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House approves mandatory-reporting bill for supervisors after amendment narrows penalty
Summary
The House passed Senate Bill 62, establishing mandatory reporting duties for state supervisors regarding improper governmental conduct; members adopted amendment 62H changing the penalty from a class 6 felony to a class 1 misdemeanor before final passage.
The South Dakota House on March 3 passed Senate Bill 62 after debate and floor amendment. The bill requires state supervisors who, in the regular course of duties, have reasonable cause to suspect improper governmental conduct or criminal activity by state employees to report that information to the Attorney General and the Auditor General. Failure to report was originally proposed as a class 6 felony; the House adopted amendment 62H to change the penalty to a class 1 misdemeanor.
Representative Lambs presented the bill and described high-profile cases of alleged misuse of taxpayer dollars as part of the…
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