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SD Senate session begins at 10:30 today, March 9

SD Senate Floor. Photo by Ken Santema 3/3/16. These last few days of session will work a bit different for the SD Senate. Yesterday the Senate kicked out the last of the House bills, so now most of the time spent will be in conference committees and on finalizing the budget.Today the Senate floor has only nine bills actually scheduled when they convene at 10:30 am. Most of these are deciding…

House Judiciary has 6 bills on Weds Mar 2, aggravated vehicular homicide

On Wednesday, March 2, at 10:00 am the SD House Judiciary committee will take on 6 bills. This is compiled using the agenda at the time of composing this post. Agendas can and do change! One way to listen to these meetings live is via the audio links on the Schedule page of the LRC website. While there you can also view the status board for the meetings as they are going on. SB 19 (SoDakLiberty…

Senate Judiciary has 5 bills on Thurs Feb 18, vehicular homicide, eminent domain, and fleeing from cops

On Thursday, February 18, at 8:00 am the SD Senate Judiciary committee will take on 5 bills and 1 Executive Appointment. This is compiled using the agenda at the time of composing this post. Agendas can and do change! One way to listen to these meetings live is via the audio links on the Schedule page of the LRC website. While there you can also view the status board for the meetings as they are…

Senate Judiciary has 3 bills on Tues Jan 26

On Tuesday, Jan 26th, at 8:00 AM the SD Senate Judiciary committee will take on 3 bills. Two of these bills come out of the Jolene’s Law Task Force. SB 21 (SoDakLiberty Posts) – Define a child advocacy center for the purpose of addressing child maltreatment. SoDakLiberty Stance: Undecided Prime Sponsors: Sen Deb Soholt (R, Dist 14) and Rep Tona Rozum (R, Dist 20) are the prime sponsors on behalf…

Office of the Attorney General has prefiled four bills

The Office of the Attorney General has prefiled four bills for the South Dakota 2016 legislative session. South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley sent out a press release explaining the four bills.  I will be referencing that press release in portions of this post. This post is a brief look at these four bills and some initial thoughts I may have about them. My opinions may (and often do)…