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Proposed South Dakota Firearm Legislation SB51

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Legislation Overview

Title: Authorize the possession of a concealed pistol by employees in county courthouses.

Subject: Crimes: Firearms

Description: Authorize the possession of a concealed pistol by employees in county courthouses.

Session: 2020 Regular Session

Last Action: Judiciary Tabled, Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0.

Last Action Date: February 4, 2020

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

3 sponsors: Lance Russell (R); Timothy Goodwin (R); Julie Frye-mueller (R);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 9% (3 of 35)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Feb 4, 2020 Scheduled for hearing
Senate Feb 4, 2020 Judiciary Tabled, Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0.
Senate Jan 28, 2020 Scheduled for hearing
Senate Jan 28, 2020 Judiciary Motion to amend, Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 1. Amendment 51A
Senate Jan 28, 2020 Judiciary Motion to amend, Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0. Amendment 51C
Senate Jan 17, 2020 First read in Senate and referred to Senate Judiciary S.J. 46
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Jan 16, 2020 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
01/28/2020 6 1 0 0 Yes
  • Blare, Rocky (R) Yea
  • Kennedy, Craig (D) Nay
  • Novstrup, Al (R) Yea
  • Rusch, Arthur (R) Yea
  • Russell, Lance (R) Yea
  • Schoenbeck, Lee (R) Yea
  • Stalzer, Jim (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
01/28/2020 7 0 0 0 Yes
  • Blare, Rocky (R) Yea
  • Kennedy, Craig (D) Yea
  • Novstrup, Al (R) Yea
  • Rusch, Arthur (R) Yea
  • Russell, Lance (R) Yea
  • Schoenbeck, Lee (R) Yea
  • Stalzer, Jim (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/4/2020 7 0 0 0 Yes
  • Blare, Rocky (R) Yea
  • Kennedy, Craig (D) Yea
  • Novstrup, Al (R) Yea
  • Rusch, Arthur (R) Yea
  • Russell, Lance (R) Yea
  • Schoenbeck, Lee (R) Yea
  • Stalzer, Jim (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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