Arthur Rusch on State agency operations

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2022 Regular Session×0.2433 bills

SB31make an appropriation to the Department of Labor and Regulation for the modernization of the reemployment assistance enterprise system and to declare an emergency.proYea✓
SB18revise rulemaking authority related to medical cannabis.proYea✓
SB18revise rulemaking authority related to medical cannabis.proYea✓
SB61make an appropriation to the Board of Technical Education to support the purchase of simulation equipment for a health sciences clinical simulation center on the campus of Southeast Technical College and to declare an emergency.proYea✓
HB1128protect the integrity of reemployment assistance.proYea✓
SB88revise certain provisions regarding the State Conservation Commission and conservation districts.proYea✓
SB52make an appropriation for the replacement of the Richmond Lake spillway, for the general maintenance and repair of other state-owned dams, and to declare an emergency.proYea✓
SB11revise provisions regarding the medical marijuana oversight committee.proYea✓
SB11revise provisions regarding the medical marijuana oversight committee.proYea✓
SB56revise certain provisions relating to the South Dakota Retirement System.proYea✓
HB1063revise the approval process for state employee household moving allowances.proYea✓
SB51make an appropriation to support firefighter training equipment and recruitment efforts in the state, and to declare an emergency.proYea✓
SB96make an appropriation to the Board of Regents to renovate the science laboratories in the Churchill-Haines Building at the University of South Dakota.proYea✓
SB141establish provisions for the South Dakota Retirement System.proYea✓
SB208revise the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act.proYea✗tabled
SB93revise certain provisions related to the use of epinephrine and supraglottic airway devices by ambulance services.proYea✓
SB60revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2022.proYea✓
SB8revise provisions concerning civil penalties imposed for violations related to medical cannabis.proNay✓tabled
SB45revise notice and record keeping requirements of real estate brokerages.proYea✓
SB95revise provisions regarding the Teacher Compensation Review Board.antiYea✗
HB1213clarify the Corrections Commission's ability to obtain criminal justice information.proYea✗tabled
SB57add gaming enforcement agents to Class B membership of the South Dakota Retirement System.proYea✓
SB47revise certain provisions regarding money transmission.proYea✓
HB1051amend certain provisions relating to the small business credit initiative fund.proYea✓
SB160exempt motor vehicle service contracts from the insurance code.proYea✓
SB50make an appropriation for water, wastewater and storm water projects throughout state government, and to declare an emergency.proYea✓
SB50make an appropriation for water, wastewater and storm water projects throughout state government, and to declare an emergency.proYea✓
SB32authorize the Department of Corrections to purchase certain real property, construct a community work center for offenders committed to the Department of Corrections, to make an appropriation therefor, transfer funds from the budget reserve fund, and to declare an emergency.proYea✓
HB1098revise requirements for involvement in the medical cannabis program.proYea✗tabled
SB213revise Senate Bill 60, the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2022, as previously enacted in the Ninety-Seventh Session of the South Dakota Legislature.proYea✓
HB1018make an appropriation for the construction of a storage garage in Rapid City and to declare an emergency.proYea✓
HB1020authorize the Bureau of Administration to construct an addition to the Kinsman Building in Pierre, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.proYea✓
HB1289update provisions regarding self-service storage.proYea✓

2021 Regular Session×0.1743 bills

SB63correct technical errors and outdated provisions regarding the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.proYea✓
HB1014establish uniform complaint and declaratory ruling procedures for agencies regulating certain professions and occupations.proYea✓
HB1031revise certain provisions relating to the South Dakota Retirement System.proYea✓
HB1079limit certain actions that may be taken by the executive branch relative to nonprofit corporations or charitable trusts.proYea✓
HB1266make an appropriation for the improvement of information technology servers and infrastructure of state government and to declare an emergency.proYea✓
HB1033update certain provisions relating to the South Dakota Retirement System, to revise certain provisions relating to reemployment after retirement with the South Dakota Retirement System, and to declare an emergency.proYea✓
SB2modify the duties of the Code Commission.proYea✓
SB3enforce directives regarding contagious disease control.proYea✓
SB3enforce directives regarding contagious disease control.proYea✓
SB3enforce directives regarding contagious disease control.proYea✓
HB1197require the attorney general be licensed to practice law in the state.proYea✓
SB19correct errors in statutory cross-references in certain provisions regarding health care.proYea✓
HB1011increase certain boiler inspection fees and dedicate more of the fees to the state's boiler inspection program.proYea✓
HB1032revise the minimum cost of living adjustment and revise terminology of the South Dakota Retirement System.proYea✓
SB59revise the allocation of fees collected by the obligation recovery center and to revise certain venue, jurisdiction, and collection efforts regarding the co-owners of titled motor vehicles, motorcycles, and boats.proYea✓
SB64revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2021.proYea✓
SB60revise the membership of the Law Enforcement Officers Standards Commission.proYea✓
SB60revise the membership of the Law Enforcement Officers Standards Commission.proYea✓
HB1127revise certain provisions regarding official meetings conducted by teleconference.proYea✓
SB168revise the population requirement for appointment of coroners.proYea✓
SB72revise notification requirements for listing and delisting species on the threatened and endangered species list.proYea✓
SB138provide flexibility for certain municipal budget provisions.proYea✓
SB85modify the composition of the Retirement Laws Committee.proNay✗
SB105revise certain provisions regarding operator's licenses, instruction permits, and restricted minor's permits.proNay✗
HCR6008To reauthorize the Mental Health Services Delivery Task Force for the limited purposes of monitoring the growth and development of current initiatives in the delivery of mental health services, reviewing and proposing adjustments to the levels of funding, and ensuring that the statutory and regulatory framework complements intended outcomes.proYea✓
HB1015provide rule-making authority for establishing an appraiser experience training and setting fees.proYea✓
SB36authorize the Department of Human Services to dismantle and demolish Dakota Hall and the root cellar and to restore grounds on the South Dakota Developmental Center campus, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.proYea✓
HB1232increase the pay of certain constitutional officers.proYea✓
SB73revise provisions regarding the sale of certain government owned vehicles by an auction agency.proYea✓
HB1078revise certain provisions regarding the South Dakota State Historical Society.proYea✓
HB1037authorize the increase of certain fees by the State Electrical Commission.proYea✓
HB1265make an appropriation for the improvement of the radio system in South Dakota and to declare an emergency.proYea✓
SB97modify provisions regarding the State-Tribal Relations Committee.proYea✓
SB67correct a cross-reference relating to sheriff's compensation.proYea✓
HB1026make an appropriation for the payment of extraordinary litigation expenses and to declare an emergency.proYea✓
HB1026make an appropriation for the payment of extraordinary litigation expenses and to declare an emergency.proYea✓
SB180revise certain provisions regarding revenues generated by and donations to the South Dakota State Veterans Cemetery, and to declare an emergency.proYea✓
SB180revise certain provisions regarding revenues generated by and donations to the South Dakota State Veterans Cemetery, and to declare an emergency.proYea✓
SB75correct an error in a statutory cross-reference within the Uniform Limited Liability Company Act.proYea✓
SRD901Proposing to disapprove Executive Order 2021-03 as set forth on pages 52 to 64, inclusive, of the Senate Journal.proYea✓
SB57revise the provisions regarding the South Dakota state employee health plan.proYea✓
SB6correct technical errors in statutory cross-references related to the Department of Social Services.proYea✓
SB112establish requirements for filling the vacancies of certain constitutional offices.proYea✓

2020 Regular Session×0.1236 bills

SB9repeal the Department of Labor and Regulation's retirement plan and to transfer plan members and funds to the South Dakota Retirement System.proYea✓
SB45transfer the functions of the South Dakota Value Added Finance Authority to the South Dakota Economic Development Finance Authority and the South Dakota Board of Economic Development and to abolish the South Dakota Value Added Finance Authority.proYea✓
HB1060revise certain provisions regarding the use of the aeronautics fund.proNay✓tabled
HB1021revise certain provisions regarding the South Dakota Lottery Commission.proYea✓
SB186revise certain leave policies for state employees.proYea✓
HB1107define style and form and authorize the code commission to make certain style and form edits to legislative acts.proNay✗
SB8revise certain provisions regarding insurance holding companies.proYea✓
HB1031revise certain provisions regarding school district fiduciary funds.proYea✓
SB34establish a qualified benefit preservation arrangement for eligible members of the South Dakota Retirement System.proYea✓
SB27establish a missing persons clearinghouse.proYea✓
SB27establish a missing persons clearinghouse.proYea✓
SB92to provide for the repurposing of STAR Academy.proNay✗
SB133allow public funds not needed for current operating expenses to be invested in certain certificates of deposit or time deposits.proYea✓
SB83establish meetings to review certain electric systems.proYea✓
HCR6001To direct the Department of Social Services to investigate implementing peer support services.proYea✓
HCR6001To direct the Department of Social Services to investigate implementing peer support services.proYea✓
HB1015revise certain provisions regarding banks.proYea✓
HB1016revise certain provisions regarding money transmission.proYea✓
HCR6004To create a task force for the purpose of reviewing the manner in which mental health services are delivered in this state and considering changes to existing models or alternative models that could be utilized for the delivery of mental health services on a regional basis in this state.proYea✓
HCR6004To create a task force for the purpose of reviewing the manner in which mental health services are delivered in this state and considering changes to existing models or alternative models that could be utilized for the delivery of mental health services on a regional basis in this state.proYea✓
SB38revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2020.proYea✓
HB1090make an appropriation to evaluate the feasibility of the use of telehealth services within the criminal justice system and to declare an emergency.proYea✓
HB1166revise provisions regarding the appointment of inactive watershed district boards and the reactivation of watershed districts and to declare an emergency.proYea✓
SB118revise certain educational programs and promote efficiency in state government and to make an appropriation therefor.proYea✗tabled
HB1024make an appropriation for the payment of extraordinary litigation expenses and to declare an emergency.proYea✓
HB1025revise certain provisions regarding plugging and performance bonds for oil and gas wells.proYea✓
SB18revise certain provisions regarding professional counselors.proYea✓
SB18revise certain provisions regarding professional counselors.proYea✓
SB18revise certain provisions regarding professional counselors.proYea✓
SB43authorize the South Dakota Building Authority to issue revenue bonds to provide for maintenance and repair on facilities controlled by the Board of Regents and to provide appropriation therefor.proYea✓
SB170revise certain provisions regarding school district capital outlay funds.proYea✓
HB1199revise civil liability for riot and incitement to riot.proYea✓
HB1242provide for the reissuance of certain enhanced permits to carry a concealed pistol and to declare an emergency.proYea✓
HB1109revise the Uniform Limited Liability Company Act.proYea✓
HB1058revise certain provisions regarding water development districts.proYea✓
HB1294appropriate 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.proYea✓

2019 Regular Session×0.0858 bills

HB1012revise certain provisions regarding state laboratory services.proYea✓
HB1012revise certain provisions regarding state laboratory services.proYea✓
SB1add a legislator to the membership of the Extraordinary Cost Oversight Board, to establish the board in statute, and to repeal the administrative rules creating the board.proYea✓
SB8provide for a statewide resource information system.proYea✓
SB8provide for a statewide resource information system.proYea✓
HB1018transfer the collection of various fees from the Department of Revenue to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.proYea✓
SB30remove certain unnecessary federal references and dates from certain provisions relating to the Department of Social Services.proYea✓
HB1010recodify, to make certain form and style changes, to clarify, and to repeal certain provisions related to the South Dakota Retirement System.proYea✓
HB1020revise certain provisions regarding state building committees for capital improvement projects.proYea✓
SB177authorize the Department of Public Safety to remodel an existing structure in Sturgis for use as the state metrology lab, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.proYea✓
SB52require a survey to determine the adequacy of civics and history instruction in accredited schools.proYea✓
SB33authorize the commissioner of school and public lands to sell and acquire certain real property.proYea✓
HB1011revise certain provisions relating to the South Dakota Retirement System.proYea✓
HB1039provide for the use of the Obligation Recovery Center by certain postsecondary technical institutes.proYea✓
SB17revise certain provisions regarding certain indemnity bonds that the Public Utilities Commission may require.proYea✓
SB32revise the composition of the South Dakota Board of Social Work Examiners.proYea✓
SB32revise the composition of the South Dakota Board of Social Work Examiners.proYea✓
HB1009revise certain provisions regarding state employment.proYea✓
SB15define solar energy facilities, establish certain provisions regarding solar energy permits, and revise the procedures by which the Public Utilities Commission processes facility permits.proYea✓
SB15define solar energy facilities, establish certain provisions regarding solar energy permits, and revise the procedures by which the Public Utilities Commission processes facility permits.proYea✓
SB113provide that certain information contained within applications for money lending licenses are public records.proYea✓
HB1272provide for remote notarization.proYea✓
HB1272provide for remote notarization.proYea✓
SB3create the Special Education Interim Legislative Committee.proYea✓
SB3create the Special Education Interim Legislative Committee.proYea✓
HB1033revise provisions regarding transaction of business by trust companies.proYea✓
HB1071revise and repeal provisions regarding aviation.proYea✓
HB1021revise certain provisions regarding bid bonds for public improvement contracts.proYea✓
HB1022revise certain provisions regarding the limitations on indemnification by the state.proYea✓
SB13revise certain provisions regarding authorization for public transportation assistance grants.proYea✓
SB40authorize the transfer of certain real property to the Animal Industry Board.proYea✓
SB10update references to certain federal motor carrier regulations.proYea✓
HB1002provide for criminal background checks for certain applicants and employees of the Department of Public Safety.proYea✓
HB1002provide for criminal background checks for certain applicants and employees of the Department of Public Safety.proYea✓
HB1057revise the definition of attest for the purposes of public accountancy.proYea✓
HB1196provide a definition of blockchain technology for certain purposes.proYea✓
HB1195revise provisions regarding juvenile justice.proNay✗
HB1195revise provisions regarding juvenile justice.proNay✗
HCR1006Instructing South Dakota's congressional representatives to support an effort in Congress to terminate the U.S. Department of Education.proNay✗
HB1038authorize the demolition of a South Dakota State University building and to make an appropriation therefor.proYea✓
SB26clarify certain provisions regarding the regulation of limited gaming in Deadwood, South Dakota.proYea✓
SB36revise the membership of the State Workers' Compensation Advisory Council.proYea✓
SB180revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2019.proYea✓
SB151revise the course requirements for the opportunity scholarship.proYea✗tabled
HB1110establish a penalty for certain persons who fail to file a birth certificate or who fail to provide the notice required for the filing of a death certificate.proYea✓
HB1110establish a penalty for certain persons who fail to file a birth certificate or who fail to provide the notice required for the filing of a death certificate.proYea✓
SB21authorize certain tobacco manufacturers to assign to the state the interest of the manufacturer in any money in a qualified escrow fund.proYea✓
SB21authorize certain tobacco manufacturers to assign to the state the interest of the manufacturer in any money in a qualified escrow fund.proYea✓
SB182revise the special education property tax levy for school districts and to revise the state aid to special education formula.proYea✓
SB182revise the special education property tax levy for school districts and to revise the state aid to special education formula.proYea✓
HB1190provide for certain reporting requirements related to abortions.proYea✓
HB1190provide for certain reporting requirements related to abortions.proYea✓
HB1066require students to take a civics test before graduating from high school.proNay✗
HB1187authorize the Bureau of Administration to conduct a study of the Flaming Fountain on Capitol Lake, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.proYea✓
HB1187authorize the Bureau of Administration to conduct a study of the Flaming Fountain on Capitol Lake, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.proYea✓
SB127revise provisions regarding the Law Enforcement Officers Certification Commission.proNay✗
SB127revise provisions regarding the Law Enforcement Officers Certification Commission.proYea✗tabled
SB188revise certain provisions regarding state tests.proYea✓

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