State of South Dakota

South Dakota Legislature

2010 Session Legislator Bills Sponsored

Detail Committees Bills Hearings

Senator Russell Olson

Prime Sponsor

Bill Title
SB 108 prohibit dental insurers from setting fees for noncovered services.
SB 110 provide for the posting of a bond by parolees under certain circumstances.
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.
HB 1095 permit local industrial development corporations to conduct bingo games and lotteries under certain conditions.
HB 1118 revise certain provisions regarding fees for health services provided to South Dakota injured workers treated by out-of-state medical providers and expenses when death results from injuries to South Dakota workers.
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 1188 restrict the use of minor adjustments to school district boundaries and to revise the application process for minor boundary changes.
HB 1190 revise the high school course requirements and the requirements necessary to maintain eligibility for the South Dakota opportunity scholarship program.
HB 1193 allow certain local governments to participate in the state health insurance plan.
HB 1194 revise certain provisions concerning wind easements and to specify certain information to be included in the recorded documents.
HC 1010 Commending and honoring South Dakota's one hundred eighty-eight agriculture educators on National Teach Agriculture Day, February 25, 2010.

Co Sponsor

Bill Title
SB 4 revise certain rule-making authority regarding the sale of certain alcoholic beverage container sizes to on-sale licensees.
SB 81 exempt open-loop prepaid cards from unclaimed property provisions.
SB 88 adopt the interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children.
SB 89 exempt from federal regulation any firearm, firearm accessory, or ammunition manufactured and retained in South Dakota.
SB 90 provide an exception from one-call notification requirements to natural gas operators in emergency situations.
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 101 authorize certain school districts to conduct school board elections during 2011 using voting centers and electronic records.
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 109 revise certain provisions concerning the deposit of county funds related to the 24/7 sobriety program.
SB 124 establish the per student allocation for FY 2011, and to revise the index factor in the state aid to education formula.
SB 140 reorganize the Department of Tourism and State Development.
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 160 allow certain local governments to participate in the state health insurance plan.
SB 169 limit the subrogation of certain insurers unless and until the insured is made whole.
SB 188 revise certain provisions relating to the sale and display of alcoholic beverages in certain establishments.
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 8 Commending and honoring the South Dakota Association of Community Based Services, as the recipient of the national "Moving Mountains Best Practice Award" for 2008-2009 from the University of Minnesota's Research and Training Center on Community Living and the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals.
SC 14 Honoring and congratulating the members of the 2009 Corsica VFW Teener youth baseball team: Kris Menning, Adam Fink, Aaron Groeneweg, Kiefer Johnson, Luke Bamberg, Colin Wieczorek, Gunner Baan Hofman, Ryan Hongslo, Eric Vanden Hoek, Harlan Big Crow, and Kyle Beltman with bat boy Gavin Zomer and Coaches Bob Bamberg and Dave Holstein on their first-ever State B Baseball Championship Title
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 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.
SCR 5 Expressing support for the public awareness of multiple sclerosis and recognizing MS Awareness Week as March 8-14, 2010.
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.
SJR 7 Proposing and submitting to the electors at the next general election an amendment to Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota relating to school districts expending public funds to support certain lawsuits against the State of South Dakota.
HB 1001 allow municipalities and counties to issue certain special alcoholic beverage licenses and to repeal certain special alcoholic beverage licenses.
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 1004 extend dram shop protection to certain alcoholic beverage licensees.
HB 1089 clarify permissible insurance policy provisions.
HB 1090 revise certain provisions concerning the county legal expense relief fund.
HB 1108 revise the definition of general fund base percentage in the calculation of state aid to education.
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 1161 provide that an out-of-country foreign judgment need not be recognized if the cause of action resulted in a defamation judgment obtained in a jurisdiction outside the United States, unless a court in this state first determines that the defamation law applied in the foreign court's adjudication provided at least as much protection for freedom of speech and press as would be provided in this state.
HB 1169 prohibit businesses and employers from establishing certain policies against the ability of an invitee or employee to store firearms and ammunition in a locked motor vehicle parked on the premises.
HB 1176 authorize certain licensed hunters who are quadriplegic to hunt using a designated hunter.
HB 1185 provide property tax benefits to the surviving spouses of certain disabled veterans.
HB 1189 prohibit discrimination based on domestic violence in life and health insurance policies.
HB 1192 establish an ethanol blender pump incentive grant program, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
HB 1199 provide for the temporary curtailment of out-of-state legislative travel.
HB 1200 provide for a temporary decrease in legislative salaries.
HB 1217 regulate passenger elevators, escalators, and similar conveyance facilities.
HB 1249 provide for the disposition of certain property sold at auction but not claimed.
HB 1268 establish certain requirements and safeguards relating to wind easements and wind energy leases.
HB 1269 require the installation of ethanol blender pumps in certain state-operated fueling facilities and to make an appropriation therefor.
HB 1273 restrict certain state purchases of gasoline to ethanol blends.
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 1006 Congratulating and honoring Sarah Cork of Jefferson, South Dakota, for receiving a 2010 Prudential Spirit of Community Award for her outstanding record of volunteer service.
HC 1026 Recognizing the South Dakota State University Women's Basketball Team on its outstanding athletic and academic achievements.
HCR 1008 Urging Congress to oppose current energy and climate legislation under consideration in the United States Senate.
HCR 1014 Urging the members of the United States Congress to propose the Parental Rights Amendment to the states for ratification.