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South Dakota Statutes, Title 2

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Title 2, LEGISLATURE AND STATUTES

17 chapters · 239 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 2239 Ch 14, CONSTRUCTION AND EFFECT OF STATUTES35 Ch 6, LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES AND INVESTIGA…28 Ch 1, INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM26 Ch 16, CODES AND COMPILATIONS25 Ch 15, CONVENTIONS FOR AMENDMENT OF UNITED …21 Ch 9, LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH COUNCIL20 Ch 12, LOBBYISTS20 Ch 7, LEGISLATIVE PRINTING, RECORDS AND JO…19 Ch 4, SESSIONS OF LEGISLATURE16 Ch 2, LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS11 Ch 5, LEGISLATIVE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES6 Ch 11, COMMISSION ON UNIFORM LEGISLATION6 Ch 13, PUBLICATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF ACTS…6

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SDCL § 2-7-1 Compilation, printing, and distribution of legislative manual
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Each odd - numbered year, the secretary of state shall compile and print a legislative manual. The Bureau of Human Resources and Administration shall distribute the legislative manual free to state officials and agencies who request them and to the public at a price set by the co…
SDCL § 2-7-10 Permanent journals as official record of proceedings
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The corrected daily copies of the journal of the Senate and House of Representatives, together with the index thereof, shall constitute, and be the official permanent record of the legislative proceedings. Source: SDC 1939, § 55.0602; SL 1968, ch 201 , § 3.
SDCL § 2-7-11 Index and distribution of journals
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The Legislative Research Council shall prepare and include the journal indexes of the Legislature within ninety days after copy therefor has been furnished. The Legislative Research Council shall provide for the electronic distribution of the daily journals at least two hours bef…
SDCL § 2-7-12 Certified copies of journals as prima facie evidence of proceedings
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Duly certified copies of such journals shall be received in all courts of the state as original evidence, and the volumes wherein the same are published by authority of the state, shall be prima facie evidence of such proceedings. Source: SDC 1939, § 55.0602; SL 1968, ch 201 , § …

SDCL § 2-7-17 Certification and filing of printed bills and resolutions--Judicial notice

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It shall be the duty of the secretary of the Senate and chief clerk of the House of Representatives to preserve one true copy of each printed bill, of each printed joint resolution, and of each printed concurrent resolution of each session of the Legislature; and to attach same t…

SDCL § 2-7-18 Engrossment of bills and amendments

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All bills, in either house of the Legislature, which have been favorably acted upon, preparatory to going upon the calendar shall be engrossed if amendments have been made thereto. Amendments to any bill made by either Senate or House of Representatives, after engrossment, shall …

SDCL § 2-7-19 Enrollment of bill after passage by both houses

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A bill which has passed both houses of the Legislature shall at once be enrolled by the house in which it originated. Source: SDC 1939, § 55.0606; SL 1953, ch 284 ; SL 1968, ch 201 , § 9; SL 1979, ch 15 , § 1; SL 1985, ch 17 , § 12.

SDCL § 2-7-20 Presentation of bill to Governor--Filing with secretary of state--Photocopy to code counsel

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The original copy of each enrolled bill shall be signed by the president of the Senate, secretary of the Senate, speaker of the House of Representatives, and chief clerk of the House of Representatives and presented to the Governor. If the Governor approves the bill, the Governor…

SDCL § 2-7-20.1 Certificate of conformity by Legislature in form and style

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Whenever the Governor certifies, pursuant to paragraph four of section 4 of article IV of the Constitution, that the Legislature has conformed a bill to the Governor's recommendations, that certificate must be typed and signed on the enrolled bill. Source: SL 1974, ch 24 , § 3; S…

SDCL § 2-7-20.2 Veto of bills passed before last four session days--Message to house of origin--Reconsideration--Filing with secretary of state

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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…

SDCL § 2-7-20.3 Veto of bills too late for return to Legislature--Transmittal to secretary of state

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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 v…

SDCL § 2-7-20.4 Bills becoming law without Governor's signature or objections

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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 …

SDCL § 2-7-22 Forfeiture of office on conviction of legislator--Disqualification from public office

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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 st…

SDCL § 2-7-24 Preservation of recordings of legislative session by South Dakota Public Broadcasting

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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 t…

SDCL § 2-7-3 Contents of legislative manual

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The legislative manual compiled and printed in each odd-numbered year shall contain the following data: (1) A current official directory of state government; (2) A current list of county officers; (3) A compilation of appropriations for state departments made at regular and speci…

SDCL § 2-7-4 Prefiled bills--Persons authorized--Rules

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Any person who has been duly elected or appointed to serve during a regular session of the Legislature may file bills and resolutions with the Legislative Research Council at any time within thirty days prior to the convening of such regular session. Notwithstanding the provision…

SDCL § 2-7-5 Prefiled bills--Numbering, printing, and disposition--Introduction

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The director of the Legislative Research Council shall, in accordance with rules adopted by the Legislature, receive the prefiled bills and resolutions, place them in proper form, and assign them numbers for introduction in the proper house. The director shall electronically deli…

SDCL § 2-7-6.1 Committee introduction of bills and resolutions

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No bill or joint resolution may be introduced in either house of the Legislature by any committee thereof, except: (1) A bill or a joint resolution introduced by any standing committee of either house; (2) A bill or joint resolution referred to the Legislature from an interim com…

SDCL § 2-7-7 Secretary and chief clerk--Duties

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The secretary of the Senate and chief clerk of the House of Representatives shall: (1) Keep correct journals of the proceedings of the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively; (2) Have custody of all records, accounts, and other papers committed to them; (3) At the clos…