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Party: Republican Term: Incumbent District: 06 Counties: Lincoln Occupation: Construction |
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Home Address: 27543 468th Ave. Lennox, SD 57039 |
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Home: 605-941-1770
Capitol: 605-773-3851 Business: 605-941-1770 Email: Herman.Otten@sdlegislature.gov |
| Committee | Chair/ViceChair | Days | Time | Room |
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| Agriculture and Natural Resources | Member | TTh | 7:45 AM | Room 414 |
| Local Government | Chair | TTh | 10:00 AM | Room 414 |
| Bill | Title |
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| HB 1005 | revise certain provisions regarding the use of telehealth technologies. |
| HB 1070 | modify requirements regarding the installation and inspection of certain electrical wiring. |
| HB 1111 | revise provisions regarding the qualifications to serve on the Game, Fish and Parks Commission. |
| HB 1254 | require a habitat stamp for certain hunting, fishing, canoeing, kayaking, and jet skiing activities. |
| HB 1255 | remove the requirement for a mandatory appraisal in exchanges of land between school districts. |
| HB 1256 | fund shooting sports programs in public schools and to enhance outdoor recreational activities in the state. |
| SB 1 | provide for the use of electronic communication in the involuntary commitment process and to declare an emergency. |
| SB 53 | provide for a discount to senior citizens for state parks and recreation areas. |
| SB 75 | provide for a habitat stamp on hunting and fishing licenses. |
| SC 810 | Commending Ruth Anderson's service to the Trinity Lutheran Church in Tea. |
| SC 811 | Commending and honoring the Lennox School FFA chapter. |
| SC 812 | Honoring and commending the Lennox Orioles High School Girls and Boys Cross Country Teams. |
| SC 813 | Honoring and congratulating Derek DeGeest for being named as South Dakota Small Business Person of the Year. |
| SC 814 | Honoring and commending the Lennox Orioles High School Baseball Team as Class B State champions. |
| SC 815 | Commending and honoring the Tea Area Track and Field Team accomplishments during the Class A State Track and Field Tournament. |
| SC 816 | Honoring Kendal Waltner for winning the South Dakota State Historical Society essay contest. |
| SC 817 | Honoring Lennox Legion Post 174 for winning the State B Legion title. |
| SC 819 | Honoring Pete Roberts for being named Noel Olson Volunteer of the Year. |
| SC 820 | Honoring Tea choir students who were selected to Senior Honor Choir. |
| SC 821 | Honoring the Tea Area girls and boys soccer teams. |
| SC 822 | Honoring the Tea Area boys track and field team. |
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| HB 1059 | revise certain provisions regarding hunting with drones. |
| HB 1067 | modify certain provisions regarding notice, service, and execution of judgments in forceable entry and detainer actions. |
| HB 1068 | include out-of-state convictions for the basis of an enhanced penalty for the crime of stalking. |
| HB 1076 | require a designation on a driver license for autism spectrum disorder under certain circumstances. |
| HB 1080 | revise certain provisions regarding grain buyers. |
| HB 1095 | revise requirements regarding hunting mentors. |
| HB 1102 | make an appropriation to reimburse the aeronautics fund. |
| HB 1115 | revise certain provisions related to athlete agent conduct. |
| HB 1121 | establish immunity from liability for the inherent risks of camping. |
| HB 1131 | prohibit the use of misleading identification for telephonic communications. |
| HB 1134 | permit certain acts at a school honoring or graduation ceremony. |
| HB 1152 | provide financial assistance for school sentinel training. |
| HB 1165 | revise provisions regarding the acceptance of gifts by municipalities. |
| HB 1171 | require commercial pesticide applicators to maintain proof of financial responsibility. |
| HB 1172 | require the annual submission of a zero-based budget from certain departments or budget units. |
| HB 1181 | revise certain provisions regarding bounties for coyotes. |
| HB 1204 | lower the total amount of tax credits that may be claimed on annual premium tax returns. |
| HB 1212 | add certain persons to the list of mandatory reporters of suspected child abuse or neglect. |
| HB 1219 | require certain health care professionals to recommend treatments alternative to opioids. |
| HB 1231 | authorize premium cigars to be shipped and transported and modify tax provisions pertaining to premium cigars. |
| HB 1257 | revise certain provisions regarding hunting, fishing, or trapping on private property without permission. |
| HB 1266 | establish the Dakota's promise scholarship program and the Dakota's promise fund. |
| HB 1279 | require property owners to receive notification of property tax reduction programs. |
| HC 8002 | Commending and honoring the 2018-2019 Outstanding School Administrators of South Dakota: JOEL JORGENSON, Madison Central, School Superintendent; DON LYON, Spearfish, Middle School Principal; PAUL LUNDBERG, Brandon Valley, School Business Official; MATT ALLEY, West Central, Elementary School Principal; JOE CHILDS, Mitchell, Secondary School Principal; DAVE PREHEIM, Tea, Assistant High School Principal; MICHAEL AMOLINS, Harrisburg, Curriculum Leader; WENDY OTHEIM, Brookings, Director of Special Education, for being named outstanding administrators by their respective administrator parent groups. |
| HC 8004 | Commending the nation of Israel for its cordial and mutually beneficial relationship with the United States and with the State of South Dakota. |
| HC 8007 | Commending the South Dakota Army National Guard's Ellwein family of Rapid City for being awarded the Association of the United States Army Volunteer Family of the Year Award for 2019. |
| HC 8008 | Recognizing and honoring the Veterans Honor Park in Madison, South Dakota. |
| HC 8011 | Commending and honoring Renee Ullom, a member of the Brandon Valley School District Board of Education, on her selection as the Associated School Boards of South Dakota Outstanding School Board Member of South Dakota for 2019. |
| HC 8016 | Commending the South Dakota Air National Guard's 114th Fighter Wing of Sioux Falls for being awarded the Meritorious Unit Award and Winston P. Wilson Trophy for 2019. |
| HC 8017 | Commending the South Dakota Army National Guard's 139th Brigade Support Battalion of Brookings for being awarded the Major General Milton A. Reckard Trophy and General Walter T. Kerwin Jr. Award for 2019. |
| HC 8018 | Commending the South Dakota Army National Guard's 153rd Forward Support Company of Huron on being awarded the National Guard Association of the United States' General John J. Pershing Trophy. |
| HC 8019 | Commending the South Dakota Army National Guard's 730th Area Support Medical Company of Vermillion on being awarded the National Guard Association of the United States' Certificate of Victory. |
| HC 8020 | To honor the Sioux Falls O'Gorman Knights as the 2019 Class 11 AAA State High School Football Champions. |
| HC 8028 | Honoring and commending the annual Tyler Wilcox Memorial Guns n' Hoses Blood Drive for being named the America's Blood Centers' Blood Drive of the Year for 2019. |
| HC 8033 | Commending and honoring Jason Hancock for his outstanding service to the South Dakota Legislature. |
| HCR 6005 | Commending the nation of Israel for its cordial and mutually beneficial relationship with the United States and with the State of South Dakota. |
| HCR 6011 | Supporting the Recovering America's Wildlife Act. |
| HCR 6017 | To encourage the creation of an interim legislative study to address infrastructure and funding support related to the expansion of Ellsworth Air Force Base. |
| HCR 6021 | Supporting the continued operation of the D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery. |
| HJR 5001 | To apply for a convention of states under Article V of the Constitution of the United States to impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, to limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and to limit the terms of office for federal officials and members of Congress. |
| HJR 5003 | Proposing and submitting to the electors at the next general election, an amendment to Article XII of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, relating to the creation of the property tax relief trust fund and to provide for the transfer of unobligated cash. |
| SB 2 | require the Department of Social Services to fully support a statewide centralized resource information system. |
| SB 64 | prohibit capital punishment for any person suffering from a severe mental illness. |
| SB 78 | increase funding for court appointed special advocates. |
| SB 90 | revise the distribution of motor fuel tax revenue, create a small structure and large culvert fund, provide for the use and administration of the fund, and to make an appropriation thereof. |
| SB 136 | authorize certain witnesses to be accompanied by a certified therapeutic dog in a criminal proceeding. |
| SB 147 | prohibit collective bargaining by certain employees of the Board of Regents. |
| SB 162 | provide limitations on the use of lighting equipment while hunting. |
| SC 801 | Celebrating and honoring Tabor's Annual Czech Days festivities on the occasion of its seventy-second Anniversary. |
| SC 805 | Honoring the 2019 Canton C-Hawk High School football team as champions of the Class 11A football championship. |
| SC 806 | Honoring and commending Janice Gilbert on being named Tea Area School District Teacher of the Year. |
| SC 807 | Honoring and commending Cody Lutes, elementary school teacher, on being named Lennox School District Teacher of the Year. |
| SC 808 | Commending and honoring the 2019 Tea Area High School Titans Boys Basketball Team. |
| SC 809 | To honor and commend the late Senator Gene Abdallah for his dedicated service to his community and state. |
| SC 818 | Honoring the Lennox Orioles track and field team on their outstanding performances at the state track and field meet. |
| SC 829 | Making John McBeth an honorary South Dakotan. |
| SC 830 | Celebrating the twentieth year of the South Dakota Tractor Museum. |
| SCR 601 | Supporting trade negotiations to remove barriers to country of origin labelling. |
| SJR 501 | Proposing and submitting to the voters an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, providing for wagering on sporting events and to revise provisions regarding certain municipal proceeds of gaming revenues. |
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