PIERRE — Tribal identification can be used to board an airplane or cross the border into Canada. However, there are some South Dakota merchants who won’t accept them in their stores as proof of identification.
PIERRE — A bill that would have changed the distribution of the motor fuel tax to give townships money for culvert repair failed to receive the required two-thirds majority vote on Feb. 12 in the Senate.
PIERRE — A bill that would provide penalties for rioters was seen as a threat to First Amendment rights Feb. 12 during a hearing before the House State Affairs Committee.
PIERRE — Projects approved by the Public Utilities Commission but not started within 10 years would need to go through the approval process again according to SB126. On Feb. 11, the Senate Judiciary Committee defeated the bill.
PIERRE —The House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee handled four bills on Feb. 13, all of which in some way dealt with hunting and the outdoors.
Bill seeking to verify GFP commissioner qualifications tabled
PIERRE — A bill that would allow nursing homes to consolidate with other health care providers when they are replacing an existing facility was approved Feb. 11 by the Senate Commerce and Energy Committee.
PIERRE — A bill regarding the ability of minors to carry pistols, which would put South Dakota law in accordance with federal law, was approved Feb. 11 by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
PIERRE — Members of the S.D. House of Representatives didn’t need to hear much more about HB1008, a bill to legalize the production of industrial hemp.
