SB142 updates South Dakota's campaign finance disclosure rules by specifying what types of statements candidates, political parties, and political action committees must file with the Secretary of State. The bill requires statewide and legislative candidates, county parties, and statewide PACs to submit pre-primary statements, pre-general statements, year-end statements, and any necessary amendments or supplemental reports.
The amendment standardizes language throughout the campaign finance disclosure filing requirements by changing references to "A" year-end statements to "An annual" year-end statements and removing the phrase "In even-numbered years" from amendment filing provisions to make them apply in all years rather than only even years. This BROADENS the amendment filing requirement to apply uniformly across all election cycles for all types of political committees.
The amendment restructures the campaign finance filing requirements by converting narrative descriptions of filing schedules into standardized bullet-point lists, requiring all political committees to file pre-primary, pre-general, and year-end statements regardless of election year (eliminating the previous distinction between even and odd-numbered years for some entities), and replacing the term "report" with "statement" throughout—which STRENGTHENS and CLARIFIES the disclosure requirements by making them more uniform and accessible.
Signed by the Governor S.J. 550
Delivered to the Governor S.J. 488
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 530
Signed by the President S.J. 470
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 65, NAYS 1. H.J. 486
State Affairs Certified uncontested, placed on consent
State Affairs Do Pass Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 0.
State Affairs Scheduled for hearing
First read in House and referred to House State Affairs H.J. 261
Senate Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0. S.J. 213
State Affairs Certified uncontested, placed on consent S.J. 14
State Affairs Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 9, NAYS 0. S.J. 14
State Affairs Motion to amend S.J. 13
State Affairs Scheduled for hearing
First read in Senate and referred to Senate State Affairs S.J. 130
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Prime sponsor · Sen.
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Cosponsors
State Affairs — Do Pass
Do Pass Amended
State Affairs — Do Pass Amended