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South Dakota Senate elects Chris Carr president pro tempore, adopts temporary rules and conducts first reading of bills
Summary
The South Dakota Senate elected Senator Chris Carr president pro tempore, appointed Peggy Lorenz secretary of the Senate and adopted temporary joint and senate rules. Senators completed roll calls and heard the first reading of about 70 bills assigned to standing committees.
Senators in the South Dakota Legislature on Jan. 13 elected Senator Chris Carr president pro tempore, approved leadership appointments and adopted temporary rules to begin the 100th legislative session.
The Senate voted to elect Carr after a nomination from Senator Melhoff. The roll call produced 33 ayes, zero nays and two excused members; Chief Justice Steven Jensen then administered the oath of office to Carr.
The session also approved Peggy Lorenz as secretary of the Senate by roll call, received appointments of employees, interns and pages, and adopted the permanent joint rules of the prior legislature and the Senate’s permanent rules as temporary rules for the 100th session. Senators completed a mass first reading of roughly 70 bills; titles were read aloud to…
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