State of South Dakota

South Dakota Legislature

2010 Session Legislator Bills Sponsored

Detail Committees Bills Hearings

Senator Craig Tieszen

Prime Sponsor

Bill Title
SB 87 require evidence of financial responsibility at the time of certain vehicle registrations.
SB 98 revise certain provisions regarding the yielding of the right-of-way to pedestrians making a crossing of a highway.
SB 148 revise certain provisions pertaining to the withdrawal of blood to determine alcohol content.
SB 149 revise certain provisions providing for the method of calculating subsequent DUI offenses.
SB 175 provide for the title registration, licensing, and operation and use of off-highway vehicles, to establish a dedicated off-highway trails trust fund, to provide for administration of the fund, and to make an appropriation of the fund.
HB 1001 allow municipalities and counties to issue certain special alcoholic beverage licenses and to repeal certain special alcoholic beverage licenses.
HB 1003 reduce the time period for revising fees for full-service restaurant on-sale licenses.
HB 1159 permit permanent residents of the United States to be employed or certified as law enforcement officers.
HB 1177 prohibit the granting of subsequent suspended impositions of sentence to the same defendant.
HB 1178 prohibit the use of certain wireless communications devices while driving.
HB 1181 eliminate the consolidation incentives for any school districts that consolidate after July 1, 2010.

Co Sponsor

Bill Title
SB 2 revise certain provisions regarding alcoholic beverage control and licensing laws.
SB 4 revise certain rule-making authority regarding the sale of certain alcoholic beverage container sizes to on-sale licensees.
SB 70 provide certain restrictions regarding the passing of a bicycle.
SB 78 revise the total amount of revenue payable to municipalities from taxes on real property.
SB 79 revise certain format requirements relating to real estate documents to be filed with the register of deeds.
SB 83 provide for the self-administration of prescription asthma and anaphylaxis medication by students.
SB 88 adopt the interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children.
SB 91 require legislative approval of certain gaming compacts with Indian tribes.
SB 92 revise certain provisions relating to the reimbursement of referring counties for certain mental health services.
SB 97 provide that salvage titles be issued for stolen vehicles and to provide that thefts be noted on the title of recovered motor vehicles.
SB 104 revise certain provisions regarding disclosure of public information and public meetings.
SB 106 authorize the Board of Regents and the Building Authority to contract for construction of classroom facilities at the University Center in Sioux Falls to replace facilities leased from the Sioux Falls School District, and to make an appropriation therefor.
SB 108 prohibit dental insurers from setting fees for noncovered services.
SB 109 revise certain provisions concerning the deposit of county funds related to the 24/7 sobriety program.
SB 118 allow the register of deeds to electronically preserve certain documents.
SB 120 revise the appropriations budget transfer process.
SB 121 require the Department of Education to promote certain programs for children who are deaf and hard-of-hearing.
SB 124 establish the per student allocation for FY 2011, and to revise the index factor in the state aid to education formula.
SB 128 allow certain taxing districts to exceed the maximum property tax levy as the median level of assessment is adjusted.
SB 129 revise the taxable percentage of property for nonagricultural and owner-occupied property classifications.
SB 131 revise certain provisions concerning when motor vehicles are required to have lighted front and rear lamps.
SB 132 permit the utilization of certain DNA samples to determine parentage under certain conditions.
SB 140 reorganize the Department of Tourism and State Development.
SB 145 revise certain qualifications for the South Dakota opportunity scholarship program.
SB 153 equalize certain maximum general fund levies for school districts.
SB 156 require that determinations in both adult and juvenile court proceedings relative to a controlled substance violation of a high school student participating in extracurricular activities be reported to the South Dakota High School Activities Association and to the school administrator.
SB 157 authorize the construction of nursing facilities on American Indian reservations under certain circumstances.
SB 167 provide for the reconfiguration of the South Dakota sex offender registry to facilitate enhanced utilization by the public.
SB 179 require that certain contested cases be heard by hearing examiners in the Office of Hearing Examiners.
SB 188 revise certain provisions relating to the sale and display of alcoholic beverages in certain establishments.
SC 1 Honoring and supporting the Scotland Kuchen Feier on the occasion of its first annual event.
SC 2 Honoring and supporting Czech Days in Tabor, South Dakota, on the occasion of its sixty-second anniversary.
SC 3 Commending and honoring the Tyndall Accordion Club for their dedication to playing and sharing accordion music for over two decades.
SC 4 Commending and honoring the 2009 Habitat for Humanity—South Dakota Habitat Supporters of the Year: Len Tougas, Beadle County HFH - Huron; Terry Fuller, Black Hills - Rapid City; Larry and Janet Gerjets, Brookings Area HFH - Brookings; Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Chamberlain; Dacotah Tipis - Ft. Thompson; Shawn Miller, HFH East Central South Dakota (Lake and Moody Counties); Eric Lundin, HFH of Greater Sioux Falls - Sioux Falls; Zion Lutheran Church, Hub Area Habitat for Humanity - Aberdeen; Jon Schmitz, Mitchell Regional Habitat for Humanity - Mitchell; Linda Voller, Oahe HFH - Pierre; Emmanuel Episcopal Church/Diocese of Missouri and Christ Lutheran Church, Sicangu Tikaga Okiciyapi HFH - Mission; Andor Inc., HFH of Greater Watertown Region - Watertown; Julie Gergen, HFH of Yankton County - Yankton; Citibank and Valerie Kuhl, HFH - South Dakota.
SC 5 Commending and honoring the 2008-2009 Outstanding School Administrators of South Dakota: Don Kirkegaard, Britton-Hecla, School Superintendent; Sherry Hansen, Tripp-Delmont, School Business Official; Dr. Jackie McNamara, Sioux Falls, Elementary School Principal; Jerry Rasmussen, Dakota Valley, Secondary School Principal; Dr. Debra Johnson, Chamberlain, Middle School Principal; Don Lyon, Meade, Assistant Secondary Principal; Darci Love, Huron, Curriculum Director; and John Fathke, South Central Ed Coop, Director of Special Education for being named outstanding administrators by their respective administrator parent groups.
SC 13 Commending the Boys & Girls Clubs of South Dakota and honoring the 2010 Boys & Girls Club Youth of the Year Contestants Melissa Howe, representing the Boys & Girls Clubs of Three District Youth Services; Arisbet Escalante, representing the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Black Hills; Bryana Schull, representing Ellsworth Air Force Base Youth Activities Center; Kami Bailey, representing the Boys & Girls Club of Watertown; Nikol Purucker, representing the Boys & Girls Club of Brookings; and Torey Williams, representing the Boys & Girls Club of Aberdeen.
SC 15 Honoring and supporting Pioneer Days in Dupree, South Dakota, on the occasion of Dupree's centennial anniversary.
SC 16 Honoring Newell, South Dakota, on the occasion of its centennial celebration and supporting Labor Day in Newell.
SC 20 Recognizing Don Meyer for his distinguished service to the State of South Dakota.
SC 21 Honoring and supporting Hometown Days in Eagle Butte, South Dakota, on the occasion of its centennial anniversary.
SC 24 Commending and honoring the 2009-2010 Madison High School Lady Bulldogs Gymnastics Team for its sixteenth consecutive state championship title in Class A Gymnastics and for setting the national record for consecutive gymnastics state championships.
SC 30 Commending and honoring former Lieutenant Governor William Dougherty for his many years of service to South Dakota.
SCR 1 Opposing the government takeover of health care as currently proposed by Congress and encouraging preservation of states' rights regarding health care regulation.
SCR 3 Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the South Dakota State Capitol.
SJR 3 Proposing and submitting to the electors at the next general election an amendment to Article VI of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, relating to the right of individuals to vote by secret ballot.
HB 1002 revise certain provisions regarding the days and hours that alcoholic beverages may be sold on a licensed premise and who may sell, serve, or dispense alcoholic beverages on a licensed premise and to revise certain provisions concerning the power of municipalities and counties to regulate the sale and use of alcoholic beverages.
HB 1070 revise certain provisions relating to the voidability of gambling contracts.
HB 1071 revise certain provisions relating to parental liability for willful acts of a child and to revise the limitation on recovery.
HB 1082 permit counties to require criminal background checks for persons seeking employment.
HB 1092 revise the certain provisions concerning continuing liens on wages by garnishment.
HB 1096 revise the penalty for an open burning violation in the Black Hills Forest Fire Protection District.
HB 1102 repeal certain provisions establishing the Wall Lake State Game Bird Refuge in Hand County.
HB 1103 authorize the use of golf carts in certain municipalities and improvement districts.
HB 1105 permit the record of a person's arrest to be expunged.
HB 1116 limit certain outside employment and compensation by presidents and executive officers of state institutions of higher education.
HB 1119 prohibit certain acts of sexual penetration and contact between certain school employees and students and to provide penalties therefor.
HB 1126 require property owners of a homestead who are delinquent in paying their property taxes to notify the county treasurer when they meet certain age requirements.
HB 1127 authorize landowners and lessees to possess certain game animal and game bird trophies.
HB 1130 include the families of certain members of the armed forces who died in military service as eligible for gold star special license plates.
HB 1133 prohibit minors from using certain wireless communication devices while operating motor vehicles upon the public highways and to provide certain exceptions.
HB 1144 revise the Human Relations Act to include additional categories of persons.
HB 1150 revise the calculation of the small school adjustment in the state aid to education formula for certain students who participate in open enrollment.
HB 1151 authorize funeral establishments to operate branch chapels.
HB 1153 repeal the requirement that a railroad obtain authority from the Governor or the Transportation Commission before the railroad may exercise the power of eminent domain.
HB 1172 repeal certain provisions requiring the approval of the planning commission for the construction of utilities and public facilities.
HB 1175 provide for the establishment of performance standards for certified teachers, and to provide for the evaluation of the performance of certified teachers.
HB 1176 authorize certain licensed hunters who are quadriplegic to hunt using a designated hunter.
HB 1179 revise certain provisions concerning the period within which tax deeds may be procured.
HB 1180 provide for the issuance of an on-sale license and malt beverage license for the county fairgrounds and to authorize counties to issue an additional on-sale license.
HB 1185 provide property tax benefits to the surviving spouses of certain disabled veterans.
HB 1187 prohibit the killing, injury, or interference with a law enforcement support animal and to establish certain penalties.
HB 1193 allow certain local governments to participate in the state health insurance plan.
HB 1198 allow municipalities to impose an additional penny sales and use tax for a limited period of time for a specified use.
HB 1228 establish an ancillary standard in determining the best interests of a child.
HB 1231 provide for the monitoring of the prescribing and dispensing of controlled substances.
HB 1232 repeal provisions allowing for the two-year averaging of a school district's fall enrollment for the purpose of calculating state aid to education.
HB 1244 increase the penalty for solicitation of a minor.
HB 1258 authorize grants and loans from the revolving economic development and initiative fund to certain venture capital funds and to establish a certification process for capital venture funds and for businesses seeking financial assistance from these capital venture funds.
HB 1276 create a task force to study the functioning of the Office of Tribal Government Relations.
HC 1001 Commending and honoring Greg Mortenson for his sixteen years of visionary work in building schools and relationships in the most remote regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
HC 1026 Recognizing the South Dakota State University Women's Basketball Team on its outstanding athletic and academic achievements.
HCR 1007 Urging the Bureau of Indian Education and other federal and state agencies to provide for the design and implementation of appropriate measures of adequate yearly progress for Native American students under the No Child Left Behind Act.
HCR 1011 Endorsing Taiwan's participation as observer in the International Civil Aviation Organization and United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.