Representative Karla J. Lems | South Dakota Legislature

Representative Karla J. Lems - 2025

Detail Committees Bills Hearings

Prime Sponsor

Bill	Bill Type1	Bill2	Title

HB 1052	HB	1052	prohibit the exercise of eminent domain for a pipeline that carries carbon oxide.
HB 1190	HB	1190	require an ownership disclosure for any non-individual entity that exercises eminent domain.
HB 1191	HB	1191	subject advertising services to a gross receipts tax, and to allocate proceeds to property tax relief.
HJR 5006	HJR	5006	Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election amendments to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, requiring an intervening general election before consideration of an initiated constitutional amendment or initiated measure having the same subject as a previously rejected initiated amendment or measure.
SC 820	SC	820	Honoring the 2024-2025 Canton C-Hawk girls wrestling team for its outstanding accomplishments.

Co Sponsor

Bill	Bill Type1	Bill2	Title

HB 1053	HB	1053	require age verification by websites containing material that is harmful to minors, and to provide a penalty therefor.
HB 1062	HB	1062	amend provisions pertaining to the maintenance and publication of the statewide voter registration file.
HB 1169	HB	1169	modify the signature requirement for a petition to initiate a constitutional amendment.
HB 1184	HB	1184	amend the deadline for filing a petition to initiate a measure or constitutional amendment.
HB 1186	HB	1186	provide for the revision and eventual repeal of the employer's investment in South Dakota's future fee.
HB 1204	HB	1204	revise the subpoena powers of the Government Operations and Audit Committee.
HB 1205	HB	1205	require legislative approval of real property leases that are necessary for the operation of state government and exceed specified durations or rental payments.
HB 1228	HB	1228	require an environmental impact statement from applicants seeking a carbon dioxide transmission facility permit from the Public Utilities Commission of the State of South Dakota.
HB 1243	HB	1243	require an ownership disclosure for any non-individual entity that exercises eminent domain.
HC 8008	HC	8008	Recognizing Scouting America Day at the Capitol and celebrating Scouting America on the occasion of its one hundred fifteenth anniversary.
HC 8017	HC	8017	Honoring the Canton C-Hawks boys wrestling team.
HCR 6010	HCR	6010	Encouraging the Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council to establish an interim legislative committee on preserving and protecting the Black Hills of South Dakota.
HJR 5007	HJR	5007	Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election a law transfer the state accounting system from the Bureau of Finance and Management to the state auditor and amend provisions pertaining to the Bureau of Finance and Management.
SB 124	SB	124	establish the Incarceration Task Force.
SB 204	SB	204	prohibit the expenditure of certain funds appropriated for purposes related to the construction of a prison facility.
SCR 608	SCR	608	To provide for an interim study to examine the South Dakota criminal justice system with a focus on substance abuse, mental health issues, and corrections.