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SD HB1322
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/4/2026
Primary Sponsor
Tony Randolph
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AI Summary
- Amends South Dakota § 24-5-3 to require correctional facility officials to provide discharged inmates with suitable clothing, a sum of money determined by the secretary of corrections, and transportation upon release by parole, suspended sentence, or final discharge
- Removes the prior qualifying phrase "if not already provided," making the provision of these items mandatory in all cases
- Changes "shall" to "must" to strengthen the obligation on correctional facility officials
- Gives the inmate a choice of transportation destination: the county where they resided at the time of the offense, the county where they were sentenced, or an equivalent-distance location no farther than the lesser mileage of the first two options
- Reorganizes the existing statute into a numbered and lettered subsection format for clarity, explicitly enumerating the three required provisions (clothing, money, and transportation) and the three transportation destination options
Legislative Description
Revise a provision related to the transportation of an inmate upon discharge from a correctional facility.
Correctional Facilities and Parole
Last Action
Judiciary Tabled, Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0. H.J. 25
2/23/2026
Committee Referrals
Judiciary2/5/2026
Full Bill Text
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