Senate Passes Bill That Would Impose Tougher Penalties in Drug Related Deaths

Attorney General Marty Jackley made stops in Huron and Miller today as he campaigns for the Republican nomination for governor.
 
The state Senate has passed a bill was part of the legislative package Jackley unveiled last month.
 
The bill that would hold those who distribute drugs more accountable for overdose deaths.
 Jackley says the legislation is a response to South Dakota’s growing meth problem.
Jackley says the measure takes aim at dealers and manufacturers.
  The bill imposes stiffer penalties in connection with drug-related deaths.
 SB 65 passed the Senate yesterday on a vote of 32 to 3.