2020 Legislative Radar
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Senate: 605-773-3821
House: 605-773-3851
2020 Session is closed. Below is the outcome of the bills FHA was tracking.
Education
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Bill Number |
Description |
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HB1204 |
An act to reduce the tax credit amount permitted for the partners in education tax credit program. |
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HB1167 |
An act to keep parents informed with regard to conversations between a student and a school counselor. |
Family
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Bill Number |
Description |
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HB1057 |
The Vulnerable Child Protection Act – a bill to prevent medical harm against children struggling with questions about their identity. |
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HB1096 |
An act to stop the business of commercial surrogacy in South Dakota. |
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HB1232 |
An act to provide funds to offset certain costs related to adoption. |
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Gambling – Halt Expansion Of
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Bill Number |
Description |
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HB1249 |
An act to establish the video lottery repeal and recovery fund, and prohibit the State Lottery Commission from advertising the lottery. |
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HB1250 |
An act to establish the video lottery repeal and recovery fund, and to increase the State’s percentage of the total revenue raised through the lottery. |
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HB1282 |
An act to establish the video lottery repeal and recovery fund, and to cap the amount of revenue the state is permitted to spend. |
Health Care
FHA Action seeks to safeguard the health care system in South Dakota. Health care is a massive family issue.
| FHA Action |
Bill Number |
Description |
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SB109 |
An act to protect the conscience rights of medical professionals. – Bill withdrawn at the request of sponsor. |
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Judicial System
| FHA Action |
Bill Number |
Description |
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HB1047 |
An act to strengthen certain aspects of our human trafficking laws.
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SB73 |
An act to allow that a name change for a victim of abuse or human trafficking not be published in a newspaper.
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HB1277 |
An act to prevent trafficking, coercion, and exploitation that occurs under the guise of obscene content.
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Life – Sanctity of
| FHA Action |
Bill Number |
Description |
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HB1195 |
An act to provide an affirmative defense to a pregnant mother after receiving a charge for drug possession if she completes an addiction recovery program. |
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HCR6020 |
A resolution denouncing the National Education Association’s recent policy to support “the fundamental right to abortion. |
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Other Issues
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Bill Number |
Description |
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HCR6005 |
Commending the nation of Israel for its cordial and mutually beneficial relationship with the United States and with the State of South Dakota.
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HB1212 |
An act to add members of the clergy to the list of mandatory reporters. |
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Legend Of Symbols
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Denotes bills and measures that FHA Action is supporting. |
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Denotes bills and measures that FHA Action is opposing. |
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Denotes bills and measures that FHA Action is watching. |
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Denotes bills that have completed the legislative process with the outcome FHA Action desired. |
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Denotes bills that have completed the legislative process with the outcome being less than FHA Action desired. |
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