State of South Dakota

South Dakota Legislature

2010 Session Legislator Bills Sponsored

House Members

Detail Committees Bills Hearings

Representative J.E. 'Jim' Putnam

Prime Sponsor

Bill Title
SB 100 continue the motorcycle safety education fee.
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 10 Honoring Tate Bruckner of Menno, South Dakota, for his outstanding performance as a high school athlete and his dedication to his community.
SC 11 Honoring David Maxwell of Parkston, South Dakota, for his determination and outstanding performance as a high school athlete and his dedication to his community.
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

Co Sponsor

Bill Title
HB 1006 repeal, update, and make form and style revisions to certain statutes related to the Department of Transportation.
HB 1007 repeal, update, and make form and style revisions to certain statutes related to the Aeronautics Commission.
HB 1098 require state agencies to conduct a public hearing before acquiring certain real property.
HB 1108 revise the definition of general fund base percentage in the calculation of state aid to education.
HB 1120 revise certain provisions and assessments related to the South Dakota Oilseeds Council.
HB 1122 appropriate money for the Northern Crops Institute.
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 1134 revise the organizational status of the Mike Durfee State Prison.
HB 1138 create certified technology parks or certified sites to enhance knowledge and tech-based economic development.
HB 1165 revise the procedure for reissuing certain alcoholic beverage licenses.
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 1174 authorize an increase in the compensation for members of the board of directors of water user districts.
HB 1185 provide property tax benefits to the surviving spouses of certain disabled veterans.
HB 1237 revise certain provisions regarding the refunds for new or expanded agricultural facilities and the refunds for new or expanded business facilities and to declare an emergency.
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 1262 adjust certain registration fees for the use of motor vehicles on the public highways.
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 1011 Commending the 2008 and 2009 Platte-Geddes Black Panthers High School Cheerleaders for receiving the Spirit of Six award at the State A Boys' Basketball Tournament.
HC 1016 Commending the Wagner Red Raiders Volleyball Team for its 2008 and 2009 State A Volleyball Championships.
HC 1020 Honoring the three-time State B Champion Wagner High School Red Raider Wrestling Team and its coaches.
HC 1026 Recognizing the South Dakota State University Women's Basketball Team on its outstanding athletic and academic achievements.
HCR 1001 Urging Congress to pass a balanced, well-funded, multi-year federal highway program which provides connectivity and mobility to both rural and urban areas.
HCR 1004 Expressing the heartfelt condolences of South Dakotans to the people of Haiti for their losses resulting from the devastating and horrific earthquake of January 12, 2010, and also to urge the people of South Dakota to be charitable in this time of great human suffering.
HCR 1006 Urging the United States Forest Service, the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management, and other federal agencies to actively manage mountain pine beetle infestations on lands under their control in South Dakota.
HCR 1008 Urging Congress to oppose current energy and climate legislation under consideration in the United States Senate.
HCR 1009 Calling for a balanced approach for instruction in the public schools relating to global climatic change.
HCR 1014 Urging the members of the United States Congress to propose the Parental Rights Amendment to the states for ratification.
HJR 1004 Proposing and submitting to the electors at the next general election amendments to Article XIII of the Constitution, relating to the trust fund created from the proceeds of the state cement enterprise sales.
SB 1 increase certain registration fees and taxes for the use of motor vehicles on the public highways and to declare an emergency.
SB 72 revise certain provisions regarding the testing of applicants for a driver license.
SB 89 exempt from federal regulation any firearm, firearm accessory, or ammunition manufactured and retained in South Dakota.
SB 93 exempt certain small wind energy facilities from property taxation.
SB 94 provide for the establishment of rural community-based energy development projects.
SB 99 revise the distribution of the pesticide registration fee and to establish the weed and pest early detection rapid response fund.
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 120 revise the appropriations budget transfer process.
SB 122 repeal certain procedures required when actual state revenues fall below legislatively adopted estimates.
SB 177 revise certain provisions regarding the appropriation process.
SC 20 Recognizing Don Meyer for his distinguished service to the State of South Dakota.
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.
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 5 Proposing and submitting to the electors at the next general election an amendment to Article III of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, relating to the authority of a special interim legislative committee to approve the transfer of appropriated funds.