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HJR 1003 Proposing and submitting to the electors at the...

State of South Dakota  
SEVENTY-SEVENTH SESSION
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY,  2002
 

444H0576  
HOUSE STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE ENGROSSED   NO. HJR 1003   -   02/07/2002  

        Introduced by: Representatives Sutton (Duane), Abdallah, Bartling, Broderick, Burg, Flowers, Fryslie, Murschel, Napoli, Olson (Mel), Rhoden, and Wick and Senators Apa, Dennert, Madden, Moore, Munson, Olson (Ed), Staggers, Symens, and Volesky  


         A JOINT RESOLUTION,  Proposing and submitting to the electors at the next general election an amendment to Article XII, Section 2 of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, relating to expenditures from funds established by a two-thirds vote of both houses of the Legislature.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, THE SENATE CONCURRING THEREIN:
     Section  1.  That at the next general election held in the state, the following amendment to Article XII, section 2 of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, as set forth in section 2 of this Joint Resolution, which is hereby agreed to, shall be submitted to the electors of the state for approval.
     Section  2.  That Article XII, section 2 of the Constitution, of the State of South Dakota, be amended to read as follows:
     §   2.   The general appropriation bill shall embrace nothing but appropriations for ordinary

expenses of the executive, legislative, and judicial departments of the state, the current expenses of state institutions, interest on the public debt, and for common schools. All other appropriations shall be made by separate bills, each embracing but one object, and shall require a two-thirds vote of all the members of each branch of the Legislature. Any fund that is designated for a specific purpose that required a two-thirds vote of all the members of each branch of the Legislature to be established shall be used for that purpose only, unless the Legislature approves a distribution from the fund for another purpose by a separate bill embracing one subject approved by a two-thirds vote of all the members of each branch of the Legislature.