‘Bossly bill’ aimed at preventing land survey abuses wins committee approval

By: Joshua Haiar

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: February 3, 2026

Words: 529

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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PIERRE — Property rights advocates in South Dakota advanced their “Bossly bill” on Tuesday, aimed at limiting the ways developers can use eminent domain to enter private land when a landowner says no.

The bill is named for Jared Bossly, of rural Aberdeen. He became a prominent opponent of Summit Carbon Solutions’ proposed carbon dioxide sequestration pipeline after confrontations with the company as it attempted to access his land for surveys.

The company …

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