State of South Dakota

South Dakota Legislature

2012 Session Legislator Bills Sponsored

Detail Committees Bills Hearings

Representative Steve Hickey

Prime Sponsor

Bill Title
HB 1146 increase the personal property and annuity payments exempt from process, levy, or sale.
HB 1170 include certain speeding offenses in the point system for traffic violations for the purposes of driver license records.
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.
HCR 1004 Supporting and encouraging the academic study of the Bible in South Dakota public schools.

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 1066 allow for the cremation of deceased persons who are indigent and the funeral expenses are the financial responsibility of the county.
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 1099 increase the fee for a payor to withhold child support.
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 1123 establish the state employee work enhancement program to equalize the tuition rates paid by state employees.
HB 1125 clarify the definition of engaging in business in certain circumstances.
HB 1128 require the Board of Education to conduct public hearings before adopting certain standards.
HB 1129 prohibit the use of certain handheld electronic wireless devices for electronic messaging while driving.
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 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 1174 provide for mandatory drug testing for certain TANF and SNAP recipients.
HB 1177 establish provisions to exempt breastfeeding mothers or new parents from jury duty.
HB 1181 revise certain requirements concerning the qualifications of petition circulators.
HB 1183 limit copayment or coinsurance amounts for physical and occupational therapy services.
HB 1185 prohibit all qualified health plans offered through a health care exchange from including abortion coverage.
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 1202 repeal certain provisions regarding reckless and unsafe driving.
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 1214 to lower the state sales and use tax on certain food items if certain economic conditions occur.
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 1222 limit the authority of South Dakota delegates to an Article V convention to amend the United States Constitution, to prohibit any delegate from exceeding such authority, and to provide certain penalties therefor.
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 1230 modify the publication requirements for water rights applications.
HB 1235 revise certain provisions relating to the South Dakota state flag.
HB 1246 prohibit the use of bisphenol A in certain products.
HB 1267 provide for the establishment and maintenance of a felony domestic violence registry and to provide certain penalties for the violation thereof.
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.
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 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 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 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 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 1035 Acknowledging, commending, and honoring the West Central School District for its outstanding accomplishments.
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 1054 Commending and honoring the 2011 Girls' Bowling State Champions of Sioux Falls Washington High School for their outstanding athletic performance.
HC 1056 Commending and honoring the 2011 Competitive Dance State AA Champions of Sioux Falls Washington High School for their outstanding athletic performance.
HC 1057 Commending and honoring the 2011 Girls' Softball State Champions of Sioux Falls Washington High School for their outstanding athletic performance.
HC 1060 Commending and honoring the 2011 Boys' Track State AA Champions of Washington High School, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, for their outstanding athletic performance.
HC 1062 Commending and honoring the 2011 South Dakota Girls Outstanding Athlete and the South Dakota Gatorade Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year, Kari Heck of Washington High School, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, for her outstanding athletic performance.
HC 1063 Commending and honoring National Merit Semifinalist Matt DeYoung of Sioux Falls Washington High School for his outstanding academic achievements.
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 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 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.
HCR 1015 Urging the federal government to secure our national borders and enforce United States immigration laws.
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.
HCR 1018 Urging Congress to restore the impact aid program.
HJR 1002 To propose a constitutional amendment to repeal certain reimbursement restrictions for travel by legislators to and from a legislative session.
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 1009 Requesting appropriate action by the Congress, either acting by consent of two-thirds of both houses thereof or, upon the application of the legislatures of two-thirds of the several states, calling a constitutional convention therefor to propose an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require, with certain exceptions, that the total of all federal appropriations may not exceed the total of all estimated federal revenues in any fiscal year.
SB 58 revise certain provisions concerning elections conducted at voting centers and to declare an emergency.
SB 60 provide for the award of joint physical custody of children under certain circumstances.
SB 68 provide that no statute of limitations applies to certain rape offenses.
SB 74 require the direct billing of anatomic pathology services.
SB 92 exempt certain funeral services and expenses from sales and use tax.
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 102 clarify the procedures for the apportionment of funds among townships.
SB 116 revise certain provisions relating to the township road system.
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 146 provide for an affirmative defense of compulsion for the crime of prostitution.
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 163 provide safety provisions by requiring registration of certain family day care facilities, to establish notification and reporting requirements for violations, and to provide penalties therefor.
SB 164 require public school students in grade eleven to take certain assessments.
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.
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 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 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 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 5 Supporting and encouraging a 2012 interim study and thorough review of drainage laws in South Dakota.
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.