Rhoden has signed 43 bills into state law
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Governor Larry Rhoden has signed eight more bills into state law, per an announcement from his office on Tuesday.
KELOLAND News wrote earlier this month about the 34 bills already signed by Rhoden at that point.
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Between then and Tuesday, Rhoden signed SB81, a bill prohibiting the use of a firearms code for transactions involving firearms, accessories, components, and ammunition.
On Tuesday, Rhoden added eight more to the pile, totaling 43 bills signed so far.
These latest bills are:
SB33 makes appropriations for water and environmental purposes and declares an emergency;
SB47 clarifies eligibility for licensure as a video lottery operator;
HB1047 makes an appropriation to reimburse health care professionals who have complied with the requirements for rural recruitment assistance programs and declares an emergency;
HB1056 prohibits the preparation, sale, and distribution of certain kratom products and provides a penalty therefor;
HB1072 modernizes provisions relating to water development districts;
HB1074 modifies the individuals eligible to sign an affidavit of homelessness for purposes of obtaining a free copy of a birth certificate;
HB1075 modifies the persons eligible to sign an affidavit for proof of homelessness for purposes of waiving the fee for a nondriver identification card; and
HB1125 creates a share the road bicyclist safety emblem for use on an emblem specialty plate.
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