State of South Dakota

South Dakota Legislature

2012 Session Legislator Bills Sponsored

Detail Committees Bills Hearings

Representative Mitch Fargen

Prime Sponsor

Bill Title
HB 1089 restrict certain state purchases of gasoline to ethanol blends.
HB 1265 expand the scope of the Governor's house program.
HC 1022 Honoring and commemorating Roger Nelson for his life-long commitment to sports in South Dakota.
HCR 1006 in opposition to certain actions by animal rights groups to undermine agricultural producers.
SB 77 provide for the establishment of a scholarship program for postsecondary technical institute students and to make an appropriation therefor.
SB 78 allow an arrest to be expunged when the criminal case is dismissed.
SB 151 provide a time period before certain action on the general appropriation bill may commence.
SB 180 Proposing and submitting to the electors at the next general election a new section to Article VI of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, relating to the distinction between the rights of natural persons and artificial entities.

Co Sponsor

Bill Title
HB 1067 guarantee an employee's right to secure a physician and other medical services of their choosing for care under a worker's compensation claim.
HB 1068 guarantee the right of individuals to secure medical services of their choosing.
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 1073 prohibit certain indemnity provisions in motor carrier transportation contracts.
HB 1105 increase the energy minerals severance tax and to deposit the additional revenue in the education enhancement trust fund.
HB 1106 restore funding for certain salary and expense reimbursement programs relating to veterans' service officers and to make an appropriation therefor.
HB 1108 require the state to provide the public with access to an electronic database containing certain information on any loans, grants, or tax rebates provided by the state for the purpose of economic development.
HB 1111 revise certain provisions regarding the use of eminent domain by certain nongovernmental entities.
HB 1121 amend rate stability provisions to include plant additions.
HB 1123 establish the state employee work enhancement program to equalize the tuition rates paid by state employees.
HB 1133 establish the Legislature's Planning Committee.
HB 1134 place the caucus leadership on the Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council ex officio.
HB 1138 declare that any person who maintains or provides roll-your-own cigarette machines at retail establishments are cigarette manufacturers.
HB 1148 prohibit political contributions by certain state employees to gubernatorial candidates.
HB 1149 provide for legislative redistricting by a bipartisan, nonlegislative commission.
HB 1150 prohibit false advertising by limited services pregnancy centers and to provide for judicial relief.
HB 1153 revise and clarify certain provisions relating to the revocation of fur dealer licenses.
HB 1160 provide for the award of filing fees as court costs in certain appeals.
HB 1162 revise certain provisions relating to the platting and annexation of subdivisions.
HB 1173 revise certain provisions regarding the administration of the county legal expense relief program.
HB 1195 authorize the collection of fees for certain educational programming and services, and to declare an emergency.
HB 1196 revise certain provisions concerning lobbyists.
HB 1205 exempt federal veterans' disability benefits from certain support obligations and other claims.
HB 1206 make an appropriation for emergency food assistance grants and to repeal the sales tax on food refund program.
HB 1208 establish the South Dakota Early Learning Advisory Council.
HB 1218 rescind the statute of limitations for any civil cause of action arising out of childhood sexual abuse.
HB 1219 revise certain provisions relating to the process of collecting DNA upon arrest for a qualifying offense.
HB 1221 increase the minimum wage and to provide for annual adjustments in the minimum wage equivalent to the consumer price index.
HB 1225 revise the distribution of earnings from the education enhancement trust fund, and to establish the teacher compensation enhancement program.
HB 1226 revise the index factor in the state aid to general education and state aid to special education formulas, and to require the Legislature to estimate general fund revenues for the current fiscal year and the next fiscal year.
HB 1235 revise certain provisions relating to the South Dakota state flag.
HB 1264 amend the mandatory reporting requirements regarding child abuse.
HC 1001 Honoring and supporting the Scotland Kuchen Feier on the occasion of its third annual event.
HC 1003 Commending and honoring the community of Delmont on its one hundred twenty-fifth birthday.
HC 1004 Thanking and commending the Teach for America corps members who live and teach in South Dakota for their tremendous efforts in working to ensure that every child growing up in poverty receives an excellent education.
HC 1005 Congratulating and honoring Rob Monson on his election as the 2011-2012 President of the National Association of Elementary School Principals.
HC 1006 Honoring and commemorating the anniversary in 2012 of the fifty-fourth annual Schmeckfest in Freeman, South Dakota.
HC 1007 Commending and honoring James Swan, United Urban Warrior Society.
HC 1008 Commemorating the Madison Dairy Queen for its entrepreneurial spirit, hard work, and dedication to helping children.
HC 1009 Commending and honoring the 2011 Habitat for Humanity South Dakota Habitat Supporters of the Year.
HC 1011 Congratulating State Representative Kim Vanneman of Ideal, for receiving the South Dakota Corn Growers Outstanding Legislative Leadership award.
HC 1013 Commending and honoring those who served in the Korean War, on the sixtieth anniversary of the war's end.
HC 1015 Celebrating and honoring Tabor's Annual Czech Days Festivities on the occasion of its sixty-fourth anniversary on June 14, 15, 16, 2012.
HC 1017 Honoring and commending the twenty-fifth annual Menno Pioneer Power Show.
HC 1025 Thanking and commending Sanford Health, the University of South Dakota, and the Matson Halverson Christiansen Hamilton Foundation for their tireless efforts to promote rural economic development in South Dakota by assisting rural South Dakota's nontraditional students as they complete their healthcare degrees through the Prairie Futures initiative.
HC 1039 Commending and honoring Darin Peterka of Miller High School for his outstanding athletic performance.
HC 1043 Honoring, commending, and thanking South Dakota Highway Patrolman Captain Rod Olerud upon his retirement, for his many dedicated years of service to South Dakotans as a highway patrolman.
HC 1044 Honoring, commending, and thanking South Dakota Highway Patrolman First Sergeant Steve Marquardt upon his retirement, for his many dedicated years of service to South Dakotans as a highway patrolman.
HC 1045 Honoring, commending, and thanking South Dakota Highway Patrolman Trooper Fred Braddock upon his retirement, for his many dedicated years of service to South Dakotans as a highway patrolman.
HC 1046 Honoring, commending, and thanking South Dakota Highway Patrolman Sergeant Gene Barthel upon his retirement, for his many dedicated years of service to South Dakotans as a highway patrolman.
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.
HC 1050 Commending and honoring the town of Pierpont, South Dakota, on its one hundred twenty-fifth anniversary.
HC 1052 Congratulating and honoring the Huron High School Tigers Wrestling Team, its coaches, and student managers for ranking second in the 2012 South Dakota State Class A Wrestling Championship Tournament.
HC 1064 Commending and honoring Lake Area Technical Institute in Watertown, South Dakota, on receiving the designation as a Finalist With Distinction in the first annual Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence Program.
HCR 1001 Recognizing the week of January 22, 2012, through January 28, 2012, as Reproductive Rights Awareness Week.
HCR 1002 Urging Congress and the South Dakota congressional delegation to support federal legislation to protect the United States Postal Service.
HCR 1008 Recognizing the week of June 25 through June 29, 2012, as Ag Week in South Dakota.
HCR 1009 Urging the federal government to honor tribal identification cards.
HCR 1010 Urging Congress to adopt a proposed constitutional amendment limiting federal legislation to a single subject.
HCR 1012 Directing the Department of Game, Fish and Parks to return a mountain lion carcass or pelt to a certain Harding County resident and to reconsider its policy with respect to possession of mountain lion carcasses and pelts.
HCR 1014 Urging the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to reconsider its proposed closure of certain VA facilities in Hot Springs.
HCR 1016 Concerning endorsement of Taiwan's participation as observer in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), and the 28th anniversary of sister state relations with the Province of Taiwan in the Republic of China (Taiwan).
HCR 1018 Urging Congress to restore the impact aid program.
HJR 1003 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 secure medical services of their choosing.
HJR 1005 Proposing and submitting to the electors at the next general election an amendment to Article III, section 5 of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, relating to single member house districts.
SB 58 revise certain provisions concerning elections conducted at voting centers and to declare an emergency.
SB 70 revise the procedures for filing referred laws, initiated constitutional amendments, and initiated measures and to revise certain election provisions and campaign finance requirements for referred laws, initiated constitutional amendments, and initiated measures.
SB 93 provide for the withdrawal of referred measures in certain circumstances.
SB 95 modify distributions from the wind energy tax fund.
SB 97 require the payment of a surface access fee for oil and gas exploration and production.
SB 100 modify the ethanol production incentive payment to include qualified producers of biobutanol.
SB 101 authorize counties to borrow money using promissory notes.
SB 103 revise the procedure for cooperatives giving notice to persons whose records are missing regarding ownership of securities, apportionment of equity interest, money, or property.
SB 104 revise certain provisions concerning the investment of public funds.
SB 115 implement the regulation of insurance coverage for portable electronic devices.
SB 119 revise the Human Relations Act to allow certain discriminatory practices to be investigated by municipalities and counties.
SB 121 expand medicaid eligibility for pregnant women and to make an appropriation therefor.
SB 125 require certain day care providers to mail notices of noncompliance.
SB 139 establish the Teach for America grant program within the Department of Education.
SB 153 authorize the transfer of certain landowner preference big game licenses.
SB 157 revise certain provisions relating to outdoor advertising signs.
SB 158 create an exception to the loan or credit limitations of state chartered banks.
SB 159 authorize funding for certain tribal colleges to defray certain costs associated with educating nonbeneficiary students at tribal colleges and to make an appropriation therefor.
SB 164 require public school students in grade eleven to take certain assessments.
SB 170 repeal the large project development fund and the appropriation therefor, to provide tax rebates for certain energy projects, to establish and provide for the administration of the business incentive grant fund, and to make an appropriation for the business incentive grant fund.
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 185 provide an exception from the statutory requirements for persons taking steps towards self-employment and to allow them to collect unemployment compensation.
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 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 16 Honoring Courtney Peterson of Sisseton, South Dakota, as the recipient of the 2012 Miss Rodeo South Dakota crown.
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.