South Dakota state agencies must now post meeting agendas online at least 72 hours before meetings start (not counting weekends and holidays), in addition to posting them at their offices. The law clarifies that online posting is a required part of public notice, making it easier for citizens to find meeting information in one central location. Violating this requirement remains a Class 2 misdemeanor.
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This amendment restructures the notice requirements by converting them from a narrative format into a clearer numbered list format, and it modifies the language for special meetings to require compliance with "all other requirements" rather than only those "to the extent that circumstances permit," thereby STRENGTHENING the bill's enforcement of open meeting notice standards. The substantive change tightens special meeting notice obligations while maintaining the core requirement that agendas be posted online at least seventy-two hours in advance.
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. 6
Local Government Do Pass Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 0. H.J. 6
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 8, 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