An Act to prohibit the spouse of a member of the Legislature from being employed as a privatecertain spouses from registering as a lobbyist.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota:

Section 1. That chapter 2-12 be amended with a NEW SECTION:

No person may be employed register as a registered private lobbyist if the person's spouse is a :

(1) A current member of the Senate or House of Representatives. This section does not apply to an executive or judicial agency representative as provided in § 2-12-7.1; or

(2) A full-time employee of this state.