2007 State Legislation

House Bill 1246
The South Dakota Legislature has approved funding for an intensive Meth treatment program in the women’s state correctional system.  The bill includes appropriations for $1,780,858 and 16 full-time employees for the new program.   The funds and employees are drawn from the Department of Human Services, the Department of Corrections and the Department of Health.  The bill has been sent to the Senate. 
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House Bill 1271
The South Dakota Legislature approved a bill to create a drug court program as an alternative to traditional incarceration for nonviolent adult felony offenders. Legislators approved $212,000 to finance the program and three full time employees.  The drug court pilot program will offer intensive, supervised rehabilitation for ten first-time offenders.
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House Bill 1073
Members of the South Dakota House have approved a change in the law passed last year regarding how retailers maintain records on customers’ pseudoephedrine or ephedrine purchases.  The original law required retailers to send copies of the purchase logs to the state Attorney General’s office every month.  The new bill eliminates that, and instead requires the retailer to keep the logs for two years. Retailers will still be required to give the records to law enforcement agencies as requested.
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