South Dakota Legislative & Regulatory

Legislative

The 100th regular session of the South Dakota Legislature will convene on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025.

MRES continuously monitors bills introduced in the South Dakota Legislature that could affect municipal electric utilities in the state.

Bills that MRES staff are following can be found by clicking the links below labeled "South Dakota 2025 House Bill Introductions" and "South Dakota 2025 Senate Bill Introductions." On each of these two pages, you will find links to the bills and bill history, a status update, and other information.

2025-2026 South Dakota Legislative Guide (coming soon!)

For more information about legislative activity in South Dakota, go to the Members Only section of the website to read the MRES Legislative Line, which breaks down bills and legislative issues for each of Missouri River's four member states — Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota.

If you are not subscribed to the MRES Legislative Line, please email Deb Birgen at Deb.Birgen@mrenergy.com; Kersten Johnson at Kersten.Johnson@mrenergy.com; or Ben Gentz at Ben.Gentz@mrenergy.com to be added.


Regulatory

There are no relevant dockets or rulemakings underway at this time.


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