The 96
th Legislature is nearing its end but how the final days go is still up in the air.
Leadership in both parties agree the final day of the main run of session will occur Thursday as scheduled. Leaders in both chambers say things are looking good for an early to mid afternoon adjournment, but no one wants to jinx it just yet.
HB1100, the Medical Marijuana bill, is expected to take center stage again Wednesday. The bill was heavily amended in the Senate and now goes back to the House floor where it’s expected to receive a lengthy debate. A House/Senate conference committee seems likely as the two chambers work out how to best implement medical marijuana in the state.
Timeline to redraw legislative district boundaries in South Dakota will be squeezed by delayed census data
A state official warned the once-every-10 years committee about potential lawsuits that await the group if they seek to undercut minority representation. Written By: Christopher Vondracek | ×
Ag land taxation is one of the issues the South Dakota Legislature has dealt with this session. Photo taken Feb. 7, 2019, Pierre, S.D. (Forum News Service/Agweek/Mikkel Pates)
PIERRE, S.D. South Dakota lawmakers began the weighty process of redrawing the state s legislative district, with growing concern that the state s GOP majority has one of the artificially lopsided advantages in the country.
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