Late last Friday afternoon, after previously saying she was "excited" to sign the bill, Noem blindsided conservatives by changing her position in an announcement that said she would send it back to the legislature with proposed changes.
Stating that H.B. 1217 was "unrealistic in the context of collegiate athletics" and raising concerns that it would make South Dakota vulnerable to litigation, the governor invoked a power from the veto clause of the South Dakota Constitution that permits her to send bills "with errors in style or form" back to the legislature with specific recommendations for change.
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