PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — On the final weekday before lawmakers return to Pierre for Veto Day, Governor Kristi Noem announced three new vetoes.
In a news release, Noem said she was not signing two House Bills regarding spending authority (HB 1281) and pregnant minors (HB 1223) as well as Senate Bill 151 regarding marijuana impacts on a person’s criminal record.
She attached three letters to lawmakers describing her reasons. You can see Noem’s response to HB 1281, HB 1223 and SB 151.
Overriding a governor’s veto requires two-thirds majorities in both chambers: At least 47 in the House and at least 24 in the Senate.
HB 1281, which would require some state departments to set federal COVID-related relief funds into special accounts and require review by the Joint Appropriations Committee before some of those funds were spent on new programs, also is a prime veto target. It passed the House 52-16 and the Senate 32-2, despite Noem’s strong opposition.
Noem’s letter against HB 1281 is three pages long. In short, she says the unique amount of federal aid being passed by Congress because of the COVID-19 pandemic should not change how the state has approached budgeting.
“I share many of your concerns with the billions of dollars in taxpayer money being thrown around by the federal government. I believe strongly that the state should use those funds to strengthen our economy…
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PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — On the final weekday before lawmakers return to Pierre for Veto Day, Governor Kristi Noem announced three new vetoes.
In a news release, Noem said she was not signing two House Bills regarding spending authority (HB 1281) and pregnant minors (HB 1223) as well as Senate Bill 151 regarding marijuana impacts on a person’s criminal record.
She attached three letters to lawmakers describing her reasons. You can see Noem’s response to HB 1281, HB 1223 and SB 151.
Overriding a governor’s veto requires two-thirds majorities in both chambers: At least 47 in the House and at least 24 in the Senate.
HB 1281, which would require some state departments to set federal COVID-related relief funds into special accounts and require review by the Joint Appropriations Committee before some of those funds were spent on new programs, also is a prime veto target. It passed the House 52-16 and the Senate 32-2, despite Noem’s strong opposition.
Noem’s letter against HB 1281 is three pages long. In short, she says the unique amount of federal aid being passed by Congress because of the COVID-19 pandemic should not change how the state has approached budgeting.
“I share many of your concerns with the billions of dollars in taxpayer money being thrown around by the federal government. I believe strongly that the state should use those funds to strengthen our economy…
