South Dakota Sen. Jason Frerichs (D)

SD - Agriculture and Natural Resources (Senate)

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member

SD - Legislative Procedure (Senate)

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member

SD - State Affairs (Senate)

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member

SD - Agricultural Land Assessment Task Force

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SD - Legislative Procedure

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member

SD - Watershed Task Force

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member

SD - SB180 Proposing and submitting to the electors at the next general election a new section to Article VI of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, relating to the distinction between the rights of natural persons and artificial entities.

SD - SB59 Revise certain provisions regarding the public records open to inspection and copying.

SD - SC27 Recognizing the commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the reported death of Sacagawea in present day South Dakota.

SD - SC16 Honoring Courtney Peterson of Sisseton, South Dakota, as the recipient of the 2012 Miss Rodeo South Dakota crown.

SD - SB171 Provide for a runoff election under certain circumstances when errors have been made to the ballot printing or by the person in charge of the election.

SD - SB170 Repeal the large project development fund and the appropriation therefor, to provide tax rebates for certain energy projects, to establish and provide for the administration of the business incentive grant fund, and to make an appropriation for the business incentive grant fund.

SD - SB126 Create an oil pipeline indemnity bond program.

SD - SC21 Congratulating 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.

SD - HB1003 Revise the limitation on the increases and decreases that may be made to the total taxable value of cropland and noncropland.

SD - HB1004 Reduce the term allowed for covenants not to compete.

SD - HB1067 Guarantee an employee's right to secure a physician and other medical services of their choosing for care under a worker's compensation claim.

SD - HB1068 Guarantee the right of individuals to secure medical services of their choosing.

SD - HB1074 Exempt certain counties from restrictions relating to the taking of muskrat.

SD - HB1088 Revise certain requirements for charging and collecting certain fees for confining certain people in the county jail.

SD - HB1089 Restrict certain state purchases of gasoline to ethanol blends.

SD - HB1096 Specify the venue for certain appeals involving home-rule municipalities.

SD - HB1102 Provide for a study of the feasibility of establishing an equine processing facility and to make an appropriation therefor.

SD - HB1105 Increase the energy minerals severance tax and to deposit the additional revenue in the education enhancement trust fund.

SD - HB1106 Restore funding for certain salary and expense reimbursement programs relating to veterans' service officers and to make an appropriation therefor.

SD - HB1108 Require the state to provide the public with access to an electronic database containing certain information on any loans, grants, or tax rebates provided by the state for the purpose of economic development.

SD - HB1111 Revise certain provisions regarding the use of eminent domain by certain nongovernmental entities.

SD - HB1116 Exempt bedding used for agricultural purposes from sales and use taxes.

SD - HB1117 Provide for the taking of muskrats by shooting under certain conditions.

SD - HB1121 Amend rate stability provisions to include plant additions.

SD - HB1122 Revise certain provisions relating to the vacation, change, or location of highways.

SD - HB1123 Establish the state employee work enhancement program to equalize the tuition rates paid by state employees.

SD - HB1133 Establish the Legislature's Planning Committee.

SD - HB1134 Place the caucus leadership on the Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council ex officio.

SD - HB1138 Declare that any person who maintains or provides roll-your-own cigarette machines at retail establishments are cigarette manufacturers.

SD - HB1148 Prohibit political contributions by certain state employees to gubernatorial candidates.

SD - HB1149 Provide for legislative redistricting by a bipartisan, nonlegislative commission.

SD - HB1151 Revise certain provisions regarding the tuition paid by school districts for children in certain group homes or private child-care centers.

SD - HB1152 Provide funding to school districts for students with limited English proficiency through the state aid to general education funding formula.

SD - HB1153 Revise and clarify certain provisions relating to the revocation of fur dealer licenses.

SD - HB1164 Revise certain provisions regarding the sale of certain surplus property in Yankton County.

SD - HB1171 Clarify certain rules of evidence to determine the value of services for which special damages may be awarded in health care malpractice cases.

SD - HB1188 Provide widows and widowers of certain veterans free or reduced fees for certain hunting and fishing licenses and admission to state parks and other facilities.

SD - HB1195 Authorize the collection of fees for certain educational programming and services, and to declare an emergency.

SD - HB1202 Repeal certain provisions regarding reckless and unsafe driving.

SD - HB1218 Rescind the statute of limitations for any civil cause of action arising out of childhood sexual abuse.

SD - HB1219 Revise certain provisions relating to the process of collecting DNA upon arrest for a qualifying offense.

SD - HB1221 Increase the minimum wage and to provide for annual adjustments in the minimum wage equivalent to the consumer price index.

SD - HB1225 Revise the distribution of earnings from the education enhancement trust fund, and to establish the teacher compensation enhancement program.

SD - HB1226 Revise 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.

SD - HB1230 Modify the publication requirements for water rights applications.

SD - HB1235 Revise certain provisions relating to the South Dakota state flag.

SD - HB1237 Assess agricultural land based on its actual use.

SD - HB1239 Revise the per student allocation for the state aid to general education formula.

SD - HB1240 Separately classify, assess, and tax agricultural land that is leased for certain purposes that restrict the use of the land.

SD - HB1250 Permit counties and townships to levy a capital improvement property tax for highways, secondary roads, bridges, and culverts.

SD - HB1256 Repeal the contractor's excise tax.

SD - HJR1003 Proposing and submitting to the electors at the next general election an amendment to Article VI of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, relating to the right of individuals to secure medical services of their choosing.

SD - HJR1005 Proposing and submitting to the electors at the next general election an amendment to Article III, section 5 of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, relating to single member house districts.

SD - HJR1008 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 four-year legislative terms and term limits.

SD - HCR1001 Recognizing the week of January 22, 2012, through January 28, 2012, as Reproductive Rights Awareness Week.

SD - HCR1002 Urging Congress and the South Dakota congressional delegation to support federal legislation to protect the United States Postal Service.

SD - HCR1003 Encouraging South Dakota hospitals with maternity care services to become Baby Friendly by implementing the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding.

SD - HCR1006 In opposition to certain actions by animal rights groups to undermine agricultural producers.

SD - HCR1008 Recognizing the week of June 25 through June 29, 2012, as Ag Week in South Dakota.

SD - HCR1010 Urging Congress to adopt a proposed constitutional amendment limiting federal legislation to a single subject.

SD - HCR1012 Directing 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.

SD - HCR1014 Urging the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to reconsider its proposed closure of certain VA facilities in Hot Springs.

SD - HCR1018 Urging Congress to restore the impact aid program.

SD - HC1001 Honoring and supporting the Scotland Kuchen Feier on the occasion of its third annual event.

SD - HC1003 Commending and honoring the community of Delmont on its one hundred twenty-fifth birthday.

SD - HC1004 Thanking 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.

SD - HC1005 Congratulating and honoring Rob Monson on his election as the 2011-2012 President of the National Association of Elementary School Principals.

SD - HC1006 Honoring and commemorating the anniversary in 2012 of the fifty-fourth annual Schmeckfest in Freeman, South Dakota.

SD - HC1009 Commending and honoring the 2011 Habitat for Humanity South Dakota Habitat Supporters of the Year.

SD - HC1011 Congratulating State Representative Kim Vanneman of Ideal, for receiving the South Dakota Corn Growers Outstanding Legislative Leadership award.

SD - HC1013 Commending and honoring those who served in the Korean War, on the sixtieth anniversary of the war's end.

SD - HC1014 Commending and honoring Dennis Povondra, business manager at Bon Homme 4-2 School District, on his retirement after thirty-six years of exceptional service.

SD - HC1015 Celebrating and honoring Tabor's Annual Czech Days Festivities on the occasion of its sixty-fourth anniversary on June 14, 15, 16, 2012.

SD - HC1016 Commending and honoring Avon Elementary School as a National Blue Ribbon school for outstanding academic achievement.

SD - HC1017 Honoring and commending the twenty-fifth annual Menno Pioneer Power Show.

SD - HC1021 Commending and honoring the VFW Voice of Democracy, Patriot's Pen, and Teachers of the Year award winners of 2012.

SD - HC1022 Honoring and commemorating Roger Nelson for his life-long commitment to sports in South Dakota.

SD - HC1023 Commending and honoring Spc. Dennis Jensen who was killed on active duty in Afghanistan.

SD - HC1024 Commending and honoring 2012 Miss Teen Great Plains International Alaina Bertsch on her accomplishment.

SD - HC1025 Thanking 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.

SD - HC1037 Honoring and recognizing seventy-five years of conservation leadership.

SD - HC1039 Commending and honoring Darin Peterka of Miller High School for his outstanding athletic performance.

SD - HC1042 Honoring the Canton High School wrestling program.

SD - HC1048 Acknowledging 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.

SD - HC1050 Commending and honoring the town of Pierpont, South Dakota, on its one hundred twenty-fifth anniversary.

SD - HC1052 Congratulating 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.

SD - HC1064 Commending 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.

SD - SB58 Revise certain provisions concerning elections conducted at voting centers and to declare an emergency.

SD - SB60 Provide for the award of joint physical custody of children under certain circumstances.

SD - SB61 Exempt the production of certain plants and sod from sales and use taxes.

SD - SB76 Revise certain provisions relating to the retirement of justices and judges.

SD - SB83 Revise certain provisions relating to water development districts.

SD - SB86 Grant limited immunity from arrest and prosecution for certain alcohol consumption related offenses to persons who assist certain persons in need of emergency assistance or who are themselves in need of emergency assistance.

SD - SB93 Provide for the withdrawal of referred measures in certain circumstances.

SD - SB95 Modify distributions from the wind energy tax fund.

SD - SB100 Modify the ethanol production incentive payment to include qualified producers of biobutanol.

SD - SB101 Authorize counties to borrow money using promissory notes.

SD - SB102 Clarify the procedures for the apportionment of funds among townships.

SD - SB103 Revise the procedure for cooperatives giving notice to persons whose records are missing regarding ownership of securities, apportionment of equity interest, money, or property.

SD - SB104 Revise certain provisions concerning the investment of public funds.

SD - SB116 Revise certain provisions relating to the township road system.

SD - SB119 Revise the Human Relations Act to allow certain discriminatory practices to be investigated by municipalities and counties.

SD - SB121 Expand medicaid eligibility for pregnant women and to make an appropriation therefor.

SD - SB123 Revise how the taxes are applied to rural electric companies.

SD - SB124 Revise per student allocation for state aid to education, to revise the property tax levies for the general fund of school districts, and to revise certain provisions concerning state aid and local effort.

SD - SB125 Require certain day care providers to mail notices of noncompliance.

SD - SB134 Establish or revise the elements of the criminal offenses of obstructing an officer, refusing the lawful order of a law enforcement officer, and fleeing the scene of a potential investigation, and to provide penalties therefor.

SD - SB143 Increase the number of allowable nonresident waterfowl hunting days.

SD - SB144 Amend provisions regarding captive insurance companies.

SD - SB151 Provide a time period before certain action on the general appropriation bill may commence.

SD - SB153 Authorize the transfer of certain landowner preference big game licenses.

SD - SB157 Revise certain provisions relating to outdoor advertising signs.

SD - SB159 Authorize funding for certain tribal colleges to defray certain costs associated with educating nonbeneficiary students at tribal colleges and to make an appropriation therefor.

SD - SB161 Revise certain provisions concerning public meetings held by teleconference or videoconference.

SD - SB162 Provide for the designation of certified technology parks.

SD - SB166 Require evidence of financial responsibility at the time of vehicle registration, to provide for a motor vehicle insurance data base, and to provide for the administration thereof.

SD - SB169 Establish the Regional Watershed Advisory Task Force.

SD - SB174 Increase the 911 emergency surcharge, to revise the collection and distribution of the surcharge revenue, to provide for point of sale collection of the prepaid wireless 911 emergency surcharge, and to provide funding for the upgrade of 911 emergency services.

SD - SB179 Authorize the South Dakota Energy Infrastructure Authority to make certain loans for certain energy development facilities and to provide appropriations therefor.

SD - SB185 Provide an exception from the statutory requirements for persons taking steps towards self-employment and to allow them to collect unemployment compensation.

SD - SB189 Provide a designation on certain nondriver identification cards, driver licenses, and permits that the card holders or licensees are honorably discharged veterans.

SD - SCR2 Urging the United States Postal Service to reconsider the closing of post offices in rural South Dakota.

SD - SCR3 Designating the month of November as COPD Awareness Month in the State of South Dakota.

SD - SCR4 Supporting the concept and further development of South Dakota First, an initiative for success and development.

SD - SC1 Commending and honoring the 2010-2011 Outstanding School Administrators of South Dakota.

SD - SC7 Honoring 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.

SD - SC10 Congratulating 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.

SD - SC11 Recognizing the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Office of Legislative Affairs for its assistance to the State Legislature in carrying out the 2011 legislative redistricting process.

SD - SC13 Honoring the Pierre Junior Shooters BB Gun Team as National Champions.

SD - SC14 Congratulating Aberdeen, South Dakota, for its recognition as one of the 100 Best Communities for Young People.

SD - SC17 Honoring Amy Shan of Madison as a recipient of the Prudential Spirit of Community Award.

SD - SC18 Acknowledging the Waverly-South Shore High School Football Team for winning the 2011 State 9B Football Championship.

SD - SC19 Congratulating the Deuel High School Girls Gymnastics Team for winning the 2012 State Class A Gymnastics Team Tournament.

SD - SC23 Honoring and commending the citizens of South Dakota for their exemplary response to the Missouri River Flood of 2011.

SD - SC29 Recognizing the achievements of the South Dakota State University Women's and Men's Basketball Teams.