Legal Research Resources for USD Students (Non-Law): South Dakota Statutes & Legislative History

LexisNexis contains an annotated South Dakota Constitution and Code. Refer to the diagram on the Courts and Case Law tab. Under Legal, choose State Statutes and Regulations and Advanced Options. Check "Constitution" or "Statutory Code," and click on South Dakota. Browse the South Dakota Code by title or chapter. Check only South Dakota and use the box to search by segment i.e. TEXT (search term), keyword or Boolean search.

This collection includes South Dakota's Session Laws from 1890 to 2014 and South Dakota Codes and Compiled Laws from 1883-1929.

This constitution is provided by the South Dakota Legislature. Browse by article or search by citation or keyword.

This unannotated code is provided by the South Dakota Legislature. Browse by title, or search by citation or keyword.

Session laws from 1997 to the present are provided by the South Dakota Legislature. Use the Topical Index or Text Search in the left column to locate the chapter number.

Browse current and previous version of the South Dakota Code by title, chapter and section.

This is the official website of the South Dakota Legislature. To locate the legislative history of a bill, choose the Session year and click on "Bills" for that year. Use Quick Find when you know the bill number. Use the Subject Index to locate a bill by subject or use Text Find to search by keyword.

This graphic is from the South Dakota Legislative Research Council.

This article is available from HeinOnline.

Select the session and click on "Chamber or Committee."
1. For Sessions 2008 to present, choose House, Senate or Conference. Select by Committee name. In the blue bar, click on "Minutes" and the date of the meeting. Click on the audio symbol to listen to the proceedings.
2. For earlier sessions, choose Senate or House. Select by Committee name. At the top of the page, click on "Minutes" and the date of the meeting. Click on the audio symbol to listen to the proceedings.

Select the session and click on "Chamber or Committee."
1. For Session 2008 to present, choose House or Senate. Choose "House of Representatives" or "Senate." In the blue bar, click on "Journals" and the date. Click on the audio symbol to listen to the proceedings.
2. For earlier sessions, choose Senate or House. At the top of the page, click on "Journals" and the date. Click on the audio symbol to listen to the proceedings.