HB1196 establishes a framework for South Dakota to participate in an Article V convention (a federal constitutional amendment convention) by defining key terms like delegates, legislative instructions, and unauthorized amendments. The bill clarifies what amendments South Dakota delegates can and cannot consider at such a convention, and restricts delegate authority to only those amendments that match the specific subject matter or text that South Dakota's legislature has approved. This updates existing law to provide clearer rules about how delegates must follow legislative instructions and what penalties apply if they violate those restrictions.
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State Affairs Tabled Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 0.
State Affairs Scheduled for hearing
State Affairs Do Pass Failed, YEAS 6, NAYS 5.
State Affairs Scheduled for hearing
First read in House and referred to House State Affairs H.J. 179
Prime sponsor · Sen
R
Dist. SD-024
Prime sponsor · Rep
R
Dist. HD-025
cosponsor · Rep
R
Dist. HD-006
cosponsor · Rep
R
Dist. HD-005
Timothy Goodwin
cosponsor · Rep
R
Dist. HD-030
cosponsor · Sen
R
Dist. SD-025
Do Pass
Tabled
Do Pass