Eric Emery

Sponsored bills

• SB89: create a task force to study the provision of emergency medical services as an essential service and the funding thereof. (primary sponsor)
• SB204: revise certain criteria for loans from the South Dakota housing infrastructure fund.
• SB139: revise a provision related to the transportation of an inmate upon discharge from a correctional facility.
• SB136: make an appropriation for grants to support the purchase of personal protective equipment by volunteer fire departments and to declare an emergency.
• SB132: modify provisions related to the South Dakota Veterans Council.
• SB131: revise the season in which a nonprofit organization may host a special pheasant hunt for disabled veterans and Purple Heart recipients.
• SB106: modify the amount required to be set aside for extraordinary expenses incurred in providing special education programs.
• HB1300: except victims of human trafficking or domestic abuse from certain clemency notice requirements.
• HB1299: permit the use of biological filtration systems in water recreational facilities located in certain lodging establishments.
• HB1298: prohibit the electronic publication of certain information about a judicial officer or law enforcement officer and provide a penalty therefor.
• HB1292: limit the ability of a health carrier to recoup, recover, or retroactively deny previously paid claims.
• HB1250: revise the types of community-based providers for purposes of state funded services.
• HB1244: 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.
• HB1232: establish principles for a state agency to consider when formulating or implementing a program that has the potential of affecting tribal members on a reservation.
• HB1220: regulate the sale of nicotine products, and to provide a penalty therefor.
• HB1215: authorize counties and municipalities to issue a license for a cigar bar.
• HB1200: make an appropriation for victim services provided by nonprofit organizations.
• HB1199: address prior authorization and reporting requirements by utilization review organizations and health carriers.
• HB1187: add coaches to the list of mandatory reporters of child abuse or neglect.
• HB1183: revise qualifications for immunity from prosecution following a drug-related overdose.