South Dakota creates a new Commission on Indigent Legal Services and Office of Indigent Legal Services to oversee and reimburse counties for providing legal representation to people who can't afford lawyers. The bill eliminates several outdated provisions in state law that previously governed indigent legal services and updates the rules for how this system operates. The legislature also appropriates funding for these county reimbursements and declares an emergency so the changes take effect immediately.
This bill does not directly amend codified state law.
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
House of Representatives Concurred in amendments Passed, YEAS 63, NAYS 4. H.J. 450
Senate Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 33, NAYS 0. S.J. 444
Senate Motion to amend S.J. 443
Senate Deferred to another day S.J. 424
Senate Deferred to another day S.J. 409
Senate Remove from Consent Calendar S.J. 399
Judiciary Certified uncontested, placed on consent
Judiciary Do Pass Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 0.
Judiciary Scheduled for hearing
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Judiciary S.J. 297
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 60, NAYS 4. H.J. 297
House of Representatives Motion to amend H.J. 297
House of Representatives Deferred to another day H.J. 284
Committee on Appropriations Do Pass Passed, YEAS 9, NAYS 0.
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
State Affairs Deferred to another day
State Affairs Motion to amend
State Affairs Scheduled for hearing H.J. 1
First read in House and referred to House State Affairs H.J. 21
Concurred in amendments
Do Pass Amended
Judiciary — Do Pass
Do Pass Amended
Committee on Appropriations — Do Pass
State Affairs — Referred to