There are 35 Legislative Days in 2007 session. The House meets during the afternoon of each Legislative Day. Sessions usually begin at 2pm CT, but often start earlier on Friday or Saturday sessions.

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HOUSE 1st Legislative Day 01/09/2007 Complete Meeting 2nd Legislative Day 01/10/2007 Complete Meeting 3rd Legislative Day 01/11/2007 Complete Meeting 4th Legislative Day 01/12/2007 Complete Meeting 5th Legislative Day 01/16/2007 Complete Meeting HB 1013 - revise certain provisions regarding the standards for fire-resistant state buildings. 6th Legislative Day 01/17/2007 Complete Meeting HB 1003 - clarify, repeal, update, and make style and form changes to certain statutes related to military and veterans affairs. HB 1007 - revise certain provisions concerning election deadlines and time frames. HB 1042 - revise the definition of bundling for sales and use tax purposes. HB 1027 - authorize the issuance of temporary snowmobile permits to residents and to increase the fee for such permits. 7th Legislative Day 01/18/2007 Complete Meeting HB 1046 - repeal the limitation period for filing certain tax refunds. HB 1006 - revise certain procedures regarding the election process. HB 1044 - provide reciprocity for sales, use, or gross receipts tax paid on farm equipment purchased in another state or political subdivision. HB 1045 - revise certain provisions regarding the times for filing returns and remitting taxes. HB 1047 - revise the taxation of bundled transactions involving telecommunications services and related services. HB 1081 - revise certain provisions to provide that motor vehicle license plates remain with the owner of the plates. HB 1057 - require certain information in a judgment of conviction for persons sentenced to the state penitentiary. 8th Legislative Day 01/19/2007 Complete Meeting 9th Legislative Day 01/22/2007 Complete Meeting HB 1058 - revise certain provisions related to the placement of juveniles under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections. HB 1004 - revise the penalty for misuse of any aircraft or vehicle owned or leased by the state. HB 1012 - revise certain provisions relating to the appropriation of money for the veterans' bonus program. HB 1067 - revise certain reversion provisions regarding an appropriation to the South Dakota Energy Infrastructure Authority. HB 1040 - repeal the manager license, revise the requirements for a salon license, and revise the requirements for an instructor license with regard to the practice of cosmetology. HB 1015 - revise certain provisions regarding the required identification of authorized emergency vehicles. HB 1059 - provide for the sharing of certain child protection records. HB 1020 - permit the South Dakota Department of Agriculture to contract with individual firefighters and support personnel. HB 1001 - repeal references to certain defunct programs under the authority of the Board of Regents. HB 1002 - revise the style and form of certain provisions relating to the Board of Regents. HB 1038 - revise certain provisions regarding the interstate enrollment options program. HB 1011 - make an appropriation to provide for the renovation of the National Guard armory in Brookings and to declare an emergency. HB 1053 - provide certain standards for health maintenance organizations in individual health insurance. 10th Legislative Day 01/23/2007 Complete Meeting HB 1033 - impose sanctions on schools and certified school personnel for compromising the integrity of a state-required academic achievement test. HB 1010 - make an appropriation to provide for the renovation of the nursing care building on the South Dakota Veterans' Home campus and to declare an emergency. HB 1028 - revise certain provisions regarding the regulation of physician assistants. HB 1051 - revise certain requirements regarding the licensing of insurance producers. HB 1052 - revise the requirements for coordination of benefits between health plans. HB 1054 - revise certain requirements for the independent audit of insurers. HB 1031 - provide for the regulation of telepharmacy and to establish a fee therefor. HB 1071 - revise certain provisions regarding the title of initiated measures and the filing of initiated measures. HB 1078 - allow tribal agencies that provide child welfare services to obtain results from a check of the central registry for abuse and neglect. HB 1099 - authorize certain domestic limited liability companies and partnerships to be registered agents of foreign corporations. 11th Legislative Day 01/24/2007 Complete Meeting HB 1058 - revise certain provisions related to the placement of juveniles under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections. HB 1040 - repeal the manager license, revise the requirements for a salon license, and revise the requirements for an instructor license with regard to the practice of cosmetology. HB 1020 - permit the South Dakota Department of Agriculture to contract with individual firefighters and support personnel. HB 1035 - revise the required grade levels for assessment of writing skills. HB 1037 - repeal certain health certification requirements of school employees. HB 1033 - impose sanctions on schools and certified school personnel for compromising the integrity of a state-required academic achievement test. HB 1077 - impose a tax on the net revenues of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded. HB 1019 - rename the rodent and reptile control fund and to validate the Department of Agriculture's authority to sell rodent control products. HB 1021 - add additional species to those which may be hunted without a license by residents on their own land. HB 1022 - revise the definition of bait. HB 1023 - revise certain provisions concerning the definition of big game and the possession, transportation, and sale of big game meat and animal parts. HB 1039 - increase certain fees relating to the Board of Barber Examiners. HB 1110 - increase the fines for certain violations of local ordinances. 12th Legislative Day 01/25/2007 Complete Meeting HB 1010 - make an appropriation to provide for the renovation of the nursing care building on the South Dakota Veterans' Home campus and to declare an emergency. HB 1024 - revise certain provisions regarding application for game and fish licenses and preference points. HB 1104 - revise certain township powers related to water and sewerage systems. HB 1111 - permit local government officials and employees to use electronic payments and to permit the state and its political subdivisions to accept electronic payments. HB 1105 - revise certain provisions related to immunity from civil liability for the placement and use of automated external defibrillators. HB 1117 - permit the extending of the duration of stalking and protection orders. HB 1119 - revise certain provisions concerning mechanics' or materialmen's liens. HB 1124 - add the solicitation to commit a crime to certain criminal provisions. HB 1084 - revise the property tax levies for the general fund of a school district. 13th Legislative Day 01/26/2007 Complete Meeting 14th Legislative Day 01/29/2007 Complete Meeting HB 1016 - exempt law enforcement and emergency vehicle accidents from certain driving records. HB 1019 - rename the rodent and reptile control fund and to validate the Department of Agriculture's authority to sell rodent control products. HB 1111 - permit local government officials and employees to use electronic payments and to permit the state and its political subdivisions to accept electronic payments. HB 1025 - revise certain provisions relating to the definition of predator/varmint and predator/varmint licenses. HB 1073 - revise certain provisions regarding identification and recording for products containing pseudoephedrine or ephedrine. HB 1136 - allow certain disabled bow hunters to use special equipment to operate the bow. HB 1118 - permit counties to sell tax certificates. HB 1121 - provide for the purchase, sale, or transfer of certain solid waste or recyclable materials by local government entities and to revise certain provisions related to the operation of solid waste and recycling facilities. HB 1127 - clarify the authority of county commissioners to set their annual salary. HB 1056 - revise certain provisions relating to the practice of counseling. HB 1017 - make an appropriation from the coordinated soil and water conservation fund to the State Conservation Commission. HB 1027 - authorize the issuance of temporary snowmobile permits to residents and to increase the fee for such permits. HB 1090 - revise certain provisions regarding the explanation of ballot issues and to provide for the procedure to challenge such explanations. HB 1091 - permit magistrate courts to administer adult probationary drug court programs under certain circumstances. HB 1093 - provide for the declaration and administration of certain judicial emergencies. HB 1097 - increase the filing fee for appeals from the decisions, orders, and resolutions of boards of supervisors of townships. 15th Legislative Day 01/30/2007 Complete Meeting HB 1121 - provide for the purchase, sale, or transfer of certain solid waste or recyclable materials by local government entities and to revise certain provisions related to the operation of solid waste and recycling facilities. HB 1090 - revise certain provisions regarding the explanation of ballot issues and to provide for the procedure to challenge such explanations. HB 1091 - permit magistrate courts to administer adult probationary drug court programs under certain circumstances. HB 1018 - make an appropriation for the control and suppression of pine beetles in Custer State Park. HB 1075 - make an appropriation for costs related to suppression of wildfires in the state and to declare an emergency. HB 1186 - revise the composition of the Commission on Health Care. HB 1161 - revise the elements of the crime of first degree robbery. SB 66 - include additional professions and occupations within the child support collection process. SB 26 - repeal certain provisions regarding the Advanced Reading Enhancement Program. SB 27 - repeal certain provisions regarding the Office of Educational Technology. SB 28 - revise certain provisions regarding the mileage allowance for transportation of children in need of special education or services. SB 29 - repeal the requirement to report the names of students who are deaf, blind, or visually impaired. 16th Legislative Day 01/31/2007 Complete Meeting HB 1019 - rename the rodent and reptile control fund and to validate the Department of Agriculture's authority to sell rodent control products. HB 1073 - revise certain provisions regarding identification and recording for products containing pseudoephedrine or ephedrine. HB 1108 - revise certain provisions regarding when and by whom chemical dependency evaluations occur after a conviction of driving while under the influence of drugs or alcohol. HB 1163 - allow certain repossessed motor vehicles to be sold without title in the name of the entity selling these motor vehicles. HB 1128 - revise the provisions concerning the accumulation of funds by counties for capital outlay purposes. HB 1130 - increase the level of expenditures that may be incurred before requiring the advertisement for bids for the purchase of materials, supplies, or equipment. HB 1156 - revise certain requirements concerning the pay and qualifications of petition circulators. SB 23 - revise certain exceptions from the definition of unsolicited telephone calls. SB 24 - update certain citations to federal regulations regarding the pipeline safety inspection and to revise certain provisions regarding the assessment of pipeline inspection fees. SB 22 - prohibit the filing of tariffs for certain telecommunications services and to impose certain requirements regarding the availability of telecommunications services information. SB 58 - revise certain provisions regarding the South Dakota Energy Infrastructure Authority. 17th Legislative Day 02/01/2007 Complete Meeting HB 1068 - revise the criminal penalty for perjury. HB 1147 - revise certain provisions regarding notices of claims against governmental entities. HB 1196 - provide for notice and opportunity to remedy residential construction defects. HB 1206 - revise the membership composition of the Executive Board of the South Dakota Legislature. SB 11 - revise certain provisions related to the licensing of commercial drivers. 18th Legislative Day 02/02/2007 Complete Meeting 19th Legislative Day 02/05/2007 Complete Meeting HB 1196 - provide for notice and opportunity to remedy residential construction defects. HB 1073 - revise certain provisions regarding identification and recording for products containing pseudoephedrine or ephedrine. HB 1131 - increase the amount of funding for conservation and value-added agriculture purposes from certain unclaimed motor fuel tax refunds. HB 1201 - revise certain provisions concerning public meetings. HB 1202 - provide for the notification of certain members of the armed forces concerning screening for exposure to depleted uranium. HB 1179 - revise the penalty for certain big game hunting violations. HB 1235 - authorize the trapping and hunting of certain furbearing animals by nonresidents. HB 1259 - revise certain provisions related to complaints of encroachment by prairie dogs on private land. HB 1174 - increase the maximum amount for which used motor vehicles may be sold or transferred to be exempt from excise tax. HB 1184 - require the Department of Revenue and Regulation to collect and distribute the gross receipts taxes imposed on small telecommunication companies. HB 1154 - revise the provisions concerning the addition of noncontiguous property to certain business improvement districts that have a common zoning designation. HB 1183 - revise certain provisions regarding the use of a transporter license plate. HB 1187 - provide for the abatement or refund of property taxes on certain owner-occupied single-family dwellings owned by persons in the military and to declare an emergency. HB 1296 - require abortion facilities to offer sonograms to pregnant women under certain circumstances. 20th Legislative Day 02/06/2007 Complete Meeting HB 1064 - authorize the Board of Regents to accept additional donations for the improvements to O'Harra Stadium at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and to declare an emergency. HB 1100 - authorize the Legislative Research Council to remodel, renovate, and furnish certain facilities on the fourth floor of the State Capitol Building for use by the Legislature, and to make an appropriation therefor. HB 1069 - increase liquidated court costs and revise how they are allocated. HB 1152 - revise the procedures for due process regarding the central registry for abuse and neglect. HB 1153 - revise certain references regarding the reunification of an abused or neglected child with a parent and regarding grounds for termination of parental rights and regarding the operation of the central registry for abuse and neglect. HB 1278 - require emergency medical technicians to be trained in the administration of epinephrine. HB 1065 - authorize the Board of Regents to construct multi-use storage facilities at South Dakota State University and to make an appropriation therefor. HB 1158 - provide immunity for school districts in facilitating computer usage. HB 1249 - establish the teen court grant program, to require the submission of a report, to provide for its purpose and funding, and to declare an emergency. HB 1172 - clarify certain limits placed on persons lending money. HB 1065 - authorize the Board of Regents to construct multi-use storage facilities at South Dakota State University and to make an appropriation therefor. HB 1241 - allow the Board of Regents to sell certain used computers through university bookstores and to declare an emergency. HB 1175 - provide for the substances used in the execution of a sentence of death and to allow the choice of the substances used in an execution under certain circumstances. HB 1140 - require an annual adjustment to the general fund levies of a school district by reducing local effort by nine million dollars from funds deposited in the property tax reduction fund from the tax on cigarettes and other tobacco products. HB 1272 - provide for an early presidential primary. SB 72 - revise certain provisions regarding the liens on vehicles for the costs of removal and storage of the vehicles. SB 23 - revise certain exceptions from the definition of unsolicited telephone calls. SB 11 - revise certain provisions related to the licensing of commercial drivers. SB 21 - revise certain requirements for the siting of energy facilities. 21st Legislative Day 02/07/2007 Complete Meeting SCR 5 - Urging the Congress of the United States to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program at the federal level and to increase funding levels or modified state eligibility levels for qualified children. HB 1241 - allow the Board of Regents to sell certain used computers through university bookstores and to declare an emergency. HB 1272 - provide for an early presidential primary. HB 1160 - repeal the requirement for physician involvement in the execution of a sentence of death by eliminating certain specified roles. HB 1139 - create and provide for the education enhancement tobacco tax fund and the health care tobacco tax fund. HB 1140 - require an annual adjustment to the general fund levies of a school district by reducing local effort by nine million dollars from funds deposited in the property tax reduction fund from the tax on cigarettes and other tobacco products. HB 1253 - provide for the establishment of a task force to study the enforcement and collection of financial obligations resulting from criminal proceedings and to declare an emergency. HB 1217 - require certain signs to identify polling places on election day. HB 1240 - revise the filing deadlines for the nomination of certain independent candidates. HB 1280 - revise certain provisions permitting decisions of a planning commission to be overruled by other public bodies. HB 1255 - expand the duties of the juvenile corrections monitor. HB 1151 - exempt the sale of coins, currency, and bullion from sales and use taxes. 22nd Legislative Day 02/08/2007 Complete Meeting HB 1286 - require that records of archaeological sites be maintained and to provide that certain records remain confidential. HB 1005 - revise the reporting requirements involving sex offense victims. HB 1280 - revise certain provisions permitting decisions of a planning commission to be overruled by other public bodies. HB 1177 - provide for the issuance of landowner-sponsored big game hunting licenses. HB 1226 - revise provisions related to water project district voter eligibility. HB 1041 - revise the fees for cosmetology, nail technology, and esthetics. HB 1076 - make an appropriation for costs related to disasters in the state and to declare an emergency. HB 1285 - restrict unsolicited commercial electronic mail advertisements. HB 1275 - establish a statute of limitations for real estate appraisers and their agents and employees for alleged malpractice, error, mistake, or omission. 23rd Legislative Day 02/09/2007 Complete Meeting 24th Legislative Day 02/12/2007 Complete Meeting HB 1174 - increase the maximum amount for which used motor vehicles may be sold or transferred to be exempt from excise tax. HB 1278 - require emergency medical technicians to be trained in the administration of epinephrine. HB 1005 - revise the reporting requirements involving sex offense victims. HB 1280 - revise certain provisions permitting decisions of a planning commission to be overruled by other public bodies. HB 1145 - revise certain provisions concerning utility right-of-way maintenance. HB 1194 - authorize the disclosure of certain confidential information when a person who is subject to commitment proceedings has communicated a serious threat of serious physical injury against a reasonably identifiable victim. HB 1178 - provide for the issuance of special nonresident duck hunting licenses for use in certain counties. HB 1182 - revise the petition requirements for the formation of an ambulance district. HB 1244 - revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2007 regarding the South Dakota opportunity scholarships. HB 1245 - 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, to revise the state cost share for the Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, and to declare an emergency. HB 1132 - increase the maximum penalty that counties and municipalities may establish for a violation of an ordinance. HB 1252 - provide certain provisions concerning the indemnification of the directors of cooperatives. SB 35 - revise certain provisions relating to the licensing and regulation of technical professionals. SB 38 - define expansion of an existing building or structure for purposes of the tax refund program for the construction of agricultural processing and new business facilities. SB 18 - revise the chiropractic scope of practice. SB 49 - revise certain provisions relating to the Board of Counselor Examiners' authority to promulgate rules regarding marriage and family therapy. 25th Legislative Day 02/13/2007 Complete Meeting HCR 1006 - Encouraging the Board of Regents to approve the creation of a Mandarin Chinese major curriculum at Northern State University. HB 1278 - require emergency medical technicians to be trained in the administration of epinephrine. HB 1048 - reform certain campaign finance requirements and to establish certain fines and penalties. HB 1155 - revise certain provisions concerning wholesale drug distributors. HB 1251 - continuously appropriate certain federal funds to the Commissioner of School and Public Lands and to require such funds to be set forth as informational items in the commissioner's budget. HB 1305 - revise certain age requirements related to hunting and hunting licenses. HB 1266 - allow a home school student to partially enroll in the student's resident school district or in another school district under certain circumstances and to clarify certain testing requirements for students who are partially enrolled. HB 1032 - make an appropriation to fund a dental externship program. HB 1060 - authorize the Department of Corrections to purchase real property, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency. HB 1131 - increase the amount of funding for conservation and value-added agriculture purposes from certain unclaimed motor fuel tax refunds. HB 1249 - establish the teen court grant program, to require the submission of a report, to provide for its purpose and funding, and to declare an emergency. HB 1169 - establish the Zaniya Project Task Force, to prescribe its mission and composition, and to declare an emergency. HB 1209 - revise certain provisions relating to the confidentiality of the juvenile corrections monitor report. HB 1200 - increase the penalty for multiple violations of disorderly conduct. HB 1222 - clarify certain provisions relating to petitions for protection orders. HB 1277 - allow temporary contractual agreements between certain school districts to exist for an additional year. HB 1256 - revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2007 regarding appropriations to the Office of School and Public Lands, and to declare an emergency. 26th Legislative Day 02/14/2007 Complete Meeting HB 1207 - provide for the practice of independent midwifery. HB 1249 - establish the teen court grant program, to require the submission of a report, to provide for its purpose and funding, and to declare an emergency. HB 1222 - clarify certain provisions relating to petitions for protection orders. HB 1149 - prohibit the firing of a firearm at any school building, vehicle, or premises. HB 1293 - refer to a vote of the people a bill to regulate the performance of certain abortions, to reinstate the prohibition against certain acts causing the termination of the life of an unborn human being, and to prescribe a penalty therefor. HB 1074 - make an appropriation for the support of the state fair. 27th Legislative Day 02/15/2007 Complete Meeting HB 1248 - provide information to owners of certain property that had a significant increase in the assessed valuation of the property. HB 1302 - revise the requirements for certain on-sale alcoholic beverage licenses. HB 1141 - create the health and safety facility equity program to assist certain school districts with critical need for capital construction. HB 1307 - provide for the development of end of course exams. HB 1067 - revise certain reversion provisions regarding an appropriation to the South Dakota Energy Infrastructure Authority. HB 1101 - make an appropriation for maintenance and repair projects of the Board of Regents deemed critical to facility safety and function, and to declare an emergency. HB 1138 - appropriate money to postsecondary technical institutes for the maintenance and repair of buildings. HB 1176 - allow for grants from the revolving economic development and initiative fund, to revise certain provisions concerning the making of grants and loans from the revolving economic development and initiative fund, and to repeal the capital investment entity program, the value-added tourism subfund and the entrepreneur support program. HB 1205 - provide funds to the state technical institutes. HB 1279 - create a task force to study permanent funding options for the state technical institutes, to provide for its composition, and to declare an emergency. HB 1189 - require certain children to be in booster seats when in motor vehicles. HB 1197 - allow the Department of Public Safety to regulate installers of manufactured homes and to allow the department to establish an installation inspection program. HB 1036 - make an appropriation to reimburse certain school districts for consolidation incentives. HB 1072 - create a statewide 24/7 sobriety program, establish the 24/7 sobriety fund, and to make an appropriation therefor. 28th Legislative Day 02/20/2007 Complete Meeting HB 1250 - revise the process regarding cochlear implants. HB 1271 - create a drug court program in the Unified Judicial System and make an appropriation therefor. HB 1258 - create an intensive methamphetamine treatment program and revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2007, and to declare an emergency. HB 1246 - make an appropriation for the costs related to the intensive methamphetamine treatment program in the women's state correctional system. HB 1126 - revise certain provisions concerning municipal sewer service. HB 1125 - revise certain provisions concerning the adoption of municipal sewer utility charges. HB 1061 - offer a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination initiative, to transfer funds, and to declare an emergency. HB 1308 - revise certain provisions concerning the valuation of real property by allowing the director of equalization to use more sales during the assessment process and to revise certain provisions regarding taxes payable for special education and the capital outlay fund of school districts. HB 1113 - prohibit school districts from granting credit for distance learning courses offered through entities other than the South Dakota Virtual High School. HB 1268 - appropriate money for Teach for America. HB 1276 - create the Prairie High School District. HB 1290 - provide for an Office of Indian Education and an Indian Education Advisory Council and to establish certain provisions to enhance Indian education in the state. HB 1082 - revise the funding of K-12 education in the state. HB 1171 - enhance education in the state and to make an appropriation therefor. HB 1291 - create a teacher compensation assistance program. 29th Legislative Day 02/21/2007 Complete Meeting SB 17 - require each applicant for licensure as a chiropractor in South Dakota or a licensee who is the subject of a disciplinary investigation to submit to a state and federal criminal background check. SB 39 - provide claims information to commercial property casualty insureds. SB 7 - establish certain fees to provide for air quality permitting, inspecting, and compliance services to ethanol production plants. SB 15 - require certain immunizations for students attending postsecondary educational institutions. SB 94 - require a motor vehicle manufacturer to reimburse a consumer for excise tax and license and registration fees if a vehicle is replaced under lemon law provisions. SB 83 - revise the eligibility qualifications for an assessment freeze of single-family dwellings. SB 96 - provide property tax benefits to certain disabled veterans. SB 89 - adopt the Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act. SB 125 - allow an abandoned mobile home or manufactured home to be moved under certain conditions and to require property taxes to be abated on certain abandoned mobile homes and manufactured homes. SB 25 - revise certain requirements regarding the ability of the Public Utilities Commission to regulate the sale or other disposition of the property, plant, business, or stock of electric or gas public utilities. SB 62 - allow for the electronic service of orders to withhold income in the collection of child support. SB 70 - revise certain fees, continuing education requirements, and examination requirements for massage therapists. 30th Legislative Day 02/22/2007 Complete Meeting SB 9 - require water pollution control permits for certain concentrated animal feeding operations. SB 60 - authorize the purchase of certain improved real property in Pierre and to make an appropriation therefor. SB 86 - require the Bureau of Finance and Management to designate pay periods for state payroll systems. SB 33 - revise certain kindergarten enrollment requirements and repeal the nursery school age requirement. SB 67 - repeal certain provisions related to distribution of funds to school districts based on adequate yearly progress. SB 68 - revise certain provisions regarding the use of the state institute fund by the Department of Education. SB 52 - make an appropriation for the purchase of certain property in Brookings County from the Department of Transportation and to declare an emergency. 31st Legislative Day 02/23/2007 Complete Meeting 32nd Legislative Day 02/26/2007 Complete Meeting SB 195 - allow member schools of the South Dakota High School Activities Association to provide a portion of certain admissions fees to local organizations that support interscholastic activities. SB 81 - remove the reference to party affiliations for independent candidates on the certificate of nomination and the ballot. SB 184 - make an appropriation to reimburse certain family physicians, midlevel practitioners, and dentists who have complied with the requirements of the physician tuition reimbursement program, the midlevel tuition reimbursement program, or the dental tuition reimbursement program. SB 88 - adopt the Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act. SB 142 - provide for collection of certain workers' compensation defaults by court order. SB 160 - require timely honoring of rebates and to provide a private cause of action. SB 47 - prevent illegal multiple employer welfare arrangements and other illegal health insurers. SB 3 - revise certain provisions relating to the circulation and signing of initiative and referendum petitions and to provide a penalty for violation thereof. SB 32 - revise certain provisions relating to the distribution of funds to sparse school districts, and to declare an emergency. SB 30 - to make an appropriation for costs related to payments to sparse school districts and to declare an emergency. SB 159 - allow a taxpayer who is the subject of an audit to provide certain pertinent papers and documents after the prescribed deadline under limited circumstances. SB 2 - establish certain procedures regarding the verification of initiative and referendum signatures. SB 55 - authorize the Board of Regents to purchase improved real property adjacent to the campus of South Dakota State University and to make an appropriation therefor. SB 56 - authorize the Board of Regents to acquire a seed technology facility for South Dakota State University, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency. SB 219 - make an appropriation for a drought tolerance biotechnology research center and to declare an emergency. SB 57 - authorize the Board of Regents to construct a straw bale house at the McCrory Gardens on the campus of South Dakota State University and to make an appropriation therefor. 33rd Legislative Day 02/27/2007 Complete Meeting SCR 6 - Supporting mandatory implementation of Federal Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) laws passed by Congress in 2002. SCR 8 - Establishing South Dakota's commitment to the development of the bioeconomy. SB 6 - revise certain provisions concerning the election procedures for political parties. SB 73 - revise certain provisions concerning precinct boundaries and polling places. SB 87 - permit school district boards to consist of a combination of members who are elected at large and by member representation areas. SB 103 - provide for the appointment of members of the Brand Board by district. SB 41 - revise the procedures used to assess and collect unpaid cigarette taxes, to establish certain penalties, to revise certain provisions regarding the seizure of contraband cigarettes, and to declare an emergency. SB 71 - repeal certain statutes and references regarding obsolete accounting funds. SB 206 - permit and provide for the issuance of certificates of birth resulting in stillbirth. SB 108 - provide for the continuation of certain health insurance coverage for dependents. SB 74 - revise certain provisions regarding health care decisions for persons incapable of giving consent. SB 75 - revise certain provisions regarding living wills. SB 76 - revise certain provisions regarding health care decisions by agents. SB 31 - appropriate money to the Dakota Valley school district. SB 53 - authorize the Board of Regents to construct a new engineering class/lab building for South Dakota State University and to make an appropriation therefor. SB 59 - revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2007 regarding appropriations to the Department of Health, the Board of Regents, the Department of Corrections, the Department of Human Services, and the Office of the Attorney General, and to declare an emergency. SB 100 - appropriate money for the Northern Crops Institute. 34th Legislative Day 02/28/2007 Complete Meeting SB 185 - make an appropriation to fund tax refunds for elderly and disabled persons for property tax and sales tax refunds. SB 165 - repeal and reestablish provisions to regulate mortgage lenders and brokers. SB 202 - increase the exemption from process of certain retirement benefits. SJR 9 - To propose a constitutional amendment to provide for forty-day legislative sessions. SB 95 - establish a State Board of Technical Institutes, to provide for its powers, duties, and responsibilities, and to provide for the transfer of authority over public postsecondary technical education from the Department of Education to the State Board of Technical Institutes. SB 199 - increase the compulsory attendance age for school attendance. SB 80 - increase the fees permitted to recover reasonable costs and expenses on dishonored checks. SB 147 - revise the definition of wages for unemployment insurance. SB 182 - revise and establish certain provisions regarding the setting of rates for public utilities. SB 98 - revise or clarify certain provisions relating to the classification and creation of trusts. SB 99 - adopt the Uniform Principal and Income Act. SB 193 - prohibit the abuse of certain elderly persons and to revise certain provisions regarding the abuse of disabled adults. SB 42 - revise the discount provided to tobacco distributors purchasing tobacco stamps and to revise and repeal certain provisions regarding the cigarette tax. SB 218 - authorize the South Dakota Building Authority to provide for the construction, reconstruction, renovation, and modernization of state park facilities and infrastructure at Custer State Park near Custer for the Department of Game, Fish and Parks, to make an appropriation, and to declare an emergency. 35th Legislative Day 03/01/2007 Complete Meeting SB 197 - adopt the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. SB 10 - revise certain requirements and procedures regarding the one-call notification system for excavation activities. SB 198 - provide for an Open Government Commission and the study of open government issues. SB 84 - increase the maximum fees for conducting weights and measures inspections and testing. SB 164 - permit certain taxing districts to revise the amount of revenue payable from property taxes. SB 183 - exempt the production of certain plants and sod from sales and use taxes. SB 101 - establish a governance policy for school boards. SB 82 - revise certain fees charged by sheriffs. SB 130 - permit the Department of Health to provide an electronic report of marriages upon request. SB 135 - increase the minimum salary payable to county officials, state's attorneys, and sheriffs. SB 153 - provide for the suspension of certain county officials pending completion of criminal prosecutions. SB 123 - provide that sheriffs receive payment for marshaling assets for an execution of judgment or execution sale even if no sale occurs. SB 136 - provide for the release of the juvenile monitor's report after clearance by the attorney general and to provide for a confidential addendum to the report. SJR 9 - To propose a constitutional amendment to provide for forty-day legislative sessions. SB 101 - establish a governance policy for school boards. SJR 9 - To propose a constitutional amendment to provide for forty-day legislative sessions. 36th Legislative Day 03/02/2007 Complete Meeting HB 1041 - revise the fees for cosmetology, nail technology, and esthetics. HB 1063 - make an appropriation to fund state university information technology. HB 1155 - revise certain provisions concerning wholesale drug distributors. HB 1176 - allow for grants from the revolving economic development and initiative fund, to revise certain provisions concerning the making of grants and loans from the revolving economic development and initiative fund, and to repeal the capital investment entity program, the value-added tourism subfund and the entrepreneur support program. HB 1249 - establish the teen court grant program, to require the submission of a report, to provide for its purpose and funding, and to declare an emergency. HCR 1009 - Requesting the Congress and the President of the United States to reauthorize the federal Indian Health Care Improvement Act. SB 166 - authorize additional off-sale retail liquor licenses in certain municipalities. SB 115 - revise certain provisions regarding the rule-making authority of the Board of Education. HB 1286 - require that records of archaeological sites be maintained and to provide that certain records remain confidential. HB 1048 - reform certain campaign finance requirements and to establish certain fines and penalties. HB 1102 - revise certain provisions related to the establishment of proof of compliance with applicable standards as due care in certain utility negligence claims. SB 30 - to make an appropriation for costs related to payments to sparse school districts and to declare an emergency. SB 173 - revise certain provisions concerning the assessment of real property, to revise certain tax levy limitations for schools, to revise certain provisions regarding property tax levies for school districts, and to repeal the nonagricultural acreage classification. SB 127 - require the disclosure of known contamination of waterways on property condition disclosure statements. SB 180 - provide for the recognition of certain adoption orders from foreign jurisdictions and to provide for the issuance of birth certificates for certain inter-country adoptions. SB 157 - revise the funding for K-12 education. HB 1060 - authorize the Department of Corrections to purchase real property, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency. HB 1082 - revise the funding of K-12 education in the state. HB 1101 - make an appropriation for maintenance and repair projects of the Board of Regents deemed critical to facility safety and function, and to declare an emergency. SCR 10 - Supporting the Boys and Girls Clubs of the South Dakota Alliance. SB 105 - authorize a county auditor to raise additional revenues for education from property taxes due to the results of certain court actions. SB 173 - revise certain provisions concerning the assessment of real property, to revise certain tax levy limitations for schools, to revise certain provisions regarding property tax levies for school districts, and to repeal the nonagricultural acreage classification. 37th Legislative Day 03/03/2007 Complete Meeting HB 1026 - classify certain bird species as unprotected. HB 1131 - increase the amount of funding for conservation and value-added agriculture purposes from certain unclaimed motor fuel tax refunds. SB 195 - allow member schools of the South Dakota High School Activities Association to provide a portion of certain admissions fees to local organizations that support interscholastic activities. SB 2 - establish certain procedures regarding the verification of initiative and referendum signatures. HB 1048 - reform certain campaign finance requirements and to establish certain fines and penalties. SB 31 - appropriate money to the Dakota Valley school district. SB 157 - revise the funding for K-12 education. HB 1171 - enhance education in the state and to make an appropriation therefor. HB 1082 - revise the funding of K-12 education in the state. SB 180 - provide for the recognition of certain adoption orders from foreign jurisdictions and to provide for the issuance of birth certificates for certain inter-country adoptions. HB 1174 - increase the maximum amount for which used motor vehicles may be sold or transferred to be exempt from excise tax. 38th Legislative Day 03/05/2007 Complete Meeting HB 1176 - allow for grants from the revolving economic development and initiative fund, to revise certain provisions concerning the making of grants and loans from the revolving economic development and initiative fund, and to repeal the capital investment entity program, the value-added tourism subfund and the entrepreneur support program. HB 1084 - revise the property tax levies for the general fund of a school district. 39th Legislative Day 03/06/2007 Complete Meeting HB 1281 - appropriate money for the ordinary expenses of the legislative, judicial, and executive departments of the state, the expenses of state institutions, interest on the public debt, and for common schools. 40th Legislative Day 03/26/2007 Complete Meeting