82nd Legislative Session _ 2007

Committee: House Commerce
Monday, February 12, 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 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2007

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

The Chair deferred SB 80 until Friday, February 16, 2007.

         HB 1188: prohibit the recovery of property damage loss for persons not having proof of financial responsibility at the time of a motor vehicle accident.

Presented by:    Representative Mark Willadsen

Proponents:    Dennis Duncan, SD Insurance Alliance
        Mike Shaw, Property and Casualty Insurance
Opponents:    Roger Tellinghuisen, SD Trial Lawyers Association
        Thomas Barnett Jr., State Bar Of SD

MOTION:     AMEND HB 1188

1188sa
     On page 1, line 5 of the printed bill, delete " bodily injury " and insert "property damage".

Moved by:    Dreyer
Second by:    Boomgarden
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

 MOTION:     DEFER HB 1188 TO THE 41ST LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:    Engels
Second by:    Noem
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(11-1-1-0)

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

Voting No:    Willadsen

Excused:    Hunt

          HB 1190: allow the evidence of the failure to wear a safety belt to mitigate damages under certain circumstances.

Presented by:    Representative Mark Willadsen
Proponents:    Dennis Duncan, SD Insurance Alliance
        Mike Shaw, Property and Casualty Insurance
Opponents:    Thomas Barnett Jr., State Bar Of SD
        Roger Tellinghuisen, SD Trial Lawyers Association

MOTION:     TO TABLE HB 1190

Moved by:    Pederson (Gordon)
Second by:    Noem
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(10-2-1-0)


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

Voting No:    Nygaard, Willadsen

Excused:    Hunt

Gavel passed to Representative Willadsen, Vice chair.

         SB 10: revise certain requirements and procedures regarding the one-call notification system for excavation activities.

Presented by:    Larry Englerth, SD One Call Notification Board (Document 1)
Proponents:    Greg Dean, SD Telecommunications Assn.
        Ed Anderson, Rural Electric Assn, SD
Opponents:    Senator Jerry Apa
        David Sorensen, SD Assn. Highway Superintendents, Kingsbury County Highway
         Superintendent.
        Gail Brock, SD Assn. Of Towns & Townships
        Bob Wilcox, SD Assoc. Of County Commissioners

MOTION:     TO TABLE SB 10

Moved by:    Dreyer
Second by:    Pederson (Gordon)
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(11-2-0-0)

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

Voting No:    Engels, Willadsen

Gavel passed back to Representative Rounds, Chair.

         SB 89: adopt the Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act.

Presented by:    Senator Dave Knudson
Proponents:    Bob Sutton, South Dakota Community Foundation, e-mail read by Representative Rounds to enter testimony into the record (Document 2)

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 89

Moved by:    Street
Second by:    Juhnke
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(12-1-0-0)

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

Voting No:    Hunt

MOTION:     ADJOURN

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

Cheri Hauschild

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Committee Secretary
Tim Rounds, Chair