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Legislator > Al Novstrup
State Representative
Al Novstrup
(R) - South Dakota
South Dakota House District 03
In Office - Started: 01/14/2025
contact info
Capitol Office
Capitol Building
500 E. Capitol Ave.
Pierre, SD 57501
500 E. Capitol Ave.
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone: 605-773-3851
Home Phone Number
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Phone: 605-360-9711
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB1071 | Modify practice criteria for physician assistants. | AN ACT ENTITLED An Act to modify practice criteria for physician assistants. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1232 | Modify requirements relating to the operation of salons and booths and to declare an emergency. | AN ACT ENTITLED An Act to modify requirements relating to the operation of salons and booths and to declare an emergency. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1259 | Prohibit unauthorized access to certain multi-occupancy rooms. | AN ACT ENTITLED An Act to prohibit unauthorized access to certain multi-occupancy rooms. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1218 | Address the imposition of firearm restrictions on certain employees, officers, volunteers, and other individuals. | AN ACT ENTITLED An Act to address the imposition of firearm restrictions on certain employees, officers, volunteers, and other individuals. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1184 | Amend the deadline for filing a petition to initiate a measure or constitutional amendment. | AN ACT ENTITLED An Act to amend the deadline for filing a petition to initiate a measure or constitutional amendment. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1239 | Revise certain provisions related to the restriction of access to obscene materials in a public library or public school library. | AN ACT ENTITLED An Act to revise certain provisions related to the restriction of access to obscene materials in a public library or public school library. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB170 | Authorize the South Dakota State Brand Board to enter a memorandum of understanding with any Indian tribe for the investigation of cattle theft. | AN ACT ENTITLED An Act to authorize the South Dakota State Brand Board to enter a memorandum of understanding with any Indian tribe for the investigation of cattle theft. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SJR505 | 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. | A JOINT RESOLUTION, 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. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SJR501 | Providing legislative approval for a future use water permit application by the Western Dakota Regional Water System. | A JOINT RESOLUTION, Providing legislative approval for a future use water permit application by the Western Dakota Regional Water System. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA: | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HCR6009 | 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. | A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION, 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. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1044 | Authorize the use of a newborn safety device for the voluntary surrender of a newborn and to make clarifying changes. | AN ACT ENTITLED An Act to authorize the use of a newborn safety device for the voluntary surrender of a newborn and to make clarifying changes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HJR5001 | 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. | A JOINT RESOLUTION, 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. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1052 | Prohibit the exercise of eminent domain for a pipeline that carries carbon oxide. | AN ACT ENTITLED An Act to prohibit the exercise of eminent domain for a pipeline that carries carbon oxide. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HCR6003 | To provide for an interim study regarding property tax reduction and preservation of the American dream to own a home. | A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION, To provide for an interim study regarding property tax reduction and preservation of the American dream to own a home. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1053 | Require age verification by websites containing material that is harmful to minors, and to provide a penalty therefor. | AN ACT ENTITLED An Act to require age verification by websites containing material that is harmful to minors, and to provide a penalty therefor. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SC811 | Honoring Thomas Shortbull, a trailblazer and leader dedicated to empowering Native communities through education, advocacy, and leadership. | A LEGISLATIVE COMMEMORATION, Honoring Thomas Shortbull, a trailblazer and leader dedicated to empowering Native communities through education, advocacy, and leadership. | Dead |
| HB1228 | 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. | An Act to 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. | Dead |
| HB1260 | Require that birth certificates and certain official documents reflect biological sex. | An Act to require that birth certificates and certain official documents reflect biological sex. | Dead |
| SCR606 | 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. | A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION, 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. | Dead |
| SCR608 | 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. | A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION, 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. | Dead |
| HB1231 | 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. | An Act to 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. | Dead |
| HB1247 | Modify massage therapist licensure requirements and to create a penalty therefor. | An Act to modify massage therapist licensure requirements and to create a penalty therefor. | Dead |
| HB1233 | Provide hearing aids to children and make an appropriation therefor. | An Act to provide hearing aids to children and make an appropriation therefor. | Dead |
| HC8008 | Recognizing Scouting America Day at the Capitol and celebrating Scouting America on the occasion of its one hundred fifteenth anniversary. | A LEGISLATIVE COMMEMORATION, Recognizing Scouting America Day at the Capitol and celebrating Scouting America on the occasion of its one hundred fifteenth anniversary. | Dead |
| HB1054 | Allow public schools to authorize an individual to volunteer or be employed as a school chaplain. | An Act to allow public schools to authorize an individual to volunteer or be employed as a school chaplain. | Dead |
| HB1070 | Prohibit cost-sharing in certain health insurance policies for diagnostic and supplemental breast imaging examinations. | An Act to prohibit cost-sharing in certain health insurance policies for diagnostic and supplemental breast imaging examinations. | Dead |
| SC804 | 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. | A LEGISLATIVE COMMEMORATION, 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. | Dead |
| HB1055 | Modify medical cannabis certification requirements. | An Act to modify medical cannabis certification requirements. | Dead |
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB1169 | Modify the signature requirement for a petition to initiate a constitutional amendment. | Veto override | 03/31/2025 | Yea |
| SB55 | Revise property tax levies for school districts and to revise the state aid to general and special education formulas. | Do Pass Amended | 03/13/2025 | Yea |
| HB1046 | Revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2025. | Do Pass Amended | 03/13/2025 | Yea |
| HB1132 | Establish provisions for eligibility in the child care assistance program for certain child care employees. | Veto override | 03/13/2025 | Nay |
| SB220 | Appropriate money for the ordinary expenses of the legislative, judicial, and executive departments of the state, the current expenses of state institutions, interest on the public debt, and common schools. | Do Pass | 03/13/2025 | Yea |
| SB68 | Require an individual be a citizen of the United States before being eligible to vote and to provide a penalty therefor. | Conference Committee Report adopted | 03/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB91 | Revise the requirements for a petition to initiate a measure or constitutional amendment or to refer a law. | Conference Committee Report adopted | 03/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB113 | Provide protections for parental rights. | Conference Committee report not adopted, no committee appointed | 03/12/2025 | Nay |
| HB1218 | Address the imposition of firearm restrictions on certain employees, officers, volunteers, and other individuals. | Conference Committee Report adopted | 03/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB1007 | Prohibit use of the South Dakota public utilities commission gross receipts tax fund for reimbursement of costs incurred by the Public Utilities Commission. | Concurred in amendments | 03/11/2025 | Yea |
| SB55 | Revise property tax levies for school districts and to revise the state aid to general and special education formulas. | Do Pass Amended | 03/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB1046 | Revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2025. | Do Pass Amended | 03/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB1062 | Amend provisions pertaining to the maintenance and publication of the statewide voter registration file. | Concurred in amendments | 03/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB1066 | Revise residency requirements for the purposes of voter registration. | Concurred in amendments | 03/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB1135 | Provide opportunities for treatment courts for South Dakotans, create a workgroup to study rehabilitation programs, and declare an emergency. | Failed to concur, no committee appointed | 03/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB1143 | Require that the director of equalization adjust certain agricultural land values. | Concurred in amendments | 03/11/2025 | Nay |
| HB1169 | Modify the signature requirement for a petition to initiate a constitutional amendment. | Concurred in amendments | 03/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB1208 | Designate an individual using the address of a mail forwarding service or post office box when applying to register as a voter or vote by absentee ballot as a federal voter. | Concurred in amendments | 03/11/2025 | Yea |
| SB189 | Appropriate money for the ordinary expenses of the legislative, judicial, and executive departments of the state, the current expenses of state institutions, interest on the public debt, and for common schools. | Tabled | 03/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB1218 | Address the imposition of firearm restrictions on certain employees, officers, volunteers, and other individuals. | Failed to concur, appoint Conference Committee | 03/11/2025 | Nay |
| HB1245 | Exempt from the state sales and use tax gross receipts for certain services to a partnership. | Concurred in amendments | 03/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB1230 | Revise a provision related to unauthorized distribution of fentanyl and provide a penalty therefor. | Concurred in amendments | 03/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB1239 | Revise certain provisions related to the restriction of access to obscene materials in a public library or public school library. | Concurred in amendments | 03/11/2025 | Nay |
| HB1259 | Prohibit unauthorized access to certain multi-occupancy rooms. | Concurred in amendments | 03/11/2025 | Yea |
| SB220 | Appropriate money for the ordinary expenses of the legislative, judicial, and executive departments of the state, the current expenses of state institutions, interest on the public debt, and common schools. | Do Pass | 03/11/2025 | Yea |
| SB70 | Modify the maximum sparsity benefit a sparse school district is eligible to receive. | Do Pass Amended | 03/10/2025 | Yea |
| SB95 | Make an appropriation to the Department of Revenue for distribution to county rural access infrastructure funds and to declare an emergency. | Do Pass Amended | 03/10/2025 | Yea |
| SB120 | Update the membership of the Animal Industry Board to include a poultry producer. | Do Pass Amended | 03/10/2025 | Yea |
| SB127 | Authorize the expenditure of moneys and make an appropriation for grants supporting airport terminal improvements and expansion. | Do Pass Amended | 03/10/2025 | Yea |
| SB144 | Require legislative approval for significant capital expenditures by the Department of Game, Fish and Parks. | Do Pass Amended | 03/10/2025 | Yea |
| SB169 | Require a public hearing prior to a vote to impose an excess tax levy. | Do Pass Amended | 03/10/2025 | Nay |
| SB169 | Require a public hearing prior to a vote to impose an excess tax levy. | Motion to amend | 03/10/2025 | Nay |
| SB164 | Prohibit the use of a deepfake to influence an election and to provide a penalty therefor. | Do Pass Amended | 03/10/2025 | Yea |
| SB172 | Provide a rebuttable presumption in favor of joint physical custody of a minor child. | Reconsidered | 03/10/2025 | Nay |
| SB172 | Provide a rebuttable presumption in favor of joint physical custody of a minor child. | Do Pass | 03/10/2025 | Nay |
| SB172 | Provide a rebuttable presumption in favor of joint physical custody of a minor child. | Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6 | 03/10/2025 | Nay |
| SB191 | Limit annual valuation increases on owner-occupied single-family dwellings and provide an exception for mill rate limitations on taxing districts. | Do Pass Amended | 03/10/2025 | Nay |
| SB216 | Reduce the growth in the assessed value of owner-occupied property, limit increases in certain property tax revenues, revise provisions regarding school district excess tax levies, and revise eligibility requirements for a property tax assessment freeze. | Do Pass Amended | 03/10/2025 | Nay |
| SB216 | Reduce the growth in the assessed value of owner-occupied property, limit increases in certain property tax revenues, revise provisions regarding school district excess tax levies, and revise eligibility requirements for a property tax assessment freeze. | Reconsidered | 03/10/2025 | Nay |
| SB216 | Reduce the growth in the assessed value of owner-occupied property, limit increases in certain property tax revenues, revise provisions regarding school district excess tax levies, and revise eligibility requirements for a property tax assessment freeze. | Do Pass Amended | 03/10/2025 | Nay |
| SB6 | Authorize a loan from the South Dakota housing infrastructure fund to a school district adjoining a federal military installation for the construction or expansion of a school building. | Do Pass Amended | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SB3 | Increase driver license fees. | Do Pass Amended | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SB32 | Revise amounts for licensing fees for the practice of accountancy. | Do Pass | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SB14 | Revise and repeal provisions related to agricultural production facilities and to provide a penalty therefor. | Do Pass Amended | 03/06/2025 | Nay |
| SB26 | Reduce employer contribution rates and increase the administrative fee rate for reemployment assistance. | Do Pass | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| HB1016 | Revise provisions related to pharmacy and to increase fees. | Concurred in amendments | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SB28 | Revise provisions relating to licensing fees and license renewal dates for the practice of barbering and to declare an emergency. | Do Pass | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SB64 | Revise provisions related to the establishment of an initial parole date. | Do Pass Amended | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SB68 | Require an individual be a citizen of the United States before being eligible to vote and to provide a penalty therefor. | Do Pass Amended | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SB70 | Modify the maximum sparsity benefit a sparse school district is eligible to receive. | Do Pass | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SB73 | Require that an individual registering as a voter when applying for a driver license be a resident of this state for the purposes of voting. | Do Pass Amended | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SJR503 | Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, clarifying that an individual must be a citizen of the United States to be eligible to vote. | Do Pass Amended | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SB88 | Increase the amount of exempt proceeds when a homestead is sold or divided by court order. | Do Pass Amended | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SB90 | Clarify provisions regarding tax deeds. | Do Pass | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SB100 | Limit the imposition of restrictions on the carrying of a concealed pistol and other items of self-defense while on the campus of a public institution of higher education. | Do Pass Amended | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SB113 | Provide protections for parental rights. | Do Pass Amended | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SB113 | Provide protections for parental rights. | Motion to amend | 03/06/2025 | Nay |
| SB115 | Revise a provision related to sexual contact with a child under eighteen. | Do Pass | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SB127 | Authorize the expenditure of moneys and make an appropriation for grants supporting airport terminal improvements and expansion. | Do Pass | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SB131 | Establish an electronic system for vehicle titles. | Do Pass Amended | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SJR505 | 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. | Do Pass Amended | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SB143 | Modify the composition and staffing requirements of the South Dakota-Ireland Trade Commission. | Do Pass | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SB173 | Revise the process by which a recount may be requested. | Do Pass | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| HB1232 | Modify requirements relating to the operation of salons and booths and to declare an emergency. | Concurred in amendments | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SB215 | Remove the prohibition against a landowner having an easement on the landowner's property. | Do Pass Amended | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SB3 | Increase driver license fees. | Do Pass | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB32 | Revise amounts for licensing fees for the practice of accountancy. | Do Pass | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB26 | Reduce employer contribution rates and increase the administrative fee rate for reemployment assistance. | Do Pass | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB28 | Revise provisions relating to licensing fees and license renewal dates for the practice of barbering and to declare an emergency. | Do Pass | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SJR501 | Providing legislative approval for a future use water permit application by the Western Dakota Regional Water System. | Do Pass | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB45 | Impose a motor vehicle technology fee. | Do Pass Amended | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB56 | Authorize the payment of lease rental obligations to the South Dakota Building Authority by the Bureau of Finance and Management, to make an appropriation therefore, and to declare an emergency. | Do Pass Amended | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB54 | Revise the distribution of revenue from the cigarette tax. | Do Pass Amended | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB89 | Repeal the requirement that judicial officers be listed on a separate nonpolitical ballot. | Do Pass | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB91 | Revise the requirements for a petition to initiate a measure or constitutional amendment or to refer a law. | Do Pass Amended | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB106 | Require an individual be registered as a voter of this state before being eligible to be a petition sponsor for a ballot measure. | Do Pass | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| HB1114 | Make an appropriation for the purchasing of equipment to support the South Dakota Board of Technical Education. | Concurred in amendments | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| HB1131 | Make an appropriation for the restoration, maintenance, and repair of the state capitol. | Concurred in amendments | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB128 | Amend requirements for an official newspaper. | Do Pass Amended | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB146 | Revise provisions on interim transfers and appropriations. | Do Pass Amended | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB163 | Require certain firefighting equipment purchased by a fire department contain particular labeling. | Do Pass Amended | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB155 | Reduce the amount of net receipts of unclaimed property deposited into the general fund. | Do Pass Amended | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB145 | Require legislative approval of real property leases that are necessary for the operation of state government and exceed specified durations or rental payments. | Do Pass Amended | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB169 | Require a public hearing prior to a vote to impose an excess tax levy. | Placed on calendar pursuant to JR 6F-6 | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB185 | Amend provisions pertaining to the process by which the qualifications of a registered voter are verified. | Do Pass Amended | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB154 | Prohibit pharmaceutical manufacturers from interfering in contracts between 340B entities and pharmacies and to provide a penalty therefor. | Do Pass Amended | 03/05/2025 | Nay |
| HB1188 | Allow nonresident military members to purchase three-day temporary nonresident waterfowl licenses. | Concurred in amendments | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB175 | Create provisions governing litigation financing. | Do Pass Amended | 03/05/2025 | Nay |
| SB193 | Allow an applicant to have an interpreter present during the driving portion of a driver license exam. | Do Pass Amended | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB201 | Prohibit contributions and loans from an authorized committee of a candidate for federal office. | Do Pass Amended | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SB31 | Revise amounts for inspection fees for electrical installations. | Do Pass | 03/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB24 | Revise provisions relating to the promulgation of rules to set licensing and inspection fees for plumbers and related professions. | Do Pass | 03/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB27 | Revise provisions relating to licensing fees for cosmetology, esthetics, and nail technology. | Do Pass | 03/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB54 | Revise the distribution of revenue from the cigarette tax. | Do Pass | 03/04/2025 | Absent |
| SB59 | Revise provisions relating to the delivery, possession with intent to deliver, and possession of unauthorized articles in a state correctional facility, and to provide a penalty therefor. | Do Pass Amended | 03/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB58 | Revise provisions related to human trafficking, to prohibit the obstruction of human trafficking enforcement, and to provide a penalty therefor. | Do Pass | 03/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB75 | Require an indication of United States citizenship status on a motor vehicle operator's license or permit, and on a nondriver identification card. | Do Pass Amended | 03/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB1071 | Modify practice criteria for physician assistants. | Concurred in amendments | 03/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB92 | Require that the director of the Legislative Research Council and the secretary of state review an initiated measure and determine if the measure embraces more than one subject. | Do Pass Amended | 03/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB176 | Clarify the discovery procedures and powers and to modify the administration of the Government Operations and Audit Committee. | Do Pass Amended | 03/04/2025 | Yea |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | South Dakota House District 03 | House | Republican | In Office | 01/14/2025 | |
| SD | South Dakota Senate District 03 | Senate | Republican | Out of Office | 01/10/2017 | 01/03/2025 |
| SD | District 3 | House | Republican | Out of Office | 02/27/2024 |