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Senate approves measure to require legislative review of permanent budget transfers
Summary
The South Dakota Senate passed Senate Bill 146 to restrict state agencies from making permanent base budget transfers during the legislative interim without approval from the Joint Committee on Appropriations (JCA). Sponsor said the measure increases transparency and protects the enacted budget.
Senate Bill 146, a measure to tighten oversight of interim budget transfers by state agencies, passed the South Dakota Senate after brief floor remarks from the bill's sponsor.
Senator Brock L. Carr, sponsor of the bill, told the Senate that SB 146 "deals with transparency and oversight in the transfer process of state government," and that it would prevent agencies from making permanent base transfers while the Legislature is not in session unless they…
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