State of South Dakota

South Dakota Legislature

2012 Session Legislator Bills Sponsored

Detail Committees Bills Hearings

Senator Tom Nelson

Prime Sponsor

Bill Title
SB 107 revise certain provisions regarding personalized motor vehicle license plates.
SB 108 revise the maximum bet limit for Deadwood gaming.
SB 109 revise the definition of adjusted gross proceeds that are subject to the Deadwood gaming gross revenue tax.
SB 110 increase the maximum occupational tax that may be imposed on transient guests for business improvement districts.
SB 111 revise the mining permit fees.
SB 112 remove the limitation on the number of retail gaming licenses in Deadwood in which a person may have a financial interest.
SB 113 provide for special motor vehicle license plates for recipients of the silver star medal, distinguished service cross, navy cross, air force cross, distinguished flying cross, bronze star medal with valor device, or the bronze star medal.
SB 114 designate the American bison as the state mascot.
SB 115 implement the regulation of insurance coverage for portable electronic devices.
HB 1079 revise certain publication date citations for references to the International Building Code.
HB 1161 repeal the reduction in state aid to general education funding for any school district that receives proceeds from the Commission on Gaming.
HB 1209 exempt certain parts and components used in the construction of homebuilt aircraft from sales and use taxes.
HB 1262 provide a license for certain small scale mechanized mining operations.

Co Sponsor

Bill Title
SB 1 increase the excise tax on boats.
SB 62 allow certain alcoholic beverage licensees to charge a corkage fee for serving wine supplied by customers and to allow customers to remove a partially consumed bottle of wine from certain alcoholic beverage licensees.
SB 64 revise provisions regulating the perfection of security interest liens filed on-line.
SB 72 regulate persons offering speech-language pathology to the public.
SB 75 revise the determination of fees that may be charged for certain public records.
SB 85 revise the calculation of the small school adjustment in the state aid to education formula, and to provide for the distribution of certain funds to school districts.
SB 94 establish a pilot uninsured motorist identification database program and to make an appropriation therefor.
SB 118 revise certain documentation requirements for obtaining an operator's license.
SB 119 revise the Human Relations Act to allow certain discriminatory practices to be investigated by municipalities and counties.
SB 123 revise how the taxes are applied to rural electric companies.
SB 124 revise per student allocation for state aid to education, to revise the property tax levies for the general fund of school districts, and to revise certain provisions concerning state aid and local effort.
SB 140 repeal certain provisions regarding glazing material on motorcycle windshields and wind deflectors.
SB 141 revise the legal definition of the term, domestic abuse.
SB 144 amend provisions regarding captive insurance companies.
SB 173 provide provisions allowing for the practice of medical-aesthetic services by trained professionals, to provide registration and oversight of such providers, and to provide a penalty therefor.
SB 189 provide a designation on certain nondriver identification cards, driver licenses, and permits that the card holders or licensees are honorably discharged veterans.
SC 1 Commending and honoring the 2010-2011 Outstanding School Administrators of South Dakota.
SC 7 Honoring Beth Mayrose of Salem, South Dakota Girls State Governor, and Jack Gordon 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 10 Congratulating and honoring the South Dakota National Guard, both current members and all those who have served previously, on the one hundred fiftieth anniversary of the South Dakota National Guard on January 27, 2012.
SC 11 Recognizing the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Office of Legislative Affairs for its assistance to the State Legislature in carrying out the 2011 legislative redistricting process.
SC 12 Congratulating the Belle Fourche Area Community Center in Belle Fourche, South Dakota, for twenty years of service to the community.
SC 13 Honoring the Pierre Junior Shooters BB Gun Team as National Champions.
SC 14 Congratulating Aberdeen, South Dakota, for its recognition as one of the 100 Best Communities for Young People.
SC 17 Honoring Amy Shan of Madison as a recipient of the Prudential Spirit of Community Award.
SC 23 Honoring and commending the citizens of South Dakota for their exemplary response to the Missouri River Flood of 2011.
SC 29 Recognizing the achievements of the South Dakota State University Women's and Men's Basketball Teams.
SCR 1 Honoring the University of South Dakota on its one hundred fiftieth anniversary.
SCR 3 Designating the month of November as COPD Awareness Month in the State of South Dakota.
SCR 4 Supporting the concept and further development of South Dakota First, an initiative for success and development.
SCR 5 Supporting and encouraging a 2012 interim study and thorough review of drainage laws in South Dakota.
HB 1001 revise certain provisions regarding the sales and use tax.
HB 1071 increase the benefits that the Insurance Guarantee Association may become obligated to cover for annuities, to provide for retroactive application, and to declare an emergency.
HB 1088 revise certain requirements for charging and collecting certain fees for confining certain people in the county jail.
HB 1114 amend provision limiting the time used to determine if a violation is a third or subsequent offense.
HB 1121 amend rate stability provisions to include plant additions.
HB 1130 revise the fee schedule for certain documents filed with the county register of deeds, to create a county and statewide fund for the purpose of modernizing and preserving records, and to distribute certain revenue.
HB 1156 revise procedures and requirements relating to special assessments and the financing of local improvements.
HB 1157 repeal the Governor's authority to enter the Midwestern Regional Higher Education Compact on behalf of the state, to repeal the Midwestern Regional Higher Education Compact, to provide for withdrawal of South Dakota from the compact.
HB 1162 revise certain provisions relating to the platting and annexation of subdivisions.
HB 1163 allow political subdivisions of the state to operate as organizations formed under § 58-18-52 for the purchase of health insurance.
HB 1182 revise the filing deadlines for the nomination of certain independent candidates.
HB 1197 exempt air ambulance services from sales and use taxes.
HB 1198 revise the definition of firearm to include certain antique, muzzle-loading, and black powder weapons in certain circumstances.
HB 1200 grant certain authority to municipalities and counties regarding outdoor advertising structures or signs.
HB 1219 revise certain provisions relating to the process of collecting DNA upon arrest for a qualifying offense.
HB 1227 revise certain provisions with regard to the rights of industrial and construction equipment dealers.
HB 1235 revise certain provisions relating to the South Dakota state flag.
HB 1242 revise the general appropriations act for fiscal year 2012.
HB 1261 prohibit collective bargaining by public employees.
HC 1013 Commending and honoring those who served in the Korean War, on the sixtieth anniversary of the war's end.
HC 1021 Commending and honoring the VFW Voice of Democracy, Patriot's Pen, and Teachers of the Year award winners of 2012.
HC 1022 Honoring and commemorating Roger Nelson for his life-long commitment to sports in South Dakota.
HC 1039 Commending and honoring Darin Peterka of Miller High School for his outstanding athletic performance.
HC 1042 Honoring the Canton High School wrestling program.
HC 1048 Acknowledging the nine sovereign Tribes within the borders of South Dakota and recognizing Governor Dennis Daugaard for his dedication to promoting a cooperative government-to-government relationship between the Tribes and the State of South Dakota.
HCR 1006 in opposition to certain actions by animal rights groups to undermine agricultural producers.
HCR 1007 Urging the members of the South Dakota Congressional delegation to sponsor and support the Marketplace Fairness Act and the Marketplace Equity Act.
HCR 1008 Recognizing the week of June 25 through June 29, 2012, as Ag Week in South Dakota.
HCR 1010 Urging Congress to adopt a proposed constitutional amendment limiting federal legislation to a single subject.
HCR 1011 Requesting that a United States Navy submarine be named the USS South Dakota.
HCR 1015 Urging the federal government to secure our national borders and enforce United States immigration laws.