Posted on 02/25/2015 3:28:08 AM PST by marktwain
HB1116, has passed the South Dakota House, 44-23. While that is an enormous majority, it is short, by one vote, of the 2/3 necessary to override a potential veto by Governor Daugaard.
The house has 70 members, 58 of which are Republicans. In the Senate, there are 27 Republicans and 8 Democrats, a bit tighter ratio. The Governor, Dennis Daugaard, has been in office since 2011.
Governor Daugaard vetoed a constitutional carry bill in 2012, citing concerns of law enforcement officials. From the argusleader.com:
Gov. Dennis Daugaard vetoed a bill Friday that would have allowed any resident 18 and older with a valid state drivers license to carry a concealed handgun without having to obtain a permit.
In his veto address of the proposal, Daugaard said the states permitting laws are already fair and reasonable.
Each year, locally elected sheriffs deny permits, in most cases because the applicant has a serious criminal history, Daugaard wrote in his veto message. Under this bill, those who are prohibited from carrying a concealed weapon would no longer be informed of that fact. Understandably, law enforcement officials from across South Dakota have objected to this bill.
Section 8. That § 23-7-7.4 be amended to read as follows:The bill would also strike the language that would render an out-of-state permit invalid when the holder of the permit became a legal resident of South Dakota.
23-7-7.4. Any valid permit to carry a concealed pistol, issued to a nonresident of South Dakota, is valid in South Dakota according to the terms of its issuance in the state of its issue, but only to the extent that the terms of issuance comply with any appropriate South Dakota statute or promulgated rule.However, if the holder of such a nonresident permit to carry a concealed pistol becomes, at any time, a legal resident of South Dakota, the provisions of this section no longer apply.
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