4th Legislative Day 01/11/2008 Complete Meeting HB 1030 - revise certain provisions regarding the appointment of notaries public and the requirements of notary public seals. HB 1001 - provide for a jury trial in forfeiture proceedings. HB 1054 - authorize the State Brand Board to impose certain civil penalties. HB 1055 - revise the penalty for leaving the brand inspection area without a brand inspection. HB 1034 - revise the definition of worker misconduct for the purposes of workers' compensation claims. 5th Legislative Day 01/14/2008 Complete Meeting HB 1104 - revise certain provisions regarding the liability of a garnishee to a plaintiff after the service of a summons. HB 1113 - provide minimum notice requirements to persons who lease real property for their own mobile or manufactured homes. HB 1059 - repeal the restriction on the number of personnel to be employed by the Office of the Attorney General's consumer complaint program. HB 1060 - revise the statute of limitations regarding deceptive trade practices. HB 1066 - revise certain provisions regarding deceptive trade practices. HB 1111 - revise the responsibilities of the Corrections Commission and to require an annual report of Corrections Commission activities. 7th Legislative Day 01/16/2008 Complete Meeting HB 1088 - revise certain provisions relating to temporary custody prior to divorce or separate maintenance. HB 1102 - provide for a statewide visitation enforcement program and to provide for its funding by making an appropriation therefor. HB 1096 - authorize the court appointment of parenting coordinators in certain custody and visitation disputes. HB 1061 - revise the penalty for the distribution or possession with intent to distribute marijuana to a minor. HB 1062 - include officers of the National Park Service in the definition of a federal law enforcement officer. HB 1098 - revise certain provisions relating to the rights of alleged contemnors in visitation and custody matters. HB 1097 - provide for the imposition of certain sanctions against parties who willfully do not comply with custody or visitation decrees. HB 1099 - require custody or visitation dispute mediation under certain circumstances. HB 1089 - revise certain provisions relating to the rights and duties of joint legal custodians. HB 1090 - require that most records and applications regarding a child reference the names and addresses of both parents. HB 1094 - repeal certain provisions concerning the rights of custodial parents that have been superseded by other statutes. HB 1091 - provide that either parent is to reasonably inform the other parent about routine decisions concerning children when residing with the other. HB 1093 - revise certain provisions relating to the custody, service, and earnings of children. HB 1095 - adopt the South Dakota Family Law Arbitration Act and provide for its implementation and enforcement. HB 1092 - revise certain terminology in the statutes providing for standard child visitation guidelines. HB 1101 - provide for an order of joint physical care over certain children whose parents exercise joint legal custody and to create a rebuttable presumption against joint legal custody and joint physical custody under certain circumstances. HB 1100 - create a rebuttable presumption against the award of custody to any person with a proven history of domestic abuse. 10th Legislative Day 01/23/2008 Complete Meeting HB 1100 - create a rebuttable presumption against the award of custody to any person with a proven history of domestic abuse. HB 1099 - require custody or visitation dispute mediation under certain circumstances. HB 1099 - require custody or visitation dispute mediation under certain circumstances. HB 1064 - revise the crime of aggravated incest. HB 1073 - require abuse and neglect registry screening for certain special advocacy volunteers and guardians ad litem. HB 1075 - require certain criminal record checks in adoption home studies for children in the custody of the Department of Social Services. HB 1138 - prohibit the use of a false academic degree or a degree that is not completed. HB 1121 - prohibit the employment of illegal aliens and to provide a penalty therefor. 12th Legislative Day 01/25/2008 Complete Meeting HB 1135 - revise certain provisions relating to filing petitions for protection and to declare an emergency. HB 1065 - revise certain provisions regarding the 24/7 sobriety program. HB 1133 - revise the circumstances when a prospective juror may be challenged HB 1132 - revise certain provisions concerning the circumstances under which children may be held in temporary custody. HB 1131 - permit the court to assess the crime victims' compensation surcharge in cases involving certain adjudicated children. 13th Legislative Day 01/28/2008 Complete Meeting HB 1130 - revise certain provisions relating to the implementation by the court of the standard visitation guidelines. HB 1074 - authorize court ordered release of certain child abuse or neglect records. HB 1149 - revise certain provisions regarding protection orders granted upon a finding of domestic abuse. HB 1168 - clarify the penalty applicable to violations of certain no contact orders. HB 1253 - require that home studies conducted for custody determinations be completed by certain professionals. HB 1122 - increase the jurisdictional amount in certain civil actions and small claims proceedings. HB 1201 - revise certain provisions regarding the placement or return of abused or neglected children. 15th Legislative Day 01/30/2008 Complete Meeting HB 1260 - revise sex offender registry provisions for persons without a residence address. HB 1162 - prohibit the branding of a minor and to provide a penalty therefor. HB 1163 - increase the duration of juvenile diversion programs. HB 1217 - authorize the creation of a circuit court judgeship in the Seventh Judicial Circuit and to make an appropriation therefor. HB 1141 - prohibit the implanting of a microchip and provide a civil recovery. HB 1238 - revise the limitation period for commencing child abuse prosecutions. 17th Legislative Day 02/04/2008 Complete Meeting HB 1239 - permit persons convicted of driving under the influence to operate a vehicle for 24/7 sobriety testing and to declare an emergency. HJR 1001 - To propose a constitutional amendment to repeal certain provisions of the State Constitution relating to corporations. HB 1139 - revise certain provisions of the South Dakota Business Corporations Act regarding the issuance of shares and cumulative voting for directors. HB 1146 - revise certain provisions regarding subsequent administration of an estate. 19th Legislative Day 02/06/2008 Complete Meeting HB 1198 - revise the amount of a judgment in a petty offense case. HB 1271 - abolish the doctrine of abatement ab initio of a criminal proceeding and to provide for the posthumous sentencing of certain criminal defendants. HB 1313 - prohibit the use of certain electronic communication devices to communicate threats and harassment and to provide a penalty therefor. HB 1157 - revise certain provisions relating to the residency or military presence of parties in divorce or separate maintenance proceedings. HB 1173 - revise certain provisions pertaining to the effect of suspended impositions of sentence on parole eligibility of certain offenders. 21st Legislative Day 02/11/2008 Complete Meeting HB 1196 - allow the fingerprinting of children for certain criminal offenses. HB 1302 - establish notification requirements for certain relatives of children in the custody of the Department of Social Services. HB 1304 - implement the recommendations of the Indian Child Welfare Commission. HB 1207 - establish a pilot program to collect and maintain certain statistics related to traffic law enforcement. 23rd Legislative Day 02/13/2008 Complete Meeting SB 65 - define intentional exposure to HIV infection by sexual intercourse as a sex crime subject to registry as a sex offender. SB 69 - add marijuana to the list of abusive substances for the purposes of determining child abuse. SB 133 - require that any adult arrested for a qualifying offense provide a DNA sample. 25th Legislative Day 02/15/2008 Complete Meeting SB 77 - repeal the provision that prohibits radio or televison broadcasting or taking of photographs of judicial proceedings from courtrooms. SB 83 - repeal a medical malpractice limitation applicable to minors aged six or over. SB 93 - revise the uniform commercial code. SB 97 - revise certain provisions regarding property condition disclosure statements. SB 84 - revise certain miscellaneous provisions of the trust statutes. SB 177 - revise certain provisions regarding the disposal of abandoned tenant's property left on leased residential premises. 27th Legislative Day 02/20/2008 Complete Meeting

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