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Legislative roundup: Taxes and tribes, feedlots and lithium

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Legislative roundup: Taxes and tribes, feedlots and lithium

Jan 27, 2023 | 3:08 pm ET
By John Hult
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Legislative roundup: Taxes and tribes, feedlots and lithium
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Lobbyists in the halls of the South Dakota Capitol building in Pierre. (Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight)

PIERRE — Things really picked up at the Capitol this week, and deadlines had something to do with that. Lawmakers had free reign to submit as many bills as they pleased until 11 a.m. on Thursday, which meant dozens of bills dropped just before lunch that day. Check the list here.

Each lawmaker can file up to three more bills until Feb. 2, but they need to be aware of crossover day a few weeks later. That’s when all bills need to move from their chamber of origin (House or Senate) to the other side. Bills that don’t make it in time die on the vine.

Pierre-watchers also likely noticed the kerfuffle between Senate leadership and GOP Sen. Julie Frye-Mueller of Rapid City. She was stripped of her committee assignments on Wednesday and lost her voting privileges the next day. Details on why are scarce, but the hubbub is tied to Frye-Mueller’s feelings about vaccines, according to The Associated Press.

Here’s what happened with the bills we’ve written about so far: