A bill that would increase pay for state legislators survived a committee vote and will next be heard on the Senate floor.
The bill (HB1311) would increase pay for legislators to one fifth the median pay in the state, or to about ten thousand dollars. Legislators now receive about six thousand dollars a year.
Senator Stace Nelson of Fulton opposed the bill, saying those who run know what the job pays…..

Senator Jenna Netherton of Sioux Falls says increased pay is a way for the legislature to become a more equal branch of government……

Her “do pass” recommendation was approved on a vote of five to three.