82nd Legislative Session _ 2007

Committee: Senate Government Operations and Audit
Monday,
January 22, 2007

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Hauge
P    Hunhoff, Vice-Chair
E    Katus
P    Turbak
P    Gant, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Chair Gant

         SB 19: revise the fee for certain licenses issued by the Board of Funeral Services.

The Chair deferred SB 19 until tomorrow, Tuesday, January 23, 2007.

         SB 71: repeal certain statutes and references regarding obsolete accounting funds.

Presented by:    Representative Deb Peters

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 71

Moved by:    Hunhoff
Second by:    Turbak
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(4-0-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Hauge, Hunhoff, Turbak, Gant

Excused:    Katus


         SB 14: increase the maximum fees for conducting certain weights and measures inspections and testing.

Presented by:    David Pfahler, Department of Public Safety (Handout #1)
Proponents:    Liza Sizer, Bureau of Finance and Management (Handout #2)
Opponents:    Shawn Lyons, SD Retailers Association
        Jerry Vogeler, SD Association of Livestock Auction Markets
        David Owen, SD Chamber of Commerce & Industry
        Craig Dewey, Americans for Prosperity

The Chair deferred SB 14 until tomorrow, Tuesday, January 23, 2007.

         SB 7: establish certain fees to provide for air quality permitting, inspecting, and compliance services to ethanol production plants.

Presented by:    Steve Pirner, Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Proponents:    Harry Christianson, Ethanol Producers of SD

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 7

Moved by:    Turbak
Second by:    Hauge
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(4-0-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Hauge, Hunhoff, Turbak, Gant

Excused:    Katus

MOTION:     ADJOURN

Moved by:    Hunhoff
Second by:    Hauge
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Lois Henry

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Committee Secretary
Jason M.
Gant, Chair


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