South Dakota Legislative Billwatch Jan. 27, 2016

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20070812_Pierre_132These are some of the bills of interest being considered in the South Dakota Legislature on Wednesday January 27.

HB 1008 is the transgender bill that was approved by the House State Affairs Committee on Monday. The bill would require that boys use the boy’s restroom/locker room and the girls use the girl’s restroom/locker room, and if there’s any doubt as to what sex they are, they can be given a reasonable accommodation that does not allow them access to the facilities reserved for the opposite sex. The bill will now be considered by the full House and our “Republican” supermajority, so we can only hope it’ll pass.

Another bill of personal (though somewhat less important when compared to issues such as HB 1008) interest is SB 60 which passed the Commerce and Energy Committee Tuesday with a 5-2 vote. The bill calls for the state switching to Daylight Savings Time year-round, so we wouldn’t have to engage in this asinine twice-a-year goat rope of changing our clocks.  It will now be considered by the full Senate.

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7:45 AM		 Senate Local Government HB 1002 eliminate certain reporting requirements for the county general fund.
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7:45 AM		 Senate Local Government SB 64 revise the voting authority of an alderman.
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7:45 AM		 Senate Local Government SB 65 revise the procedure for a municipal recall petition.
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9:00 AM		 Joint Committee on Appropriations HB 1012 provide for an additional position in the Governor’s Office of Economic Development to coordinate economic development with the tribes and to make an appropriation therefor.
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10:00 AM		 Senate State Affairs SB 56 require legislative approval of all land acquisitions by the Department of Game, Fish and Parks.
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2:00 PM		 House of Representatives HB 1008 restrict access to certain restrooms and locker rooms in public schools.
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2:00 PM		 House of Representatives HCR 1002 Supporting the selection of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter beddown at Joe Foss Field, 114th Fighter Wing, South Dakota Air National Guard.
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2:00 PM		 House of Representatives HCR 1003 Encouraging recognition of the current gender wage gap and calling for the enforcement of equal pay for equal work laws.
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2:00 PM		 Senate SB 60 set daylight savings time as the permanent year-round time for the state of South Dakota.
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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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