State of South Dakota

South Dakota Legislature

2012 Session Legislator Bills Sponsored

Detail Committees Bills Hearings

Representative H. Paul Dennert

Prime Sponsor

Bill Title
HB 1003 revise the limitation on the increases and decreases that may be made to the total taxable value of cropland and noncropland.
HB 1074 exempt certain counties from restrictions relating to the taking of muskrat.
HB 1078 allow certain structures or facilities previously used as an elevator to be classified as agricultural property.
HB 1239 revise the per student allocation for the state aid to general education formula.
HC 1020 Commending and honoring Duane Alm, a member of the Aberdeen School District Board of Education, on his selection as the Associated School Boards of South Dakota Outstanding School Board Member of South Dakota for 2011.
HC 1037 Honoring and recognizing seventy-five years of conservation leadership.
HJR 1006 Proposing and submitting to the electors at the next general election an amendment to Article XIII, sections 20 and 21 of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, relating to the trust fund created from the proceeds of the state cement enterprise sales.

Co Sponsor

Bill Title
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 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 1073 prohibit certain indemnity provisions in motor carrier transportation contracts.
HB 1090 provide for the issuance of deer hunting licenses to certain landowners for use by family members.
HB 1091 revise the issuance of temporary nonresident waterfowl licenses.
HB 1092 authorize the sale of nonresident duck hunting licenses in certain counties.
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 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 1116 exempt bedding used for agricultural purposes from sales and use taxes.
HB 1117 provide for the taking of muskrats by shooting under certain conditions.
HB 1151 revise certain provisions regarding the tuition paid by school districts for children in certain group homes or private child-care centers.
HB 1152 provide funding to school districts for students with limited English proficiency through the state aid to general education funding formula.
HB 1164 revise certain provisions regarding the sale of certain surplus property in Yankton County.
HB 1183 limit copayment or coinsurance amounts for physical and occupational therapy services.
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 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 1221 increase the minimum wage and to provide for annual adjustments in the minimum wage equivalent to the consumer price index.
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 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 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 1237 assess agricultural land based on its actual use.
HB 1240 separately classify, assess, and tax agricultural land that is leased for certain purposes that restrict the use of the land.
HB 1242 revise the general appropriations act for fiscal year 2012.
HC 1001 Honoring and supporting the Scotland Kuchen Feier on the occasion of its third annual event.
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 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 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 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.
HCR 1002 Urging Congress and the South Dakota congressional delegation to support federal legislation to protect the United States Postal Service.
HCR 1006 in opposition to certain actions by animal rights groups to undermine agricultural producers.
HCR 1007 Urging the members of the South Dakota Congressional delegation to sponsor and support the Marketplace Fairness Act and the Marketplace Equity Act.
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 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 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.
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 65 revise the list of products offered to consumers by motor vehicle dealers and sales finance companies.
SB 82 revise certain provisions regarding the unclaimed property trust fund.
SB 83 revise certain provisions relating to water development districts.
SB 86 grant limited immunity from arrest and prosecution for certain alcohol consumption related offenses to persons who assist certain persons in need of emergency assistance or who are themselves in need of emergency assistance.
SB 100 modify the ethanol production incentive payment to include qualified producers of biobutanol.
SB 103 revise the procedure for cooperatives giving notice to persons whose records are missing regarding ownership of securities, apportionment of equity interest, money, or property.
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 139 establish the Teach for America grant program within the Department of Education.
SB 140 repeal certain provisions regarding glazing material on motorcycle windshields and wind deflectors.
SB 143 increase the number of allowable nonresident waterfowl hunting days.
SB 151 provide a time period before certain action on the general appropriation bill may commence.
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 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 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 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 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 5 Supporting and encouraging a 2012 interim study and thorough review of drainage laws in South Dakota.