PIERRE, S.D. (KELOLAND) — The final day of South Dakota’s 2024 legislative session will be pushed back to Tuesday because of a winter storm, according to a top lawmaker.
Republican Sen. Lee Schoenbeck made the announcement Friday morning. The weather forecast calls for as much as four to eight inches of snow in western parts of South Dakota and six to 12 inches of snow in central and eastern South Dakota counties starting Saturday and continuing through the weekend.
The final day had previously been scheduled for Monday. The House of Representatives and the Senate will now gavel in at 1 p.m. CT on Tuesday, according to Schoenbeck.
Jim Eschenbaum with SD Property Rights & Local Control Alliance email the following:
“Tina came through for us! We will be set up in the Speakers Lounge from 11-3, we also have the Rotunda from 1:30-5. Gavel in is at 1:00, and when the gavel drops we will move to the Rotunda for the Rally. No amplification, so bring your outside voices for the Rally!
This is what is planned for Tuesday.”