South Dakota's Legislative Research Council Executive Board can now review presidential executive orders that Congress hasn't approved and recommend to the state attorney general whether to challenge them in court. State agencies and officials are prohibited from implementing executive orders that restrict rights or are deemed unconstitutional if they involve pandemics, natural resources, agriculture, land use, environmental banking standards, or gun rights. This creates a new state-level review process for federal executive actions in these specific policy areas.
This bill does not directly amend codified state law.
Judiciary Deferred to the 41st legislative day Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 0. S.J. 1
Judiciary Motion to amend S.J. 1
Judiciary Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Judiciary S.J. 365
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 43, NAYS 25. H.J. 419
State Affairs Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 4.
State Affairs Motion to amend
State Affairs Motion to amend
State Affairs Scheduled for hearing
First read in House and referred to House State Affairs H.J. 166
Aaron Aylward
Prime sponsor · Rep.
R
Julie Frye-Mueller
Prime sponsor · Sen.
R
Cosponsors
Judiciary — Deferred to the 41st legislative day
Do Pass Amended
State Affairs — Do Pass Amended