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PIERRE, S.D. — The committee investigating potential impeachment articles against Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg will release a report by month's end.
"The end is near," House Speaker Spencer Gosch said Thursday evening, March 10, in short remarks after a private executive session.
While the full Legislature wrapped up business for the 2022 session on Thursday, the House Select committee has been meeting under the auspices of a separate, special session since early November.
Gosch did not reveal on Thursday whether the committee would be recommending the House impeach Ravnsborg for striking and killing a pedestrian in September 2020. He did say the full House would meet again on April 12 to possibly take action on the committee's report, which he hoped would be available on or shortly after Veto Day, March 28.
Gosch, R-Glenham, said state law requires the report be made available to the House for at least 14 days.
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"Our full body will meet on April 12 to discuss the report and [take] any action if necessary," Gosch said.
No other comments about the report were made on Thursday evening. On Wednesday, Gov. Kristi Noem's Public Safety secretary had encouraged the committee to impeach Ravnsborg, saying the Republican AG was to blame for the distracted driving in the crash that killed pedestrian Joe Boever, 55, of Highmore, South Dakota.
Ravnsborg last year pleaded no contest to two misdemeanor unsafe driving charges.
Boever's family attended the select committee's meeting at the Statehouse on Thursday but declined to make any comments.
Christopher Vondracek is the South Dakota correspondent for Forum News Service. Contact Vondracek at cvondracek@forumcomm.com , or follow him on Twitter: @ChrisVondracek .
