2022 South Dakota Legislative Session Center for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment Week 3 Update – January 24-27, 2022 & Week 4 Update – January 21 – February 4, 2022 The South Dakota Legislature is considering more than 500 bills this session, an amount not seen since the mid-1990s. Many of those are bills used…
2022 South Dakota Legislative Session Center for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment Week 1 Update – January 18-22, 2022 Legislative Notes The 2022 Children’s Day at the Capitol was held on January 20, 2022. CPCM was joined by advocates, representatives from the Department of Social Services, lawmakers, and members of the public. Twelve partner…
2022 South Dakota Legislative Session Center for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment Week 1 Update – January 11-14, 2022 Legislative Notes The 97th South Dakota Legislative Session began on Tuesday, January 11, 2022. SD Governor Kristi Noem presented her 4th State of the State address to a joint session of the State Legislature. Governor Noem applauded the work of the Department of Social Services in…
Lawmakers covered the clock and worked late into the night on Feb. 25 to deal with bills still in their house of origin – House of Representatives bills had to move out of the House, while Senate bills had to move from the Senate. Any not dealt with died. Covering the clock is a traditional…
CPCM has released its legislative update for Week 6. Lawmakers will work through Crossover Day on Feb. 25, the last day to move bills from the House of origin. Several bills being watched by CPCM have hearings this week in preparation for the 25th. Lawmakers typically spend long hours dealing with the remaining bills. CPCM-Legislative-Update_2.19.21
It was almost 11:30am and I was sitting in a small room tucked away on the third floor of the Capitol building where the Commerce Committee was discussing plumbing licensure. I was there because Carrie Sanderson thought we might be able to catch Representative Reed on his way out. I had done research earlier in…
