South Dakota · Current officeholder
Nicole Uhre-Balk
Democratic South Dakota House, District 32
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Sponsored legislation
160 bills in the current data (160 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 89 | create a task force to study the provision of emergency medical services as an essential service and the funding thereof. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 30, 2026 |
| SB 204 | revise certain criteria for loans from the South Dakota housing infrastructure fund. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 30, 2026 |
| SB 15 | create the Developmental Disability Service Delivery Committee. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 30, 2026 |
| SB 139 | revise a provision related to the transportation of an inmate upon discharge from a correctional facility. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 30, 2026 |
| SB 132 | modify provisions related to the South Dakota Veterans Council. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 30, 2026 |
| SB 106 | modify the amount required to be set aside for extraordinary expenses incurred in providing special education programs. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 30, 2026 |
| SB 102 | modify the distribution of gaming revenues. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 30, 2026 |
| HB 1300 | except victims of human trafficking or domestic abuse from certain clemency notice requirements. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 30, 2026 |
| HB 1299 | permit the use of biological filtration systems in water recreational facilities located in certain lodging establishments. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 30, 2026 |
| HB 1244 | repeal the special donations fund and make an appropriation to the Department of Education for the provision of a grant to support the Jobs for America's Graduates-South Dakota program. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 30, 2026 |
| HB 1220 | regulate the sale of nicotine products, and to provide a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 30, 2026 |
| HB 1200 | make an appropriation for victim services provided by nonprofit organizations. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 30, 2026 |
| HB 1183 | revise qualifications for immunity from prosecution following a drug-related overdose. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 30, 2026 |
| HB 1149 | adopt the athletic trainer licensure compact. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 30, 2026 |
| HB 1148 | adopt the respiratory care interstate compact. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 30, 2026 |
| HB 1140 | permit a court to impose as a condition of probation, or parole in certain circumstances, treatment at a nonprofit entity awarded an alternative care program grant. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 30, 2026 |
| HB 1108 | require the sealing of court files upon dismissal or denial of a petition for a protection order. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 30, 2026 |
| HB 1082 | establish parameters for the reimbursement of school districts that provide free or reduced-price meals to students. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 30, 2026 |
| SB 98 | prevent virtual currency kiosk fraud. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 12, 2026 |
| SB 130 | make an appropriation for roadway and related infrastructure improvements required because of construction activity at Ellsworth Air Force Base and to declare an emergency. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 12, 2026 |
| HB 1099 | reschedule the pharmaceutical composition of crystalline polymorph psilocybin in a drug product approved by the Food and Drug Administration as a Schedule IV controlled substance. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 10, 2026 |
| SB 87 | clarify and establish requirements related to forensic medical examinations. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 9, 2026 |
| HB 1219 | require the provision of interpreter or translator services for parties to an administrative contested case. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 9, 2026 |
| HB 1146 | adopt the physician assistant licensure compact. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 9, 2026 |
| HB 1143 | authorize the possession and self-administration of diabetes medications by a student on school property and at school-related events and activities. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 9, 2026 |
| HB 1101 | prohibit an insurer from declining or limiting life, disability, or long-term care insurance policies based solely on an individual's status as a living organ donor. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 9, 2026 |
| HB 1119 | modify provisions regarding directors serving on a farm mutual insurer’s board. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 4, 2026 |
| HB 1111 | modify the requirements for obtaining an agricultural processor's lien. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 4, 2026 |
| HB 1104 | revise the application requirements for special license plates and parking permits for individuals with disabilities. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 4, 2026 |
| SB 93 | prohibit certain state officers or employees from being employed by an organization that was the recipient of a contract awarded on behalf of a state agency for a period of time. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 2, 2026 |
| HB 1086 | make an appropriation for providing a grant to a nonprofit that delivers programming to support offenders and correctional staff. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | March 2, 2026 |
| HB 1035 | modify provisions related to the licensure of public accountants. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 2, 2026 |
| HB 1204 | create the South Dakota school construction fund, provide for the transfer of moneys to the fund, and make an appropriation therefor. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 26, 2026 |
| HB 1201 | authorize the use of bingo games, lotteries, and pull-tab devices by booster clubs. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 26, 2026 |
| HB 1073 | provide for the creation of a cardiac emergency plan in every school and to make an appropriation therefor. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 26, 2026 |
| SCR 607 | supporting congressional authorization for, and federal participation in, major rural water supply projects identified by the South Dakota Association of Rural Water Systems. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 25, 2026 |
| SCR 605 | recognizing the significance of the monarch butterfly and encouraging cooperative, voluntary conservation efforts in South Dakota. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 25, 2026 |
| HB 1147 | make an appropriation for the purchase and distribution of food by a statewide distribution organization. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 25, 2026 |
| HB 1113 | establish a manufactured housing downpayment assistance program. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | February 24, 2026 |
| SB 210 | provide that a portion of revenues from wind farms remain with school districts. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 23, 2026 |
| HB 1278 | prohibit certain political committees from accepting contributions by certain officers or employees of this state. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 23, 2026 |
| HB 1123 | establish a pilot program to provide benefits for menstrual hygiene products and diapers for individuals who receive temporary assistance for needy families, and to make an appropriation therefor. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 23, 2026 |
| HB 1080 | allow a business owner who is a veteran to display military specialty plates on a noncommercial vehicle registered to the veteran's business and to limit personal liability to the business owner and veteran. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 23, 2026 |
| HB 1030 | amend provisions pertaining to the timing of municipal elections. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 23, 2026 |
| HB 1205 | amend the manner of calculating state aid to general and special education funding. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 20, 2026 |
| SB 150 | exempt one motor vehicle of a debtor from being taken by legal process. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 19, 2026 |
| HB 1281 | reduce the sales and use tax rates on food, to increase the rates for certain taxes, use taxes, and excise taxes, and to provide a new fund for school district capital outlay projects. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 19, 2026 |
| HB 1255 | require that the Department of Health accept the medical records of a veteran applying for a medical cannabis registry identification card. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 19, 2026 |
| HB 1268 | repeal capital punishment. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2026 |
| SB 209 | authorize the creation of land banks. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 17, 2026 |
| HB 1287 | require an alternate approval process for an operation that extracts materials by the use of explosives. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | February 17, 2026 |
| HB 1223 | revise the scope of practice for occupational therapy. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 17, 2026 |
| SB 148 | terminate bounty payments for the control of nest predation. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2026 |
| HB 1273 | revise certain mining statutes. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2026 |
| HB 1117 | modify provisions of a report required by the Governor's Office of Economic Development on certain awards and grants. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2026 |
| HB 1097 | make an appropriation for providing a grant to a nonprofit that delivers diversion programming. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2026 |
| HB 1192 | allow the parole of certain inmates sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 11, 2026 |
| HB 1203 | exempt a volunteer firefighter from certain motor vehicle registration fees. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2026 |
| SB 140 | revise provisions related to inmate compensation. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 9, 2026 |
| HB 1190 | establish the South Dakota-tribal consultation commission. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 9, 2026 |
| SB 5 | require the disclosure of whether a ballot question was proposed by initiative or by the Legislature. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 6, 2026 |
| SB 104 | require the reimbursement of therapy using equine movement through the state medicaid program. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2026 |
| HB 1154 | establish public benefit corporations in South Dakota. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2026 |
| HB 1114 | require that certain mental health information be submitted to and subsequently removed from the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2026 |
| HB 1157 | establish a task force for the purpose of studying aquatic invasive species infestations, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| HB 1093 | create small-batch alcohol licenses. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 2, 2026 |
| HB 1085 | establish provisions for the coverage of nonopioid prescription drugs. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 29, 2026 |
| HB 1152 | require that the secretary of the Department of Education apply to the United States Department of Education for the authority to develop and implement an innovative assessment system. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2026 |
| HB 1091 | require that corrected information be posted at least twenty-four hours prior to a meeting of a political subdivision. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 27, 2026 |
| HCR 6003 | recognizing the importance of conservation and restoration practices in addressing water shortages and forest fire mitigation in the Black Hills, and commending the organizations engaged in this work. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 26, 2026 |
| HB 1090 | require publication of notices of gubernatorial appointments and reappointments. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 23, 2026 |
| HB 1053 | require that terminal care facilities allow terminally ill patients to use medical cannabis. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 22, 2026 |
| HB 1039 | provide requirements related to the cardiac health evaluation of minors. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 22, 2026 |
| SB 7 | modify the tax rate on gold severed in this state. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 21, 2026 |
| SB 13 | clarify application of the seventy-two hour notice requirement to website posting. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 16, 2026 |
| HR 7001 | recognizing the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 15, 2026 |
| SB 164 | prohibit the use of a deepfake to influence an election and to provide a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 31, 2025 |
| SB 131 | establish an electronic system for vehicle titles. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 31, 2025 |
| HB 1264 | require the disclosure of an outstanding loan balance on a campaign finance disclosure report. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 31, 2025 |
| HB 1225 | update and repeal provisions related to the reporting of hospital charge information. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 31, 2025 |
| HB 1161 | allow additional forms to verify military service for a veteran designation on a commercial driver license or commercial learner's permit. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 31, 2025 |
| HB 1114 | make an appropriation for the purchasing of equipment to support the South Dakota Board of Technical Education. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 31, 2025 |
| HB 1059 | clarify the meaning of teleconference for purposes of open meeting requirements. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 31, 2025 |
| SB 99 | make an appropriation for purchasing, storing, and distributing sexual assault kits. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 13, 2025 |
| SB 83 | revise the penalty and provide treatment for the ingestion of certain controlled substances. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 13, 2025 |
| SB 193 | allow an applicant to have an interpreter present during the driving portion of a driver license exam. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 13, 2025 |
| SB 170 | authorize the South Dakota State Brand Board to enter a memorandum of understanding with any Indian tribe for the investigation of cattle theft. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 13, 2025 |
| SB 140 | revise a provision related to the reimbursement of expenses incurred by a county in detaining a parolee. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 13, 2025 |
| HB 1196 | update Uniform Unclaimed Property Act to include provisions related to virtual currency and notice requirements. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 13, 2025 |
| HB 1141 | provide an exception for employers to acquire and distribute opioid antagonists that are available over the counter. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 13, 2025 |
| HB 1097 | establish and modify provisions for the temporary training of nonresident physicians. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 13, 2025 |
| HB 1094 | modify laws regarding school bus safety and to provide a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 13, 2025 |
| HB 1093 | modify the permissible dates for a school district bond election. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 13, 2025 |
| HB 1092 | make an appropriation for a student teacher stipend grant program. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 13, 2025 |
| HB 1068 | allow a student to wear certain military decorations at a school graduation ceremony and to declare an emergency. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 13, 2025 |
| SJR 501 | Providing legislative approval for a future use water permit application by the Western Dakota Regional Water System. | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 10, 2025 |
| SC 820 | Honoring the 2024-2025 Canton C-Hawk girls wrestling team for its outstanding accomplishments. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 10, 2025 |
| SC 815 | Honoring Frank Kloucek as the oldest surviving, and longest-tenured Democrat to serve in the South Dakota Legislature. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 6, 2025 |
| HCR 6011 | Urging the Trump-Vance administration and Office of Management and Budget to uphold the Reagan administration policy of government-to-government relations with tribal nations. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 6, 2025 |
| HCR 6003 | To provide for an interim study regarding property tax reduction and preservation of the American dream to own a home. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 6, 2025 |
| HB 1144 | adopt the dietitian licensure compact. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 6, 2025 |
| HB 1099 | modify the community paramedic endorsement. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 6, 2025 |
| HB 1044 | authorize the use of a newborn safety device for the voluntary surrender of a newborn and to make clarifying changes. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 6, 2025 |
| SC 818 | Honoring the Hamlin Chargers for their 2024 state championship in Class 9AA football. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 5, 2025 |
| SC 817 | Honoring the life of former legislator and educator Jan Nicolay for her service to this state. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 5, 2025 |
| SC 816 | Honoring the life of former United States senator, United States representative, and state legislator Tim Johnson. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 5, 2025 |
| SB 109 | permit a school district to implement a new or revised section 504 plan, individualized family service plan, or individualized education program for a student who is the child of an active-duty member of the United States armed forces. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 5, 2025 |
| SB 202 | create the water infrastructure development fund. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 4, 2025 |
| 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. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 4, 2025 |
| HB 1095 | extend the area in which a director for an irrigation district may reside. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 4, 2025 |
| SB 192 | rename the Department of Corrections. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | March 3, 2025 |
| SB 16 | set aside certain contractor's excise tax collections relating to the Ellsworth Air Force Base, to create a fund for the collections, and to provide an appropriation therefor. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 3, 2025 |
| HCR 6008 | Supporting the effort to bring Amtrak passenger rail service to the state. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 3, 2025 |
| SC 812 | Honoring Terry Ree, for his service to the state of South Dakota as an entertainer through the comedy-musical duo Williams and Ree. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 27, 2025 |
| SC 811 | Honoring Thomas Shortbull, a trailblazer and leader dedicated to empowering Native communities through education, advocacy, and leadership. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 27, 2025 |
| SB 195 | make an appropriation for grants to support public transit. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| HB 1237 | make an appropriation for the reconstruction of Custer West Dam. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 26, 2025 |
| SR 702 | Supporting the repeal of the Sioux-Dakota Removal Act. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 25, 2025 |
| HC 8015 | Honoring the 2025 South Dakota Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s Youth of the Year finalists. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 25, 2025 |
| HB 1125 | create a share the road bicyclist safety emblem for use on an emblem specialty plate. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 25, 2025 |
| HB 1075 | modify the persons eligible to sign an affidavit for proof of homelessness for purposes of waiving the fee for a nondriver identification card. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 25, 2025 |
| HB 1074 | modify the individuals eligible to sign an affidavit of homelessness for purposes of obtaining a free copy of a birth certificate. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 25, 2025 |
| HB 1072 | modernize provisions relating to water development districts. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 25, 2025 |
| HC 8014 | Honoring the outstanding achievements of Pete Bolzer, Chief of the Brookings Fire Department, and congratulating him on his retirement. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 24, 2025 |
| HB 1089 | establish parameters for the reimbursement of school districts that provide free or reduced-price meals to students. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 24, 2025 |
| HB 1043 | require counties and municipalities to provide emergency medical services within their jurisdictions, increase liquidated court costs, and create the emergency medical services fund and make an appropriation therefor. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 21, 2025 |
| 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. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 20, 2025 |
| SC 810 | Honoring Hannah Heiman of Clark, South Dakota Girls State Governor, and David Yusten Jr. of Sioux Falls, South Dakota Boys State Governor, and the South Dakota American Legion and Auxiliary for their sponsorship and coordination of the Girls State and Boys State programs. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 20, 2025 |
| SC 809 | Honoring Bryan Brewer, Sr., for his visionary leadership, transformative impact, and unwavering dedication to advancing athletics, academics, and community empowerment. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 20, 2025 |
| SB 126 | establish the manner of determining payments for the child care assistance program. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 20, 2025 |
| SB 213 | exempt any food grown, raised, or otherwise produced in this state from state sales tax. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 19, 2025 |
| SB 194 | classify nicotine products as tobacco products, to increase tax rates on cigarettes and tobacco products, to create the healthcare workforce development fund, and to make an appropriation therefor. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 19, 2025 |
| 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. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 19, 2025 |
| SB 196 | incorporate the Oceti Sakowin Essential Understandings in public school curriculum. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2025 |
| SB 119 | repeal capital punishment. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2025 |
| HB 1162 | require the reporting of the number of veterans who die by suicide in this state. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2025 |
| HB 1010 | require cost model reports for certain programs and institutions. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2025 |
| SCR 603 | Supporting the establishment of a standardized system to recognize and award academic credit or certification for military service. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 13, 2025 |
| SB 74 | require the publication and review of an explanation of the open meeting laws of this state. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 13, 2025 |
| HB 1258 | subject lithium mining operations to certain provisions regarding permitting, annual reporting, disturbed land limitations, and mined land reclamation. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 13, 2025 |
| HB 1219 | require counties and municipalities to provide emergency medical services within their jurisdictions. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 13, 2025 |
| HB 1151 | require that manufacturers of agricultural equipment allow an independent repair provider or an owner to make certain repairs to agricultural equipment. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 13, 2025 |
| HB 1058 | prohibit the reporting of medical debt to a consumer reporting agency and to provide a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 13, 2025 |
| SC 808 | Honoring Joelle Simpson of Rapid City as Miss South Dakota. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 11, 2025 |
| SB 5 | permit a sheriff to charge a fee for service of process, whether service is completed or not. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 11, 2025 |
| SB 10 | shorten the time before records of a Governor or a lieutenant governor are opened to the public. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 11, 2025 |
| HB 1128 | revise certain provisions related to sexual contact with a child under sixteen. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2025 |
| SB 96 | revise eligibility requirements for the crime victims' compensation program. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 7, 2025 |
| HB 1257 | revise provisions related to the identification of minors in certain public records. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 7, 2025 |
| SC 807 | Recognizing and expressing gratitude to Mike Pedersen for his decades-long commitment to celebrating the joy of Christmas through music. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 6, 2025 |
| SB 98 | update references in certain statutes to the 2024 standard building codes. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 6, 2025 |
| HB 1175 | establish the crime of aggravated careless driving and provide a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 6, 2025 |
| HB 1050 | authorize municipalities to impose a new tax to fund capital improvement projects. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 6, 2025 |
| HB 1070 | prohibit cost-sharing in certain health insurance policies for diagnostic and supplemental breast imaging examinations. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2025 |
| SC 804 | Honoring the 2023-2024 Outstanding School Administrators of South Dakota: Todd Foster, Brookings Middle School Principal; Dr. Julie Hatling, Belle Fourche Elementary School Principal; Camille Kaul, Aberdeen Curriculum Leader; Jason Kolousek, Wessington Springs Secondary School Principal; Kristi Lewis, Chester School Business Official; Mark Naugle, Custer School Superintendent; Amanda Olinger, Harrisburg Assistant Middle School Principal; and Laura Welch, Lennox Director of Special Education. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 30, 2025 |
| HC 8005 | Recognizing the Howard Tigers as the 2024 Class 9A football state champions. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 30, 2025 |
| HC 8004 | Recognizing the Howard Tigers as the 2024 Class B boys basketball state champions. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 30, 2025 |
| HC 8002 | Honoring the life and service of former Representative Dr. Donald Dean Van Etten. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 24, 2025 |
| HB 1045 | create a share the road specialty license plate. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 23, 2025 |
| HB 1018 | require the Department of Revenue provide an annual report to tribal governments regarding certain tax collections. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 23, 2025 |