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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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March 5, 2024 | SD | HB 1092 | increases the 911 Surcharge on Phone Lines from $1.25 to $2 | Conference Report Adopted - House (60 - 10) |
March 4, 2024 | SD | SB 134 | Establishes Forest Protection as a State Imperative | Bill Passed - House (41 - 29) |
March 4, 2024 | SD | SB 191 | Requires Parolees Attain Additional Sign-Offs from Healthcare Practitioners to get a Medical Cannabis Card | Bill Passed - House (63 - 7) |
Feb. 27, 2024 | SD | SB 6 | Increases Prison Sentences for Drug Dealers Who Sell Fentanyl to an Individual Who Dies of an Overdose | Bill Passed - House (67 - 3) |
Feb. 27, 2024 | SD | SB 170 | Appropriates $5.75 Million to the Department of Corrections to Expand Health Care Services at the Pierre Women's Prison | Bill Passed - House (66 - 4) |
Feb. 14, 2024 | SD | HB 1224 | Requires Pregnant Individuals Receive Informed Education Videos on State Abortion Laws and Other Alternatives | Bill Passed - House (63 - 6) |
Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
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3/05 | HB 1092 | increases the 911 Surcharge on Phone Lines from $1.25 to $2 | Conference Report Adopted - House (60 - 10) |
3/04 | SB 134 | Establishes Forest Protection as a State Imperative | Bill Passed - House (41 - 29) |
3/04 | SB 191 | Requires Parolees Attain Additional Sign-Offs from Healthcare Practitioners to get a Medical Cannabis Card | Bill Passed - House (63 - 7) |
2/27 | SB 6 | Increases Prison Sentences for Drug Dealers Who Sell Fentanyl to an Individual Who Dies of an Overdose | Bill Passed - House (67 - 3) |
2/27 | SB 170 | Appropriates $5.75 Million to the Department of Corrections to Expand Health Care Services at the Pierre Women's Prison | Bill Passed - House (66 - 4) |
2/14 | HB 1224 | Requires Pregnant Individuals Receive Informed Education Videos on State Abortion Laws and Other Alternatives | Bill Passed - House (63 - 6) |