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2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 07 - Legislative Printing, Records And Journals › Section 2-7-20.2 - Veto of bills passed before last four session days--Message to house of origin--Reconsideration--Filing with secretary of state.

2-7-20.2. Veto of bills passed before last four session days--Message to house of origin--Reconsideration--Filing with secretary of state.
Whenever the Governor vetoes any bill or any items of a bill presented to the Governor five or more calendar days before an adjournment or a recess of the Legislature, the Governor shall transmit the Governor's veto message with the original bill to the secretary of the Senate or chief clerk of the House of Representatives, whichever was the house of origin, on the date of the Governor's exercise of the power, but no later than noon on the last legislative day prior to adjournment or recess. The officer of the house receiving the veto message shall certify on the original copy of the bill whether reconsideration was had and the vote on any reconsideration and shall transmit the bill and veto message to the secretary of state for filing when the time for reconsideration has passed.
Source: SL 1974, ch 24, §4; SL 1979, ch 15, §4; SL 2023, ch 3, §16.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 07 - Legislative Printing, Records And Journals › Section 2-7-20.3 - Veto of bills too late for return to Legislature--Transmittal to secretary of state.

2-7-20.3. Veto of bills too late for return to Legislature--Transmittal to secretary of state.
Whenever the Governor vetoes a bill or any items of a bill presented to the Governor during the final four days preceding an adjournment or a recess, and it cannot be transmitted to the house of origin in session, the Governor shall transmit the original bill and the Governor's veto message to the secretary of state within one day following the Governor's veto, but no later than the sixteenth day following adjournment or recess.
Source: SL 1974, ch 24, §5; SL 1979, ch 15, §5; SL 2023, ch 3, §17.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 07 - Legislative Printing, Records And Journals › Section 2-7-20.4 - Bills becoming law without Governor's signature or objections.

2-7-20.4. Bills becoming law without Governor's signature or objections.
Whenever the Governor fails to veto any bill which shall become law without the Governor's signature or the certificate referred to in §2-7-20.1, the Governor shall deliver it to the secretary of state, who shall note, beneath the signature line provided for the Governor, that it was delivered by the Governor without the Governor's signature and without objection. The secretary of state may not file or record any communication relating to the Governor's reasons for not signing the bill.
Source: SL 1974, ch 24, §2; SL 1979, ch 15, §6; SL 2023, ch 3, §18.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 07 - Legislative Printing, Records And Journals › Section 2-7-22 - Forfeiture of office on conviction of legislator--Disqualification from public office.

2-7-22. Forfeiture of office on conviction of legislator--Disqualification from public office.
The conviction of a member of the Legislature of any crime defined in §22-12A-17 or 22-12A-18 involves as a consequence, in addition to the punishment prescribed therein, a forfeiture of his office and disqualifies him from ever thereafter holding any public office under this state.
Source:
SDC 1939, §13.1012.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 07 - Legislative Printing, Records And Journals › Section 2-7-24 - Preservation of recordings of legislative session by South Dakota Public Broadcasting.

2-7-24. Preservation of recordings of legislative session by South Dakota Public Broadcasting.
If any audio or visual recordings of the legislative session, floor debates, or committee hearings made by South Dakota Public Broadcasting are broadcast over the internet, radio, or television, such recordings shall be preserved by South Dakota Public Broadcasting for not less than three years.
Source:
SL 2001, ch 19, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 09 - Legislative Research Council › Section 2-9-1 - Council continued--Composition and functions.

2-9-1. Council continued--Composition and functions.
The State Legislative Research Council shall continue and shall consist of all of the members of the South Dakota Legislature. It shall be the function of the Legislative Research Council to consider legislative policies between sessions of the Legislature and carry out the duties imposed by this chapter.
Source:
SL 1951, ch 286, §1; SDC Supp 1960, §55.05A01.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 09 - Legislative Research Council › Section 2-9-1.1 - Annual report of council on judicial opinions.

2-9-1.1. Annual report of council on judicial opinions.
The Legislative Research Council shall prepare an annual report to be placed on file in the Legislative Research Council Office, regarding opinions of state and federal courts issued in the preceding year which have sought to interpret the legislative intent of various South Dakota statutes. The report may include recommendations for corrective action if it is determined that the opinion of the court may be adverse to what was intended by the Legislature or if the court's opinion has identified an appropriate area for legislative action.
Source:
SL 1982, ch 26, §2; SL 1990, ch 28, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 09 - Legislative Research Council › Section 2-9-2 - Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council--Members--Terms--Vacancies.

2-9-2. Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council--Members--Terms--Vacancies.
The Legislative Research Council shall have an executive board, to be known as the Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council, which shall consist of fifteen members, as follows: four members from the Senate and five members from the House of Representatives, to be elected by a majority vote by their respective legislative bodies in party caucus before each regular session of the Legislature held in odd-numbered years, and ex officio the president pro tempore, majority leader, and minority leader of the Senate and the speaker, majority leader, and minority leader of the House of Representatives elected in such regular session. The number of senate and house members on the executive board shall remain constant, and any vacancy occurring shall be filled by the respective legislative bodies in party caucus. If a vacancy occurs in the ex officio position on the board for the president pro tempore, the vacancy on the board shall be filled by the majority party caucus until the Senate elects a new president pro tempore. If a vacancy occurs in the ex officio position on the board for the speaker, the vacancy on the board shall be filled by the speaker pro tempore until the House of Representatives elects a new speaker. No board member, excepting ex officio, may serve more than three successive terms.
Source:
SL 1951, ch 286, §2; SL 1953, ch 283, §1; SDC Supp 1960, §55.05A02; SL 1963, ch 299; SL 1966, ch 158; SL 1967, ch 247, §1; SL 2014, ch 14, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2015; SL 2015, ch 18, §1; SL 2016, ch 26, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 09 - Legislative Research Council › Section 2-9-2.1 - Party makeup of executive board members.

2-9-2.1. Party makeup of executive board members.
The party makeup of the executive board members of the House of Representatives, including the ex officio members, shall be proportional to the party makeup of the House of Representatives as a whole. The party makeup of the executive board members of the Senate, including the ex officio members, shall be proportional to the party makeup of the Senate as a whole.
Source: SL 2014, ch 14, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 09 - Legislative Research Council › Section 2-9-3 - Executive board chair and vice chair--Vacancies.

2-9-3. Executive board chair and vice chair--Vacancies.
The speaker of the House of Representatives is the chair of the executive board and the president pro tempore of the Senate is the vice chair from the first day of the regular session of the Legislature in an odd-numbered year to the day prior to the first day of the regular session of the Legislature in an even-numbered year, inclusive. The president pro tempore of the Senate is the chair of the executive board and the speaker of the House of Representatives is the vice chair from the first day of the regular session of the Legislature in an even-numbered year to the day prior to the first day of the regular session of the Legislature in an odd-numbered year, inclusive. If a vacancy occurs in the position of speaker of the House of Representatives, the speaker pro tempore shall serve as chair or vice chair of the board, as provided by this section, until the House of Representatives elects a new speaker. If a vacancy occurs in the position of president pro tempore, the majority party caucus shall appoint a Senate member of the board to serve as chair or vice chair of the board, as provided by this section, until the Senate elects a new president pro tempore.
Source:
SL 1951, ch 286, §2; SL 1953, ch 283, §1; SDC Supp 1960, §55.05A02; SL 1963, ch 299; SL 1970, ch 16, §1; SL 2014, ch 14, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015; SL 2016, ch 26, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 09 - Legislative Research Council › Section 2-9-3.1 - Term of executive board.

2-9-3.1. Term of executive board.
The term of each executive board is from the first day of the regular session of the Legislature in the odd-numbered year until the first day of the regular session of the Legislature in the next succeeding odd-numbered year. During the entire period of each executive board's term, it is the governance body of the Legislative Research Council and shall direct and supervise its staff and activities.
Source:
SL 2014, ch 14, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2015; SL 2015, ch 18, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 09 - Legislative Research Council › Section 2-9-4 - Powers and duties of executive board.

2-9-4. Powers and duties of executive board.
The executive board shall:
(1)Instigate research and collect information concerning the government and general welfare of the state;
(2)Investigate and make recommendations concerning important issues of public policy and questions of statewide interest;
(3)Prepare a legislative program in the form of bills, or otherwise, as in its opinion the welfare of the state may require, to be presented to the Legislature;
(4)Cooperate with the administration in devising means of enforcing the law;
(5)Study, inquire, make recommendations and propose bills in any phase or branch of state government so deemed advisable and necessary;
(6)Appoint and name committees from the members of the State Legislative Research Council, and assign to such committee or committees appropriate subjects and projects of whatever character and nature the executive board deems advisable. Each member of the council is entitled to membership on one study committee of the member's choice insofar as practicable;
(7)Conduct legislative oversight and management analysis of the executive branch of government by means of a selective program of performance auditing and cooperate with the administration in improving the efficiency and effectiveness of administrative methods;
(8)Review and make recommendations for further legislative action regarding the opinions of state and federal courts which have sought to interpret the intent of South Dakota legislative acts; and
(9)Allocate funds to the House of Representatives and the Senate to pay for out-of-state travel and salary or per diem costs incurred by members, and to pay for in-state travel and salary or per diem costs incurred by members, excluding costs associated with any legislative session. The Legislative Research Council shall make payments to representatives for costs and travel approved by the speaker of the House of Representatives, from the funds allocated to the House of Representatives, and shall make payments to senators for costs and travel approved by the president pro tempore of the Senate, from the funds allocated to the Senate. Any payment decision of the speaker of the House of Representatives may be appealed to the members of the executive board from the House of Representatives. Any payment decision of the president pro tempore of the Senate may be appealed to the members of the executive board from the Senate. No funds may be paid beyond the amounts allocated to each body.
Source:
SL 1951, ch 286, §3; SDC Supp 1960, §55.05A03; SL 1963, ch 299; SL 1977, ch 20, §§1, 2; SL 1982, ch 26, §1; SL 1993, ch 31; SL 2015, ch 16, §3; SL 2016, ch 27, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 09 - Legislative Research Council › Section 2-9-5 - Meetings and quorum of board--Rules--Annual report filed with Legislative Research Council.

2-9-5. Meetings and quorum of board--Rules--Annual report filed with Legislative Research Council.
The executive board shall meet as often as may be necessary to perform its duties. The board shall meet at least four times each year. A majority of the members constitutes a quorum, and a majority of the quorum may act on any matter falling within the scope of the executive board's duties, powers, and authority. The board shall make its own rules and regulations, keep complete minutes of its meetings, and prepare an annual report to be placed on file in the Legislative Research Council Office.
Source:
SL 1951, ch 286, §4; SL 1953, ch 283, §2; SDC Supp 1960, §55.05A04; SL 1963, ch 299; SL 1970, ch 16, §2; SL 1990, ch 28, §1; SL 2016, ch 26, §3.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 09 - Legislative Research Council › Section 2-9-6 - Investigative powers of board.

2-9-6. Investigative powers of board.
In the discharge of any duty herein imposed, the executive board or its duly appointed committees shall have authority to administer oaths, require reports, issue subpoenas, compel the attendance of witnesses, and the production of any papers, books, accounts, documents, and testimony, and to cause the depositions of witnesses, either residing within or without the state, to be taken in the manner prescribed by law for taking depositions in civil actions in the circuit court.
Source:
SL 1951, ch 286, §5; SDC Supp 1960, §55.05A05.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 09 - Legislative Research Council › Section 2-9-7 - Compensation and allowances of council and board members.

2-9-7. Compensation and allowances of council and board members.
Claims of members of the State Legislative Research Council and members of the executive board for compensation and expenses shall be paid out of funds appropriated therefor, and on vouchers approved according to rules determined by the executive board.
Source:
SL 1951, ch 286, §6; SL 1953, ch 283, §3; SDC Supp 1960, §55.05A06; SL 1970, ch 16, §3.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 09 - Legislative Research Council › Section 2-9-7.1 - Charges for printing statutes from data base.

2-9-7.1. Charges for printing statutes from data base.
The Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council may establish charges based on actual costs for printing statutes from the computerized statutory data base. This authority does not include charging for copies of proposed rules. Receipts shall be deposited in the state general fund.
Source:
SL 1982, ch 7, §2; SL 2017, ch 15, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 09 - Legislative Research Council › Section 2-9-8 - Director--Staff--Supplies and equipment.

2-9-8. Director--Staff--Supplies and equipment.
The executive board shall appoint a director of the Legislative Research Council. The director shall employ the members of the Legislative Research Council staff and procure the supplies and equipment as may be necessary to assist the Legislature.
Source:
SL 1951, ch 286, §7; SL 1953, ch 283, §4; SDC Supp 1960, §55.05A07; SL 1970, ch 16, §4; SL 2016, ch 26, §4.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 09 - Legislative Research Council › Section 2-9-9 - Code counsel established--Qualifications and appointment.

2-9-9. Code counsel established--Qualifications and appointment.
There is hereby established within the Office of the State Legislative Research Council the position of code counsel. The executive board of the council shall appoint a code counsel who is a graduate of an accredited law school and who is either admitted to the practice of law in the State of South Dakota at the time of such employment or is eligible to and becomes so admitted within one year after such employment.
Source:
SL 1970, ch 15, §1; SL 1985, ch 15, §10.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 09 - Legislative Research Council › Section 2-9-10 - Offices of code counsel.

2-9-10. Offices of code counsel.
The code counsel shall be provided with offices adjacent or as near as may be to the office of the State Legislative Research Council.
Source:
SL 1970, ch 15, §4.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 09 - Legislative Research Council › Section 2-9-11 - Powers and duties of code counsel.

2-9-11. Powers and duties of code counsel.
In addition to other powers and duties conferred by law or authorized by the executive board or by the Code Commission, the code counsel shall:
(1)Provide staff assistance to and attend all meetings of the Code Commission and make such recommendations to the commission as he deems essential for the general improvement of the laws of the State of South Dakota;
(2)Submit to each regular session of the Legislature the approved recommendations of the Code Commission as to the laws of the state, draft bills for proposed legislation to carry out such recommendations, and present them to the appropriate legislative committees;
(3)Advise and otherwise assist the members of the Legislature in legal research and in the preparation of bills;
(4)Prepare and index the session laws which shall include all rules of court adopted or amended subsequent to the publication of the last preceding volume of session laws;
(5)Protect the interest of the State of South Dakota in all material published under chapters 2-13 and 2-16, whether printed or on computer retrieval systems.
Source:
SL 1970, ch 15, §§2, 7; SL 1988, ch 24, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 09 - Legislative Research Council › Section 2-9-13 - Legislative student intern program created within council--Purpose.

2-9-13. Legislative student intern program created within council--Purpose.
There is hereby created a college student intern program within the Legislative Research Council to provide legislative internships for college students to foster knowledge and understanding of the governmental process and to provide assistance to the legislative branch of state government.
Source:
SL 1973, ch 15, §11.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 09 - Legislative Research Council › Section 2-9-13.1 - Assignment of interns.

2-9-13.1. Assignment of interns.
The Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council shall assign college student interns to the legislative branch of government. The Executive Board shall set the number of interns and divide the total number of interns between the political parties in each chamber in proportion to the party membership in each chamber as nearly as is practicable. The minority party in each house shall have a minimum of three interns.
Source:
SL 2016, ch 28, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 09 - Legislative Research Council › Section 2-9-14 - Administration of intern program--Supervision of interns.

2-9-14. Administration of intern program--Supervision of interns.
The Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council shall administer the program and supervise the college student interns who are assigned to the legislative branch of state government.
Source:
SL 1973, ch 15, §12.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 09 - Legislative Research Council › Section 2-9-30 - Determination of fiscal impact and preparation of fiscal note for initiated measure or initiated constitutional amendment.

2-9-30. Determination of fiscal impact and preparation of fiscal note for initiated measure or initiated constitutional amendment.
If the director of the Legislative Research Council determines in the review and comment under §12-13-25 that an initiated measure or initiated amendment to the Constitution may have an impact on revenues, expenditures, or fiscal liability of the state or its agencies and subdivisions, the director shall notify the petition sponsor. If the director of the Legislative Research Council determines that an initiated measure or initiated amendment to the Constitution in final form under §12-13-25.1 may have an impact on revenues, expenditures, or fiscal liability of the state or its agencies and subdivisions, the director shall prepare a fiscal note. The fiscal note must include an estimate of the impact on revenues, expenditures, or fiscal liability of the state or its agencies and subdivisions, by the provisions of the proposed initiated measure or initiated amendment to the Constitution. The fiscal note expenditure estimate must also include any impact to the prison or county jail population. Any state agency, board, commission, department, or institution of state government shall provide information requested by the director for the purpose of preparing the fiscal note. The fiscal note may not exceed fifty words. The director shall file the fiscal note with the secretary of state and shall provide a copy to the sponsors not more than sixty days following receipt of the initiated measure or initiated amendment in final form pursuant to §12-13-25.1.
Source: SL 2017, ch 16, §1; SL 2018, ch 80, §2; SL 2022, ch 8, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 09 - Legislative Research Council › Section 2-9-30.1 - Initiated measure or initiated amendment to Constitution submitted before July 1, 2017.

2-9-30.1. Initiated measure or initiated amendment to Constitution submitted before July 1, 2017.
For any initiated measure or initiated amendment to the Constitution submitted to the director of the Legislative Research Council pursuant to §12-13-25 prior to July 1, 2017, and certified by the secretary of state pursuant to §2-1-17 for placement on the ballot during the general election of 2018, the secretary of state shall request a determination from the director under §2-9-30. If the director of the Legislative Research Council makes a determination pursuant to §2-9-30 that the initiated measure or initiated amendment to the Constitution has no impact, the director shall notify the sponsor and the secretary of state that the measure or amendment has no impact. If the director of the Legislative Research Council makes a determination pursuant to §2-9-30 that the measure or amendment has an impact, the director shall prepare a fiscal note pursuant to §2-9-31. The secretary of state shall include the fiscal note, if any, on the ballot pursuant to §12-13-25.1.
Source:
SL 2018, ch 27, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 09 - Legislative Research Council › Section 2-9-32 - Fiscal note for referred law.

2-9-32. Fiscal note for referred law.
If any referred law had a fiscal note prepared by the director of the Legislative Research Council prior to passage of the law, the sponsor shall obtain the fiscal note from the Legislative Research Council website and attach the fiscal note to the petition filed pursuant to §2-1-3.1. If the fiscal note exceeds fifty words, the sponsor shall request from the director of the Legislative Research Council a summary of the fiscal note that does not exceed fifty words and attach the fiscal note summary in lieu of the fiscal note to the petition filed pursuant to §2-1-3.1. The director shall file the fiscal note summary with the sponsor within five days of receipt of the sponsor's request.
Source:
SL 2017, ch 16, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 11 - Commission On Uniform Legislation › Section 2-11-1 - Composition of commission--Appointment and terms--Life members--Vacancies.

2-11-1. Composition of commission--Appointment and terms--Life members--Vacancies.
The appointed members of the Commission on Uniform Legislation consist of five suitable persons learned in the law, appointed by the Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council for terms of three years each. The terms shall begin on the first of August of the year of appointment. The terms shall be staggered so that no more than two terms expire each year. The members shall hold office until their successors have been appointed. Any person, not otherwise a member of the commission, elected as a life member of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, shall also be a life member of the commission. Vacancies shall be filled by appointment by the Executive Board for the remainder of the term in which the vacancy occurred.
Source:
SDC 1939, §55.0801; SL 1984, ch 17, §1; SL 1997, ch 20, §1; SL 2007, ch 17, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 11 - Commission On Uniform Legislation › Section 2-11-2 - Meetings of commission--Chairman and secretary--Record of transactions.

2-11-2. Meetings of commission--Chairman and secretary--Record of transactions.
The commissioners shall meet at the state capital at least once in two years. They shall organize by the election of one of their number as chairman and another as secretary, who shall hold their respective offices for a term of two years and until their successors are elected and qualified. Said board of commissioners shall keep a record of all its transactions.
Source:
SDC 1939, §55.0802.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 11 - Commission On Uniform Legislation › Section 2-11-5 - Subjects studied by commission--Recommendations for legislation.

2-11-5. Subjects studied by commission--Recommendations for legislation.
It shall be the duty of said commissioners to examine the subjects of marriage and divorce, insolvency, the form of notarial certificates, the descent and distribution of property, the acknowledgment of deeds, the execution and probate of wills, and other subjects upon which uniformity in state laws is desirable.
It shall also be the duty of said commission on uniform legislation to bring about as far as practicable the uniform judicial interpretation of all uniform laws, and generally to devise and recommend such additional legislation, or other or further course of action as shall tend to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.
Source:
SDC 1939, §55.0803.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 11 - Commission On Uniform Legislation › Section 2-11-6 - Attendance at meetings of National Conference--Promotion of uniformity.

2-11-6. Attendance at meetings of National Conference--Promotion of uniformity.
It shall be the duty of each of said commissioners to attend the meetings of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, or to arrange for the attendance of at least one of their number at such national conference, and both in and out of such national conference they shall do all in their power to promote uniformity in state laws, upon all subjects where uniformity may be deemed desirable and practicable.
Source:
SDC 1939, §55.0803.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 11 - Commission On Uniform Legislation › Section 2-11-8 - Commission reports to Legislature.

2-11-8. Commission reports to Legislature.
The commission on uniform legislation shall report to the Legislature from time to time as said commission may deem proper, an account of its transactions, and its advice and recommendations for legislation.
Source:
SDC 1939, §55.0803; SL 1963, ch 300.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 12 - Lobbyists › Section 2-12-1 - Names of lobbyists to be registered with secretary of state--Termination of employment .

2-12-1. Names of lobbyists to be registered with secretary of state--Termination of employment.
Any person who employs any other person to act as a lobbyist to seek the introduction of legislation or to promote, oppose, or influence in any manner the passage by the Legislature of any legislation affecting the special interests of any agency, individual, association, or business, as distinct from those of the whole people of the state, or to act in any manner as a lobbyist in connection with any such legislation, shall register the name of the person so employed or agreed to be employed, with the secretary of state, to be included in a directory of registered lobbyists as hereinafter provided. The lobbyist shall also register with the secretary of state. Upon the termination of such employment prior to the adjournment sine die of a legislative session, such fact shall be entered opposite the name of any person so employed, either by the employer or employee.
Source:
SDC 1939, §55.0701; SL 1977, ch 23, §1; SL 1991, ch 23, §1; SL 2017, ch 222 (Initiated Measure 22), §64; SL 2017, ch 72, §31, eff. Feb. 2, 2017.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 12 - Lobbyists › Section 2-12-2 - Directory of lobbyists kept by secretary of state--Contents of entries--Open to inspection.

2-12-2. Directory of lobbyists kept by secretary of state--Contents of entries--Open to inspection.
The secretary of state shall prepare and keep a directory of registered lobbyists, in conformity with the provisions of this chapter, in which shall be entered the names of all persons employed for any purpose in connection with any legislation included within the terms of this chapter. The directory shall contain the name and business address of the employer, the name, city and state of residence, email address, phone number, and occupation of the person employed, the date of the employment or agreement therefor, the length of time the employment is to continue, if such time can be determined, and the special subject or subjects of legislation, if any, to which the employment relates. The directory shall be a public record and open to the inspection of any citizen, upon demand, at any time during the regular business hours of the Office of the Secretary of State.
Source:
SDC 1939, §55.0702; SL 1977, ch 23, §2; SL 1991, ch 23, §2; SL 2018, ch 28, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 12 - Lobbyists › Section 2-12-3 - Annual registration fee.

2-12-3. Annual registration fee.
Each lobbyist who registers and is employed pursuant to this chapter shall pay to the secretary of state an annual registration fee for each employer represented by the lobbyist. The secretary of state shall promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 to set the fee for lobbyist registration. The annual registration fee for a lobbyist may not exceed sixty-five dollars. The annual registration fee shall be deposited in the general fund.
Source:
SL 1957, ch 281, §§1, 2; SDC Supp 1960, §55.0702-1; SL 1967, ch 248; SL 1977, ch 23, §3; SL 1978, ch 21, §2; SL 1981, ch 16, §1; SL 1991, ch 23, §§3, 4; SL 2003, ch 8, §3; SL 2009, ch 4, §3; SL 2011, ch 16, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 12 - Lobbyists › Section 2-12-4 - Authorization to act as lobbyist for employer.

2-12-4. Authorization to act as lobbyist for employer.
Each lobbyist or employer shall file with the secretary of state, within ten days after the date of registration, a written or electronic authorization for a person to act as a lobbyist for an employer. The format for the authorization shall be prescribed by the secretary of state.
Source:
SDC 1939, §55.0704; SL 1977, ch 23, §4; SL 1991, ch 23, §5; SL 2012, ch 21, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 12 - Lobbyists › Section 2-12-5 - Specific legislation to be shown in directory entries--Employment of unregistered lobbyists prohibited.

2-12-5. Specific legislation to be shown in directory entries--Employment of unregistered lobbyists prohibited.
Any person employing any lobbyist shall, whenever further subjects of legislation are introduced or arise which such lobbyist is hired to promote or oppose, make or cause to be made additional entries opposite his name in the directory, stating such additional employment in such manner that such entries shall show all the subjects of legislation in relation to which any lobbyist is employed. No person, agency, business organization, or association may, directly or indirectly, employ any person as lobbyist in respect to any legislation coming within the terms of this chapter, unless the name of such person is duly entered on the lobbyist directory as provided by this chapter.
Source:
SDC 1939, §55.0703; SL 1977, ch 23, §5; SL 1991, ch 23, §6.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 12 - Lobbyists › Section 2-12-6 - Contingent compensation employment prohibited.

2-12-6. Contingent compensation employment prohibited.
No person may be employed as a lobbyist for a compensation dependent in any manner upon the passage or defeat of any proposed legislation or upon any other contingency connected with the action of the Legislature, or of either house thereof, or of any committee thereof.
Source:
SDC 1939, §55.0703; SL 1977, ch 23, §6; SL 1985, ch 17, §13.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 12 - Lobbyists › Section 2-12-7.1 - Employees of executive branch, a constitutional office, or the judicial system representatives required to register as public employee lobbyists--Budgetary testimony before appropriations committees excepted.

2-12-7.1. Employees of executive branch, a constitutional office, or the judicial system representatives required to register as public employee lobbyists--Budgetary testimony before appropriations committees excepted.
Any person employed in the executive branch of state government, a constitutional office, or the judicial system, who is not an elected official or who is not subject to confirmation by the senate, who is authorized to officially represent any department of the executive branch, constitutional office, Public Utilities Commission, or judicial system in any capacity before the Legislature or any of its several committees shall register as an executive or judicial agency representative for such department or office in the same manner and under the same provisions of this chapter as apply to all lobbyists, but need pay no fee. Every executive and judicial agency representative shall wear a badge which shall be visible at all times when engaged in representing the department. The badge shall be provided by the secretary of state and be of a color different from the color of lobbyist badges. The badge shall bear the identity of the agency the person has registered to represent and shall state the name of the person. The provisions of this chapter do not apply to employees of the executive branch testifying on budgetary matters before the appropriations committees of the Legislature.
Source:
SL 1977, ch 23, §14; SL 1986, ch 25, §1; SL 1991, ch 23, §7.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 12 - Lobbyists › Section 2-12-8 - Lobbyists not to go on floor except by invitation--Violation as petty offense.

2-12-8. Lobbyists not to go on floor except by invitation--Violation as petty offense.
No person, employed for a pecuniary consideration to act as a lobbyist as defined by this chapter, may go upon the floor of either house of the Legislature reserved for the members thereof while in session, except upon the invitation of that house. A violation of this section is a petty offense.
Source:
SDC 1939, §55.0705; SL 1977, ch 23, §7; SL 1980, ch 24, §25; SL 1985, ch 17, §14.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 12 - Lobbyists › Section 2-12-8.1 - Badges required of lobbyists within capitol complex--Fees--Composition--Petty offense.

2-12-8.1. Badges required of lobbyists within capitol complex--Fees--Composition--Petty offense.
Every lobbyist shall wear a badge which shall be visible at all times when engaged in lobbying within the capitol complex. The badge shall be provided by the secretary of state upon payment of fees and shall bear the word "lobbyist" and the identity of the principal on behalf of whom the lobbyist has registered. The badges for each year shall be of colors designated by the secretary of state. The badge shall state the name of the lobbyist. A violation of this section by a lobbyist is a petty offense.
Source:
SL 1977, ch 23, §16; SL 1978, ch 21, §1; SL 1980, ch 24, §26; SL 1986, ch 25, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 12 - Lobbyists › Section 2-12-8.2 - Officials and personnel prohibited from lobbying within two years after termination of service--Violation as misdemeanor.

2-12-8.2. Officials and personnel prohibited from lobbying within two years after termination of service--Violation as misdemeanor.
No elected officer, department or agency head, or division director, or the highest paid employee reporting to such person may be compensated, act, or register as a lobbyist, other than a public employee lobbyist, during a period of two years after that person's termination of service in the state government. A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 1977, ch 23, §15; SL 1980, ch 24, §27; SL 2011, ch 17, §1; SL 2017, ch 222 (Initiated Measure 22), §65, eff. Nov. 16, 2016; SL 2017, ch 72, §32, eff. Feb. 2, 2017; SL 2017, ch 18, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 12 - Lobbyists › Section 2-12-9 - Improper influence of legislation or legislators as misdemeanor.

2-12-9. Improper influence of legislation or legislators as misdemeanor.
Any person who threatens, harms, offers to make bribes of money or other inducements, offers or gives gifts or other types of consideration to any person for the purpose of obtaining sponsorship or introduction of legislation, influencing the form of legislation, attempting to influence any member of the Legislature to vote for or against any measure pending therein, or for or against any candidate for any office to be elected or appointed by the Legislature, attempting to influence any officer of either house of the Legislature in naming of members and officers of committees, or in the performance of any of his duties, or attempting to influence or control the action of any member in relation to any matter coming before the Legislature, or any of its committees is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Source:
SDC 1939, §55.0705; SL 1977, ch 23, §8; SL 1980, ch 24, §28; SL 2017, ch 222 (Initiated Measure 22), §66, eff. Nov. 16, 2016; SL 2017, ch 72, §33, eff. Feb. 2, 2017.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 12 - Lobbyists › Section 2-12-10 - Restrictions on activities of state and federal agents and employees .

2-12-10. Restrictions on activities of state and federal agents and employees.
No person, officer, agent, appointee, or employee in the service of this state or of the United States shall attempt to influence any member of the Legislature to vote for or against any measure pending therein affecting the pecuniary interests of such person, except in the manner authorized herein in the case of lobbyists.
Source:
SDC 1939, §55.0705; SL 1977, ch 23, §9.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 12 - Lobbyists › Section 2-12-11 - Expense reports filed with secretary of state_Open to public inspection--Administrative penalty for untimely report.

2-12-11. Expense reports filed with secretary of state--Open to public inspection--Administrative penalty for untimely report.
On or before July first of each year, each registered lobbyist and each employer of a registered lobbyist whose name appears in the directory in that year shall submit to the secretary of state a complete and detailed report of all costs incurred for the purpose of influencing legislation. The report shall be submitted in writing or electronically in a format prescribed by the secretary of state. However, the personal expenses of the lobbyist spent upon the lobbyist's own meals, travel, lodging, phone calls or other necessary personal needs while in attendance at the legislative session need not be reported. The completed reports shall be open to public inspection. The terms, costs, and expenses, as used in this section do not mean the compensation paid by the employer to the lobbyist.
Any lobbyist expense report filed pursuant to this section is exempt from the ten dollar filing fee prescribed in subdivision 1-8-10(2).
Any person who is authorized to act as a lobbyist on behalf of an employer pursuant to §2-12-4, but does not conduct any lobbying activities pursuant to §2-12-1 nor act in any manner as a lobbyist in connection with representing that employer, is not required to file any report required under this chapter.
The secretary of state may impose an administrative penalty for the failure to timely file any report required by this section. The secretary of state may impose a penalty not to exceed one hundred dollars on a registered lobbyist or employer of a registered lobbyist for any report that is not timely filed in accordance with this section. Any administrative penalty collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the general fund.
Source:
SDC 1939, §55.0706; SL 1977, ch 23, §10; SL 1991, ch 23, §8; SL 1993, ch 32; SL 2009, ch 4, §4; SL 2011, ch 16, §2; SL 2012, ch 21, §2; SL 2017, ch 222 (Initiated Measure 22), §67; SL 2017, ch 72, §34, eff. Feb. 2, 2017.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 12 - Lobbyists › Section 2-12-13 - Elected board members of local government or federally recognized Indian tribe and church representatives exempt .

2-12-13. Elected board members of local government or federally recognized Indian tribe and church representatives exempt.
This chapter does not apply to any elected member of the governing board of any unit of local government or federally recognized Indian tribe. This chapter does not apply to any person representing a bona fide church solely for the purpose of protecting the public right to practice the religious doctrines of the church.
For the purposes of this section, the term, federally recognized Indian tribe, means the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, Crow Creek Sioux Tribe, Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe, Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, Oglala Sioux Tribe, Rosebud Sioux Tribe, Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, and Yankton Sioux Tribe.
Source:
SDC 1939, §55.0707; SL 1977, ch 23, §12; SL 1991, ch 23, §10; SL 2017, ch 19, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 12 - Lobbyists › Section 2-12-14 - Right of citizens to appear and speak in their own interests not infringed.

2-12-14. Right of citizens to appear and speak in their own interests not infringed.
This chapter shall not be construed to infringe upon the right of any citizen to appear as a witness before any legislative committee or any board, commission, or committee of state government to speak in their own name, in their own or in the public interest.
Source:
SL 1977, ch 23, §13.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 12 - Lobbyists › Section 2-12-15 - Definition of terms in §§ 2-12-15 to 2-12-19.

2-12-15. Definition of terms in §§2-12-15 to 2-12-19.
Terms used in §§2-12-15 to 2-12-19, inclusive, mean:
(1)"Immediate family," the spouse or any minor children living at home;
(2)"Lobbyist," any person who is registered pursuant to §2-12-1; and
(3)"Principal," any person or organization as defined in §12-27-1 that employs or otherwise compensates a lobbyist or authorizes a lobbyist to lobby on behalf of that person or organization. A person's membership in or employment by an organization that employs or compensates a lobbyist does not qualify such person as a principal.
Source:
SL 2017, ch 20, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 12 - Lobbyists › Section 2-12-16 - Limitation on gifts from or through lobbyists--Violation as misdemeanor.

2-12-16. Limitation on gifts from or through lobbyists--Violation as misdemeanor.
No public official and no member of the immediate family of a public official may accept from any lobbyist or principal any gifts with a cumulative value greater than one hundred dollars during any calendar year. Beginning on January 1, 2019, and again on January first of each year thereafter, the cumulative value applicable in this section shall be adjusted by the index factor as provided in §2-12-19, and the adjusted cumulative value for the year shall be published on the secretary of state's website. Any person who knowingly and intentionally violates any provision of this section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Source:
SL 2017, ch 20, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 12 - Lobbyists › Section 2-12-17 - Public official defined.

2-12-17. Public official defined.
For purposes of §§2-12-15 to 2-12-19, inclusive, the term, public official, means:
(1)Any person holding a statewide office as defined in §12-27-1, including any person who has been elected or appointed but who has not yet assumed office;
(2)Any head of an agency in the executive branch, including any person who has been appointed but who has not yet assumed office; or
(3)Any member or member-elect of the Legislature.
Source:
SL 2017, ch 20, §3.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes › Chapter 12 - Lobbyists › Section 2-12-18 - Gift defined.

2-12-18. Gift defined.
For purposes of §§2-12-15 to 2-12-19, inclusive, the term, gift, means anything of value, including any object, money, property, or service, that is given without compensation or remuneration. The term does not include:
(1)Anything of value for which the recipient paid an equal or greater value;
(2)Any contribution to a political committee that is regulated by the Federal Elections Commission or under chapter 12-27;
(3)Any service or event to assist a public official in the performance of official duties, including any cost to educate or inform the public official on matters of public policy; any advice, information, consultation, or communication regarding actual or proposed legislation; any service to constituents or to promote the economic development of the state;
(4)Any food, entertainment, or beverage provided for immediate consumption;
(5)Anything of value exchanged between immediate family members;
(6)The cost of admission to any state-owned facility or state-sponsored industry or event, if provided by the sponsoring state agency, political subdivision, or publicly funded institution;
(7)Anything of value received due to membership in a group, the majority of whose membership is not comprised of public officials, if the object or other thing of value is also given to other members of that group or to other members who also serve as officers or directors of that group; or
(8)Any scholarship, prize, or financial support awarded or supported by a principal for a program related to education, and widely available and generally awarded to qualifying members of the public, the majority of whom are not comprised of public officials or the immediate family of public officials.
Source:
SL 2017, ch 20, §4.