2015 FHA Action S.D. State Senate Scorecard

“The person who agrees with you 80 percent of the time is a friend and an ally — not a 20 percent traitor.” – President Reagan

FHA Action – www.fhaaction.org 605-718-5433 Page 1

‘S’ indicates that the legislator

supported FHA Action’s Position

‘O’ indicates that the legislator

opposed FHA Action’s Position

See page 6 for bill explanations.

2015 FHA Action S.D. State Senate Scorecard

“The person who agrees with you 80 percent of the time is a friend and an ally — not a 20 percent traitor.” – President Reagan

FHA Action – www.fhaaction.org 605-718-5433 Page 2

2015 FHA Action S.D. State House Scorecard

“The person who agrees with you 80 percent of the time is a friend and an ally — not a 20 percent traitor.” – President Reagan

FHA Action – www.fhaaction.org 605-718-5433 Page 3

‘S’ indicates that the legislator

supported FHA Action’s Position

‘O’ indicates that the legislator

opposed FHA Action’s Position

See page 6 for bill explanations.

2015 FHA Action S.D. State House Scorecard

“The person who agrees with you 80 percent of the time is a friend and an ally — not a 20 percent traitor.” – President Reagan

FHA Action – www.fhaaction.org 605-718-5433 Page 4

2015 FHA Action S.D. State House Scorecard

“The person who agrees with you 80 percent of the time is a friend and an ally — not a 20 percent traitor.” – President Reagan

FHA Action – www.fhaaction.org 605-718-5433 Page 5

2015 FHA Action Bill Quick-Reference

FHA Action – www.fhaaction.org 605-718-5433 Page 6

HCR1004: A Life Resolution -- A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION, Addressed to the United States Supreme Court setting forth certain facts and expressly enumerating the

grievances of the People of the State of South Dakota, through their elected representatives, with that Court's decision in Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973)

HB1079: An Abortion Reporting Bill -- An Act to revise the deadline for the Department of Health's annual report regarding abortions.

HB1089: An Human Rights Bill – An Act to ban the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) in the state.

HB1117: A Postsecondary Course Education Bill – An Act to provide for the approval of postsecondary courses for certain nonpublic school students and students

receiving alternative instruction.

HB1130: Abortion Payment Bill – Act to prohibit abortion providers from accepting payment for an abortion prior to the end of the required informed consent period.

SCR3: Private Health Care Sharing Recognition -- CONCURRENT RESOLUTION, recognizing the mutual benefit between health care sharing and health savings accounts.

SB177: A Revising of the Youth Minimum Wage Bill – An Act to establish a youth minimum wage.

SB57: A Gambling Expansion Bill -- An Act to authorize and regulate the playing of craps, roulette, and keno within the city limits of the city of Deadwood.

SB189: An Education Tax Credit Bill — An Act to provide a tax credit to insurance companies that contribute to an organization providing educational scholarships to

certain students and instructional supply grants to certain teachers and parents.

HB1096: A Second Amendment Bill — An Act to revise certain procedures for issuing a permit to carry a concealed pistol.

HB1116: A Constitutional Carry Bill — An Act to repeal and revise certain provisions relating to the requirements for a permit to carry a concealed pistol.

HB1155: A Right To Life Information Bill — An Act to require that information be provided to a pregnant mother whose child tests positive for Down syndrome.

HB1161: An HS Transgender Bill — An Act to limit certain rule making authority of the South Dakota High School Activities Association.

HB1195: A HS Athletic Transgender Bill — An Act to declare void the transgender policy of the South Dakota High School Activities Association and to establish a

determinant in identifying a student's sexual identity for the purpose of participation in high school athletics.

SENATE ONLY

SB139: A Video Lottery Expansion Bill -- An Act to authorize the increase in the number of video lottery machines that may be placed in a licensed establishment

HOUSE ONLY

HB1123: A 24/7 Alcohol Bill -- An act to authorize alcoholic beverages to be sold, served, and consumed in certain on-sale licensees during an extended period of time.

HB1221: An Anti-Marriage Bill -- An Act to authorize unilateral consent in certain divorce proceedings.

HB1220: A Freedom of Conscience Bill — An Act to provide for the free exercise of religion. This was the FHA's ‘Freedom of Conscience Protection Act’ (FCPA). An act

to present a fair and simple standard for courts to impartially consider a claim that Government action has infringed on a matter of conscience.

HB1223: An Anti-Common Core Standards Bill — An Act to end the state's involvement with common core state standards and to prohibit the adoption of certain

multi-state educational standards.

Go to http://www.fhaaction.org/page/radar.aspx for more info on these bills and others on which FHA Action was working during the 2015 Legislative Session.