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SD SB94

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/16/2026

Primary Sponsor

John Carley

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends South Dakota's open records exemption statute (§ 1-27-1.5) with primarily technical and clarifying changes to improve readability and organization

  • Restructures exemptions for law enforcement records and property protection information into clearer subsection formats with lettered lists

  • Updates federal law reference dates to January 1, 2026 for the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act and Archeological Resources Protection Act citations

  • Renames "Gaming Commission" to "South Dakota Commission on Gaming" and makes minor grammatical changes throughout (replacing "which" with "that," "such" with "the")

  • Clarifies that correspondence and records of public officials are exempt from disclosure only when not maintained on publicly owned, operated, or controlled systems

Legislative Description

Revise provisions pertaining to open records.

State Affairs and Government

Last Action

State Affairs Deferred to the 41st legislative day, Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 1. S.J. 21

2/9/2026

Committee Referrals

State Affairs1/16/2026

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