Senate committee advances restitution bill for children of drunk driving victims, rejects increased penalties for child rape.

Senate committee advances bill for restitution payments to children of drunk driving victims; rejects bill to increase penalties for child rape. South Dakota's HB 1195, which passed unanimously, allows children left behind after their parent is killed by a drunk driver to receive restitution payments. HB 1192, which proposed increased penalties for child rape, faced defeat after intense questioning on its definitions.