JOURNAL OF THE SENATE

EIGHTY-FIFTH SESSION



SIXTH DAY



STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA
Senate Chamber, Pierre
Wednesday, January 20, 2010

    The Senate convened at 2:00 p.m., pursuant to adjournment, the President presiding.

    The prayer was offered by the Chaplain, Father Brian Christensen, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance led by Senate page Kristina Sackmann.

    Roll Call: All members present except Sen. Gillespie who was excused.

APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL

MR. PRESIDENT:

    The Committee on Legislative Procedure respectfully reports that the Secretary of the Senate has had under consideration the Senate Journal of the fifth day.

    All errors, typographical or otherwise, are duly marked in the temporary journal for correction.

    And we hereby move the adoption of the report.

Respectfully submitted,
Bob Gray, Chair

    Which motion prevailed.
COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS


July 20, 2009

The Honorable Dennis Daugaard
President of the Senate
State Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501

Dear Mr. President and Members of the Senate:

    Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 13-47 of the South Dakota Codified Laws and subject to your consent, I have the honor to inform you that I have reappointed Glenda Woodburn, Hughes County, Pierre, South Dakota, to the South Dakota Board of Directors for Educational Telecommunications.

    This reappointment is effective immediately, and shall continue until June 30, 2012.

Sincerely,
M. Michael Rounds
Governor

    The President announced the referral of the reappointment to the Committee on Education.

July 20, 2009

The Honorable Dennis Daugaard
President of the Senate
State Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501

Dear Mr. President and Members of the Senate:

    Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 13-47 of the South Dakota Codified Laws and subject to your consent, I have the honor to inform you that I have reappointed Larry Miller, Lawrence County, Spearfish, South Dakota, to the South Dakota Board of Directors for Educational Telecommunications.

    This reappointment is effective immediately, and shall continue until June 30, 2012.

Sincerely,
M. Michael Rounds
Governor

    The President announced the referral of the reappointment to the Committee on Education.

July 20, 2009

The Honorable Dennis Daugaard
President of the Senate
State Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501

Dear Mr. President and Members of the Senate:

    Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 13-47 of the South Dakota Codified Laws and subject to your consent, I have the honor to inform you that I have reappointed Kay Jorgensen, Lawrence County, Spearfish, South Dakota, to the South Dakota Board of Directors for Educational Telecommunications.

    This reappointment is effective immediately, and shall continue until June 30, 2012.

Sincerely,
M. Michael Rounds
Governor

    The President announced the referral of the reappointment to the Committee on Education

July 20, 2009

The Honorable Dennis Daugaard
President of the Senate
State Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501

Dear Mr. President and Members of the Senate:

    Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 13-47 of the South Dakota Codified Laws and subject to your consent, I have the honor to inform you that I have reappointed Mark Shlanta, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to the South Dakota Board of Directors for Educational Telecommunications.

    This reappointment is effective immediately, and shall continue until June 30, 2012.

Sincerely,
M. Michael Rounds
Governor

    The President announced the referral of the reappointment to the Committee on Education.


July 20, 2009

The Honorable Dennis Daugaard
President of the Senate
State Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501

Dear Mr. President and Members of the Senate:

    Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 13-47 of the South Dakota Codified Laws and subject to your consent, I have the honor to inform you that I have reappointed Rick Knobe, Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to the South Dakota Board of Directors for Educational Telecommunications.

    This reappointment is effective immediately, and shall continue until June 30, 2012.

Sincerely,
M. Michael Rounds
Governor

    The President announced the referral of the reappointment to the Committee on Education.

July 21, 2009

The Honorable Dennis Daugaard
President of the Senate
State Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501

Dear Mr. President and Members of the Senate:

    Pursuant to the provisions of Article IV, Section 9, of the Constitution, and subject to your consent, I have the honor to inform you that I have reappointed Mr. Timothy Reisch, Miner County, Howard, South Dakota, to the position of Secretary of the Department of Corrections.

    This reappointment was effective April 24, 2009.

Sincerely,
M. Michael Rounds
Governor

    The President announced the referral of the reappointment to the Committee on Judiciary.

January 14, 2010

The Honorable Dennis Daugaard
President of the Senate
State Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501

Dear Mr. President and Members of the Senate:

    Pursuant to the provisions of South Dakota Codified Law 33-1-10 and 33-1-10.1 and subject to your consent, I have the honor to inform you that I have appointed Wayne M. Shanks, Minnehaha County, Colton, South Dakota, as the Assistant Adjutant General, Air.

    This appointment is effective April 1, 2010.

Sincerely,
M. Michael Rounds
Governor

    The President announced the referral of the appointment to the Committee on State Affairs.

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES

MR. PRESIDENT:

    The Committee on Health and Human Services respectfully reports that it has had under consideration SB 42 and returns the same with the recommendation that said bill do pass and be placed on the consent calendar.

Respectfully submitted,
Stanford M. Adelstein, Chair

Also MR. PRESIDENT:

    The Committee on Taxation respectfully reports that it has had under consideration SB 30 and returns the same with the recommendation that said bill do pass.

Also MR. PRESIDENT:

    The Committee on Taxation respectfully reports that it has had under consideration SB 28 and 29 and returns the same with the recommendation that said bills do pass and be placed on the consent calendar.


Also MR. PRESIDENT:

    The Committee on Taxation respectfully reports that it has had under consideration SB 31 and returns the same with the recommendation that said bill be amended as follows:

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    On page 1, line 5, of the printed bill, delete "each attorney" and insert "a person".

    On page 1, line 6, delete "each accountant" and insert "a person".

    And that as so amended said bill do pass and be placed on the consent calendar.

Respectfully submitted,
Tom Hansen, Chair

Also MR. PRESIDENT:

    The Committee on Transportation respectfully reports that it has had under consideration SB 16 and returns the same with the recommendation that said bill do pass.

Also MR. PRESIDENT:

    The Committee on Transportation respectfully reports that it has had under consideration SB 17, 34, and 36 and returns the same with the recommendation that said bills do pass and be placed on the consent calendar.

Respectfully submitted,
Mike Vehle, Chair

Also MR. PRESIDENT:

    The Committee on State Affairs respectfully reports that it has had under consideration SB 61 and returns the same with the recommendation that said bill do pass and be placed on the consent calendar.

Also MR. PRESIDENT:

    The Committee on State Affairs respectfully reports that it has had under consideration SB 58 and returns the same with the recommendation that said bill be amended as follows:

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    On page 2, line 7, of the printed bill, delete "real" and insert "renewable energy".
    On page 2, line 8, delete "real" and insert "renewable energy".

    And that as so amended said bill do pass.

Also MR. PRESIDENT:

    The Committee on State Affairs respectfully reports that it has had under consideration the nomination of Gordon Garnos of Codington County, Watertown, South Dakota, to the Career Service Commission and returns the same with the recommendation that the Senate advise and consent to the confirmation of said reappointment.

Also MR. PRESIDENT:

    The Committee on State Affairs respectfully reports that it has had under consideration the nomination of Dennis Haan of Pennington County, Rapid City, South Dakota, to the South Dakota Building Authority and returns the same with the recommendation that the Senate advise and consent to the confirmation of said reappointment.

Also MR. PRESIDENT:

    The Committee on State Affairs respectfully reports that it has had under consideration the nomination of Joe Lien of Lawrence County, Spearfish, South Dakota, to the South Dakota Building Authority and returns the same with the recommendation that the Senate advise and consent to the confirmation of said reappointment.

Also MR. PRESIDENT:

    The Committee on State Affairs respectfully reports that it has had under consideration the nomination of Brent Dykstra of Stanley County, Fort Pierre, South Dakota, to the Housing Development Authority and returns the same with the recommendation that the Senate advise and consent to the confirmation of said appointment.

Also MR. PRESIDENT:

    The Committee on State Affairs respectfully reports that it has had under consideration the nomination of Kurt Pfeifle of Hand County, Miller, South Dakota, to the Housing Development Authority and returns the same with the recommendation that the Senate advise and consent to the confirmation of said appointment.

Also MR. PRESIDENT:

    The Committee on State Affairs respectfully reports that it has had under consideration SB 59 which was tabled.

Respectfully submitted,
Thomas A. Dempster, Chair

MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

MR. PRESIDENT:

    I have the honor to transmit herewith HCR 1002 and 1003 which have been adopted by the House and your concurrence is respectfully requested.

Also MR. PRESIDENT:

    I have the honor to transmit herewith HB 1020, 1022, 1023, and 1049 which have passed the House and your favorable consideration is respectfully requested.

Respectfully,
Karen Gerdes, Chief Clerk

MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS

    HCR 1002: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION, Requesting federal natural resource agencies to refrain from designating wilderness or roadless areas in South Dakota without Legislative approval.

    Was read the first time, the President waived the referral to committee, and placed HCR 1002 on the calendar of Thursday, January 21, the 7th legislative day.

    HCR 1003: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION, Supporting the reintroduction of horse slaughter and processing operations in the United States.

    Was read the first time, the President waived the referral to committee, and placed HCR 1003 on the calendar of Thursday, January 21, the 7th legislative day.

CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

    Sen. Knudson moved that the reports of the Standing Committees on

    Education on SB 24 as found on page 77 of the Senate Journal; also

    Commerce on SB 57 as found on page 76 of the Senate Journal; also

    Commerce on SB 60 as found on page 76 of the Senate Journal be adopted.

    Which motion prevailed.

CONSIDERATION OF EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS

    The Senate proceeded to the consideration of the executive appointment of David R. Nelson of Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to the Board of Pardons and Paroles.

    The question being “Does the Senate advise and consent to the executive appointment of David R. Nelson pursuant to the executive message as found on page 4 of the Senate Journal?”

    And the roll being called:

    Yeas 34, Nays 0, Excused 1, Absent 0

    Yeas:
Abdallah; Adelstein; Ahlers; Bartling; Bradford; Brown; Dempster; Fryslie; Gant; Garnos; Gray; Hansen (Tom); Hanson (Gary); Haverly; Heidepriem; Howie; Hundstad; Hunhoff (Jean); Jerstad; Kloucek; Knudson; Maher; Merchant; Miles; Nelson; Nesselhuf; Novstrup (Al); Olson (Russell); Peterson; Rhoden; Schmidt; Tieszen; Turbak Berry; Vehle

    Excused:
Gillespie

    So the question having received an affirmative vote of a majority of the members-elect, the President declared the appointment confirmed.

    The Senate proceeded to the consideration of the executive reappointment of Teresa Marts of Tripp County, Winner, South Dakota, to the South Dakota Crime Victims' Compensation Commission.

    The question being “Does the Senate advise and consent to the executive reappointment of Teresa Marts pursuant to the executive message as found on page 40 of the Senate Journal?”

    And the roll being called:


    Yeas 34, Nays 0, Excused 1, Absent 0

    Yeas:
Abdallah; Adelstein; Ahlers; Bartling; Bradford; Brown; Dempster; Fryslie; Gant; Garnos; Gray; Hansen (Tom); Hanson (Gary); Haverly; Heidepriem; Howie; Hundstad; Hunhoff (Jean); Jerstad; Kloucek; Knudson; Maher; Merchant; Miles; Nelson; Nesselhuf; Novstrup (Al); Olson (Russell); Peterson; Rhoden; Schmidt; Tieszen; Turbak Berry; Vehle

    Excused:
Gillespie

    So the question having received an affirmative vote of a majority of the members-elect, the President declared the reappointment confirmed.

    The Senate proceeded to the consideration of the executive reappointment of Glenna Fouberg of Brown County, Aberdeen, South Dakota, to the South Dakota Board of Education.

    The question being “Does the Senate advise and consent to the executive reappointment of Glenna Fouberg pursuant to the executive message as found on page 33 of the Senate Journal?”

    And the roll being called:

    Yeas 33, Nays 0, Excused 2, Absent 0

    Yeas:
Adelstein; Ahlers; Bartling; Bradford; Brown; Dempster; Fryslie; Gant; Garnos; Gray; Hansen (Tom); Hanson (Gary); Haverly; Heidepriem; Howie; Hundstad; Hunhoff (Jean); Jerstad; Kloucek; Knudson; Maher; Merchant; Miles; Nelson; Nesselhuf; Novstrup (Al); Olson (Russell); Peterson; Rhoden; Schmidt; Tieszen; Turbak Berry; Vehle

    Excused:
Abdallah; Gillespie

    So the question having received an affirmative vote of a majority of the members-elect, the President declared the reappointment confirmed.

    The Senate proceeded to the consideration of the executive reappointment of Marilyn Hoyt of Beadle County, Huron, South Dakota, to the South Dakota Board of Education.

    The question being “Does the Senate advise and consent to the executive reappointment of Marilyn Hoyt pursuant to the executive message as found on page 34 of the Senate Journal?”

    And the roll being called:

    Yeas 33, Nays 0, Excused 2, Absent 0


    Yeas:
Adelstein; Ahlers; Bartling; Bradford; Brown; Dempster; Fryslie; Gant; Garnos; Gray; Hansen (Tom); Hanson (Gary); Haverly; Heidepriem; Howie; Hundstad; Hunhoff (Jean); Jerstad; Kloucek; Knudson; Maher; Merchant; Miles; Nelson; Nesselhuf; Novstrup (Al); Olson (Russell); Peterson; Rhoden; Schmidt; Tieszen; Turbak Berry; Vehle

    Excused:
Abdallah; Gillespie

    So the question having received an affirmative vote of a majority of the members-elect, the President declared the reappointment confirmed.

    The Senate proceeded to the consideration of the executive reappointment of Dean Krogman of Brookings County, Brookings, South Dakota, to the South Dakota Board of Regents.

    The question being “Does the Senate advise and consent to the executive reappointment of Dean Krogman pursuant to the executive message as found on page 37 of the Senate Journal?”

    And the roll being called:

    Yeas 33, Nays 0, Excused 2, Absent 0

    Yeas:
Adelstein; Ahlers; Bartling; Bradford; Brown; Dempster; Fryslie; Gant; Garnos; Gray; Hansen (Tom); Hanson (Gary); Haverly; Heidepriem; Howie; Hundstad; Hunhoff (Jean); Jerstad; Kloucek; Knudson; Maher; Merchant; Miles; Nelson; Nesselhuf; Novstrup (Al); Olson (Russell); Peterson; Rhoden; Schmidt; Tieszen; Turbak Berry; Vehle

    Excused:
Abdallah; Gillespie

    So the question having received an affirmative vote of a majority of the members-elect, the President declared the reappointment confirmed.

    The Senate proceeded to the consideration of the executive reappointment of Carole Pagones of Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to the South Dakota Board of Regents.

    The question being “Does the Senate advise and consent to the executive reappointment of Carole Pagones pursuant to the executive message as found on page 38 of the Senate Journal?”

    And the roll being called:

    Yeas 33, Nays 0, Excused 2, Absent 0

    Yeas:
Abdallah; Adelstein; Ahlers; Bartling; Bradford; Brown; Dempster; Fryslie; Gant; Garnos; Hansen (Tom); Hanson (Gary); Haverly; Heidepriem; Howie; Hundstad; Hunhoff (Jean); Jerstad; Kloucek; Knudson; Maher; Merchant; Miles; Nelson; Nesselhuf; Novstrup (Al); Olson (Russell); Peterson; Rhoden; Schmidt; Tieszen; Turbak Berry; Vehle

    Excused:
Gillespie; Gray

    So the question having received an affirmative vote of a majority of the members-elect, the President declared the reappointment confirmed.

    The Senate proceeded to the consideration of the executive appointment of Randy Schaefer of Lake County, Madison, South Dakota, to the South Dakota Board of Regents.

    The question being “Does the Senate advise and consent to the executive appointment of Randy Schaefer pursuant to the executive message as found on page 38 of the Senate Journal?”

    And the roll being called:

    Yeas 34, Nays 0, Excused 1, Absent 0

    Yeas:
Abdallah; Adelstein; Ahlers; Bartling; Bradford; Brown; Dempster; Fryslie; Gant; Garnos; Gray; Hansen (Tom); Hanson (Gary); Haverly; Heidepriem; Howie; Hundstad; Hunhoff (Jean); Jerstad; Kloucek; Knudson; Maher; Merchant; Miles; Nelson; Nesselhuf; Novstrup (Al); Olson (Russell); Peterson; Rhoden; Schmidt; Tieszen; Turbak Berry; Vehle

    Excused:
Gillespie

    So the question having received an affirmative vote of a majority of the members-elect, the President declared the appointment confirmed.

FIRST READING OF SENATE BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS

    SB 67 Introduced by: Senators Knudson and Heidepriem and Representatives Faehn and Hunhoff (Bernie)

    FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to revise the property tax levies for the general fund of a school district.

    Was read the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxation.


    SB 68 Introduced by: Senators Gant and Miles and Representatives Kirkeby and Feickert

    FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to update certain references to the building code.

    Was read the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

    SB 69 Introduced by: The Committee on Health and Human Services at the request of the Office of the Governor

    FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to authorize certain exceptions to the nursing facility moratorium.

    Was read the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

    SB 70 Introduced by: Senators Jerstad, Hansen (Tom), Hanson (Gary), Merchant, Miles, Nesselhuf, Peterson, Tieszen, and Turbak Berry and Representatives Krebs, Elliott, Engels, Fargen, Gibson, Hamiel, Noem, Nygaard, Rave, and Steele

    FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to provide certain restrictions regarding the passing of a bicycle.

    Was read the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation.

    SB 71 Introduced by: Senators Kloucek, Bartling, Fryslie, Heidepriem, and Merchant and Representatives Lucas, Elliott, Fargen, Gibson, Hunhoff (Bernie), and Kirschman

    FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to provide driver licensing stations and provide the same level of service at each station as was prior to October 1, 2009.

    Was read the first time and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

    SB 72 Introduced by: Senators Kloucek, Fryslie, and Hundstad and Representatives Hamiel, Cronin, Kirkeby, Kopp, Nygaard, Olson (Betty), Putnam, Schrempp, and Sorenson

    FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to revise certain provisions regarding the testing of applicants for a driver license.

    Was read the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation.

    SB 73 Introduced by: Senator Kloucek and Representative Elliott

    FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2010 to provide language interpreters at driver licensing stations, two in Sioux Falls, two in Rapid City, and two in Aberdeen.

    Was read the first time and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS

    HB 1020: FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to authorize the transfer of certain special education funds to other funds under certain conditions and to declare an emergency.

    Was read the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

    HB 1022: FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to revise certain statutes to reflect the current organizational structure of the Department of Education.

    Was read the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

    HB 1023: FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to revise certain requirements regarding make up time for school districts.

    Was read the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

    HB 1049: FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to revise the qualifications for the director of the Division of Veterans Affairs.

    Was read the first time and referred to the Committee on State Affairs.

SECOND READING OF CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS

    Pursuant to Senate Rule 6-1, the President removed SB 22 from the Consent Calendar.

    SB 56: FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to update certain citations to federal regulations regarding pipeline safety inspection.

    Was read the second time.

    The question being “Shall SB 56 pass?”

    And the roll being called:


    Yeas 33, Nays 0, Excused 2, Absent 0

    Yeas:
Abdallah; Adelstein; Ahlers; Bartling; Bradford; Brown; Dempster; Gant; Garnos; Gray; Hansen (Tom); Hanson (Gary); Haverly; Heidepriem; Howie; Hundstad; Hunhoff (Jean); Jerstad; Kloucek; Knudson; Maher; Merchant; Miles; Nelson; Nesselhuf; Novstrup (Al); Olson (Russell); Peterson; Rhoden; Schmidt; Tieszen; Turbak Berry; Vehle

    Excused:
Fryslie; Gillespie

    So the bill having received an affirmative vote of a majority of the members-elect, the President declared the bill passed and the title was agreed to.

SECOND READING OF SENATE BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS

    Sen. Knudson moved that SB 13 be deferred to Thursday, January 21, the 7th legislative day.

    Which motion prevailed.

    SB 51: FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to permit the filing of certain documents with the secretary of state by electronic means and to provide penalties for false filings.

    Having had its second reading was up for consideration and final passage.

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    Sen. Knudson moved that SB 51 be amended as follows:

    On page 5 of the printed bill, delete lines 14 and 15, and insert "No person may execute an annual report, a statement of change, or an annual farm report knowing it is false in any material respect. Any violation of this section is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed five hundred dollars."

    Which motion prevailed.

    The question being “Shall SB 51 pass as amended?”

    And the roll being called:

    Yeas 34, Nays 0, Excused 1, Absent 0

    Yeas:
Abdallah; Adelstein; Ahlers; Bartling; Bradford; Brown; Dempster; Fryslie; Gant; Garnos; Gray; Hansen (Tom); Hanson (Gary); Haverly; Heidepriem; Howie; Hundstad; Hunhoff (Jean); Jerstad; Kloucek; Knudson; Maher; Merchant; Miles; Nelson; Nesselhuf; Novstrup (Al); Olson (Russell); Peterson; Rhoden; Schmidt; Tieszen; Turbak Berry; Vehle

    Excused:
Gillespie

    So the bill having received an affirmative vote of a majority of the members-elect, the President declared the bill passed and the title was agreed to.

    SB 23: FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to eliminate the two-year delay of certain rule changes that increase teacher certification fees.

    Was read the second time.

    The question being “Shall SB 23 pass?”

    And the roll being called:

    Yeas 26, Nays 8, Excused 1, Absent 0

    Yeas:
Abdallah; Adelstein; Bradford; Brown; Dempster; Fryslie; Gant; Garnos; Gray; Hansen (Tom); Hanson (Gary); Haverly; Howie; Hunhoff (Jean); Knudson; Maher; Miles; Nelson; Novstrup (Al); Olson (Russell); Peterson; Rhoden; Schmidt; Tieszen; Turbak Berry; Vehle

    Nays:
Ahlers; Bartling; Heidepriem; Hundstad; Jerstad; Kloucek; Merchant; Nesselhuf

    Excused:
Gillespie

    So the bill having received an affirmative vote of a majority of the members-elect, the President declared the bill passed and the title was agreed to.

    SB 25: FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to repeal certain provisions related to tuition for students transferring from a resident district that does not receive state aid to education and to repeal certain provisions related to state aid to education for students transferring to a nonresident school district that does not receive state aid to education.

    Was read the second time.

    The question being “Shall SB 25 pass?”

    And the roll being called:

    Yeas 34, Nays 0, Excused 1, Absent 0

    Yeas:
Abdallah; Adelstein; Ahlers; Bartling; Bradford; Brown; Dempster; Fryslie; Gant; Garnos; Gray; Hansen (Tom); Hanson (Gary); Haverly; Heidepriem; Howie; Hundstad; Hunhoff (Jean); Jerstad; Kloucek; Knudson; Maher; Merchant; Miles; Nelson; Nesselhuf; Novstrup (Al); Olson (Russell); Peterson; Rhoden; Schmidt; Tieszen; Turbak Berry; Vehle

    Excused:
Gillespie

    So the bill having received an affirmative vote of a majority of the members-elect, the President declared the bill passed and the title was agreed to.

    SB 40: FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to provide for the suspension of certain licenses and registrations relating to dentistry for failure to renew the license or registration.

    Was read the second time.

    The question being “Shall SB 40 pass as amended?”

    And the roll being called:

    Yeas 34, Nays 0, Excused 1, Absent 0

    Yeas:
Abdallah; Adelstein; Ahlers; Bartling; Bradford; Brown; Dempster; Fryslie; Gant; Garnos; Gray; Hansen (Tom); Hanson (Gary); Haverly; Heidepriem; Howie; Hundstad; Hunhoff (Jean); Jerstad; Kloucek; Knudson; Maher; Merchant; Miles; Nelson; Nesselhuf; Novstrup (Al); Olson (Russell); Peterson; Rhoden; Schmidt; Tieszen; Turbak Berry; Vehle

    Excused:
Gillespie

    So the bill having received an affirmative vote of a majority of the members-elect, the President declared the bill passed and the title was agreed to.

    SB 55: FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to revise certain provisions regarding parole eligibility.

    Was read the second time.

    The question being “Shall SB 55 pass?”

    And the roll being called:

    Yeas 33, Nays 1, Excused 1, Absent 0

    Yeas:
Abdallah; Adelstein; Ahlers; Bartling; Brown; Dempster; Fryslie; Gant; Garnos; Gray; Hansen (Tom); Hanson (Gary); Haverly; Heidepriem; Howie; Hundstad; Hunhoff (Jean); Jerstad; Kloucek; Knudson; Maher; Merchant; Miles; Nelson; Nesselhuf; Novstrup (Al); Olson (Russell); Peterson; Rhoden; Schmidt; Tieszen; Turbak Berry; Vehle

    Nays:
Bradford

    Excused:
Gillespie

    So the bill having received an affirmative vote of a majority of the members-elect, the President declared the bill passed and the title was agreed to.

    Sen. Brown moved that the Senate do now adjourn, which motion prevailed and at 2:57 p.m. the Senate adjourned.

Trudy Evenstad, Secretary