Annual report--Judicial opinions

SDCL § 2-9-1.1 — under LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH COUNCIL.

SDCL § 2-9-1.1

The Legislative Research Council shall prepare an annual report regarding any opinion of the South Dakota Supreme Court or a federal court issued in the preceding year, which recommends any change or notes any deficiency or ambiguity in a statute. The report may include recommendations for corrective action if the director of the Legislative Research Council determines that an opinion: (1) May be adverse to what was intended by the Legislature; or (2) Has identified an area appropriate for legislative action. Source: SL 1982, ch 26 , § 2; SL 1990, ch 28 , § 2; SL 2025, ch 20 , § 1.