SB 11 South Dakota Senate · 2025 Regular Session

limit the amount of money that a political committee may accept from an inactive candidate campaign committee.

This bill restricts how much money political committees can receive from inactive candidate campaign committees in South Dakota. It directly affects political organizations and candidate groups by setting a limit on financial contributions between them. The key provision establishes a specific monetary cap to prevent inactive committees from transferring unlimited funds to active political committees. This change aims to clarify financial rules for campaign fundraising and committee operations without altering the overall election process.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Jan 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Last action Feb 5, 2025
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Introduced Senate State Affairs Engrossed · 4 edits · Jan 22, 2025
MODERATE
This bill amends South Dakota campaign finance definitions to clarify how ballot question committees and candidate campaign committees are classified, particularly regarding contributions and treasury fund usage. The changes aim to prevent confusion about whether certain committees can accept money from inactive candidate committees and establish clearer boundaries for what constitutes a contribution in political fundraising.
Scope change
The bill modifies existing definitions in the South Dakota campaign finance chapter to more precisely categorize different types of political committees and their funding sources.
DEFINITION

Added and renumbered definitions for 'Ballot question committee' to clarify that it is not considered a person or political committee that makes contributions to it, and is not an entity that receives contributions from treasury funds.

Updated 'Candidate campaign committee' definition to clarify that only one such committee may be organized per candidate, while allowing simultaneous legislative and statewide campaign committees.

Expanded 'Candidate' definition to include multiple criteria for determining when someone is officially considered a candidate, including raising over $500, authorizing solicitation, party certification, creating a campaign committee, or taking required qualification actions.

Broadened 'Contribution' definition to include various forms of valuable consideration, discounts, debt forgiveness, and use of services or property (including residence use) made to influence elections or ballot questions.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 27, 2025

How they voted

304
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 35
Jan 27, 2025
D Democratic3
1 Yea 2 Nay
66% Nay
R Republican32
29 Yea 2 Nay 1
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Feb 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
State Affairs Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 9, NAYS 3
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
State Affairs Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 5, NAYS 7
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Introduced
State Affairs Motion to amend , Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 4
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Introduced
First read in House and referred to H.J. 134
lower
Jan 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 30, NAYS 4 S.J. 103
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (30-4-1)
senate
Jan 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Deferred to another day , Passed, S.J. 88
upper
Jan 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
State Affairs Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 2
upper
Jan 22, 2025
Introduced
State Affairs Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 11A
upper
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced
First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 12
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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