Bills affecting Senior (65+, Medicare/SS) in South Dakota — 2026 session

Expand the information required to be sent to the prescription drug monitoring program for each registry identification card holder.

Prohibit an insurer from declining or limiting life, disability, or long-term care insurance policies based solely on an individual's status as a living organ donor.

Provide for the establishment of charter schools.

Protect financial institutions taking action to prevent the financial exploitation of consenting, senior, or vulnerable adults.

Provide property tax relief to certain senior owners of owner-occupied single-family dwellings.

Classify 911 telecommunicators as Class B members of the South Dakota Retirement System.

Update the reference to the Internal Revenue Code to reflect current federal law for the administration of South Dakota Retirement System statutes.

Revise certain requirements for contesting actions of the South Dakota Retirement System.

Clarify statutes governing the administration of disability benefits by the South Dakota Retirement System.

Ensure uniformity in member identification provisions governing the South Dakota Retirement System.

Revise the conditions for in-service distributions from the South Dakota deferred compensation plan.

Revise certain required minimum distribution provisions of the South Dakota Retirement System.