HB1039 changes how South Dakota pays for legal expenses when crimes occur at state Department of Corrections facilities, consolidating rules that were previously scattered across multiple sections of law. The bill repeals four outdated legal provisions and updates two others to establish a clearer process for covering these legal costs. This reorganizes existing law without fundamentally changing who pays or under what circumstances, but streamlines the procedure for handling such expenses.
Signed by the Governor H.J. 514
Delivered to the Governor H.J. 474
Signed by the President S.J. 481
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 468
Senate Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 33, NAYS 0. S.J. 466
Judiciary Certified uncontested, placed on consent
Judiciary Do Pass Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0.
Judiciary Scheduled for hearing
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Judiciary S.J. 387
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 69, NAYS 0. H.J. 368
Committee on Appropriations Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0.
Committee on Appropriations Scheduled for hearing H.J. 1
Committee on Appropriations Scheduled for hearing
Committee on Appropriations Scheduled for hearing
Committee on Appropriations Motion to amend
Committee on Appropriations Scheduled for hearing
State Affairs Referred to House Committee on Appropriations Passed, YEAS 13, NAYS 0.
State Affairs Scheduled for hearing H.J. 1
First read in House and referred to House State Affairs H.J. 21
Ernie Otten
Prime sponsor · Rep.
R
Jim Bolin
Prime sponsor · Sen.
R
Cosponsors
Do Pass Amended
Judiciary — Do Pass
Do Pass Amended
Committee on Appropriations — Do Pass Amended
State Affairs — Referred to