Legislative Updates Begin The Center for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment is releasing its first legislative update of the 2021 season. This week’s dispatch includes a brief synopsis of the State of the State, Judiciary and Tribes speeches delivered by Gov. Kristi Noem, Chief Justice Steven R. Jensen and Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Chairman Mike…
2020 South Dakota Legislative Session Center for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment Week 4 Update – February 4-7, 2020 Week 5 Update – February 10-13, 2020 Legislative Notes The final day to submit bills for the 95th SD Legislative Session was on February 7, 2020. There are a total of 479 bills for consideration. The…
2020 South Dakota Legislative Session Center for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment Week 3 Update – January 27-30, 2020 Legislative Notes The third week of legislative session saw a flurry of activity as legislators submitted bills by the January 30, 2020, deadline for unlimited bill introduction. February 6, 2020, is the final day for individual…
2020 South Dakota Legislative Session Center for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment Week 2 Update – January 21-24, 2020 Legislative Notes Children’s Day at the Capitol was held on January 22, 2020. Event sponsors and vendors gathered in the rotunda of the Capitol to help educate legislators, staff and members of the public about the…
2020 South Dakota Legislative Session – Final Update Center for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment Week 1 Update – January 14-17, 2020 Legislative Notes The 95th South Dakota Legislative Session began on Tuesday, January 14, 2020. SD Governor Kristi Noem presented her 2nd State of the State address to a joint session of the State…
2019 South Dakota Legislative Session – Final Update Center for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment Weeks 8 – February 25-28, 2019 Weeks 9 – March 4-7, 2019 Weeks 10 – March 11-13 and 29, 2019 Legislative Notes The 2019 Legislative Session ended on March 29, 2019. Of the 460 bills submitted for consideration, 214 were…
2019 South Dakota Legislative Session Center for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment Week 6 Update – February 11-14, 2019 Week 7 Update – February 19-22, 2019 Legislative Notes Legislative weeks 6 and 7 saw a continued flurry of activity as Committees worked to pass bills through the house of origin by Monday, February 25, 2019.…
2019 South Dakota Legislative Session Center for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment Week 5 Update – February 5-8, 2019 Legislative Notes The large number of placeholder bills garnered state-wide attention. The Argus Leader published a story on the placeholder or vehicle bills on Friday, February 8, 2019. CPCM will continue to monitor placeholder bills and…
2019 South Dakota Legislative Session Center for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment Week 4 Update – January 28-31, 2019 Legislative Notes Thursday, January 31, 2019, marked the last day for introduction of committee bills and join resolutions for the 94th South Dakota Legislative Session. SD Legislators are now considering a total of 460 bills. A…
2019 South Dakota Legislative Session Center for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment Week 3 Update – January 22-25, 2019 Legislative Notes The third week of legislative session brought a significant increase in the number of bills submitted for consideration, as Friday was the last day for the introduction of unlimited bills. Approximately 110 House bills…