PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — Go to sdlegislature.gov for an updated list of legislative committee meeting agendas, as well as the House and Senate floor calendars, for Monday, the 18th day of the 2023 session’s main run. Visit sd.net to hear committee and floor actions as they happen or catch up via the archives.
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FROM THE GRINDER (They’re making laws, not sausage!): Republican Rep. Sue Peterson wants to regulate delta-8, delta-9, and delta-10 tetrahydrocannabinol in HB-1236…
House Democrat leader Oren Lesmeister wants revisions to South Dakota’s industrial-hemp laws. One provision in HB-1209 would de-criminalize smoking or inhaling it…
Republican Rep. Kevin Jensen filed a place-holder bill, HB-1226, titled “An Act to accommodate legislation related to delta-8 and delta-10 tetrahydrocannabinol products.” His co-sponsors are Democrat Rep. Eric Emery and Lesmeister. It’s on the House State Affairs Committee agenda for a hearing Monday morning…
Republican Rep. Julie Auch wants to require post-election audits in HB-1199…
In HB-1205, Republican Rep. Tony Randolph wants to remove the authority of the governor, chief justice and executive branch agencies to have legislative committees introduce legislation for them. House State Affairs deferred it Friday…
Republican Rep. John Mills and Republican Sen. Al Novstrup want state government to give county governments $50 million from the general fund and $50 million of federal ARPA aid. HB-1212 would take effect June 26, 2023…
Republican Rep. Greg Jamison and Republican Sen. Kyle Schoenfish want to let voters decide whether Deadwood sports betting should be available on mobile devices in HJR-5006…
Republican Sen. Ryan Maher wants to legalize sports wagering through licensed affiliate businesses anywhere in South Dakota, provided the bets run through a licensed sports-wagering house in Deadwood, in SB-209…
Republican Sen. Julie Frye-Mueller and Republican Rep. Phil Jensen want to have voters decide whether to have most real property assessed at fair market value, limit the annual increases in taxable value to 2%, and have property taxes at most 1% of the value, in SJR-503. It was supposed to be heard Friday, February 3, by the Senate Taxation Committee, but Frye-Mueller didn’t show. It’s now scheduled for a hearing Wednesday…
Republican Sen. Brent Hoffman and Republican Rep. Aaron Aylward want voters to decide whether South Dakota legislators should have more restrictive term limits. They’re proposing in SJR-504 that representatives be limited to eight years and likewise for senators — period. The current system says they can serve no more than four consecutive terms in the same chamber. That allows lawmakers to jump back and forth between the chambers indefinitely…
Republican Sen. Jim Bolin said he’s not seeking re-election in 2024. Republican Sen. Lee Schoenbeck doesn’t plan to run either…
The Senate on Thursday was asked to reconsider SB-117 by its prime sponsor, Republican Sen. Ryan Maher. There was no resurrection of his attempt to double the video-lottery bet limit to $4 and increase the maximum jackpot to $2,500. He was turned down, 17-18. The bill had died Wednesday by a similar vote.
