81st Legislative Session _ 2006

Committee: Senate Commerce
Thursday, February 09, 2006

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Abdallah
P    Kelly
P    Koetzle
P    Schoenbeck
P    Sutton (Dan)
P    Broderick, Vice-Chair
P    McCracken, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Senator McCracken, Chair.

MOTION:     TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 7, 2006.

Moved by:    Kelly
Second by:    Koetzle
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

         HB 1070: prohibit insurers from taking certain actions based on receipt of a notice of hearing and charges against insurance producers and to require that persons receiving such notice also receive notice of the final determination of the matter.

Presented by:    Senator Jason Gant

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1070

Moved by:    Kelly
Second by:    Sutton (Dan)
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(5-0-2-0)


Voting Yes:    Abdallah, Kelly, Koetzle, Sutton (Dan), McCracken

Excused:    Schoenbeck, Broderick

MOTION:     PLACE HB 1070 ON CONSENT CALENDAR

Moved by:    Kelly
Second by:    Sutton (Dan)
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

         SB 98: revise certain provisions regarding age requirements for the consumption of alcoholic beverages.

Presented by:    Senator Eric Bogue
Proponents:    Larry Long, Attorney General
        Michael Kenyon, Department of Revenue and Regulation

MOTION:     AMEND SB 98

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     On the printed bill, delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"
     Section 1. That § 35-2-7 be amended to read as follows:

     35-2-7.   Any license granted under this title may be transferred to a new location or to another person. If the transfer is to another person, the licensee must shall show in writing, under oath, that he the licensee has made a bulk sale of the business operated under the license. The bulk sale may be conditioned upon the granting of a transfer of the license. The transferee must shall make an application exactly as if an original applicant, and the application shall take the same course and be acted upon as if an original application. No transfer of any license to another person may be granted until all municipal and state sales taxes incurred by the transferor as a result of the operation of the licensed premises have been paid and that all property taxes levied on such premises which are the liability of the licensee , including municipal and state sales and use taxes, unemployment insurance tax, or any other state tax, are paid or are not delinquent. No transfer of any license to another person may be granted until all property taxes which are the liability of the licensee levied on the licensed premises are paid or are not delinquent. No transfer of any license may be granted from an Indian tribe operating in Indian country controlled by the Indian tribe or from an enrolled tribal member operating in Indian country controlled by the enrolled tribal member's tribe until all use tax incurred as a result of the operation of the licensed premises by nonmembers, and any other state tax, has been remitted or is not delinquent. If the transfer is to a new location, the licensee must shall make application showing all the relevant facts as to such for the new location , which . The application shall take the same course and be acted upon as if an original application. When If a license is transferred, a fee of one hundred fifty dollars is required to continue the unexpired portion of the license.

     Section 2. That § 35-2-24 be amended to read as follows:

     35-2-24.   No license granted under this title may be reissued until all municipal and state sales and use tax taxes incurred by the licensee as a result of the operation of the licensed premises have been paid and that all property taxes which are the liability of the licensee levied on such , including municipal and state sales and use taxes, unemployment insurance tax, or any other state tax, are paid or are not delinquent. No license granted under this title may be reissued until all property taxes which are the liability of the licensee levied on the licensed premises are paid or are not delinquent. No license granted under this title may be reissued to an Indian tribe operating in Indian country controlled by the Indian tribe or to an enrolled tribal member operating in Indian country controlled by the enrolled tribal member's tribe until the Indian tribe or enrolled tribal member remits to the department all use tax incurred by nonmembers as a result of the operation of the licensed premises, and any other state tax has been remitted or is not delinquent.

     Section 3. That § 35-2-25 be amended to read as follows:

     35-2-25.   No license granted pursuant to subdivisions 35-4-2(3), (4), (6), (12), (13), (16), and (17) may be issued unless the applicant has first obtained a sales tax license pursuant to chapter 10-45 , or, if applicable, a use tax license pursuant to chapter 10-46 . The provisions of this section do not apply to a municipality which has procured a retail alcoholic beverage license pursuant to chapter 35-3. "


Moved by:    Abdallah
Second by:    Kelly
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 98 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Abdallah
Second by:    Kelly
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(6-0-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Abdallah, Kelly, Koetzle, Sutton (Dan), Broderick, McCracken

Excused:    Schoenbeck

MOTION:     TO AMEND TITLE OF SB 98



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     On page 1, line 1 of the printed bill, delete everything after " Act to " and insert "limit the transfer or renewal of certain alcohol beverage licenses.".

     On page 1 , delete line 2 .

Moved by:    Koetzle
Second by:    Abdallah
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:     PLACE SB 98 ON CONSENT CALENDAR

Moved by:    Abdallah
Second by:    Kelly
Action:    Failed by voice vote.

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

Presented by:    Representative Shantel Krebs (Handout A)
Proponents:    Drew Duncan, Dakotacare
        Joe Dobbs, First Administrator, Rapid City

Randy Moses, Division of Insurance, answered questions of committee members.

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1111

Moved by:    Sutton (Dan)
Second by:    Kelly
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(7-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Abdallah, Kelly, Koetzle, Schoenbeck, Sutton (Dan), Broderick, McCracken

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

Presented by:    Representative Thomas Deadrick
Proponents:    Larry Gabriel, Secretary, Department of Agriculture
        Steve Willard, SD Joint Fire Council

MOTION:     AMEND HB 1113



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     On page 1, line 10 of the House engrossed bill, overstrike " or the secretary's designee " .

Moved by:    Broderick
Second by:    Abdallah
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:     AMEND HB 1113

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     On page 2 , after line 7, insert:
"
     Section 2. Whereas, this Act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval.".

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

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1113 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Broderick
Second by:    Schoenbeck
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(6-1-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Abdallah, Kelly, Schoenbeck, Sutton (Dan), Broderick, McCracken

Voting No:    Koetzle

MOTION:     TO AMEND TITLE OF HB 1113

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     On page 1, line 2 of the House engrossed bill, after " provisions " insert "and to declare an emergency".

Moved by:    Kelly


Second by:    Broderick
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

         HB 1137: revise certain provisions relating to the practice of counseling.

Presented by:    Representative Joni Cutler
Proponents:    Senator Stanford Adelstein
        Mary Pat Mueller, self, Chamberlain (Handout B)
        Dave Johnson, self, Sioux Falls
        Dr. Kelly Duncan, SD Counseling Assoc. (Handout C)

A videotape of a KELOLAND news segment was viewed by those in attendance.

MOTION:     DEFER HB 1137 TO THE 36TH LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:    Schoenbeck
Second by:    Kelly
Action:    Was not acted on.

MOTION:     SUBSTITUTE MOTION DO PASS HB 1137

Moved by:    Abdallah
Second by:    Koetzle
Action:    Was not acted on.

The Chair deferred HB 1137 until Tuesday, February 14.

         HB 1102: expand the board of technical professions.

The gavel was passed to Senator Broderick, Vice Chair.

Presented by:    Representative Jeffrey Haverly
Proponents:    Ann Whipple, Dept. Of Labor, Rapid City (Handout D)
        Randy Fisher, Landscape Architects, Rapid City
        Mike Bender, Landscape Architects, Rapid City
Opponents:    John Childs, Design Professionals Coalition, Pierre

MOTION:     DEFER HB 1102 UNTIL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14.

Moved by:    Kelly
Second by:    Koetzle
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.



MOTION:     ADJOURN

Moved by:    Koetzle
Second by:    Abdallah
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Grace Curtis

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Committee Secretary
Royal "Mac" McCracken, Chair


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