P - Present
Roll Call
OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes
The meeting was called to order by Senator Tom Dempster, Chair
MOTION:
TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2007
E - Excused
A - Absent
P Abdallah
P Hanson (Gary)
P Heidepriem
P Knudson
P McCracken
P Nesselhuf
P Olson (Ed)
P Gray, Vice-Chair
P Dempster, Chair
Moved by: Hanson (Gary)
Second by: Gray
Action: Prevailed by voice vote.
SB 104: define the status of principal in the education enhancement trust fund and
the health care trust fund.
Presented by: Senator Dave Knudson
Proponents: Jennifer Stalley, American Cancer Society (Document #1)
MOTION:
AMEND SB 104
Section 2. That chapter
4-5
be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
Section 3. That
§
10-50-52
be amended to read as follows:
10-50-52.
The first thirty million dollars in revenue collected annually pursuant to this chapter
shall be deposited in the general fund. All revenue in excess of thirty million dollars collected
annually shall be deposited in the tobacco prevention and reduction trust fund. Five million dollars
of the revenue deposited annually in the tobacco prevention and reduction trust fund pursuant to this
section shall be used to implement the tobacco prevention and reduction program. Thirty-three
percent of any revenue deposited in the tobacco prevention and reduction trust fund in excess of five
million dollars shall be transferred to the property tax reduction fund. Thirty-three percent of any
revenue deposited in the tobacco prevention and reduction trust fund in excess of five million dollars
shall be transferred to the education enhancement
trust
tobacco tax
fund. Thirty-four percent of any
revenue deposited in the tobacco prevention and reduction trust fund in excess of five million dollars
shall be transferred to the health care
trust
tobacco tax
fund.
"
Moved by: Olson (Ed)
Second by: McCracken
Action: Prevailed by voice vote.
MOTION:
DO PASS SB 104 AS AMENDED
Moved by: Olson (Ed)
Second by: McCracken
Action: Prevailed by roll call vote.(5-3-1-0)
Voting Yes: Abdallah, McCracken, Olson (Ed), Gray, Dempster
Voting No: Hanson (Gary), Heidepriem, Nesselhuf
Excused: Knudson
MOTION:
TO AMEND TITLE OF SB 104
Moved by: Gray
Second by: McCracken
Action: Prevailed by voice vote.
SB 105: require an annual adjustment to the general fund levies of a school district
by reducing local effort by nine million dollars from funds deposited in the property
tax reduction fund from the tax on cigarettes and other tobacco products.
Presented by: Senator Dave Knudson
Proponents: Jennifer Stalley, American Cancer Society
MOTION:
DO PASS SB 105
Moved by: Gray
Second by: Olson (Ed)
Action: Prevailed by roll call vote.(8-0-1-0)
Voting Yes: Abdallah, Hanson (Gary), Heidepriem, McCracken, Nesselhuf, Olson (Ed), Gray,
Dempster
Excused: Knudson
SB 198: provide for an Open Government Commission.
Presented by: Senator Jason Gant
Proponents: Charlie McGuigan, Attorney General's Office
David Bordewyk, SD Newspaper Association
MOTION:
AMEND SB 198
Moved by: Gray
MOTION:
TO TABLE SB 110
Nancy Bloom
Second by: McCracken
Action: Prevailed by voice vote.
MOTION:
DO PASS SB 198 AS AMENDED
Moved by: Olson (Ed)
Second by: Gray
Action: Prevailed by roll call vote.(9-0-0-0)
Voting Yes: Abdallah, Hanson (Gary), Heidepriem, Knudson, McCracken, Nesselhuf, Olson (Ed),
Gray, Dempster
SB 217: revise certain provisions regarding records that are open for inspection.
Presented by: Senator Nancy Turbak
Proponents: David Bordewyk, SD Newspaper Association
Opponents: Neil Fulton, Governor's Office
MOTION:
DO PASS SB 217
Moved by: Hanson (Gary)
Second by: Nesselhuf
Action: Failed by roll call vote.(3-6-0-0)
Voting Yes: Hanson (Gary), Heidepriem, Nesselhuf
Voting No: Abdallah, Knudson, McCracken, Olson (Ed), Gray, Dempster
MOTION:
DEFER SB 217 TO THE 41ST LEGISLATIVE DAY
Moved by: Knudson
Second by: Olson (Ed)
Action: Prevailed by roll call vote.(6-3-0-0)
Voting Yes: Abdallah, Knudson, McCracken, Olson (Ed), Gray, Dempster
Voting No: Hanson (Gary), Heidepriem, Nesselhuf
SB 207: increase the minimum wage.
Presented by: Governor M. Michael Rounds
Proponents: Ralph Brown, self, Vermillion
Dennis Johnson, self, Vermillion
Senator Gil Koetzle
Loren Paul, SDEA
Paul Aylward, SD AFSCME 59 Dakotas Public Employees Union
Travis Benson, Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls
Jane Murphy, SD Advocacy Network for Women
Opponents: Rick Dockter, self, Pierre
Shawn Lyons, SD Retailers Association
Margo Northrup, National Federation of Independent Business
MOTION:
DO PASS SB 207
Moved by: Heidepriem
Second by: McCracken
Action: Prevailed by roll call vote.(7-0-2-0)
Voting Yes: Abdallah, Heidepriem, Knudson, McCracken, Nesselhuf, Gray, Dempster
Excused: Hanson (Gary), Olson (Ed)
SB 110: provide for certain increases in the state minimum wage.
Moved by: Hanson (Gary)
Second by: McCracken
Action: Prevailed by roll call vote.(7-0-2-0)
Voting Yes: Abdallah, Heidepriem, Knudson, McCracken, Nesselhuf, Gray, Dempster
Excused: Hanson (Gary), Olson (Ed)
MOTION:
ADJOURN
Moved by: McCracken
Second by: Knudson
Action: Prevailed by voice vote.
Committee Secretary Thomas A. Dempster, Chair