SB 9 South Dakota Senate · 2025 Regular Session

make public the calendars and appointment logs of statewide public officials.

This bill requires statewide public officials in South Dakota to make their calendars and appointment logs publicly available. It directly affects state government officials by mandating transparency in their scheduling and meeting records. The key provision establishes a requirement for these officials to disclose their official activities to the public. This change aims to increase accountability by allowing citizens to review when and with whom officials are meeting.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Jan 2025

Senate Passage

Jan 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Last action Jan 27, 2025

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Introduced → Senate State Affairs Engrossed · 3 edits · Jan 23, 2025

MINOR

This bill amends South Dakota's public records law to add new exemptions from disclosure for certain sensitive records. It expands protections for law enforcement intelligence, security-related information, and gaming commission records, while maintaining existing exemptions for student privacy, medical records, and attorney work product.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of exempt records by adding new categories of protected information, particularly focusing on security vulnerabilities, law enforcement intelligence, and gaming commission security procedures.

REQUIREMENT

Added new exemption for law enforcement intelligence information, including strategic/tactical data, informant identification, and alcohol/drug test results, with specific exceptions for 911 recordings when public interest outweighs nondisclosure.

Added new exemption for security-related information including vulnerability assessments, emergency response plans, cyber security plans, passwords, guard schedules, lock combinations, and building infrastructure records that could expose security vulnerabilities.

Added new exemption for Gaming Commission security standards, procedures, policies, and access lists, though this does not prevent disclosure of payment amounts to contractors.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jan 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6 , Passed, YEAS 16, NAYS 18 S.J. 99

upper

Jan 23, 2025

Upper · Passed

State Affairs Report out of committee without recommendation as amended , Passed,

upper

Jan 23, 2025

Upper · Passed

Recalled from committee (Rule 7-7) , Passed, S.J. 78

upper

Jan 22, 2025

Upper · Passed

State Affairs Deferred to the 41st legislative day , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 2

upper

Jan 22, 2025

Introduced

State Affairs Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 9C

upper

Jan 14, 2025

Introduced

First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 12

upper

6 primary · 0 co-sponsors