State of South Dakota

South Dakota Legislature

2010 Session Legislator Bills Sponsored

Detail Committees Bills Hearings

Senator Al Novstrup

Prime Sponsor

Bill Title
SB 128 allow certain taxing districts to exceed the maximum property tax levy as the median level of assessment is adjusted.
SB 129 revise the taxable percentage of property for nonagricultural and owner-occupied property classifications.
SB 184 revise certain provisions concerning the taxes imposed by water development districts and the addition and withdrawal of territory for water development districts.
SB 185 redact certain information from public records that may endanger a person's life or safety.
SC 20 Recognizing Don Meyer for his distinguished service to the State of South Dakota.
SJR 1 Proposing a constitutional amendment to revise the authority of the Board of Regents.
HB 1155 require the marking of certain anemometer towers used for wind energy testing purposes.

Co Sponsor

Bill Title
SB 75 define certain terms related to liability for agritourism activities.
SB 76 revise the composition of the State Veterans' Commission.
SB 88 adopt the interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children.
SB 89 exempt from federal regulation any firearm, firearm accessory, or ammunition manufactured and retained in South Dakota.
SB 90 provide an exception from one-call notification requirements to natural gas operators in emergency situations.
SB 91 require legislative approval of certain gaming compacts with Indian tribes.
SB 93 exempt certain small wind energy facilities from property taxation.
SB 120 revise the appropriations budget transfer process.
SB 137 nullify certain federal health care laws within the state of South Dakota.
SB 157 authorize the construction of nursing facilities on American Indian reservations under certain circumstances.
SB 180 clarify certain statutes prohibiting political subdivisions from restricting firearms.
SB 189 revise certain provisions regarding nonmedical remedial health services for children.
SC 1 Honoring and supporting the Scotland Kuchen Feier on the occasion of its first annual event.
SC 2 Honoring and supporting Czech Days in Tabor, South Dakota, on the occasion of its sixty-second anniversary.
SC 4 Commending and honoring the 2009 Habitat for Humanity—South Dakota Habitat Supporters of the Year: Len Tougas, Beadle County HFH - Huron; Terry Fuller, Black Hills - Rapid City; Larry and Janet Gerjets, Brookings Area HFH - Brookings; Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Chamberlain; Dacotah Tipis - Ft. Thompson; Shawn Miller, HFH East Central South Dakota (Lake and Moody Counties); Eric Lundin, HFH of Greater Sioux Falls - Sioux Falls; Zion Lutheran Church, Hub Area Habitat for Humanity - Aberdeen; Jon Schmitz, Mitchell Regional Habitat for Humanity - Mitchell; Linda Voller, Oahe HFH - Pierre; Emmanuel Episcopal Church/Diocese of Missouri and Christ Lutheran Church, Sicangu Tikaga Okiciyapi HFH - Mission; Andor Inc., HFH of Greater Watertown Region - Watertown; Julie Gergen, HFH of Yankton County - Yankton; Citibank and Valerie Kuhl, HFH - South Dakota.
SC 13 Commending the Boys & Girls Clubs of South Dakota and honoring the 2010 Boys & Girls Club Youth of the Year Contestants Melissa Howe, representing the Boys & Girls Clubs of Three District Youth Services; Arisbet Escalante, representing the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Black Hills; Bryana Schull, representing Ellsworth Air Force Base Youth Activities Center; Kami Bailey, representing the Boys & Girls Club of Watertown; Nikol Purucker, representing the Boys & Girls Club of Brookings; and Torey Williams, representing the Boys & Girls Club of Aberdeen.
SC 21 Honoring and supporting Hometown Days in Eagle Butte, South Dakota, on the occasion of its centennial anniversary.
SC 24 Commending and honoring the 2009-2010 Madison High School Lady Bulldogs Gymnastics Team for its sixteenth consecutive state championship title in Class A Gymnastics and for setting the national record for consecutive gymnastics state championships.
SC 30 Commending and honoring former Lieutenant Governor William Dougherty for his many years of service to South Dakota.
SCR 1 Opposing the government takeover of health care as currently proposed by Congress and encouraging preservation of states' rights regarding health care regulation.
SCR 3 Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the South Dakota State Capitol.
SJR 3 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 right of individuals to vote by secret ballot.
SJR 5 Proposing and submitting to the electors at the next general election an amendment to Article III of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, relating to the authority of a special interim legislative committee to approve the transfer of appropriated funds.
SJR 7 Proposing and submitting to the electors at the next general election an amendment to Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota relating to school districts expending public funds to support certain lawsuits against the State of South Dakota.
HB 1085 prohibit certain interaction between children and registered sex offenders at youth activities.
HB 1088 revise certain provisions regarding the rights of certain new vehicle dealers and to declare an emergency.
HB 1098 require state agencies to conduct a public hearing before acquiring certain real property.
HB 1122 appropriate money for the Northern Crops Institute.
HB 1126 require property owners of a homestead who are delinquent in paying their property taxes to notify the county treasurer when they meet certain age requirements.
HB 1129 provide for the early reinstatement of a student expelled from school under certain circumstances.
HB 1130 include the families of certain members of the armed forces who died in military service as eligible for gold star special license plates.
HB 1136 limit asbestos-related liabilities for certain successor corporations.
HB 1138 create certified technology parks or certified sites to enhance knowledge and tech-based economic development.
HB 1149 allow certain municipal interfund loans.
HB 1150 revise the calculation of the small school adjustment in the state aid to education formula for certain students who participate in open enrollment.
HB 1160 allow certain students to participate in the opportunity scholarship program under certain circumstances.
HB 1161 provide that an out-of-country foreign judgment need not be recognized if the cause of action resulted in a defamation judgment obtained in a jurisdiction outside the United States, unless a court in this state first determines that the defamation law applied in the foreign court's adjudication provided at least as much protection for freedom of speech and press as would be provided in this state.
HB 1167 revise the term of service of a grand jury.
HB 1169 prohibit businesses and employers from establishing certain policies against the ability of an invitee or employee to store firearms and ammunition in a locked motor vehicle parked on the premises.
HB 1176 authorize certain licensed hunters who are quadriplegic to hunt using a designated hunter.
HB 1192 establish an ethanol blender pump incentive grant program, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
HB 1216 prohibit local units of government from requiring fire sprinklers in single family dwellings.
HB 1268 establish certain requirements and safeguards relating to wind easements and wind energy leases.
HB 1276 create a task force to study the functioning of the Office of Tribal Government Relations.
HC 1026 Recognizing the South Dakota State University Women's Basketball Team on its outstanding athletic and academic achievements.
HCR 1004 Expressing the heartfelt condolences of South Dakotans to the people of Haiti for their losses resulting from the devastating and horrific earthquake of January 12, 2010, and also to urge the people of South Dakota to be charitable in this time of great human suffering.
HCR 1014 Urging the members of the United States Congress to propose the Parental Rights Amendment to the states for ratification.
HCR 1017 Opposing federal control of state water rights through unnecessary expansion of the federal Clean Water Act
HJR 1001 Proposing and submitting to the electors at the next general election a new section to Article XXI of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, relating to freedom of choice in health care.
HJR 1004 Proposing and submitting to the electors at the next general election amendments to Article XIII of the Constitution, relating to the trust fund created from the proceeds of the state cement enterprise sales.