State of South Dakota

South Dakota Legislature

2011 Session Legislator Bills Sponsored

House Members

Detail Committees Bills Hearings

Representative Stace Nelson

Prime Sponsor

Bill Title
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 1162 authorize the secretary of state to allow a person in charge of election to use the state system.
HB 1163 allow certain disabled veterans to obtain a disabled hunter permit.
HB 1164 authorize senior citizens to hunt from vehicles.
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.
HC 1004 acknowledging the Hanson High School Football Team for winning three consecutive State 9A Football Championships.
HC 1005 Acknowledging the Bridgewater-Ethan-Emery High School Football Team for winning the State 9AA Football Championship in 2010.
HC 1006 Acknowledging the Canistota Hawks High School Football Team for winning the State 9B Football Championship in 2010.
HC 1018 Recognizing and congratulating the Garretson High School Girls' Cross Country Team for an outstanding season and for winning the 2010 State Class A Girls' Cross Country Championship.
HC 1019 Honoring, commending, and thanking the 2010 retirees of the South Dakota Highway Patrol.
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 1047 Commending and honoring Senior Master Sergeant Jimmy Weber, United States Air Force, a South Dakota native son, for his tireless efforts in supporting charitable causes in South Dakota, Nebraska, and within the armed forces, all the while serving on active duty in the service of our country.
HC 1051 Commending and honoring Special Warfare Operator Second Class (SO2) Timothy J. Amdahl, United States Navy, a South Dakota native son, for his exemplary performance of duty while in the service of our country.
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 139 exempt from state regulation certain medical foster home care for veterans.

Co Sponsor

Bill Title
HB 1044 revise certain water project district voter eligibility provisions.
HB 1046 revise the composition of the State Brand Board and to provide for its election by district.
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 1049 require that funds from the sale of certain estrays and livestock on "hold" status be deposited in the permanent school fund.
HB 1054 increase the amount that the court may assess against the defendant for failure to appear in regard to certain motor vehicle violations.
HB 1055 prohibit employers from restricting employees who are volunteer emergency responders in their response to emergencies during working hours.
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 1059 revise the examination required to practice cosmetology.
HB 1061 provide for the practice and regulation of registered midwives.
HB 1063 provide for the deposit in the general fund of the proceeds from the sale of certain contraband or abandoned items by the Department of Game, Fish and Parks.
HB 1066 provide a penalty for violations of custody or visitation decrees.
HB 1068 require that certain land acquisitions by the State of South Dakota be conditioned upon subsequent legislative approval.
HB 1069 define electronic communication devices for certain crimes involving threatening or harassing calls.
HB 1075 provide for legislative redistricting based on single-member house districts.
HB 1076 increase the fee for a payor to withhold child support.
HB 1088 make certain legislative findings concerning the constitutionality of certain federal health care laws.
HB 1094 revise certain provisions concerning the filing of campaign finance disclosure statements.
HB 1103 revise certain provisions regarding zero based budgeting requirements.
HB 1104 revise the deadline for withdrawing from a primary election.
HB 1120 require persons applying or receiving certain aid or assistance from the state to submit to drug and substances tests.
HB 1126 revise the salary schedule for veterans' service officers.
HB 1135 require certification for operators of boilers in public buildings.
HB 1136 extend the current fee charged for annual report filings for one year.
HB 1140 require the development of school safety plans and to require the conduct of lockdown drills in accredited schools.
HB 1145 provide for the identification of the law applicable to certain claims for damages.
HB 1152 provide for drug testing for certain TANF recipients.
HB 1165 establish certain legislative findings, to prohibit the enforcement of certain federal health care laws, and to provide a penalty therefor.
HB 1166 restrict, under certain circumstances, the transfer of certain land parcels by the federal government.
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.
HB 1180 revise and repeal certain outdated provisions regarding land surveying.
HB 1184 limit the subrogation of certain insurers unless and until the insured is fully compensated.
HB 1193 clarify certain statutes prohibiting political subdivisions from restricting firearms.
HB 1194 establish the State of South Dakota endowment fund.
HB 1196 provide for the establishment of veterans resource centers at certain state colleges and universities.
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 1203 allow school districts, for a period of two years, to transfer funds from the capital outlay fund to the general fund under certain circumstances.
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 1210 provide for the lease of hunting rights on certain school and public lands.
HB 1214 revise the period of time in which a refund of certain commercial motor vehicle license fees may be requested.
HB 1216 prohibit certain contract restrictions on the use of ethanol blender pumps by retailers.
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 1224 provide a maximum finance charge for payday loans and title loans.
HC 1001 Honoring and supporting the Scotland Kuchen Feier on the occasion of its second annual event.
HC 1002 Honoring and supporting Czech Days in Tabor, South Dakota, on the occasion of its sixty-third anniversary.
HC 1007 Commending the South Dakota Dental Association, the Donated Dental Services Program, and the Delta Dental Plan of South Dakota for their care of the elderly and disabled in South Dakota.
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 1010 Honoring the 2010 State Champion Dell Rapids High School football team and the students and staff involved in the football program.
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 1016 Recognizing and honoring James and Theresa Sedlacek on receiving the 2009 Spark Plug of Scotland Award.
HC 1020 commending and honoring David Linngren, a member of the Watertown School District Board of Education, on his selection as the Associated School Boards of South Dakota Outstanding School Board Member of South Dakota for 2010.
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 1027 Commending and honoring Representative Stephanie Herseth Sandlin for her six and a half years of service in the U.S. House of Representatives.
HC 1029 Commending and honoring the life of former Lieutenant Governor William Dougherty for his years of service to 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 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 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 1008 Expressing opposition to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' proposal to levy fees for the storage of water in the Missouri River reservoirs.
HCR 1009 Urging the reinstatement and funding of federal inspection programs governing equine slaughter and processing facilities.
HCR 1010 Recognizing the needs of certain veterans for state assistance.
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.
SB 55 allow the shooting of coyotes from snowmobiles.
SB 56 revise the qualifications of a county veterans' service officer.
SB 59 revise certain provisions clarifying that counties are not responsible for constructing, repairing, and maintaining roads contained in improvement districts.
SB 65 allow nonpublic schools accredited by certain accrediting agencies other than the Department of Education to become members of the South Dakota High School Activities Association.
SB 72 revise how certain kindergarten students are counted for the purpose of state aid to education funding, to establish in statute the minimum number of hours required in a school term for grades one through three, and to provide for the redistribution of certain funds appropriated for state aid to education.
SB 74 classify certain farm winery land as agricultural.
SB 78 repeal the provision that prohibits the use of federal income tax credits when assessing certain property.
SB 79 provide for the application of LEAN techniques to certain state government processes and to provide for prioritization and oversight of the lean government program.
SB 84 revise certain provisions regarding administrative penalties when filing campaign finance disclosure statements.
SB 88 revise certain penalties involving the bribery of a voter.
SB 101 provide a penalty for denying access to public records.
SB 106 provide for reciprocal nonresident trapping licenses.
SB 109 authorize the secretary of state to promulgate rules concerning lobbyist registration fees, to impose a penalty for the failure to timely file lobbyist or lobbyist employer reports, and to repeal certain provisions concerning lobbyists who fail to comply with certain requirements.
SB 121 authorize an alcoholic beverage retail license for certain malt beverage and wine dealers.
SB 126 stabilize the funding of the state aid to education formula for two years by appropriating money from the education enhancement trust fund and borrowing money from certain school districts, to create the education stabilization fund, and to prohibit school districts from imposing an excess tax levy for two years.
SB 131 clarify certain provisions relating to establishing identity by applicants for certain licenses, permits, and identification cards.
SB 132 provide the right of first refusal to construct and own electric transmission lines to incumbent electric utilities.
SB 143 allow artisan distillers and farm wineries to sell certain distilled spirits to wholesalers and retailers.
SB 152 revise certain provisions concerning state aid to education, to revise and provide for the adjustment of the per student allocation for the state aid to general education formula, and to revise certain property tax levies for the general fund of a school district.
SB 156 prohibit the employment of unauthorized aliens, and to provide penalties therefor.
SB 167 repeal certain sales and use tax exemptions.
SB 169 revise certain requirements relating to participation by tribal schools in the federal school lunch program.
SB 170 amend the South Dakota Uniform Securities Act with certain provisions relating to fraud and civil liability.
SB 176 provide for the crime of human trafficking, to establish the elements and degrees of the crime, and to provide penalties for the violation thereof.
SB 179 define and prohibit the offenses of juvenile sexting and aggravated juvenile sexting and to provide for certain sanctions and remedies.
SB 183 provide for the application of LEAN techniques to certain state agencies and to repeal the legislative review of state agencies.
SC 1 Honoring the city of Deadwood on its fiftieth anniversary as a National Historic Landmark.
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 13 Recognizing the work of the Girl Scouts in combating bullying and cyber bullying.
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 16 Congratulating the Deuel High School Girls Gymnastics Team for winning the State Class A Gymnastics Team Tournament on February 18, 2011.
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
SCR 3 Urging the United States Department of Agriculture to use sound science in making regulatory decisions.
SCR 4 Endorsing the adoption of a national flag to honor and remember those who died while serving in America's military.
SCR 7 Urging Congress to enact legislation banning bisphenol A in children's products.