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Unemployed and Low-Income Issue Summary

Key Votes

Date	State	Bill No.	Title	Outcome
Feb. 27, 2024	South Dakota	SB 89	Amends the Required Waiting Period on a Notice to Vacate from 30 to 15 Days for "At Will" Tenants	Bill Passed - House (41 - 29)
Feb. 27, 2024	South Dakota	SB 90	Repeals the Requirement that Landlords Issue a 3-day "Notice to Quit" on Tenants Before Starting an Eviction	Bill Passed - House (60 - 10)
Feb. 27, 2024	South Dakota	HB 1131	Repeals Fees for Homeless Individuals to Obtain Nondriver Identification Cards	Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 6)
Feb. 27, 2024	South Dakota	HB 1098	Repeals the Fee for Homeless Individuals to Obtain a Copy of Their Birth Certificate	Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 5)
Feb. 20, 2024	South Dakota	HB 1098	Repeals the Fee for Homeless Individuals to Obtain a Copy of Their Birth Certificate	Bill Passed - House (53 - 15)

Date	No.	Title	Outcome
2/27	SB 89	Amends the Required Waiting Period on a Notice to Vacate from 30 to 15 Days for "At Will" Tenants	Bill Passed - House (41 - 29)
2/27	SB 90	Repeals the Requirement that Landlords Issue a 3-day "Notice to Quit" on Tenants Before Starting an Eviction	Bill Passed - House (60 - 10)
2/27	HB 1131	Repeals Fees for Homeless Individuals to Obtain Nondriver Identification Cards	Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 6)
2/27	HB 1098	Repeals the Fee for Homeless Individuals to Obtain a Copy of Their Birth Certificate	Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 5)
2/20	HB 1098	Repeals the Fee for Homeless Individuals to Obtain a Copy of Their Birth Certificate	Bill Passed - House (53 - 15)

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Public Statements

Date	Title	Politician
Feb. 22, 2023	Thune, Young, Colleagues Demand Update on Efforts to Recover Fraudulent Pandemic-Related Unemployment Benefits	Sen. John Thune
Sept. 14, 2021	Thune, Crapo Introduce Legislation to Recover Fraudulent COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance Benefits	Sen. John Thune
Sept. 14, 2021	Tweet - "Americans deserve to know where their tax dollars went -- plain and simple. There was a huge amount of fraud in COVID-19 unemployment insurance programs. I dropped a bill today that would bolster efforts to crack down on fraudulent payments & hold criminals responsible."	Sen. John Thune
June 24, 2021	Rounds, Smith Introduce Bipartisan Native American Rural Homeownership Improvement Act	Sen. Mike Rounds
May 18, 2021	Tweet - "In states like South Dakota, unemployment rates are low, vaccination rates are strong, & schools are open. We're ready for the rest of the country to catch up, but Pres. Biden's policies are hamstringing our economic recovery -- driving prices up & hiring down."	Sen. John Thune

Date	Title	Politician
Feb. 22, 2023	Thune, Young, Colleagues Demand Update on Efforts to Recover Fraudulent Pandemic-Related Unemployment Benefits	Sen. John Thune
Sept. 14, 2021	Thune, Crapo Introduce Legislation to Recover Fraudulent COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance Benefits	Sen. John Thune
Sept. 14, 2021	Tweet - "Americans deserve to know where their tax dollars went -- plain and simple. There was a huge amount of fraud in COVID-19 unemployment insurance programs. I dropped a bill today that would bolster efforts to crack down on fraudulent payments & hold criminals responsible."	Sen. John Thune
June 24, 2021	Rounds, Smith Introduce Bipartisan Native American Rural Homeownership Improvement Act	Sen. Mike Rounds
May 18, 2021	Tweet - "In states like South Dakota, unemployment rates are low, vaccination rates are strong, & schools are open. We're ready for the rest of the country to catch up, but Pres. Biden's policies are hamstringing our economic recovery -- driving prices up & hiring down."	Sen. John Thune

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Interest Group Ratings

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Ballot Measures

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2014	South Dakota	Initiated Measure 18: An Initiated Measure to Increase the State Minimum Wage	Passed
Nov. 6, 2012	South Dakota	Initiative Measure 15: An Initiated Measure to Increase State General Sales and Use Taxes for Additional K-12 Public Education and Medicaid Funding	Failed

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