82nd Legislative Session _ 2007

Committee: Senate State Affairs
Monday, January 29, 2007

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Abdallah
P    Hanson (Gary)
P    Heidepriem
P    Knudson
P    McCracken
P    Nesselhuf
P    Olson (Ed)
P    Gray, Vice-Chair
E    Dempster, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Senator Bob Gray, Vice-Chair

MOTION:     TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2007

Moved by:    McCracken
Second by:    Hanson (Gary)
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

          SB 25: revise certain requirements regarding the ability of the Public Utilities Commission to regulate the sale or other disposition of the property, plant, business, or stock of electric or gas public utilities.

Presented by:    Dustin Johnson, Public Utilities Commission

MOTION:     AMEND SB 25

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     On page 1, line 8 of the printed bill, after " its " insert " operating ".

     On page 1 , line 11, remove the overstrikes from " public utility operating in this state " .

     On page 1 , line 11, delete " person " .

     On page 1 , line 14, overstrike " actual consideration " and insert " fair market value ".

     On page 1 , line 15, delete " two hundred thousand million " and insert " two hundred thousand ten million ".

     On page 2 , line 2, after " acquire or " insert " gain ".

     On page 2 , line 2, delete " more than ten percent of the " .

     On page 2 , line 3, delete " total capital stock " .

     On page 2 , line 4, after " . " insert " As used in this section, the term, control, means the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of the public utility, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise. ".

Moved by:    Knudson
Second by:    McCracken
Action:    Was not acted on.

The Chair deferred SB 25 until Wednesday, January 31, 2007.

         SB 118: permit the Public Utilities Commission to approve tariff mechanisms for the automatic annual adjustment of charges for jurisdictional costs of new environmental measures.

Presented by:    Senator Royal "Mac" McCracken
Proponents:    Jim Wilcox, Xcel Energy
        Dustin Johnson, Public Utilities Commission

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 118

Moved by:    Olson (Ed)
Second by:    McCracken
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(8-0-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Abdallah, Hanson (Gary), Heidepriem, Knudson, McCracken, Nesselhuf, Olson (Ed), Gray

Excused:    Dempster

         SB 169: provide for the formation of permanent legislative ethics committees and to provide for the adoption of legislative codes of ethics.

Presented by:    Senator Scott Heidepriem
Proponents:    Senator Dave Knudson

The Chair deferred SB 169 until another day.

         SB 122: revise the provisions for maintaining recognition as a political party.

Presented by:    Senator Frank Kloucek
Proponents:    Steve Willis, self, Sioux Falls
        Tom Gerber, self, Sturgis
Opponents:    Chris Nelson, Secretary of State

MOTION:     DEFER SB 122 TO THE 41ST LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:    Knudson
Second by:    McCracken
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(7-1-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Abdallah, Hanson (Gary), Knudson, McCracken, Nesselhuf, Olson (Ed), Gray

Voting No:    Heidepriem

Excused:    Dempster

         SB 137: prohibit certain forms of compensation for persons circulating petitions.

Presented by:    Senator Frank Kloucek

MOTION:     DEFER SB 137 TO THE 41ST LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:    Abdallah
Second by:    McCracken
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(8-0-1-0)
Voting Yes:    Abdallah, Hanson (Gary), Heidepriem, Knudson, McCracken, Nesselhuf, Olson (Ed), Gray

Excused:    Dempster

         SB 161: repeal the death penalty and commute certain death sentences to life imprisonment.

Proponents:    Mark Weinheimer, self, Onida

The Chair deferred SB 161 until another day.

MOTION:     ADJOURN

Moved by:    Hanson (Gary)
Second by:    McCracken
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Nancy Bloom

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Committee Secretary                                Bob Gray, Vice-Chair

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