House Appropriations
Sub-Committee #1
and Joint Appropriations Committee

There are 40 Legislative Days scheduled for the 2005 session. Standing Legislative Committees meet in regularly scheduled sessions during the morning hours of each Legislative Day. Some committees will hold special evening meetings. The House/Senate Appropriations Committee is scheduled to meet Monday through Friday at 7:45am in room LCR1 and LCR2 of the Capitol.

Access a live web-cast through the "Listen Now" button above, or replay audio of the entire Committee meeting for the designated Legislative Day or testimony and debate on a specific Bill through the listings below.

Legislative Day 2 
1/12/05 Department of Agriculture (am)
1/12/05 Department of Education (pm)
Legislative Day 3 
1/13/05 Auditor, PUC, Department of Health (am)
1/13/05 Department of Social Services (pm)
Legislative Day 4 
1/14/05 Secretary of State, School and Public Lands, Tourism and State Development
Legislative Day 5
1/18/05 Department of Labor, Department of Military and Veteran's Affairs, Bureau of Information and Telecommunications (am)
1/18/05 Department of Corrections (pm)
Legislative Day 6
1/19/05 Bureau of Administration, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (am)
1/19/05 Department of Game Fish, and Parks (pm)
Legislative Day 7
1/20/05 Department of Human Services
Legislative Day 8
1/21/05 Bill Hearings
HB 1055 make an appropriation for the payment of settlement expenses to SDDS, Inc., and to declare an emergency
HB 1056 make an appropriation for costs related to suppression of wildfires in the state and to declare an emergency
HB 1024 make an appropriation to the Board of Regents to cover certain cost increases affecting construction of the Lee Medicine and Science Hall renovation or replacement project at the University of South Dakota and to declare an emergency
HB 1025 authorize the South Dakota Building Authority and the Board of Regents to implement the long-term capital project request of the Board of Regents, providing for the construction, remodeling, or renovation of various structures on the campuses of the state's universities and the School for the Deaf, to make appropriations therefor, and to repeal certain previous capital project authorizations
HB 1026 make an appropriation to the Board of Regents for a scientific research equipment grant matching fund
HB 1029 make an appropriation to the Board of Regents for the construction, remodeling, or renovation of various structures or facilities on the campuses of the state's universities to provide additional support for women's athletic programs in furtherance of the policies and objectives of Title IX of the Education Act Amendments of 1972.
Legislative Day 9
1/24/05 Board of Regents
Legislative Day 10
1/25/05 Board of Regents
Legislative Day 11
1/26/05 Department of Public Safety, Children's Care Hospital and School
Legislative Day 12
1/27/05 Investment Council, Office of the State Treasurer, South Dakota Retirement System
Legislative Day 13
1/28/05 Bill Hearings
HB 1066 increase the amount of money authorized to contract for the construction of a law enforcement training academy, a criminal forensic laboratory, and a criminal justice and emergency operations
center building, to remove the effective date for bonding, to increase the bonding authority, and to declare an emergency
HB 1054 revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2005
HB 1068 authorize grants for the development of agricultural tourism and to make an appropriation therefor
HB 1058 make an appropriation to the state fair and to declare an emergency
HB 1052 revise the appropriation for the design and construction of certain correctional facilities and to declare an emergency
Legislative Day 14
1/31/05 - Bureau of Personnel, Legislative Department
Legislative Day 15
2/1/05 - Unified Judicial System, Office of the Governor
Legislative Day 16
2/2/05 - Bureau of Finance and Management, Department of Revenue and Regulation
Legislative Day 17
2/3/05 - Department of Transportation, Department of Health - Part II
Legislative Day 18
2/4/05 - Bill Hearings
HB 1027 make an appropriation to support students participating in the South Dakota Opportunity Scholarship program during fiscal year 2007
HB 1028 make an appropriation to support students participating in the South Dakota Opportunity Scholarship program during the spring 2005 term and in fiscal year 2006 and to declare an emergency
HB 1219 appropriate money to the Board of Regents to fund a 2010 individual research seed grant program
HB 1150 appropriate money for the Northern Crops Institute
HB 1018 make an appropriation from the coordinated soil and water conservation fund to the State Conservation Commission
HB 1057 make an appropriation for the payment of extraordinary litigation expenses and to declare an emergency
Legislative Day 19
2/5/05 - South Dakota Gaming Commission, Social Services-Child Care Plan (STAR Program), Department of Education - ESA and Evaluation Process
Legislative Day 20
2/7/05 - Postsecondary Vocational Education Institutions, Office of the Attorney General
Legislative Day 21
2/8/05 - Salary Policy
Legislative Day 24
2/11/05 - Completed Meeting
HB 1158 appropriate funds to provide cochlear implants to certain children
HB 1123 appropriate certain state aid money to the McLaughlin school district
HB 1065 appropriate money to the Dakota Valley school district
HB 1096 appropriate money for the design and construction of an armory
HB 1082 appropriate money for postsecondary technical education enhancement
HB 1167 provide for the development of a statewide 211 system for the purpose of providing information about community services and to make an appropriation therefor
HB 1215 Make appropriations from the water and environment fund, the environment and natural resources fee 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 1161 appropriate funds for reimbursement for care of residents of nursing facilities
HB 1027 make an appropriation to support students participating in the South Dakota Opportunity Scholarship program during fiscal year 2007
HB 1028 make an appropriation to support students participating in the South Dakota Opportunity Scholarship program during the spring 2005 term and in fiscal year 2006 and to declare an emergency
HB 1053 make an appropriation to the Department of Education to reimburse certain school districts for consolidation incentives
HB 1058 make an appropriation to the state fair and to declare an emergency
Legislative Day 25
2/14/05 - Completed Meeting
HB 1214 make an appropriation to fund sales tax on food refunds
HB 1051 authorize the South Dakota Building Authority to provide for the construction, reconstruction, renovation, and modernization of fish hatchery facilities and infrastructure at Blue Dog State Fish Hatchery at Blue Dog Lake, Cleghorn State Fish Hatchery at Rapid City, and McNenny Fish Hatchery at Spearfish for the Department of Game, Fish and Parks
HB 1213 appropriate money for life insurance for members of the South Dakota Guard
HB 1177 classify certain persons as residents for purposes of higher education tuition
HB 1124 appropriate money for education enhancement
HB 1024 make an appropriation to the Board of Regents to cover certain cost increases affecting construction of the Lee Medicine and Science Hall renovation or replacement project at the University of South Dakota and to declare an emergency
HB 1025 authorize the South Dakota Building Authority and the Board of Regents to implement the long-term capital project request of the Board of Regents, providing for the construction, remodeling, or renovation of various structures on the campuses of the state's universities and the School for the Deaf, to make appropriations therefor, and to repeal certain previous capital project authorizations
HB 1026 make an appropriation to the Board of Regents for a scientific research equipment grant matching fund
HB 1029 make an appropriation to the Board of Regents for the construction, remodeling, or renovation of various structures or facilities on the campuses of the state's universities to provide additional support for women's athletic programs in furtherance of the policies and objectives of Title IX of the Education Act Amendments of 1972
HB 1065 appropriate money to the Dakota Valley school district
HB 1082 appropriate money for postsecondary technical education enhancement
HB 1123 appropriate certain state aid money to the McLaughlin school district
HB 1167 provide for the development of a statewide 211 system for the purpose of providing information about community services and to make an appropriation therefor
HB 1219 appropriate money to the Board of Regents to fund a 2010 individual research seed grant program
HB 1161 appropriate funds for reimbursement for care of residents of nursing facilities
Legislative Day 28
2/17/05 - Completed Meeting
SB 34 make an additional appropriation to construct a thermophilic anaerobic manure digestion system for the South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station and to declare an emergency
SB 36 authorize the Board of Regents to accept a gift of property from the South Dakota State University Foundation
SB 187 make an appropriation to fund tax refunds for elderly and disabled persons
SB 188 revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2005 for education enhancement
Legislative Day 31
2/22/05 - Completed Meeting
SB 189 appropriate money to the Association of County Commissioners for the coordination of 911 services
SB 35 authorize the Board of Regents to construct a replacement manager's dwelling at the Cottonwood Research Station, to dispose of the existing dwelling on this site, and to make an appropriation therefor
Legislative Day 34
2/25/05 - Revenue Estimates
Legislative Day 35
2/28/05 - Completed Meeting
SB 218 create the South Dakota Energy Infrastructure Authority and to declare an emergency
Legislative Day 36
3/1/05 - Completed Meeting
Legislative Day 37
3/2/05 - Completed Meeting
Legislative Day 38
3/3/05 - Completed Meeting
Legislative Day 39
3/4/05 - Completed Meeting