lawmakers in the South Dakota Legislature are working to end the session this week, as some high profile bills could be passed and others will die.
Some key issues include whether the state will pay for school meals for certain low-income students, plus whether measures addressing data centers or changing the functioning of property taxes are also being watched.
South Dakota Public Broadcasting is reporting that a combination of Senate Bill 96, the governor’s original property tax package, and Senate Bill 245, a response from lawmakers seeking broader cuts, seems to have momentum in the Legislature.
The Governor Rhoden plan would allow individual counties to select a higher sales tax to offset the property tax relief.
As for the data center bills, industry officials have said they want financial incentives to build in South Dakota, which some Republicans have called corporate welfare.
Legislators have defeated multiple bills in the past few weeks providing sales tax exemptions or rebates for equipment for data centers.
