S.D. Codified Laws § 2-4-4 (2026)
The salary of the Legislature and the lieutenant governor shall be payable in the same manner as for other state employees under the provisions of § 3-8-6, provided, however, that final payment shall be made on or before the last day of a legislative session. Mileage of the members of the Legislature and the lieutenant governor, for attendance upon regular and special sessions, shall be paid at the end of such session.
Source: SL 1951, ch 341 , §§ 1 to 3; SL 1953, ch 401 ; SL 1955, ch 333 ; SL 1957, ch 377 ; SL 1959, ch 361 ; SDC Supp 1960, § 55.0503-2; SL 1965, ch 230 , § 3; SL 1969, ch 207 , § 3; SL 1973, ch 18 , § 1.