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None of Governor Daugaard's vetoes overridden in the 2016 legislative session

None of Governor Daugaard’s vetoes overridden in the 2016 legislative session

SD Governor Dennis Daugaard. Photo by Ken Santema 12/10/16. Yesterday was the final day of the South Dakota legislative session. The legislature had to consider three regular vetoes and two style and form vetoes in yesterdays session. As to the two style and form vetoes, one was agreed to and the other was not. There was also one veto earlier in the session, the infamous transgender locker room…

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SD Senate will convene at 10 am on Tues Mar 29 to consider vetoes

SD Senate will convene at 10 am on Tues Mar 29 to consider vetoes

SD Senate Floor. Photo by Ken Santema 03/03/16. On Tuesday, March 29, the South Dakota State Senate will convene at 10:00 am to consider gubernatorial vetoes. The SD House is scheduled to convene at 11:00 am. All five bill up for consideration are Senate bills, so all of them will start in that chamber. Two of the five bills are style and form vetoes; so the legislature has to decide whether to…

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Gov Daugaard vetoes SB 100, tax break for broadband expanse

Gov Daugaard vetoes SB 100, tax break for broadband expanse

Today, March 25, South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard announced his veto of SB 100, a bill “to enhance South Dakota economic development through broadband infrastructure improvements”. This post will briefly look at the bill. It still has to go before the legislature next Tuesday to see if the veto will be overridden. SB 100 (SoDakLiberty Posts) – Enhance South Dakota economic development…

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

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…

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Bills on the SD House floor for Mon Mar 7

Bills on the SD House floor for Mon Mar 7

SD House floor. Photo by Ken Santema 2/17/16. Here are the bills on the House floor for Monday, March 7, which begins at 2:00 PM central. This is compiled using the calendar at the time of composing this post. Agendas can and do change! The House Floor video can be viewed live on the SDPB YouTube channel. Previous recordings can also be viewed there. *** I am in the middle of an unexpected trip,…

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House State Affairs has 5 bills on Weds Mar 2, abortion and petition circulators

House State Affairs has 5 bills on Weds Mar 2, abortion and petition circulators

On Wednesday, March 2, at 7:45 am the SD House State Affairs committee will take on 5 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…

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Senate State Affairs has 10 bills on Mon Feb 22, a lot of hoghouses

Senate State Affairs has 10 bills on Mon Feb 22, a lot of hoghouses

On Monday, February 22, at 10:00 am the SD Senate State Affairs committee will take on 10 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. *** Wednesday…

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