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2025 Senate Bill 10 - SD Legislature shorten the time before records of a Governor or a lieutenant governor are opened to the public.

25.30.13 100th Legislative Session 10

2025 South Dakota Legislature

Senate Bill 10

ENROLLED

An Act

ENTITLED An Act to shorten the time before records of a Governor or a lieutenant governor are opened to the public.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota:

Section 1. That § 1-27-1.20 be AMENDED:

1-27-1.20. Unless released to the public pursuant to § 1-27-1.21, any record of an officer designated in § 1-27-1.19, which is exempted from the provisions of § 1-27-1, must be opened to the public upon either the death of the former officer or five years from the date the officer left office, whichever transpires last.

An Act to shorten the time before records of a Governor or a lieutenant governor are opened to the public.

I certify that the attached Act originated in the:

Senate as Bill No. 10

Secretary of the Senate

President of the Senate

Attest:

Secretary of the Senate

Speaker of the House

Attest:

Chief Clerk

Senate Bill No. 10

File No. ____

Chapter No. ______

Received at this Executive Office

this _____ day of _____________,

2025 at ____________M.

By

for the Governor

The attached Act is hereby

approved this ________ day of

______________, A.D., 2025

Governor

STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA,

ss.

Office of the Secretary of State

Filed ____________, 2025

at _________ o'clock __M.

Secretary of State

By

Asst. Secretary of State