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 clarifies that year-end disclosure statements must be filed annually by all political committees (changing "A" to "An annual" year-end statement) and removes the restriction limiting amendment filings to even-numbered years only, making amendments required whenever applicable regardless of election cycle. This STRENGTHENS the bill's transparency requirements by ensuring more consistent and frequent campaign finance reporting.
The amendment reorganized the bill's structure by converting narrative filing requirements into a standardized bulleted format (listing "a pre-primary statement," "a pre-general statement," etc. as separate items) while also standardizing terminology by replacing the word "report" with "statement" throughout. This NARROWS the bill's practical impact by making the disclosure requirements clearer and more uniform across all political committee types, rather than substantively changing what must be filed.
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
Prime sponsor · Rep.
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Prime sponsor · Sen.
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Cosponsors
State Affairs — Do Pass
Do Pass Amended
State Affairs — Do Pass Amended