South Dakota · Current officeholder
Karla Lems
Republican South Dakota House, District 16
Record last updated:
Sponsored legislation
47 bills in the current data (47 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 135 | protect residents from increased utility costs and utility shortages caused by data centers and clarify authority to regulate data centers. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 30, 2026 |
| HB 1184 | define man and woman throughout the state. | 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 1102 | reschedule the date for filing certain annual reports. | 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 |
| SC 824 | honoring the 2025-2026 Canton C-Hawks boys wrestling team. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 4, 2026 |
| SC 823 | honoring the achievements of Canton C-Hawks wrestling team coach Jeremy Ask. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 4, 2026 |
| SC 819 | honoring the 2025-2026 Canton C-Hawk girls wrestling team. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 4, 2026 |
| HC 8023 | honoring the legacy and strength of grandmothers in this state. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 4, 2026 |
| SC 817 | honoring the 2025-2026 Canton C-Hawk girls wrestling team. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 3, 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 |
| SB 91 | clarify the procedure for petitioning a board of county commissioners for a change to the comprehensive plan or zoning ordinances. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 23, 2026 |
| HB 1230 | modify requirements for payment of the employer's investment in South Dakota's future fee. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | February 23, 2026 |
| HB 1224 | protect persons from discrimination by financial institutions. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 20, 2026 |
| HB 1222 | prohibit members of the Board of Economic Development from having any interest in moneys from or approved by the Board of Economic Development. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 19, 2026 |
| SB 195 | repeal the expiration of a reduction in certain gross receipts and use tax rates. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2026 |
| HB 1121 | expand the locations at which raw milk may be purchased for personal use by a consumer. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 17, 2026 |
| HB 1064 | provide for the sale of producer-raised meat and meat food products directly to consumers pending legalization under federal law. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 17, 2026 |
| HB 1221 | establish a post-employment restriction for employees of the Governor's Office of Economic Development and create a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 11, 2026 |
| HB 1116 | prohibit a video streaming service from transmitting certain advertising during children's programming and provide a penalty therefor. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2026 |
| SB 84 | increase thresholds for the value of and eligibility for the partners in education scholarship. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 6, 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 |
| HB 1004 | authorize the recall of county commissioners. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 27, 2026 |
| SB 1 | amend the process by which moneys are distributed from the employer's investment in South Dakota's future fund. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 26, 2026 |
| HB 1037 | exempt active-duty members of the armed forces of the United States and veterans from paying a resident fishing license fee. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 22, 2026 |
| HB 1184 | amend the deadline for filing a petition to initiate a measure or constitutional amendment. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 31, 2025 |
| HB 1169 | modify the signature requirement for a petition to initiate a constitutional amendment. | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 31, 2025 |
| HB 1062 | amend provisions pertaining to the maintenance and publication of the statewide voter registration file. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 31, 2025 |
| SC 820 | Honoring the 2024-2025 Canton C-Hawk girls wrestling team for its outstanding accomplishments. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 10, 2025 |
| HJR 5006 | Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election amendments to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, requiring an intervening general election before consideration of an initiated constitutional amendment or initiated measure having the same subject as a previously rejected initiated amendment or measure. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 6, 2025 |
| HB 1204 | revise the subpoena powers of the Government Operations and Audit Committee. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 6, 2025 |
| HB 1052 | prohibit the exercise of eminent domain for a pipeline that carries carbon oxide. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 6, 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 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 |
| HC 8017 | Honoring the Canton C-Hawks boys wrestling team. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 26, 2025 |
| SB 204 | prohibit the expenditure of certain funds appropriated for purposes related to the construction of a prison facility. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 25, 2025 |
| SB 124 | establish the Incarceration Task Force. | 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 1186 | provide for the revision and eventual repeal of the employer's investment in South Dakota's future fee. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 25, 2025 |
| HJR 5007 | Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election a law transfer the state accounting system from the Bureau of Finance and Management to the state auditor and amend provisions pertaining to the Bureau of Finance and Management. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 21, 2025 |
| HB 1191 | subject advertising services to a gross receipts tax, and to allocate proceeds to property tax relief. | 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 |
| HB 1205 | require legislative approval of real property leases that are necessary for the operation of state government and exceed specified durations or rental payments. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 13, 2025 |
| HB 1243 | require an ownership disclosure for any non-individual entity that exercises eminent domain. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2025 |
| HC 8008 | Recognizing Scouting America Day at the Capitol and celebrating Scouting America on the occasion of its one hundred fifteenth anniversary. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 6, 2025 |
| HB 1190 | require an ownership disclosure for any non-individual entity that exercises eminent domain. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2025 |