State of South Dakota

South Dakota Legislature

Issue Memo List

Number Title
2012-04 History of the State-Tribal Relations Committee
2012-03 Sales Tax Collection Allowance
2012-02 Older Drivers, Teen Drivers, and Distracted Driving
2012-01 Telecommunication Traffic Pumping
2010-04 Wind Energy Development in South Dakota
2010-03 South Dakota's Compliance With The Real ID Act
2010-02 South Dakota Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
2010-01 Highway Needs and Highway Revenues
2007-02 THE FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM
2007-01 Issues Surrounding Methamphetamine Use
2006-03 Review of South Dakota Railroads
2006-02 An Unscientific Inquiry Into the Causes of Dropping out of School
2006-01 Competition between Government and Private Enterprise
2005-02 Economic Development in South Dakota Incentives for Growth and Advancement
2005-01 CLAWBACK PROVISION OF THE MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG IMPROVEMENT AND MODERNIZATION ACT OF 2003
2004-04 Conservation Easements
2004-03 9-1-1 System
2004-02 Medicaid--A Study Focusing on Cost Containment, Demographics and Comparison with the Systems in Other States
2004-01 Liquidated Costs and Surcharge Collected by the Unified Judicial System
2003-05 Taxation
2003-04 The Roles of Innovation and Venture Capital in Economic Development
2003-03 Sales Tax on Food
2003-02 The Regulation of Vehicle, Implement, and Equipment Dealer Franchises and Dealer Agreements
2003-01 Consumer-Directed Health Care
2002-03 Alternative Lending and Legislative Policy
2002-02 FIVE MAJOR FUNDS
2002-01 Education Regulation
2001-03 Alcoholic Beverage Licensing and Taxing Provisions
2001-02 Juvenile Delinquency Prevention
2001-01 Standardized Testing in Education
2000-08 Wind Energy
2000-07 The Use Tax and the Implications of the Use Tax on Business Operations
2000-06 Issues Related to the Establishment of Nursing Homes on Indian Reservations
2000-05 Alcoholic Beverage Licensing and Taxing Provisions
2000-04 Financial Responsibility and Uninsured Motorists
2000-03 A Review of the State's Bonding Practices
2000-02 South Dakota's Visitation Enforcement Task Force
2000-01 Basics Behind the Poverty Level
1999-22 Legislative Intent and the Impact of Technology
1999-21 Inhalant Abuse
1999-20 The Cost of the Death Penalty
1999-19 Average Daily Membership in the State Aid to Education Formula
1999-18 Pesticide Registration Fee
1999-17 Eminent Domain, Railroads, and Legislative Policy: The South Dakota Experience
1999-16 Eminent Domain: A Legal Introduction
1999-15 Federal DWI Funding--Penalties and Incentives
1999-14 The Missouri River Wildlife Habitat Mitigation Bill--1999
1999-13 Safety Inspections of Larger Motor Vehicles
1999-12 The Petroleum Release Compensation and Tank Inspection Fee
1999-11 Mandated Benefits
1999-10 CHIP: An Introduction
1999-09 Restrictions on the Driving Privileges of the Elderly
1999-08 A review of Livestock Packer Legislation--1999
1999-07 An Update on Performance Budgeting in South Dakota Government
1999-06 Tax-Exempt Property in South Dakota
1999-05 Taxation of Electronic Commerce and Mail Order Sales
1999-04 Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility
1999-03 The South Dakota Army National Guard
1999-02 A Review of the Use of the Future Fund for the Mickelson Scholars Program and Discussion of Merit-Based Scholarships
1999-01 A Primer on the 1998 Tobacco Settlement
1998-24 SUBSEQUENT INJURY FUND
1998-23 WELFARE REFORM REVISITED
1998-22 REFERRED LAW 2: AN ACT TO TRANSFER THE UNCLAIMED PROPERTY OFFICE FROM THE STATE TREASURER'S OFFICE TO THE SECRETARY OF REVENUE
1998-20 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT H: CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT RELATING TO THE AGE QUALIFICATIONS FOR LEGISLATIVE OFFICE, GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
1998-19 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT G: CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PERMITTING THE INVESTMENT OF THE PERMANENT SCHOOL FUNDS IN CERTAIN STOCKS, BONDS, MUTUAL FUNDS, AND OTHER FINANCIAL INVESTMENTS
1998-18 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT F: CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT RELATING TO CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY FOR PURPOSES OF SCHOOL TAXATION
1998-17 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT E: INITIATED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT RELATING TO CORPORATE FARMING
1998-16 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT D: CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT AUTHORIZING LOCAL INITIATIVES TO PROVIDE FOR THE COOPERATION AND ORGANIZATION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT
1998-15 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT C: CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
1998-14 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT B: CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT RELATING TO THE AUTHORITY OF A SPECIAL INTERIM LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE TO APPROVE THE TRANSFER OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS
1998-13 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT A: INITIATED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO PROHIBIT PROPERTY TAXES FOR SCHOOL FUNDING
1998-12 COMPARISON OF SINGLE-MEMBER AND MULTIPLE-MEMBER HOUSE DISTRICTS
1998-11 VACANCIES, QUALIFICATIONS, AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
1998-10 INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM
1998-09 AN OVERVIEW OF CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE LEGISLATURE BUT LOCATED OUTSIDE OF ARTICLE III
1998-08 CONSTITUTIONAL REVISION COMMISSION--ACTIVITIES REGARDING THE LEGISLATIVE ARTICLE
1998-07 SUCCESSFUL AMENDMENTS TO THE LEGISLATIVE ARTICLE
1998-06 Transfer of Appropriations
1998-05 BIENNAL BUDGETING
1998-04 THE ROLE OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
1998-03 BICAMERAL VS. UNICAMERAL LEGISLATURES
1998-02 STATE LEGISLATOR COMPENSATION
1998-01 A SUMMARY ANALYSIS OF ARTICLE III OF THE SOUTH DAKOTA CONSTITUTION
1997-27 CORRECTIONS COSTS: ISSUES AND DIFFICULTIES
1997-26 REVENUE SOURCES FOR HIGHWAY NEEDS
1997-25 HIGHWAY NEEDS
1997-24 CONGREGATE HOUSING--HEALTH CARE RELATED AND EXEMPT FROM TAXATION
1997-23 SCARLET LETTER LAWS
1997-22 INFORMATIONAL BUDGETS
1997-21 MEDICAL SAVINGS ACCOUNTS AND OTHER MEDICAID FUNDING CONCEPTS
1997-20 A REVIEW OF LEGISLATIVE STUDIES OF HIGHER EDUCATION
1997-19 A DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATING BY LETTER OF INTENT
1997-18 SOUTH DAKOTA'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LOAN FUND--TEN YEARS LATER
1997-17 MEDICAID MANAGED CARE
1997-16 BLIZZARDS, FLOODS AND FEMA
1997-15 OPEN ENROLLMENT
1997-14 LAY MIDWIFERY: A REASONABLE ALTERNATIVE?
1997-13 A HISTORY OF SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS
1997-12 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT ISSUES
1997-11 A SOUTH DAKOTA STATISTICAL COLLECTION
1997-10 THE DESIRABILITY AND ADVISABILITY OF REVISING AND CONSOLIDATING SOUTH DAKOTA'S STATUTES ON COOPERATIVES
1997-09 PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS FOR 501(C)(3)'S (CHARITABLE & BENEVOLENT ORGANIZATIONS)
1997-08 BUDGET TRANSFERS
1997-07 THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX AND THE IMPLICATIONS OF PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
1997-06 CIVIL PENALTIES: WHERE DOES THE MONEY GO?
1997-05 NATURAL RESOURCE-RELATED SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICTS IN SOUTH DAKOTA
1997-04 THE WIRING THE SCHOOLS PROGRAM
1997-03 A SUMMARY OF THE FISCAL YEAR 1998 GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT
1997-02 DIGITAL SIGNATURES
1997-01 NATIONAL RURAL PHYSICIAN RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION
1996-29 CONSTITUTIONAL FOUNDATION OF THE TWO-THIRDS VOTE REQUIREMENT
1996-28 LEGISLATIVE IMMUNITY
1996-27 DEFINING MEDICAL INDIGENCE: A CONTINUING PROBLEM
1996-26 UPDATE ON CONSOLIDATIONS OF PERSONNEL, COMPUTER, FLEET, AND INSPECTION ACTIVITIES
1996-25 REORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
1996-24 ANALYSIS OF NURSING HOME REIMBURSEMENT SYSTEM AND CONSTRUCTION MORATORIUM
1996-23 FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE STATE AND SOUTH DAKOTA LOAN FINANCE CORPORATION
1996-22 GENDER-BASED PRICE DISCRIMINATION: DOES IT REQUIRE A NEW SOLUTION OR ENFORCEMENT OF AN OLD LAW?
1996-21 SECTION LINE HUNTING: SOUTH DAKOTA TRADITION, SOUTH DAKOTA CONTROVERSY
1996-20 MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR PROGRAMS FOR STATE BUILDINGS
1996-19 HIGHWAY REVENUE CHANGES--A DECADE LATER
1996-18 MEDICAL SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
1996-17 RURAL REHABILITATION FUND
1996-16 A HISTORY OF THE DECLINE OF THE NUMBER OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN SOUTH DAKOTA
1996-15 THE ADMINISTRATIVE RULES PROMULGATION PROCESS: A PRIMER
1996-14 AN OVERVIEW OF THE 1996 FARM BILL
1996-13 THE EVOLUATION OF THE INSANITY DEFENSE: JURIES ADRIFT IN THE REALMS OF PSYCHIATRY AND SEMANTICS
1996-12 SOUTH DAKOTA'S EARLY PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY
1996-11 THE LEGISLATIVE DAY: TIME AS A PARLIAMENTARY CONCEPT
1996-10 MUNICIPAL SALES TAX: IMPLEMENTATION AND VARIANCES
1996-09 MINIMUM DRIVING AGE
1996-08 OVERVIEW OF SOCIAL SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY
1996-07 THE GAME, FISH AND PARKS FUND
1996-06 MEDICAL MALPRACTICE DAMAGE CAP RULED UNCONSTITUTIONAL
1996-05 TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM
1996-04 AMENDMENT A: PROPOSED CHANGE IN THE INVESTMENT OF THE PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND
1996-03 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT B: HJR 1003: REQUIRING A TWO-THIRDS VOTE TO IMPOSE OR INCREASE TAXES
1996-02 DIRECT PRIMARIES AND THE DEMOCRATIZATION OF THE PARTY NOMINATING PROCESS
1996-01 HOME RULE IN SOUTH DAKOTA--AN UPDATE
1995-39 PROPERTY TAX REDUCTION PROGRAM
1995-38 PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR JUVENILE CRIME: SOLUTION OR FAILURE?
1995-37 PRISON DEMOGRAPHICS: A COMPARISON OF NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTH DAKOTA PRISON POPULATIONS
1995-36 MAJORITY-MINORITY DISTRICTS: LEGISLATIVE REAPPORTIONMENT AFTER MILLER V. JOHNSON
1995-35 TRANSACTION TAX
1995-34 WORKERS' COMPENSATION 24-HOUR COVERAGE
1995-33 STATES REQUIRING FISCAL NOTES FOR ADOPTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE RULES
1995-32 PROPOSALS TO REQUIRE MANDATORY DRUG TESTING OF WELFARE RECIPIENTS
1995-31 CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS
1995-30 JUVENILE DETENTION
1995-29 SOUTH DAKOTA'S WEED AND PEST CONTROL PROGRAM
1995-28 THE STATE AID TO EDUCATION FORMULA ENACTED BY THE 1995 LEGISLATURE
1995-27 OVERVIEW OF BILLING BY STATE AGENCIES
1995-26 CHANGE IN THE PROCESS OF COLLECTING FUEL TAXES
1995-25 ELECTRONIC MONITORING
1995-24 COMPARISON OF THE NEIGHBORING STATE TAX SYSTEMS
1995-23 OVERVIEW OF SOUTH DAKOTA'S 1995 HEALTH CARE LEGISLATION
1995-22 TERM LIMITS AND THE SUPREME COURT: FATHOMING THE MINDS OF THE FOUNDING FATHERS
1995-21 BOOT CAMPS: A NEW APPROACH TO JUVENILE JUSTICE
1995-20 A REVIEW OF LAWS AFFECTING COMBINING ELECTED COUNTY OFFICES
1995-19 A HISTORY AND COMPARISON OF TOBACCO TAXES & FEES
1995-18 PRIVATE SHOOTING PRESERVES
1995-17 THE MISSION OF THE SOUTH DAKOTA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
1995-16 AN ANALYSIS OF THE FUNDING OF DOMESTIC ABUSE SHELTERS
1995-15 STATE MUSEUMS
1995-14 SOUTH DAKOTA'S COMMODITY CHECKOFF PROGRAMS
1995-13 A REVIEW OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION FUNDING FORMULA
1995-12 COMPARISON OF TOURISM PROMOTION FUNDING BY ALL FIFTY STATES
1995-11 STATE RADIO COMMUNICATIONS--ITS ROLE IN STATE GOVERNMENT AND ANTICIPATED CHANGES IN ITS OPERATION
1995-10 THE AMENDATORY VETO: THE GOVERNOR AS PARTICIPANT IN THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS
1995-09 SPECIAL MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE PLATES
1995-08 THE LICENSURE OF PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS
1995-07 OVERVIEW OF 1995 CHILD WELFARE LEGISLATION
1995-06 REPEAL OF K-12 EDUCATION MANDATES BY THE 1995 LEGISLATURE
1995-05 A REVIEW OF STATE-FUNDED GRANT PROGRAMS FOR POST-SECONDARY STUDENTS
1995-04 A SUMMARY OF THE GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT
1995-03 NURSING HOME & ALTERNATIVE SERVICES FOR ELDERLY NATIVE AMERCIANS
1995-02 REVIEW OF COST-SHARING GRANTS TO CONSERVATION DISTRICTS
1995-01 EMERGENCY & DISASTER FUND
1994-42 THE IMPACT OF THE INDIAN GAMING REGULATORY ACT ON STATE-TRIBAL RELATIONS: ISSUES FOR THE NINETIES
1994-41 INITIATED MEASURE 1: AN INITIATED MEASURE TO REDUCE PROPERTY TAXES
1994-40 AMENDMENT A--THE TAXATION OF SCHOOL AND PUBLIC LANDS
1994-39 THE EDUCATION LAWSUIT: BEZDICHEK, ET AL. V. SOUTH DAKOTA
1994-38 PROGRAMS FUNDED WITH HIGHWAY SAFETY FUNDS
1994-37 JOHN MORRELL AND COMPANY INCENTIVE PACKAGE
1994-36 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT B: VOTING AGE
1994-35 OVERVIEW OF JUVENILE SERVICES IN SOUTH DAKOTA
1994-34 REVIEW OF THE USAGE OF STATE-OWNED AIRCRAFT
1994-33 A COST COMPARISON OF CORRECTIONS INSTITUTIONS IN NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTH DAKOTA
1994-32 A SUMMARY OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSING PROVISIONS
1994-31 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT D: AGE QUALIFICATION OF LEGISLATORS
1994-30 MICRO-ENTERPRISE LOAN PROGRAM
1994-29 REFERRED LAW 2--MANDATORY USE OF SAFETY BELTS
1994-28 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT E: VIDEO LOTTERY CONTINUATION
1994-27 DEDICATED REVENUES
1994-26 SPECIAL SESSIONS OF THE SOUTH DAKOTA LEGISLATURE
1994-25 AMENDMENT C--PROPOSED CHANGE TO THE INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS OF THE PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND
1994-24 UNCLAIMED AND ABANDONED PROPERTY
1994-23 OVERVIEW OF ARTICLES 3 AND 4 OF THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE
1994-22 PROBATE REVISION IN SOUTH DAKOTA
1994-21 SAFETY BELT LAWS
1994-20 SOUTH DAKOTA OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
1994-19 CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION FUND
1994-18 OVERVIEW OF FEDERAL MEDICAID REGULATIONS
1994-17 TAX EXEMPT PROPERTY IN SOUTH DAKOTA UNDER ARTICLE XI, SECTION 6
1994-16 A COMPARISON OF HIGHER EDUCATION FTE COUNT WITH ALL OF STATE GOVERNMENT
1994-15 CENTRALLY ASSESSED PROPERTY
1994-14 RESTRUCTURING OF THE SOUTH DAKOTA NATIONAL GUARD
1994-13 STATE VETERAN'S HOME AND HOSPITAL
1994-12 A DESCRIPTION OF THE SOUTH DAKOTA LEGISLATURE'S APPROPRIATIONS PROCESS
1994-11 AN OVERVIEW OF THE BUREAU OF INFORMATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
1994-10 W.H.H. BEADLE AND THE SOUTH DAKOTA COMMON SCHOOL LANDS: AN HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF AMENDMENT A
1994-09 STATE TAX COLLECTION AGREEMENTS WITH TRIBES
1994-08 HEALTH CARE REFORM--1994 SESSION
1994-07 1994 WORKERS' COMPENSATION LEGISLATION
1994-06 GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEMS IN STATE GOVERNMENT
1994-05 TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT AND PERFORMANCE BUDGETING
1994-04 DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
1994-03 FUNDING FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING
1994-02 ETHANOL POLICY IN SOUTH DAKOTA