HB1323 changes when local government ordinances and resolutions must be put to a public vote by modifying the referendum requirements across multiple types of political subdivisions in South Dakota. The bill reorganizes and expands the rules governing which ordinances trigger mandatory voter referrals, clarifying the process and timeline for when these measures take effect. These changes apply to counties, cities, towns, and various other local government entities throughout the state.
The amendment reduces the filing deadline for referendum petitions from forty-five days to thirty days after adoption of ordinances or resolutions across county, municipal, and annexation contexts.
The amendment shortened the petition filing deadline for county ordinance referendums from an unspecified timeframe to thirty days after adoption, and clarified which ordinances cannot be referred to voters.
The amendment shortened the referendum petition deadline from thirty to twenty days after publication, and added a cap of 2,500 registered voters as an alternative threshold to the five percent requirement.
Other amendments
House of Representatives Failed to concur, no committee appointed Passed, YEAS 40, NAYS 27. H.J. 550
Senate Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 19, NAYS 15. S.J. 504
Senate Motion to amend S.J. 499
State Affairs Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 2. S.J. 39
State Affairs Motion to amend S.J. 39
State Affairs Scheduled for hearing
First read in Senate and referred to Senate State Affairs S.J. 357
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 39, NAYS 28. H.J. 392
House of Representatives Motion to amend H.J. 391
State Affairs Do Pass Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 2.
State Affairs Scheduled for hearing
House of Representatives Referred to House State Affairs H.J. 247
First Reading House H.J. 220
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Prime sponsor · Sen.
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Failed to concur, no committee appointed
Do Pass Amended
State Affairs — Do Pass Amended
Do Pass Amended
State Affairs — Do Pass