, the current expenses of state institutions, interest on the public debt, and common schools.
Appropriation
Last Action
Committee on Appropriations Tabled, Passed, YEAS 18, NAYS 0. J.J. 74
3/11/2026