State of South Dakota

South Dakota Legislature

2011 Session Legislator Bills Sponsored

Detail Committees Bills Hearings

Representative Phil Jensen

Prime Sponsor

Bill Title
HB 1170 require schools to provide instruction on certain historical documents and speeches.
HB 1171 expand the definition of justifiable homicide to provide for the protection of certain unborn children.
HCR 1011 Expressing support for civic education in the public schools in South Dakota, and recognizing March 9, 2011, as Civic Education Day at the state capitol.
HJR 1004 Proposing and submitting to the electors at the next general election an amendment to Article V, section 1 of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota relating to prohibiting the application of international law, the law of foreign nations, and certain foreign religious or moral codes in the state courts of South Dakota.

Co Sponsor

Bill Title
HB 1045 authorize dental hygienists to provide preventive and therapeutic services to more persons under certain circumstances.
HB 1047 revise certain prairie dog shooting season provisions.
HB 1048 provide for the distribution of the proceeds of certain civil fines and civil penalties.
HB 1056 establish an additional time period during which fireworks may be sold and discharged and to revise certain provisions regarding county regulation of fireworks.
HB 1061 provide for the practice and regulation of registered midwives.
HB 1064 deposit certain funds associated with snowmobiles and motorized boats into the state highway fund.
HB 1066 provide a penalty for violations of custody or visitation decrees.
HB 1078 allow municipalities, counties, and school districts to post certain information on the internet in addition to or in lieu of certain publication requirements.
HB 1082 provide for reduced hunting license fees for senior citizens.
HB 1083 revise certain state education benefits for veterans.
HB 1084 require drug screening for county sheriffs.
HB 1085 prohibit certain political advertising in highway rights-of-way.
HB 1086 require the Department of Game, Fish and Parks to receive the approval of the Senate before acquiring certain land.
HB 1088 make certain legislative findings concerning the constitutionality of certain federal health care laws.
HB 1095 prohibit certain acts of sexual contact between certain school employees and students and to provide penalties therefor.
HB 1103 revise certain provisions regarding zero based budgeting requirements.
HB 1133 revise certain provisions relating to the excusal of a child from school.
HB 1136 extend the current fee charged for annual report filings for one year.
HB 1143 establish special duck hunting seasons for nonresidents.
HB 1144 create a statutory lien for certain health care providers.
HB 1146 limit copayment or coinsurance amounts for chiropractic services.
HB 1153 prohibit the Board of Education from adopting certain standards for the subject of history.
HB 1160 regulate certain automatic periodic financial transfers for the purpose of funding political contributions.
HB 1165 establish certain legislative findings, to prohibit the enforcement of certain federal health care laws, and to provide a penalty therefor.
HB 1167 provide for the taxation of severed mineral interests and to provide for the extinction of de minimis claims through the utilization of tax deeds.
HB 1169 provide for the enlargement of special zoning areas, to revise certain provisions regarding special zoning areas, and to provide for the appointment of special zoning area commissions.
HB 1177 revise certain provisions regarding the use of eminent domain.
HB 1178 restrict the entry of conservation officers onto certain private land without permission.
HB 1183 protect the rights of public employees to participate in certain political activities and to have contact with elected officials.
HB 1193 clarify certain statutes prohibiting political subdivisions from restricting firearms.
HB 1197 require the party affiliations of candidates for municipal and school elections to be printed on the ballot.
HB 1198 provide for the state and local enforcement of certain federal immigration laws, to criminalize the knowing transportation, concealment, or solicitation of illegal aliens, and to provide penalties therefor.
HB 1199 provide for a compact concerning citizenship.
HB 1204 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 1217 establish certain legislative findings pertaining to the decision of a pregnant mother considering termination of her relationship with her child by an abortion, to establish certain procedures to better insure that such decisions are voluntary, uncoerced, and informed, and to revise certain causes of action for professional negligence relating to performance of an abortion.
HB 1218 prohibit surrogate mother contracts, to prohibit enforcement of such arrangements, and to establish standards to award custody of children born as a result of such arrangements.
HB 1219 extend certain protections against precipitous eviction to certain long-term tenants at will.
HB 1220 permit a nonresident youth to purchase a resident small game hunting license.
HB 1252 grant certain authority to municipalities and counties regarding outdoor advertising structures.
HC 1008 Commending and honoring the Arlington Cardinals Girls State Class B Volleyball Championship Team, coaches, and staff.
HC 1009 Honoring 2011 Miss Rodeo America, McKenzie Haley.
HC 1013 Commending and honoring the Mitchell School District Board of Education on its selection to receive the Associated School Boards of South Dakota School Board Award of Excellence for 2011.
HC 1017 commending the 200th Camo Quilt Project for their support of the 200th Engineer Company of the South Dakota National Guard.
HC 1019 Honoring, commending, and thanking the 2010 retirees of the South Dakota Highway Patrol.
HC 1021 Congratulating and commending the White River High School Boys Basketball Team for its State Class B Championship and successful 2009-2010 season.
HC 1022 Honoring the South Dakota Health Care Association on the occasion of its sixtieth anniversary.
HC 1023 Congratulating and honoring the Flandreau Fliers High School Football Team, its coaches, and student managers for their 2010 South Dakota State 11B Championship season.
HC 1024 Honoring Randy Parry for his work with the Maroney Rural Learning Center and his contributions to rural South Dakota.
HC 1031 Honoring former Governor M. Michael Rounds for his service as a South Dakota State Senator and the thirty-first Governor of South Dakota.
HC 1039 Commending and honoring SrA Blaine H. Reynolds for his selection as the South Dakota Air National Guard Airman of the Year.
HC 1040 Commending and honoring Tsgt Jason C. Mark for his selection as the South Dakota Air National Guard Noncommissioned Officer of the Year.
HC 1041 Commending and honoring MSgt Jonathan L. Goehring for his selection as the South Dakota Air National Guard Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year.
HC 1042 Commending and honoring TSgt Thomas D. Dummermuth for his selection as the South Dakota Air National Guard Honor Guard Member of the Year.
HC 1043 Commending and honoring MSgt Scott H. Leebens for his selection as the South Dakota Air National Guard Outstanding First Sergeant of the Year.
HC 1044 Commending and honoring Sgt. Tanner Haines for his selection as the South Dakota Army National Guard Noncommissioned Officer of the Year (NCO) award.
HC 1045 Commending and honoring all the personnel of the South Dakota Air National Guard's 114th Fighter Wing for their selection as the most outstanding Air National Guard fighter unit in the nation.
HC 1046 Commending and honoring Spc. Rob Buechler for his selection as the South Dakota Army National Guard Soldier of the Year award.
HC 1049 Honoring the Webster Bearcats for winning the 2011 State B Wrestling Championship.
HC 1050 Honoring and recognizing Logan Storley on his state wrestling championship for the Webster High School Bearcats.
HC 1052 Commemorating the one hundred twenty-fifth anniversary of the Rapid City Area Chamber of Commerce.
HC 1053 Commending and honoring Keith Cutler for his dedication to developing and promoting the sport of baseball throughout the state of South Dakota.
HCR 1001 Honoring the historical, political, cultural, social, and economic relationships among Canada, the United States, and the State of South Dakota, and recognizing January 24, 2011, as Canada Day at the Capitol.
HCR 1002 To declare February 6, 2011, as Ronald Reagan Day, in South Dakota.
HCR 1004 Making certain legislative findings about the constitutionality of the federal health care system.
HCR 1007 Endorsing Taiwan's participation as observer in the International Civil Aviation Organization and United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
HCR 1009 Urging the reinstatement and funding of federal inspection programs governing equine slaughter and processing facilities.
HCR 1013 Recognizing March 2, 2011, as Law Enforcement Appreciation Day in South Dakota.
SB 54 criminalize certain acts exploiting minors and to provide a penalty therefor.
SB 59 revise certain provisions clarifying that counties are not responsible for constructing, repairing, and maintaining roads contained in improvement districts.
SB 83 revise certain requirements relating to the publication of municipal ordinances and resolutions.
SB 95 provide for the printing of voting rights notices.
SB 127 provide standards for electronic prescription transmission.
SB 156 prohibit the employment of unauthorized aliens, and to provide penalties therefor.
SB 170 amend the South Dakota Uniform Securities Act with certain provisions relating to fraud and civil liability.
SC 2 Commending and honoring United States Representative Gabrielle Giffords, United States District Court Judge John Roll, and all those who lost their lives and demonstrated courage in light of the tragedy that occurred in Tucson, Arizona on Saturday, January 8, 2011.
SC 4 Congratulating and honoring Susan Turnipseed of Brookings as South Dakota's 2011 Teacher of the Year.
SC 6 Commending and honoring the 2010 Habitat for Humanity--South Dakota Habitat Supporters of the Year.
SC 9 Honoring Erin Williams of Watertown, South Dakota Girls State Governor, and Daniel Wanous of Sioux Falls, South Dakota Boys State Governor, and commending the South Dakota American Legion and Auxiliary for their sponsorship and coordination of the Girls State and Boys State programs.
SC 15 Commending and honoring Clarence W. Skye for his forty-one years of visionary work and service as the Executive Director of the United Sioux Tribes of South Dakota Development Corporation.
SC 17 Commending and honoring Jim Schlekeway, a teacher in the Mobridge-Pollock School District, on his retirement from the school district after forty-three exceptional years in education.
SC 23 Commending and honoring former Army Corporal Frank Buckles for his service in World War I.
SCR 2 Urging the United States Congress to appropriate $35 million in fiscal year 2012 for the Lewis and Clark Regional Water System