State of South Dakota

South Dakota Legislature

2009 Session Bill List

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House Bills

Bill Title
HB 1001 revise certain provisions related to free access to state parks and recreation areas to include certain persons with disabilities.
HB 1002 provide for the transfer of certain moneys from the Department of Game, Fish and Parks to the county road and bridge funds.
HB 1003 clarify the application of common law trespass and to provide for the recovery of damages against trespassers.
HB 1004 provide for the killing of mountain lions under certain circumstances.
HB 1005 require that certain land acquisitions by the Department of Game, Fish and Parks be conditioned upon subsequent legislative approval.
HB 1006 create a Highway Finance Task Force to study long-term highway needs and to reform the method of financing highways in the state.
HB 1007 increase certain noncommercial and commercial motor vehicle license fees and to increase the fuel excise tax on certain fuel used by motor vehicles.
HB 1008 provide that the uniform administration of certain state taxes apply to the telecommunications gross receipts tax.
HB 1009 require certain tax refund claims for construction projects and certain documents and records in support of tax refund claims for construction projects to be filed within certain time periods.
HB 1010 revise certain provisions regarding the imposition of sales and use tax on telecommunications services and ancillary services.
HB 1011 revise restrictions on the assignment and transfer of certain tax refund permits and refund claims.
HB 1012 include State Brand Board investigators in Class B public safety membership in the South Dakota Retirement System.
HB 1013 revise certain provisions pertaining to the South Dakota Retirement System, the South Dakota deferred compensation plan, and the South Dakota special pay retirement program.
HB 1014 revise certain restrictions on the purchase of certain credited service by members of the South Dakota Retirement System.
HB 1015 revise certain provisions regarding inmate appeal of prison disciplinary actions.
HB 1016 revise the applicability of the rules of evidence to proceedings before the Board of Pardons and Paroles.
HB 1017 revise certain provisions regarding the escape from a nonsecure facility.
HB 1018 require a portion of the annual report filing fee paid by certain entities to be deposited in the financing statement and annual report filing fee fund.
HB 1019 revise certain provisions and procedures regarding elections.
HB 1020 revise certain provisions regarding campaign finance requirements.
HB 1021 provide for a contested case hearing on the denial of a claim for the recovery of an allegedly overpaid tax, penalty, or interest.
HB 1022 make certain members of limited liability companies and partners of partnerships personally responsible for certain tax debts.
HB 1023 authorize the secretary of transportation to create limited speed zones through highway work areas under certain conditions.
HB 1024 authorize the Department of Transportation to regulate the operation of off-road vehicles in certain state highway ditches.
HB 1025 revise the basic salary schedule for county veteran's service officers.
HB 1026 revise certain provisions permitting cities and counties to issue full-service restaurant on-sale alcohol licenses.
HB 1027 provide for certain employer insurance assistance programs.
HB 1028 revise certain provisions regarding the regulation of real estate appraisers and the conditions upon which a penalty may be imposed on a real estate appraiser.
HB 1029 modify the requirements for a filing of a consent to rate for property casualty insurance.
HB 1030 repeal certain requirements for the filing of annual actuarial certifications.
HB 1031 increase the maximum allowable expense for erecting certain veteran's grave markers and headstones.
HB 1032 revise the definition of an accredited prevention or treatment facility for the purposes of the prevention and treatment of alcohol and drug abuse.
HB 1033 make an appropriation for the construction of an addition to the admissions area of the George S. Mickelson Center for the Neurosciences at the Human Services Center.
HB 1034 revise certain provisions relating to earnings subject to garnishment.
HB 1035 require the Secretary of State to redact certain numbers before furnishing copies of information.
HB 1036 require the redaction of certain numbers before furnishing copies of information.
HB 1037 increase the fees for mailing motor vehicle license plates and decals and to impose a fee for the reassignment of a license plate.
HB 1038 increase the license fees for coin-operated washers and dryers, to increase the brand registration fees on certain alcoholic beverages, to increase the fees for certain malt beverage and wine licenses, and to revise the distribution of certain malt beverage and wine license fees.
HB 1039 repeal the discount on the sale of cigarette stamps to distributors.
HB 1040 revise certain license, registration, and inspection fees related to food service establishments, lodging establishments, and campgrounds.
HB 1041 provide physicians with a limited permit to practice medicine within a residency program and to revise certain provisions regarding the Board of Examiners authority to administer resident certificates and resident training permits.
HB 1042 permit an extension to the required examination time period allowed for certain medical licensing examinations.
HB 1043 make an appropriation to reimburse certain family physicians and dentists who have complied with the requirements of the physician tuition reimbursement program or the dental tuition reimbursement program.
HB 1044 define a multidistrict, career and technical academy and to provide provisions for the establishment of such an academy.
HB 1045 repeal the provisions for the South Dakota Academic Achievement Test Advisory Council.
HB 1046 revise the eligibility requirements for the Richard Hagen-Minerva Harvey memorial scholarship award.
HB 1047 increase the membership of the board of directors of the Economic Development Finance Authority.
HB 1048 increase the transfer from the water and environment fund, and increase the solid waste management fee, mining license and permit fees, water right filing and permit application fees, and well driller and pump installer license fees, all of which are deposited in the environment and natural resources fee fund.
HB 1049 revise certain provisions regarding captive insurance companies.
HB 1050 revise the annual financial reporting requirements of insurance companies.
HB 1051 make the sale or purchase of lawfully mounted fish an exception to the prohibition against the sale or purchase of fish taken from the waters of the state.
HB 1052 define trophy and non-trophy antelope, mule deer, white-tailed deer, and elk, and establish a civil penalty for the unlawful taking of trophy animals.
HB 1053 repeal the prohibition against the resale of certain seized or abandoned property purchased from the secretary of game, fish and parks.
HB 1054 authorize certain youth licensees who possess a disabled hunting permit to hunt big game animals using a designated hunter.
HB 1055 authorize the Department of Game, Fish and Parks to sell certain real property located at the Cleghorn Fish Hatchery to the City of Rapid City.
HB 1056 authorize education programs required by the State Cosmetology Commission to be taught at branch schools.
HB 1057 revise the maximum reimbursement for workers' compensation burial expenses.
HB 1058 revise certain practice privileges for certified public accountants licensed in other states.
HB 1059 define and prohibit controlled business in insurance.
HB 1060 revise certain provisions regarding the mortgage lender business and to provide for fees and penalties related thereto.
HB 1061 revise certain brand inspection provisions regarding a shipper's permit.
HB 1062 increase the reward for certain information regarding livestock thefts.
HB 1063 revise certain brand registration provisions concerning out-of-state brands on cattle sold in the livestock inspection area.
HB 1064 revise certain brand inspection provisions regarding authorized bills of sale.
HB 1065 provide for voluntary ownership inspections of horses and mules and to authorize a fee for those inspections.
HB 1066 revise certain responsibilities of the Supreme Court regarding the Commission on Judicial Qualifications.
HB 1067 allow the voters of a school district to discontinue school board representation areas.
HB 1068 set certain property tax levies.
HB 1069 increase certain fees charged by the Office of the Secretary of State.
HB 1070 revise certain fees pertaining to seed permits and nursery certificates of inspection.
HB 1071 revise certain fees, licenses, and other requirements for milk plants and dairy farms.
HB 1072 increase the gross receipts tax imposed on visitor-related businesses.
HB 1073 repeal certain sales and use tax exemptions and to revise certain sales and use tax exemptions.
HB 1074 increase certain expenditure authority previously granted to the Board of Regents, to designate circumstances in which such authority may be used, to appropriate funds therefor, and to declare an emergency.
HB 1075 make an appropriation to the Board of Regents to match the maintenance and repair funds generated by student tuition and fee payments deposited in the higher education facilities fund.
HB 1076 authorize the Board of Regents to replace certain real estate held for agriculture field laboratory research purposes, to make improvements to the replacement lands, and to make an appropriation for such purposes.
HB 1077 make an appropriation to the Board of Regents to improve South Dakota's research capacity and to promote and coordinate educator and student engagement in the educational and research opportunities at the Sanford Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory.
HB 1078 prohibit acts of terrorism against persons engaged in a state university activity involving live animals.
HB 1079 revise certain provisions regarding the sex offender registry.
HB 1080 revise certain provisions relating to internet and mail order sales of cigarettes and tobacco products.
HB 1081 make an appropriation for operation costs of the 24/7 sobriety program and to declare an emergency.
HB 1082 revise the procedure to adopt rules.
HB 1083 authorize the South Dakota Commission on Gaming to assess costs of certain special meetings.
HB 1084 permit the appointment of a special advocate to represent the best interests of an apparent or alleged abused or neglected child.
HB 1085 revise certain provisions concerning magistrate judge jurisdiction.
HB 1086 provide for and to require the attachment of an affidavit in certain garnishment proceedings.
HB 1087 revise certain provisions concerning the number of peremptory challenges in cases involving very high felonies.
HB 1088 provide for the continuance of certain ex parte temporary protection orders.
HB 1089 provide the court with discretion in ordering certain hearings on protection order petitions.
HB 1090 prohibit the possession of Salvia divinorum or salvinorin A and to declare an emergency.
HB 1091 make an appropriation to initiate a master of social work degree program in higher education.
HB 1092 regulate the practice of genetic counseling and to prohibit the practice of genetic counseling without a license.
HB 1093 revise the boundaries of the James River Water Development District.
HB 1094 require applicants for licensure as real estate brokers, broker associates, salespersons, property managers, residential rental agents, auctioneers, home inspectors, and timeshare agents and such licensees who are the subject of a disciplinary investigation to submit to a state and federal criminal background check.
HB 1095 include the improper influence of a real estate appraisal by a real estate licensee to the acts constituting unprofessional conduct.
HB 1096 provide for a temporary reduction of legislator salaries and to declare an emergency.
HB 1097 provide for certain filing fees and surcharges in certain civil cases and to provide exemptions in certain cases.
HB 1098 regulate state investment in certain companies conducting business in Sudan.
HB 1099 revise certain provisions regarding insurance coverage for residential property that is destroyed while under construction.
HB 1100 revise where business records of insurance producers may be maintained.
HB 1101 allow affidavits for change of judge in habeas corpus actions.
HB 1102 prohibit certain contractual provisions that restrict legal actions to locations outside the state.
HB 1103 revise certain provisions regarding limited partnerships and limited liability companies related to the rights of judgment creditors.
HB 1104 authorize a sentencing court to impose consecutive revocations of hunting, fishing, or trapping privileges under certain conditions.
HB 1105 require public high school students to perform acts of volunteerism in order to receive a high school diploma.
HB 1106 deposit money in the permanent school fund based on acres of school and public lands open to public hunting.
HB 1107 revise the composition of the State Brand Board, to provide for its election by district, and to revise certain powers of the board.
HB 1108 repeal certain provisions relating to the purchase of stationery for county officers.
HB 1109 eliminate the offices of county and township constables.
HB 1110 repeal certain provisions relating to limited liability for Y2K litigation.
HB 1111 clarify and repeal certain redundancies in the provisions relating to the sale of substandard milk.
HB 1112 establish certain restrictions and requirements related to encumbrances on wind easements.
HB 1113 require the filing of the complete contents of wind easement agreements with the register of deeds.
HB 1114 allow a broker to form certain business entities under certain conditions.
HB 1115 increase the education requirement for broker associate license.
HB 1116 require post-licensing education for broker associates.
HB 1117 permit water user districts to provide certain health and life insurance benefits.
HB 1118 revise the type of slot machines that may be owned or leased by the City of Deadwood.
HB 1119 permit background checks for persons seeking employment with municipalities.
HB 1120 provide for the transfer of predatory animal control, rodent control, and reptile control from the Department of Game, Fish and Parks to the Department of Agriculture.
HB 1121 establish certain procedural requirements related to the relocation of electrical lines, communication lines, and pipelines.
HB 1122 require that prosecutors notify victims of domestic abuse regarding the status of their case.
HB 1123 remove certain sanctions related to public assistance for certain felony drug offenders.
HB 1124 prohibit improper influence regarding real estate appraisals.
HB 1125 prohibit the use of certain wireless communications devices while driving.
HB 1126 revise certain provisions regarding a private applicator of pesticides becoming a qualified driver for the purpose of motor carrier safety.
HB 1127 provide safe legal access to medical marijuana for certain qualified persons.
HB 1128 allow a medical necessity to be used as a defense in certain cases involving the possession or use of marijuana.
HB 1129 ensure the integrity of pipelines to be used for the transportation of carbon dioxide for the purpose of enhanced oil recovery or geologic carbon sequestration.
HB 1130 make an appropriation to the Department of Tourism and State Development to provide for the promotion in Mexico of tourist opportunities in South Dakota and of the products made in South Dakota.
HB 1131 exempt the gross receipts from certain auctions from sales and use tax.
HB 1132 prohibit the charging of admission to the Cultural Heritage Center.
HB 1133 authorize certain specialty license plates to be placed on motorcycles.
HB 1134 require notice of the cost of certain public notices.
HB 1135 authorize the posting on the internet by the state, municipalities, counties, and school districts in addition to or in lieu of certain publication requirements.
HB 1136 repeal certain provisions relating to the purchase of private water lines.
HB 1137 establish certain eligibility requirements for purchasers of houses sold through the Governor's house program.
HB 1138 provide for the defeasance of the Commission on the Status of Women.
HB 1139 repeal certain obsolete provisions relating to the discontinuance of county homes.
HB 1140 make an appropriation from the railroad trust fund for the construction of a railroad siding.
HB 1141 repeal certain provisions permitting the payment for lands acquired by eminent domain including the cost and expenses of condemnation proceedings from the Department of Game, Fish, and Parks fund.
HB 1142 appropriate money for an adult farm and ranch management program.
HB 1143 encourage the Department of Revenue and Regulation to include online training programs on the approved list of programs for the instruction on techniques to prevent underage purchasing and consuming of alcohol.
HB 1144 revise certain provisions relating to the joint and several liability of a husband and wife for necessities.
HB 1145 revise provisions related to the waiver or reduction of certain special assessments.
HB 1146 prohibit the torture of animals and to provide certain penalties therefor.
HB 1147 extend civil immunity to licensed veterinarians in certain circumstances.
HB 1148 clarify requirements for employment of a city engineer.
HB 1149 allow a person or entity to offer postsecondary education credit in South Dakota while seeking accreditation from a recognized accrediting agency.
HB 1150 revise certain requirements for any person to sell motorcycles at an event and to provide a penalty for violation thereof.
HB 1151 allow citizens without free access to a local library to borrow books directly from any library in the state.
HB 1152 establish certain requirements relating to appraisals of real property by the Department of Game, Fish and Parks.
HB 1153 revise the elements of the crime of indecent exposure involving a child, to revise the elements of the crime of indecent exposure, and to establish the crime of private indecent exposure.
HB 1154 revise certain requirements for eligibility for opportunity scholarships.
HB 1155 require that the testing of blood samples of suspects of sexual assault be initiated within a specified time.
HB 1156 provide for the establishment of a task force to study human trafficking.
HB 1157 provide for the establishment of a task force to study issues relating to domestic abuse and sexual assault and to declare an emergency.
HB 1158 revise certain provisions relating to private placement policies.
HB 1159 provide for the adjustment of prices in certain public contracts.
HB 1160 revise certain provisions requiring the construction of fences by railroads.
HB 1161 increase the monetary amount required to prove financial responsibility for accidents arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of a vehicle.
HB 1162 provide for joinder of judgment creditors as third parties in certain foreclosure actions.
HB 1163 provide for excusing certain elderly persons from jury duty upon request.
HB 1164 exempt certain trees from requirements related to the removal of vegetation and debris from township road rights-of-way.
HB 1165 revise certain provisions relating to the exercise of eminent domain by railroads.
HB 1166 provide for DNA testing for certain inmates for the purposes of determining whether they may have been wrongfully convicted.
HB 1167 revise the statute of frauds with respect to the sale of grain, grain sorghums, beans, and oilseeds.
HB 1168 prohibit multiple payday loan transactions with the same person or within a specified time period and to provide for a database to verify transactions.
HB 1169 revise the certain provisions concerning the regulatory planning and zoning powers of municipalities.
HB 1170 provide for legislative representation on the Game, Fish and Parks Commission.
HB 1171 exempt any school district from the minimum size requirement if it operates the only remaining public high school located within the boundaries of any county.
HB 1172 suspend for two years the requirement that certain school districts with low enrollment reorganize.
HB 1173 appropriate money for the Northern Crops Institute.
HB 1174 appropriate money from the budget reserve fund to increase the state funded portion to state aid to education, decrease current tax levies, and increase provider inflation.
HB 1175 adopt the interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children.
HB 1176 revise the earnings requirement for the purpose of receiving unemployment insurance benefits.
HB 1177 revise the definition of transmission facilities.
HB 1178 require the Department of Education to administer a pilot program for the purpose of increasing graduation rates among at-risk minority students, and to make an appropriation therefor.
HB 1179 provide for the practice and regulation of licensed midwives.
HB 1180 create a dual credit grant program for public high school students and to make an appropriation therefor.
HB 1181 establish a veterinary education loan repayment program for veterinarians who fulfill certain requirements and to make an appropriation therefor.
HB 1182 increase the required minimum school district size from a fall enrollment of one hundred to a fall enrollment of one hundred ninety-five.
HB 1183 leverage public investments in higher education facilities and grant programs with private moneys, to authorize the Board of Regents and the South Dakota Building Authority to contract for construction of the Higher Education Center-West River, to fund certain postsecondary education grant programs, to authorize the use of higher education facilities funds to construct the new dairy manufacturing plant at South Dakota State University in Brookings, and to make an appropriation therefor.
HB 1184 clarify provisions dealing with the initiative process.
HB 1185 revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2009.
HB 1186 reimburse and reward public school counselors who earn the credential of National Certified School Counselor.
HB 1187 provide for legislative redistricting based on a Senate of twenty-five members.
HB 1188 require that five percent of the qualified electors in one-half of the counties sign initiative and referendum petitions.
HB 1189 revise certain provisions regarding the notice of meetings of public bodies.
HB 1190 provide for the reduction of the sales and use tax on certain food items.
HB 1191 increase the state's percentage of video lottery net machine income and to revise the allocation of the revenue.
HB 1192 require lighted front and rear lamps on motor vehicles when the windshield wipers are in use.
HB 1193 increase the license fees for certain noncommercial motor homes, recreational vehicles, and noncommercial trailers and semitrailers.
HB 1194 repeal the contractor's excise tax.
HB 1195 impose an income tax on interest and dividends and to provide penalties for the violation thereof.
HB 1196 require the consent of the governing bodies of certain local governments before creating tax incremental districts.
HB 1197 allow single-family dwellings that are under construction or listed for sale by contractors to be classified as owner-occupied single-family dwellings for the purpose of taxation.
HB 1198 allow school districts to charge students a fee to participate in interscholastic activities for which no academic credit is earned.
HB 1199 authorize the South Dakota Energy Infrastructure Authority to study the feasibility of nuclear power plant facility in South Dakota and to make an appropriation therefor.
HB 1200 make an appropriation for costs related to suppression of wildfires in the state and to declare an emergency.
HB 1201 make an appropriation for costs related to disasters in the state and to declare an emergency.
HB 1202 permit certain persons with insulin-treated diabetes mellitus to get an endorsement on a commercial driver license to drive a school bus.
HB 1203 limit asbestos-related liabilities for certain successor corporations.
HB 1204 provide for the partial replacement of nursing home facilities under certain circumstances.
HB 1205 permit an applicant for a responsible broker's license to complete the required fifteen hours of education beyond the broker associate level after licensure as a responsible broker.
HB 1206 allow a school district to transfer funds from the capital outlay fund to the bond redemption fund for a period of one year following a reorganization.
HB 1207 provide for the reduction of certain sentences upon provision of substantial assistance from the recipient.
HB 1208 establish certain presumptions concerning the results of blood, breath, and urine tests administered in connection with driving under the influence arrests.
HB 1209 require electrical utilities to file certain information with the Public Utilities Commission.
HB 1210 revise certain provisions of administrative rules that establish the mileage allowance for the use of privately owned motor vehicles by state employees.
HB 1211 revise the time frame and requirements for certain alcoholic beverage licensees to provide on-sale service of alcoholic beverages on Sunday.
HB 1212 revise certain requirements of written contract documents for public improvements.
HB 1213 allow school districts to enter into group health insurance contracts that include dental and vision insurance, and to allow school districts to offer group life and group health insurance benefits to retired employees.
HB 1214 remove certain speed restrictions for certain vehicles hauling agricultural products or livestock.
HB 1215 transfer funds from the tax relief fund to the general fund and to revise certain provisions concerning the effective date of the collection allowance.
HB 1216 provide for the deposition of the proceeds from certain fee increases.
HB 1217 provide for the suspension of certain statutory tax exemptions.
HB 1218 provide for a general increase in the fees collected by state departments and agencies.
HB 1219 allow a filing entity or qualified foreign entity to file a short form in lieu of an annual report under certain conditions.
HB 1220 provide an affirmative defense regarding a violation involving an unchanging traffic-control device.
HB 1221 increase the monthly benefit for child dependants of workers who are killed on the job.
HB 1222 allow a winter load increase of certain motor vehicle weight restrictions.
HB 1223 revise the high school course requirements for graduation from the distinguished high school program.
HB 1224 place certain restrictions on state participation in a national animal identification system.
HB 1225 require certain authorization for the installation of certain fixtures on rental property and to establish penalties related thereto.
HB 1226 allow artisan distillers and farm wineries to sell certain distilled spirits to wholesalers and retailers.
HB 1227 increase license fees for certain noncommercial motor homes and trailers.
HB 1228 require mopeds used on public highways to be titled and licensed as a motorcycle and to increase license fees for motorcycles.
HB 1229 increase the gross receipts tax imposed on visitor-related businesses and to revise certain provisions concerning the tourism promotion fund.
HB 1230 provide for the assessment of actual representation expenses from nonunion employees.
HB 1231 increase the exemption on the proceeds of the sale of certain homesteads.
HB 1232 decrease publication costs for certain notices by reducing the number of required official newspapers that shall be designated by the counties.
HB 1233 revise certain provisions regarding the campaign finance reporting of the expenditures of certain organizations.
HB 1234 revise the filing deadlines for the nomination of certain independent candidates.
HB 1235 apply to any school district transporting students in the enrollment options program the requirement that a school district receive authority from any other school district before transporting students across the border of that district.
HB 1236 require that transfers from a resident school district to another school district through the enrollment options program are complete prior to the last Friday in September.
HB 1237 make an appropriation to fund certain property and sales tax refunds for elderly persons and persons living with a disability, to make an appropriation to fund sales tax on food refunds, and to revise the eligibility requirements for the sales tax on food refund program.
HB 1238 make appropriations from the water and environment fund, the water pollution control revolving fund subfund, and the drinking water revolving fund subfund for various water and environmental purposes and to declare an emergency.
HB 1239 create the South Dakota Boxing Commission and to provide for the supervision of boxing, kickboxing, and mixed martial arts competitions and sparring exhibitions in the state.
HB 1240 prohibit smoking tobacco or carrying lighted tobacco products in certain places and to require certain persons to inform violators of the prohibition.
HB 1241 clarify that certain special education placements are not suspensions or expulsions.
HB 1242 rescind the repeal on funding for sparse school districts that will take effect on June 30, 2009, and to decrease the value of the small school adjustment in the state aid to education formula.
HB 1243 modify the requirements regarding the ownership and use of local government endowment funds.
HB 1244 revise voter qualifications in certain rural fire protection district elections.
HB 1245 provide certain protections to governmental employees who report certain violations or suspected violations of law.
HB 1246 revise certain provisions relating to service of garnishee summons, affidavit, and garnishment disclosure.
HB 1247 revise certain provisions relating to the transfer of appropriations.
HB 1248 authorize the South Dakota Building Authority to provide for the construction of a college of veterinary medicine and to make an appropriation therefor.
HB 1249 revise certain provisions related to the use of artificial light to spot big game animals.
HB 1250 provide funding to certain school districts for students who enroll in the district's virtual school after the date on which fall enrollment is calculated.
HB 1251 impose an additional tax on the proceeds of Deadwood gaming.
HB 1252 repeal certain provisions relating to the education enhancement tobacco tax fund.
HB 1253 revise certain provisions regarding administration of the catastrophic county poor relief fund.
HB 1254 exclude any federal stimulus funds in a school district's general fund when determining its allowable general fund balance.
HB 1255 revise certain provisions concerning the telecommunications gross receipts tax.
HB 1256 provide for a temporary increase in the sales and use tax and to declare an emergency.
HB 1257 provide for the right to possess a firearm on the campuses of public institutions of higher education.
HB 1258 allow certain children of overseas citizens to vote in the state.
HB 1259 limit the amount that may be charged for obtaining copies of medical records if the request is made pursuant to Social Security Disability or Supplemental Security Income claims.
HB 1260 require that a request for proposals be issued for certain state contracts for professional services.
HB 1261 allow slot machines to be substituted for video lottery machines in certain alcoholic beverage establishments.
HB 1262 revise certain provisions regarding paternity and termination of parental rights.
HB 1263 revise certain provisions concerning compensation for service rights of electric utilities in areas annexed by municipalities.
HB 1264 provide for the utilization of conditional early release bonds in regard to certain furloughs and paroles.
HB 1265 allow sellers to receive attorney fees in actions involving the disclosure statement required for certain real estate transfers.
HB 1266 impose a tax on the gross receipts of advertising services, to create the education advertising gross receipts tax fund, and to deposit the advertising gross receipts tax revenue in the education advertising gross receipts tax fund.
HB 1267 provide for the establishment of group health and dental plans for school district employees.
HB 1268 revise certain provisions concerning the maximum number of alcoholic beverage retail licenses that may be held by any person, corporation, or business.
HB 1269 provide for the governance of public postsecondary technical education and to provide for the transfer of authority for public postsecondary technical education from local school districts to the Department of Education.
HB 1270 change the purpose of the veterans affairs special revenue fund.
HB 1271 authorize the South Dakota Building Authority and the Department of Corrections to provide for the purchase, design, construction, and equipping of a combined minimum security/parole facility in Rapid City for the Department of Corrections.
HB 1272 add a portion of roadway in Mellette County to the state trunk highway system as a part of Highway 63.
HB 1273 revise the conditions where the state may enter into tax collection agreements with Indian tribes.
HB 1274 prohibit smoking, chewing, possessing, distributing, or selling tobacco products.
HB 1275 authorize electronic bingo devices.
HB 1276 revise certain provisions regarding the eligibility for refunds of sales and use tax and contractor's excise tax and to require that certain information related to such refunds be public information.
HB 1277 permit municipalities and counties to assess surcharges against intoxicated persons responsible for certain expenditures of local resources.
HB 1278 revise certain provisions prohibiting political subdivisions from restricting firearms.
HB 1279 require each school district to develop a policy to prohibit bullying and harassment that meets certain requirements.
HB 1280 create reduced ignition propensity standards for cigarettes, to authorize the state fire marshal to monitor such standards, and to provide penalties therefor.
HB 1281 enhance funding for state highways by increasing fees on certain signs, displays, or devices.
HB 1282 allow counties to assign the responsibility for the redemption of bonded indebtedness of a former school district to a new school district after a reorganization.
HB 1283 require legislative approval for agreements with Indian tribes.
HB 1284 provide for the transport of electricity generated by certain customer-owned wind generation facilities and to establish maximum transporting charges for the electricity.
HB 1285 place certain restrictions on the granting of easements associated with pipelines.
HB 1286 create a task force to study the feasibility of establishing a cabinet-level Department of Native Affairs and to identify benefits that could result from a closer working relationship between the executive and legislative branches and the tribal governments.
HB 1287 permit evidence of the defendant's commission of other acts of child molestation to be admissible in certain child molestation cases.
HB 1288 prohibit certain public officials from having an unlawful interest in a public contract and to provide certain penalties therefor.
HB 1289 provide for legislative redistricting based on single- member house districts.
HB 1290 increase the state's percentage of the net machine income from video lottery and to declare an emergency.
HB 1291 provide for legislative redistricting by a bipartisan, nonlegislative commission.
HB 1292 provide for the impoundment of certain motor vehicles for failure to maintain liability insurance and driving with a suspended or revoked driver license.
HB 1293 provide for the establishment of school administration regions and to provide for the sharing of certain school administrators and school service specialists among school districts.
HB 1294 repeal the methodology that assesses agricultural land based on its agricultural income value, to dissolve the implementation and oversight advisory task force, and to revise certain provisions concerning the assessment of real property.
HB 1295 authorize the establishment of charter schools.
HB 1296 authorize the use of tribal identification cards as the equivalent of certain state-issued documents for identification purposes.
HB 1297 restrict the use of minor adjustments to school district boundaries and to revise the application process for minor boundary changes.
HB 1298 require the Board of Regents to prepare a plan to close one of the postsecondary educational institutions under its control.
HB 1299 require the state-owned fuel terminals and facilities to supply certain ethanol blends.
HB 1300 appropriate money for the ordinary expenses of the legislative, judicial, and executive departments of the state, the expenses of state institutions, interest on the public debt, and for common schools.
HB 1301 create the South Dakota Ellsworth Development Authority.


House Commemorations

Bill Title
HC 1001 Honoring Coach Don Meyer for becoming the most winning coach in men's college basketball.
HC 1002 Commending and honoring the 2008 Habitat for Humanity—South Dakota Habitat Supporters of the Year: Ward Cheney, Black Hills Area Habitat for Humanity - Rapid City; Paul Evenson and Rob Boniface, Brookings Area Habitat for Humanity - Brookings; St. Joseph's Catholic Church, DacotahTipis Habitat for Humanity - Ft. Thompson; Paul Johnson, East Central South Dakota Habitat for Humanity - Lake and Moody Counties; Wells Fargo Financial, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sioux Falls - Sioux Falls; First United Methodist Church, Hub Area Habitat for Humanity - Aberdeen; Nystrom Electrical Contracting, Inc., Oahe Habitat for Humanity - Pierre; State Bank of Eagle Butte, Okiciyapi Tipi Habitat for Humanity - Eagle Butte; Habitat for Humanity - South Dakota, Sicangu Tikaga Okiciyapi Habitat for Humanity - Mission; Prairie Lakes Healthcare System, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Watertown Region - Watertown; Martin Mazourek, Habitat for Humanity of Yankton County - Yankton; Larson Manufacturing and Larson Family Foundation, Habitat for Humanity - South Dakota.
HC 1003 Honoring Mary Jo Nelson of Deadwood as Municipal Finance Officer of the Year.
HC 1004 Acknowledging the Tri-Valley High School Football Team for winning the 2008 State 11B Football Championship.
HC 1005 Honoring Olivia Olson of Waubay as the 2009 South Dakota Snow Queen.
HC 1006 Commending the Tri-Valley School District's observance of the National Education Association's "Read Across America Day."
HC 1007 Expressing the Legislature's respect and appreciation for the fifty-three years of devoted service by Gordon R. Pederson to his city, state, and nation.
HC 1008 Commending the 2008 Dell Rapids Quarriers High School Football Team for winning the State 11A Championship.
HC 1009 Honoring Kiko Mendoza of Eagle Butte for his many accomplishments both in athletics and academics.
HC 1010 Commending and honoring Eldon and Regina Roth for their outstanding efforts to increase the value of beef in the United States, for their entrepreneurial spirit, and for their commitment to excellence.
HC 1011 Recognizing and honoring the accomplishment of Alexandra Hoffman in her quest to be Miss America.
HC 1012 Congratulating and expressing appreciation to the Associated General Contractors of South Dakota Building Chapter and its program known as "Operation Opening Doors."
HC 1013 Commending and honoring Joanne Groves, a member of the Huron School District Board, on her selection as the 2008-2009 Outstanding School Board Member of South Dakota.
HC 1014 Commending youth mentoring programs across the state.
HC 1015 Commending and honoring the South Dakota Home Builders Association, their one thousand eight hundred members, and their eight local affiliated associations on their thirtieth anniversary, including the Home Builders Association of the Sioux Empire, the Black Hills Home Builders Association, the Aberdeen Home Builders Association, the Watertown Home Builders Association, the Brookings Home Builders Association, the Lewis and Clark Home Builders Association, the Mitchell Home Builders Association, and the Oahe Home Builders Association.
HC 1016 Honoring coach Tom Rogers for achieving his 300th win as the head coach of the Stanley County Lady Buffs Basketball Team.
HC 1017 Honoring the Pierre Junior Shooters' BB Gun Team as International Champions.
HC 1018 Honoring Dr. Robert V. Burns on thirty-five years of outstanding service to the South Dakota Legislative Internship Program.
HC 1019 Honoring the Winner School District as a 2008 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award winner.
HC 1020 Honoring Elizabeth Volzke as a Prudential Spirit of Community Award recipient.
HC 1021 Honoring the 2008 South Dakota State B Boys' Basketball Championship Team from White River, South Dakota.
HC 1022 Honoring Milo Smith of Pierre for his service to the South Dakota Legislature.
HC 1023 Commending the Platte-Geddes High School Black Panthers Boys' Basketball Team for winning the 2008 State A Boys' Basketball Championship.
HC 1024 Recognizing and congratulating Jeremiah Peterson of Canton for being named the Outstanding Wrestler at the 2009 State Class A Wrestling Tournament.
HC 1025 Honoring Savannah Johnson of Spearfish as a recipient of a 2009 Prudential Spirit of Community Award.
HC 1026 Commending the Sturgis Brown High School Scoopers Wrestling Team on winning the 2009 South Dakota Class A Wrestling Championship.
HC 1027 Honoring Terry Woster for his contributions to South Dakota journalism and culture and for forty years of reporting on the South Dakota State Legislature.
HC 1028 Honoring the Sioux Falls Roosevelt High School Volleyball Team and the students involved in the program for winning the 2008 State Class AA Volleyball Championship.
HC 1029 Honoring the Sioux Falls Roosevelt High School Girls' Cross Country Team and the students involved in the program for winning the 2008 Girls' State Class AA Cross Country Meet.
HC 1030 Honoring the life of Thomas Schlachter of Gettysburg.
HC 1031 Honoring three top seniors from Washington High School in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, as finalists for the Merit Scholarship Awards.
HC 1032 Congratulating Sioux Falls Washington High School for its U.S. News and World Report Silver Medal rating.
HC 1033 Congratulating the Sioux Falls Washington High School Girls' Basketball Team, its coaches, and student managers for their 2008 South Dakota State AA championship season.
HC 1034 Congratulating the Sioux Falls Washington High School Boys' Golf Team on its 2008 South Dakota State Class AA championship season.
HC 1035 Congratulating Coach Brett Schlekeway as the recipient of the South Dakota High School Coaches Association 2008 Assistant Coach of the Year Award.
HC 1036 Congratulating the Sioux Falls Washington High School Highsteppers on the success of their dance team as 2008-2009 South Dakota State AA Champions.
HC 1037 Congratulating the Washington High School Competitive Cheer Team and coaches for their 2008 South Dakota State AA championship season.
HC 1038 Congratulating Sioux Falls Washington High School student Josh Heitkamp for his 2008 South Dakota State AA Boys' Cross Country Individual Championship and for being awarded All-American status by the National High School Athletic Coaches Association.
HC 1039 Honoring Tyler Sorenson of South Dakota State University for qualifying for the Division I NCAA National Wrestling Tournament in St. Louis, March 19-21, 2009.
HC 1040 Recognizing the South Dakota State University Women's Basketball Team on its outstanding athletic and academic achievements.


House Concurrent Resolutions

Bill Title
HCR 1001 Urging Congress to pass a well-funded, multi-year federal highway program in a timely manner.
HCR 1002 To honor and congratulate Barack Obama, the forty-fourth President of the United States of America.
HCR 1003 Expressing solidarity with Israel in its defense against terrorism in the Gaza Strip.
HCR 1004 Urging Congress to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program.
HCR 1005 To honor and thank George W. Bush, the forty-third president of the United States of America.
HCR 1006 Encouraging all South Dakota schools to place a sufficient number of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in their facilities, at their athletic fields, and with their athletic staff, and to adopt a medical emergency response plan that includes AED use.
HCR 1007 Supporting the Employee Free Choice Act and urging Congress to pass the Employee Free Choice Act.
HCR 1008 Expressing support for improved adolescent health and wellness by recognizing the importance of an adolescent well physical to prevent chronic diseases, help better identify and treat chronic diseases, and update immunizations.
HCR 1009 Endorsing the federal Homeowners and Bank Protection Act.
HCR 1010 Urging the President of the United States and Congress to restore funding to the federal Indian Jobs Placement Program (15.061), as listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA), which is an Employment Assistance program created for the purposes of job development, social adjustment guidance, counseling, and referrals to job training programs, and other assistance programs through the United Sioux Tribes Development Corporation (USTDC) located in Pierre, South Dakota.
HCR 1011 Urging the President of the United States and Congress to fund the National Tribal Cultural Resources Database, as set forth on Wednesday, 27 October 2004, in a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the United States Geological Survey (USGS) located in Reston, Virginia, and the United Sioux Tribes Development Corporation (USTDC) located in Pierre, South Dakota.
HCR 1012 Supporting the exploration and development of energy resources.
HCR 1013 Reasserting sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States over certain powers and serving notice to the federal government to cease and desist certain mandates.
HCR 1014 Urging awareness and support for reading programs in our homes and communities.
HCR 1015 Stating South Dakota's policy on animal identification programs.
HCR 1016 Urging the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Western Area Power Administration to avoid overly restrictive wildlife criteria and overly burdensome procedural requirements that create unnecessary delays in the siting of wind energy development projects.
HCR 1017 Urging a finding by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service that the black-tailed prairie dog is not likely to become an endangered species.
HCR 1018 Urging increased cooperation and collaboration between state, local, and tribal governments.
HCR 1019 Urging South Dakota school districts and the South Dakota High School Activities Association to reexamine travel policies for high school athletic activities.
HCR 1020 Opposing federal control of state water rights through unnecessary expansion of the federal Clean Water Act.


House Joint Resolutions

Bill Title
HJR 1001 Proposing and submitting to the electors at the next general election a new section to Article XI of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, relating to the imposition of a corporate income tax.
HJR 1002 Proposing and submitting to the electors at the next general election an amendment to Article IX, § 1 of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota and a new section to Article IX of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, relating to the consolidation of counties.


Senate Bills

Bill Title
SB 1 clarify, repeal, update, and make form and style revisions to certain statutes related to the Department of Game, Fish and Parks.
SB 2 revise the available number and method of allocation of certain nonresident waterfowl hunting licenses.
SB 3 revise certain provisions concerning the assessment of agricultural land.
SB 4 provide for additional responsibilities to the Agricultural Land Assessment Implementation and Oversight Advisory Task Force.
SB 5 revise the form and style of certain provisions and to delete certain obsolete provisions regarding the Department of Tourism and State Development.
SB 6 revise certain requirements regarding the code.
SB 7 codify legislation enacted in 2008.
SB 8 revise certain provisions relating to the promulgation of rules to set various licensing and other fees for certain professions and occupations.
SB 9 authorize certain vehicle parking privileges for persons with disabilities who display Purple Heart special license plates.
SB 10 increase the excise tax on motor vehicles.
SB 11 repeal the reduction of motor vehicle license fees for certain older motor vehicles.
SB 12 limit the amount of tax refunds for construction projects that are located in areas that are included in a tax collection agreement between the state and an Indian tribe.
SB 13 revise certain provisions regarding the title to real property obtained by a tax deed.
SB 14 revise certain provisions regarding references to the Internal Revenue Code and to repeal an obsolete reference to the Internal Revenue Code.
SB 15 revise certain provisions regarding the confidentiality and release of certain child abuse or neglect information.
SB 16 revise certain provisions regarding the taxation of biodiesel and biodiesel blends.
SB 17 revise certain driver licensing provisions.
SB 18 update certain provisions pertaining to motor carrier safety and transportation of hazardous materials.
SB 19 revise the grounds for which continuation or conversion is not required for certain group health policies.
SB 20 revise the lifetime benefit maximum for the health insurance risk pool.
SB 21 impose a fuel excise tax on ethyl alcohol and methyl alcohol used in motor vehicles on the public roads and highways, to repeal the fuel excise tax on ethanol blends and E85 and M85, and to revise certain provisions regarding the fuel excise tax.
SB 22 authorize counties to borrow funds for the construction and operation of solid waste management facilities through the issuance of revenue bonds and to set rates in an amount sufficient to retire the bonds.
SB 23 revise the state trunk highway system.
SB 24 revise certain provisions regarding the retention of insurance claim files.
SB 25 revise certain provisions regarding what constitutes an unauthorized insurer and engaging in unauthorized insurance.
SB 26 revise certain reimbursement and subrogation provisions regarding workers' compensation claims.
SB 27 revise certain provisions regarding the renewal of limited or restricted insurance producer's licenses.
SB 28 repeal certain provisions regarding the coordination of benefits and the rescission of individual health insurance.
SB 29 revise the requirements for replacement or discontinuance of group life insurance policies.
SB 30 repeal the requirement that the Department of Transportation file a copy of the official state trunk highway map with every county auditor.
SB 31 revise certain labeling requirements for gasoline or gasoline blends.
SB 32 increase certain fees related to the use of motor vehicles.
SB 33 revise certain provisions regarding permission to carry a concealed pistol and to repeal certain requirements concerning applications to purchase a pistol.
SB 34 revise certain provisions regarding the South Dakota Board of Education's role if a school district fails to develop a reorganization plan.
SB 35 revise the definition of an assisted living center.
SB 36 revise certain drug registration fees and license fees related to health care facilities.
SB 37 establish certain immunity for volunteers of the statewide emergency registry of volunteers for South Dakota program.
SB 38 require school districts to keep contiguous boundaries when reorganizing.
SB 39 make an appropriation to the Department of Education to reimburse certain school districts for consolidation incentives and to declare an emergency.
SB 40 revise the financial assurance requirements for responding to accidental releases of chemical or biological ore leaching agents from certain permitted mines.
SB 41 revise the definition of wind easements.
SB 42 provide an application deadline for sales and use tax refunds regarding certain storage facilities.
SB 43 repeal the sales and use tax exemptions for certain amateur sports officials and rodeo services.
SB 44 repeal certain sales and use tax exemptions concerning the sale of feed for certain animals and the sale of certain animals, and to repeal the classification of fur-bearing animals.
SB 45 provide an exception to the practice of seclusion as it pertains to the treatment of a person with a developmental disability.
SB 46 change the name of adjustment training center to community support provider.
SB 47 make an appropriation for costs related to suppression of wildfires in the state and to declare an emergency.
SB 48 make an appropriation for costs related to disasters in the state and to declare an emergency.
SB 49 make an appropriation to fund sales tax on food refunds and to declare an emergency.
SB 50 revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2009.
SB 51 provide for a drug screening program for certain applicants and employees of the Wildland Fire Suppression Division.
SB 52 make an appropriation from the coordinated natural resources conservation fund to the State Conservation Commission.
SB 53 modify the type of financial documents required for a grain buyer's license and to declare an emergency.
SB 54 revise how certain rates are determined for grain warehouse operators.
SB 55 revise the requirements regarding the licensing and regulation of grain buyers.
SB 56 change certain references regarding a grain dealer to a grain buyer.
SB 57 allow the use of energy efficiency and conservation to count toward the state's renewable and recycled energy objective.
SB 58 require notification regarding the construction of certain wind energy projects.
SB 59 revise certain provisions regarding the amount of the filing fee for the siting of energy facilities.
SB 60 authorize the Public Utilities Commission to implement and comply with certain federal energy acts.
SB 61 update certain citations to federal regulations regarding pipeline safety inspection.
SB 62 repeal certain provisions regarding the delegation of powers by the Public Utilities Commission.
SB 63 add certain energy efficiency disclosures to the property condition disclosure statement.
SB 64 establish certain energy efficiency disclosure requirements for new residential buildings.
SB 65 revise certain provisions relating to child support.
SB 66 authorize the Board of Regents to construct an addition to the Northern State University Joseph H. Barnett Center and to accept donations for such purpose and to make an appropriation thereof.
SB 67 make an appropriation to the Board of Regents to support the research, education, and economic development network.
SB 68 authorize the establishment, operation, and control of research parks on state land in Sioux Falls.
SB 69 revise the requirement for a fire equipment shop.
SB 70 repeal the provision requiring a forty-eight hour waiting period to purchase a pistol.
SB 71 broaden the application of the public indecency and indecent exposure statutes.
SB 72 make an appropriation to initiate a master of social work degree program in higher education.
SB 73 permit persons sixteen years of age to donate blood under certain circumstances.
SB 74 direct the Office of the Attorney General to study the creation of a state medical examiner system.
SB 75 allow dogs to be used in the hunting of mountain lions.
SB 76 require background investigations for certain optometrist licensees and applicants.
SB 77 repeal the maximum number of off-sale alcoholic beverage licenses that may be issued to any person, corporation, or business entity and to establish requirements for physical barriers for certain off-sale alcoholic beverage establishments.
SB 78 provide for a plan to be presented to the Legislature regarding the need for additional drug courts and certain other correctional issues.
SB 79 provide for the primary enforcement of seat belt laws and to define passenger buses.
SB 80 revise the property tax levies for the general fund of a school district.
SB 81 authorize the use of interscholastic activity admission fees by certain endowment funds.
SB 82 provide for the right to possess a firearm on the campuses of public institutions of higher education.
SB 83 prohibit smoking tobacco or carrying lighted tobacco products in certain places and to require certain persons to inform violators of the prohibition.
SB 84 revise certain provisions relating to collateral real estate mortgages.
SB 85 clarify certain rules of evidence to determine the value of services for which special damages may be awarded in health care malpractice cases.
SB 86 revise certain provisions concerning the application of the inventory tax on certain fuels in storage immediately prior to a tax increase.
SB 87 repeal the forthcoming mandate that, beginning on July 1, 2009, will require students to stay in school until age eighteen or graduation.
SB 88 rescind the repeal on funding for sparse school districts that will take effect on June 30, 2009.
SB 89 adopt the revised uniform commercial code, Article 7-Documents of Title.
SB 90 increase the number of varieties of malt beverages, wine, distilled spirits, liqueur, and cordials that an off-sale alcoholic beverage licensee may offer for sampling in one day.
SB 91 allow any school district, for a period of three years, to expend capital outlay funds for certain transportation costs, for the purchase of property and casualty insurance, and for energy costs, and the cost of utilities.
SB 92 require the physical presence of any physician scheduled to perform an abortion at the site of the abortion procedure on the day prior to the abortion procedure.
SB 93 provide for the establishment of rural community-based energy development projects.
SB 94 exempt certain small wind energy facilities from property taxation.
SB 95 authorize certain schools to own and operate wind energy conversion systems, to establish a grant program for such purposes, and to make an appropriation therefor.
SB 96 revise certain provisions concerning the indemnification of employees, officers, and agents of rural electric cooperatives.
SB 97 encourage the Department of Health to include online training programs for courses required of food service managers.
SB 98 revise the minimum amount required for reporting damage to a motor vehicle and a boat.
SB 99 authorize Supreme Court rules related to the collection of fees, costs, and civil penalties.
SB 100 revise the method of sale of certain tobacco products.
SB 101 clarify the school residence of a child assigned to an approved out of district special education residential or tuition day program when the residence of the child's parent or guardian changes.
SB 102 provide for the issuance of limited use stickers for historical vehicle license plates.
SB 103 provide for the primary enforcement of the seat belt law.
SB 104 increase state matching funds for animal damage control.
SB 105 require the State Brand Board to provide certain reports and information and to provide for Senate confirmation for Brand Board members.
SB 106 revise certain provisions regarding the distribution of funds to sparse school districts, and to appropriate funds to distribute to sparse school districts.
SB 107 revise certain provisions regarding the posting of the penalty for the illegal use of a designated parking space for a person with a physical disability.
SB 108 exclude parole agents from concealed weapons permit requirements.
SB 109 revise the provisions for the risk pool to allow uninsurable children to enroll and to provide for additional funding.
SB 110 repeal the limited campaign finance disclosure statement which could be used by certain candidates or candidate campaign committees for legislative office.
SB 111 authorize unemployment benefits for the spouses of certain military personnel.
SB 112 require that certain student meal plans be offered at public colleges and universities.
SB 113 clarify certain provisions related to the provision of water services by municipalities or rural water systems in areas located within three miles of a municipality.
SB 114 provide for a study of the feasibility of establishing an equine processing facility and to make an appropriation therefor.
SB 115 revise certain provisions related to the initiation of modifications to county comprehensive plans.
SB 116 impose a tax on ethyl alcohol and methyl alcohol used in motor vehicles on the public highways and to revise certain provisions regarding the fuel excise tax.
SB 117 revise certain budgetary provisions relating to certain funds received from the federal government.
SB 118 adopt the interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children.
SB 119 revise the authority of the state, counties, and townships to transfer highway right-of-ways under certain conditions.
SB 120 encourage energy conservation and efficiency by establishing certain procedures regarding the reporting, sale, and marketing of renewable energy and recycled energy certificates.
SB 121 revise certain provisions related to municipal election procedures.
SB 122 clarify the status of property contiguous to a municipality that is crossed by railroad property.
SB 123 revise certain evidentiary rules relating to the statements of children.
SB 124 require persons claiming reimbursement for state travel to sign affidavits of performance of duties.
SB 125 revise certain provisions of the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act.
SB 126 revise certain provisions regarding school attendance.
SB 127 revise certain provisions relating to trust administration.
SB 128 create a limited electrician license.
SB 129 revise certain conditions that must be met before an extension of State Highway 53 in Tripp County is added to the state trunk highway system.
SB 130 require written consent for the issuance of certain disinterment permits.
SB 131 authorize sheriffs to order autopsies.
SB 132 allow resident students that attend school out of state to be counted in the resident school district's average daily membership for the purpose of distributing school and public lands funds.
SB 133 provide for central filing of documents necessary to perfect a security interest in personal property or fixtures of a rural electric cooperative.
SB 134 provide health insurance coverage for contraceptive drugs and devices.
SB 135 revise certain statutes relating to the granting of certain licenses by the Animal Industry Board.
SB 136 repeal the provision that requires cooperatives to set aside a portion of the net proceeds as an education fund.
SB 137 require the sale of aircraft under the control of the Department of Transportation and to declare an emergency.
SB 138 revise the qualifications for the director and employees of the Division of Veterans Affairs and for county veterans' service officers.
SB 139 provide for certain restrictions for the use of tanning devices by minors.
SB 140 allow school districts to enter into contractual agreements to provide for the whole-grade sharing of students.
SB 141 establish certain requirements regarding the siting of certain wind turbine towers.
SB 142 place certain limitations on legislative travel, expenses, and reimbursement.
SB 143 require a searchable internet website for the posting and access of certain public records and financial information.
SB 144 require certain contracts to be retained in the contract's original format or made available by a publicly accessible internet website or database.
SB 145 prohibit the transfer and subsequent expenditure of certain moneys appropriated to state aid to general and special education without specific legislative authorization.
SB 146 increase the penalty for solicitation of a minor.
SB 147 provide for public access to public records, to provide certain exemptions, and to provide for judicial remedies for noncompliance.
SB 148 permit the cancellation of insurance when a person is no longer a participant in the 24/7 sobriety program.
SB 149 revise certain provisions regarding the general fund levies of school districts.
SB 150 establish a presumption regarding occupational disease disabilities of certain firefighters.
SB 151 provide for a special motor vehicle license plate for parents of members of the United States Armed Forces who died while in service of this country.
SB 152 prohibit the physical presence of registered sex offenders at certain day care, preschool, and elementary school premises under most circumstances and to provide a penalty therefor.
SB 153 provide procedures by which adopted persons may obtain their original birth certificates and the contact preference of birth parents.
SB 154 require new construction of certain structures and buildings to comply with the building code.
SB 155 provide for the revision of certain offensive geographic place names.
SB 156 revise the scope of certain provisions related to hate crimes.
SB 157 provide for the participation of independent voters in primary elections.
SB 158 provide for the recall of certain officials in third class municipalities.
SB 159 revise certain provisions regarding bank names.
SB 160 revise the grounds for which a license of an athletic trainer may be revoked, suspended, or canceled.
SB 161 prohibit the use of federal income tax credits when assessing property.
SB 162 clarify the taxation requirements for certain ethanol fuel blends.
SB 163 revise certain provisions relating to the transfer of appropriations.
SB 164 revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2009 to fund the South Dakota Opportunity Scholarship.
SB 165 provide for the authorization of certain private, nonprofit benevolent organizations to assist in funding certain school curricula, activities, and programs.
SB 166 restrict the deactivation or relocation of certain National Guard units.
SB 167 provide for the creation of the National Guard Commission.
SB 168 prohibit certain business entities from making political campaign contributions to state officeholders or candidates if the business entity does contractual business with certain state agencies.
SB 169 revise certain provisions relating to wind easements.
SB 170 authorize certain schools to own and operate wind energy conversion systems, to establish a grant program for such purposes, and to make an appropriation therefor.
SB 171 impose a fee on certain pipelines carrying crude oil and to create a crude oil pipeline compensation fund that may be used in the event of a crude oil spill.
SB 172 prohibit any school district from transporting students who participate in the enrollment options program beyond the boundaries of that school district.
SB 173 revise the elements of the crimes of vehicular homicide and vehicular battery.
SB 174 require a school district to which a former contracting school district is annexed to assign certain resident students to a school district in a bordering state, and to temporarily exempt certain school districts from the requirement to reorganize due to low enrollment.
SB 175 set a maximum limit on certain license and permit fees that may be established by the Game, Fish and Parks Commission.
SB 176 allow slot machines to be substituted for video lottery machines in certain alcoholic beverage establishments.
SB 177 adopt the South Dakota Indian Child Welfare Act.
SB 178 limit the amount that may be claimed in liens.
SB 179 require title insurers to offer coverage for liens filed after certain purchases of real property.
SB 180 revise certain provisions concerning statements submitted by organizations making contributions to ballot questions committees.
SB 181 make an appropriation for the support of the state fair.
SB 182 repeal the methodology that assesses agricultural land based on its agricultural income value, to dissolve the implementation and oversight advisory task force, and to revise certain provisions concerning the assessment of real property.
SB 183 establish certain requirements concerning the publication of county notices.
SB 184 require the terms of certain easements or options to accommodate other easements for wind or essential services.
SB 185 revise the graduation requirements for students entering ninth grade in 2010 and thereafter by eliminating the option of the basic high school program.
SB 186 provide for the imposition of a late payment fee for certain chronically delinquent child support obligations.
SB 187 allow the merger or consolidation of a cooperative and its subsidiary.
SB 188 provide for the appointment of members of the State Brand Board by district.
SB 189 revise certain provisions relating to payments to teachers obtaining certain national board certification.
SB 190 revise certain allocations for disabilities in the state aid for special education formula.
SB 191 establish eligibility criteria, community planning processes, and quality benchmarks for state-supported prekindergarten programs.
SB 192 exempt the gross receipts from certain food coupons from sales tax.
SB 193 expand medicaid eligibility for pregnant women upon certain conditions and to provide an appropriation therefor.
SB 194 increase revenues for state and local highways by increasing the fuel excise tax on certain ethanol blends.
SB 195 repeal the ban on certain medical research and to provide certain limitations for human embryonic stem cell research.
SB 196 increase the sales and use tax and to allocate and appropriate the increased revenue for property tax reduction.
SB 197 create a South Dakota Federal Stimulus Fund Commission.
SB 198 require notice if certain immunizations contain more than trace amounts of mercury.
SB 199 exempt certain food items from sales and use tax, to increase the rate of taxation for the sales and use tax on certain goods and services, to provide for the distribution of certain revenue to municipalities and Indian tribes, and to repeal the sales tax on food refund program.
SB 200 provide for a tax on the wholesale price of certain fuel and to increase the fuel excise tax.
SB 201 increase certain fees on motor vehicles and to increase the fuel excise tax on certain fuel used by motor vehicles.
SB 202 require the Bureau of Administration to prepare a report regarding the energy efficiency of state agencies.
SB 203 make an appropriation for the purposes of funding the Birth to Three Program in the Department of Education and to require a review of the program.


Senate Commemorations

Bill Title
SC 1 Honoring and supporting Czech Days in Tabor, South Dakota, on the occasion of its sixty-first anniversary.
SC 2 Honoring the memory and the life of Fred Koupal.
SC 3 Commending and honoring the 2007-2008 Outstanding School Administrators of South Dakota: David Peters, Spearfish, School Superintendent; Richard Unruh, Jr., Yankton, School Business Official; Norman Graham, Sturgis, Elementary School Principal; Neil Goter, Wagner, Secondary School Principal; Michael Taplett, Huron, Middle School Principal; Brad Brandsrud, Watertown, Assistant Secondary Principal; Dorothy Zuiderhof, Brookings, Curriculum Director; and Dennis Champ, Pierre, Director of Special Education for being named outstanding administrators by their respective administrator parent groups.
SC 4 Honoring Greg Smeenk of Newell, South Dakota, for being named Top Selling Agent among realtors in the Northern Black Hills.
SC 5 Commending and honoring the 2008 Habitat for Humanity - South Dakota "Habitat Supporters of the Year": Ward Cheney, Black Hills Area Habitat for Humanity - Rapid City; Paul Evenson and Rob Boniface, Brookings Area Habitat for Humanity - Brookings: St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Dacotah Tipis Habitat for Humanity - Ft. Thompson; Paul Johnson, East Central South Dakota Habitat for Humanity - Lake and Moody Counties; Wells Fargo Financial, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sioux Falls - Sioux Falls; First United Methodist Church, Hub Area Habitat for Humanity - Aberdeen; Nystrom Electrical Contracting, Inc., Oahe Habitat for Humanity - Pierre; State Bank of Eagle Butte, Okiciyapi Tipi Habitat for Humanity - Eagle Butte; Habitat for Humanity - SD, Sicangu Tikaga Okiciyapi Habitat for Humanity - Mission; Prairie Lakes Healthcare System, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Watertown Region - Watertown; Martin Mazourek, Habitat for Humanity of Yankton County - Yankton; and Larson Manufacturing and Larson Family Foundation, Habitat for Humanity - SD.
SC 6 Honoring the life of Anna Karina Hicks, of Britton, South Dakota, on the occasion of her 100th birthday.
SC 7 Commending the 2008 Yankton High School Bucks Boys' Cross Country Team for winning the state title in the Class AA State Cross Country Meet for the fourth consecutive year.
SC 8 Honoring Earv Archambeau, son of Rita and the late Merv Archambeau of Avon, South Dakota, for his outstanding accomplishments as a high school athlete.
SC 9 Honoring Whitney Jencks of Arlington, South Dakota Girls State Governor and Tyler Littau of Carter, South Dakota Boys State Governor; and commending the South Dakota American Legion and Auxiliary for their sponsorship and coordination of the Girls State and Boys State programs.
SC 10 Honoring Ken Schaefer of Yankton for his dedication to student athletes and for being selected as 2009 Assistant Coach of the Year.
SC 11 Honoring Sioux Falls Washington, Armour, Bonesteel-Fairfax, Bridgewater, DeSmet, Edgemont, Emery, Harding County, Harrisburg, Hot Springs, Lake Preston, Lyman, McIntosh, Waubay, and White Lake High Schools for their recognition by News & World Report's rankings of the nation's top high schools.
SC 12 Honoring Chairman Michael Jandreau of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe for his dedication and lifelong service to his tribe, state, and nation.
SC 13 Honoring Malcom Chapman of Rapid City as the 2008 winner of the South Dakota Municipal League Excellence in Municipal Government Award.
SC 14 Honoring the life of Charles E. Hunt, of Rapid City, South Dakota.
SC 15 Honoring Anna Joy Thvedt, of Beresford, South Dakota's Junior Miss 2009.
SC 16 Congratulating Ryan Kocer for winning the 2008 ESPY Award for "Best Male Athlete With a Disability".
SC 17 Honoring the 2008 Chamberlain Girls' Cross Country Team and the students and staff involved in the girls' cross country program.
SC 18 Commending and honoring the 2008-2009 Madison High School Lady Bulldogs Gymnastics Team for its fifteenth consecutive state championship title in Class A Gymnastics and for setting the national record for consecutive gymnastics state championships.
SC 19 Congratulating the Wagner High School Wrestling Team on winning the 2009 South Dakota State Class B Wrestling Championship.
SC 20 Commending Ray Hillenbrand of the Prairie Edge Trading Company and Galleries in Rapid City for his cultural sensitivity and good faith with respect to South Dakota's Native American community.
SC 21 Commending the outstanding efforts of Willis and Sharon Ratzlaff of Freeman, South Dakota, in offering generous, compassionate, and selfless foster and adopted child care service for the past forty-three years.
SC 22 Commending Steve Morgan for his election as South Dakota Sportscaster of the Year for 2008.
SC 23 Honoring Dr. Sam Holland, State Veterinarian, for his many years of service to the State of South Dakota.
SC 24 Celebrating the life of Gerhard Storm of Mitchell, South Dakota, on the occasion of his 90th birthday.
SC 25 expressing the Legislature's respect and appreciation for the sixteen years of devoted service by Gil Koetzle, the first and only legislator in the history of South Dakota to be term limited out of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
SC 26 Honoring Valerie Melmer for her outstanding commitment and service to the South Dakota legislative page program and the youth of South Dakota.
SC 27 Commending David Adickes of President's Park Sculpture Garden near Lead, South Dakota, for his vision and talent as the designer and creator of the monumental patriotic artworks on permanent display in the Black Hills.
SC 28 Honoring the life and times of Chester Sorensen of Freeman, South Dakota.
SC 29 Honoring Jack Van Der Geest who passed away on March 5, 2009.
SC 30 Honoring the life of Elsa Marie Winter Siefken of Wessington, South Dakota, on the occasion of her one hundredth birthday.
SC 31 Honoring Mark Steck for receiving the 2008 Distinguished Service Award.
SC 32 Congratulating and honoring Delaney Tyon, the Nastar National Ski Champion.
SC 33 Commending and congratulating the Philip High School Lady Scotties Basketball Team for earning a trip to the State Class B Girls' Basketball Tournament for the first time in the school's history.
SC 34 Congratulating and honoring Jami Fralick, a native of Martin, South Dakota, for his eighth place finish in the Bassmaster Classic.


Senate Concurrent Resolutions

Bill Title
SCR 1 Reappointing Mr. Marty Guindon of Pierre, South Dakota, to the office of auditor general.
SCR 2 Urging the reinstatement and funding of a federal inspection program governing horse slaughter and euthanasia facilities.
SCR 3 Supporting a study of the potential creation of a Department of Veterans Affairs as a cabinet-level department.
SCR 4 Supporting transportation of horses to foreign processing facilities.
SCR 5 Encouraging flexibility by local governments to accommodate the development of wind energy projects.
SCR 6 Supporting certain health screening programs sponsored by the South Dakota Lions Foundation.
SCR 7 Requesting the State of Nebraska to provide tax relief and amnesty for certain South Dakota trucking companies.
SCR 8 urging the members of the State Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board to amend its treatment of certain food coupons, certificates, and other documentation as gross receipts.
SCR 9 Opposing certain practices by corporations in the genetically modified and genetically engineered seed industry.
SCR 10 Supporting legislative efforts in other states addressing the need to provide for equine slaughter and processing in the United States.
SCR 11 Urging the Environmental Protection Agency to authorize the use of higher blends of ethanol in non-flex fuel vehicles.


Senate Joint Resolutions

Bill Title
SJR 1 To propose a constitutional amendment to authorize the Legislature on the advice of the Governor, to forestall certain threats from interstate gaming.
SJR 2 Proposing and submitting to the electors at the next general election an amendment to Article VI of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, relating to the utilization of English as the official language.
SJR 3 Proposing and submitting to the electors at the next general election an amendment to Article III, section 6 of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, relating to four-year legislative terms and term limits.