81^st Legislative Session _ 2006

Committee: Senate State Affairs

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Abdallah
P    McCracken
P    McNenny
P    Moore
P    Olson (Ed)
P    Schoenbeck
P    Sutton (Dan)
P    Koskan, Vice-Chair
P    Bogue, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Senator Eric Bogue, Chair.

MOTION:     TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2006

Moved by:    McCracken
Second by:    McNenny
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

The Chair deferred SB 157 and SB 197 until another day.

MOTION:     CONFIRM APPOINTMENT OF JEAN (DAWN) MORRIS, HUGHES COUNTY, PIERRE, SOUTH DAKOTA, TO THE CAREER SERVICE COMMISSION

Moved by:    Schoenbeck
Second by:    Abdallah
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(9-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Abdallah, McCracken, McNenny, Moore, Olson (Ed), Schoenbeck, Sutton (Dan), Koskan, Bogue

MOTION:     CONFIRM REAPPOINTMENT OF GORDON GARNOS, CODINGTON COUNTY, WATERTOWN, SOUTH DAKOTA, TO THE CAREER SERVICE COMMISSION

Moved by:    Abdallah
Second by:    Schoenbeck
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(9-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Abdallah, McCracken, McNenny, Moore, Olson (Ed), Schoenbeck, Sutton (Dan), Koskan, Bogue

MOTION:     CONFIRM APPOINTMENT OF BARBARA CHRISTIANSON, PENNINGTON COUNTY, RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA, TO THE CAREER SERVICE COMMISSION

Moved by:    McCracken
Second by:    Schoenbeck
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(9-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Abdallah, McCracken, McNenny, Moore, Olson (Ed), Schoenbeck, Sutton (Dan), Koskan, Bogue

MOTION:     CONFIRM APPOINTMENT OF JUDY GREFF, BEADLE COUNTY, HURON, SOUTH DAKOTA, TO THE CAREER SERVICE COMMISSION

Moved by:    Koskan
Second by:    McCracken
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(9-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Abdallah, McCracken, McNenny, Moore, Olson (Ed), Schoenbeck, Sutton (Dan), Koskan, Bogue

         SB 101: establish the Public Utilities Commission as a separate agency.

Presented by:    Senator Jerry Apa (Document #1)
Proponents:    Bob Sahr, Public Utilities Commission

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 101

Moved by:    Schoenbeck

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Second by:    Koskan
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(9-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Abdallah, McCracken, McNenny, Moore, Olson (Ed), Schoenbeck, Sutton (Dan), Koskan, Bogue

MOTION:     PLACE SB 101 ON CONSENT CALENDAR

Moved by:    Koskan
Second by:    Schoenbeck
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

         SB 142: appropriate money to the Office of the Attorney General to study open government issues in South Dakota.

Presented by:    Senator Jason Gant
Proponents:    Larry Long, Attorney General (Document #2 and #3)
        David Bordewyk, SD Newspaper Association

MOTION:     REFER TO Appropriations

Moved by:    McNenny
Second by:    Olson (Ed)
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(7-2-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Abdallah, McCracken, McNenny, Olson (Ed), Schoenbeck, Sutton (Dan), Bogue

Voting No:    Moore, Koskan

         SB 145: authorize funding for certain tribal colleges to defray certain costs associated with educating nonbeneficiary students at tribal colleges and to make an appropriation therefor.

Presented by:    Senator Theresa Two Bulls
Proponents:    Senator Stanford Adelstein
        Thomas Short Bull, Oglala Lakota College, President

MOTION:     REFER TO Appropriations

Moved by:    Olson (Ed)
Second by:    Sutton (Dan)
Action:    Was not acted on.

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MOTION:     SUBSTITUTE MOTION DEFER SB 145 TO THE 36^TH LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:    Schoenbeck
Second by:    Koskan
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(6-3-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Abdallah, McCracken, McNenny, Schoenbeck, Koskan, Bogue

Voting No:    Moore, Olson (Ed), Sutton (Dan)

MOTION:     ADJOURN

Moved by:    McCracken
Second by:    McNenny
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Nancy Benson

Committee Secretary

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