South Dakota Legislative Billwatch Feb. 12, 2015

These are some of the important bills being considered in the South Dakota Legislature today.

SB 73 involves an overhaul of the juvenile justice system. It has already passed the Senate 35-0 and now goes before the House State Affairs Committee.

SB 162 would permit legislators to carry a concealed firearm in the state capitol building under certain conditions. This bill, offered by several good legislators, is similar to one that the RINOs played around with and then killed last year. In this day and age, it is easy to envision legislators becoming the target of some nut job with a beef, and having been in the capitol many times, there isn’t a whole lot in the way of protective presence there. A wacko could do a whole lot of damage before armed authorities could deal with the situation.

HB 1069 seeks to limit the authority of delegates to a proposed Article V convention. This would be an absolute necessity in the event of an Article V convention, though I don’t know if a fine (which undoubtedly would be paid by some Leftist group if a delegate were enticed to betray the people of his state) is enough; a couple of years ago, a criminal penalty was included in the bill, and I think that has more teeth.  Still, even with such a restriction, an Article V convention would be fraught with dangers to freedom and a risky proposition. This bill has already passed the House 38-31, as well as the Senate State affairs 8-0, so now it is scheduled to be considered by the full Senate.

HB 1161 seeks to limit the authority of the South Dakota High School Activities Association, which often has a liberal bent, to push the homosexual agenda in schools. The bill says “the association may not establish policy relating to sexuality or gender identity, other than the basic distinction between the male and female high school activities.”  It’s pretty simple: if you were born with a penis, you’re a male, and if you were born with a vagina, you’re a female. Problems dealing with sexuality are best dealt with at home, and public educators and government officials have no business encouraging confused children suffering from delusions about their sex.  If anything, government officials should be encouraging people to adjust to reality, not humoring them in their mental problems.

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	Date	Committee/Chamber	Bill	Title
	2/11 3:30 PM	House State Affairs	SB 73	improve public safety regarding juvenile justice.
	2/12 8:00 AM	Senate Judiciary	SB 95	revise provisions related to human trafficking.
	2/12 8:00 AM	Senate Judiciary	SB 162	permit certain legislators to carry concealed firearms in the State Capitol Building under certain conditions
	2/12 1:00 PM	Senate	HB 1058	revise certain provisions regarding contagious disease control quarantine measures.
	2/12 1:00 PM	Senate	HB 1059	allow authorized entities to access immunization information in certain circumstances.
	2/12 1:00 PM	Senate	HB 1069	limit the authority of delegates to a limited Article V convention to vote for unauthorized amendments contrary to legislative instructions and to provide a civil fine for the violation thereof.
	2/12 1:00 PM	House of Representatives	HB 1161	limit certain rule making authority of the South Dakota High School Activities Association.
	2/12 1:00 PM	House of Representatives	SB 77	allow nursing mothers to breastfeed in certain locations.

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Bob Ellis has been the owner of media company Dakota Voice, LLC since 2005. He is a 10-year U.S. Air Force veteran, a political reporter and commentator for the past decade, and has been involved in numerous election and public policy campaigns for over 20 years. He was a founding member and board member of the Tea Party groups Citizens for Liberty and the South Dakota Tea Party Alliance. He lives in Rapid City, South Dakota with his wife and two children.

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