Rank 27 of 54

South Dakota

9

AI measures that would put AI under new government control.

The receipts

16bills and resolutions about AI since January 2025

9of them would put AI under new government control

3agencies and officials they would hand new power

3have passed, 3 of them carrying a control

Who benefits

Agencies and officials these bills would hand new power, by number of bills.

1South Dakota Board of Water ManagementAgencymost common control: Mandatory reporting1bill
2South Dakota Public Utilities CommissionAgencymost common control: New agency powers1bill
3South Dakota Attorney GeneralAttorney generalmost common control: Use limits1bill

Already law

3 measures have passed. 3 of them carry a control.

SB 135Passed · 2026-03-30protect residents from increased utility costs and utility shortages caused by data centers and clarify authority to regulate data centers.Mandatory reportingNew agency powersPower bills and data centersRead it on sdlegislature.gov
SB 164Passed · 2025-03-31prohibit the use of a deepfake to influence an election and to provide a penalty therefor.Use limitsDeepfakesRead it on sdlegislature.gov
HB 1038Passed · 2026-03-30allow the Public Utilities Commission to assess actual costs to data centers that are customers of public utilities.New agency powersRead it on sdlegislature.gov

In their own words

The fear as each bill's official summary or text states it, and the controls the same bill would create.

Power bills and data centers
“protect residents from increased utility costs and utility shortages caused by data centers”
SB 135, South DakotaPassedMandatory reportingNew agency powersSouth Dakota Board of Water Management
Deepfakes
“prohibit the use of a deepfake to influence an election”
SB 164, South DakotaPassedUse limitsSouth Dakota Attorney General
AI deciding care
“place requirements on the use of artificial intelligence systems by health carriers in making determinations about the provision of health care services”
SB 169, South DakotaWithdrawnUse limits
AI therapists
“restrict the use of artificial intelligence in therapy and psychotherapy services”
HB 1144, South DakotaWithdrawnUse limits
AI misinformation
“chatbots or other human-simulating computer technologies that could mislead or deceive the consumer”
SB 170, South DakotaDid not passLabel or AI notice

What it's buying

The government controls written into these bills.

The fears they cite

The fears these bills cite, by number of bills.

Every bill

Most controls first, then what has passed, then the newest. Filter them by fear, control or status.

SB 135Passedprotect residents from increased utility costs and utility shortages caused by data centers and clarify authority to regulate data centers.Mandatory reportingNew agency powersRead it on sdlegislature.gov
HB 1038Passedallow the Public Utilities Commission to assess actual costs to data centers that are customers of public utilities.New agency powersRead it on sdlegislature.gov
SB 164Passedprohibit the use of a deepfake to influence an election and to provide a penalty therefor.Use limitsRead it on sdlegislature.gov
SB 232Did not passimpose a one-year moratorium on the construction or expansion of hyperscale data centers.Data center limitsRead it on sdlegislature.gov
SB 235Not passedprotect residents from increased utility costs and utility shortages caused by data centers, to clarify authority to regulate data centers, and to modify…Data center limitsRead it on sdlegislature.gov
SB 127Not passedlimit nuisances caused by data centers.Data center limitsRead it on sdlegislature.gov
SB 170Did not passrequire the provision of a notice to consumers, interacting with certain chatbots or other human-simulating computer technologies that could mislead or deceive…Label or AI noticeRead it on sdlegislature.gov
SB 169Withdrawnplace requirements on the use of artificial intelligence systems by health carriers in making determinations about the provision of health care services.Use limitsRead it on sdlegislature.gov
HB 1144Withdrawnrestrict the use of artificial intelligence in therapy and psychotherapy services and to provide a penalty therefor.Use limitsRead it on sdlegislature.gov
HB 1246Did not passprohibit nondisclosure of certain agreements related to data centers.Read it on sdlegislature.gov
SB 234Not passedmodify provisions pertaining to the purchasing of goods and services related to data center operations.Read it on sdlegislature.gov
HB 1301Not passedlimit costs and risks associated with electricity use by data centers and impose a moratorium.Read it on sdlegislature.gov
SB 168Not passedregulate the use of chatbots by minors.Read it on sdlegislature.gov
HB 1125Did not passcreate a taskforce to study the impact of artificial intelligence systems on the state.Read it on sdlegislature.gov
HB 1005Not passedprovide a sales and use tax exemption for goods and services related to data center operations.Read it on sdlegislature.gov
SB 177Not passedprovide a sales and use tax refund for goods and services related to data center operations.Read it on sdlegislature.gov