Thursday, January 7, 2021

2021 SD Legislative Session kicks off January 12

State Capitol Building in Pierre. Photo by Quynn Verhelst, 2020.

South Dakota will usher in the 2021 96th Legislative Session on Tuesday, January 12th. The first week will include the traditional State of the State, State of the Judiciary, and State of the Tribes messages.

Visit the SD State Library digital collections page to view historical State of the State and Inaugural Messages, plus the Judiciary and Tribes messages.

The SD Legislature website, sdlegislature.gov, has all of the information you need to know about current and historical legislators, House and Senate bills, session calendar, and a current list of SD Laws and Administrative Rules. Historical SD Codified Laws and Session Laws can be found at the SD State Library in paper and online at sdsdl-montage.auto-graphics.com. Look for the Featured Collections.

Live audio broadcasts of morning committee meetings and afternoon House and Senate sessions are provided by SD Public Broadcasting. Links are available at www.sd.net.