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Senate state affairs  

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 State Affairs Committee is scheduled to meet Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 7:45am in room 412 of the Capitol.

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Legislative Day 4 
1/14/05 Completed meeting
SB 69: administrative rules promulgation process
Legislative Day 6 
1/19/05 Completed meeting
SB 44 revise certain provisions relating to the collection of debt and fees by the Bureau of Administration.
SB 45 authorize the Bureau of Administration to donate the former Governor's residence for a public purpose and to declare an emergency.
SB 61 authorize the South Dakota Science and Technology Authority to use eminent domain for certain limited purposes.
SB 62 authorize the South Dakota Science and Technology Authority to invest funds with the State Investment Council.
Legislative Day 8 
1/21/05 Completed meeting
SB 76 codify legislation enacted in 2004
SB 77 correct various references in the code

Legislative Day 11 
1/26/05 Completed meeting
SB 6 revise certain provisions regarding the appropriations process.
SB 75 designate official state railroad museums and to provide for additional museum sites.
SB 88 revise certain provisions regarding the collection of tax by retailers maintaining a place of business in the state.
SB 87 revise certain provisions regarding the collection of taxes imposed on the services of a lawyer.
Legislative Day 13 
1/28/05 Completed meeting
SB 110 revise the definition of abandoned property held by governmental entities
SB 112 repeal certain requirements related to works of art in state buildings
SB 95 authorize account wagering and multi-jurisdictional simulcasting and interactive wagering totalizator hubs and to revise certain provisions regarding pari-mutuel racing
Legislative Day 14 
1/31/05 Completed meeting
SB 91 provide free admission to state parks and recreation areas for certain military personnel
SB 126 designate the Tyrannosaurus Rex as the official state dinosaur
SB 159 authorize the President Pro Tempore to appoint certain members of the Interim Rules Review Committee
SB 172 limit the contributions of any person to a political action committee
SB 95 authorize account wagering and multi-jurisdictional simulcasting and interactive wagering totalizator hubs and to revise certain
provisions regarding pari-mutuel racing
Legislative Day 16 
2/2/05 Completed meeting
SB 173 repeal certain provisions regarding the minimum wage for tipped employees
SB 174 provide for certain increases in the state minimum wage
Legislative Day 18 
2/4/05 Completed meeting
SB 210 revise the conditions under which the state may enter into gaming compacts with Indian tribes
SB 212 set a maximum limit on certain license and permit fees that may be established by the Game, Fish and Parks Commission
Legislative Day 20 
2/7/05 Completed meeting
HB 1085 prohibit certain payments and receipt of payments for registering and assisting voters and to establish
certain penalties
HB 1087 require certain voter registration forms to be filed within an established time frame and to establish
certain penalties
SB 6 revise certain provisions regarding the appropriations process
Legislative Day 22
2/9/05 Completed Meeting
SB 218 create the South Dakota Energy Infrastructure Authority.
SB 177 provide for the creation of a renewable electricity and recycled energy renewable energy credit system by the Public Utilities Commission.
SB 130 authorize a renewable electricity and recycled energy credit trading and tracking system.
SB 149 establish the South Dakota Transmission Authority and to establish its powers.
SB 213 appropriate money for the W. H. Over Museum.
Legislative Day 25
2/14/05 Completed Meeting
SB 193 revise certain provisions regarding the performance of abortions on unemancipated minors and those found
to be incompetent
SB 203 prohibit the performance of abortions, except to save the life of the mother, and to provide a penalty therefor and to provide for a delayed effective date
SB 198 establish certain legislative findings, to reinstate the prohibition against certain acts causing the termination of an unborn human life, and to prescribe a penalty therefor
SB 211 repeal certain provisions regarding easements on railroad property acquired by eminent domain
Legislative Day 27
2/16/05 Completed Meeting
HB 1052: revise the appropriation for the design and construction of certain correctional facilities and to declare an emergency.
HB 1205: designate fry bread as the official bread of South Dakota.
HJR 1001: Proposing and submitting to the electors at the next general election an amendment to Article XXI of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, relating to the definition of marriage.
Legislative Day 29
2/18/05 Completed Meeting
HB 1234 revise the conditions where the state may enter into compacts with Indian tribes
HB 1253 study the establishment of a group health insurance plan for political subdivision employees
HB 1259 reestablish eligibility for certain veterans to qualify for the veterans' bonus program and to declare an emergency
HB 1212 revise certain provisions relating to professional and occupational licensing boards
Legislative Day 32
2/23/05 Completed Meeting
HB 1166 establish certain legislative findings pertaining to the health and rights of women, to revise the physician disclosure requirements to be made to a woman contemplating submitting to an abortion, and to provide for certain causes of action for professional negligence if an abortion is performed without informed consent
HB 1233 establish a task force to study abortion and to provide for its composition, scope, and administration
HB 1249 prohibit the performance of abortions, except to save the life of the mother, and to provide a penalty therefor and to provide for a delayed effective date
HJR 1001 Proposing and submitting to the electors at the next general election an amendment to Article XXI of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, relating to the definition of marriage
Legislative Day 34
2/25/05 Completed Meeting
HB 1260 create the South Dakota Electric Transmission Assistance Authority
HB 1261 provide for the refund of the sales and contractor's excise tax for significant capital investment and large job-creation projects
HB 1262 provide a partial exemption to the assessment of certain power generation facilities for property tax purposes
HJR 1001 Proposing and submitting to the electors at the next general election an amendment to Article XXI of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, relating to the definition of marriage
Legislative Day 35

2/28/05 Completed Meeting
HB 1260 create the South Dakota Electric Transmission Assistance Authority.
HB 1264 revise certain provisions regarding the Constitutional Revision Commission.
HB 1265 provide for the redistricting of boards of county commissioners under certain circumstances and to declare an emergency.


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