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Government Operations and Audit Committee, South Dakota House of Representatives
The Government Operations and Audit Committee is a standing committee of the South Dakota House of Representatives.
Per the House Rules, South Dakota House of Representatives committees are assigned by the Speaker of the House with the advice of the Minority Leader. The Speaker appoints the chair and vice chair of each committee. The Speaker and Speaker Pro Tempore serve on the Legislative Procedure Committee as chair and vice chair, respectively.[1] Quorum and the timing of assignments are not defined in the rules.
See rules: South Dakota House Rules
Function
The Legislator Reference Book defines the following subject areas for the Government Operations and Audit Committee:
| “ | Bills relating to legislative auditing of state and local government departments and agencies; oversight of juvenile corrections monitoring.[2][3] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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House Government Operations and Audit Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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House Government Operations and Audit Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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House Government Operations and Audit Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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House Government Operations and Audit Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Government Operations and Audit Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Susan Wismer | • Jean Hunhoff, Chair | |||
| • David Anderson, Vice chair | ||||
| • Wayne Steinhauer | ||||
| • Craig Tieszen | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Government Operations and Audit Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Julie Bartling | • Dan Dryden, Chairman | |||
| • Jean Hunhoff, Vice Chair | ||||
| • Justin Cronin | ||||
| • Roger Hunt (South Dakota) | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Government Operations and Audit Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Susan Wismer | • Dan Dryden, Chair | |||
| • Melissa Magstadt, Vice Chair | ||||
| • Justin Cronin | ||||
| • Mark Mickelson | ||||
2011-2012
| Government Operations and Audit Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Paul Dennert | • Lance Carson, Chair | |||
| • Kent Juhnke, Vice Chair | ||||
| • Dan Dryden | ||||
| • Charles Turbiville | ||||
2009-2010
| Government Operations and Audit Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Quinten Burg | • Deb Peters, Chair | |||
| • Paul Dennert | • Kent Juhnke, Vice Chair | |||
| • Charles Turbiville | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ South Dakota State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed Feb. 20, 2021
- ↑ South Dakota State Legislature, "Legislator Reference Book," accessed Feb. 20, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
