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SB48 • 2026

clarify that an official open meeting agenda must be posted online at least seventy-two hours before the scheduled start of the meeting.

clarify that an official open meeting agenda must be posted online at least seventy-two hours before the scheduled start of the meeting.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
The Chair of the Committee on <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Committee/1285/Detail">Local Government</a> at the request of the Attorney General
Last action
2026-02-17
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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clarify that an official open meeting agenda must be posted online at least seventy-two hours before the scheduled start of the meeting.

clarify that an official open meeting agenda must be posted online at least seventy-two hours before the scheduled start of the meeting.

What This Bill Does

  • clarify that an official open meeting agenda must be posted online at least seventy-two hours before the scheduled start of the meeting.
  • Official keyword topics: Executive/Judiciary Request Open Meetings State Affairs and Government Official sponsor note: The Chair of the Committee on <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Committee/1285/Detail">Local Government</a> at the request of the Attorney General

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-17 Senate

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2026-02-09 Senate

    Delivered to the Governor

  3. 2026-02-06 House of Representatives

    Signed by the Speaker

  4. 2026-02-05 Senate

    Signed by the President

  5. 2026-02-04 House of Representatives

    Do Pass

  6. 2026-02-03 House Local Government

    Certified uncontested, placed on consent

  7. 2026-02-03 House Local Government

    Do Pass

  8. 2026-02-03 House Local Government

    Scheduled for hearing

  9. 2026-01-26 House of Representatives

    Referred to House Local Government

  10. 2026-01-23 House of Representatives

    First Reading House

  11. 2026-01-22 Senate

    Do Pass

  12. 2026-01-21 Senate State Affairs

    Certified uncontested, placed on consent

  13. 2026-01-21 Senate State Affairs

    Do Pass

  14. 2026-01-21 Senate State Affairs

    Scheduled for hearing

  15. 2026-01-13 Senate

    First read in Senate and referred to Senate State Affairs

Official Summary Text

clarify that an official open meeting agenda must be posted online at least seventy-two hours before the scheduled start of the meeting.
Official keyword topics:
Executive/Judiciary Request
Open Meetings
State Affairs and Government
Official sponsor note: The Chair of the Committee on <a rel="noopener" href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Committee/1285/Detail">Local Government</a> at the request of the Attorney General

Current Bill Text

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26.463.10 101st Legislative Session 48

2026 South Dakota Legislature
Senate Bill 48
ENROLLED

AN ACT

ENTITLED An Act to clarify that an official open meeting agenda must be posted
online at least seventy-two hours before the scheduled start of the meeting.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That § 1-25-1.3 be AMENDED:
1-25-1.3. The state shall provide public notice of a meeting, at least seventy-two
hours before the meeting is scheduled to start, not including Saturday, Sunday, or any
legal holiday, by posting a copy of the proposed agenda:
(1) At the principal office of the board, commission, or department holding the
meeting;
(2) That includes the date, time, and location of the meeting;
(3) That is visible, readable, and accessible to the public; and
(4) On a state website, designated by the commissioner of the Bureau of Finance and
Management.
For any special or rescheduled meeting, the information in the notice must be
delivered in person, or by mail, email, or telephone, to members of the local news media
who have requested notice. The state shall also comply with all other requirements of this
section, for a special or rescheduled meeting, as circumstances permit.
A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
26.463.10 2 48
SB48 ENROLLED
An Act to clarify that an official open meeting agenda must be posted online at least seventy-
two hours before the scheduled start of the meeting.

I certify that the attached Act originated in
the:

Senate as Bill No. 48

Secretary of the Senate

President of the Senate

Attest:

Secretary of the Senate

Speaker of the House

Attest:

Chief Clerk of the House

Senate Bill No. 48
File No. ____
Chapter No. ______

Received at this Executive Office
this _____ day of _____________,

2026 at ____________M.

By
for the Governor

The attached Act is hereby
approved this ________ day of
______________, A.D., 2026

Governor

STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA,
ss.
Office of the Secretary of State

Filed ____________, 2026
at _________ o'clock __M.

Secretary of State

By
Asst. Secretary of State