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establish a standing committee on federal review, and to declare an emergency.

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.

authorize legislative intervention into certain cases pertaining to election law.

This bill allows South Dakota's Legislature to intervene directly in court cases challenging election laws (Title 12 statutes). Anyone suing over election law must notify the Legislature within 14 days, and the Legislature can then join the case and block state officials from settling it without legislative approval. This prevents the Governor or Secretary of State from resolving election law disputes on their own without the Legislature's consent.