South Dakota lawmakers reject longer wait for officials taking private jobs with state contractors

By: Joshua Haiar

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: March 2, 2026

Words: 470

Last Updated: 1 week, 2 days ago

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A bill to require South Dakota officials who award or oversee major state contracts with private companies to wait longer before accepting jobs with those companies was defeated on Monday, per the request of the bill’s own House sponsor.

Under current law, such state officers and employees must wait one year.

The bill’s defeat came after the speaker of the house amended the bill back to its original form, against …

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