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(1/26/2006)

 

 

South Dakota Legislative Update: Jan. 27

Latest actions in South Dakota Legislature on key bills

 

The South Dakota Legislature for 2006 meets between January 10 and February 28, returning again on March 20 for consideration of any gubernatorial vetos.  During this time, bills, resolutions and constitutional amendments affecting South Dakota will be considered by the state House and Senate, before those which have passed are referred to the governor for his signature, making law, or his veto.

 

Below is a summary of some of the more interesting bills, with the latest actions or pending actions for each.

 

Bill Purpose Latest Action
HB 1066

To prohibit sex offenders from residing within a specified distance from certain places where children are present.

 Deferred by committee chair.
HB 1080 To restrict the use of eminent domain. Passed House 67-1.  Referred to Senate State Affairs committee.
HB 1086 To restrict the rights of certain sex offenders related to adoption or visitation of children. Judiciary committee pass 11-0
HB 1132 To terminate parental rights of persons convicted of rape or incest and to restrict access to the child. Scheduled for committee hearing 1/27/2006.
HB 1134 To to revise certain provisions regarding the justifiable use of force. Scheduled for committee hearing 1/27/2006.
HB 1153 To revise the definition of a prohibited sexual act, adding a specification. Referred to House Judiciary committee 1/19/2006/
HB 1183 To provide health insurance coverage for contraceptive drugs and devices Committee hearing deferred to 1/31/2006.
HB 1194 To prohibit the distribution of contraceptives to public school students, to prohibit public school employees from referring public school students to abortion or family planning services Referred to House Education committee 1/23/2006.
HB 1215 To reinstate the prohibition against certain acts causing the termination of an unborn human life. Referred to State Affairs committee 1/24/2006.
HB 1217 To provide for the clarification of sexual abstinence instruction Referred to Education committee 1/24/2006.
HB 1234 To require all children to attend kindergarten Referred to Education comittee 1/25/2006.
HB 1245 To provide for an increase in the state minimum wage. Referred to State Affairs committee 1/25/2006.
HJR 1004 To amend the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, imposing a corporate income tax Referred to State Affairs committee 1/20/2006.
HJR 1005 To amend the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, limiting taxation to population and inflation. Referred to State Affairs committee 1/23/2006.
SB 1 To provide for the mandatory withdrawal of blood or other bodily substances subsequent to arrest for driving while under influence. Passed Senate 22-13.  Referred to House Judiciary committee 1/24/2006.
SB 96 To exempt religious organizations from sales and use taxes Scheduled for committee hearing 1/27/2006.
SB 99 To establish a task force to study sexual assault and to provide for its composition, scope, and administration. Passed Senate 33-1.
SB 102 To provide for the civil commitment of sexually violent predators. Referred to Senate Judiciary committee 1/19/2006.
SB 110 To require a court to determine whether a child is granted an excuse from school attendance under certain circumstances. Deferred to 36th legislative day (i.e. killed) in committee vote 4-3
SB 117 To establish the first day of the school year as the first Tuesday following the first Monday in September. Deferred to 36th legislative day by 5-1 committee vote (i.e. killed).
SB 140 To establish minimum sentencing and electronic monitoring requirements for certain sex offenders. Scheduled for committee hearing 1/27/2006.
SB 141 To revise reporting requirements related to the registration and monitoring of sex offenders. Scheduled for committee hearing 1/27/2006.
SB 148 To revise certain provisions regarding the sex offender registry and the supervision of sex offenders. Judiciary committee pass 7-0.
SB 150 To require the state's participation in the National Sex Offender Public Registry and to provide for the posting of a state internet sex registry site. Passed Senate 34-0
SB 175 To provide "Plan B" or "Morning After" pill to rape victims Referred to Health and Human Services committee 1/23/2006
SB 196 To require non-abstinence based sex ed in public schools. Introduced 1/24/2006.
SR 1 Supporting the nomination of Judge Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court of the United States. Passed Senate 25-9.
SJR 2 To amend the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, affirming that it is the policy of South Dakota is to protect the life of the unborn child from conception until birth Referred to State Affairs committee 1/23/2006.
*Items in red indicate the latest action.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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