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Senate approves broader municipal holiday spending authority after amendment fails
Summary
Senate Bill 127, allowing municipalities to spend money on additional holidays, passed after a proposed amendment narrowing the list of allowable holidays failed on a roll-call vote.
Pierre, S.D. — The South Dakota Senate passed Senate Bill 127 on Feb. 11, which authorizes municipalities to expend funds to observe additional holidays beyond those currently specified in statute.
State Senator Jon Rolle explained the bill as intended to allow smaller communities to use municipal funds for decorations and observances they already undertake, noting the existing statute previously referenced a…
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