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S.D. Codified Laws § 2-7-20.3

Veto of bills too late for return to Legislature--Transmittal to secretary of state

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case In Re Janklow (2000)

Most recently applied in In Re Janklow (August 2000)

Source: SL 1974, ch 24, § 5; SL 1979, ch 15, § 5; SL 2023, ch 3, § 17.

Whenever the Governor vetoes a bill or any items of a bill presented to the Governor during the final four days preceding an adjournment or a recess, and it cannot be transmitted to the house of origin in session, the Governor shall transmit the original bill and the Governor's veto message to the secretary of state within one day following the Governor's veto, but no later than the sixteenth day following adjournment or recess.

Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.