Lawmakers fail to override vetoes of lab-grown meat ban and in-home care regulations

By: Joshua Haiar

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: March 30, 2026

Words: 515

Last Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago


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South Dakota lawmakers failed Monday to reach the two-thirds majority needed to override Gov. Larry Rhoden’s vetoes of a lab-grown meat ban and regulations on non-medical home care providers.

The lab-grown meat bill would have classified the products as adulterated food, effectively banning their sale in the state. Rhoden argued in his veto message last month that South Dakota should not ban products simply because some people dislike them. He also warned of legal …

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