establish a post-employment restriction for employees of the Governor's Office of Economic Development and create a penalty therefor.

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establish a post-employment restriction for employees of the Governor's Office of Economic Development and create a penalty therefor.

establish a post-employment restriction for employees of the Governor's Office of Economic Development and create a penalty therefor.

What This Bill Does

• establish a post-employment restriction for employees of the Governor's Office of Economic Development and create a penalty therefor.
• Official keyword topics: Conflict of Interest Economic Development Future Fund Penalty State Affairs and Government Official sponsor note: Representatives <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4782/Detail">Lems</a> (prime), <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4733/Detail">Auch</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4770/Detail">Jensen (Phil)</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4786/Detail">May</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4799/Detail">Overweg</a>, and <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4820/Detail">Sjaarda</a>

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Official Summary Text

establish a post-employment restriction for employees of the Governor's Office of Economic Development and create a penalty therefor.
Official keyword topics:
Conflict of Interest
Economic Development
Future Fund
Penalty
State Affairs and Government
Official sponsor note: Representatives <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4782/Detail">Lems</a> (prime), <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4733/Detail">Auch</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4770/Detail">Jensen (Phil)</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4786/Detail">May</a>, <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4799/Detail">Overweg</a>, and <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4820/Detail">Sjaarda</a>

Current Bill Text

26.604.9 101st Legislative Session 1221

2026 South Dakota Legislature
House Bill 1221

Introduced by: Representative Lems

Underscores indicate new language.
Overstrikes indicate deleted language.
An Act to establish a post-employment restriction for employees of the Governor's 1
Office of Economic Development and create a penalty therefor. 2
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA: 3
Section 1. That a NEW SECTION be added to chapter 1-16G: 4
Notwithstanding the provisions of § 53-9-8, an individual employed by the 5
Governor's Office of Economic Development may not, for a period of five years after 6
termination of employment with the office, accept compensation or employment from, or 7
enter into a contractual relationship with, any person that, during the individual's 8
employment with the Governor's Office of Economic Development, received, directly or 9
indirectly: 10
(1) Any grant, loan, moneys, or other financial assistance administered by the 11
Governor's Office of Economic Development; or 12
(2) Moneys from the employer's investment in South Dakota's future fund established 13
pursuant to § 61-5-29.1. 14
A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor. 15