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Lance Russell: “They avoid the deadline process and that rule by having…”

Featuring: Lance Russell, Republican | Member, South Dakota Senate, District 30

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Senator Russell on Vehicle Bills, Governor Schmoozing, Strongarming Legislature

Published | Video Starts at 02:25

Every bill is to have one subject, and then we have rules about the introduction. You have to introduce a bill by a certain deadline. But what they do is They avoid the deadline process and that rule by having these vehicle bills out there. And then the day before crossover day, boom, they put in this new language, they have a hearing that same day. So the public has no idea what's in that bill. (02:25–02:32)

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Asserts that vehicle bills are used to circumvent legislative deadlines.

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