The Governor, through the Bureau of Finance and Management, shall prepare and submit a budget report to the Legislature, and copies thereof shall be transmitted to each member of the Legislature, not later than the first Tuesday after the first Monday of December immediately preceding the session for consideration. The Governor may present such report to the Legislature in person.
S.D. Codified Laws § 4-7-9
Preparation and submission of budget report to Legislature
Known as the Budget Act
The act spans §§ 4–4 (61 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case In Re Opinion of the Supreme Court Relative to the Constitutionality of Chapter 239, Session Laws of 1977 (1977)
Most recently applied in THOM & MILLER v. BARNETT/ELECTION CONTEST AS TO AMENDMENT A (November 2021)
Source: SL 1963, ch 353, §§ 5, 8 (2); SDCL § 4-7-11; SL 1968, ch 209, § 1; SL 1974, ch 40, § 3; SL 1975, ch 44, § 2; SL 1981, ch 29; SL 2015, ch 41, § 12.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.