Senator Pam Merchant | South Dakota Legislature

Senator Pam Merchant - 2010

Prime Sponsor

Bill	Bill Type1	Bill2	Title

HB 1133	HB	1133	prohibit minors from using certain wireless communication devices while operating motor vehicles upon the public highways and to provide certain exceptions.
HB 1189	HB	1189	prohibit discrimination based on domestic violence in life and health insurance policies.
HB 1217	HB	1217	regulate passenger elevators, escalators, and similar conveyance facilities.
HB 1222	HB	1222	exempt persons selling certain foods at farmers' markets from licensure requirements and to establish other requirements for the sale of those foods.
HB 1223	HB	1223	provide procedures by which adopted persons may obtain their original birth certificates and the contact preference of birth parents.
HB 1234	HB	1234	increase certain state employee salaries.
HB 1235	HB	1235	increase funding for certain providers of medical services and to make an appropriation therefor.
HB 1236	HB	1236	appropriate money from the education enhancement trust fund for the purpose of providing increased funding for state aid to education.
HB 1251	HB	1251	provide for delivery of alcoholic beverages to the consumer by certain off-sale and package retailers.
HB 1255	HB	1255	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 1262	HB	1262	adjust certain registration fees for the use of motor vehicles on the public highways.
HC 1026	HC	1026	Recognizing the South Dakota State University Women's Basketball Team on its outstanding athletic and academic achievements.
SB 145	SB	145	revise certain qualifications for the South Dakota opportunity scholarship program.
SB 192	SB	192	modify distributions from the wind energy tax fund.

Co Sponsor

Bill	Bill Type1	Bill2	Title

HB 1006	HB	1006	repeal, update, and make form and style revisions to certain statutes related to the Department of Transportation.
HB 1007	HB	1007	repeal, update, and make form and style revisions to certain statutes related to the Aeronautics Commission.
HB 1070	HB	1070	revise certain provisions relating to the voidability of gambling contracts.
HB 1071	HB	1071	revise certain provisions relating to parental liability for willful acts of a child and to revise the limitation on recovery.
HB 1092	HB	1092	revise the certain provisions concerning continuing liens on wages by garnishment.
HB 1119	HB	1119	prohibit certain acts of sexual penetration and contact between certain school employees and students and to provide penalties therefor.
HB 1120	HB	1120	revise certain provisions and assessments related to the South Dakota Oilseeds Council.
HB 1122	HB	1122	appropriate money for the Northern Crops Institute.
HB 1130	HB	1130	include the families of certain members of the armed forces who died in military service as eligible for gold star special license plates.
HB 1142	HB	1142	prohibit campaign contributions to candidates for the Public Utilities Commission by certain persons or entities associated with regulated entities.
HB 1144	HB	1144	revise the Human Relations Act to include additional categories of persons.
HB 1150	HB	1150	revise the calculation of the small school adjustment in the state aid to education formula for certain students who participate in open enrollment.
HB 1156	HB	1156	provide health insurance coverage for contraceptive drugs and devices.
HB 1164	HB	1164	revise no contact provisions in cases of stalking and domestic abuse.
HB 1165	HB	1165	revise the procedure for reissuing certain alcoholic beverage licenses.
HB 1167	HB	1167	revise the term of service of a grand jury.
HB 1176	HB	1176	authorize certain licensed hunters who are quadriplegic to hunt using a designated hunter.
HB 1178	HB	1178	prohibit the use of certain wireless communications devices while driving.
HB 1186	HB	1186	prohibit certain regulated entities from providing financial support for events involving the Public Utilities Commission.
HB 1192	HB	1192	establish an ethanol blender pump incentive grant program, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
HB 1193	HB	1193	allow certain local governments to participate in the state health insurance plan.
HB 1194	HB	1194	revise certain provisions concerning wind easements and to specify certain information to be included in the recorded documents.
HB 1203	HB	1203	provide for the regulation of acupuncturists.
HB 1225	HB	1225	provide for a process to limit state government spending.
HB 1241	HB	1241	establish an additional time period during which fireworks may be sold and discharged and to revise certain provisions regarding county regulation of fireworks.
HB 1245	HB	1245	repeal the death penalty and commute certain death sentences to life imprisonment.
HB 1246	HB	1246	revise the definition of new business facilities that are eligible for certain tax refunds and to declare an emergency.
HB 1269	HB	1269	require the installation of ethanol blender pumps in certain state-operated fueling facilities and to make an appropriation therefor.
HB 1273	HB	1273	restrict certain state purchases of gasoline to ethanol blends.
HC 1010	HC	1010	Commending and honoring South Dakota's one hundred eighty-eight agriculture educators on National Teach Agriculture Day, February 25, 2010.
HC 1023	HC	1023	Commending and honoring the 2009 State A Girls' Cross Country Champions, the Garretson Blue Dragons, for their outstanding athletic performance at the 2009 State A Girls' Cross Country Meet.
HC 1025	HC	1025	Commending and honoring Tyler Oran Sorenson, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Western Wrestling Conference 197-pound champion, for his outstanding and unprecedented athletic performance in Brookings, South Dakota, at the 2010 Western Wrestling Conference Meet.
HCR 1001	HCR	1001	Urging Congress to pass a balanced, well-funded, multi-year federal highway program which provides connectivity and mobility to both rural and urban areas.
HCR 1004	HCR	1004	Expressing the heartfelt condolences of South Dakotans to the people of Haiti for their losses resulting from the devastating and horrific earthquake of January 12, 2010, and also to urge the people of South Dakota to be charitable in this time of great human suffering.
HCR 1012	HCR	1012	Directing the South Dakota State Investment Council to apply its Social Activism Policy to address the ongoing genocide and other atrocities being committed in Sudan.
HJR 1003	HJR	1003	Proposing and submitting to the electors at the next general election an amendment to Article XII of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, relating to the limitation of expenditures for the State of South Dakota.
SB 1	SB	1	increase certain registration fees and taxes for the use of motor vehicles on the public highways and to declare an emergency.
SB 70	SB	70	provide certain restrictions regarding the passing of a bicycle.
SB 71	SB	71	provide driver licensing stations and provide the same level of service at each station as was prior to October 1, 2009.
SB 83	SB	83	provide for the self-administration of prescription asthma and anaphylaxis medication by students.
SB 87	SB	87	require evidence of financial responsibility at the time of certain vehicle registrations.
SB 88	SB	88	adopt the interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children.
SB 92	SB	92	revise certain provisions relating to the reimbursement of referring counties for certain mental health services.
SB 93	SB	93	exempt certain small wind energy facilities from property taxation.
SB 94	SB	94	provide for the establishment of rural community-based energy development projects.
SB 95	SB	95	establish a grant program to fund certain energy efficiency projects.
SB 98	SB	98	revise certain provisions regarding the yielding of the right-of-way to pedestrians making a crossing of a highway.
SB 99	SB	99	revise the distribution of the pesticide registration fee and to establish the weed and pest early detection rapid response fund.
SB 108	SB	108	prohibit dental insurers from setting fees for noncovered services.
SB 134	SB	134	provide for divestiture of state investment funds in certain companies liable to sanctions under the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996.
SB 144	SB	144	limit increases in spending by state government.
SB 152	SB	152	provide procedures by which adopted persons may obtain their original birth certificates.
SB 156	SB	156	require that determinations in both adult and juvenile court proceedings relative to a controlled substance violation of a high school student participating in extracurricular activities be reported to the South Dakota High School Activities Association and to the school administrator.
SB 158	SB	158	provide certain requirements for tanning facilities.
SB 164	SB	164	require the Board of Regents to prepare a plan for the establishment of a community college system in South Dakota.
SB 167	SB	167	provide for the reconfiguration of the South Dakota sex offender registry to facilitate enhanced utilization by the public.
SB 169	SB	169	limit the subrogation of certain insurers unless and until the insured is made whole.
SB 173	SB	173	provide a maximum finance charge for payday loans and title loans.
SB 179	SB	179	require that certain contested cases be heard by hearing examiners in the Office of Hearing Examiners.
SB 191	SB	191	establish the South Dakota Early Learning Council, and to establish community planning processes and eligibility criteria for entities seeking state funding to provide voluntary prekindergarten programs to children from low-income families.
SB 193	SB	193	expand medicaid eligibility for pregnant women and to provide an appropriation therefor.
SC 1	SC	1	Honoring and supporting the Scotland Kuchen Feier on the occasion of its first annual event.
SC 2	SC	2	Honoring and supporting Czech Days in Tabor, South Dakota, on the occasion of its sixty-second anniversary.
SC 4	SC	4	Commending and honoring the 2009 Habitat for Humanity—South Dakota Habitat Supporters of the Year: Len Tougas, Beadle County HFH - Huron; Terry Fuller, Black Hills - Rapid City; Larry and Janet Gerjets, Brookings Area HFH - Brookings; Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Chamberlain; Dacotah Tipis - Ft. Thompson; Shawn Miller, HFH East Central South Dakota (Lake and Moody Counties); Eric Lundin, HFH of Greater Sioux Falls - Sioux Falls; Zion Lutheran Church, Hub Area Habitat for Humanity - Aberdeen; Jon Schmitz, Mitchell Regional Habitat for Humanity - Mitchell; Linda Voller, Oahe HFH - Pierre; Emmanuel Episcopal Church/Diocese of Missouri and Christ Lutheran Church, Sicangu Tikaga Okiciyapi HFH - Mission; Andor Inc., HFH of Greater Watertown Region - Watertown; Julie Gergen, HFH of Yankton County - Yankton; Citibank and Valerie Kuhl, HFH - South Dakota.
SC 10	SC	10	Honoring Tate Bruckner of Menno, South Dakota, for his outstanding performance as a high school athlete and his dedication to his community.
SC 11	SC	11	Honoring David Maxwell of Parkston, South Dakota, for his determination and outstanding performance as a high school athlete and his dedication to his community.
SC 13	SC	13	Commending the Boys & Girls Clubs of South Dakota and honoring the 2010 Boys & Girls Club Youth of the Year Contestants Melissa Howe, representing the Boys & Girls Clubs of Three District Youth Services; Arisbet Escalante, representing the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Black Hills; Bryana Schull, representing Ellsworth Air Force Base Youth Activities Center; Kami Bailey, representing the Boys & Girls Club of Watertown; Nikol Purucker, representing the Boys & Girls Club of Brookings; and Torey Williams, representing the Boys & Girls Club of Aberdeen.
SC 14	SC	14	Honoring and congratulating the members of the 2009 Corsica VFW Teener youth baseball team: Kris Menning, Adam Fink, Aaron Groeneweg, Kiefer Johnson, Luke Bamberg, Colin Wieczorek, Gunner Baan Hofman, Ryan Hongslo, Eric Vanden Hoek, Harlan Big Crow, and Kyle Beltman with bat boy Gavin Zomer and Coaches Bob Bamberg and Dave Holstein on their first-ever State B Baseball Championship Title
SC 20	SC	20	Recognizing Don Meyer for his distinguished service to the State of South Dakota.
SC 23	SC	23	Congratulating and commending Bryan Hagg, Tony Martinet, and the entire Sioux Falls Lincoln High School Forensic Team for their commitment, dedication, and success at the state and national levels from the 2008 through 2010 forensic seasons.
SC 24	SC	24	Commending and honoring the 2009-2010 Madison High School Lady Bulldogs Gymnastics Team for its sixteenth consecutive state championship title in Class A Gymnastics and for setting the national record for consecutive gymnastics state championships.
SC 26	SC	26	Congratulating and commending the Augustana College Women's Basketball Team for its successful 2009-2010 season.
SC 27	SC	27	Honoring John Frislie of Canton, South Dakota, for his contributions to conservation efforts in southeastern South Dakota and statewide.
SC 30	SC	30	Commending and honoring former Lieutenant Governor William Dougherty for his many years of service to South Dakota.
SCR 3	SCR	3	Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the South Dakota State Capitol.
SCR 5	SCR	5	Expressing support for the public awareness of multiple sclerosis and recognizing MS Awareness Week as March 8-14, 2010.
SJR 6	SJR	6	Proposing and submitting to the electors at the next general election amendments to Articles IV and VIII of the Constitution, to combine the duties of the treasurer and the commissioner of school and public lands.