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HB1046 • 2026

authorize the Department of Corrections to demolish the Pierre Minimum Center, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.

authorize the Department of Corrections to demolish the Pierre Minimum Center, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.

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Sponsor
The Chair of the <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Committee/1262/Detail">House Committee on Appropriations</a> at the request of the Department of Corrections
Last action
2026-03-09
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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authorize the Department of Corrections to demolish the Pierre Minimum Center, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.

authorize the Department of Corrections to demolish the Pierre Minimum Center, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.

What This Bill Does

  • authorize the Department of Corrections to demolish the Pierre Minimum Center, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
  • Official keyword topics: Appropriation Correctional Facilities and Parole Emergency Clause Executive/Judiciary Request Public Construction Uncodified Acts Official sponsor note: The Chair of the <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Committee/1262/Detail">House Committee on Appropriations</a> at the request of the Department of Corrections

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-09 House of Representatives

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2026-03-04 House of Representatives

    Delivered to the Governor

  3. 2026-03-03 Senate

    Signed by the President

  4. 2026-03-02 House of Representatives

    Signed by the Speaker

  5. 2026-02-26 Senate

    Do Pass

  6. 2026-02-25 Senate

    Committee referral waived pursuant to JR 6D-1

  7. 2026-02-24 Senate

    First Reading Senate

  8. 2026-02-23 House of Representatives

    Do Pass

  9. 2026-02-18 House of Representatives

    Deferred to another day

  10. 2026-02-10 House of Representatives

    Deferred to another day

  11. 2026-02-09 Joint Committee on Appropriations

    Do Pass

  12. 2026-02-09 Joint Committee on Appropriations

    Scheduled for hearing

  13. 2026-01-15 House of Representatives

    Referred to Joint Committee on Appropriations

  14. 2026-01-13 House of Representatives

    First Reading House

Official Summary Text

authorize the Department of Corrections to demolish the Pierre Minimum Center, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
Official keyword topics:
Appropriation
Correctional Facilities and Parole
Emergency Clause
Executive/Judiciary Request
Public Construction
Uncodified Acts
Official sponsor note: The Chair of the <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Committee/1262/Detail">House Committee on Appropriations</a> at the request of the Department of Corrections

Current Bill Text

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26.559.12 101st Legislative Session 1046

2026 South Dakota Legislature
House Bill 1046
ENROLLED

AN ACT

ENTITLED An Act to authorize the Department of Corrections to demolish the Pierre
Minimum Center, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an
emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. The Department of Corrections may demolish the Pierre Minimum Center, Pierre,
South Dakota, and remove and dispose of fixtures and structures, abate any hazardous
materials, and take any action reasonably necessary to restore the site to grade.
Section 2. There is appropriated $682,825 from the general fund, to the Department of
Corrections, for the purposes described in section 1 of this Act.
Section 3. The project authorized in section 1 of this Act shall be under the general charge
and supervision of the Bureau of Human Resources and Administration, as provided in chapter
5-14.
Section 4. Any amounts appropriated in this Act not lawfully expended or obligated shall
revert in accordance with the procedures prescribed in chapter 4-8.
Section 5. The secretary of the Department of Corrections shall approve vouchers and the
state auditor shall draw warrants to pay expenditures authorized by this Act.
Section 6. Whereas, this Act is necessary for the support of the state government and its
existing public institutions, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this Act shall be in
full force and effect from and after its passage and approval.
26.559.12 2 1046
HB1046 ENROLLED
An Act to authorize the Department of Corrections to demolish the Pierre Minimum Center, to
make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.

I certify that the attached Act originated in
the:

House as Bill No. 1046

Chief Clerk of the House

Speaker of the House

Attest:

Chief Clerk of the House

President of the Senate

Attest:

Secretary of the Senate

House Bill No. 1046
File No. ____
Chapter No. ______

Received at this Executive Office
this _____ day of _____________,

2026 at ____________M.

By
for the Governor

The attached Act is hereby
approved this ________ day of
______________, A.D., 2026

Governor

STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA,
ss.
Office of the Secretary of State

Filed ____________, 2026
at _________ o'clock __M.

Secretary of State

By
Asst. Secretary of State