Public bodies in South Dakota must now describe proposed agenda items in enough detail to tell the public what business will actually be discussed at their meetings—not just list vague topic names. Anyone who violates this requirement can be charged with a Class 2 misdemeanor.
This change transformed the bill from its introduced form into an enrolled (final passed) version, adding formal legislative signatures and filing procedures while preserving the core requirement that public body meeting agendas list all items with sufficient detail to inform the public, with Class 2 misdemeanor penalties for violations. The substantive policy language remained unchanged; this is purely a procedural enrollment step reflecting the bill's passage through both chambers.
Signed by the Governor S.J. 266
Delivered to the Governor S.J. 219
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 251
Signed by the President S.J. 203
House of Representatives Do Pass Passed, YEAS 69, NAYS 0. H.J. 223
Local Government Certified uncontested, placed on consent H.J. 5
Local Government Do Pass Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0. H.J. 5
Local Government Scheduled for hearing
House of Representatives Referred to House Local Government H.J. 137
First Reading House H.J. 125
Senate Do Pass Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0. S.J. 83
State Affairs Certified uncontested, placed on consent S.J. 3
State Affairs Do Pass Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0. S.J. 3
State Affairs Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
First read in Senate and referred to Senate State Affairs S.J. 15
Do Pass
Local Government — Do Pass
Do Pass
State Affairs — Do Pass