82nd Legislative Session _ 2007

Committee: Senate Commerce
Thursday, February 08, 2007

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Abdallah
P    Dempster
P    Katus
P    Koetzle
P    Turbak
P    Gray, Vice-Chair
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, FEBRUARY 6, 2007.

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

         SCR 3: Encouraging Congress to pass the Employee Free Choice Act.

Presented by:    Senator Gil Koetzle
Proponents:    Mark Anderson, SD State Federation of Labor AFL-CIO (Document 1)
        Paul Aylward, Public Employees Union, SD AFSCME 59, AFL-CIO
        Sandra Waltman, SD Education Assn.

MOTION:     DEFER SCR 3 TO THE 41ST LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:    Gray
Second by:    Dempster
Action:    Was not acted on.



MOTION:     SUBSTITUTE MOTION DO PASS SCR 3

Moved by:    Koetzle
Second by:    Turbak
Action:    Failed by roll call vote.(3-4-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Katus, Koetzle, Turbak

Voting No:    Abdallah, Dempster, Gray, McCracken

MOTION:     DEFER SCR 3 TO THE 41ST LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:    Gray
Second by:    Dempster
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(4-3-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Abdallah, Dempster, Gray, McCracken

Voting No:    Katus, Koetzle, Turbak

         SB 166: authorize additional off-sale retail liquor licenses in certain municipalities.

Presented by:    Senator Tom Dempster
Proponents:    Larry Nelson, Hy-Vee, Inc.
        David Owen, SD Chamber of Commerce & Industry
        Shawn Lyons, SD Retailers Association
Opponents:    Andy Schneider, Canyon Lake Liquor
        Tim Dougherty, Licensed Beverage Dealers of SD

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 166

Moved by:    Dempster
Second by:    Gray
Action:    Was not acted on.

MOTION:     SUBSTITUTE MOTION DEFER SB 166 TO THE 41ST LEGISLATIVE DAY

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

Voting Yes:    Abdallah, Katus, Koetzle

Voting No:    Dempster, Turbak, Gray, McCracken

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 166

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

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

Voting No:    Abdallah, Katus

         HB 1051: revise certain requirements regarding the licensing of insurance producers.

Presented by:    Randy Moses, Division of Insurance

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1051

Moved by:    Turbak
Second by:    Dempster
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(6-0-1-0)

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

Excused:    Abdallah

MOTION:     PLACE HB 1051 ON CONSENT CALENDAR

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

         HB 1052: revise the requirements for coordination of benefits between health plans.

Presented by:    Randy Moses, Division of Insurance

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1052

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

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

Excused:    Abdallah

MOTION:     PLACE HB 1052 ON CONSENT CALENDAR

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

         HB 1053: provide certain standards for health maintenance organizations in individual health insurance.

Presented by:    Randy Moses, Division of Insurance

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1053

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

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

Excused:    Abdallah

MOTION:     PLACE HB 1053 ON CONSENT CALENDAR

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

         HB 1054: revise certain requirements for the independent audit of insurers.

Presented by:    Randy Moses, Division of Insurance

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1054

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

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

Excused:    Katus

MOTION:     PLACE HB 1054 ON CONSENT CALENDAR

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

MOTION:     ADJOURN

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

Cheri Hauschild

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Committee Secretary
Royal "Mac" McCracken, Chair