HB1082

This bill creates a new joint committee in the South Dakota Legislature made up of five House members and four Senate members to review federal laws, rules, and executive orders and determine whether they violate South Dakota's sovereignty or citizens' rights under the Constitution. The committee will report its findings to the Legislature and can sponsor legislation in response to federal actions it determines are unconstitutional, doing so independent of any federal court rulings on the same issues. The bill declares this a matter of emergency importance.