House Appropriations Agenda 2/19/2009 08:00 AM

Committee:    House Appropriations
Room:     LCR1
Date:     Thursday, February 19, 2009
Time:     8:00 AM

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         HB 1038      increase the license fees for coin-operated washers and dryers, to increase the brand registration fees on certain alcoholic beverages, to increase the fees for certain malt beverage and wine licenses, and to revise the distribution of certain malt beverage and wine license fees.
             The Committee on Appropriations at the request of the Department of Revenue and Regulation

         HB 1178      require the Department of Education to administer a pilot program for the purpose of increasing graduation rates among at-risk minority students, and to make an appropriation therefor.
             Representatives Deadrick, Brunner, Cutler, Dreyer, Gibson, Juhnke, Kirkeby, Krebs, Lederman, Lucas, Novstrup (David), Peters, Sorenson, Street, Vanderlinde, and Vanneman and Senators Garnos, Abdallah, Bartling, Bradford, Jerstad, Maher, Merchant, Nesselhuf, and Peterson

         HB 1237      make an appropriation to fund certain property and sales tax refunds for elderly persons and persons living with a disability.
             The Committee on Appropriations at the request of the Office of the Governor

         HB 1247      revise certain provisions relating to the transfer of appropriations.
             Representatives Feinstein, Blake, Elliott, Engels, Frerichs, Gibson, Hunhoff (Bernie), Killer, Kirkeby, Kirschman, Lange, Lederman, Lucas, Nygaard, Schrempp, Solberg, Sorenson, and Thompson and Senators Ahlers, Hanson (Gary), Heidepriem, Kloucek, Merchant, Peterson, and Turbak Berry

         HB 1130      make an appropriation to the Department of Tourism and State Development to provide for the promotion in Mexico of tourist opportunities in South Dakota and of the products made in South Dakota.
             Representatives Lange, Feinstein, and Iron Cloud III and Senators Kloucek, Maher, Miles, and Peterson

         HB 1174      appropriate money from the budget reserve fund to increase the state funded portion to state aid to education, decrease current tax levies, and increase provider inflation.
             Representatives Dennert, Feinstein, Frerichs, and Hunhoff (Bernie) and Senators Bartling, Hanson (Gary), Heidepriem, and Kloucek

         HB 1166      provide for DNA testing for certain inmates for the purposes of determining whether they may have been wrongfully convicted.
             Representatives Deadrick, Cutler, Gosch, and Lust and Senators Heidepriem, Abdallah, and Vehle

         BILLS FOR POSSIBLE ACTION WHICH HAVE HAD PRIOR HEARING.

         HB 1091      make an appropriation to initiate a master of social work degree program in higher education.
             Representatives Rave, Blake, Hunhoff (Bernie), and Tidemann and Senators Gray, Haverly, Hunhoff (Jean), and Miles

         HB 1142      appropriate money for an adult farm and ranch management program.
             Representatives Carson, Burg, Cronin, Dennert, Fargen, Frerichs, Hamiel, Juhnke, Noem, Pitts, Putnam, Tidemann, Van Gerpen, Vanneman, and Wink and Senators Vehle, Ahlers, Bartling, Bradford, Haverly, Hundstad, Kloucek, Olson (Russell), Peterson, Tieszen, and Turbak Berry

         HB 1271      authorize the South Dakota Building Authority and the Department of Corrections to provide for the purchase, design, construction, and equipping of a combined minimum security/parole facility in Rapid City for the Department of Corrections and to declare an emergency.
             Representative Pitts and Senator Bartling