State of South Dakota

South Dakota Legislature

2012 Session Legislator Bills Sponsored

Detail Committees Bills Hearings

Senator Billie Sutton

Prime Sponsor

Bill Title
SB 151 provide a time period before certain action on the general appropriation bill may commence.
SB 152 provide for a study of the feasibility of establishing a state-owned equine processing facility and to make an appropriation therefor.
SB 153 authorize the transfer of certain landowner preference big game licenses.
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 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 1110 establish an education funding goal for elementary and secondary education in South Dakota.
HB 1164 revise certain provisions regarding the sale of certain surplus property in Yankton County.
HB 1216 lower the state sales and use tax on certain food items and to increase the rate of taxation for the sales and use tax on certain goods and services.
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.
HC 1013 Commending and honoring those who served in the Korean War, on the sixtieth anniversary of the war's end.
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.
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.

Co Sponsor

Bill Title
SB 59 revise certain provisions regarding the public records open to inspection and copying.
SB 61 exempt the production of certain plants and sod from sales and use taxes.
SB 88 revise the allowable time periods for use of nonresident small game hunting licenses.
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 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 125 require certain day care providers to mail notices of noncompliance.
SB 126 create an oil pipeline indemnity bond program.
SB 130 require the school board of each school district to adopt a policy prohibiting bullying.
SB 140 repeal certain provisions regarding glazing material on motorcycle windshields and wind deflectors.
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 184 prohibit hiring discrimination on the basis of current employment status.
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 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 18 Acknowledging the Waverly-South Shore High School Football Team for winning the 2011 State 9B Football Championship.
SC 19 Congratulating the Deuel High School Girls Gymnastics Team for winning the 2012 State Class A Gymnastics Team Tournament.
SC 21 Congratulating and commending Wyatt DeJong of Winner, South Dakota, and the Winner FFA Chapter for his outstanding year as the 2010-2011 National FFA Central Region Vice President.
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 2 Urging the United States Postal Service to reconsider the closing of post offices in rural 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 1003 revise the limitation on the increases and decreases that may be made to the total taxable value of cropland and noncropland.
HB 1004 reduce the term allowed for covenants not to compete.
HB 1052 grant discretion to the court with regard to personal appearances in certain adoption appearances.
HB 1066 allow for the cremation of deceased persons who are indigent and the funeral expenses are the financial responsibility of the county.
HB 1070 revise certain provisions relating to the certificate of health requirement for the importation of animals.
HB 1080 waive certain licensure requirements to hunt fox and coyote with firearms.
HB 1081 revise certain provisions relating to the killing of any mountain lion to protect human life, livestock, or pets.
HB 1082 provide certain exceptions to Department of Game, Fish and Parks promulgated rules pertaining to the taking of mountain lions.
HB 1087 limit the terms of certain conservation easements.
HB 1097 revise certain provisions regulating the investment of unneeded state operating expenses in banks.
HB 1100 revise the number of ownership acres necessary to qualify for certain big game hunting licenses to be used on a landowner's own property.
HB 1102 provide for a study of the feasibility of establishing an equine processing facility and to make an appropriation therefor.
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 1148 prohibit political contributions by certain state employees to gubernatorial candidates.
HB 1149 provide for legislative redistricting by a bipartisan, nonlegislative commission.
HB 1153 revise and clarify certain provisions relating to the revocation of fur dealer licenses.
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 1176 authorize certain party hunting methods and practices pertaining to the hunting of big game.
HB 1177 establish provisions to exempt breastfeeding mothers or new parents from jury duty.
HB 1186 prohibit registered sex offenders from circulating petitions and to provide a penalty for the violation thereof.
HB 1187 exempt health care sharing ministries from the provisions of the health insurance code.
HB 1188 provide widows and widowers of certain veterans free or reduced fees for certain hunting and fishing licenses and admission to state parks and other facilities.
HB 1196 revise certain provisions concerning lobbyists.
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 1212 revise certain terms regarding tort liability.
HB 1219 revise certain provisions relating to the process of collecting DNA upon arrest for a qualifying offense.
HB 1235 revise certain provisions relating to the South Dakota state flag.
HB 1258 clarify certain statutes prohibiting political subdivisions from restricting firearms.
HC 1001 Honoring and supporting the Scotland Kuchen Feier on the occasion of its third annual event.
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 1009 Commending and honoring the 2011 Habitat for Humanity South Dakota Habitat Supporters of the Year.
HC 1010 Commending and honoring the Parker State Class B Boys' Cross Country Champions.
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 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 1023 Commending and honoring Spc. Dennis Jensen who was killed on active duty in Afghanistan.
HC 1024 Commending and honoring 2012 Miss Teen Great Plains International Alaina Bertsch on her accomplishment.
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 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.
HC 1050 Commending and honoring the town of Pierpont, South Dakota, on its one hundred twenty-fifth anniversary.
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 1002 Urging Congress and the South Dakota congressional delegation to support federal legislation to protect the United States Postal Service.
HCR 1003 Encouraging South Dakota hospitals with maternity care services to become Baby Friendly by implementing the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding.
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 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 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.