State of South Dakota

South Dakota Legislature

2009 Session Legislator Bills Sponsored

Senate Members

Detail Committees Bills Hearings

Senator Margaret Gillespie

Prime Sponsor

Bill Title
SB 96 revise certain provisions concerning the indemnification of employees, officers, and agents of rural electric cooperatives.
SB 122 clarify the status of property contiguous to a municipality that is crossed by railroad property.
SB 123 revise certain evidentiary rules relating to the statements of children.
SB 124 require persons claiming reimbursement for state travel to sign affidavits of performance of duties.
SB 130 require written consent for the issuance of certain disinterment permits.
SB 131 authorize sheriffs to order autopsies.
SB 132 allow resident students that attend school out of state to be counted in the resident school district's average daily membership for the purpose of distributing school and public lands funds.
SB 133 provide for central filing of documents necessary to perfect a security interest in personal property or fixtures of a rural electric cooperative.
SB 183 establish certain requirements concerning the publication of county notices.
SC 15 Honoring Anna Joy Thvedt, of Beresford, South Dakota's Junior Miss 2009.
SC 31 Honoring Mark Steck for receiving the 2008 Distinguished Service Award.
HB 1098 regulate state investment in certain companies conducting business in Sudan.
HB 1099 revise certain provisions regarding insurance coverage for residential property that is destroyed while under construction.
HB 1100 revise where business records of insurance producers may be maintained.
HB 1102 prohibit certain contractual provisions that restrict legal actions to locations outside the state.
HB 1103 revise certain provisions regarding limited partnerships and limited liability companies related to the rights of judgment creditors.
HB 1122 require that prosecutors notify victims of domestic abuse regarding the status of their case.
HB 1138 provide for the defeasance of the Commission on the Status of Women.
HB 1153 revise the elements of the crime of indecent exposure involving a child, to revise the elements of the crime of indecent exposure, and to establish the crime of private indecent exposure.
HB 1155 require that the testing of blood samples of suspects of sexual assault be initiated within a specified time.
HB 1157 provide for the establishment of a task force to study issues relating to domestic abuse and sexual assault and to declare an emergency.
HB 1162 provide for joinder of judgment creditors as third parties in certain foreclosure actions.

Co Sponsor

Bill Title
SB 8 revise certain provisions relating to the promulgation of rules to set various licensing and other fees for certain professions and occupations.
SB 74 direct the Office of the Attorney General to study the creation of a state medical examiner system.
SB 78 provide for a plan to be presented to the Legislature regarding the need for additional drug courts and certain other correctional issues.
SB 86 revise certain provisions concerning the application of the inventory tax on certain fuels in storage immediately prior to a tax increase.
SB 106 revise certain provisions regarding the distribution of funds to sparse school districts, and to appropriate funds to distribute to sparse school districts.
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 137 require the sale of aircraft under the control of the Department of Transportation and to declare an emergency.
SB 138 revise the qualifications for the director and employees of the Division of Veterans Affairs and for county veterans' service officers.
SB 154 require new construction of certain structures and buildings to comply with the building code.
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 159 revise certain provisions regarding bank names.
SB 173 revise the elements of the crimes of vehicular homicide and vehicular battery.
SB 191 establish eligibility criteria, community planning processes, and quality benchmarks for state-supported prekindergarten programs.
SB 193 expand medicaid eligibility for pregnant women upon certain conditions and to provide an appropriation therefor.
SB 198 require notice if certain immunizations contain more than trace amounts of mercury.
SC 1 Honoring and supporting Czech Days in Tabor, South Dakota, on the occasion of its sixty-first anniversary.
SC 3 Commending and honoring the 2007-2008 Outstanding School Administrators of South Dakota: David Peters, Spearfish, School Superintendent; Richard Unruh, Jr., Yankton, School Business Official; Norman Graham, Sturgis, Elementary School Principal; Neil Goter, Wagner, Secondary School Principal; Michael Taplett, Huron, Middle School Principal; Brad Brandsrud, Watertown, Assistant Secondary Principal; Dorothy Zuiderhof, Brookings, Curriculum Director; and Dennis Champ, Pierre, Director of Special Education for being named outstanding administrators by their respective administrator parent groups.
SC 8 Honoring Earv Archambeau, son of Rita and the late Merv Archambeau of Avon, South Dakota, for his outstanding accomplishments as a high school athlete.
SC 11 Honoring Sioux Falls Washington, Armour, Bonesteel-Fairfax, Bridgewater, DeSmet, Edgemont, Emery, Harding County, Harrisburg, Hot Springs, Lake Preston, Lyman, McIntosh, Waubay, and White Lake High Schools for their recognition by News & World Report's rankings of the nation's top high schools.
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 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 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 32 Congratulating and honoring Delaney Tyon, the Nastar National Ski Champion.
SC 33 Commending and congratulating the Philip High School Lady Scotties Basketball Team for earning a trip to the State Class B Girls' Basketball Tournament for the first time in the school's history.
SCR 3 Supporting a study of the potential creation of a Department of Veterans Affairs as a cabinet-level department.
SCR 7 Requesting the State of Nebraska to provide tax relief and amnesty for certain South Dakota trucking companies.
SCR 10 Supporting legislative efforts in other states addressing the need to provide for equine slaughter and processing in the United States.
HB 1092 regulate the practice of genetic counseling and to prohibit the practice of genetic counseling without a license.
HB 1097 provide for certain filing fees and surcharges in certain civil cases and to provide exemptions in certain cases.
HB 1119 permit background checks for persons seeking employment with municipalities.
HB 1134 require notice of the cost of certain public notices.
HB 1136 repeal certain provisions relating to the purchase of private water lines.
HB 1139 repeal certain obsolete provisions relating to the discontinuance of county homes.
HB 1146 prohibit the torture of animals and to provide certain penalties therefor.
HB 1147 extend civil immunity to licensed veterinarians in certain circumstances.
HB 1159 provide for the adjustment of prices in certain public contracts.
HB 1173 appropriate money for the Northern Crops Institute.
HB 1207 provide for the reduction of certain sentences upon provision of substantial assistance from the recipient.
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 1219 allow a filing entity or qualified foreign entity to file a short form in lieu of an annual report under certain conditions.
HB 1220 provide an affirmative defense regarding a violation involving an unchanging traffic-control device.
HB 1233 revise certain provisions regarding the campaign finance reporting of the expenditures of certain organizations.
HB 1245 provide certain protections to governmental employees who report certain violations or suspected violations of law.
HB 1265 allow sellers to receive attorney fees in actions involving the disclosure statement required for certain real estate transfers.
HB 1279 require each school district to develop a policy to prohibit bullying and harassment that meets certain requirements.
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.
HC 1001 Honoring Coach Don Meyer for becoming the most winning coach in men's college basketball.
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 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 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 1008 Expressing support for improved adolescent health and wellness by recognizing the importance of an adolescent well physical to prevent chronic diseases, help better identify and treat chronic diseases, and update immunizations.