State of South Dakota

South Dakota Legislature

2012 Session Legislator Bills Sponsored

Senate Members

Detail Committees Bills Hearings

Senator Todd Schlekeway

Prime Sponsor

Bill Title
SB 58 revise certain provisions concerning elections conducted at voting centers and to declare an emergency.
SB 154 revise certain statutes pertaining to persons required to report child abuse and neglect.
SC 5 Honoring the Sioux Falls Roosevelt High School Boys' Cross Country Team for its outstanding performance at the 2011 Boys' State Class AA Cross Country Meet.
SC 6 Congratulating the Sioux Falls Roosevelt High School Football Team and its coaches and student managers for their 2011 South Dakota State AA Championship season.
SC 22 Honoring and recognizing Collin Jensen on winning an individual state wrestling championship for Mobridge-Pollock High School.
HB 1094 require the filing of certain documents relating to the vacation, location, or changing of highways with the register of deeds.
HB 1124 permit a school district, at the discretion of the school district, to pay the fees charged for any criminal background investigation that is required by law for a prospective employee.
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 1193 regulate the sale of dextromethorphan and to provide a penalty thereto.
HB 1223 exempt from sales tax certain handling fees paid by religious organizations to approved relief agencies for the distribution of food which is provided for the assistance or relief of the poor, distressed, or underprivileged through food giveaway programs.
HB 1264 amend the mandatory reporting requirements regarding child abuse.
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.
HCR 1005 Urging Congress to clearly delegate responsibility for the regulation of hydraulic fracturing to the states.
HJR 1002 To propose a constitutional amendment to repeal certain reimbursement restrictions for travel by legislators to and from a legislative session.

Co Sponsor

Bill Title
SB 60 provide for the award of joint physical custody of children under certain circumstances.
SB 69 repeal the sunset provision on certain statutes relating to nursing homes on Indian reservations.
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 72 regulate persons offering speech-language pathology to the public.
SB 74 require the direct billing of anatomic pathology services.
SB 94 establish a pilot uninsured motorist identification database program and to make an appropriation therefor.
SB 98 provide for a pilot program initiating two mathematics and science academies and to make an appropriation therefor.
SB 100 modify the ethanol production incentive payment to include qualified producers of biobutanol.
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 125 require certain day care providers to mail notices of noncompliance.
SB 128 revise certain provisions concerning elections.
SB 130 require the school board of each school district to adopt a policy prohibiting bullying.
SB 145 prohibit rebates and regulate contracts for residential roofing goods and services.
SB 157 revise certain provisions relating to outdoor advertising signs.
SB 171 provide for a runoff election under certain circumstances when errors have been made to the ballot printing or by the person in charge of the election.
SB 174 increase the 911 emergency surcharge, to revise the collection and distribution of the surcharge revenue, to provide for point of sale collection of the prepaid wireless 911 emergency surcharge, and to provide funding for the upgrade of 911 emergency services.
SB 182 revise certain provisions concerning tax incremental districts.
SB 183 establish the elements of the offense of juvenile sexting and to provide a penalty therefor.
SB 186 update the definition of the nonsectarian textbooks that are loaned to certain students to include digital materials.
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 2 Commending and honoring the Sioux Falls Christian Chargers Boys Soccer Team for its 2011 State A Soccer Championship.
SC 3 Commending and honoring the Sioux Falls Christian Chargers Girls Volleyball Team for its 2011 State A Volleyball Championship.
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 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 6 Urging the government of Turkey to uphold and safeguard religious and human rights and to respect the property rights and human rights of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
HB 1066 allow for the cremation of deceased persons who are indigent and the funeral expenses are the financial responsibility of the county.
HB 1077 authorize municipalities to establish incidental accounts.
HB 1099 increase the fee for a payor to withhold child support.
HB 1112 prohibit any person who fails to file certain campaign finance documents to be a candidate for office.
HB 1115 exempt certain contracts from the competitive bidding requirements for water user districts.
HB 1125 clarify the definition of engaging in business in certain circumstances.
HB 1129 prohibit the use of certain handheld electronic wireless devices for electronic messaging while driving.
HB 1131 revise certain provisions relating to the posting of public notice for meetings of public bodies.
HB 1147 remove the individual liability of a school board member who authorizes the making of a void contract, check or registered warrant.
HB 1170 include certain speeding offenses in the point system for traffic violations for the purposes of driver license records.
HB 1172 exempt certain developer-installed storm sewer detention ponds from public procurement bid requirements.
HB 1178 revise certain provisions relating to the disposal of local government property.
HB 1179 require certain campaign finance requirements to apply to all counties and municipalities.
HB 1180 remit certain sales and use taxes collected at county-owned fairgrounds to counties.
HB 1182 revise the filing deadlines for the nomination of certain independent candidates.
HB 1183 limit copayment or coinsurance amounts for physical and occupational therapy services.
HB 1187 exempt health care sharing ministries from the provisions of the health insurance code.
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 1213 revise certain provisions regarding liability for torts and product identification requirements.
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 1227 revise certain provisions with regard to the rights of industrial and construction equipment dealers.
HB 1229 exempt certain persons from the requirement to license as a mortgage loan originator.
HB 1231 provide that hydraulic fracturing is an acceptable recovery process in South Dakota.
HB 1235 revise certain provisions relating to the South Dakota state flag.
HB 1246 prohibit the use of bisphenol A in certain products.
HB 1254 revise certain provisions pertaining to the decision of a pregnant mother considering termination of her relationship with her child by an abortion, to establish certain procedures to 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.
HC 1017 Honoring and commending the twenty-fifth annual Menno Pioneer Power Show.
HC 1022 Honoring and commemorating Roger Nelson for his life-long commitment to sports in South Dakota.
HC 1035 Acknowledging, commending, and honoring the West Central School District for its outstanding accomplishments.
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 1002 Urging Congress and the South Dakota congressional delegation to support federal legislation to protect the United States Postal Service.
HCR 1004 Supporting and encouraging the academic study of the Bible in South Dakota public schools.
HCR 1006 in opposition to certain actions by animal rights groups to undermine agricultural producers.
HCR 1008 Recognizing the week of June 25 through June 29, 2012, as Ag Week in South Dakota.
HCR 1011 Requesting that a United States Navy submarine be named the USS South Dakota.
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).