2-9-33. Prison or jail population--Cost estimate--Requirements.
A prison or jail population cost estimate shall be electronically attached to any bill or amendment, except misdemeanor penalties, that may impact the state prison or county jail population. A prison or jail population cost estimate shall be prepared for a bill or amendment with a Class 1 misdemeanor penalty only upon a request authorized by the rules of the Legislature. The requirement for a cost estimate includes each bill or amendment that meets the penalty requirements of this section and that increases the period of imprisonment authorized for an existing crime, that adds a new crime for which imprisonment is authorized, that imposes a minimum or mandatory minimum term of imprisonment, or that modifies any law governing release of a prisoner from imprisonment or supervision.
The sponsor of the legislation or amendment shall allow sufficient time to prepare a cost estimate from the Legislative Research Council. The cost estimate shall be completed for a bill or amendment before final disposition is taken on the bill or amendment by any standing committee of the Legislature.
Source: SL 2013, ch 101, §71; SL 2015, ch 15, §1; SDCL §2-1-19; SL 2017, ch 17, §§1, 3; SL 2018, ch 80, §3; SL 2020, ch 11, § 7.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes
Chapter 09 - Legislative Research Council
Section 2-9-1 - Council continued--Composition and functions.
Section 2-9-1.1 - Annual report of council on judicial opinions.
Section 2-9-2 - Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council--Members--Terms--Vacancies.
Section 2-9-2.1 - Party makeup of executive board members.
Section 2-9-3 - Executive board chair and vice chair--Vacancies.
Section 2-9-3.1 - Term of executive board.
Section 2-9-4 - Powers and duties of executive board.
Section 2-9-6 - Investigative powers of board.
Section 2-9-7 - Compensation and allowances of council and board members.
Section 2-9-7.1 - Charges for printing statutes from data base.
Section 2-9-8 - Director--Staff--Supplies and equipment.
Section 2-9-9 - Code counsel established--Qualifications and appointment.
Section 2-9-10 - Offices of code counsel.
Section 2-9-11 - Powers and duties of code counsel.
Section 2-9-13 - Legislative student intern program created within council--Purpose.
Section 2-9-13.1 - Assignment of interns.
Section 2-9-14 - Administration of intern program--Supervision of interns.
Section 2-9-32 - Fiscal note for referred law.
Section 2-9-33 - Prison or jail population--Cost estimate--Requirements.