Senate State Affairs  

There are 38 Legislative Days scheduled for the 2010 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 10:00am in room 414 of the Capitol.

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SENATE STATE AFFAIRS 1st Legislative Day 01/12/2010 Complete Meeting 6th Legislative Day 01/20/2010 Complete Meeting SB 61 - require an electric utility to file rates for purchases of electricity produced by small renewable power facilities. SB 59 - revise certain contractors' excise tax refunds for small power production facilities. SB 58 - revise certain real property taxes for small renewable energy facilities. 11th Legislative Day 01/27/2010 Complete Meeting HB 1049 - revise the qualifications for the director of the Division of Veterans Affairs. 13th Legislative Day 02/01/2010 Complete Meeting SB 93 - exempt certain small wind energy facilities from property taxation. SB 95 - establish a grant program to fund certain energy efficiency projects. SB 94 - provide for the establishment of rural community-based energy development projects. SJR 2 - 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 82 - require certain state contracts to be displayed on a searchable internet website. 15th Legislative Day 02/03/2010 Complete Meeting SB 138 - revise certain provisions regarding long-range financing plans required by the Board of Regents for improvements financed by private donations. SB 139 - permit the secretary of state to cancel a trademark or service mark registration under certain conditions. SB 112 - regulate compensation for certain outside activities by certain state officers and employees. SB 113 - require the Board of Regents to formulate and promulgate a regental policy on outside employment by institutional officers and employees. SB 106 - authorize the Board of Regents and the Building Authority to contract for construction of classroom facilities at the University Center in Sioux Falls to replace facilities leased from the Sioux Falls School District, and to make an appropriation therefor. SB 114 - authorize municipalities to include flexible spending accounts, flexible spending account debit cards, and related programs and procedures with employee health insurance benefits. SB 111 - prohibit certain outside employment and compensation by presidents of state institutions of higher education. 18th Legislative Day 02/10/2010 Complete Meeting SB 142 - prohibit certain business entities and affiliated persons from making political campaign contributions to state officeholders or candidates if the business entity does contractual business with certain state agencies. SB 76 - revise the composition of the State Veterans' Commission. SJR 3 - Proposing and submitting to the electors at the next general election an amendment to Article VI of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, relating to the right of individuals to vote by secret ballot. SB 165 - prohibit certain corporate contributions to political causes or candidates without shareholder approval. SB 170 - provide for legislative redistricting by a bipartisan, nonlegislative commission. SB 150 - provide for an interim study of the potential creation of a Department of Veterans Affairs as a cabinet-level department. 20th Legislative Day 02/12/2010 Complete Meeting SB 137 - nullify certain federal health care laws within the state of South Dakota. SJR 4 - Proposing a constitutional amendment to combine the offices of state treasurer and state auditor into the single office of state comptroller. HB 1005 - make form and style revisions to certain statutes related to the Bureau of Personnel. SB 140 - reorganize the Department of Tourism and State Development. SJR 6 - Proposing and submitting to the electors at the next general election amendments to Articles IV and VIII of the Constitution, to combine the duties of the treasurer and the commissioner of school and public lands. SB 135 - provide certain incentives for energy conservation by electric utilities through voltage regulation. 22nd Legislative Day 02/17/2010 Complete Meeting SB 21 - revise certain provisions regarding exclusive benefit requirements and the range of investments available to the South Dakota Retirement System member trust fund. SB 91 - require legislative approval of certain gaming compacts with Indian tribes. SB 89 - exempt from federal regulation any firearm, firearm accessory, or ammunition manufactured and retained in South Dakota. HB 1088 - revise certain provisions regarding the rights of certain new vehicle dealers and to declare an emergency. SB 180 - clarify certain statutes prohibiting political subdivisions from restricting firearms. SB 166 - provide for the liquidation of the remaining property of the South Dakota Cement Plant Commission, to provide for the administration and payment of existing liabilities, to provide for the orderly winding up of the commission's affairs, to provide for the transfer of any remaining net proceeds, and to abolish the commission. 24th Legislative Day 02/19/2010 Complete Meeting SB 186 - change the unemployment insurance wage base and contribution rates and to declare an emergency. SB 195 - revise the refunds for new or expanded agricultural facilities and new or expanded business facilities and to sunset the refunds for new or expanded agricultural facilities and new or expanded business facilities. SB 102 - modify and continue the lease agreement on the Black Hills Playhouse. SB 123 - suspend certain tax refunds, to suspend the issuance of permits providing tax refunds for certain facilities and productions, to suspend the issuance of permits allowing a lower rate of taxation for certain facilities, and to declare an emergency. SB 91 - require legislative approval of certain gaming compacts with Indian tribes. HB 1060 - provide certain tax refunds for new or expanded wind energy facilities. 25th Legislative Day 02/22/2010 Complete Meeting HB 1060 - provide certain tax refunds for new or expanded wind energy facilities. SB 123 - suspend certain tax refunds, to suspend the issuance of permits providing tax refunds for certain facilities and productions, to suspend the issuance of permits allowing a lower rate of taxation for certain facilities, and to declare an emergency. SB 161 - impose a fee on certain pipelines carrying crude oil and to create a crude oil pipeline compensation fund that may be used in the event of a crude oil spill. SB 104 - revise certain provisions regarding disclosure of public information and public meetings. SB 195 - revise the refunds for new or expanded agricultural facilities and new or expanded business facilities and to sunset the refunds for new or expanded agricultural facilities and new or expanded business facilities. SB 187 - provide for the adjustment of appropriated moneys to projected available revenues. 27th Legislative Day 02/24/2010 Complete Meeting HB 1088 - revise certain provisions regarding the rights of certain new vehicle dealers and to declare an emergency. HB 1061 - revise certain provisions regarding organization and operation of the public entity pool for liability. HB 1011 - revise certain provisions related to high-performance green building standards. HB 1059 - authorize the State Investment Council to discuss in executive session certain information exempt from public disclosure. HB 1016 - revise certain provisions regarding 911 emergency services. 29th Legislative Day 03/01/2010 Complete Meeting HB 1036 - create a licensing category for the owners of property where licensed gaming is conducted in the city of Deadwood. HB 1192 - establish an ethanol blender pump incentive grant program, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency. HB 1018 - revise certain provisions regarding unemployment insurance benefit eligibility of part-time workers and to provide additional unemployment insurance benefits to workers attending approved training. HB 1041 - revise the discount on the sales of cigarette tax stamps to distributors. HB 1061 - revise certain provisions regarding organization and operation of the public entity pool for liability. HB 1263 - revise certain provisions relating to the terms of wind easements and wind energy leases. 31st Legislative Day 03/03/2010 Complete Meeting HB 1093 - revise the open meeting requirement to permit the use of teleconferencing for rule-making and other purposes. HB 1138 - create certified technology parks or certified sites to enhance knowledge and tech-based economic development. HB 1046 - revise certain provisions for the procurement of goods and services for governmental agencies. HB 1060 - provide certain tax refunds for new or expanded wind energy facilities. HB 1135 - rescind all previous applications of the State of South Dakota for the calling of a federal constitutional convention to amend the Constitution of the United States. 33rd Legislative Day 03/08/2010 Complete Meeting HB 1060 - provide certain tax refunds for new or expanded wind energy facilities. HB 1138 - create certified technology parks or certified sites to enhance knowledge and tech-based economic development.