State of South Dakota

South Dakota Legislature

2012 Session Legislator Bills Sponsored

Senate Members

Detail Committees Bills Hearings

Senator Al Novstrup

Prime Sponsor

Bill Title
SB 89 revise certain provisions regarding a municipality's ability to specially assess property for street maintenance.
SB 90 establish a fee for payments returned to the Office of the Secretary of State due to insufficient funds and to provide for the distribution of the fee.
SB 91 allow shareholders of corporations to represent corporations in property tax appeals at the Office of Hearing Examiners.
SB 92 exempt certain funeral services and expenses from sales and use tax.
SB 106 require the disclosure of certain public employee contracts.
SB 160 revise certain provisions relating to the James River Water Development District.
SB 161 revise certain provisions concerning public meetings held by teleconference or videoconference.
SC 14 Congratulating Aberdeen, South Dakota, for its recognition as one of the 100 Best Communities for Young People.
HB 1158 allow students attending nonpublic high schools to be eligible for the jump start scholarship program.
HB 1214 to lower the state sales and use tax on certain food items if certain economic conditions occur.
HB 1222 limit the authority of South Dakota delegates to an Article V convention to amend the United States Constitution, to prohibit any delegate from exceeding such authority, and to provide certain penalties therefor.
HC 1020 Commending and honoring Duane Alm, a member of the Aberdeen School District Board of Education, on his selection as the Associated School Boards of South Dakota Outstanding School Board Member of South Dakota for 2011.
HJR 1009 Requesting appropriate action by the Congress, either acting by consent of two-thirds of both houses thereof or, upon the application of the legislatures of two-thirds of the several states, calling a constitutional convention therefor to propose an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require, with certain exceptions, that the total of all federal appropriations may not exceed the total of all estimated federal revenues in any fiscal year.

Co Sponsor

Bill Title
SB 1 increase the excise tax on boats.
SB 58 revise certain provisions concerning elections conducted at voting centers and to declare an emergency.
SB 61 exempt the production of certain plants and sod from sales and use taxes.
SB 65 revise the list of products offered to consumers by motor vehicle dealers and sales finance companies.
SB 66 permit the filing of certain documents with the secretary of state by electronic means and to remove the notary requirements.
SB 70 revise the procedures for filing referred laws, initiated constitutional amendments, and initiated measures and to revise certain election provisions and campaign finance requirements for referred laws, initiated constitutional amendments, and initiated measures.
SB 73 repeal the provisions regarding the assessment of real property located in a floodplain.
SB 75 revise the determination of fees that may be charged for certain public records.
SB 76 revise certain provisions relating to the retirement of justices and judges.
SB 82 revise certain provisions regarding the unclaimed property trust fund.
SB 83 revise certain provisions relating to water development districts.
SB 93 provide for the withdrawal of referred measures in certain circumstances.
SB 94 establish a pilot uninsured motorist identification database program and to make an appropriation therefor.
SB 100 modify the ethanol production incentive payment to include qualified producers of biobutanol.
SB 101 authorize counties to borrow money using promissory notes.
SB 127 revise certain provisions regarding educational data reporting.
SB 145 prohibit rebates and regulate contracts for residential roofing goods and services.
SB 149 revise certain provisions relating to the conditional release of persons charged with domestic abuse.
SB 154 revise certain statutes pertaining to persons required to report child abuse and neglect.
SB 169 establish the Regional Watershed Advisory Task Force.
SB 186 update the definition of the nonsectarian textbooks that are loaned to certain students to include digital materials.
SB 189 provide a designation on certain nondriver identification cards, driver licenses, and permits that the card holders or licensees are honorably discharged veterans.
SC 1 Commending and honoring the 2010-2011 Outstanding School Administrators of South Dakota.
SC 7 Honoring Beth Mayrose of Salem, South Dakota Girls State Governor, and Jack Gordon of Sioux Falls, 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 Congratulating and honoring the South Dakota National Guard, both current members and all those who have served previously, on the one hundred fiftieth anniversary of the South Dakota National Guard on January 27, 2012.
SC 11 Recognizing the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Office of Legislative Affairs for its assistance to the State Legislature in carrying out the 2011 legislative redistricting process.
SC 17 Honoring Amy Shan of Madison as a recipient of the Prudential Spirit of Community Award.
SC 18 Acknowledging the Waverly-South Shore High School Football Team for winning the 2011 State 9B Football Championship.
SC 19 Congratulating the Deuel High School Girls Gymnastics Team for winning the 2012 State Class A Gymnastics Team Tournament.
SC 23 Honoring and commending the citizens of South Dakota for their exemplary response to the Missouri River Flood of 2011.
SC 26 Honoring Coach Gary Munsen for his many successes as the Mitchell Kernels High School basketball coach.
SC 29 Recognizing the achievements of the South Dakota State University Women's and Men's Basketball Teams.
SCR 1 Honoring the University of South Dakota on its one hundred fiftieth anniversary.
SCR 4 Supporting the concept and further development of South Dakota First, an initiative for success and development.
SCR 5 Supporting and encouraging a 2012 interim study and thorough review of drainage laws in South Dakota.
SCR 6 Urging the government of Turkey to uphold and safeguard religious and human rights and to respect the property rights and human rights of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
HB 1001 revise certain provisions regarding the sales and use tax.
HB 1087 limit the terms of certain conservation easements.
HB 1099 increase the fee for a payor to withhold child support.
HB 1116 exempt bedding used for agricultural purposes from sales and use taxes.
HB 1131 revise certain provisions relating to the posting of public notice for meetings of public bodies.
HB 1139 revise certain provisions relating to identity theft and employment.
HB 1143 revise certain provisions relating to a perpetrator's knowledge of a rape victim's age or capability to give consent.
HB 1155 regulate certain automatic periodic financial transfers for the purpose of funding political contributions.
HB 1160 provide for the award of filing fees as court costs in certain appeals.
HB 1167 repeal certain health care standards and other requirements for managed health care plans enacted in 2011 and to reenact the previous standards for managed health care plans.
HB 1169 repeal certain driver licensing documentation requirements.
HB 1173 revise certain provisions regarding the administration of the county legal expense relief program.
HB 1198 revise the definition of firearm to include certain antique, muzzle-loading, and black powder weapons in certain circumstances.
HB 1223 exempt from sales tax certain handling fees paid by religious organizations to approved relief agencies for the distribution of food which is provided for the assistance or relief of the poor, distressed, or underprivileged through food giveaway programs.
HB 1227 revise certain provisions with regard to the rights of industrial and construction equipment dealers.
HB 1229 exempt certain persons from the requirement to license as a mortgage loan originator.
HB 1231 provide that hydraulic fracturing is an acceptable recovery process in South Dakota.
HB 1235 revise certain provisions relating to the South Dakota state flag.
HB 1249 permit a probationer who is a registered sex offender to reside in an assigned halfway house or supervised living center within a community safety zone and to prohibit sex offenders who committed sexual offenses against children to qualify for certain residency exceptions.
HB 1263 provide for mandatory HIV testing for any person convicted of prostitution or solicitation of prostitution and to provide for appropriate utilization of the test results.
HB 1266 reduce the period of time necessary to cure and validate certain adoption proceedings.
HB 1273 prohibit the sale of loose leaf incense to minors, to prohibit certain marketing techniques, to regulate the sale of certain types of incense, to provide penalties therefor, and to declare an emergency.
HC 1003 Commending and honoring the community of Delmont on its one hundred twenty-fifth birthday.
HC 1009 Commending and honoring the 2011 Habitat for Humanity South Dakota Habitat Supporters of the Year.
HC 1013 Commending and honoring those who served in the Korean War, on the sixtieth anniversary of the war's end.
HC 1014 Commending and honoring Dennis Povondra, business manager at Bon Homme 4-2 School District, on his retirement after thirty-six years of exceptional service.
HC 1015 Celebrating and honoring Tabor's Annual Czech Days Festivities on the occasion of its sixty-fourth anniversary on June 14, 15, 16, 2012.
HC 1021 Commending and honoring the VFW Voice of Democracy, Patriot's Pen, and Teachers of the Year award winners of 2012.
HC 1022 Honoring and commemorating Roger Nelson for his life-long commitment to sports in South Dakota.
HC 1039 Commending and honoring Darin Peterka of Miller High School for his outstanding athletic performance.
HC 1042 Honoring the Canton High School wrestling program.
HC 1048 Acknowledging the nine sovereign Tribes within the borders of South Dakota and recognizing Governor Dennis Daugaard for his dedication to promoting a cooperative government-to-government relationship between the Tribes and the State of South Dakota.
HC 1050 Commending and honoring the town of Pierpont, South Dakota, on its one hundred twenty-fifth anniversary.
HCR 1004 Supporting and encouraging the academic study of the Bible in South Dakota public schools.
HCR 1007 Urging the members of the South Dakota Congressional delegation to sponsor and support the Marketplace Fairness Act and the Marketplace Equity Act.
HCR 1008 Recognizing the week of June 25 through June 29, 2012, as Ag Week in South Dakota.
HCR 1010 Urging Congress to adopt a proposed constitutional amendment limiting federal legislation to a single subject.
HCR 1011 Requesting that a United States Navy submarine be named the USS South Dakota.
HCR 1016 Concerning endorsement of Taiwan's participation as observer in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), and the 28th anniversary of sister state relations with the Province of Taiwan in the Republic of China (Taiwan).
HCR 1018 Urging Congress to restore the impact aid program.
HJR 1002 To propose a constitutional amendment to repeal certain reimbursement restrictions for travel by legislators to and from a legislative session.
HJR 1006 Proposing and submitting to the electors at the next general election an amendment to Article XIII, sections 20 and 21 of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, relating to the trust fund created from the proceeds of the state cement enterprise sales.