Thursday, January 31, 2013

Controversial Sentinel Bill [HB 1087] passes the House 42-27

As the nation debates gun control measures and as President Obama leaves Washington to bring his agenda for gun control to the nation, the South Dakota House passed a bill to allow school boards to create, establish, and supervise individual school sentinel programs. The bill leaves the decision to have arms in the school to the individual school boards. The bill is sponsored by 29 of the 105 legislators in Pierre. The bill passed the house 42-27 on the 29th of January. House Bill 1087 had its first reading in the Senate on the 30th and has been referred to the Senate State Affairs committee.

You can follow the bill at legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2013/Bill.aspx?Bill=1087. You can also sign up for bill tracking on the LRC website at legis.state.sd.us.

(This entry was originally written and posted by Candice Spurlin)

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