SB93 strengthens South Dakota's ethics rules by prohibiting state officers and employees who approve or administer government contracts from working for companies that received those contracts for one year after leaving their state job. The bill expands the existing one-year "cooling off" period that already applied to new contracts with state agencies, now making it also apply to employment with organizations that won state contracts.
This bill does not directly amend codified state law.
The amendment raises the contract value threshold for the one-year post-employment restriction from "one million dollars" to "five million dollars," meaning former state officers can more quickly work for organizations that received smaller contracts. This WEAKENS the bill's conflict-of-interest protections by allowing faster employment opportunities at contractors valued below five million dollars.
The amendment STRENGTHENS the employment restriction by lowering the contract value threshold from five million dollars to one million dollars for determining whether a former state officer must wait one or two years before being employed by a contractor they previously oversaw. This change makes the cooling-off period more stringent for a broader range of contracts, capturing smaller-value procurement decisions under the stricter two-year restriction.
Other amendments
House of Representatives Tabled Passed, YEAS 37, NAYS 28. H.J. 473
State Affairs Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 1.
State Affairs Motion to amend Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 4.
State Affairs Scheduled for hearing
House of Representatives Referred to House State Affairs H.J. 194
First Reading House H.J. 182
Senate Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0. S.J. 134
Senate Motion to amend S.J. 133
Senate Deferred to another day S.J. 119
Senate Deferred to another day S.J. 107
Senate Deferred to another day S.J. 91
Senate Remove from Consent Calendar S.J. 83
State Affairs Certified uncontested, placed on consent S.J. 3
State Affairs Do Pass Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 0. S.J. 3
State Affairs Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
First read in Senate and referred to Senate State Affairs S.J. 55
Prime sponsor · Sen.
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Cosponsors
Tabled
State Affairs — Motion to amend
State Affairs — Do Pass Amended
Do Pass Amended
State Affairs — Do Pass