SB 61 South Dakota Senate · 2025 Regular Session

modify the authority of the Board of Internal Control.

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Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Signed Mar 13, 2025
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House Engrossed Enrolled · 6 edits · Mar 6, 2025
MODERATE
This bill modifies the South Dakota State Board of Internal Control by updating its composition, adding new oversight responsibilities, and establishing annual risk assessment requirements for state agencies. The changes strengthen internal control oversight and risk management across state operations.
Scope change
The bill expands the Board's membership structure and adds new requirements for state agencies to conduct annual internal control reviews.
REQUIREMENT

Added requirement for each state agency to conduct annual reviews of risk and control matrices and submit results to the Board of Internal Control.

Added new duties for the Board including establishing codes of conduct, conflict-of-interest policies, evaluating internal control effectiveness, accessing agency records, and assessing control performance.

Modified Board composition to include four Governor-appointed members, the Bureau of Finance and Management commissioner as chair, the state auditor, and one Board of Regents appointee, with staggered three-year terms.

Clarified that two or more state agencies may agree to share a single internal control officer.

DEFINITION

Updated definitions in Section 1-56-1 to clarify terms including 'Board,' 'Code of conduct,' 'Internal control,' 'Internal control officer,' 'Pass-through grant,' 'State agency,' and 'Sub-recipient'.

TIMELINE

Established that the term of the individual appointed by the chief justice expires on July 1, 2025.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 5, 2025 · House Mar 3, 2025

How they voted

321
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 35
Feb 5, 2025
D Democratic3
2 Yea 1
66% Yea
R Republican32
30 Yea 1 Nay 1
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
21
Key actions
11
Committee
6
Amendments
3
Mar 13, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor on 2025-03-13 S.J. 529
executive
Mar 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 488
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President S.J. 473
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 60, NAYS 9 H.J. 442
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Introduced
House of Representatives Motion to amend , Passed, H.J. 440 Amendment 61G
upper
Mar 3, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (59-9-1)
house
Feb 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
State Affairs Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 2 H.J. 1
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Introduced
State Affairs Motion to amend , Passed, H.J. 1 Amendment 61F
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
State Affairs Reconsidered , Passed, YEAS 13, NAYS 0 H.J. 1
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
State Affairs Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 1 H.J. 1
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
Referred to H.J. 240
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 32, NAYS 1 S.J. 184
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (32-1-2)
senate
Feb 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
State Affairs Do Pass Amended , Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 0
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
State Affairs Motion to amend , Passed, Amendment 61E
upper
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced
First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 12
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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