SB51

Revise certain requirements for contesting actions of the South Dakota Retirement System.

Complete·2/17/26

Revises requirements for contesting actions of the South Dakota Retirement System.

This bill revises the process for contesting actions of the South Dakota Retirement System. It allows the executive director to either accept or reject the findings and conclusions of a hearing examiner, or modify them before making a final agency decision. The final agency decision can be appealed to circuit court. The bill also sets a thirty-day window for aggrieved individuals to file a written notice of appeal with the executive director, and a sixty-day window for requesting a contested case hearing.

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Roll Call Votes

65 Yea

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0 Nay

5 Absent

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Calendar

Feb 5

12:00 AM

House Retirement Laws Hearing

Jan 20

12:00 AM

Senate Retirement Laws Hearing

History

Feb 17

Senate

Signed by the Governor on February 17, 2026 S.J. 266

Feb 12

Senate

Delivered to the Governor on February 12, 2026 S.J. 259

Feb 11

House

Signed by the Speaker H.J. 300