Representative Oren L. Lesmeister | South Dakota Legislature

Representative Oren L. Lesmeister - 2017

Prime Sponsor

Bill	Bill Type1	Bill2	Title

HCR 1008	HCR	1008	Urging Congress to develop a funding formula for the United States Department of Health and Human Services and the Indian Health Service that accurately reflects the true needs of various Indian Health Service regions.
SB 57	SB	57	authorize the operation of a nursing home facility in Eagle Butte, South Dakota, and to declare an emergency.
SB 58	SB	58	revise certain provisions regarding the responsibility to remove snow from certain state highways.
SB 158	SB	158	impose a tariff on certain pipelines carrying crude oil and to create a crude oil pipeline compensation fund that may be used in the event of a crude oil spill.
SB 162	SB	162	authorize the Board of Regents to contract for the design, renovation of, and addition to, the Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory on the campus of South Dakota State University and to make an appropriation therefor.
SC 33	SC	33	Congratulating and honoring Shantell Brewer, of Dupree High School, and Sierra Ward, of Belle Fourche High School, for being finalists in the 2017 Business Plan Competition.
SCR 10	SCR	10	Recognizing South Dakota's need to protect and preserve the clean waters of the Missouri River and expressing opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline.

Co Sponsor

Bill	Bill Type1	Bill2	Title

HB 1055	HB	1055	revise certain provisions regarding the need for a driver license or permit to operate certain motor vehicles.
HB 1056	HB	1056	authorize law enforcement officers to issue certain citations not signed under oath.
HB 1066	HB	1066	revise certain provisions regarding permits for the sale of certain trailers, motorcycles, and other vehicles.
HB 1067	HB	1067	revise certain provisions concerning sales receipts maintained by temporary vendors.
HB 1068	HB	1068	revise certain provisions concerning landowner liability for certain injuries suffered.
HB 1071	HB	1071	require the approval of the Legislature before any high level nuclear waste may be processed or deposited within state boundaries.
HB 1072	HB	1072	repeal and revise certain provisions relating to permits to carry a concealed pistol.
HB 1075	HB	1075	repeal the authority of municipalities to exercise planning and zoning powers outside corporate limits of municipalities.
HB 1084	HB	1084	allow chiropractic corporations operated as sole proprietorships to be operated for a certain time after the death of the chiropractor.
HB 1091	HB	1091	modify certain provisions relating to concealed carry permits.
HB 1094	HB	1094	provide for the transfer of certain landowner hunting licenses.
HB 1095	HB	1095	revise certain provisions regarding resident fishing possession limits.
HB 1099	HB	1099	require a sentence of life imprisonment for certain persons with severe mental illness and to provide for a determination of severe mental illness in those cases.
HB 1109	HB	1109	create provisions for prohibiting the use of handheld electronic wireless communications devices by school bus drivers.
HB 1116	HB	1116	revise certain standards for new construction where a building code ordinance has not been adopted.
HB 1119	HB	1119	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 1125	HB	1125	make accessible to the public certain information relating to the partners in education tax credit program.
HB 1127	HB	1127	revise the procedure for a deployed military service member to renew a concealed carry permit
HB 1135	HB	1135	provide certain provisions requiring plaintiffs in certain civil suits to cover certain court costs.
HB 1136	HB	1136	revise certain election recount provisions.
HB 1139	HB	1139	revise certain provisions concerning adverse possession of certain real property.
HB 1154	HB	1154	allow certain persons with a felony conviction to apply for a concealed pistol permit.
HB 1158	HB	1158	revise the definition of fall enrollment for the purpose of calculating state aid to education payments to school districts.
HB 1161	HB	1161	repeal the requirement for certain township, municipal, and school district fiscal reports to be submitted to county auditors.
HB 1168	HB	1168	revise certain provisions regarding nonresident waterfowl licenses.
HB 1180	HB	1180	establish the nonbeneficiary student scholarship program for certain students attending tribally controlled colleges and to make an appropriation therefor.
HB 1181	HB	1181	prohibit hydraulic fracturing.
HB 1182	HB	1182	provide certain provisions that require the Governor to consult the Legislature before mobilizing the National Guard or law enforcement in certain circumstances.
HB 1195	HB	1195	revise certain provisions regarding health coverage for applied behavior analysis.
HB 1200	HB	1200	revise certain provisions regarding contributions to ballot question committees.
HB 1202	HB	1202	make an appropriation for the support of the Veterans Outreach Center and to declare an emergency.
HC 1002	HC	1002	Commending the South Dakota Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 196th Regiment, Regional Training Institute (RTI) on training hundreds of officer candidates from South Dakota and soldiers across the nation.
HC 1004	HC	1004	Honoring Raina Grimsley of Mitchell, South Dakota, Girls State Governor, and Max Hawkins of Renner, 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.
HC 1005	HC	1005	Commending the entire South Dakota Army National Guard on being awarded a first place gold finish in the 2016 Army Communities of Excellence Awards.
HC 1008	HC	1008	Honoring the Pierre Junior Shooters BB Gun Team for winning the 2016 Daisy National BB Gun Championship.
HC 1010	HC	1010	Commending and honoring the 2016 Habitat for Humanity-South Dakota Habitat Supporters of the Year.
HC 1014	HC	1014	Honoring the city of Mobridge for being included in the 2017 Governor's Awards for Outstanding Support of the Arts by an Organization or Business.
HC 1015	HC	1015	Honoring Mel Chandler for his outstanding service to the State of South Dakota.
HC 1017	HC	1017	Posthumously honoring the life, character, and achievements of Bob Hanson.
HC 1018	HC	1018	Recognizing Rev. Dr. Donald C. Simmons, Jr. for his exemplary service to the State of South Dakota.
HC 1020	HC	1020	Celebrating and honoring Tabor's Annual Czech Days festivities on the occasion of its sixty-ninth anniversary on June 15th, 16th, and 17th 2017.
HC 1024	HC	1024	Commending and honoring the South Dakota Department of Transportation on the one hundredth anniversary of its creation.
HC 1025	HC	1025	Honoring Phyllis Perkovich for her outstanding commitment and service to the South Dakota legislative page program and the youth of South Dakota.
HC 1026	HC	1026	Honoring Laura Ingalls Wilder's 150th birthday and the celebration of this milestone in De Smet, South Dakota.
HCR 1002	HCR	1002	Urging an external audit of the Indian Health Service by an act of Congress.
HCR 1005	HCR	1005	Calling for statewide recognition of the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 196th Regiment, Regional Training Institute (RTI) for training hundreds of officer candidates from South Dakota and soldiers across the nation.
HCR 1007	HCR	1007	Strengthening and expanding sister-state ties between South Dakota and Taiwan; supporting the signing of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and a Bilateral Investment Agreement (BIA) with the United States; and reaffirming support for increasing Taiwan's international profile.
HCR 1009	HCR	1009	Supporting the establishment of a truth and healing conciliation commission for the purpose of studying race relations among Native Americans and the State of South Dakota.
HCR 1011	HCR	1011	Recognizing and honoring Sitting Bull, Tatanka-Iyotanka, a courageous warrior, statesman, dedicated leader, one of South Dakota's first ambassadors to the world, and a man who remains an essential figure in South Dakota and United States history.
HCR 1015	HCR	1015	instructing the Department of Transportation to ensure proper access for farm and grazing lands by identifying and reevaluating excessive highway setbacks.
HJR 1001	HJR	1001	Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to Article XXI of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, relating to fishing, hunting, and trapping.
SB 65	SB	65	establish the South Dakota Board of Technical Education and to revise certain provisions regarding career and technical education and postsecondary technical institutes.
SB 69	SB	69	revise the tax required when a new motor vehicle dealer licenses a new motor vehicle.
SB 73	SB	73	provide a special tribal veteran license plate for certain motor vehicles.
SB 74	SB	74	exempt the elected members of the governing board of any federally recognized Indian tribe from the requirement to register as lobbyists.
SB 75	SB	75	revise certain provisions regarding the purchase from a municipality of malt beverages by certain alcoholic beverage licensees.
SB 78	SB	78	revise provisions regarding election petitions for conservation district supervisors.
SB 80	SB	80	regulate the use of drones under certain conditions and to provide a penalty therefor.
SB 81	SB	81	prohibit the manufacture, sale, or possession of alcohol in a powdered, condensed, or other concentrated form under most circumstances.
SB 89	SB	89	provide certain provisions regarding liability against public entities that prohibit firearms on their premises.
SB 94	SB	94	repeal and revise certain provisions relating to the requirements for a permit to carry a concealed pistol.
SB 96	SB	96	require a minimum amount of paid sick leave for employees.
SB 105	SB	105	reduce the excise tax imposed on the gross receipts from sale, resale, or lease of farm machinery, attachment units, and irrigation equipment.
SB 110	SB	110	establish a tuition reimbursement program for certain teachers who teach in rural school districts.
SB 111	SB	111	revise the administrative rule regarding income eligibility for assistance with child care costs.
SB 118	SB	118	allow for special motor vehicle license plates depicting the Dignity sculpture.
SB 120	SB	120	repeal the Legislative Planning Committee and revise certain provisions regarding agency performance reviews.
SB 121	SB	121	make an appropriation for the completion and upgrade of the South Dakota public safety radio system and to declare an emergency.
SB 125	SB	125	revise the list of organizations that may approve and accredit a nonpublic school.
SB 135	SB	135	revise certain meat labeling requirements.
SB 139	SB	139	provide for the permitting of waterfowl outfitters, and to dedicate fees and surcharges paid by waterfowl outfitters for use on certain game production areas.
SB 145	SB	145	provide limitation on liability for certain architects and engineers
SB 150	SB	150	establish certain provisions regarding paid maternity leave.
SB 155	SB	155	establish an early childhood education pilot program and to make an appropriation therefor.
SB 156	SB	156	establish the South Dakota Early Learning Advisory Council.
SB 159	SB	159	provide for the continuation of the paraprofessional tuition assistance scholarship program and to make an appropriation therefor.
SB 165	SB	165	establish consultation protocols between the Department of Education and tribal government officials.
SB 174	SB	174	revise certain provisions limiting the issuance of certain licenses and permits if a debt is being collected by the obligation recovery center.
SC 21	SC	21	Posthumously honoring the life, character, and achievements of Bob Hanson.
SC 29	SC	29	Celebrating and honoring the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Sioux Tribe's annual wacipi celebration on the occasion of its 150th anniversary on June 30, July 1, and July 2, 2017.
SC 31	SC	31	Honoring and commending Susan Delaney-Kary of Parmelee, South Dakota, for receiving the 2016 Spirit of Dakota Award.
SCR 4	SCR	4	Recognizing and finding that pornography is a public health crisis leading to a broad spectrum of individual and public health impacts and societal harms.
SCR 6	SCR	6	Commending and recognizing the numerous contributions made by South Dakota's social workers and recognizing March 2017 as Social Work Month.
SCR 13	SCR	13	To require the payment into the federal oil spill liability trust fund for the Keystone One Pipeline and the Keystone XL Pipeline and to recognize dilbit as oil.
SCR 14	SCR	14	Urging the Governor to fuel the state fleet with premium E-30 fuel.