82nd Legislative Session _ 2007

Committee: House Commerce
Wednesday, February 07, 2007

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Ahlers
P    Boomgarden
P    Dreyer
P    Engels
P    Hunt
P    Juhnke
P    Noem
P    Novstrup (David)
P    Nygaard
P    Pederson (Gordon)
P    Street
P    Willadsen, Vice-Chair
P    Rounds, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Representative Rounds, Chair.

MOTION:     TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2007.

Moved by:    Hunt
Second by:    Noem
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:     REMOVE HB 1162 FROM THE TABLE

Moved by:    Willadsen
Second by:    Ahlers
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(13-0-0-0)



Voting Yes:    Ahlers, Boomgarden, Dreyer, Engels, Hunt, Juhnke, Noem, Novstrup (David), Nygaard, Pederson (Gordon), Street, Willadsen, Rounds

The Chair deferred HB 1162 until Friday, February 9, 2007.

         HB 1265: revise certain provisions defining renewable energy and recycled energy.

Presented by:    Representative Thomas Brunner
Proponents:    Dale Niezwaag, Basin Electric Power Cooperative (Document 1)
        Ed Anderson, Rural Electric Assn, SD

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1265

Moved by:    Nygaard
Second by:    Pederson (Gordon)
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(13-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Ahlers, Boomgarden, Dreyer, Engels, Hunt, Juhnke, Noem, Novstrup (David), Nygaard, Pederson (Gordon), Street, Willadsen, Rounds

MOTION:     PLACE HB 1265 ON CONSENT CALENDAR

Moved by:    Pederson (Gordon)
Second by:    Street
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

         HB 1284: revise certain provisions regarding the collection of 911 telephone surcharges from users and purchasers of prepaid wireless telephone services.

Presented by:    Dennis Duncan, Tracfone Wireless, Inc. (Document 2)
Proponents:    Leighton Lang, Tracfone Wireless, Inc.
        Greg Dean, SD Telecommunications Assn.
Opponents:    Shawn Lyons, SD Retailers Association
        Doug Pavel, Pennington County 911, Rapid City, Self
        Otto Doll, Bureau of Information and Telecommunications

The Chair deferred HB 1284 until Monday February 12, 2007.

Gavel passed to Representative Willadsen, Vice Chair.

         HB 1285: restrict unsolicited commercial electronic mail advertisements.



Presented by:    Representative Bob Faehn
Proponents:    Greg Dean, SD Telecommunications Assn.

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1285

Moved by:    Dreyer
Second by:    Rounds
Action:    Was not acted on.

MOTION:     SUBSTITUTE MOTION DEFER HB 1285 TO THE 41ST LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:    Engels
Second by:    Ahlers
Action:    Failed by roll call vote.(5-8-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Ahlers, Boomgarden, Engels, Hunt, Nygaard

Voting No:    Dreyer, Juhnke, Noem, Novstrup (David), Pederson (Gordon), Street, Willadsen, Rounds

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1285

Moved by:    Dreyer
Second by:    Rounds
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(9-4-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Boomgarden, Dreyer, Juhnke, Noem, Novstrup (David), Pederson (Gordon), Street, Willadsen, Rounds

Voting No:    Ahlers, Engels, Hunt, Nygaard

Gavel passed back to Representative Rounds, Chair.

MOTION:     ADJOURN

Moved by:    Willadsen
Second by:    Juhnke
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.



Cheri Hauschild

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Committee Secretary
Tim Rounds, Chair