81st Legislative Session _ 2006

Committee: House State Affairs
Wednesday, January 25, 2006

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Deadrick
P    Frost
P    Garnos
P    Gillespie
P    Haley
P    Hargens
P    Kraus
P    Michels
P    Miles
P    O'Brien
P    Rave
P    Dykstra, Vice-Chair
P    Rhoden, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Chairman Larry Rhoden

MOTION:     TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2006

Moved by:    Hargens
Second by:    Rave
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

         HB 1102: expand the board of technical professions.

Presented by:    Representative Jeffrey Haverly (handout 1)
Proponents:    Ann Whipple, Department of Labor

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1102

Moved by:    Dykstra
Second by:    Rave
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(12-1-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Deadrick, Frost, Gillespie, Haley, Hargens, Kraus, Michels, Miles, O'Brien, Rave, Dykstra, Rhoden

Voting No:    Garnos

MOTION:     TO INTRODUCE AT THE REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR AN ACT TO REVISE CERTAIN PROVISIONS RELATING TO EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS FOR SPOUSES OF MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH DAKOTA NATIONAL GUARD.

        TO INTRODUCE AT THE REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR AN ACT TO
        PROVIDE FOR AN INCREASE IN THE STATE MINIMUM WAGE.

        TO INTRODUCE AT THE REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR AN ACT TO
        AUTHORIZE THE STATE TO JOIN AN INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR THE
        PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF FOREST FIRES.

Moved by:    Michels
Second by:    Hargens
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(13-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Deadrick, Frost, Garnos, Gillespie, Haley, Hargens, Kraus, Michels, Miles, O'Brien, Rave, Dykstra, Rhoden

         HB 1091: authorize the Public Utilities Commission to approve tariff mechanisms for the automatic annual adjustment of charges for jurisdictional costs of new or modified transmission facilities.

Presented by:    Representative Joel Dykstra
Proponents:    Dave Gerdes, SD Electric Utility Companies
        Dustin Johnson, Public Utilities Commission
        Bob Knadle, PUC staff
        Gary Hanson, Public Utilities Commission
        Jim Wilcox, Xcel Energy

MOTION:     AMEND HB 1091


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     On page 2 of the printed bill, delete lines 10 and 11 .

     On page 2 , line 12, delete " (5) " and insert "(4)".

     On page 2 , line 13, delete " (6) " and insert "(5)".

Moved by:    Rave
Second by:    Dykstra
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:     AMEND HB 1091

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     On page 4, line 19 of the printed bill, after " new " insert " or modified ".

Moved by:    Hargens
Second by:    Frost
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1091 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Hargens
Second by:    Rave
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(13-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Deadrick, Frost, Garnos, Gillespie, Haley, Hargens, Kraus, Michels, Miles, O'Brien, Rave, Dykstra, Rhoden

MOTION:     TO AMEND TITLE OF HB 1091

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     On page 1, line 3 of the printed bill, after " new " insert "or modified".

Moved by:    Hargens
Second by:    Rave
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.


         HB 1145: establish the biotechnology incentive fund and to provide for its funding and purpose.

Presented by:    Representative Tom Hackl
Proponents:    Janelle Toman, SD Board of Regents
Opponents:    Jason Dilges, Bureau of Finance and Management
        David Hewett, SD Assn. Of Healthcare Organizations
        Mark Deak, Director of SD Healthcare Association

MOTION:     AMEND HB 1145

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     On page 1, line 7 of the printed bill, delete " grants or loans " and insert "non-securitized, convertible debt instruments".

Moved by:    Michels
Second by:    Dykstra
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:     AMEND HB 1145

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     On page 3, after line 5 of the printed bill, insert:

"      Section 7. On July first of each fiscal year, or as soon as the balance for the biotechnology incentive fund is determined, the commissioner of the Bureau of Finance and Management shall transfer any amount in excess of twenty million dollars to the health care trust fund.".


Moved by:    Kraus
Second by:    Frost
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:     AMEND HB 1145

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     On page 2 of the printed bill, delete line 24 .

     On page 3 , delete line 1 .

     On page 3 , line 2, delete everything before " The " .

Moved by:    Michels
Second by:    Dykstra
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:     DEFER HB 1145 TO THE 36TH LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:    Hargens
Second by:    Miles
Action:    Was not acted on.

MOTION:     SUBSTITUTE MOTION REFER TO APPROPRIATIONS AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Michels
Second by:    Rave
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote (8-5-0-0)

Voting Yes: Deadrick, Frost, Garnos, Michels, O'Bien, Rave, Dykstra, Rhoden

Voting No: Gillespie, Haley, Hargens, Kraus, Miles.

         HB 1113: exempt claims related to wildland fire operations outside the state from certain workers' compensation provisions.

The Chair deferred HB 1113 until a later date.

         HB 1093: authorize the involvement of tribal housing improvement programs in implementing the Governor's house program.

Presented by:    Representative Thomas Van Norman (handout 2)
Proponents:    John Lind, self, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
        Representative Jim Bradford
        Representative Paul Valandra

Vice Chairman Dykstra assumed the chair.

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1093

Moved by:    Hargens

Second by:    Deadrick
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(13-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Deadrick, Frost, Garnos, Gillespie, Haley, Hargens, Kraus, Michels, Miles, O'Brien, Rave, Dykstra, Rhoden

Chairman Rhoden assumed the chair.

         HB 1140: revise certain provisions regarding the continuing eligibility requirements for opportunity scholarship recipients.

Presented by:    Representative Pat Haley
Proponents:    Janelle Toman, SD Board of Regents

MOTION:     AMEND HB 1140

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     On page 2 of the printed bill, delete lines 8 to 18 , inclusive, and insert:

"

             (2)      Complete fifteen credit hours of instruction per semester. The student shall enroll in and complete at least fifteen credit hours of instruction in each consecutive spring and fall term. If the executive director of the Board of Regents determines that a student's failure to enroll or to maintain continued enrollment occurred as a direct result of the student's participation in intercollegiate athletics or of legitimate factors outside the student's control, or has resulted from the student's participation in an activity that in the executive director's judgment provides knowledge or experience that will enhance the student's academic pursuits, the executive director may extend the student's eligibility to participate in the program for up to two additional years, if the student does not enroll in a noneligible institution; and".

Moved by:    Rave
Second by:    Hargens
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1140 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Hargens
Second by:    Gillespie
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(12-1-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Deadrick, Frost, Gillespie, Haley, Hargens, Kraus, Michels, Miles, O'Brien, Rave, Dykstra, Rhoden

Voting No:    Garnos

MOTION:     ADJOURN

Moved by:    Deadrick
Second by:    Miles
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Clara Shelbourn

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Committee Secretary
Larry Rhoden, Chair

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