SDLRC - 2021 Senate Bill 139 - SD Legislature increase the base salary for certain judges.

ENTITLED An Act to increase the base salary for certain judges.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota:

Section 1. That a NEW SECTION be added:

3-8-2.3. Additional adjustment of the salaries of justices and circuit judges.

The base annual salary of each justice of the Supreme Court and each circuit judge shall be adjusted upward six percent on July 1, 2021, and the subsequent base annual salary shall be adjusted upward an additional six percent on July 1, 2022. Each adjustment is based on the justice's or judge's salary as of the date of the increase and is in addition to any across-the-board increase to the base salary as provided pursuant to   3-8-2.1.

An Act to increase the base salary for certain judges.

I certify that the attached Act originated in the: Senate as Bill No. 139 Secretary of the Senate President of the Senate Attest: Secretary of the Senate Speaker of the House Attest: Chief Clerk Senate Bill No. 139 File No. ____ Chapter No. ______

Received at this Executive Office this _____ day of _____________, 2021 at ____________M. By for the Governor The attached Act is hereby approved this ________ day of ______________, A.D., 2021 Governor STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, ss. Office of the Secretary of State Filed ____________, 2021 at _________ o'clock __M. Secretary of State By Asst. Secretary of State