TOPICAL INDEX
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4-H
Appropriation for a 4-H exhibit hall.
911 Emergency Surcharge
911 emergency surcharge penalty for untimely remittance.
Accountants
Certified public accountant firm licensing revised.
Administrative Rules
Outdated programs relating to the Department of Human Services repealed.
Administrative rules relating to Medicaid waiver revised.
Director of the division of insurance rule-making authority improved.
Department of Environment and Natural Resources statutes and rules revised.
Rules review committee authority clarified.
Agricultural Land
Agricultural land task force revision.
Productivity to applied to agricultural land for tax purposes.
Agriculture and Horticulture
Department of Agriculture certain requirements revised and repealed.
Value added agriculture subfund transferred.
Animal Industry Board revisions.
Forestry and fire suppression requirements updated.
Pulse Council members appointed rather than elected.
Revise administrative authority relating to South Dakota
Wheat Commission director and board.
Allow aerial sprayer to spray their own land.
Farm decal system expanded.
Alcoholic Beverages
Farm winery taxes.
Animal Industry Board
Animal Industry Board revisions.
Animals and Livestock
Location revised for the cow-calf research unit.
Animal Industry Board revisions.
Crime of rustling revised.
Membership changed for animal damage control policy review committee.
Increase levy for predator control districts.
Brand inspection requirements for rodeo stock.
Appraiser
Appraiser certification program revised.
Appropriation
Appropriation for multi-use storage facility.
Appropriation to purchase a child care facility.
Appropriation to renovate Medary Commons.
Location revised for the cow-calf research unit.
Appropriation to construct sanitary sewer system at Angostura.
Appropriation for the renovation of the Human Services Campus.
Appropriation to reimburse health care professionals.
Appropriation for pine beetle suppression.
Appropriation for the suppression of wildfires.
General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2013 revised.
Recruit attorneys to serve rural counties.
Appropriation for education.
Classroom innovation grant program.
Appropriation to fund improvements to the state park system.
General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2014.
University of South Dakota sports performance facility appropriation.
Appropriation for swine facility at South Dakota State University.
Appropriation for indoor practice and sport facility
at South Dakota State University.
Appropriation to the State Conservation Commission.
Appropriation for a 4-H exhibit hall.
Appropriation for a State Fair housing unit.
Appropriation to construct and renovate an office building
for the Department of Agriculture.
Appropriation for the veterans home.
Appropriation to purchase land for the South Dakota Army National Guard.
Appropriation to build a motor vehicle storage building
for the Army National Guard.
Appropriation for the construction of a maintenance building
for the Department of Corrections.
Governor's Office of Economic Development funding
to help Ellsworth Air Force Base.
The General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2012 and 2013 revised.
Appropriations for various water and environmental purposes.
Appropriation for tax refunds for the elderly and persons with a disability.
Create the critical teaching needs scholarship program.
Economic development, education and an appropriation.
Appropriation for the expansion of information systems programs
and cyber security programs.
Need-based scholarships.
Attorneys
Recruit attorneys to serve rural counties.
Regulation of out-of-country foreign judgments.
Auction
Online reverse auction may be used to buy goods and services for government.
Bail Bond
Bail bond definitions.
Bank Franchise Tax
Bank franchise tax changed.
Bank franchise tax revisions.
Credit card bank regulated.
Banks and Banking
Bank franchise tax changed.
Lending limit for state chartered banks changed.
Trust and trust company revisions.
Bank franchise tax revisions.
Credit card bank regulated.
Board of Regents
Residency for the purpose of resident tuition rates.
Appropriation for multi-use storage facility.
Appropriation to purchase a child care facility.
Appropriation to renovate Medary Commons.
Location revised for the cow-calf research unit.
Expanded use of the opportunity scholarship.
University of South Dakota sports performance facility appropriation.
Land donation to the University of South Dakota.
Appropriation for swine facility at South Dakota State University.
Appropriation for indoor practice and sport facility
at South Dakota State University.
Boat Dealers
List of licensed boat dealers may be provided.
Bond
Grain warehouse and grain buyer requirements changed.
Legislative approval for bonds for the technical institutes.
Bail bond definitions.
Brand Board
Brand inspection requirements for rodeo stock.
Bureau of Information and Telecommunications
Bureau of Information and Telecommunications updated.
Capital Punishment
Capital punishment identity protection.
Captive Insurance Company
Captive insurance company regulation revised.
Cattle
Animal Industry Board revisions.
Cemeteries
Use of income and principal from a perpetual care
and maintenance guarantee fund.
Child Support
Child support requirements revised.
Civil Procedure
Application revised for the discharge of a civil judgment debt
discharged in bankruptcy.
Procedure to determine the competency of a juvenile
to proceed in juvenile court.
Immunity for directors and officers
of nonprofit fire and ambulance departments.
Property exempt from levy in bankruptcy.
Nuisance changed as it relates to public shooting ranges.
Regulation of out-of-country foreign judgments.
Commercial Drivers License
Railroad crossing violations.
Commercial drivers license texting ban violation.
Concealed Carry
Concealed weapon permit term increased.
Contractors Excise Tax
Incentives for wind energy facilities.
Contracts
Trial period established for the sale of hearing aids.
Municipalities may prepay for certain goods and services.
State contracts for insurance and reinsurance.
Online reverse auction may be used to buy goods and services for government.
Controlled Substances
Controlled substance schedule updated.
Cooperatives
Publication of certain records by cooperatives.
Corporations
Optometry practice requirements revised.
Publication of certain records by cooperatives.
Limited Liability Company revisions.
Limited immunity for a volunteer.
Counties
Appropriation for pine beetle suppression.
Publication requirement repealed regarding county poor relief information.
County highway maps to be filed.
Tax deed fees revised.
Notice to municipalities and counties revised for bingo games and lotteries.
Recruit attorneys to serve rural counties.
Revise provisions for county employee health coverage.
Highway right-of-way easement recording fee for the register of deeds.
Minimum salary increased for county officials, state's attorneys, and sheriffs.
County may deny bids on county sales of tax deed properties.
Property tax notices to include certain information.
Collection of gaming taxes and penalties.
Maintenance responsibilities on unimproved section lines.
Courts and Judiciary
Fine increased for failure to fulfill the responsibilities of jury duty.
Application revised for the discharge of a civil judgment debt
discharged in bankruptcy.
Repeal of criminal penalty for a political party
to endorse or nominate a judicial candidate.
Procedure to determine the competency of a juvenile
to proceed in juvenile court.
Recruit attorneys to serve rural counties.
Regulation of out-of-country foreign judgments.
Membership changed for the Judicial Qualifications Commission.
Cremation
Waiting period decreased before cremated remains may be released.
Crimes
Parole date calculation revised.
Crime of rustling revised.
Notice to municipalities and counties revised for bingo games and lotteries.
Penalties changed for violations of no contact orders.
Penalties increased for the sale of petroleum products.
The requirements changed for reimbursement for a physical exam
of a victim after a rape.
Penalty increased for sex acts between correction facility employees
and detainees.
Penalty set for certain felonies for a juvenile convicted as an adult.
Criminal justice revisions.
Consent to sexual activity.
Criminal Procedure
Parole date calculation revised.
Goods and services provided to inmates upon release.
Procedure to determine the competency of a juvenile
to proceed in juvenile court.
Penalties changed for violations of no contact orders.
Appeal allowed from certain judgments of acquittal.
Capital punishment identity protection.
Penalty set for certain felonies for a juvenile convicted as an adult.
Criminal justice revisions.
Debtor and Creditor
Mediation for surface damage disputes related to oil and gas development.
Application revised for the discharge of a civil judgment debt
discharged in bankruptcy.
Credit life insurers exempt from certain provisions
related to preexisting conditions.
Property exempt from levy in bankruptcy.
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Department of Environment and Natural Resources statutes and rules revised.
Department of Health
Department of Health outdated statutes and references repealed.
Department of the Military
Appropriation to build a motor vehicle storage building
for the Army National Guard.
Developmentally Disabled Persons
Terminology revised to refer to persons with an intellectual disability.
Domestic Relations
Child support requirements revised.
Penalties changed for violations of no contact orders.
Remedy for assets omitted from the division of property in a divorce.
Drainage
Revise provisions relating to drainage utility fees for municipalities.
Driver License
Driver license renewal options.
Drugs
Controlled substance schedule updated.
Health professional diversion program revised.
Establish a pharmacy audit integrity program.
Economic Development
Value added agriculture subfund transferred.
Governor's Office of Economic Development funding
to help Ellsworth Air Force Base.
Economic development, education and an appropriation.
Education
Residency for the purpose of resident tuition rates.
Flexible spending accounts for school district health plans revised.
School boards may create school sentinel programs.
Legislative approval for bonds for the technical institutes.
Appropriation for education.
Classroom innovation grant program.
Agricultural land task force revision.
Expanded use of the opportunity scholarship.
Licensure and certification examination outcomes to be reported.
Public purpose and goals established for postsecondary education.
State aid for special education revised.
Tax levies for school districts revised.
School bus inspections.
Corrected name of a postsecondary institution.
Reinstate certain provisions regarding the accounting for federal impact aid.
Certain small schools not required to reorganize.
Expedited endorsement of licenses for spouses of active duty military personnel.
Media coverage of high school activities regulated.
Funding for educational programs for children in residential treatment.
Revise sunset date for certain school capital outlay expenditures.
Property used for educational purposes exempt from taxation.
Create the critical teaching needs scholarship program.
Economic development, education and an appropriation.
Appropriation for the expansion of information systems programs
and cyber security programs.
Elections
Election and petition requirements changed.
Repeal of criminal penalty for a political party
to endorse or nominate a judicial candidate.
Secondary election for certain federal offices.
Person may not run for office unless fines owed to Secretary of State are paid.
Absentee voting time frame changed.
Campaign finance requirements changed.
Employment
Unemployment Insurance requirements revised.
Revise dispute resolution provisions for public employees.
Department of Labor to work with public education
to report job placement outcomes.
Environmental Protection
Appropriation for the suppression of wildfires.
Department of Environment and Natural Resources statutes and rules revised.
Environmental upgrade values exempt from assessment.
Prohibit the unlawful release of medical waste.
Oil and gas field waste disposal regulated.
Appropriations for various water and environmental purposes.
Ethanol
Incentive payment to ethanol producers revised.
Excise Tax
Motor vehicle excise tax revised.
Farm winery taxes.
Incentives for wind energy facilities.
Fees
License fees and renewal notice requirements for certain licensees changed.
Administrative assessment fee increased for the guarantee fund.
Tax deed fees revised.
The Board of Addiction and Prevention Professionals created.
Highway right-of-way easement recording fee for the register of deeds.
Certified public accountant firm licensing revised.
Food service establishment health inspections.
Fiduciaries and Trusts
Trust and trust company revisions.
Use of income and principal from a perpetual care
and maintenance guarantee fund.
Fines
Fine increased for failure to fulfill the responsibilities of jury duty.
Firearms
School boards may create school sentinel programs.
Nuisance changed as it relates to public shooting ranges.
Concealed weapon permit term increased.
Revise provisions relating to carrying firearms on snowmobiles.
Fireworks
Retail fireworks stands may purchase an additional license
for New Year period.
Extend fireworks period through weekend after July 4.
Forestry
Forestry and fire suppression requirements updated.
Fuel Taxation
Motor vehicle fuel requirements revised.
Motor fuel tax reporting and payment.
Incentive payment to ethanol producers revised.
Funeral Service
Funeral service license application requirements revised.
Use of income and principal from a perpetual care
and maintenance guarantee fund.
Gambling and Lotteries
Notice to municipalities and counties revised for bingo games and lotteries.
Collection of gaming taxes and penalties.
Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry
Mourning dove hunting, certain restriction repealed.
No fluorescent orange clothing requirement when hunting mountain lions.
Appropriation to construct sanitary sewer system at Angostura.
Forestry and fire suppression requirements updated.
Use of dogs to hunt and retrieve big game animals.
Raise surcharge on hunting licenses.
Deer may be killed that have been seriously injured
in motor vehicle accidents.
Party hunting and fishing allowed.
Membership changed for animal damage control policy review committee.
Appropriation to fund improvements to the state park system.
Golf carts allowed in state parks or recreation areas.
Preference points forfeited upon conviction
for unlawfully taking a trophy animal.
Good Earth State Park established at Blood Run in Lincoln County.
Wolves may be hunted.
Grain Buyer
Grain warehouse and grain buyer requirements changed.
Grain Warehouse
Grain warehouse and grain buyer requirements changed.
Gross Receipts Tax
Gross receipts defined for tax purposes.
Health Insurance
Insurer's responsibilities defined for health insurance policies
for newborns or newly adopted children.
South Dakota Health Insurance Guaranty Association Act revised.
Credit life insurers exempt from certain provisions
related to preexisting conditions.
Revise provisions for county employee health coverage.
The General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2012 and 2013 revised.
Health care exchange regulated.
Health Maintenance Organizations
Health maintenance organization requirements changed.
Health Professional Diversion Program
Health professional diversion program revised.
Hearing Aids
Trial period established for the sale of hearing aids.
Highways and Bridges
County highway maps to be filed.
Newspaper vending machine regulation.
Highway right-of-way easement recording fee for the register of deeds.
Revise provisions relating to transportation of hazardous materials.
Tourist-oriented directional signs regulated.
Maintenance responsibilities on unimproved section lines.
Maximum weight allowed on certain wide-based super single tires.
Township boards to increase the front foot assessment for road maintenance
and to revise provisions concerning road districts established by townships.
Hoghouse Vehicle
Appropriation for education.
Appropriation for swine facility at South Dakota State University.
Economic development, education and an appropriation.
Need-based scholarships.
Holidays
Designate POW/MIA day as working holiday.
Purple Heart recognition day.
Designate Vietnam Veterans Welcome Home Day as working holiday.
Human Services Center
Appropriation for the renovation of the Human Services Campus.
The state may sell certain buildings at the Human Services Center.
Hunting
Mourning dove hunting, certain restriction repealed.
No fluorescent orange clothing requirement when hunting mountain lions.
Use of dogs to hunt and retrieve big game animals.
Raise surcharge on hunting licenses.
Party hunting and fishing allowed.
Preference points forfeited upon conviction
for unlawfully taking a trophy animal.
Wolves may be hunted.
Inmate
Parole date calculation revised.
Goods and services provided to inmates upon release.
Insurance
Director of the Division of Insurance authority revised
regarding orders to hazardous insurers.
Third party administrators and pharmacy benefits managers authority revised.
Director of the Division of Insurance rule-making authority improved.
Captive insurance company regulation revised.
Flexible spending accounts for school district health plans revised.
Administrative assessment fee increased for the guarantee fund.
Insurer's responsibilities defined for health insurance policies
for newborns or newly adopted children.
South Dakota Health Insurance Guaranty Association Act revised.
Credit life insurers exempt from certain provisions
related to preexisting conditions.
Bail bond definitions.
State contracts for insurance and reinsurance.
Insurance fraud prevention unit revisions.
Licensed insurance agent may act as a consultant.
Insurer's certificate of authority may be revoked.
Health maintenance organization requirements changed.
Establish a pharmacy audit integrity program.
Health care exchange regulated.
Intellectual Disabilities
Terminology revised to refer to persons with an intellectual disability.
Involuntary Treatment
Involuntary treatment of prisoners with psychotropic medication.
Judicial Remedies
Nuisance changed as it relates to public shooting ranges.
Juvenile Court
Procedure to determine the competency of a juvenile
to proceed in juvenile court.
Labor and Employment
Unemployment Insurance requirements revised.
Employer's denial of workers' compensation claims.
Revise dispute resolution provisions for public employees.
Department of Labor to work with public education
to report job placement outcomes.
Guidelines updated for the evaluation of permanent impairment claims
for workers' compensation.
Property used for educational purposes exempt from taxation.
Landowners
Mineral developers to give notice to surface owners.
Trust account created for unlocatable mineral interest owners.
Mediation for surface damage disputes related to oil and gas development.
Surface depredation treble damages awarded for bad faith negotiations.
Termination of mineral interests.
Allow aerial sprayer to spray their own land.
Revise provisions relating to carrying firearms on snowmobiles.
Law Enforcement
Concealed weapon permit term increased.
Law enforcement jurisdictions may share arrest authority.
Legislature and Statutes
An Act to codify the legislation enacted in 2012.
Correct an error in the recreational vehicle title statute.
Department of Agriculture certain requirements revised and repealed.
Membership revised of the Legislative Planning Committee.
Increase the expense allowances of legislators.
Department of Health outdated statutes and references repealed.
Reinstate certain provisions regarding the accounting for federal impact aid.
The Commission on Intergovernmental Cooperation repealed.
Rules review committee authority clarified.
State's membership repealed in the multistate tax commission.
Libraries
Automated library system fund repealed.
Licensing
List of licensed boat dealers may be provided.
License fees and renewal notice requirements for certain licensees changed.
Optometry practice requirements revised.
Funeral service license application requirements revised.
Definition revised for temporary special events lot
for the purposes of vehicle dealer licensing.
Special motor vehicle license plates for veterans with disabilities.
Raise surcharge on hunting licenses.
Massage therapy licensing requirements changed.
Motor vehicle dealer license plates and permits revised.
Organ donation license plate decal.
Snowmobile definition and licensing revised.
Veterans may receive credit for military training and experience.
Licensure and certification examination outcomes to be reported.
Real estate business registration required.
The Board of Addiction and Prevention Professionals created.
Railroad crossing violations.
Commercial drivers license texting ban violation.
Driver license renewal options.
Farm decal system expanded.
Appraiser certification program revised.
Certified public accountant firm licensing revised.
Real estate price opinions and analysis regulated.
Real estate license exemptions.
Real estate licensing updated.
Health professional diversion program revised.
Food service establishment health inspections.
Preference points forfeited upon conviction
for unlawfully taking a trophy animal.
Revise provisions relating to transportation of hazardous materials.
Create the South Dakota Athletic Commission.
Expedited endorsement of licenses for spouses of active duty military personnel.
Resident medical license.
Reciprocity for the licensing of social workers.
Liens
Electronic title and lien system for motor vehicles.
Limited Liability Companies
Limited Liability Company revisions.
Lists
List of licensed boat dealers may be provided.
Local Government
Publication requirement repealed regarding county poor relief information.
Regional intergovernmental cooperation for sewer utilities.
Minimum salary increased for county officials, state's attorneys, and sheriffs.
Clarify and update watershed district statutes.
Township boards to increase the front foot assessment for road maintenance
and to revise provisions concerning road districts established by townships.
Mentally Ill Persons
Evaluation and treatment of persons with mental illness.
Mineral Interests
Mineral developers to give notice to surface owners.
Trust account created for unlocatable mineral interest owners.
Mediation for surface damage disputes related to oil and gas development.
Surface depredation treble damages awarded for bad faith negotiations.
Termination of mineral interests.
Plugging and performance bond requirements changed.
Administration of mineral rights on or under a research park.
Mining, Oil and Gas
Mineral developers to give notice to surface owners.
Trust account created for unlocatable mineral interest owners.
Mediation for surface damage disputes related to oil and gas development.
Surface depredation treble damages awarded for bad faith negotiations.
Plugging and performance bond requirements changed.
Minors
Mourning dove hunting, certain restriction repealed.
Procedure to determine the competency of a juvenile
to proceed in juvenile court.
Penalty increased for sex acts between correction facility employees
and detainees.
Penalty set for certain felonies for a juvenile convicted as an adult.
Minors may not use wireless devices while driving.
Motor Vehicles
Correct an error in the recreational vehicle title statute.
Motor vehicle excise tax revised.
License fees and renewal notice requirements for certain licensees changed.
Electronic title and lien system for motor vehicles.
Label requirements for motor fuel at a retail fuel pump.
Definition revised for temporary special events lot
for the purposes of vehicle dealer licensing.
Special motor vehicle license plates for veterans with disabilities.
Motor vehicle dealer license plates and permits revised.
Deer may be killed that have been seriously injured
in motor vehicle accidents.
Organ donation license plate decal.
Snowmobile definition and licensing revised.
Golf carts allowed in state parks or recreation areas.
School bus inspections.
Railroad crossing violations.
Commercial drivers license texting ban violation.
Drivers license renewal options.
Farm decal system expanded.
Motor vehicle fuel requirements revised.
Motor fuel tax reporting and payment.
Minors may not use wireless devices while driving.
Tourist-oriented directional signs regulated.
Maximum weight allowed on certain wide-based super single tires.
Township boards to increase the front foot assessment for road maintenance
and to revise provisions concerning road districts. established by townships.
Revise provisions relating to carrying firearms on snowmobiles.
Municipal Government
Sioux Falls municipal employees added to the state retirement system.
Gross receipts defined for tax purposes.
Repeal provision dealing with certain municipal reports.
Appointment of municipal officers annually or at other intervals.
Designation of official newspapers for municipalities.
Notice to municipalities and counties revised for bingo games and lotteries.
Municipalities may prepay for certain goods and services.
Revise provisions relating to drainage utility fees for municipalities.
Regional intergovernmental cooperation for sewer utilities.
Municipal Non-Ad Valorem Tax
Gross receipts defined for tax purposes.
Newspaper Vending
Newspaper vending machine regulation.
Newspapers
Designation of official newspapers for municipalities.
Publication of certain records by cooperatives.
Media coverage of high school activities regulated.
Octane
Label requirements for motor fuel at a retail fuel pump.
Penalties increased for the sale of petroleum products.
Liability limited for retail dealers in petroleum products.
Oil and Gas
Mineral developers to give notice to surface owners.
Mediation for surface damage disputes related to oil and gas development.
Surface depredation treble damages awarded for bad faith negotiations.
Termination of mineral interests.
Petroleum product examination and testing requirements changed.
Label requirements for motor fuel at a retail fuel pump.
Plugging and performance bond requirements changed.
Motor vehicle fuel requirements revised.
Oil and gas field waste disposal regulated.
Open Meetings
Open meetings provisions clarified for certain three-member public boards.
Revise public meeting posting requirements.
Administrative function exception from open meetings for PUC.
Optometry
Optometry practice requirements revised.
Organ Donor
Organ donor.
Parent and Child
Pulse oximetry test required to test for heart defects.
Partnerships
Filing requirements changed for the certificate of limited partnerships.
Penal Institutions, Probation and Parole
Involuntary treatment of prisoners with psychotropic medication.
Parole date calculation revised.
Goods and services provided to inmates upon release.
Appropriation for the construction of a maintenance building
for the Department of Corrections.
Penalty increased for sex acts between correction facility employees
and detainees.
Criminal justice revisions.
Personal Rights and Obligations
Immunity for directors and officers
of nonprofit fire and ambulance departments.
Petroleum Products
Petroleum product examination and testing requirements changed.
Penalties increased for the sale of petroleum products.
Oil and gas field waste disposal regulated.
Liability limited for retail dealers in petroleum products.
Pharmacy Benefits Managers
Third party administrators and pharmacy benefits managers authority revised.
Establish a pharmacy audit integrity program.
Pine Beetle
Appropriation for pine beetle suppression.
Forestry and fire suppression requirements updated.
Postsecondary Education
Expanded use of the opportunity scholarship.
Licensure and certification examination outcomes to be reported.
Public purpose and goals established for postsecondary education.
Corrected name of a postsecondary institution.
Need-based scholarships.
Prisoners
Involuntary treatment of prisoners with psychotropic medication.
Professions and Occupations
Trial period established for the sale of hearing aids.
Optometry practice requirements revised.
Funeral service license application requirements revised.
Terms revised for appointees to certain boards and commissions.
Massage therapy licensing requirements changed.
Veterans may receive credit for military training and experience.
Real estate business registration required.
The Board of Addiction and Prevention Professionals created.
Appraiser certification program revised.
Licensed insurance agent may act as a consultant.
Certified public accountant firm licensing revised.
Real estate price opinions and analysis regulated.
Real estate license exemptions.
Real estate licensing updated.
Health professional diversion program revised.
Expedited endorsement of licenses for spouses of active duty military personnel.
Resident medical license.
Establish a pharmacy audit integrity program.
Reciprocity for the licensing of social workers.
Property
Termination of mineral interests.
Tax deed fees revised.
Environmental upgrade values exempt from assessment.
Property exempt from levy in bankruptcy.
Productivity to applied to agricultural land for tax purposes.
Land donation to the University of South Dakota.
County may deny bids on county sales of tax deed properties.
Property tax notices to include certain information.
Public Fiscal Administration
General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2013 revised.
General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2014.
Increase the expense allowances of legislators.
The General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2012 and 2013 revised.
Public Health and Safety
911 emergency surcharge penalty for untimely remittance.
Appropriation to reimburse health care professionals.
School boards may create school sentinel programs.
Retail fireworks stands may purchase an additional license
for New Year period.
Extend fireworks period through weekend after July 4.
Organ donor.
Limited immunity for a volunteer.
Abortion counseling timeframe revision.
Allow aerial sprayer to spray their own land.
Terminology revised to refer to persons with an intellectual disability.
Controlled substance schedule updated.
Food service establishment health inspections.
Revise provisions relating to transportation of hazardous materials.
Waiting period decreased before cremated remains may be released.
Resident medical license.
Pulse oximetry test required to test for heart defects.
Law enforcement jurisdictions may share arrest authority.
Public Officers and Employees
Sioux Falls municipal employees added to the state retirement system.
Actuarial and reporting requirements for the state retirement system revised.
Internal revenue code updates for the state retirement system.
Special pay retirement program revised for the state retirement system.
Appointment of municipal officers annually or at other intervals.
Revise dispute resolution provisions for public employees.
Open meetings provisions clarified for certain three-member public boards.
Terms revised for appointees to certain boards and commissions.
State contracts for insurance and reinsurance.
Minimum salary increased for county officials, state's attorneys, and sheriffs.
Townships may combine the offices of the clerk and the treasurer.
Administrative function exception from open meetings for PUC.
Public Property, Purchases and Contracts
Administration of mineral rights on or under a research park.
Appropriation to construct and renovate an office building
for the Department of Agriculture.
Online reverse auction may be used to buy goods and services for government.
The state may sell certain buildings at the Human Services Center.
The deposit and expenditure revised for tobacco settlement revenues
and bond proceeds.
Public Records
Electronic records databases.
Deliberative process exception to certain open records provisions.
Public Utilities and Carriers
Grain warehouse and grain buyer requirements changed.
Energy facility permit and federal references updated.
Revise provisions relating to transportation of hazardous materials.
Public Utilities Commission
Grain warehouse and grain buyer requirements changed.
Administrative function exception from open meetings for PUC.
Public Welfare and Assistance
Outdated programs relating to the Department of Human Services repealed.
Administrative rules relating to Medicaid waiver revised.
Publication requirement repealed regarding county poor relief information.
Real Estate
Tax deed fees revised.
Real estate business registration required.
Land donation to the University of South Dakota.
Appropriation to purchase land for the South Dakota Army National Guard.
The state may sell certain buildings at the Human Services Center.
Appraiser certification program revised.
Real estate price opinions and analysis regulated.
Real estate license exemptions.
Real estate licensing updated.
County may deny bids on county sales of tax deed properties.
Property tax notices to include certain information.
Recreation and Sports
Video lottery updated.
Create the South Dakota Athletic Commission.
Media coverage of high school activities regulated.
Collection of gaming taxes and penalties.
Register of Deeds
Highway right-of-way easement recording fee for the register of deeds.
Rustling
Crime of rustling revised.
Sales Tax
Gross receipts defined for tax purposes.
Collection allowance tax credit revised.
Incentives for wind energy facilities.
School Bus
School bus inspections.
Railroad crossing violations.
School Districts
Flexible spending accounts for school district health plans revised.
School boards may create school sentinel programs.
Appropriation for education.
Agricultural land task force revision.
Tax levies for school districts revised.
School bus inspections.
Certain small schools not required to reorganize.
Media coverage of high school activities regulated.
Funding for educational programs for children in residential treatment.
Revise sunset date for certain school capital outlay expenditures.
Secretary of State
Election and petition requirements changed.
Filing requirements changed for the certificate of limited partnerships.
Service Agency Report
Electronic record keeping for placed in service reports.
Sex Offenses
The requirements changed for reimbursement for a physical exam
of a victim after a rape.
Penalty increased for sex acts between correction facility employees
and detainees.
Consent to sexual activity.
Snowmobile
Snowmobile definition and licensing revised.
South Dakota Retirement System
Sioux Falls municipal employees added to the state retirement system.
Actuarial and reporting requirements for the state retirement system revised.
Internal revenue code updates for the state retirement system.
Special pay retirement program revised for the state retirement system.
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Appropriation to purchase a child care facility.
South Dakota State University
Appropriation for multi-use storage facility.
Appropriation to renovate Medary Commons.
Appropriation for swine facility at South Dakota State University.
Appropriation for indoor practice and sport facility
at South Dakota State University.
Special Education
State aid for special education revised.
State Affairs and Government
Value added agriculture subfund transferred.
General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2013 revised.
Bureau of Information and Telecommunications updated.
Designate POW/MIA day as working holiday.
Purple Heart recognition day.
Legislative approval for bonds for the technical institutes.
Electronic records databases.
Open meetings provisions clarified for certain three-member public boards.
Deliberative process exception to certain open records provisions.
Terms revised for appointees to certain boards and commissions.
Revise public meeting posting requirements.
General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2014.
Increase the expense allowances of legislators.
Automated library system fund repealed.
Designate Vietnam Veterans Welcome Home Day as working holiday.
The General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2012 and 2013 revised.
The Commission on Intergovernmental Cooperation repealed.
Health and educational facilities authority revisions.
Rules review committee authority clarified.
State's membership repealed in the multistate tax commission.
State Aid to Education
Agricultural land task force revision.
State aid for special education revised.
Tax levies for school districts revised.
Reinstate certain provisions regarding the accounting for federal impact aid.
Funding for educational programs for children in residential treatment.
State Conservation Commission
Appropriation to the State Conservation Commission.
State Fair
Appropriation for a 4-H exhibit hall.
Appropriation for a State Fair housing unit.
Taxes
Gross receipts defined for tax purposes.
List of licensed boat dealers may be provided.
Motor vehicle excise tax revised.
Bank franchise tax changed.
Tourism tax increased.
Tax deed fees revised.
Farm winery taxes.
Environmental upgrade values exempt from assessment.
Agricultural land task force revision.
Increase levy for predator control districts.
Productivity to applied to agricultural land for tax purposes.
Tax levies for school districts revised.
Collection allowance tax credit revised.
Internal revenue code references updated.
Bank franchise tax revisions.
Credit card bank regulated.
Motor vehicle fuel requirements revised.
Motor fuel tax reporting and payment.
Incentive payment to ethanol producers revised.
Minimum salary increased for county officials, state's attorneys, and sheriffs.
County may deny bids on county sales of tax deed properties.
Property tax notices to include certain information.
Collection of gaming taxes and penalties.
Appropriation for tax refunds for the elderly and persons with a disability.
Incentives for wind energy facilities.
Property used for educational purposes exempt from taxation.
State's membership repealed in the multistate tax commission.
Technical Institutes
Legislative approval for bonds for the technical institutes.
Appropriation for education.
Texting
Commercial drivers license texting ban violation.
Minors may not use wireless devices while driving.
Third Party Administrators
Third party administrators and pharmacy benefits managers authority revised.
Titles
Electronic title and lien system for motor vehicles.
Tobacco Settlement
The deposit and expenditure revised for tobacco settlement revenues
and bond proceeds.
Tourism Tax
Tourism tax increased.
Townships
Townships may combine the offices of the clerk and the treasurer.
Maintenance responsibilities on unimproved section lines.
Township boards to increase the front foot assessment for road maintenance
and to revise provisions concerning road districts established by townships.
Trade Regulation
Petroleum product examination and testing requirements changed.
Electronic record keeping for placed in service reports.
Label requirements for motor fuel at a retail fuel pump.
Penalties increased for the sale of petroleum products.
Liability limited for retail dealers in petroleum products.
Establish a pharmacy audit integrity program.
Trust Companies
Trust and trust company revisions.
Tuition
Residency for the purpose of resident tuition rates.
Funding for educational programs for children in residential treatment.
Unemployment Compensation
Unemployment Insurance requirements revised.
Unified Judicial System
Fine increased for failure to fulfill the responsibilities of jury duty.
Application revised for the discharge of a civil judgment debt
discharged in bankruptcy.
Criminal justice revisions.
Uniform Commercial Code
Uniform Commercial Code revised relating to electronic funds transfers.
University of South Dakota
University of South Dakota sports performance facility appropriation.
Land donation to the University of South Dakota.
Veterans
Designate POW/MIA day as working holiday.
Purple Heart recognition day.
Special motor vehicle license plates for veterans with disabilities.
Veterans may receive credit for military training and experience.
Appropriation for the veterans home.
Designate Vietnam Veterans Welcome Home Day as working holiday.
Video Lottery
Video lottery updated.
Water Management
Department of Environment and Natural Resources statutes and rules revised.
Revise provisions relating to drainage utility fees for municipalities.
Clarify and update watershed district statutes.
Appropriations for various water and environmental purposes.
Winery
Farm winery taxes.
Tourist-oriented directional signs regulated.
Workers Compensation
Employer's denial of workers' compensation claims.
Guidelines updated for the evaluation of permanent impairment claims
for workers' compensation.