Some South Dakota lawmakers are pressuring Gov. Kristi Noem to call a special session to pass a ban on employers requiring COVID-19 vaccinations even as virus cases continue to climb.
Several Republicans have circulated drafts of bills that would stop employers from mandating vaccinations against the virus, stepping up pressure on Noem to call a special session to approve the bills.
District 21 Senator Erin Tobin of Winner, who works as a nurse practitioner in Yankton eight days a month, says the issue is starting to divide South Dakota…
Tobin adds that there is a lot of fear across the state in regards to COVID and the Delta variant…
House Speaker Spencer Gosch released a draft of a bill that would make COVID-19 vaccination status “strictly confidential medical information” that would be off-limits to employers.