Governor Daugaard Signs Sub-Minimum Wage Bill For Teens, Vetoes Three Bills

Governor Dennis Daugaard has signed into law, without comment, the proposal to pay teens less than the voter approved minimum wage. The new minimum for teens working in some jobs will be $7.50.

The Governor vetoed three legislative proposals:

• SB 100 – An Act to create a leased residential property classification.
• SB 136 – An Act to exclude certain municipal taxes from the gross receipts used to determine the tax liability for customers served by electric cooperatives and electric utilities.
• SB 159 – An Act to exempt certain amateur sports coaches from sales and use tax.

Governor Daugaard approved other bills with his signature:

• SB 2 – An Act to provide for the establishment of river basin natural resource districts.
• SB 3 – An Act to provide for mediation of certain drainage disputes.
• SB 67- An Act to revise certain provisions regarding challenges to certain election petition signatures.
• SB 69 – An Act to revise certain provisions regarding elections and election petitions.
• SB 177 – An Act to establish a youth minimum wage.

These are the final bills which needed action by the Governor. The Legislature will meet on Monday March 30, to consider over riding the vetoes.