South Dakota · Current officeholder
Helene Duhamel
Republican South Dakota Senate, District 32
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Sponsored legislation
112 bills in the current data (112 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 231 | create the water infrastructure development fund, to provide an appropriation, to provide for the awarding of grants and loans from the fund for certain rural water projects and to declare an emergency. | 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 1161 | amend provisions related to changing rooms, sleeping quarters, and restrooms. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 30, 2026 |
| SB 36 | authorize certain utilities to establish wildfire mitigation plans and associated liability limitations for wildfire damages. | 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 1107 | modify restrictions on lands for certain public purposes. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 12, 2026 |
| HB 1126 | revise a provision related to driving under the influence. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 9, 2026 |
| HB 1062 | revise a provision related to aggravated assault. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 9, 2026 |
| SC 831 | recognizing the historical significance of the buffalo and celebrating their return to tribal lands in this state. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 4, 2026 |
| SC 830 | honoring Dave Bonde for exemplary service to South Dakota. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 4, 2026 |
| SC 829 | recognizing ten years of the Wall Economic Development Corporation. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 4, 2026 |
| SC 828 | honoring the legacy of Joseph M. Marshall III. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 4, 2026 |
| SC 827 | honoring Ashlan Carlow-Blount for excellence in athletics, academics, and leadership. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 4, 2026 |
| SC 826 | celebrating the Wall High School Eagles as the 2025 Class 9A State Football Champions. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 4, 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 822 | honoring TKO’s Custom Catering and Capitol Cafe for outstanding service. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 4, 2026 |
| SC 820 | honoring Dr. Margaret Becker as the recipient of the 2025 Copic Humanitarian Award. | 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 8028 | Honoring the accomplishments of Marvin Richard III of Pine Ridge, South Dakota. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 4, 2026 |
| HC 8027 | celebrating the life and service of Barbara Dull Knife. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 4, 2026 |
| HC 8026 | recognizing the nonprofit Oaye Luta Okolakiciye "Moving Forward in a Sacred Way." | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 4, 2026 |
| HC 8025 | honoring the accomplishments of University of South Dakota women's basketball player Josie Hill. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 4, 2026 |
| HC 8024 | honoring the life and legacy of Elizabeth Cook-Lynn. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 4, 2026 |
| HC 8023 | honoring the legacy and strength of grandmothers in this state. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 4, 2026 |
| HC 8022 | recognizing the achievements, leadership, and lifelong public service of Cecelia Fire Thunder. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 4, 2026 |
| HC 8021 | honoring the life and service of Yvonne Jane "Tiny D" DeCory, of Pine Ridge, South Dakota. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 4, 2026 |
| SC 817 | honoring the 2025-2026 Canton C-Hawk girls wrestling team. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 3, 2026 |
| SC 816 | celebrating Generations Indigenous Ways and its impact. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 3, 2026 |
| SC 814 | celebrating the South Dakota Youth of the Year program for 2026. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 3, 2026 |
| HC 8017 | commending the Harrisburg Tigers on their 2026 Class AA state gymnastics championship. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 2, 2026 |
| HC 8014 | honoring the life and legacy of William Long IV. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | 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 |
| SC 812 | to acknowledge Glenn Muller's distinguished career and congratulate him on his achievements. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 24, 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 |
| HB 1268 | repeal capital punishment. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2026 |
| SC 811 | commending and honoring Amber Vogt, a member of the Lead-Deadwood School District Board of Education, on her selection as the Associated School Boards of South Dakota Outstanding School Board Member of South Dakota for 2025. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 17, 2026 |
| SC 810 | commending and honoring the Hill City School Board on its selection as the Associated School Boards of South Dakota Outstanding School Board of South Dakota for 2025. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 17, 2026 |
| SC 809 | commending and honoring Duane Alm for his more than sixty years of dutiful service to the Aberdeen School District as an educator, administrator, and school board member, and for being the recipient of the Associated School Boards of South Dakota's School Bell Award for 2025. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 17, 2026 |
| SC 808 | commending and honoring Richard Schlosser, a member of the Frederick Area School District Board of Education, on his twenty-five years of school board service. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 17, 2026 |
| SB 158 | amend the manner in which a school district determines the district's enrollment for the purpose of calculating state aid to general education. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 17, 2026 |
| HC 8012 | recognizing Captain Royce Williams for his exemplary military service and bravery in combat. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 17, 2026 |
| HC 8011 | commending and honoring Greg Blue, a member of the Iroquois School District Board of Education, on his thirty-five years of school board service. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 17, 2026 |
| HC 8010 | honoring James Hanssen, a member of the Bridgewater-Emery School District Board of Education, on his forty years of school board service. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 17, 2026 |
| HC 8009 | commending and honoring Brad Olson, a member of the Aberdeen School District Board of Education, on his twenty-five years of school board service. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 17, 2026 |
| HCR 6012 | recognizing the YMCA for 175 years of service to youth, families, and communities in South Dakota and across the United States. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 11, 2026 |
| SB 152 | establish provisions relating to the use of military protective orders upon arrest and as evidence in an action for a protection order. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2026 |
| HC 8008 | honoring Ashlyn Koupal of Wagner for being named to the 2026 McDonald's All-American Girls Basketball Team. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 10, 2026 |
| SB 157 | amend the school funding formula to provide for the use of an average fall enrollment when determining local need. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 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 |
| SC 806 | commending and honoring the 2025-2026 Outstanding School Administrators of South Dakota: David Olson, Meade, Middle School Principal; Kendra Becker, Redfield, Secondary School Principal; Richie Hutchinson, Sioux Falls, Assistant Middle School Principal; and Kay Bass, Harrisburg, Assistant Secondary School Principal. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 3, 2026 |
| SC 805 | commending and honoring the 2024-2025 Outstanding School Administrators of South Dakota: Dr. Jeff Danielsen, Watertown, School Superintendent; Bo Beck, Aberdeen, Middle School Principal; Connie Alspach, Dupree, School Business Official; Jay Swatek, Tea, Elementary School Principal; Kelly Messmer, Harding County, Secondary School Principal; Sherri Nelson, Brandon Valley, Curriculum Leader; and Monica Waltman, Douglas, Director of Special Education. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 3, 2026 |
| HC 8006 | recognizing February as National Career and Technical Education and National Career and Technical Student Organizations Month. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 3, 2026 |
| HC 8005 | honoring the Yankton School District on its 150th anniversary. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 3, 2026 |
| SC 804 | recognizing February as National Career and Technical Education and National Career and Technical Student Organizations Month. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 2, 2026 |
| SC 803 | honoring the city of Deadwood on its 150th anniversary. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 2, 2026 |
| HB 1120 | revise certain provisions related to operating a vehicle, boat, or aircraft while under the influence. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 2, 2026 |
| SCR 602 | celebrating the sister-state relationship with Taiwan. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 29, 2026 |
| SC 802 | celebrating and honoring Tabor Czech Days annual festivities on the occasion of its seventy-seventh anniversary. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 29, 2026 |
| SB 99 | create the property tax local effort replacement fund, to reduce certain property taxes, and to increase the rates for certain gross receipts taxes and use taxes. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2026 |
| HC 8003 | congratulating and honoring Joyce Waddell on her retirement from the Bison School District. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 28, 2026 |
| SC 801 | honoring Madisen Younie of Rapid City, South Dakota Girls State Governor, and Brody Tynan 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 | January 26, 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 |
| SR 701 | recognizing the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 15, 2026 |
| SB 90 | clarify provisions regarding tax deeds. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 31, 2025 |
| SB 6 | authorize a loan from the South Dakota housing infrastructure fund to a school district adjoining a federal military installation for the construction or expansion of a school building. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 31, 2025 |
| SB 131 | establish an electronic system for vehicle titles. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 31, 2025 |
| SB 115 | revise a provision related to sexual contact with a child under eighteen. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 31, 2025 |
| SB 106 | require an individual be registered as a voter of this state before being eligible to be a petition sponsor for a ballot measure. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 31, 2025 |
| SB 8 | establish certain criminal offenses for boat operators and to provide penalties therefor. | 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 1194 | authorize the cooperation of counties for purposes of operating an office of county director of equalization. | 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 |
| HJR 5001 | Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, conditioning the requirement of expanded Medicaid on the level of federal medical assistance. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 6, 2025 |
| HB 1189 | extend by two years the date on which moneys appropriated to the Governor's Office of Economic Development in 2021 for marketing, route restoration, business development, and air service marketing will revert to the general fund. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 6, 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 |
| HC 8023 | Honoring Glenn Muller of Davis, selected as the 2025 Agribusiness Citizen of the Year by the Agribusiness Division of the Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 5, 2025 |
| SB 202 | create the water infrastructure development fund. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 4, 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 |
| SB 132 | make an appropriation for grants to support airport terminal improvement and expansion. | 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 |
| 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 1081 | revise the disposition of revenues from the precious metals severance tax. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 24, 2025 |
| SCR 605 | Promoting a resilient and healthy Black Hills forest through active forest management and retention of the current forest products industry. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 21, 2025 |
| SB 121 | reduce maximum values for certain property taxes levied on owner-occupied single-family dwellings, and to increase the rates for certain gross receipts taxes and use taxes. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 21, 2025 |
| SCR 607 | Encouraging the Legislature to continue using person-first language that acknowledges the person before any disability. | 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 12 | limit the amount of money that may be loaned to a candidate or political committee. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 19, 2025 |
| HB 1019 | eliminate certain property taxes levied on owner-occupied single-family dwellings, and to increase certain gross receipts tax rates and use tax rates. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 19, 2025 |
| SB 18 | require age verification by websites containing material that is harmful to minors, and to provide a penalty therefor. | 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 |
| SCR 602 | Celebrating the sister-state relationship with Taiwan. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | 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 13 | clarify the enactment and effective date of a measure initiated or referred within a political subdivision. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 11, 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 |
| SC 806 | Honoring Jonni Arpan, of Eagle Butte, a member of the Eagle Butte School District Board of Education, on her selection as the Associated School Boards of South Dakota 2024 Outstanding School Board Member. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 6, 2025 |
| SC 805 | Celebrating and honoring Tabor's Czech Days annual festivities on the occasion of its seventy-sixth anniversary. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 6, 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 |
| HC 8007 | Honoring Jordan Jensen of Brookings as Miss Rodeo South Dakota 2025. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 4, 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 8006 | Celebrating the Chester Lady Flyers as the 2024 Class B State Volleyball Champions. | 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 8003 | Recognizing Jacqueline Sly as the recipient of the AARP South Dakota Andrus Award. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 28, 2025 |
| SC 802 | Honoring Callie Mueller of Florence, South Dakota, on being named Miss Rodeo America 2025. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 24, 2025 |
| SB 19 | repeal the expiration date for the 911 emergency surcharge increase. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 23, 2025 |
| HC 8001 | Honoring Donna Leslie of the South Dakota Retailers Association for outstanding service to the business community. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 17, 2025 |
| SC 801 | Recognizing and expressing gratitude to South Dakota Wildland Fire and Black Hills volunteer fire departments for their quick response and cooperation on Black Hills wildfires. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 16, 2025 |