State of South Dakota

South Dakota Legislature

2009 Session Legislator Bills Sponsored

House Members

Detail Committees Bills Hearings

Representative Gerald Lange

Prime Sponsor

Bill Title
HB 1127 provide safe legal access to medical marijuana for certain qualified persons.
HB 1128 allow a medical necessity to be used as a defense in certain cases involving the possession or use of marijuana.
HB 1130 make an appropriation to the Department of Tourism and State Development to provide for the promotion in Mexico of tourist opportunities in South Dakota and of the products made in South Dakota.
HB 1131 exempt the gross receipts from certain auctions from sales and use tax.
HB 1132 prohibit the charging of admission to the Cultural Heritage Center.
HB 1190 provide for the reduction of the sales and use tax on certain food items.
HB 1191 increase the state's percentage of video lottery net machine income and to revise the allocation of the revenue.
HB 1192 require lighted front and rear lamps on motor vehicles when the windshield wipers are in use.
HB 1193 increase the license fees for certain noncommercial motor homes, recreational vehicles, and noncommercial trailers and semitrailers.
HB 1194 repeal the contractor's excise tax.
HB 1195 impose an income tax on interest and dividends and to provide penalties for the violation thereof.
HB 1248 authorize the South Dakota Building Authority to provide for the construction of a college of veterinary medicine and to make an appropriation therefor.
HB 1249 revise certain provisions related to the use of artificial light to spot big game animals.
HCR 1009 Endorsing the federal Homeowners and Bank Protection Act.
HJR 1001 Proposing and submitting to the electors at the next general election a new section to Article XI of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, relating to the imposition of a corporate income tax.
SB 114 provide for a study of the feasibility of establishing an equine processing facility and to make an appropriation therefor.
SCR 9 Opposing certain practices by corporations in the genetically modified and genetically engineered seed industry.

Co Sponsor

Bill Title
HB 1108 repeal certain provisions relating to the purchase of stationery for county officers.
HB 1109 eliminate the offices of county and township constables.
HB 1110 repeal certain provisions relating to limited liability for Y2K litigation.
HB 1111 clarify and repeal certain redundancies in the provisions relating to the sale of substandard milk.
HB 1173 appropriate money for the Northern Crops Institute.
HB 1177 revise the definition of transmission facilities.
HB 1179 provide for the practice and regulation of licensed midwives.
HB 1185 revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2009.
HB 1209 require electrical utilities to file certain information with the Public Utilities Commission.
HB 1213 allow school districts to enter into group health insurance contracts that include dental and vision insurance, and to allow school districts to offer group life and group health insurance benefits to retired employees.
HB 1227 increase license fees for certain noncommercial motor homes and trailers.
HB 1228 require mopeds used on public highways to be titled and licensed as a motorcycle and to increase license fees for motorcycles.
HB 1230 provide for the assessment of actual representation expenses from nonunion employees.
HB 1239 create the South Dakota Boxing Commission and to provide for the supervision of boxing, kickboxing, and mixed martial arts competitions and sparring exhibitions in the state.
HB 1241 clarify that certain special education placements are not suspensions or expulsions.
HB 1242 rescind the repeal on funding for sparse school districts that will take effect on June 30, 2009, and to decrease the value of the small school adjustment in the state aid to education formula.
HB 1245 provide certain protections to governmental employees who report certain violations or suspected violations of law.
HB 1247 revise certain provisions relating to the transfer of appropriations.
HB 1262 revise certain provisions regarding paternity and termination of parental rights.
HB 1266 impose a tax on the gross receipts of advertising services, to create the education advertising gross receipts tax fund, and to deposit the advertising gross receipts tax revenue in the education advertising gross receipts tax fund.
HB 1279 require each school district to develop a policy to prohibit bullying and harassment that meets certain requirements.
HB 1281 enhance funding for state highways by increasing fees on certain signs, displays, or devices.
HB 1286 create a task force to study the feasibility of establishing a cabinet-level Department of Native Affairs and to identify benefits that could result from a closer working relationship between the executive and legislative branches and the tribal governments.
HB 1295 authorize the establishment of charter schools.
HB 1296 authorize the use of tribal identification cards as the equivalent of certain state-issued documents for identification purposes.
HC 1001 Honoring Coach Don Meyer for becoming the most winning coach in men's college basketball.
HC 1002 Commending and honoring the 2008 Habitat for Humanity—South Dakota Habitat Supporters of the Year: Ward Cheney, Black Hills Area Habitat for Humanity - Rapid City; Paul Evenson and Rob Boniface, Brookings Area Habitat for Humanity - Brookings; St. Joseph's Catholic Church, DacotahTipis Habitat for Humanity - Ft. Thompson; Paul Johnson, East Central South Dakota Habitat for Humanity - Lake and Moody Counties; Wells Fargo Financial, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sioux Falls - Sioux Falls; First United Methodist Church, Hub Area Habitat for Humanity - Aberdeen; Nystrom Electrical Contracting, Inc., Oahe Habitat for Humanity - Pierre; State Bank of Eagle Butte, Okiciyapi Tipi Habitat for Humanity - Eagle Butte; Habitat for Humanity - South Dakota, Sicangu Tikaga Okiciyapi Habitat for Humanity - Mission; Prairie Lakes Healthcare System, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Watertown Region - Watertown; Martin Mazourek, Habitat for Humanity of Yankton County - Yankton; Larson Manufacturing and Larson Family Foundation, Habitat for Humanity - South Dakota.
HC 1009 Honoring Kiko Mendoza of Eagle Butte for his many accomplishments both in athletics and academics.
HC 1013 Commending and honoring Joanne Groves, a member of the Huron School District Board, on her selection as the 2008-2009 Outstanding School Board Member of South Dakota.
HC 1015 Commending and honoring the South Dakota Home Builders Association, their one thousand eight hundred members, and their eight local affiliated associations on their thirtieth anniversary, including the Home Builders Association of the Sioux Empire, the Black Hills Home Builders Association, the Aberdeen Home Builders Association, the Watertown Home Builders Association, the Brookings Home Builders Association, the Lewis and Clark Home Builders Association, the Mitchell Home Builders Association, and the Oahe Home Builders Association.
HC 1017 Honoring the Pierre Junior Shooters' BB Gun Team as International Champions.
HC 1018 Honoring Dr. Robert V. Burns on thirty-five years of outstanding service to the South Dakota Legislative Internship Program.
HC 1020 Honoring Elizabeth Volzke as a Prudential Spirit of Community Award recipient.
HC 1022 Honoring Milo Smith of Pierre for his service to the South Dakota Legislature.
HC 1024 Recognizing and congratulating Jeremiah Peterson of Canton for being named the Outstanding Wrestler at the 2009 State Class A Wrestling Tournament.
HC 1027 Honoring Terry Woster for his contributions to South Dakota journalism and culture and for forty years of reporting on the South Dakota State Legislature.
HC 1040 Recognizing the South Dakota State University Women's Basketball Team on its outstanding athletic and academic achievements.
HCR 1002 To honor and congratulate Barack Obama, the forty-fourth President of the United States of America.
HCR 1003 Expressing solidarity with Israel in its defense against terrorism in the Gaza Strip.
HCR 1005 To honor and thank George W. Bush, the forty-third president of the United States of America.
HCR 1007 Supporting the Employee Free Choice Act and urging Congress to pass the Employee Free Choice Act.
HCR 1013 Reasserting sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States over certain powers and serving notice to the federal government to cease and desist certain mandates.
HCR 1014 Urging awareness and support for reading programs in our homes and communities.
HCR 1018 Urging increased cooperation and collaboration between state, local, and tribal governments.
HCR 1019 Urging South Dakota school districts and the South Dakota High School Activities Association to reexamine travel policies for high school athletic activities.
SB 79 provide for the primary enforcement of seat belt laws and to define passenger buses.
SB 92 require the physical presence of any physician scheduled to perform an abortion at the site of the abortion procedure on the day prior to the abortion procedure.
SB 93 provide for the establishment of rural community-based energy development projects.
SB 94 exempt certain small wind energy facilities from property taxation.
SB 95 authorize certain schools to own and operate wind energy conversion systems, to establish a grant program for such purposes, and to make an appropriation therefor.
SB 98 revise the minimum amount required for reporting damage to a motor vehicle and a boat.
SB 112 require that certain student meal plans be offered at public colleges and universities.
SB 116 impose a tax on ethyl alcohol and methyl alcohol used in motor vehicles on the public highways and to revise certain provisions regarding the fuel excise tax.
SB 117 revise certain budgetary provisions relating to certain funds received from the federal government.
SB 120 encourage energy conservation and efficiency by establishing certain procedures regarding the reporting, sale, and marketing of renewable energy and recycled energy certificates.
SB 126 revise certain provisions regarding school attendance.
SB 137 require the sale of aircraft under the control of the Department of Transportation and to declare an emergency.
SB 142 place certain limitations on legislative travel, expenses, and reimbursement.
SB 146 increase the penalty for solicitation of a minor.
SB 148 permit the cancellation of insurance when a person is no longer a participant in the 24/7 sobriety program.
SB 153 provide procedures by which adopted persons may obtain their original birth certificates and the contact preference of birth parents.
SB 155 provide for the revision of certain offensive geographic place names.
SB 156 revise the scope of certain provisions related to hate crimes.
SB 157 provide for the participation of independent voters in primary elections.
SB 166 restrict the deactivation or relocation of certain National Guard units.
SB 167 provide for the creation of the National Guard Commission.
SB 168 prohibit certain business entities from making political campaign contributions to state officeholders or candidates if the business entity does contractual business with certain state agencies.
SB 170 authorize certain schools to own and operate wind energy conversion systems, to establish a grant program for such purposes, and to make an appropriation therefor.
SB 177 adopt the South Dakota Indian Child Welfare Act.
SB 199 exempt certain food items from sales and use tax, to increase the rate of taxation for the sales and use tax on certain goods and services, to provide for the distribution of certain revenue to municipalities and Indian tribes, and to repeal the sales tax on food refund program.
SC 1 Honoring and supporting Czech Days in Tabor, South Dakota, on the occasion of its sixty-first anniversary.
SC 2 Honoring the memory and the life of Fred Koupal.
SC 5 Commending and honoring the 2008 Habitat for Humanity - South Dakota "Habitat Supporters of the Year": Ward Cheney, Black Hills Area Habitat for Humanity - Rapid City; Paul Evenson and Rob Boniface, Brookings Area Habitat for Humanity - Brookings: St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Dacotah Tipis Habitat for Humanity - Ft. Thompson; Paul Johnson, East Central South Dakota Habitat for Humanity - Lake and Moody Counties; Wells Fargo Financial, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sioux Falls - Sioux Falls; First United Methodist Church, Hub Area Habitat for Humanity - Aberdeen; Nystrom Electrical Contracting, Inc., Oahe Habitat for Humanity - Pierre; State Bank of Eagle Butte, Okiciyapi Tipi Habitat for Humanity - Eagle Butte; Habitat for Humanity - SD, Sicangu Tikaga Okiciyapi Habitat for Humanity - Mission; Prairie Lakes Healthcare System, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Watertown Region - Watertown; Martin Mazourek, Habitat for Humanity of Yankton County - Yankton; and Larson Manufacturing and Larson Family Foundation, Habitat for Humanity - SD.
SC 12 Honoring Chairman Michael Jandreau of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe for his dedication and lifelong service to his tribe, state, and nation.
SC 13 Honoring Malcom Chapman of Rapid City as the 2008 winner of the South Dakota Municipal League Excellence in Municipal Government Award.
SC 15 Honoring Anna Joy Thvedt, of Beresford, South Dakota's Junior Miss 2009.
SC 18 Commending and honoring the 2008-2009 Madison High School Lady Bulldogs Gymnastics Team for its fifteenth consecutive state championship title in Class A Gymnastics and for setting the national record for consecutive gymnastics state championships.
SC 22 Commending Steve Morgan for his election as South Dakota Sportscaster of the Year for 2008.
SC 23 Honoring Dr. Sam Holland, State Veterinarian, for his many years of service to the State of South Dakota.
SC 25 expressing the Legislature's respect and appreciation for the sixteen years of devoted service by Gil Koetzle, the first and only legislator in the history of South Dakota to be term limited out of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
SC 26 Honoring Valerie Melmer for her outstanding commitment and service to the South Dakota legislative page program and the youth of South Dakota.
SC 28 Honoring the life and times of Chester Sorensen of Freeman, South Dakota.
SCR 6 Supporting certain health screening programs sponsored by the South Dakota Lions Foundation.
SCR 7 Requesting the State of Nebraska to provide tax relief and amnesty for certain South Dakota trucking companies.
SCR 8 urging the members of the State Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board to amend its treatment of certain food coupons, certificates, and other documentation as gross receipts.
SCR 10 Supporting legislative efforts in other states addressing the need to provide for equine slaughter and processing in the United States.