State of South Dakota
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EIGHTY-EIGHTH SESSION
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 2013
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924U0691
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HOUSE STATE AFFAIRS
ENGROSSED NO. HB 1212 - 02/14/2013
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Introduced by: Representatives Novstrup (David), Conzet, Cronin, Gosch, Lust, and Solum
and Senators Rhoden, Frerichs, Maher, Peters, Rave, and Tidemann
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FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to increase the expense allowances of legislators.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That § 2-4-2 be amended to read as follows:
2-4-2. The salary of each member of the Legislature is six thousand dollars for every regular
legislative session. In addition, each legislator shall receive:
(1) Reimbursement to be paid after the legislative session for actual mileage or its
equivalent traveled to and from home not more than once each weekend or between
days of recess during the regular legislative session, at state rates established by the
Board of Finance;
(2) Expenses
of one hundred ten dollars per day for each day of a regular or special
legislative session as prepaid reimbursement for living expenses, including meals and
lodging, laundry, cleaning and pressing of clothing, and all other uncompensated
expenses as defined in § 2-4-2.1 incident to the performance of legislative services
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at an amount fixed for the per diem allowance that is authorized by the United States
Internal Revenue Service to be excluded from the gross income without itemization
as of October first each year; and
(3) Five cents once each session for every mile of necessary travel in going to and
returning from the place of meeting of the Legislature by the most usual route.
For each day's attendance at special sessions, each member, in addition to mileage and
expenses, shall receive a per diem calculated by the director of the Legislative Research Council
equal to the normal daily compensation for the regular session immediately preceding the
special session.