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Read. Follow. Verify.South Dakota House Bill 1166 requires state board members to file annual financial interest disclosures
Last action · January 28, 2026: Withdrawn at the Request of the Prime SponsorSponsors: Erik Muckey and 3 others
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What This Bill Proposed
House Bill 1166 requires members and nominees of certain state authorities, boards, and commissions to file annual financial interest disclosures with the secretary of state, and establishes penalties for noncompliance. The measure mandates disclosure of income sources exceeding two thousand dollars, business ownership over ten percent, leadership roles in organizations, state contracts, and high-value real estate holdings.
State board and commission members face mandatory voting suspensions, misdemeanor charges for false filings, and potential removal by the Governor if they fail to meet new financial transparency and meeting-recusal requirements.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Members of state authorities, boards, and commissions
Must file annual financial disclosures, submit to meeting recusal rules, face voting suspensions for late filings, and risk misdemeanor charges for false statements.
Nominees for state authorities, boards, and commissions
Must submit financial disclosure information to the Office of the Governor and the applicable board before confirmation.
Secretary of State
Must collect annual financial interest statements, track filing compliance, notify the attorney general of late filings, and report annually to the legislative audit committee.
Key Facts
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Withdrawn.
Procedural history
2 actions- Jan 28, 2026HouseWithdrawn at the Request of the Prime Sponsor
- Jan 28, 2026HouseIntroducedFirst read in House and referred to
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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