FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to revise the membership of the Legislative Planning
Committee.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That § 2-6-27 be amended to read as follows:
2-6-27. The Legislature's Planning Committee shall be composed of the speaker of the
House of Representatives, the president pro tempore of the Senate, the chair of the Executive
Board of the Legislative Research Council
as ex officio members, a member of the
House
appropriations committee, and
seven other three members of the
Legislature House of
Representatives to be appointed by the
Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council
speaker of the House and a member of the Senate appropriations committee and three members
of the Senate to be appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate. The members of the
Legislature's Planning Committee shall be appointed biennially for terms expiring January first
of each succeeding even-numbered year and shall serve until their respective successors are
appointed and qualified.
In the event any appointed member does not continue as a current
sitting member of the Legislature, a replacement shall be appointed by the speaker of the House
if the member to be replaced is a member of the House of Representatives or by the president
pro tempore of the Senate if the member to be replaced is a member of the Senate. Any ex
officio member of the committee may serve only during the term during which they serve in
their respective capacities and when succeeded, their successor shall assume their position on
the committee. However, no fewer than two representatives, one from each party, and one
senator shall be reappointed each biennium to provide continuity. The total membership shall
be appointed in proportion to the political party makeup of the Legislature.