2-14-16. Effective date of legislative acts.

Subject to the provisions of the Constitution and statutes relating to vetoes and the referendum, an act of the Legislature which does not prescribe when it shall take effect, if passed at a regular session, takes effect on the first day of July after its passage and if passed at a special session on the ninety-first day after the final adjournment of such session.

Source: SDC 1939, § 55.0607.



SDLRC - Codified Law 2-14-16 - Effective date of legislative acts.

2-14-16.1. Two or more amendments of same section at same session--Reconciliation.

If two or more acts amending the same section of the code of laws enacted by § 2-16-13 are passed during a legislative session, each amendment shall be given effect, even if both acts have differing effective dates unless the amendments conflict or a contrary intent plainly appears.

Source: SL 1976, ch 28; SL 1985, ch 15, § 12.



SDLRC - Codified Law 2-14-16 - Effective date of legislative acts.

2-14-16.2. Two or more initiated measures or constitutional amendments approved at same election--Reconciliation.

If two or more initiated measures or amendments to the Constitution are approved by the voters at the same election, each initiated measure or amendment shall be given effect, unless the initiated measures or amendments conflict or a contrary intent plainly appears. For purposes of any conflict or the determination of intent under this section, the initiated measure or amendment receiving the greatest number of affirmative votes at the election shall be given effect.

Source: SL 2018, ch 30, § 1.