81^st Legislative Session _ 2006

Committee: House Commerce

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Boomgarden
P    Bradford
P    Elliott
P    Faehn
P    Hunt
P    Krebs
P    Kroger
P    Pederson (Gordon)
P    Schafer
P    Street
P    Willadsen
P    Rounds, Vice-Chair
P    Sebert, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Chair Sebert.

MOTION:     TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2006.

Moved by:    Pederson (Gordon)
Second by:    Krebs
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

         HB 1062: prohibit an insurance producer from being the beneficiary on certain life insurance policies.

Presented by:    Representative Mike Buckingham
Proponents:    Larry Ahrendt, SD Assn. Of Insurance Agents
Opponents:    Darla Pollman-Rogers, NAIFA-SD

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MOTION:     AMEND HB 1062

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     On page 1, line 14 of the printed bill, delete " and " .

     On page 2 , line 2, after " wife " insert " ; and

             (4)    Any person having an insurable interest as defined in §  58-10-4 ".

Moved by:    Rounds
Second by:    Elliott
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:     DEFER HB 1062 TO THE 36^TH LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:    Rounds
Second by:    Street
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(11-2-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Boomgarden, Elliott, Faehn, Hunt, Krebs, Pederson (Gordon), Schafer, Street, Willadsen, Rounds, Sebert

Voting No:    Bradford, Kroger

         HB 1188: revise certain insurance liquidity provisions for private placement policies.

Presented by:    Representative Joni Cutler (handout #1)
Proponents:    Matt McCaulley, SD Trust Co.
        Jeremiah Murphy, SD Trust Company & Citi-Bank

Randy Moses, Division of Insurance, answered questions from the committee.

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1188

Moved by:    Pederson (Gordon)
Second by:    Willadsen
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(13-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Boomgarden, Bradford, Elliott, Faehn, Hunt, Krebs, Kroger, Pederson (Gordon), Schafer, Street, Willadsen, Rounds, Sebert

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         HB 1111: require certain third party administrators to provide reports of claims experience upon request.

Presented by:    Representative Shantel Krebs (handout #2)
Proponents:    Dennis Duncan, DakotaCare

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1111

Moved by:    Willadsen
Second by:    Kroger
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(13-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Boomgarden, Bradford, Elliott, Faehn, Hunt, Krebs, Kroger, Pederson (Gordon), Schafer, Street, Willadsen, Rounds, Sebert

MOTION:     PLACE HB 1111 ON CONSENT CALENDAR

Moved by:    Willadsen
Second by:    Pederson (Gordon)
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

         HB 1088: allow athletic trainers to be compensated for services rendered as athletic trainers if such charges are not excessive nor fraudulent.

Presented by:    Representative Roger Hunt
Proponents:    Tryg Odney, Self, Sioux Falls, SD
Opponents:    Tim Dougherty, SD Physical Therapy Assn.
        Karen Gallagher, self, Pierre
        Jamy Jones, self
        Michael Demersseman, Occupational Therapists Of South Dakota

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1088

Moved by:    Hunt
Second by:    Willadsen
Action:    Was not acted on.

MOTION:     SUBSTITUTE MOTION DEFER HB 1088 TO THE 36^TH LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:    Pederson (Gordon)
Second by:    Boomgarden

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Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(10-3-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Boomgarden, Bradford, Faehn, Krebs, Kroger, Pederson (Gordon), Schafer, Street, Rounds, Sebert

Voting No:    Elliott, Hunt, Willadsen

         HB 1183: provide health insurance coverage for contraceptive drugs and devices.

Presented by:    Representative Bill Thompson
Proponents:    Kate Looby, Planned Parenthood, Sioux Falls
        Karen Hattervig, Self
        Jane Murphy, SD Advocacy for Women
        Kylene Guse, self & Planned Parrenthood, Sioux Falls

The Chair deferred HB 1183 until a future meeting.

MOTION:     ADJOURN

Moved by:    Pederson (Gordon)
Second by:    Rounds
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Cindy Tryon

Committee Secretary

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