Representative Steve Westra | South Dakota Legislature

Representative Steve Westra - 2014

Prime Sponsor

Bill	Bill Type1	Bill2	Title

HB 1212	HB	1212	provide for fair and open competition in certain governmental contracts, to prohibit the inclusion of certain terms in governmental contracts and documents, and to establish a procedure to grant certain exemptions after notice and a public hearing.
HC 1027	HC	1027	Commending several of Lincoln High School's athletic programs whose participants, through hard work and devotion, excelled on the field and in the classroom, never took their eyes off the prize, and as a result, were rewarded with state championships.
HC 1059	HC	1059	Honoring and commending Shelby Specht of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, for receiving a 2014 Prudential Spirit of Community Award.

Co Sponsor

Bill	Bill Type1	Bill2	Title

HB 1070	HB	1070	sunset certain tax refund claims for an economic development incentive program that has been previously terminated and to declare an emergency.
HB 1073	HB	1073	provide for the cancellation of expired mechanic's and materialman's liens.
HB 1085	HB	1085	revise certain property tax levies for the general fund of school districts.
HB 1086	HB	1086	create a leased residential property classification and to establish the school district general fund levy for the property classification.
HB 1099	HB	1099	revise the membership of the State Investment Council.
HB 1120	HB	1120	provide for alternative documentation of financial responsibility for vehicles.
HB 1122	HB	1122	define the limitations of interstate compacts relating to the collection of civil fines.
HB 1129	HB	1129	prohibit the use of certain explosive targets in the Black Hills Forest Fire Protection District.
HB 1136	HB	1136	limit the authority of delegates to a limited Article V convention to vote for unauthorized amendments contrary to legislative instructions and to provide a civil fine for the violation thereof.
HB 1142	HB	1142	enhance the support for public postsecondary technical institutes, to transfer certain funds, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
HB 1150	HB	1150	require that the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States be recited at the start of each school day in every public school classroom.
HB 1152	HB	1152	revise certain provisions concerning registration of limited partnerships.
HB 1154	HB	1154	authorize the commissioner of school and public lands to grant certain surface and subsurface easements to provide access to oil, gas, minerals, and geothermal resources.
HB 1155	HB	1155	allow a court to vacate certain convictions if the offense was committed as a result of human trafficking.
HB 1161	HB	1161	establish a cause of action for wrongful human trafficking.
HB 1175	HB	1175	authorize the Board of Regents to expand university facilities at the University of South Dakota, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
HB 1177	HB	1177	prohibit certain use of handheld electronic wireless communication devices while driving and to provide a penalty therefor.
HB 1219	HB	1219	require joint municipal and school annual elections.
HB 1221	HB	1221	exempt certain amateur sports coaches from sales and use tax.
HB 1238	HB	1238	provide for the impoundment of license plates after multiple driving under the influence offenses.
HB 1246	HB	1246	increase the maximum bet limit and to eliminate the award limit on video lottery games.
HB 1250	HB	1250	provide for a coordinated effort to assist victims of human trafficking.
HC 1001	HC	1001	Honoring the 2013 Dakota Valley High School Panthers Volleyball Team.
HC 1002	HC	1002	Honoring the 2013 Canton High School football team.
HC 1003	HC	1003	Honoring South Dakota's Army and Air National Guard outstanding personnel award winners.
HC 1020	HC	1020	Commending and honoring Ms. Bethany Buell Firsick, 2013 National Champion Pole Vaulter.
HC 1021	HC	1021	Commending and honoring Alexa Duling, a 2013 Walter Byers Postgraduate Scholarship recipient.
HC 1023	HC	1023	Commending and honoring the 2013 Habitat for Humanity--South Dakota Habitat Supporters of the Year.
HC 1025	HC	1025	Honoring Chief Warrant Officer Two Benjamin J. Smetana for his service as a member of the South Dakota Army National Guard.
HC 1030	HC	1030	Commending and honoring Robert (Bob) Graff, a member of the Agar-Blunt-Onida School District Board of Education, on his selection as the Associated School Boards of South Dakota Outstanding School Board Member of South Dakota for 2013.
HC 1033	HC	1033	Honoring Kerri Young of Mitchell, South Dakota, on her outstanding achievement in Mitchell High School girls basketball.
HC 1043	HC	1043	Commending Mabel Dubbelde Heinemann on her 100th birthday.
HC 1044	HC	1044	Commending and honoring National Merit Semifinalists Hannah Asfeldt, Sean Calhoun, Pranam Dey, Shelley Feng, Colten Fisher, and Jeremy Mettler of Sioux Falls Lincoln High School for their outstanding academic achievements.
HC 1045	HC	1045	Commending and honoring the 2013 Lincoln High School State Tennis Tournament Flight Three Individual Champion Austin Noldner and the Flight Two Doubles Champions Austin Noldner and Brent Heflin for their outstanding athletic performances.
HC 1047	HC	1047	Commending and honoring Tom Vining of Sioux Falls Lincoln High School for winning the individual South Dakota 2013 Boys State AA High School Golf Championship with his outstanding athletic performance.
HC 1056	HC	1056	Recognizing the commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the location filming of Dances With Wolves in South Dakota.
HC 1057	HC	1057	Recognizing and honoring the American Association of State Troopers 2013 Trooper of the Year recipient, Trooper Andrew Steen.
HCR 1003	HCR	1003	Recognizing the outstanding public service of President Calvin Coolidge and his support of Mount Rushmore.
HCR 1018	HCR	1018	Recognizing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) as a serious and chronic disease in South Dakota.
HCR 1022	HCR	1022	Concerning U.S. EPA-proposed greenhouse gas emission standards for new and existing fossil-fueled power plants.
HCR 1024	HCR	1024	Petitioning President Obama to publicly condemn China for its aggressive program of cyber warfare and espionage against the United States of America.
HJR 1002	HJR	1002	Proposing and submitting to the electors at the next general election an amendment to Article III, section 6 of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, relating to legislative term limits.
HJR 1004	HJR	1004	Making formal application to Congress to call an Article V convention of the states for the sole purpose of proposing a federal balanced budget amendment.
SB 1	SB	1	provide for the selection of the chair and vice chair of the Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council, to revise the membership of the Executive Board, to provide for the term of each constituted Executive Board, to provide for the year-round governance of the Legislative Research Council by the Executive Board, and to provide for continuity of board membership.
SB 9	SB	9	revise provisions related to the Interim Appropriations Committee.
SB 10	SB	10	revise certain provisions related to the annual budget report submission.
SB 11	SB	11	require the submission to the Legislature of a financial plan that assesses the long-term financial implications of current and proposed policies, programs, and assumptions.
SB 62	SB	62	establish a comprehensive evaluation of the common core state standards and to make an appropriation therefor.
SB 63	SB	63	protect the privacy of the records of individual students.
SB 64	SB	64	require a waiting period prior to the adoption of new uniform content standards and to provide for an opportunity for public comment for all new content standards.
SB 114	SB	114	establish a wine direct shipper license and to provide for certain direct shipments of wine.
SB 123	SB	123	require the Department of Social Services to develop a procedure to screen and test applicants for certain financial assistance benefits to determine if the applicants are using controlled substances.
SB 124	SB	124	revise certain reimbursement provisions relating to legislators-elect and newly appointed legislators.
SB 137	SB	137	make an appropriation to rehabilitate certain state-owned rail lines and to declare an emergency.
SB 145	SB	145	encourage schools to provide instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
SB 147	SB	147	revise the composition of the governing body of a health maintenance organization.
SB 154	SB	154	establish the Jolene's Law Task Force to study the impact of sexual abuse of children in this state and to make recommendations to the Legislature on policies to effectively address the issue.
SB 165	SB	165	develop a systematic process for the performance management review of state agencies.
SB 172	SB	172	revise certain provisions relating to services performed by dental hygienists.
SB 180	SB	180	authorize the increase in the number of video lottery machines that may be placed in a licensed establishment under certain conditions.
SB 181	SB	181	define vapor products as tobacco products for the purpose of regulating the use of the products by minors and to place certain restrictions on the sale of vapor products.
SC 2	SC	2	Congratulating and honoring Sara Bakken on being named Outstanding Young Music Educator.
SC 3	SC	3	Congratulating and honoring Mike Whitehead on winning the State Truck Driving Competition.
SC 18	SC	18	Honoring former Senator Stan Adelstein for his service to the State of South Dakota.
SC 22	SC	22	Honoring the South Dakota Head Start Association.
SCR 3	SCR	3	Urging the members of the South Dakota Congressional delegation to sponsor and support the Marketplace Fairness Act, or similar legislation that would grant the states authority to collect sales and use tax on remote sales.