TOPICAL INDEX
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Abortion
Abortion clinic licensing and regulation.
Abortion prohibited.
Life protection litigation subfund created.
Absentee Voting
Absentee voting, requirements revised.
Administrative Rules
Abortion clinic licensing and regulation.
Absentee voting requirements revised.
Coal fired power plant property tax exemption to upgrade
pollution control equipment.
Crossbow use regulated.
Emergency rules, use of procedure clarified.
Fire safety requirements modified.
Interpreters for deaf regulated.
Public Utilities Commission authorized to take certain actions
related to federal energy acts.
Reclamation surety requirements regarding uranium exploration revised and
the Board of Minerals and Environment authorized to adopt rules for the
construction, operation, monitoring, and closure of uranium and other
in situ leach mines.
Refund of sales and use tax and contractor's excise tax to the movie industry.
Renewable energy credit system created.
Repeal of small business impact statement deleted.
Rule-making authority restricted regarding concealed weapons.
Small business impact statement applies to Department of
Game, Fish and Parks.
South Dakota virtual high school created.
Tax imposed on farm machinery.
Weighing and measuring devices and service agencies regulation updated.
Agriculture
Agricultural land reclassified if converted to nonagricultural use.
Breeding stock exemption to the Family Farm Act.
Cattle with out-of-state brands regulated.
Game bird feed exempt from sales and use tax.
Livestock character brands provisions revised.
Local governments preempted from regulating certain agricultural products.
Northern Crops Institute appropriation.
Parts and labor for agricultural machinery and equipments exempt from
sales and use tax.
Raising of upland game birds defined as an agricultural pursuit.
Revise certain provisions related to cancelled livestock brands.
Sales and use tax provisions revised related to products and substances
associated with the application of pesticides.
State Seed Certification Board membership changed.
Swine and cattle semen exempt from sales and use tax.
Tax imposed on farm machinery.
Tax refund expanded for agricultural processing facilities.
Wine redefined for farm wineries.
Alcoholic Beverages
Alcoholic beverage license transfer or renewal limited.
Alcoholic beverage licensee reference corrected.
Alcoholic beverage specialty license established.
Driving under the influence modified.
Immunity created for reporting prenatal alcohol and substance abuse.
Motor vehicle regulation does not apply to a person riding a bike or an animal.
Wine redefined for farm wineries.
Animals
Humane society laws revised.
Trusts for animals.
Appropriation
Advanced materials processing and joining laboratory addition
at the School of Mines and Technology authorized.
Appropriation for physicians and dentists who have complied with the
requirements of the tuition reimbursement program.
Appropriation to add judgeship.
Appropriation to Board of Regents to build instructional building.
Appropriation to Board of Regents to remodel certain athletic facilities
at the School of Mines and Technology.
Appropriation to reimburse school districts for consolidation.
Appropriation to the Board of Regents for the construction and maintenance
of various facilities.
Attorney general may contract to study open government issues.
Career and technical education appropriation.
Cross-border students appropriation.
Dairy manufacturing plant construction authorized
at South Dakota State University.
Disaster related costs appropriation.
Education funding to assist sparse school districts.
Energy costs appropriation for K-12 school districts and
postsecondary vocational education institutions.
Equestrian facility authorized for South Dakota State University.
Fire suppression agreements provisions revised.
General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2007, revised.
Livestock feed storage construction authorized.
Low income energy assistance appropriation.
Manure separator construction authorized at South Dakota State University.
Money reappropriated to state aid to education.
National Guard armory construction appropriation.
Northern Crops Institute appropriation.
Postsecondary technical institutes appropriation.
Repeal unused statutorily created funds.
Sales tax on food refund appropriation.
South Dakota Energy Infrastructure Authority appropriation.
South Dakota Opportunity Scholarships appropriation from 2005 revised.
State Conservation Commission appropriation.
State Fair appropriation.
State Fair appropriation.
Statewide sex offender registry appropriation.
Student wellness center at South Dakota State University
expenditure authority increased.
Tax refunds for elderly and disabled persons.
The General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2006 revised regarding
the Board of Regents and the Department of Corrections.
The general appropriations act for fiscal year 2007.
Vietnam War Memorial appropriation.
Water management appropriation.
Wecota Hall renovation appropriation.
Western Dakota Technical Institute appropriation to repair roof.
Wildfire suppression appropriation.
Aviation
Board of Regents may transfer title to a T-28 experimental aircraft from
the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology to the
Strategic Air and Space Museum.
Bad Checks
State's attorney's duties regarding dishonored checks clarified.
Ballots
Electronic ballot marking system required and assistance provided.
Facsimile ballots, publication requirements established.
Local elections, form of ballot to be used is prescribed.
Banks and Banking
Trust companies examination requirements revised.
Board of Regents
Advanced materials processing and joining laboratory addition
at the School of Mines and Technology authorized.
Appropriation to Board of Regents to build instructional building.
Appropriation to Board of Regents to remodel certain athletic facilities
at the School of Mines and Technology.
Appropriation to the Board of Regents for the construction and maintenance
of various facilities.
Board of Regents may purchase land in Minnehaha County.
Board of Regents may transfer title to a T-28 experimental aircraft from
the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology to the
Strategic Air and Space Museum.
Dairy manufacturing plant construction authorized
at South Dakota State University.
Equestrian facility authorized for South Dakota State University.
Higher education in-state residency for graduates of certain
Bureau of Indian Affairs high schools.
Livestock feed storage construction authorized.
Manure separator construction authorized at South Dakota State University.
Resident tuition for members of the armed services.
South Dakota National Guard tuition benefits revised.
South Dakota opportunity scholarship eligibility to South Dakota students
who return to the state to attend school.
Student wellness center at South Dakota State University
expenditure authority increased.
The General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2006 revised regarding
the Board of Regents and the Department of Corrections.
Tuition benefits for nonresident members of the
South Dakota National Guard.
Wecota Hall renovation appropriation.
Brands
Cattle with out-of-state brands regulated.
Livestock character brands provisions revised.
Revise certain provisions related to cancelled livestock brands.
Civil Procedure
Appointment of agent to receive legal process, revised.
Attorney's fees may be assessed in custody and visitation cases.
Civil immunity for qualified mental health professionals designated by
county board of mental illness.
Eminent domain restricted.
Small claims procedure for workers compensation.
Stalking and physical domestic violence orders recognized.
Volunteer service on boards protected if organized outside of
South Dakota and if advisory.
Warrant or summons on an indictment authority to issue clarified.
Constitution
Legislative article in the constitution proposed for amendment at the
next general election.
Contraceptives
Abortion prohibited.
Life protection litigation subfund created.
Contracts
Athletic agents regulated.
Contractual agreements between certain school districts allowed temporarily.
Employee to sign contract on behalf of the city as permitted by ordinance or
resolution.
Installment sales contract charges revised for
guaranteed asset protection contracts.
Payday loan regulation modified.
Private placement insurance liquidity requirements revised.
Corporations
Breeding stock exemption to the Family Farm Act.
Corporation and limited liability company may be formed
for real estate business.
Limited liability companies and partnerships requirements modified.
Volunteer service on boards protected if organized outside of South Dakota
and if advisory.
Counties
Civil immunity for qualified mental health professionals designated by
county board of mental illness.
Conditional use permits notice of hearing changed.
Counties may regulate the operation of certain off-road vehicles in
highway ditches.
Formation of special zoning areas.
Humane society laws revised.
Local government contribution for construction of armory.
Mosquito control grant program.
Names of certain parties to be listed in instruments recorded by
the register of deeds.
References updated to certain federal regulations regarding financial
assistance to persons displaced by highway acquisition.
Courts and Judiciary
Attorney of record exemption from the fee for certain records searches.
Religious belief jury duty exemption.
Warrant or summons on an indictment authority to issue clarified.
Crimes
Abortion prohibited.
Certain crimes revised.
Child endangerment and child neglect as criminal offenses.
Community safety zone created.
Consumer reporting agencies required to provide a security freeze for
certain consumers who are victims of identity theft.
Criminal code revision corrections.
Eavesdropping, elements of the crime revised.
Failure to stop and eluding a police officer, elements of the crimes modified.
Fictitious name or false date of birth made part of false impersonation.
Justifiable use of force.
Penalty increased for subsequent conviction for stalking.
Picketing at funerals prohibited.
Prohibited sex act definition expanded.
Sale of products containing pseudoephedrine or ephedrine restricted.
Sex offender criminal penalties enhanced.
Sex offender registry revised.
Sex offender registry updated.
State's attorney's duties regarding dishonored checks clarified.
The prize certain lotteries may award, increased.
Criminal Procedure
A person arrested for a boating violation may be released from custody
upon executing a written promise to appear.
Confiscated weapons may be sold.
Criminal code revision corrections.
Eavesdropping, elements of the crime revised.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of Investigations included
in the definition of federal law enforcement officer.
Penalty increased for subsequent conviction for stalking.
Warrantless arrest circumstances revised.
Debtor and Creditor
Consumer reporting agencies required to provide a security freeze for
certain consumers who are victims of identity theft.
Debt cancellation contracts exempt from insurance regulation.
Installment sales contract charges revised for
guaranteed asset protection contracts.
Payday loan regulation modified.
Domestic Relations
Attorney's fees may be assessed in custody and visitation cases.
Deny parental rights to persons convicted of rape that resulted in
birth of a child.
Immunity created for reporting prenatal alcohol and substance abuse.
Stalking and physical domestic violence orders recognized.
Standard visitation guidelines may be implemented.
Task force to study education for divorcing parents, visitation
and custody matters.
Driving Under the Influence
Driving under the influence, mandatory withdrawal of
bodily substances after arrest.
Motor vehicle D.U.I. regulation does not apply to a person
riding a bike or an animal.
Drugs
Controlled substances list modified.
Driving under the influence modified.
Gamma hydroxyl butyrate defined.
High school extracurricular activities, eligibility restricted.
Immunity created for reporting prenatal alcohol and substance abuse.
Prescription of schedule II controlled drugs limited.
Sale of products containing pseudoephedrine or ephedrine restricted.
Education
Appropriation to Board of Regents to build instructional building.
Appropriation to reimburse school districts for consolidation.
Board of Regents may purchase land in Minnehaha County.
Capital outlay funds may be used for mileage reimbursement.
Career and technical education appropriation.
Contractual agreements between certain school districts allowed temporarily.
Cross-border students appropriation.
Director of Vocational Education, appointment function repealed.
Education funding to assist sparse school districts.
Enrolled student defined.
Enrolled students defined.
High school extracurricular activities, eligibility restricted.
Higher education in-state residency for graduates of certain
Bureau of Indian Affairs high schools.
Kindergarten programs expanded.
Money reappropriated to state aid to education.
Postsecondary technical institutes appropriation.
Representation areas authorized for school board elections.
Resident tuition for members of the armed services.
School district radio equipment standards repealed.
South Dakota National Guard tuition benefits revised.
South Dakota opportunity scholarship eligibility to South Dakota students
who return to the state to attend school.
South Dakota Opportunity Scholarships appropriation from 2005 revised.
South Dakota virtual high school created.
State aid to special education revised.
The general fund and special education property tax levy for a
school district, revised
The length of time increased for which nationally certified teachers
may receive stipends.
Tuition benefits for nonresident members of the
South Dakota National Guard.
Elections
Absentee voting requirements revised.
Election procedures revised.
Electronic ballot marking system required and assistance provided.
Facsimile ballots, publication requirements established.
Initiative and referendum process revised.
Legislative article in the constitution proposed for amendment at the
next general election.
Local elections, form of ballot to be used is prescribed.
Municipal runoff elections, time extended between first election
and when the office is filled.
Photo identification required to vote provisions revised.
Representation areas authorized for school board elections.
The governing body may refer issue to a vote.
Voter registration documentation revised.
Employer and Employee
Amount limited in the employer's investment in the
South Dakota's Future Fund.
Employer's contributions to certain insurance plans not deemed wages.
Small claims procedure for workers compensation.
Unemployment insurance wage base and contribution rates revised.
Workers compensation for firefighters assigned by the
Wildland Fire Coordinator, exemption for claims created.
Energy
Biodiesel fuels testing, quality and labeling.
Coal fired power plant property tax exemption to upgrade
pollution control equipment.
Energy conversion projects and facilities, Public Utilities Commission
authority revised
Energy costs appropriation for K-12 school districts and
postsecondary vocational education institutions.
Low income energy assistance appropriation.
Public Utilities Commission authorized to take certain actions
related to federal energy acts.
Public Utilities Commission may approve tariff mechanisms.
Renewable energy credit system created.
South Dakota Energy Infrastructure Authority appropriation.
Explosives
Explosive material storage regulation updated.
Fees
Abortion clinic licensing and regulation.
Attorney of record exemption from the fee for certain records searches.
Attorney's fees may be assessed in custody and visitation cases.
Boiler operation certificate inspection fee increased.
Disposition of funds collected on local exchange service lines,
cellular telephones, and radio pager devices revised.
Optometrist license reciprocity.
Revise certain provisions related to cancelled livestock brands.
The minimum monthly fee charged for care at the Human Services Center,
revised.
Fire Safety
Fire safety requirements modified.
Fire suppression agreements provisions revised.
Interstate compact for the prevention and control of forest fires.
South Dakota Firefighters Association reference corrected in existing statute.
Firearms
Concealed weapons information release restricted.
Confiscated weapons may be sold.
Fishing
Crossbow use regulated.
Resident hunting and fishing privileges altered upon a change of residency.
Gambling
South Dakota Gaming Commission may award grants to fund
gambling addiction treatment.
Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry
A person arrested for a boating violation may be released from custody
upon executing a written promise to appear.
Activated military personnel who drew elk license before activation
may receive elk license on return from active duty.
Crossbow use regulated.
Fire suppression agreements provisions revised.
Interstate compact for the prevention and control of forest fires.
Number of landowner big game hunting permits increased.
Repeal of small business impact statement deleted.
Resident hunting and fishing privileges altered upon a change of residency.
Small business impact statement applies to
Department of Game, Fish and Parks.
Turkey hunting licenses available to members of the armed services.
Health Insurance
Group health plan break in coverage restriction modified.
Health insurance discount plan requirements modified.
Health maintenance organizations may rate employer sponsored plans
without prior approval.
Health plan coordination of benefits.
Prior approval of premium rates procedure revised.
Risk pool board may allow additional enrollees into the risk pool
under certain circumstances.
The risk pool reimbursement method for health care providers revised.
Third party administrators must provide claims experience to employers
if requested.
Highways and Bridges
Counties may regulate the operation of certain off-road vehicles
in highway ditches.
References updated to certain federal regulations regarding financial
assistance to persons displaced by highway acquisition.
State highway road closures due to inclement weather, process modified.
State trunk highway system revised.
House Joint Resolution
Legislative article in the constitution proposed for amendment
at the next general election.
Hunting
Activated military personnel who drew elk license before activation
may receive elk license on return from active duty.
Number of landowner big game hunting permits increased.
Resident hunting and fishing privileges altered upon a change of residency.
Turkey hunting licenses available to members of the armed services.
Indian Child Welfare Act
Notice to a tribe of a child custody proceeding subject to the
Indian Child Welfare Act clarified.
Indian Tribes
Higher education in-state residency for graduates of certain
Bureau of Indian Affairs high schools.
Low income energy assistance appropriation.
Notice to a tribe of a child custody proceeding subject to the
Indian Child Welfare Act clarified.
Inmates
Work release inmates, disposition of certain funds received.
Insurance
Debt cancellation contracts exempt from insurance regulation.
Division of Insurance investigation requirements revised.
Group health plan break in coverage restriction modified.
Health insurance discount plan requirements modified.
Health maintenance organizations may rate employer sponsored plans
without prior approval.
Health plan coordination of benefits.
Insurable interests redefined.
Insurance producer licensure renewal requirements changed.
Insurance producer of insurers to receive notice.
Life insurance exclusions modified.
Prior approval of premium rates procedure revised.
Private placement insurance liquidity requirements revised.
Risk pool board may allow additional enrollees into the risk pool
under certain circumstances.
Salvage vehicle definition revised.
Taxes on life insurance premiums and annuity considerations revised.
The risk pool reimbursement method for health care providers revised.
Third party administrators must provide claims experience
to employers if requested.
Waiting period for filing insurance rate waiting period repealed.
Labor and Employment
Unemployment insurance wage base and contribution rates revised.
Law Enforcement
A person arrested for a boating violation may be released from custody
upon executing a written promise to appear.
Concealed weapons information release restricted.
Controlled substances list modified.
Failure to stop and eluding a police officer, elements of the crimes modified.
Fictitious name or false date of birth made part of false impersonation.
Humane society laws revised.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of Investigations
included in the definition of federal law enforcement officer.
Rule-making authority restricted regarding concealed weapons.
Use of chemist's affidavits permitted in parole, probation, and
contested case proceedings.
Warrantless arrest circumstances revised.
Legislature
Attorney general may contract to study open government issues.
Fourth floor of the State Capitol to be used for legislative committee
rooms and legislative offices.
Legislation enacted in 2005 codified.
Public fund condition statement to be provided to legislature.
Statutory interim standing committees may introduce legislation.
Task force on sexual assault established.
Task force to study education for divorcing parents, visitation
and custody matters.
Licensing
Abortion clinic licensing and regulation.
Activated military personnel who drew elk license before activation
may receive elk license on return from active duty.
Alcoholic beverage license transfer or renewal limited.
Alcoholic beverage licensee reference corrected.
Alcoholic beverage specialty license established.
Athletic agents regulated.
Board of Nursing quorum requirements changed.
Denial, suspension, or revocation of
Emergency Medical Technician certification.
Drivers license revocation and suspension procedure modified.
Insurance producer licensure renewal requirements changed.
Insurance producer of insurers to receive notice.
Interpreters for deaf regulated.
Military veterans distinctive motor vehicle license plates.
Motor vehicle demonstration and in-transit permit use revised.
Motor vehicle license plate decals, approval and production modified.
Motor vehicle license plates, delayed effective date for certain laws.
Number of landowner big game hunting permits increased.
Nurse licensure applicants required to submit to a background check.
Optometrist license reciprocity.
Polygraph examiners license increased from an annual license
to a three year license.
Resident hunting and fishing privileges altered upon a change of residency.
Turkey hunting licenses available to members of the armed services.
Life Insurance
Taxes on life insurance premiums and annuity considerations revised.
Livestock
Breeding stock exemption to the Family Farm Act.
Cattle with out-of-state brands regulated.
Livestock character brands provisions revised.
Revise certain provisions related to cancelled livestock brands.
Local Government
Bond requirements changed for township clerks and treasurers.
Local elections, form of ballot to be used is prescribed.
Local government contribution for construction of armory.
Local governments preempted from regulating certain agricultural products.
Mosquito control grant program.
Names of certain parties to be listed in instruments recorded by
the register of deeds.
Property tax exemption created for certain property.
References updated to certain federal regulations regarding financial
assistance to persons displaced by highway acquisition.
Statewide mutual aid requests among certain public agencies.
The governing body may refer issue to a vote.
Lottery
The prize certain lotteries may award, increased.
Mentally Ill Persons
Civil immunity for qualified mental health professionals designated by
county board of mental illness.
The minimum monthly fee charged for care at the Human Services Center,
revised.
Military Affairs
Activated military personnel who drew elk license before activation
may receive elk license on return from active duty.
Local government contribution for construction of armory.
National Guard armory construction appropriation.
Resident tuition for members of the armed services.
School district radio equipment standards repealed.
South Dakota National Guard tuition benefits revised.
State Veterans Home admission eligibility revised.
Tuition benefits for nonresident members of the
South Dakota National Guard
Vietnam War Memorial appropriation.
Mining, Oil and Gas
Reclamation surety requirements regarding uranium exploration revised and
the Board of Minerals and Environment authorized to adopt rules for the
construction, operation, monitoring, and closure of uranium and other
in situ leach mines.
Minors
Beneficiary provisions of the South Dakota Retirement System revised.
Benefit payments on behalf of minors made to custodian or conservator.
Child endangerment and child neglect as criminal offenses.
Custodian of files may access own files for discharge of official duties.
Drivers license revocation and suspension procedure modified.
Enrolled student defined.
High school extracurricular activities, eligibility restricted.
Immunity created for reporting prenatal alcohol and substance abuse.
Notice to a tribe of a child custody proceeding subject to the
Indian Child Welfare Act clarified.
Parental notification of abuse required.
Motor Vehicles
Appointment of agent to receive legal process, revised.
Biodiesel fuels testing, quality and labeling.
Counties may regulate the operation of certain off-road vehicles
in highway ditches.
Drivers license revocation and suspension procedure modified.
Driving under the influence modified.
Driving under the influence, mandatory withdrawal of bodily substances
after arrest.
Failure to stop and eluding a police officer, elements of the crimes modified.
Manufacturer of motor vehicle definition modified.
Military veterans distinctive motor vehicle license plates.
Motor Carrier regulation transferred to the
Department of Revenue and Regulation.
Motor carrier safety and transportation of hazardous materials
references updated.
Motor vehicle demonstration and in-transit permit use revised.
Motor vehicle license plate decals, approval and production modified.
Motor vehicle license plates, delayed effective date for certain laws.
Motor vehicle D.U.I. regulation does not apply to a person
riding a bike or an animal.
Motor vehicles donated to certain groups exempt from federal and state taxes.
Saddlemount motor vehicle combination regulation updated.
Salvage vehicle definition revised.
Tax imposed on leased motorcycles.
Temporary supplement lot for use by motor vehicle dealers.
Municipalities
Approval of plats, procedure revised.
Board of adjustment voting requirements changed.
Business improvement districts modified.
Employee to sign contract on behalf of the city as permitted by ordinance or
Local government contribution for construction of armory.
Mosquito control grant program.
Municipal runoff elections, time extended between first election
and when the office is filled.
Municipal sales and use tax refund.
South Dakota Firefighters Association reference corrected in existing statute.
Nurses
Board of Nursing quorum requirements changed.
Nurse licensure applicants required to submit to a background check.
Partnerships
Limited liability companies and partnerships requirements modified.
Penal Institutions, Probation and Parole
Use of chemist's affidavits permitted in parole, probation, and
contested case proceedings.
Work release inmates, disposition of certain funds received.
Planning, Zoning and Housing Programs
Approval of plats, procedure revised.
Board of adjustment voting requirements changed.
Conditional use permits notice of hearing changed.
Formation of special zoning areas.
Probate
Social security number not required for certain probate matters.
Trusts for animals.
Professions and Occupations
Athletic agents regulated.
Board of Nursing quorum requirements changed.
Corporation and limited liability company may be formed
for real estate business.
Denial, suspension, or revocation of
Emergency Medical Technician certification.
Insurance producer of insurers to receive notice.
Interpreters for deaf regulated.
Nurse licensure applicants required to submit to a background check.
Optometrist license reciprocity.
Polygraph examiners license increased from an annual license
to a three year license.
Prescription of schedule II controlled drugs limited.
Written consent required to advertise or market property
on behalf of an owner.
Public Fiscal Administration
Life protection litigation subfund created.
Money from the railroad trust fund transferred to the
property tax reduction fund.
Public fund condition statement to be provided to legislature.
Repeal unused statutorily created funds.
Public Health and Safety
Abortion clinic licensing and regulation.
Abortion prohibited.
Boiler operation certificate inspection fee increased.
Controlled substances list modified.
Denial, suspension, or revocation of
Emergency Medical Technician certification.
Explosive material storage regulation updated.
Fire safety requirements modified.
Gamma hydroxyl butyrate defined.
Immunity created for reporting prenatal alcohol and substance abuse.
Mosquito control grant program.
Motor carrier safety and transportation of hazardous materials
references updated.
Nine one one telephone surcharge applied to prepaid telephone calling service.
Saddlemount motor vehicle combination regulation updated.
Sale of products containing pseudoephedrine or ephedrine restricted.
South Dakota Gaming Commission may award grants to fund
gambling addition treatment.
Weighing and measuring devices and service agencies regulation updated.
Public Officers and Employees
Beneficiary provisions of the South Dakota Retirement System revised.
Benefit payments on behalf of minors made to custodian or conservator.
Disability benefits under the South Dakota Retirement System revised.
Level income payment option clarified.
Old Age and Survivors Insurance Division renamed and reorganized.
Special pay retirement plan participation standards adjusted.
Terms related to the South Dakota Retirement Plan defined.
Public Utilities and Carriers
Disposition of funds collected on local exchange service lines,
cellular telephones, and radio pager devices revised.
Energy conversion projects and facilities, Public Utilities Commission
authority revised
Explosive material storage regulation updated.
Motor Carrier regulation transferred to the
Department of Revenue and Regulation.
Motor carrier safety and transportation of hazardous materials
references updated.
Public Utilities Commission as separate agency.
Public Utilities Commission authorized to take certain actions
related to federal energy acts.
Public Utilities Commission may approve tariff mechanisms.
Railroad authority authorized to acquire certain facilities
owned by other railroads.
Renewable energy credit system created.
Use of eminent domain by railroad restricted.
Public Welfare and Assistance
Department of Social Services to contract with a private organization
to conduct assessment of long-term care services.
Long-term care partnership program established.
Low income energy assistance appropriation.
Sales tax on food refund appropriation.
Railroads
Appropriation to Board of Regents to build instructional building.
Low income energy assistance appropriation.
Money from the railroad trust fund transferred to the
property tax reduction fund.
Railroad authority authorized to acquire certain facilities
owned by other railroads.
Use of eminent domain by railroad restricted.
Real Property
Acquisition of property for water distribution system routes certain exemption.
Agricultural land reclassified if converted to nonagricultural use.
Approval of plats, procedure revised.
Business incubator real property tax exemption.
Conditional use permits notice of hearing changed.
Corporation and limited liability company may be formed
for real estate business.
Eminent domain restricted.
Money from the railroad trust fund transferred to the
property tax reduction fund.
Names of certain parties to be listed in instruments recorded by
the register of deeds.
Property tax exemption created for certain property.
Public sale of tax certificates prohibited.
Real property tax assessment freeze revised.
Written consent required to advertise or market property
on behalf of an owner.
Records
Attorney general may contract to study open government issues.
Attorney of record exemption from the fee for certain records searches.
Concealed weapons information release restricted.
Custodian of files may access own files for discharge of official duties.
Use of communications records regulated.
Recreation and Sports
Athletic agents regulated.
South Dakota Gaming Commission may award grants to fund
gambling addition treatment.
Sales and Use Tax
Amnesty for sellers attempting to comply with the
streamline sales and use tax agreement.
Compensation paid to business for collecting the tax on behalf of the state.
Contractor's excise tax refund changed for certain projects.
Game bird feed exempt from sales and use tax.
Municipal sales and use tax refund.
Parts and labor for agricultural machinery and equipments exempt from
sales and use tax.
Refund of sales and use tax and contractor's excise tax to the movie industry.
Sales and use tax provisions revised related to products and substances
associated with the application of pesticides.
Sales tax on food refund appropriation.
Streamlined sale tax agreement tax relief fund created.
Swine and cattle semen exempt from sales and use tax.
School Board
Enrolled students defined.
Representation areas authorized for school board elections.
School Districts
Appropriation to reimburse school districts for consolidation.
Capital outlay funds may be used for mileage reimbursement.
Contractual agreements between certain school districts allowed temporarily.
Cross-border students appropriation.
Education funding to assist sparse school districts.
Energy costs appropriation for K-12 school districts and
postsecondary vocational education institutions.
Enrolled student defined.
Enrolled students defined.
High school extracurricular activities, eligibility restricted.
Kindergarten programs expanded.
Local government contribution for construction of armory.
School district radio equipment standards repealed.
The general fund and special education property tax levy for a
school district, revised
The length of time increased for which nationally certified teachers
may receive stipends.
School of Mines and Technology
Advanced materials processing and joining laboratory addition
at the School of Mines and Technology authorized.
Appropriation to Board of Regents to remodel certain athletic facilities
at the School of Mines and Technology.
Board of Regents may transfer title to a T-28 experimental aircraft from the
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology to the
Strategic Air and Space Museum.
Secretary of State
Absentee voting requirements revised.
Election procedures revised.
Electronic ballot marking system required and assistance provided.
Facsimile ballots, publication requirements established.
Local elections, form of ballot to be used is prescribed.
Voter registration documentation revised.
Sex Offenders
Community safety zone created.
Deny parental rights to persons convicted of rape that resulted in
birth of a child.
Prohibited sex act definition expanded.
Sex offender criminal penalties enhanced.
Sex offender registry revised.
Sex offender registry updated.
Statewide sex offender registry appropriation.
South Dakota Retirement System
Beneficiary provisions of the South Dakota Retirement System revised.
Benefit payments on behalf of minors made to custodian or conservator.
Disability benefits under the South Dakota Retirement System revised.
Level income payment option clarified.
Special pay retirement plan participation standards adjusted.
Terms related to the South Dakota Retirement Plan defined.
South Dakota State University
Dairy manufacturing plant construction authorized
at South Dakota State University.
Equestrian facility authorized for South Dakota State University.
Livestock feed storage construction authorized.
Manure separator construction authorized at South Dakota State University.
Student wellness center at South Dakota State University
expenditure authority increased.
Spouse
Beneficiary provisions of the South Dakota Retirement System revised.
State Affairs and Government
Director of Vocational Education, appointment function repealed.
Disaster related costs appropriation.
Interstate compact for the prevention and control of forest fires.
Legislation enacted in 2005 codified.
Life protection litigation subfund created.
Public Utilities Commission as separate agency.
Repeal unused statutorily created funds.
Statutory interim standing committees may introduce legislation.
Task force on sexual assault established.
State Aid to Education
Education funding to assist sparse school districts.
Enrolled students defined.
Money reappropriated to state aid to education.
State aid to special education revised.
State Fair
State Fair appropriation.
State Fair appropriation.
Tax Levy
The general fund and special education property tax levy for a
school district, revised
Taxes
Agricultural land reclassified if converted to nonagricultural use.
Amnesty for sellers attempting to comply with the
streamline sales and use tax agreement.
Business improvement districts modified.
Business incubator real property tax exemption.
Coal fired power plant property tax exemption to upgrade
pollution control equipment.
Compensation paid to business for collecting the tax on behalf of the state.
Contractor's excise tax refund changed for certain projects.
Dates pertaining to references to the Internal Revenue Code updated.
Game bird feed exempt from sales and use tax.
Money from the railroad trust fund transferred to the
property tax reduction fund.
Motor vehicles donated to certain groups exempt from federal and state taxes.
Municipal sales and use tax refund.
Nine one one telephone surcharge applied to prepaid telephone calling service.
Property tax exemption created for certain property.
Public sale of tax certificates prohibited.
Public Utilities Commission may approve tariff mechanisms.
Real property tax assessment freeze revised.
Refund of sales and use tax and contractor's excise tax to the movie industry.
Sales and use tax provisions revised related to products and substances
associated with the application of pesticides.
Signature requirement on certain tax applications removed.
State aid to special education revised.
State tax reporting and remittance requirements revised.
Streamlined sale tax agreement tax relief fund created.
Swine and cattle semen exempt from sales and use tax.
Tax imposed on farm machinery.
Tax imposed on leased motorcycles.
Tax refund expanded for agricultural processing facilities.
Tax refunds for elderly and disabled persons.
Taxation of motor fuel and the refunding of the motor fuel tax revised.
Taxes on life insurance premiums and annuity considerations revised.
The general fund and special education property tax levy for a
school district, revised.
The governing body may refer issue to a vote.
Unemployment insurance wage base and contribution rates revised.
Teachers
The length of time increased for which nationally certified teachers
may receive stipends.
Telecommunications
Disposition of funds collected on local exchange service lines,
cellular telephones, and radio pager devices revised.
Nine one one telephone surcharge applied to prepaid telephone calling service.
Use of communications records regulated.
Townships
Bond requirements changed for township clerks and treasurers.
Trade Regulation
Biodiesel fuels testing, quality and labeling.
Local governments preempted from regulating certain agricultural products.
Trademark registration classification for goods and services modified.
Weighing and measuring devices and service agencies regulation updated.
Trademark
Trademark registration classification for goods and services modified.
Trusts
Directed trusts included in custodial accounts.
Trust companies examination requirements revised.
Trusts for animals.
Unemployment Compensation
Amount limited in the employer's investment in the
South Dakota's Future Fund.
Employer's contributions to certain insurance plans not deemed wages.
Unemployment benefits not reduced due to receipt of certain benefits.
Unified Judicial System
Appropriation to add judgeship.
Warrant or summons on an indictment authority to issue clarified.
Veterans
Activated military personnel who drew elk license before activation
may receive elk license on return from active duty.
Resident tuition for members of the armed services.
South Dakota National Guard tuition benefits revised.
State Veterans Home admission eligibility revised.
Tuition benefits for nonresident members of the
South Dakota National Guard.
Vietnam War Memorial appropriation.
Vocational Education
Director of Vocational Education, appointment function repealed.
Voter Registration
Voter registration documentation revised.
Water Management
Water management appropriation.
Water user districts authorized to provide wastewater services.
Water Rights
Acquisition of property for water distribution system routes certain exemption.
Wildlife
Raising of upland game birds defined as an agricultural pursuit.
Turkey hunting licenses available to members of the armed services.
Workers Compensation
Small claims procedure for workers compensation.
Workers compensation for firefighters assigned by the
Wildland Fire Coordinator, exemption for claims created.