HOUSE STATE AFFAIRS 1st Legislative Day 01/13/2009 Complete Meeting 4th Legislative Day 01/16/2009 Complete Meeting 6th Legislative Day 01/21/2009 Complete Meeting HB 1020 - revise certain provisions regarding campaign finance requirements. HB 1078 - prohibit acts of terrorism against persons engaged in a state university activity involving live animals. 9th Legislative Day 01/26/2009 Complete Meeting HB 1055 - authorize the Department of Game, Fish and Parks to sell certain real property located at the Cleghorn Fish Hatchery to the City of Rapid City. HB 1005 - require that certain land acquisitions by the Department of Game, Fish and Parks be conditioned upon subsequent legislative approval. 11th Legislative Day 01/28/2009 Complete Meeting HB 1034 - revise certain provisions relating to earnings subject to garnishment. HB 1112 - establish certain restrictions and requirements related to encumbrances on wind easements. HB 1113 - require the filing of the complete contents of wind easement agreements with the register of deeds. 13th Legislative Day 01/30/2009 Complete Meeting HB 1107 - revise the composition of the State Brand Board, to provide for its election by district, and to revise certain powers of the board. HB 1118 - revise the type of slot machines that may be owned or leased by the City of Deadwood. HB 1137 - establish certain eligibility requirements for purchasers of houses sold through the Governor's house program. 14th Legislative Day 02/02/2009 Complete Meeting HB 1096 - provide for a temporary reduction of legislator salaries and to declare an emergency. HB 1132 - prohibit the charging of admission to the Cultural Heritage Center. HB 1175 - adopt the interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children. 16th Legislative Day 02/04/2009 Complete Meeting HB 1170 - provide for legislative representation on the Game, Fish and Parks Commission. HB 1177 - revise the definition of transmission facilities. HB 1184 - clarify provisions dealing with the initiative process. 18th Legislative Day 02/09/2009 Complete Meeting HB 1239 - create the South Dakota Boxing Commission and to provide for the supervision of boxing, kickboxing, and mixed martial arts competitions and sparring exhibitions in the state. HB 1187 - provide for legislative redistricting based on a Senate of twenty-five members. HB 1233 - revise certain provisions regarding the campaign finance reporting of the expenditures of certain organizations. 20th Legislative Day 02/11/2009 Complete Meeting HJR 1002 - Proposing and submitting to the electors at the next general election an amendment to Article IX, § 1 of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota and a new section to Article IX of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, relating to the consolidation of counties. HB 1165 - revise certain provisions relating to the exercise of eminent domain by railroads. 22nd Legislative Day 02/13/2009 Complete Meeting HB 1209 - require electrical utilities to file certain information with the Public Utilities Commission. HB 1261 - allow slot machines to be substituted for video lottery machines in certain alcoholic beverage establishments. HB 1258 - allow certain children of overseas citizens to vote in the state. HB 1258 - allow certain children of overseas citizens to vote in the state. HB 1191 - increase the state's percentage of video lottery net machine income and to revise the allocation of the revenue. HB 1234 - revise the filing deadlines for the nomination of certain independent candidates. 24th Legislative Day 02/18/2009 Complete Meeting HB 1226 - allow artisan distillers and farm wineries to sell certain distilled spirits to wholesalers and retailers. HB 1226 - allow artisan distillers and farm wineries to sell certain distilled spirits to wholesalers and retailers. HB 1199 - authorize the South Dakota Energy Infrastructure Authority to study the feasibility of nuclear power plant facility in South Dakota and to make an appropriation therefor. HB 1286 - create a task force to study the feasibility of establishing a cabinet-level Department of Native Affairs and to identify benefits that could result from a closer working relationship between the executive and legislative branches and the tribal governments. HB 1285 - place certain restrictions on the granting of easements associated with pipelines. HB 1301 - create the South Dakota Ellsworth Development Authority. HB 1240 - prohibit smoking tobacco or carrying lighted tobacco products in certain places and to require certain persons to inform violators of the prohibition. 25th Legislative Day 02/19/2009 Complete Meeting HB 1176 - revise the earnings requirement for the purpose of receiving unemployment insurance benefits. HB 1290 - increase the state's percentage of the net machine income from video lottery and to declare an emergency. HB 1289 - provide for legislative redistricting based on single- member house districts. HB 1291 - provide for legislative redistricting by a bipartisan, nonlegislative commission. HB 1285 - place certain restrictions on the granting of easements associated with pipelines. HB 1125 - prohibit the use of certain wireless communications devices while driving. 26th Legislative Day 02/20/2009 Complete Meeting HB 1251 - impose an additional tax on the proceeds of Deadwood gaming. HB 1283 - require legislative approval for agreements with Indian tribes. HB 1284 - provide for the transport of electricity generated by certain customer-owned wind generation facilities and to establish maximum transporting charges for the electricity. 27th Legislative Day 02/23/2009 Complete Meeting HB 1217 - provide for the suspension of certain statutory tax exemptions. HB 1216 - provide for the deposition of the proceeds from certain fee increases. HB 1218 - provide for a general increase in the fees collected by state departments and agencies. HB 1288 - prohibit certain public officials from having an unlawful interest in a public contract and to provide certain penalties therefor. HB 1252 - repeal certain provisions relating to the education enhancement tobacco tax fund. HB 1068 - set certain property tax levies. 29th Legislative Day 02/25/2009 Complete Meeting SB 64 - establish certain energy efficiency disclosure requirements for new residential buildings. SCR 3 - Supporting a study of the potential creation of a Department of Veterans Affairs as a cabinet-level department. SB 154 - require new construction of certain structures and buildings to comply with the building code. SJR 1 - To propose a constitutional amendment to authorize the Legislature on the advice of the Governor, to forestall certain threats from interstate gaming. 30th Legislative Day 03/02/2009 Complete Meeting SJR 3 - Proposing and submitting to the electors at the next general election an amendment to Article III, section 6 of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, relating to four-year legislative terms and term limits. SB 180 - revise certain provisions concerning statements submitted by organizations making contributions to ballot questions committees. SB 5 - revise the form and style of certain provisions and to delete certain obsolete provisions regarding the Department of Tourism and State Development. SB 141 - establish certain requirements regarding the siting of certain wind turbine towers. 32nd Legislative Day 03/04/2009 Complete Meeting SB 41 - revise the definition of wind easements. SB 62 - repeal certain provisions regarding the delegation of powers by the Public Utilities Commission. SB 60 - authorize the Public Utilities Commission to implement and comply with certain federal energy acts. SB 59 - revise certain provisions regarding the amount of the filing fee for the siting of energy facilities. SB 58 - require notification regarding the construction of certain wind energy projects. SB 57 - allow the use of energy efficiency and conservation to count toward the state's renewable and recycled energy objective. 35th Legislative Day 03/09/2009 Complete Meeting SB 68 - authorize the establishment, operation, and control of research parks on state land in Sioux Falls. SB 144 - require certain contracts to be retained in the contract's original format or made available by a publicly accessible internet website or database. SB 147 - provide for public access to public records, to provide certain exemptions, and to provide for judicial remedies for noncompliance. SB 143 - require a searchable internet website for the posting and access of certain public records and financial information.

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