Whenever the Governor vetoes a bill or any items of a bill presented to the Governor during the final four days preceding an adjournment or a recess, and it cannot be transmitted to the house of origin in session, the Governor shall transmit the original bill and the Governor’s veto message to the secretary of state within one day following the Governor’s veto, but no later than the sixteenth day following adjournment or recess.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 2-7-20.3

  • Original bill: A bill which is drafted by a committee. It is introduced by the committee or subcommittee chairman after the committee votes to report it.
  • Recess: A temporary interruption of the legislative business.
  • Veto: The procedure established under the Constitution by which the President/Governor refuses to approve a bill or joint resolution and thus prevents its enactment into law. A regular veto occurs when the President/Governor returns the legislation to the house in which it originated. The President/Governor usually returns a vetoed bill with a message indicating his reasons for rejecting the measure. In Congress, the veto can be overridden only by a two-thirds vote in both the Senate and the House.

Source: SL 1974, ch 24, § 5; SL 1979, ch 15, § 5; SL 2023, ch 3, § 17.