State of South Dakota

South Dakota Legislature

2012 Session Legislator Bills Sponsored

Senate Members

Detail Committees Bills Hearings

Senator Dan Lederman

Prime Sponsor

Bill Title
SB 63 revise the term of service of regional railroad authority commissioners.
SB 128 revise certain provisions concerning elections.
SB 129 provide for the severance of certain water rights.
SB 130 require the school board of each school district to adopt a policy prohibiting bullying.
SB 131 expand the definition of a developmental disability.
SB 132 define vehicular homicide and vehicular battery as crimes of violence.
SB 133 establish the criminal offense of aggravated disorderly conduct and to provide a penalty therefor.
SB 134 establish or revise the elements of the criminal offenses of obstructing an officer, refusing the lawful order of a law enforcement officer, and fleeing the scene of a potential investigation, and to provide penalties therefor.
SB 135 revise the elements of the crimes of vehicular homicide and vehicular battery.
SB 136 regulate the application of foreign laws, legal codes, and systems within the jurisdiction of the State of South Dakota.
SB 137 revise certain provisions concerning the application for absentee voting.
SB 144 amend provisions regarding captive insurance companies.
SC 23 Honoring and commending the citizens of South Dakota for their exemplary response to the Missouri River Flood of 2011.
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 1101 repeal the taxes imposed on banks and financial corporations.
HB 1102 provide for a study of the feasibility of establishing an equine processing facility and to make an appropriation therefor.
HB 1120 revise certain provisions regarding the filing of claims against public improvement contracts.
HB 1162 revise certain provisions relating to the platting and annexation of subdivisions.
HB 1179 require certain campaign finance requirements to apply to all counties and municipalities.
HB 1191 provide for an interstate compact on public health care, to establish an interstate advisory health care commission, to specify the relationship between the member states and the federal government, and to assert the right to federal funding in lieu of certain federally funded incentives.
HB 1197 exempt air ambulance services from sales and use taxes.
HB 1200 grant certain authority to municipalities and counties regarding outdoor advertising structures or signs.
HB 1215 provide funding grants to parents or guardians of students receiving alternative instruction, and to make an appropriation therefor.
HB 1231 provide that hydraulic fracturing is an acceptable recovery process in South Dakota.
HB 1268 require certain persons applying or receiving certain Medicaid financial aid or assistance from the state to submit to drug tests to check for use of controlled substances.
HB 1272 allow the sale of health benefit plans approved in select other states to be sold in South Dakota and to grant the director authority to pursue a multi-state consortium to grant automatic reciprocity for the sale of health benefit plans approved by the participating consortium states.
HC 1036 Honoring, commending, and thanking South Dakota Highway Patrol Trooper Brent Saucerman for ten years of providing security at the South Dakota Capitol Complex.
HC 1042 Honoring the Canton High School wrestling program.
HCR 1003 Encouraging South Dakota hospitals with maternity care services to become Baby Friendly by implementing the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding.
HCR 1017 Expressing opposition to a state run health care system that is established or operated contrary to the interests of the people of South Dakota.
HJR 1004 To propose a constitutional amendment regarding legislative term limits.

Co Sponsor

Bill Title
SB 60 provide for the award of joint physical custody of children under certain circumstances.
SB 61 exempt the production of certain plants and sod from sales and use taxes.
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 65 revise the list of products offered to consumers by motor vehicle dealers and sales finance companies.
SB 84 allow for the reimbursement of travel expenses during the recruitment of certain professional staff.
SB 93 provide for the withdrawal of referred measures in certain circumstances.
SB 94 establish a pilot uninsured motorist identification database program and to make an appropriation therefor.
SB 100 modify the ethanol production incentive payment to include qualified producers of biobutanol.
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.
SB 117 require that certain heliports be approved by the South Dakota Aeronautics Commission.
SB 118 revise certain documentation requirements for obtaining an operator's license.
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 153 authorize the transfer of certain landowner preference big game licenses.
SB 154 revise certain statutes pertaining to persons required to report child abuse and neglect.
SB 178 amend the criteria for construction manager engagement.
SB 181 repeal certain tort liability arising out of causes of action based on seduction, abduction, and alienation of affections.
SB 184 prohibit hiring discrimination on the basis of current employment status.
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 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 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 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 1073 prohibit certain indemnity provisions in motor carrier transportation contracts.
HB 1104 define the responsibility of the Department of Transportation regarding portions of certain intersecting county and township highways located within the right-of-way of the state highway system.
HB 1112 prohibit any person who fails to file certain campaign finance documents to be a candidate for office.
HB 1113 prohibit the use of certain public resources to influence the outcome of elections.
HB 1121 amend rate stability provisions to include plant additions.
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 1131 revise certain provisions relating to the posting of public notice for meetings of public bodies.
HB 1138 declare that any person who maintains or provides roll-your-own cigarette machines at retail establishments are cigarette manufacturers.
HB 1139 revise certain provisions relating to identity theft and employment.
HB 1140 require that all recorded votes of the Legislature be displayed on the Legislative Research Council's internet site and to establish a penalty.
HB 1141 require that the Legislative Research Council's internet site include a listing of votes cast by individual legislators.
HB 1143 revise certain provisions relating to a perpetrator's knowledge of a rape victim's age or capability to give consent.
HB 1145 revise certain provisions relating to the nonrenewal of a teacher's contract.
HB 1155 regulate certain automatic periodic financial transfers for the purpose of funding political contributions.
HB 1171 clarify certain rules of evidence to determine the value of services for which special damages may be awarded in health care malpractice cases.
HB 1177 establish provisions to exempt breastfeeding mothers or new parents from jury duty.
HB 1182 revise the filing deadlines for the nomination of certain independent candidates.
HB 1186 prohibit registered sex offenders from circulating petitions and to provide a penalty for the violation thereof.
HB 1198 revise the definition of firearm to include certain antique, muzzle-loading, and black powder weapons in certain circumstances.
HB 1208 establish the South Dakota Early Learning Advisory Council.
HB 1212 revise certain terms regarding tort liability.
HB 1214 to lower the state sales and use tax on certain food items if certain economic conditions occur.
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 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 1240 separately classify, assess, and tax agricultural land that is leased for certain purposes that restrict the use of the land.
HB 1258 clarify certain statutes prohibiting political subdivisions from restricting firearms.
HB 1261 prohibit collective bargaining by public employees.
HB 1264 amend the mandatory reporting requirements regarding child abuse.
HC 1003 Commending and honoring the community of Delmont on its one hundred twenty-fifth birthday.
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 1013 Commending and honoring those who served in the Korean War, on the sixtieth anniversary of the war's end.
HC 1014 Commending and honoring Dennis Povondra, business manager at Bon Homme 4-2 School District, on his retirement after thirty-six years of exceptional service.
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 1016 Commending and honoring Avon Elementary School as a National Blue Ribbon school for outstanding academic achievement.
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 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 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 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 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 1014 Urging the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to reconsider its proposed closure of certain VA facilities in Hot Springs.
HJR 1002 To propose a constitutional amendment to repeal certain reimbursement restrictions for travel by legislators to and from a legislative session.