Senator Lauren Nelson | South Dakota Legislature

Senator Lauren Nelson - 2025

Prime Sponsor

Bill	Bill Type1	Bill2	Title

HB 1066	HB	1066	revise residency requirements for the purposes of voter registration.
HB 1118	HB	1118	prohibit the award or use of state moneys for the research, production, promotion, sale, or distribution of cell-cultured protein.
HB 1124	HB	1124	repeal a requirement regarding possession of a registry card.
HB 1163	HB	1163	make an appropriation for a grant to assist in the construction and equipping of a veteran’s skilled trade center.
HB 1239	HB	1239	revise certain provisions related to the restriction of access to obscene materials in a public library or public school library.
SB 84	SB	84	extend the timeframe for filling a vacancy in a board of county commissioners.
SB 108	SB	108	reduce the megawattage requirement for energy conversion facilities governed by chapter 49-41B.
SCR 606	SCR	606	Expressing the Legislature's concern about the potential for a carbon oxide pipeline to become a weapon of mass destruction to be used by terrorists or unfriendly governments and urging the Public Utilities Commission to conduct risk assessments and establish stronger regulatory and security measures for carbon oxide pipelines to ensure adequate state, county, business, and family emergency response planning.

Co Sponsor

Bill	Bill Type1	Bill2	Title

HB 1052	HB	1052	prohibit the exercise of eminent domain for a pipeline that carries carbon oxide.
HB 1061	HB	1061	prohibit a health care provider from restricting or denying a parent or guardian's access to certain medical records and other health information of a minor.
HB 1068	HB	1068	allow a student to wear certain military decorations at a school graduation ceremony and to declare an emergency.
HB 1084	HB	1084	provide free state park and recreation area admission to current and former members of the South Dakota National Guard and their spouses and dependents.
HB 1093	HB	1093	modify the permissible dates for a school district bond election.
HB 1105	HB	1105	require the display of the state seal or motto in public school classrooms.
HB 1106	HB	1106	require a report regarding refugee resettlement services.
HB 1107	HB	1107	prohibit natural asset companies.
HB 1122	HB	1122	amend provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code.
HB 1152	HB	1152	prohibit the enforcement and implementation of directives from intergovernmental organizations, and to provide a penalty therefor.
HB 1177	HB	1177	require an employee of a school district, the Board of Regents, or the South Dakota Board of Technical Education to receive permission of a parent or guardian of an unemancipated minor student before addressing the student with a name other than the student's legal name and to prohibit the compulsory use of gendered language inconsistent with sex.
HB 1184	HB	1184	amend the deadline for filing a petition to initiate a measure or constitutional amendment.
HB 1193	HB	1193	prohibit the Board of Regents and institutions under its control from requiring students to reside in on-campus housing or purchase meal plans.
HB 1201	HB	1201	establish requirements for school employees regarding gender ideology.
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 1206	HB	1206	revise provisions on interim transfers and appropriations.
HB 1208	HB	1208	designate an individual using the address of a mail forwarding service or post office box when applying to register as a voter or vote by absentee ballot as a federal voter.
HB 1218	HB	1218	address the imposition of firearm restrictions on certain employees, officers, volunteers, and other individuals.
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 1231	HB	1231	repeal the board of barber examiners and cosmetology commission, and to create the cosmetology and barbering board, to provide a penalty, and to make an appropriation therefor.
HB 1249	HB	1249	protect landowners from the use of deception, fraud, harassment, intimidation, misrepresentation, or threat, in acquiring easements or easement options.
HB 1260	HB	1260	require that birth certificates and certain official documents reflect biological sex.
HB 1267	HB	1267	prohibit the use of paid petition circulators, and provide a penalty therefor.
HCR 6003	HCR	6003	To provide for an interim study regarding property tax reduction and preservation of the American dream to own a home.
HCR 6005	HCR	6005	Encouraging the board of each school district in this state to develop and implement a policy that limits the use of cellular telephones and other electronic communication devices during instructional time.
HJR 5004	HJR	5004	Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election amendments to the Constitution to the State of South Dakota, increasing the number of required signatures on a petition to initiate an amendment or measure.
SB 49	SB	49	prohibit the exercise of the right of eminent domain for the construction of certain facilities.
SB 68	SB	68	require an individual be a citizen of the United States before being eligible to vote and to provide a penalty therefor.
SB 74	SB	74	require the publication and review of an explanation of the open meeting laws of this state.
SB 78	SB	78	authorize a change in bullet diameter for use in taking certain animals.
SB 79	SB	79	permit the operation of a Class I electric bicycle on the Mickelson Trail.
SB 81	SB	81	prohibit the use of a firearms code for transactions involving firearms, accessories, components, and ammunition and to provide a civil penalty therefor.
SB 82	SB	82	require an official declaration of war or other Congressional action before the South Dakota National Guard may be deployed by the federal government.
SB 96	SB	96	revise eligibility requirements for the crime victims' compensation program.
SB 100	SB	100	limit the imposition of restrictions on the carrying of a concealed pistol and other items of self-defense while on the campus of a public institution of higher education.
SB 105	SB	105	establish election day as a legal holiday.
SB 142	SB	142	revise the dates for submission of budget requests.
SB 145	SB	145	require legislative approval of real property leases that are necessary for the operation of state government and exceed specified durations or rental payments.
SB 146	SB	146	revise provisions on interim transfers and appropriations.
SB 172	SB	172	provide a rebuttable presumption in favor of joint physical custody of a minor child.
SB 204	SB	204	prohibit the expenditure of certain funds appropriated for purposes related to the construction of a prison facility.
SC 801	SC	801	Recognizing and expressing gratitude to South Dakota Wildland Fire and Black Hills volunteer fire departments for their quick response and cooperation on Black Hills wildfires.
SC 805	SC	805	Celebrating and honoring Tabor's Czech Days annual festivities on the occasion of its seventy-sixth anniversary.
SC 815	SC	815	Honoring Frank Kloucek as the oldest surviving, and longest-tenured Democrat to serve in the South Dakota Legislature.
SCR 603	SCR	603	Supporting the establishment of a standardized system to recognize and award academic credit or certification for military service.
SCR 604	SCR	604	Supporting the expansion of transportation services for veterans receiving medical care in this state.
SJR 503	SJR	503	Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, clarifying that an individual must be a citizen of the United States to be eligible to vote.
SJR 504	SJR	504	Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, requiring a number of signatures on a petition to initiate a constitutional amendment be obtained from each county.