82nd Legislative Session _ 2007

Committee: Senate Commerce
Tuesday, January 23, 2007

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Abdallah
P    Dempster
P    Gray, Vice-Chair
P    Katus
P    Koetzle
P    Turbak
P    McCracken, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Senator McCracken, Chair

MOTION:     TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2007

Moved by:    Dempster
Second by:    Katus
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

 MOTION:     INTRODUCE THE FOLLOWING BILL AT THE REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR:

TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONTINUATION OF CERTAIN HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR DEPENDENTS.

Moved by:    Dempster
Second by:    Gray
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(7-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Abdallah, Dempster, Gray, Katus, Koetzle, Turbak, McCracken

The Chair deferred SB 47 until Tuesday, January 30, 2007.

         SB 10: revise certain requirements and procedures regarding the one-call notification system for excavation activities.

Presented by:    Larry Englerth, SD One Call Notification Board (Document 1)
Proponents:    Kara VanBockern, Public Utilities Commission
        Steve Kolbeck, Public Utilities Commission
Opponents:    Karla Engle, SD Department of Transportation
        Greg Fuller, SD Department of Transportation
        Dirk Rogers, SD Highway Superintendent Association

MOTION:     DEFER SB 10 UNTIL A LATER DATE.

Moved by:    Dempster
Second by:    Gray
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Passed the gavel to Senator Gray, Vice Chair.

         SB 80: increase the fees permitted to recover reasonable costs and expenses on dishonored checks.

Presented by:    Senator Royal "Mac" McCracken
Proponents:    Dean Krogman, SD Collectors Assn.
        Jim Boensch, Chexcel Collections (Document 2)
        Greg Adamson, Credit Collection Services, Inc.
        John Brown, National Federation of Independent Business, SD Consumer Finance
         Association
        Ronald Olinger, SD Retailers Assn.
        David Owen, SD Chamber of Commerce & Industry

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 80

Moved by:    Abdallah
Second by:    Turbak
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(5-2-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Abdallah, Gray, Koetzle, Turbak, McCracken

Voting No:    Dempster, Katus

Passed to gavel back to Senator McCracken, Chair.

MOTION:     ADJOURN

Moved by:    Turbak
Second by:    Dempster
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Cheri Hauschild

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Committee Secretary
Royal "Mac" McCracken, Chair

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