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Senate Judiciary

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 Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to meet Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 10am in room 413 of the Capitol.

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Legislative Day 4
1/14/05 Completed meeting
SB 15: waiver of the right to change a hearing examiner
SB 16: statutes of limitation for workers' compensation claims.
SB 59: involuntary feeding or hydration of a prisoner
SB 12: parent appear telephonically to voluntarily terminate parental rights
SB 54: expedited abused or neglected child proceedings
Legislative Day 6
1/19/05 Completed meeting (Methamphetamine Presentation)
Legislative Day 8
1/21/05 Completed meeting
SB 70 enact the South Dakota Business Corporation Act, to repeal certain chapters relating to corporations, and to revise certain related provisions
SB 60 revise certain provisions relating to child support
SB 12 authorize a parent to appear telephonically for a hearing to voluntarily terminate parental rights
SB 55 provide for a preference for placement of abused and neglected children with relatives and to provide a hearing for review of adoptive placement decisions
Legislative Day 9
1/24/05 Completed meeting
HB 1009 revise certain filing requirements for limited liability companies and to repeal certain obsolete provisions
HB 1010 revise certain provisions regarding federal tax lien registrations
HB 1020 revise certain provisions related to clemency hearings and other hearings of the Board of Pardons and Paroles
HB 1048 modify certain bonding provisions for nonresident violators of game, fish and park laws
SB 23 include officers of the Federal Protective Service and United States Postal Inspection Service in the

Legislative Day 11
1/26/05 Completed meeting
SB 24 condition certification of nonparticipating manufacturers selling tobacco products upon provision of consent to be sued in state courts for enforcement of tobacco statutes.
SB 25 establish a fund for the payment of certain tobacco litigation expenses and to make an appropriation therefor.
SB 26 provide monetary penalties for failure of tobacco distributors and wholesalers to comply with certain cigarette regulations.
HB 1042 provide limited immunity to persons that report certain vehicle dealer violations.
SB 81 authorize United States Postal Inspectors to act as law enforcement officers, in certain circumstances, for the enforcement of state law.
SB 84 revise the definition of victims who may address the court before sentencing is imposed.
Legislative Day 13
1/28/05 Completed meeting
SB 97 establish a maximum value for certain protected homesteads
SB 98 provide for specific penalties for certain fifth and subsequent offense driving under the influence convictions
HB 1071 expand the time within which a judge may extend clemency or reduce a sentence
HB 1072 permit magistrate judges to order a transcript of a grand jury proceeding
Legislative Day 14
1/31/05 Completed meeting
HB 1039 prohibit insurance producers from influencing
witnesses
HB 1070 provide for the arrest and detention of certain probationers believed to be in violation of their probation conditions by court service officers or law enforcement officers
SB 144 limit the personal liability of persons in professional corporations and limited liability companies
SB 178 provide for the creation of county interdisciplinary child information teams and to regulate their memberships, authority, and
responsibilities
Legislative Day 16
2/2/05 Completed meeting
SB 133 provide for the payment of past due child support upon recovery of money in a legal proceeding
SB 25 establish a fund for the payment of certain tobacco litigation expenses and to make an appropriation therefor
SB 93 authorize qualified dispositions in trust
SB 94 revise certain provisions regarding trusts
SB 146 to limit the time for bringing actions against certain professional corporations and professional practitioners
SB 123 provide for an order of joint physical care over certain children whose parents exercise joint legal custody
SB 147 require the use of an ignition interlock device in motor vehicles used by certain persons guilty of a second violation of driving under the influence and to provide for certain penalties with regard to ignition interlock devices
Legislative Day 18
2/4/05 Completed meeting
SB 43 revise the South Dakota criminal code
Legislative Day 19
2/5/05 Completed meeting
SB 183 require the filing of certain notices of intention to preserve possibilities of reverter and rights of entry and to provide for the termination of such rights in the absence of notification
SB 43 revise the South Dakota criminal code
Legislative Day 20
2/7/05 Completed meeting
SB 143 adopt the Uniform Environmental Covenants Act
SB 197 clarify who may transfer personal property held in joint tenancy
HB 1080 provide for notification to the petitioner when an ex parte protection order is served
HB 1105 revise the definition of domestic abuse
Legislative Day 21
2/8/05 Completed meeting
SB 43 revise the South Dakota criminal code
Legislative Day 22
2/9/05 Completed meeting
SB 201 establish a procedure to resolve certain construction defect disputes.
SB 147 require the use of an ignition interlock device in motor vehicles used by certain persons guilty of a second violation of driving under the influence and to provide for certain penalties with regard to ignition interlock devices.
SB 206 prohibit the imposition of certain death sentences if the defendant is not a serious and continuing threat to the lives of others.
SB 204 revise certain provisions regarding living wills and health care decisions by agents.
SB 217 revise certain cross references in the code with regard to the implementation of the South Dakota Business Corporation Act.
SB 144 limit the personal liability of persons in professional corporations and limited liability companies.
Legislative Day 24
2/11/05 Completed meeting
SB 67 revise certain drug and alcohol offenses, driving offenses, and other felonious offenses
Legislative Day 25
2/14/05 Completed meeting
HB 1148 provide that certain statements and actions made by health care providers are not admissible to prove negligence in medical malpractice actions
HB 1155 define liquefied petroleum gas equipment and appliances for purposes of product liability
HB 1157 provide for recovery of motor fuel theft
HB 1168 revise the homestead exemption
HB 1189 clarify the application of certain provisions pertaining to the sale of pistols
SB 197 clarify who may transfer personal property held in joint tenancy
HB 1104 limit the damages that may be awarded in a medical malpractice action against a podiatrist
Legislative Day 25
2/14/05 5:00PM Completed meeting
SB 67 revise certain drug and alcohol offenses, driving offenses, and other felonious offenses
Legislative Day 27
2/16/05 Completed meeting
HB 1190 provide for recognition of certain valid nonresident permits to carry a concealed pistol
HB 1209 provide for limited confidentiality of certain firearms information
SB 204 revise certain provisions regarding living wills and health care decisions by agents
SB 183 require the filing of certain notices of intention to preserve possibilities of reverter and rights of entry and to provide for the termination of such rights in the absence of notification
Legislative Day 29
2/18/05 Completed meeting
HB 1193 adopt the Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act and to repeal the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act
HB 1258 revise the definition of an abused or neglected child
HB 1175 extend certain lien provisions to physicians and chiropractors
HB 1257 revise the composition of the Board of Pardons and Paroles
Legislative Day 32
2/23/05 Completed meeting
HB 1222 establish child neglect and endangerment as criminal offenses and to provide penalties therefor
HB 1263 revise the definition of domestic abuse
HB 1042 provide limited immunity to persons that report certain vehicle dealer violations
Legislative Day 34
2/25/05 Completed meeting
HB 1226 establish certain notice provisions related to the custody and placement of Indian children
Legislative Day 35
2/28/05 Completed meeting


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