Advocacy

IMPORTANT NOTE: Before we get to our update on what happened in Pierre, this week, we want you to be watching for another email coming from us soon on the House State Affairs Committee Hearing on SJR501. As a reminder, this is the resolution that would place a measure on the November ballot related to work reporting requirements for some individuals eligible under Medicaid expansion. When you see that action alert email, please take a moment to send a message to committee members urging them to respect the will of the voters who passed Medicaid expansion and vote NO on SJR 501.

As the President’s Day holiday approaches, the action in the legislature will be fast and furious for the next few weeks!

With Week 5 in the books, we have reached the halfway point of the 2024 South Dakota legislative session. Here are the bills we are working on for you.

As we enter February and near the halfway point of session, the pace in Pierre is moving even faster. The deadline for introducing bills was Wednesday (January 31). All totaled, the legislature will consider over 525 bills, resolutions and commemorations.

We just completed week three of the legislative session and are already seeing the ups and downs this process brings each year.

Week 2 of the 2024 South Dakota legislative session is in the books, and the pace in Pierre is picking up!

South Dakota has a "citizen legislature," which refers to the fact that the members of our legislature are residents of the state who often have full-time occupations in addition to being a legislator.

The 2024 South Dakota legislative session is off and running, and AARP South Dakota has Pierre covered for you!

AARP South Dakota needs volunteers to engage with lawmakers on issues important to older adults.

November is Family Caregiving Month. Did you know there are 80,000 family caregivers in South Dakota and a majority of them also work while providing care for a loved one?