Here is a look at a few of the proposed bills so far in 2011;
HB 1012: change the terminology for mental retard, mentally retarded, mental retardation, and other similar terms in statute and to provide for the change in printed materials and signage.
I was unaware people in the state were still using that terminology in documents? And people say we are behind the times in SD.
HB 1026: repeal fleet licensing procedures for certain vehicles.
Not sure what crossing out an entire law accomplishes?
HC 1001: Honoring and supporting the Scotland Kuchen Feier on the occasion of its second annual event.
HC 1002: Honoring and supporting Czech Days in Tabor, South Dakota, on the occasion of its sixty-third anniversary.
Gotta love Frank. Two bills honoring my German and Czech heritage? Kickass!
SB 29: create the crime of making a false statement to a law enforcement officer and provide a penalty therefor.
Isn’t that already illegal? Let’s ask Bill Clinton.
SB 34: create the crime of possessing, selling, or distributing certain substances intended for the purpose of intoxication.
This is about as clear as mud. Will bars be charged with a crime for serving alcohol? Define ‘Certain Substances’
SB 48: revise certain provisions regarding the consumption of distilled spirits in public and to provide certain penalties for consumption of alcoholic beverages.
Give me a break. Alcohol is a legal substance to those of age. If I am having a beer in a park, how is it harming or affecting you? There is no such thing as second-hand beer.
SB 55: allow the shooting of coyotes from snowmobiles.
Senator Maher has been watching too many episodes of ‘Sarah Palin’s Alaska’