Parties Differ On Practice Of Reviving Defeated Bills During Busy Legislative Session

Parties Differ On Practice Of Reviving Defeated Bills During Busy Legislative Session

PIERRE, (KCCR) — Legislative leadership met with Capitol and South Dakota press Thursday as legislators have crossed the halfway point of this year’s legislative session. A few bills that have been defeated have been revived through various processes and procedures. House Assistant Minority Leader Erin Healy of Sioux Falls says it’s a wasted procedure…

House Majority Leader Will Mortenson of Fort Pierre says the practice is a good process…

Senate Majority Leader Casey Crabtree of Madison says the bill revivals are not because of the legislatures fast and furious start…

Mortenson was asked to address Healy’s comment about wasting time…

Legislators have six legislative days to get bills from their house of origin to the other chamber. A total of 17 days remain in this year’s legislative session.