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Senate Report by Bryan Breitling

2024 Legislative Session Begins!

The 2024 Legislative Session opened on Jan 9th with Governor Noem’s State of the State Address, highlighting how our state promotes freedom and small government.

This first week, in addition to the Governor’s Address, we heard the State of the Judiciary and the State of the Tribes. The bill process takes time to be scheduled and heard in committee, then passed to the floor. So, there were no bills heard on the Senate floor until Friday. After the first week, there were 97 House bills and 90 Senate bills introduced.

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