Detail Committees Bills Hearings

Senator Gil Koetzle

Primary Sponsor

Bill Title
SB 94 repeal certain provisions relating to the right to work upon the contingency of repealing the right to work provisions of the Constitution.
SB 145 revise the definition of an opportunity wage for the purposes of the minimum wage requirement.
SB 146 repeal certain provisions regarding the minimum wage for tipped employees.
SB 166 require employers that employ certain foreign workers to pay a certain wage.
SJR 2 To propose a constitutional amendment to repeal the right to work provisions of the State Constitution.
HB 1250 increase the salary for legislators.

Co Sponsor

Bill Title
SB 65 define intentional exposure to HIV infection by sexual intercourse as a sex crime subject to registry as a sex offender.
SB 80 restrict the release or use of social security numbers by the state and its political subdivisions unless certain security measures are taken.
SB 83 repeal a medical malpractice limitation applicable to minors aged six or over.
SB 88 require abortion facilities to offer sonograms to pregnant women under certain circumstances.
SB 89 direct the State-Tribal Relations Committee to hold hearings on certain issues related to Native American health care.
SB 95 increase certain fees collected by sheriffs for collecting delinquent taxes.
SB 101 authorize funding for certain tribal colleges to defray certain costs associated with educating nonbeneficiary students at tribal colleges and to make an appropriation therefor.
SB 103 establish certain provisions regarding the use of replacement crash parts in the repair of certain motor vehicles.
SB 106 limit state expenditures.
SB 107 authorize county special assessments for certain improvements, maintenance, and repair to roadways in unorganized townships.
SB 120 require that certain bond sales be competitive.
SB 122 provide a legislative deadline for the adoption of the budget for the Department of Education.
SB 123 provide for certain requirements for the sale and purchase of nonferrous metal property.
SB 126 allow municipalities and counties to issue additional on-sale alcoholic beverage licenses.
SB 128 revise certain provisions regarding the modification of credit card agreements.
SB 130 provide for a property tax levy to fund the health insurance benefits of school district employees and to create a school district health insurance fund.
SB 139 revise the definition for authorized emergency vehicles.
SB 149 increase general funding for school districts, to impose a temporary limit on the growth of state general fund spending, and to suspend the transfer of moneys from the general fund to the budget reserve fund and to the property tax reduction fund.
SB 150 increase general funding for schools, to impose a temporary limit on the growth of state general fund spending, to suspend the transfer of moneys from the general fund to the budget reserve fund and to the property tax reduction fund, to provide funding for the postsecondary technical institutes, to provide for the modernization of science facilities and laboratories at public universities, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
SB 151 revise certain provisions concerning the purchase price and determining just compensation for electric facilities in areas annexed by municipalities.
SB 156 revise certain provisions regarding special motor vehicle license plates for veterans with a disability, prisoners of war, Pearl Harbor survivors, and Purple Heart recipients.
SB 170 authorize a loan from the REDI fund for the purpose of constructing an equine processing facility.
SB 172 appropriate money to the Department of Public Safety to fund the South Dakota Highway Patrol.
SB 174 revise certain provisions relating to the exercise of eminent domain by railroads.
SB 176 authorize the Legislative Research Council to remodel, renovate, and furnish certain facilities on the fourth floor of the State Capitol Building for use by the Legislature, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
SB 189 revise certain provisions regarding public records and the accessibility of public records.
SB 195 create the South Dakota Commission on Higher Pay and Economic Prosperity, to prescribe its duties, and to make an appropriation therefor.
SC 1 Honoring and supporting Czech Days in Tabor, South Dakota, on the occasion of its sixtieth anniversary.
SC 14 Commending the Stratford Community Theatre and its many volunteers for building social and economic bonds in their local communities through the performing arts.
SC 18 Commending and honoring the 2007 Habitat for Humanity—South Dakota Habitat Supporters of the Year: Laurie Shelton, Huron, Beadle County Habitat for Humanity; Barbara Garcia and Mayor Jim Shaw, Rapid City, Black Hills Area Habitat for Humanity; Steve Helling, Brookings, Brookings Area Habitat for Humanity; Melanie Urich, Dacotah Tipis Habitat for Humanity; Rita Edwards, Madison, East Central SD Habitat for Humanity; Harry Kittams, Sioux Falls, Greater Sioux Falls Habitat for Humanity; Doris Holden, Pierre, Oahe Habitat for Humanity; First Financial Bank USA, Okiciyapi Tipi Habitat for Humanity; Clint Waara, Pierre, Sicangu Tikaga Okiciyapi Habitat for Humanity; Thomas Burns, Watertown, Watertown Region Habitat for Humanity; Barb Mechtenberg, Habitat for Humanity of Yankton County; Sicangu Takaga Okiciyapi Habitat for Humanity, Habitat for Humanity Midwest Resource Center; and StarMark, Sioux Falls, Habitat for Humanity—South Dakota, Inc.
SC 19 Honoring an outstanding South Dakota couple, Leonard and Mildred Cimpl, of Tabor, South Dakota, on receiving the Ben Black Elk Award which recognizes individuals who make outstanding contributions to South Dakota's tourism industry.
SC 21 Honoring the Patriot Guard Riders of South Dakota and their unwavering respect for those who risk their lives for America's freedom and security.
SC 24 Recognizing and commending the anniversary of the fiftieth annual Schmeckfest in Freeman, South Dakota.
SC 25 Recognizing and commending the Kuchen Festival in Delmont, South Dakota.
SCR 3 requesting all state agencies and all local governments which subsidize new business development in the state to require certain benefitting businesses to pay a living wage and to provide adequate health benefits to its employees.
SCR 5 Urging the Midwest Independent System Operator to reconsider its pricing methodology with respect to certain energy transmission costs.
SCR 10 Urging the Congress and the President of the United States to restore funding for the Lewis & Clark Regional Water System.
SCR 12 Recognizing the United States of America Women's Olympic Softball Team.
SCR 15 Urging Congress to oppose efforts to restrict the harvest, processing, transportation, and export of horses.
HB 1113 provide minimum notice requirements to persons who lease real property for their own mobile or manufactured homes.
HB 1122 increase the jurisdictional amount in certain civil actions and small claims proceedings.
HB 1142 authorize additional off-sale retail liquor licenses in certain municipalities.
HB 1144 make an appropriation for costs related to the purchase of motorcycles for use in the motorcycle safety training courses, and to declare an emergency.
HB 1149 revise certain provisions regarding protection orders granted upon a finding of domestic abuse.
HB 1157 revise certain provisions relating to the residency or military presence of parties in divorce or separate maintenance proceedings.
HB 1162 prohibit the branding of a minor and to provide a penalty therefor.
HB 1163 increase the duration of juvenile diversion programs.
HB 1168 clarify the penalty applicable to violations of certain no contact orders.
HB 1172 revise the index factor in the state aid to education formula.
HB 1180 appropriate money for the Northern Crops Institute.
HB 1199 establish a definition of a building for the purposes of regulating gambling in the City of Deadwood.
HB 1200 clarify the computation for premium tax payable for individual life insurance policies purchased by South Dakota residents.
HB 1209 allow unemployment benefits for an individual in the employ of a tribal government educational institution.
HB 1239 permit persons convicted of driving under the influence to operate a vehicle for 24/7 sobriety testing and to declare an emergency.
HB 1253 require that home studies conducted for custody determinations be completed by certain professionals.
HB 1271 abolish the doctrine of abatement ab initio of a criminal proceeding and to provide for the posthumous sentencing of certain criminal defendants.
HB 1272 revise the defined sources of renewable electricity and recycled energy.
HB 1297 provide a maximum finance charge for short-term consumer loans and title loans.
HC 1002 Honoring Louie Krogman of White River, South Dakota, for setting the all-time scoring record for South Dakota boys' high school basketball.
HC 1003 Honoring Brittany Davis of Waubay as the 2008 South Dakota Snow Queen.
HC 1004 Congratulating coach Eric Smith and players Corey Backer, Parker Hanson, Kyle Cooper, Tyler Pridey, Trevor Mathison, and Levi Smith of the Sioux Falls Washington High School Boys' Golf Team for their 2007 State Class AA Championship season.
HC 1013 Honoring Lisa Jan Thvedt, of Beresford, South Dakota, for being selected to represent her state as South Dakota's Junior Miss 2007 in the America's Junior Miss Scholarship Program in Mobile, Alabama.
HC 1015 Honoring five top seniors from Washington High School in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, as finalists for the Merit Scholarship Awards.
HC 1023 Honoring the 2007 University of Sioux Falls Football Team and the students and staff involved in the football program.
HC 1024 Honoring Toby Flint of Brookings as a recipient of a 2008 Prudential Spirit of Community Award.
HC 1027 Honoring Jeff Berndt for being selected as the South Dakota Advanced Placement Teacher of the Year.
HC 1033 Honoring Dora Brugier of Eagle Butte for her lifelong civic contributions as a Lakota storyteller, deacon, grandmother, aunt, mother, and community leader.
HC 1035 Honoring Sarah Thvedt as a distinguished finalist for the Prudential Spirit of Community Award.
HCR 1004 Encouraging the use of sunscreen and discouraging young persons from using tanning devices.
HCR 1005 To declare March 29, 2008, as Vietnam Veterans Day, in South Dakota.
HCR 1009 Supporting full funding, at the federal level, for immigration and custom enforcement officers for the detention of persons who have been determined to be in South Dakota illegally and have been reported to them by local law enforcement officers.
HJR 1002 Proposing and submitting to the electors at the next general election an amendment to Article XIV of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota to clarify which educational institutions are under the control of the Board of Regents.
HJR 1003 To propose a constitutional amendment to repeal certain reimbursement restrictions for travel by legislators to and from a legislative session.
HJR 1004 To propose a constitutional amendment to provide for a maximum of forty legislative days each year.


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