State of South Dakota

South Dakota Legislature

2012 Session Legislator Bills Sponsored

Detail Committees Bills Hearings

Representative Melissa Magstadt

Prime Sponsor

Bill Title
HB 1177 establish provisions to exempt breastfeeding mothers or new parents from jury duty.
HB 1178 revise certain provisions relating to the disposal of local government property.
HCR 1003 Encouraging South Dakota hospitals with maternity care services to become Baby Friendly by implementing the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding.
SB 60 provide for the award of joint physical custody of children under certain circumstances.
SB 181 repeal certain tort liability arising out of causes of action based on seduction, abduction, and alienation of affections.
SC 28 Congratulating and honoring Maren Johnson of Watertown as South Dakota's 2012 winner of the Prudential Spirit of Community Award.

Co Sponsor

Bill Title
HB 1052 grant discretion to the court with regard to personal appearances in certain adoption appearances.
HB 1053 establish the hope card program relating to protection orders.
HB 1070 revise certain provisions relating to the certificate of health requirement for the importation of animals.
HB 1086 clarify certain provisions relating to establishing identity by applicants for certain licenses, permits, and identification cards.
HB 1099 increase the fee for a payor to withhold child support.
HB 1106 restore funding for certain salary and expense reimbursement programs relating to veterans' service officers and to make an appropriation therefor.
HB 1115 exempt certain contracts from the competitive bidding requirements for water user districts.
HB 1123 establish the state employee work enhancement program to equalize the tuition rates paid by state employees.
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 1155 regulate certain automatic periodic financial transfers for the purpose of funding political contributions.
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 1170 include certain speeding offenses in the point system for traffic violations for the purposes of driver license records.
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 1172 exempt certain developer-installed storm sewer detention ponds from public procurement bid requirements.
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 1190 require Legislative approval before a health insurance exchange is created or implemented.
HB 1198 revise the definition of firearm to include certain antique, muzzle-loading, and black powder weapons in certain circumstances.
HB 1206 make an appropriation for emergency food assistance grants and to repeal the sales tax on food refund program.
HB 1212 revise certain terms regarding tort liability.
HB 1217 enact certain provisions relating to the federal Indian child Welfare Act and to adopt the South Dakota Indian Family Preservation Act.
HB 1218 rescind the statute of limitations for any civil cause of action arising out of childhood sexual abuse.
HB 1230 modify the publication requirements for water rights applications.
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 1259 provide an exception to vaccination requirements for personal beliefs.
HB 1260 repeal the authority the director of the Division of Insurance has to promulgate rules governing use of genetic information and to enact certain provisions regarding the use of genetic information.
HB 1264 amend the mandatory reporting requirements regarding child abuse.
HB 1266 reduce the period of time necessary to cure and validate certain adoption proceedings.
HB 1267 provide for the establishment and maintenance of a felony domestic violence registry and to provide certain penalties for the violation thereof.
HB 1273 prohibit the sale of loose leaf incense to minors, to prohibit certain marketing techniques, to regulate the sale of certain types of incense, to provide penalties therefor, and to declare an emergency.
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 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 1021 Commending and honoring the VFW Voice of Democracy, Patriot's Pen, and Teachers of the Year award winners of 2012.
HC 1023 Commending and honoring Spc. Dennis Jensen who was killed on active duty in Afghanistan.
HCR 1004 Supporting and encouraging the academic study of the Bible in South Dakota public schools.
HCR 1005 Urging Congress to clearly delegate responsibility for the regulation of hydraulic fracturing to the states.
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.
HJR 1002 To propose a constitutional amendment to repeal certain reimbursement restrictions for travel by legislators to and from a legislative session.
HJR 1004 To propose a constitutional amendment regarding legislative term limits.
SB 2 repeal and to make style and form revisions to certain provisions related to the Department of Human Services.
SB 61 exempt the production of certain plants and sod from sales and use taxes.
SB 68 provide that no statute of limitations applies to certain rape offenses.
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 120 temporarily increase the state sales and use tax and to declare an emergency.
SB 121 expand medicaid eligibility for pregnant women and to make an appropriation therefor.
SB 146 provide for an affirmative defense of compulsion for the crime of prostitution.
SB 155 prohibit the employment of unauthorized aliens and to provide penalties therefor.
SB 166 require evidence of financial responsibility at the time of vehicle registration, to provide for a motor vehicle insurance data base, and to provide for the administration thereof.
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 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 23 Honoring and commending the citizens of South Dakota for their exemplary response to the Missouri River Flood of 2011.
SC 26 Honoring Coach Gary Munsen for his many successes as the Mitchell Kernels High School basketball coach.
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 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.