South DakotaSouth Dakota-Ireland trade commission manages its fund and membership
South Dakota law assigns administrative support to the trade commission and makes its fund available for expenses and work, using money raised for it and donations.
What it does
The Legislative Research Council's Executive Board administers the commission's fund. Money raised for it, donations, and interest stay in the fund, which is continuously available to support the commission's expenses and work.
The commission includes eight lawmakers, state officials, and private sector representatives. It chooses a legislator as chair and meets at least once each year.
Argument forThe commission could use money raised for it, donations, and fund interest to pay administrative costs and support its work.
Argument againstThe fund may give lawmakers fewer chances to review this commission's spending each year because its money is continuously available to the commission.
More detail
The Legislative Research Council's Executive Board administers the fund, and the law makes it continuously available to the commission. The fund pays the commission's administrative expenses and supports its work under state law. The fund holds money raised by or for the commission, along with gifts, grants, and other donations. Interest on fund money stays in the fund.
The commission has eight members and chooses one legislator as chair. The members are two senators, two representatives, a representative of a South Dakota trade association, a state executive branch officer, and two representatives of South Dakota private industry. The Legislative Research Council's Executive Board provides administrative services to the commission. The commission meets at least once each year. Each appointment starts in an odd-numbered year and ends on December 31 of the following even-numbered year. A vacancy is filled the same way as the original appointment, for the rest of the term.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 10Signed by the Governor Larry Rhoden on 2026-03-10 S.J. 514Became Law
- Mar 4Delivered to the Governor on 2026-03-04 S.J. 455To Governor
- Mar 3Signed by the Speaker H.J. 493Passed House
- Mar 2Signed by the President S.J. 434Passed Senate
- Feb 26House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 66, NAYS 0 H.J. 457
- Feb 25Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed,
- Vote recorded Do Pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 25State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 13, NAYS 0Minor
- Feb 25Scheduled for hearing
- Feb 10First read in House and referred to House State Affairs H.J. 279Minor
- Feb 9Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 33, NAYS 0 S.J. 221
- Feb 5Certified uncontested, placed on consent , Passed, S.J. 12
- Vote recorded Do Pass Amended. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 5Commerce and Energy Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 0 S.J. 12
- Feb 5Commerce and Energy Motion to amend , Passed, S.J. 11 Amendment 197AMajor
- Feb 5Scheduled for hearing
- Jan 29First read in Senate and referred to Senate Commerce and Energy S.J. 138Introduced
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