South Dakota · Current officeholder
Al Novstrup
Republican South Dakota House, District 3
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Sponsored legislation
117 bills in the current data (117 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 135 | protect residents from increased utility costs and utility shortages caused by data centers and clarify authority to regulate data centers. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 30, 2026 |
| SB 121 | transfer moneys and make an appropriation for the replacement of the Richmond Lake dam and spillway and to declare an emergency. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 30, 2026 |
| HB 1264 | eliminate the Agricultural Land Assessment Implementation and Oversight Advisory Task Force, and to provide that the Department of Revenue receive the submission of recommendations and provide a report on agricultural value. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 30, 2026 |
| HB 1262 | make an appropriation for a non-residential, school-based, therapeutic services facility in Brown County and to declare an emergency. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 30, 2026 |
| HB 1194 | clarify authority for the Cosmetology Commission to credit work experience for educational hours for certain out-of-state licensure applicants, and to require the commission to promulgate rules therefor. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 30, 2026 |
| HB 1184 | define man and woman throughout the state. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 30, 2026 |
| HB 1175 | revise provisions related to Division of Criminal Investigation cooperation with Indian tribes. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 30, 2026 |
| HB 1140 | permit a court to impose as a condition of probation, or parole in certain circumstances, treatment at a nonprofit entity awarded an alternative care program grant. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 30, 2026 |
| SB 88 | clarify the procedure for a potential condemnor to examine real property absent the property owner's permission. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 12, 2026 |
| SB 36 | authorize certain utilities to establish wildfire mitigation plans and associated liability limitations for wildfire damages. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 12, 2026 |
| SB 133 | provide additional legislative oversight of rulemaking. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 12, 2026 |
| HB 1102 | reschedule the date for filing certain annual reports. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 12, 2026 |
| SB 113 | increase the penalty for preventing practice of religion. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 10, 2026 |
| HB 1106 | revise the terms of county extension board members. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 10, 2026 |
| HB 1169 | classify medetomidine as a Schedule III controlled substance and establish permissible uses. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 9, 2026 |
| HB 1162 | add certain substances to Schedule I of the controlled substances schedule. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 9, 2026 |
| SB 220 | authorize a comprehensive study of juvenile correctional and residential facilities, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 4, 2026 |
| SB 134 | restrict deference to a state agency's interpretation of a state statute, administrative rule, or policy. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 4, 2026 |
| SB 122 | establish the crime of failure to summon aid for a suicide attempt and provide a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 4, 2026 |
| HC 8028 | Honoring the accomplishments of Marvin Richard III of Pine Ridge, South Dakota. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 4, 2026 |
| HC 8027 | celebrating the life and service of Barbara Dull Knife. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 4, 2026 |
| HC 8024 | honoring the life and legacy of Elizabeth Cook-Lynn. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 4, 2026 |
| HC 8022 | recognizing the achievements, leadership, and lifelong public service of Cecelia Fire Thunder. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 4, 2026 |
| HC 8021 | honoring the life and service of Yvonne Jane "Tiny D" DeCory, of Pine Ridge, South Dakota. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 4, 2026 |
| HB 1197 | revise a provision related to the venue of adoption proceedings. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 4, 2026 |
| HB 1111 | modify the requirements for obtaining an agricultural processor's lien. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 4, 2026 |
| HB 1173 | require certain applicants that seek a permit from the Public Utilities Commission of the State of South Dakota to prepare and pay for an environmental impact statement. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 3, 2026 |
| SB 223 | modify the requirements for a petition to refer an excess tax levy of a school district to a vote. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 2, 2026 |
| SB 116 | make an appropriation for the design and construction of an indoor athletics facility at Dakota State University and to declare an emergency. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 2, 2026 |
| HJR 5001 | proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, requiring a declaration of necessity and clarifying public use of private property taken or damaged by eminent domain. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 2, 2026 |
| HC 8017 | commending the Harrisburg Tigers on their 2026 Class AA state gymnastics championship. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 2, 2026 |
| HB 1275 | create requirements for age verification and parental consent for application stores and to provide a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 2, 2026 |
| HC 8014 | honoring the life and legacy of William Long IV. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 26, 2026 |
| SCR 606 | encouraging the review and approval of water rights applications and future use reservations from the Missouri River. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 25, 2026 |
| HB 1118 | make an appropriation for the design and construction of an addition to the existing swine wean-to-finish barn at South Dakota State University and to declare an emergency. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 25, 2026 |
| HB 1105 | restrict contracts and declarations that prohibit the use of commercial or residential property for any healthcare service in medically underserved areas or communities, or in areas with a medically underserved population under federal law. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 25, 2026 |
| SB 91 | clarify the procedure for petitioning a board of county commissioners for a change to the comprehensive plan or zoning ordinances. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 23, 2026 |
| SB 199 | establish a new fund to provide property tax relief. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | February 23, 2026 |
| HB 1246 | prohibit nondisclosure of certain agreements related to data centers. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | February 20, 2026 |
| HB 1224 | protect persons from discrimination by financial institutions. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 20, 2026 |
| SB 195 | repeal the expiration of a reduction in certain gross receipts and use tax rates. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2026 |
| SB 128 | update provisions related to certain large-use customers of utilities. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2026 |
| SB 127 | limit nuisances caused by data centers. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2026 |
| HB 1217 | limit the use of taxpayer funds and resources by a public education employer to support a labor organization or affiliate and to provide a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2026 |
| SC 811 | commending and honoring Amber Vogt, a member of the Lead-Deadwood School District Board of Education, on her selection as the Associated School Boards of South Dakota Outstanding School Board Member of South Dakota for 2025. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 17, 2026 |
| SC 810 | commending and honoring the Hill City School Board on its selection as the Associated School Boards of South Dakota Outstanding School Board of South Dakota for 2025. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 17, 2026 |
| SC 809 | commending and honoring Duane Alm for his more than sixty years of dutiful service to the Aberdeen School District as an educator, administrator, and school board member, and for being the recipient of the Associated School Boards of South Dakota's School Bell Award for 2025. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 17, 2026 |
| SC 808 | commending and honoring Richard Schlosser, a member of the Frederick Area School District Board of Education, on his twenty-five years of school board service. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 17, 2026 |
| SB 187 | define nonpublic school. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | February 17, 2026 |
| HC 8011 | commending and honoring Greg Blue, a member of the Iroquois School District Board of Education, on his thirty-five years of school board service. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 17, 2026 |
| HC 8010 | honoring James Hanssen, a member of the Bridgewater-Emery School District Board of Education, on his forty years of school board service. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 17, 2026 |
| HC 8009 | commending and honoring Brad Olson, a member of the Aberdeen School District Board of Education, on his twenty-five years of school board service. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 17, 2026 |
| HB 1277 | require that campgrounds and campground additions, alterations, and modifications comply with National Fire Protection Association standards. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 17, 2026 |
| HB 1151 | ban kratom and kratom products and to provide a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | February 17, 2026 |
| HB 1088 | remove the requirement that counties remit to municipalities an amount equal to the road levy for calendar years 1984, 1985, and 1986. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 17, 2026 |
| HB 1064 | provide for the sale of producer-raised meat and meat food products directly to consumers pending legalization under federal law. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 17, 2026 |
| HB 1060 | remove the five percent calculation requirement from the county budgetary process. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 17, 2026 |
| SB 189 | provide for an automatic refund of an assessment on crops, livestock, and milk. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2026 |
| HB 1218 | create a new class of nonagricultural property for purposes of taxation, and to provide a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2026 |
| SB 2 | provide that a firearm silencer is not a controlled weapon. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 11, 2026 |
| HB 1165 | establish basic and advanced esthetics licenses, and to revise the licensure chapter for cosmetology, nail technology, and esthetics. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 11, 2026 |
| HCR 6009 | urging Congress to repeal the estate tax. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2026 |
| HC 8008 | honoring Ashlyn Koupal of Wagner for being named to the 2026 McDonald's All-American Girls Basketball Team. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 10, 2026 |
| SB 84 | increase thresholds for the value of and eligibility for the partners in education scholarship. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 6, 2026 |
| HCR 6008 | requesting the attorney general file a lawsuit against the People's Republic of China and related parties to seek damages related to the COVID-19 global pandemic. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 6, 2026 |
| HB 1177 | replace the index used to calculate the salaries of members of the Legislature. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 6, 2026 |
| HB 1206 | clarify the use of public funds for the purpose of alternative instruction. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2026 |
| HB 1172 | terminate certain school district excess tax levies. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2026 |
| HB 1127 | revise provisions related to birth centers and the practice of certified professional midwives at birth centers. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2026 |
| SB 85 | require an election for an excess tax levy of a school district. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2026 |
| SB 173 | extend the motor vehicle and motorcycle licensing fee available to a veteran with a disability to the spouse of a veteran with a disability. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2026 |
| HB 1178 | establish provisions for homeownership through shared equity agreements. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2026 |
| HB 1124 | establish the crime of trespass upon a place of worship, provide a penalty therefor, and declare an emergency. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2026 |
| SC 806 | commending and honoring the 2025-2026 Outstanding School Administrators of South Dakota: David Olson, Meade, Middle School Principal; Kendra Becker, Redfield, Secondary School Principal; Richie Hutchinson, Sioux Falls, Assistant Middle School Principal; and Kay Bass, Harrisburg, Assistant Secondary School Principal. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 3, 2026 |
| SC 805 | commending and honoring the 2024-2025 Outstanding School Administrators of South Dakota: Dr. Jeff Danielsen, Watertown, School Superintendent; Bo Beck, Aberdeen, Middle School Principal; Connie Alspach, Dupree, School Business Official; Jay Swatek, Tea, Elementary School Principal; Kelly Messmer, Harding County, Secondary School Principal; Sherri Nelson, Brandon Valley, Curriculum Leader; and Monica Waltman, Douglas, Director of Special Education. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 3, 2026 |
| SCR 604 | urging the people of the state of South Dakota to seek the Lord Most High for His healing presence and mercy upon South Dakota. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 29, 2026 |
| SCR 602 | celebrating the sister-state relationship with Taiwan. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 29, 2026 |
| SB 95 | require that a medical cannabis cardholder provide a card or card number upon request of a law enforcement officer. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2026 |
| SB 123 | prohibit the manufacture, sale, and distribution of any product containing cell-cultured protein, and provide a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2026 |
| HC 8003 | congratulating and honoring Joyce Waddell on her retirement from the Bison School District. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 28, 2026 |
| HB 1152 | require that the secretary of the Department of Education apply to the United States Department of Education for the authority to develop and implement an innovative assessment system. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2026 |
| HB 1075 | require notification of property owners prior to the establishment of a tax increment financing district. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 27, 2026 |
| HB 1074 | provide for compensation to counties for administering tax increment financing districts created by a municipality. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 27, 2026 |
| SC 801 | honoring Madisen Younie of Rapid City, South Dakota Girls State Governor, and Brody Tynan of Sioux Falls, South Dakota Boys State Governor, and the South Dakota American Legion and Auxiliary for their sponsorship and coordination of the Girls State and Boys State programs. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 26, 2026 |
| HCR 6002 | honoring the life and achievements of the late Charlie Kirk. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 26, 2026 |
| SB 83 | require that any holder of a commercial driver license in this state must be proficient in the English language, and to provide a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 23, 2026 |
| HB 1059 | increase the amounts required in a motor vehicle liability policy. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 22, 2026 |
| SB 80 | prohibit the sale of delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol products to individuals under the age of twenty-one. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 21, 2026 |
| HC 8001 | recognizing National FFA week. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 21, 2026 |
| HB 1063 | establish requirements for natural hair braiding provided for compensation. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 21, 2026 |
| HB 1259 | prohibit unauthorized access to certain multi-occupancy rooms. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 31, 2025 |
| HB 1239 | revise certain provisions related to the restriction of access to obscene materials in a public library or public school library. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 31, 2025 |
| HB 1232 | modify requirements relating to the operation of salons and booths and to declare an emergency. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 31, 2025 |
| HB 1218 | address the imposition of firearm restrictions on certain employees, officers, volunteers, and other individuals. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 31, 2025 |
| HB 1184 | amend the deadline for filing a petition to initiate a measure or constitutional amendment. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 31, 2025 |
| HB 1071 | modify practice criteria for physician assistants. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 31, 2025 |
| SB 170 | authorize the South Dakota State Brand Board to enter a memorandum of understanding with any Indian tribe for the investigation of cattle theft. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 13, 2025 |
| SJR 505 | Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, establishing the trust for unclaimed property fund. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 12, 2025 |
| HJR 5001 | Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, conditioning the requirement of expanded Medicaid on the level of federal medical assistance. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 6, 2025 |
| HCR 6009 | Requesting the attorney general to file a lawsuit against the People's Republic of China and related parties to seek damages related to the COVID-19 global pandemic. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 6, 2025 |
| HCR 6003 | To provide for an interim study regarding property tax reduction and preservation of the American dream to own a home. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 6, 2025 |
| HB 1052 | prohibit the exercise of eminent domain for a pipeline that carries carbon oxide. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 6, 2025 |
| HB 1044 | authorize the use of a newborn safety device for the voluntary surrender of a newborn and to make clarifying changes. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 6, 2025 |
| SC 811 | Honoring Thomas Shortbull, a trailblazer and leader dedicated to empowering Native communities through education, advocacy, and leadership. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 27, 2025 |
| HB 1053 | require age verification by websites containing material that is harmful to minors, and to provide a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 27, 2025 |
| HB 1228 | require an environmental impact statement from applicants seeking a carbon dioxide transmission facility permit from the Public Utilities Commission of the State of South Dakota. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | February 25, 2025 |
| SCR 608 | To provide for an interim study to examine the South Dakota criminal justice system with a focus on substance abuse, mental health issues, and corrections. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 20, 2025 |
| SCR 606 | Expressing the Legislature's concern about the potential for a carbon oxide pipeline to become a weapon of mass destruction to be used by terrorists or unfriendly governments and urging the Public Utilities Commission to conduct risk assessments and establish stronger regulatory and security measures for carbon oxide pipelines to ensure adequate state, county, business, and family emergency response planning. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 20, 2025 |
| HB 1260 | require that birth certificates and certain official documents reflect biological sex. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 20, 2025 |
| HB 1231 | repeal the board of barber examiners and cosmetology commission, and to create the cosmetology and barbering board, to provide a penalty, and to make an appropriation therefor. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 19, 2025 |
| HB 1247 | modify massage therapist licensure requirements and to create a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2025 |
| HB 1233 | provide hearing aids to children and make an appropriation therefor. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 11, 2025 |
| HC 8008 | Recognizing Scouting America Day at the Capitol and celebrating Scouting America on the occasion of its one hundred fifteenth anniversary. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 6, 2025 |
| HB 1054 | allow public schools to authorize an individual to volunteer or be employed as a school chaplain. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2025 |
| HB 1070 | prohibit cost-sharing in certain health insurance policies for diagnostic and supplemental breast imaging examinations. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2025 |
| SC 804 | Honoring the 2023-2024 Outstanding School Administrators of South Dakota: Todd Foster, Brookings Middle School Principal; Dr. Julie Hatling, Belle Fourche Elementary School Principal; Camille Kaul, Aberdeen Curriculum Leader; Jason Kolousek, Wessington Springs Secondary School Principal; Kristi Lewis, Chester School Business Official; Mark Naugle, Custer School Superintendent; Amanda Olinger, Harrisburg Assistant Middle School Principal; and Laura Welch, Lennox Director of Special Education. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 30, 2025 |
| HB 1055 | modify medical cannabis certification requirements. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2025 |