Budget & Taxes

This bill appropriates $500 million in federal funds to the South Dakota Department of Health to implement the rural health transformation program, authorized under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Pub. L. No. 119-21). It directly affects rural healthcare providers and facilities by funding program implementation. Key provisions include requiring the health secretary to approve vouchers for payments and mandating unspent funds by June 30, 2031, to revert per state law. The bill also declares an emergency to expedite its implementation upon passage.

This non-binding South Dakota House Concurrent Resolution (HCR 6006) urges the state's congressional delegation (Senators Thune and Rounds, Rep. Johnson) to end U.S. foreign aid programs and halt overseas nation-building efforts until federal debt is controlled. It cites the national debt exceeding $38 trillion, projected $1 trillion in 2026 interest payments, and a 124% debt-to-GDP ratio as justification. The resolution specifically asks the delegation to "rein in the federal debt" by halting foreign aid and advocating for congressional declarations of war before military engagements. As a concurrent resolution, it has no legal effect and cannot alter U.S. foreign policy or budget decisions.

HB 1032 eliminates a 10% cap on how much unused property tax revenue authority counties and municipalities in South Dakota can accumulate from prior years. Currently, local governments could only use up to the prior three years' total of unused tax revenue calculations or 10% of the tax base, whichever was lower. The bill removes the 10% limit, allowing local governments to utilize all accumulated unused tax revenue authority without this restriction. This directly affects South Dakota counties and municipalities that collect property taxes, changing how they calculate annual tax revenue limits. The change modifies specific sections of state tax law (§ 10-13-35.4 and § 10-13-35.5) to remove the percentage cap.