SB 73 updates South Dakota's financial record-keeping and transparency rules by requiring state agencies to file consulting contracts with the state auditor within five days and clarifying what counts as a "consulting contract" for reporting purposes. The bill also revises how long agencies must keep financial records—requiring original claims, invoices, and vouchers to be kept for at least seven years—and strengthens the state's searchable public records website by clarifying which agencies must jointly manage it.
The engrossed version clarifies and tightens state financial practices by improving the consulting contract filing requirements, refining the definition of what contracts must be disclosed publicly, and restructuring mileage reimbursement rates to include specific rates for vehicles transporting individuals with special needs while standardizing rounding practices. These changes STRENGTHEN the bill's transparency and financial accountability provisions while making reimbursement policies more precise and equitable.
The amendment made primarily technical and grammatical revisions to clean up the bill's language—such as changing "shall" to "must," removing redundant phrases, and clarifying definitions—without altering the substantive policy changes regarding consulting contracts, record retention, website posting requirements, and mileage reimbursement rates. This represents a standard enrollment process that STRENGTHENS the bill by improving clarity and legal precision while maintaining its original purpose of revising state financial practices.
Signed by the Governor S.J. 420
Delivered to the Governor S.J. 370
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 417
Signed by the President S.J. 346
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 65, NAYS 1. H.J. 367
Committee on Appropriations Certified uncontested, placed on consent
Committee on Appropriations Do Pass Passed, YEAS 9, NAYS 0.
Committee on Appropriations Scheduled for hearing
First read in House and referred to House Committee on Appropriations H.J. 294
Senate Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0. S.J. 233
Committee on Appropriations Certified uncontested, placed on consent S.J. 2
Committee on Appropriations Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 0. S.J. 2
Committee on Appropriations Motion to amend S.J. 2
Committee on Appropriations Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Committee on Appropriations S.J. 11
Do Pass Amended
Committee on Appropriations — Do Pass
Do Pass Amended
Committee on Appropriations — Do Pass Amended