South Dakota · Current officeholder
Tesa Schwans
Republican South Dakota House, District 9
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Sponsored legislation
63 bills in the current data (63 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 107 | add licensed and registered child care programs to the definition of community safety zone. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 30, 2026 |
| HB 1313 | require education in prenatal human growth and development. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 30, 2026 |
| HB 1194 | clarify authority for the Cosmetology Commission to credit work experience for educational hours for certain out-of-state licensure applicants, and to require the commission to promulgate rules therefor. | 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 1077 | consider a cultivated-protein food product to be adulterated food. | Primary sponsor | Vetoed | March 30, 2026 |
| SB 88 | clarify the procedure for a potential condemnor to examine real property absent the property owner's permission. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 12, 2026 |
| HB 1265 | authorize the salvage of certain bird eggs. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 12, 2026 |
| SB 114 | provide for the publication of ballot images and the cast vote record of automatic tabulating equipment. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 5, 2026 |
| SB 220 | authorize a comprehensive study of juvenile correctional and residential facilities, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 4, 2026 |
| HJR 5001 | proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, requiring a declaration of necessity and clarifying public use of private property taken or damaged by eminent domain. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 2, 2026 |
| HB 1275 | create requirements for age verification and parental consent for application stores and to provide a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 2, 2026 |
| SCR 606 | encouraging the review and approval of water rights applications and future use reservations from the Missouri River. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 25, 2026 |
| HC 8013 | recognizing the Agricultural Issues team of the West Central FFA chapter and celebrating their first-place victory in the state competition and their journey to nationals. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 23, 2026 |
| SB 218 | provide for the establishment of charter schools. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 20, 2026 |
| SB 126 | increase the amount of value exempt from property taxes under a tax relief program for disabled veterans and surviving spouses. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 20, 2026 |
| HB 1217 | limit the use of taxpayer funds and resources by a public education employer to support a labor organization or affiliate and to provide a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2026 |
| HB 1171 | establish provisions related to the disclosure of COVID-19 and mRNA vaccination status and blood donations. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | February 17, 2026 |
| SB 2 | provide that a firearm silencer is not a controlled weapon. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 11, 2026 |
| HB 1165 | establish basic and advanced esthetics licenses, and to revise the licensure chapter for cosmetology, nail technology, and esthetics. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 11, 2026 |
| HB 1170 | allow online access to verify registry status for organ donation. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2026 |
| HC 8007 | recognizing Scouting America Day at the Capitol and celebrating Scouting America for one hundred sixteen years of service to American youth. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 5, 2026 |
| HB 1127 | revise provisions related to birth centers and the practice of certified professional midwives at birth centers. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2026 |
| HB 1068 | authorize the dispensing of ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine under a written protocol developed by a health care provider, and to provide liability protection therefor. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2026 |
| SB 173 | extend the motor vehicle and motorcycle licensing fee available to a veteran with a disability to the spouse of a veteran with a disability. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2026 |
| HB 1125 | create a taskforce to study the impact of artificial intelligence systems on the state. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2026 |
| HJR 5002 | proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, repealing the requirement to provide expanded medicaid. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | January 29, 2026 |
| SB 95 | require that a medical cannabis cardholder provide a card or card number upon request of a law enforcement officer. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2026 |
| HCR 6004 | encouraging the use of physical cash in transactions. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2026 |
| HB 1057 | prohibit the manufacture, sale, and distribution of any product containing cell-cultured protein, and to provide a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 28, 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 |
| HCR 6002 | honoring the life and achievements of the late Charlie Kirk. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 26, 2026 |
| HB 1008 | direct the amendment of the Administrative Rules of South Dakota regarding the awarding of high school credit for participation in extracurricular athletics. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 26, 2026 |
| HB 1061 | require the acceptance of cash as payment in certain transactions. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 23, 2026 |
| HC 8001 | recognizing National FFA week. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 21, 2026 |
| HB 1063 | establish requirements for natural hair braiding provided for compensation. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 21, 2026 |
| HR 7001 | recognizing the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 15, 2026 |
| SB 68 | require an individual be a citizen of the United States before being eligible to vote and to provide a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 31, 2025 |
| HB 1259 | prohibit unauthorized access to certain multi-occupancy rooms. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 31, 2025 |
| HB 1232 | modify requirements relating to the operation of salons and booths and to declare an emergency. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 31, 2025 |
| 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. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 31, 2025 |
| SB 79 | permit the operation of a Class I electric bicycle on the Mickelson Trail. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 13, 2025 |
| 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. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 12, 2025 |
| SB 113 | provide protections for parental rights. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 12, 2025 |
| HB 1249 | protect landowners from the use of deception, fraud, harassment, intimidation, misrepresentation, or threat, in acquiring easements or easement options. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 10, 2025 |
| HB 1052 | prohibit the exercise of eminent domain for a pipeline that carries carbon oxide. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 6, 2025 |
| SB 178 | increase a tax on aviation gasoline and jet fuel. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 4, 2025 |
| HB 1053 | require age verification by websites containing material that is harmful to minors, and to provide a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 27, 2025 |
| HB 1267 | prohibit the use of paid petition circulators, and provide a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 25, 2025 |
| 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. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | February 25, 2025 |
| HB 1198 | modify the tuition benefit for dependents and spouses of disabled and deceased veterans. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 24, 2025 |
| 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. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 20, 2025 |
| HC 8013 | Honoring the Sioux Falls Lincoln High School Patriots Marching Band senior class for its many accomplishments. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 20, 2025 |
| HB 1223 | provide for conscience exemptions from certain vaccinations. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 20, 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 |
| HB 1247 | modify massage therapist licensure requirements and to create a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2025 |
| HB 1181 | require a school district to provide dyslexia screening. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2025 |
| HB 1105 | require the display of the state seal or motto in public school classrooms. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 11, 2025 |
| SB 51 | require the display and curricular inclusion of the Ten Commandments and other documents. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2025 |
| SB 125 | make reports produced by automatic tabulating equipment open to public inspection. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 7, 2025 |
| HB 1054 | allow public schools to authorize an individual to volunteer or be employed as a school chaplain. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 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 |
| HB 1017 | require the acceptance of a cash payment for admission to a school-affiliated event. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2025 |
| HB 1045 | create a share the road specialty license plate. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 23, 2025 |