25.642.11 100th Legislative Session 1204
2025 South Dakota Legislature
House Bill 1204
Introduced by: Representative Auch
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An Act to revise the subpoena powers of the Government Operations and Audit 1
Committee. 2
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA: 3
Section 1. That ยง 2-6-4 be AMENDED: 4
2-6-4. The Government Operations and Audit Committee may examine all records 5
and vouchers, summon witnesses and obtain documents by request or by issuing a 6
subpoena, and thoroughly examine all expenditures and the general management of each 7
department of state government. 8
The Government Operations and Audit Committee committee may issue a 9
subpoena for the person, documents, or both and an individual, a document, or both. The 10
committee may use the procedure provided in chapter 21-34 to enforce its subpoena when 11
the subject of the subpoena refuses to comply with the command to appear and testify 12
before the committee or produce documents. However, no subpoena may be issued until 13
the decision to issue a subpoena by the Government Operations and Audit Committee has 14
been ratified by the Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council. 15