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Representative  Tom Jones - 2012
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HC 1010HC1010Commending and honoring the Parker State Class B Boys' Cross Country Champions.
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HB 1001HB1001revise certain provisions regarding the sales and use tax.
HB 1002HB1002repeal the sales and use tax exemption for coins, currency, and bullion.
HB 1071HB1071increase 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 1081HB1081revise certain provisions relating to the killing of any mountain lion to protect human life, livestock, or pets.
HB 1082HB1082provide certain exceptions to Department of Game, Fish and Parks promulgated rules pertaining to the taking of mountain lions.
HB 1098HB1098repeal certain provisions providing for the tolling of administrative rules dealing with underground injection control Class III wells and in situ leach mining relating to uranium.
HB 1099HB1099increase the fee for a payor to withhold child support.
HB 1106HB1106restore funding for certain salary and expense reimbursement programs relating to veterans' service officers and to make an appropriation therefor.
HB 1115HB1115exempt certain contracts from the competitive bidding requirements for water user districts.
HB 1123HB1123establish the state employee work enhancement program to equalize the tuition rates paid by state employees.
HB 1129HB1129prohibit the use of certain handheld electronic wireless devices for electronic messaging while driving.
HB 1131HB1131revise certain provisions relating to the posting of public notice for meetings of public bodies.
HB 1138HB1138declare that any person who maintains or provides roll-your-own cigarette machines at retail establishments are cigarette manufacturers.
HB 1147HB1147remove the individual liability of a school board member who authorizes the making of a void contract, check or registered warrant.
HB 1155HB1155regulate certain automatic periodic financial transfers for the purpose of funding political contributions.
HB 1160HB1160provide for the award of filing fees as court costs in certain appeals.
HB 1177HB1177establish provisions to exempt breastfeeding mothers or new parents from jury duty.
HB 1182HB1182revise the filing deadlines for the nomination of certain independent candidates.
HB 1198HB1198revise the definition of firearm to include certain antique, muzzle-loading, and black powder weapons in certain circumstances.
HB 1203HB1203revise auditing requirements for water development districts.
HB 1206HB1206make an appropriation for emergency food assistance grants and to repeal the sales tax on food refund program.
HB 1208HB1208establish the South Dakota Early Learning Advisory Council.
HB 1216HB1216lower 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 1225HB1225revise the distribution of earnings from the education enhancement trust fund, and to establish the teacher compensation enhancement program.
HB 1226HB1226revise 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 1231HB1231provide that hydraulic fracturing is an acceptable recovery process in South Dakota.
HB 1235HB1235revise certain provisions relating to the South Dakota state flag.
HB 1246HB1246prohibit the use of bisphenol A in certain products.
HC 1001HC1001Honoring and supporting the Scotland Kuchen Feier on the occasion of its third annual event.
HC 1003HC1003Commending and honoring the community of Delmont on its one hundred twenty-fifth birthday.
HC 1004HC1004Thanking 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 1005HC1005Congratulating and honoring Rob Monson on his election as the 2011-2012 President of the National Association of Elementary School Principals.
HC 1006HC1006Honoring and commemorating the anniversary in 2012 of the fifty-fourth annual Schmeckfest in Freeman, South Dakota.
HC 1013HC1013Commending and honoring those who served in the Korean War, on the sixtieth anniversary of the war's end.
HC 1014HC1014Commending and honoring Dennis Povondra, business manager at Bon Homme 4-2 School District, on his retirement after thirty-six years of exceptional service.
HC 1015HC1015Celebrating and honoring Tabor's Annual Czech Days Festivities on the occasion of its sixty-fourth anniversary on June 14, 15, 16, 2012.
HC 1016HC1016Commending and honoring Avon Elementary School as a National Blue Ribbon school for outstanding academic achievement.
HC 1017HC1017Honoring and commending the twenty-fifth annual Menno Pioneer Power Show.
HC 1021HC1021Commending and honoring the VFW Voice of Democracy, Patriot's Pen, and Teachers of the Year award winners of 2012.
HC 1022HC1022Honoring and commemorating Roger Nelson for his life-long commitment to sports in South Dakota.
HC 1024HC1024Commending and honoring 2012 Miss Teen Great Plains International Alaina Bertsch on her accomplishment.
HC 1025HC1025Thanking 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 1036HC1036Honoring, commending, and thanking South Dakota Highway Patrol Trooper Brent Saucerman for ten years of providing security at the South Dakota Capitol Complex.
HC 1039HC1039Commending and honoring Darin Peterka of Miller High School for his outstanding athletic performance.
HC 1042HC1042Honoring the Canton High School wrestling program.
HC 1048HC1048Acknowledging 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 1052HC1052Congratulating and honoring the Huron High School Tigers Wrestling Team, its coaches, and student managers for ranking second in the 2012 South Dakota State Class A Wrestling Championship Tournament.
HC 1064HC1064Commending 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 1002HCR1002Urging Congress and the South Dakota congressional delegation to support federal legislation to protect the United States Postal Service.
HCR 1006HCR1006in opposition to certain actions by animal rights groups to undermine agricultural producers.
HCR 1007HCR1007Urging the members of the South Dakota Congressional delegation to sponsor and support the Marketplace Fairness Act and the Marketplace Equity Act.
HCR 1008HCR1008Recognizing the week of June 25 through June 29, 2012, as Ag Week in South Dakota.
HCR 1011HCR1011Requesting that a United States Navy submarine be named the USS South Dakota.
HCR 1012HCR1012Directing 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 1014HCR1014Urging the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to reconsider its proposed closure of certain VA facilities in Hot Springs.
HCR 1018HCR1018Urging Congress to restore the impact aid program.
HJR 1002HJR1002To propose a constitutional amendment to repeal certain reimbursement restrictions for travel by legislators to and from a legislative session.
HJR 1004HJR1004To propose a constitutional amendment regarding legislative term limits.
SB 1SB1increase the excise tax on boats.
SB 69SB69repeal the sunset provision on certain statutes relating to nursing homes on Indian reservations.
SB 104SB104revise certain provisions concerning the investment of public funds.
SB 139SB139establish the Teach for America grant program within the Department of Education.
SB 153SB153authorize the transfer of certain landowner preference big game licenses.
SB 184SB184prohibit hiring discrimination on the basis of current employment status.
SB 185SB185provide an exception from the statutory requirements for persons taking steps towards self-employment and to allow them to collect unemployment compensation.
SB 189SB189provide a designation on certain nondriver identification cards, driver licenses, and permits that the card holders or licensees are honorably discharged veterans.
SC 1SC1Commending and honoring the 2010-2011 Outstanding School Administrators of South Dakota.
SC 7SC7Honoring 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 10SC10Congratulating 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 11SC11Recognizing the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Office of Legislative Affairs for its assistance to the State Legislature in carrying out the 2011 legislative redistricting process.
SC 14SC14Congratulating Aberdeen, South Dakota, for its recognition as one of the 100 Best Communities for Young People.
SC 17SC17Honoring Amy Shan of Madison as a recipient of the Prudential Spirit of Community Award.
SC 21SC21Congratulating 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 23SC23Honoring and commending the citizens of South Dakota for their exemplary response to the Missouri River Flood of 2011.
SC 29SC29Recognizing the achievements of the South Dakota State University Women's and Men's Basketball Teams.
SCR 1SCR1Honoring the University of South Dakota on its one hundred fiftieth anniversary.
SCR 4SCR4Supporting the concept and further development of South Dakota First, an initiative for success and development.
SCR 5SCR5Supporting and encouraging a 2012 interim study and thorough review of drainage laws in South Dakota.