South Dakota § 2-9-2 Executive board--Members--Terms--Vacancies.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 2-9-2 — Executive board--Members--Terms--Vacancies.

South Dakota § 2-9-2

Title 2LEGISLATURE AND STATUTES

Ch. 2-8LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH COUNCIL

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Bluebook

S.D. Codified Laws § 2-9-2 (2026).

Text

There is established the Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council, consisting of fifteen members, as follows:

(1)Four members from the Senate, elected by a majority vote in party caucus in odd-numbered years;

(2)Five members from the House of Representatives, elected by a majority vote in party caucus in odd-numbered years;

(3)The president pro tempore, majority leader, and minority leader of the Senate; and (4) The speaker, majority leader, and minority leader of the House of Representatives. The number of Senate and House of Representatives members on the executive board must remain constant, and any vacancy must be filled by the respective legislative bodies in party caucus. If a vacancy occurs in the ex officio position on the board for the president pro tempo

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There is established the Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council, consisting of fifteen members, as follows: (1) Four members from the Senate, elected by a majority vote in party caucus in odd-numbered years; (2) Five members from the House of Representatives, elected by a majority vote in party caucus in odd-numbered years; (3) The president pro tempore, majority leader, and minority leader of the Senate; and (4) The speaker, majority leader, and minority leader of the House of Representatives. The number of Senate and House of Representatives members on the executive board must remain constant, and any vacancy must be filled by the respective legislative bodies in party caucus. If a vacancy occurs in the ex officio position on the board for the president pro tempore, the vacancy on the board must be filled by the majority party caucus until the Senate elects a new president pro tempore. If a vacancy occurs in the ex officio position on the board for the speaker, the vacancy on the board must be filled by the speaker pro tempore until the House of Representatives elects a new speaker. No board member, excepting ex officio, may serve more than three successive terms.

Legislative History

SL 1951, ch 286, § 2; SL 1953, ch 283, § 1; SDC Supp 1960, § 55.05A02; SL 1963, ch 299; SL 1966, ch 158; SL 1967, ch 247, § 1; SL 2014, ch 14, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2015; SL 2015, ch 18, § 1; SL 2016, ch 26, § 1; SL 2025, ch 19, § 3.