The Department of Public Safety will now set a daily meal allowance for wildland firefighters and fire suppression crews working on uncontrolled fires in the Black Hills or during gubernatorial emergencies, capped at the federal General Services Administration per diem rate for South Dakota. This new allowance applies only to meals that the department approves for ordering and distribution, and will be updated each October. The change overrides previous meal allowance rules for these specific fire-fighting situations.
This change converts the bill from its introduced form to its final enrolled version—removing the original legislative formatting and attribution while preserving the substantive policy that authorizes the Department of Public Safety to set a maximum daily meal allowance (capped at the federal GSA per diem rate) for wildland firefighters in the Black Hills and other emergency-declared areas. The amendment does not alter the bill's core purpose of revising meal allowance rules for fire suppression personnel.
Signed by the Governor H.J. 326
Delivered to the Governor H.J. 271
Signed by the President S.J. 223
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 251
Senate Do Pass Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0. S.J. 199
Agriculture and Natural Resources Certified uncontested, placed on consent S.J. 9
Agriculture and Natural Resources Do Pass Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0. S.J. 9
Agriculture and Natural Resources Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources S.J. 121
House of Representatives Do Pass Passed, YEAS 66, NAYS 1. H.J. 140
House of Representatives Deferred to another day H.J. 128
Agriculture and Natural Resources Do Pass Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 0. H.J. 5
Agriculture and Natural Resources Scheduled for hearing H.J. 1
First read in House and referred to House Agriculture and Natural Resources H.J. 11
Do Pass
Agriculture and Natural Resources — Do Pass
Do Pass
Agriculture and Natural Resources — Do Pass