The South Dakota House has approved a bill denying eminent domain for carbon dioxide pipelines like one Summit is planning to build there and in Iowa

First-term Republican Sen. John Carley of Piedmont brought Senate Bill 51, which is similar to legislation that’s popped up in North Dakota, Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana. Louisiana in particular has a new law requiring schools to post the Ten Commandments, but that’s been stopped by a lower court.

A bill requiring the Ten Commandments be displayed in all public South Dakota classrooms passed the Senate with a 18-17 vote.

S.D. House Passes Bill To Ban Eminent Domain For CO2 Pipelines

The South Dakota House of Representatives advanced a bill 49–19 that would ban the use of eminent domain for carbon dioxide pipelines, sending the legislation to the state Senate. Eminent domain refers to the power to take private property for public use,