82nd Legislative Session _ 2007

Committee: Senate State Affairs
Wednesday, January 31, 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
P    Dempster, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Senator Tom Dempster, Chair

MOTION:     TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 2007

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

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

        An act to increase the minimum wage.

Moved by:    Olson (Ed)
Second by:    McCracken
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.
                        

MOTION:     CONFIRM APPOINTMENT OF RICHARD BENDA, HUGHES COUNTY, PIERRE, SOUTH DAKOTA, TO THE POSITION OF SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM AND STATE DEVELOPMENT

Moved by:    Hanson (Gary)
Second by:    Abdallah
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(7-0-2-0)

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

Excused:    Knudson, Gray

          SB 154: establish the energy transmission infrastructure fund and to provide for its funding through a temporary increase in the sales and use tax.

Presented by:    Senator Jerry Apa
        John Koskan, self, Wood (Document #1)
Opponents:    Jim Terwilliger, Bureau of Finance and Management

MOTION:     DEFER SB 154 UNTIL ANOTHER DAY

Moved by:    Heidepriem
Second by:    Hanson (Gary)
Action:    Was not acted on.

MOTION:     DEFER SB 154 TO THE 41ST LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:    Olson (Ed)
Second by:    Abdallah
Action:    Failed by roll call vote.(2-4-3-0)

Voting Yes:    Abdallah, Olson (Ed)

Voting No:    Hanson (Gary), Heidepriem, Nesselhuf, Dempster

Excused:    Knudson, McCracken, Gray

MOTION:     DEFER SB 154 UNTIL ANOTHER DAY

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

         SB 155: establish a production incentive payment program for the development of certain wind energy facilities.

Presented by:    Senator Jerry Apa
        John Koskan, self, Wood
Proponents:    Sylvia Christen, Dakota Rural Action
Opponents:    Jim Terwilliger, Bureau of Finance and Management
        Robert Johnson, self, Buffalo

MOTION:     AMEND SB 155

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     On page 5 of the printed bill, delete lines 14 to 24 , inclusive.

     On page 6 , delete lines 1 to 11 , inclusive.

Moved by:    Heidepriem
Second by:    Hanson (Gary)
Action:    Was not acted on.

 MOTION:     SUBSTITUTE MOTION DEFER SB 155 TO THE 41ST LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:    Abdallah
Second by:    Olson (Ed)
Action:    Failed by roll call vote.(4-3-2-0)

Voting Yes:    Abdallah, Knudson, Olson (Ed), Dempster

Voting No:    Hanson (Gary), Heidepriem, Nesselhuf

Excused:    McCracken, Gray

 MOTION:     AMEND SB 155

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     On page 5 of the printed bill, delete lines 14 to 24 , inclusive.

     On page 6 , delete lines 1 to 11 , inclusive.

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

 MOTION:     DEFER SB 155 TO THE 41ST LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:    Knudson
Second by:    Olson (Ed)
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(5-3-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Abdallah, Knudson, McCracken, Olson (Ed), Dempster

Voting No:    Hanson (Gary), Heidepriem, Nesselhuf

Excused:    Gray

          SB 156: appropriate money to the South Dakota Energy Infrastructure Authority.

Presented by:    Senator Jerry Apa
        John Koskan, self, Wood
Opponents:    Bill Even, Governor's Office of Economic Development

MOTION:     DEFER SB 156 TO THE 41ST LEGISLATIVE DAY

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

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

Voting No:    Heidepriem, Knudson, Gray

         SB 154: establish the energy transmission infrastructure fund and to provide for its funding through a temporary increase in the sales and use tax.

MOTION:     RECONSIDER SB 154

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

MOTION:     DEFER SB 154 TO THE 41ST LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:    Abdallah
Second by:    McCracken
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(6-2-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Abdallah, Knudson, McCracken, Nesselhuf, Olson (Ed), Dempster

Voting No:    Hanson (Gary), Heidepriem

Excused:    Gray

         SB 113: require that certain local government decisions are subject to referendum.

Presented by:    Senator Tom Katus
        Senator Frank Kloucek
Proponents:    Edward Raventon, South Dakota Resource Coalition
        Sylvia Christen, Dakota Rural Action
Opponents:    Yvonne Taylor, South Dakota Municipal League
        Larry Gabriel, Secretary, Department of Agriculture
                 Lorin Pankratz, South Dakota County Commissioners and South Dakota Pork Producers Council

MOTION:     DEFER SB 113 TO THE 41ST LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:    Gray
Second by:    Olson (Ed)
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(6-2-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Abdallah, Knudson, McCracken, Nesselhuf, Gray, Dempster

Voting No:    Hanson (Gary), Heidepriem

Excused:    Olson (Ed)

         SB 117: increase general funding for school districts, to impose a temporary limit on the growth of state general fund spending, and to suspend the transfer of moneys from the general fund to the budget reserve fund, and to the property tax reduction fund.

Presented by:    Senator Scott Heidepriem
Proponents:    Tim Mitchell, South Dakota School Administrators
        Tim Mitchell, Superintendent, Chamberlain School District 7-1
        Carl Fahrenwald, Rutalnd School District and self, Brookings
        Jason Selchert, Superintendent, Gayville-Volin
                 Wayne Lueders, Associated School Boards of South Dakota and Alliance for Education
        Jim Hutmacher, South Dakota Coalition of Schools (Document #2)

The Chair deferred SB 117 until another day.

MOTION:     ADJOURN

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

Nancy Bloom

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Committee Secretary
Thomas A. Dempster, Chair

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