82nd Legislative Session _ 2007

Committee: Senate State Affairs
Wednesday, February 21, 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 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2007

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

         HB 1048: reform certain campaign finance requirements and to establish certain fines and penalties.

Presented by:    Chris Nelson, Secretary of State
Proponents:    David Bordewyk, South Dakota Newspaper Association (Document #1)


MOTION:     AMEND HB 1048

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     On page 9, line 2 of the House engrossed bill, delete " four " and insert "two".

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

 MOTION:     AMEND HB 1048

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     On page 15, line 1 of the House engrossed bill, delete " Indian tribe, " .

Moved by:    Nesselhuf
Second by:    Hanson (Gary)
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:     AMEND HB 1048

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     On page 5, line 21 of the House engrossed bill, delete " organization " and insert "an organization's segregated fund".

Moved by:    Nesselhuf
Second by:    Hanson (Gary)
Action:    Withdrawn.

 MOTION:     AMEND HB 1048

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     On page 24, after line 5 of the House engrossed bill, insert:

"      Section 44. For the purposes of any statement filed by a political party pursuant to sections 22

to 24, inclusive, of this Act, the political party shall itemize all contributions to and expenditures from each fund and each subfund that the political party maintains.".


Moved by:    Nesselhuf
Second by:    Hanson (Gary)
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:     DO PASS HB 1048

Moved by:    Knudson
Second by:    Hanson (Gary)
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(9-0-0-0)

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

          HB 1156: revise certain requirements concerning the pay and qualifications of petition circulators.

Presented by:    Senator Bob Gray
Proponents:    Tom Barnett, State Bar Association of South Dakota
        David Owen, South Dakota Chamber of Commerce & Industry
        John Brown, National Federation of Independent Business
Opponents:    Susan Johnson, self, Ludington, Michigan (Document #14)

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1156

Moved by:    Abdallah
Second by:    Olson (Ed)
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(7-1-1-0)

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

Voting No:    Nesselhuf

Excused:    Gray



         HB 1293: refer to a vote of the people a bill to regulate the performance of certain abortions, to reinstate the prohibition against certain acts causing the termination of the life of an unborn human being, and to prescribe a penalty therefor.

Presented by:    Senator Dennis Schmidt (Documents #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8,#9, #10, #11, #12)
Proponents:    Leah Anderson, self, Sioux Falls
        Patti Giebink, self, Chamberlain
        Glenn Ridder, self, Sioux Falls
        Rory King, self, Aberdeen
        Liz Avila, self, Sioux Falls
Opponents:    Gary Snow, self, Pierre
        Kate Looby, Planned Parenthood, Sioux Falls
        Donna Haukaas, self, Lake Andes (Document #13)
        Dave Gerdes, South Dakota State Medical Association
        Senator Brock Greenfield

Comments:    Larry Long, Attorney General
        
MOTION:     DEFER HB 1293 TO THE 41ST LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:    Nesselhuf
Second by:    Knudson
Action:    Was not acted on.

MOTION:     SUBSTITUTE MOTION DO PASS HB 1293

Moved by:    Abdallah
Action:    Died for a lack of a second

MOTION:     DEFER HB 1293 TO THE 41ST LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:    Nesselhuf
Second by:    Knudson
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(8-1-0-0)

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

Voting No:    Abdallah
MOTION:     ADJOURN

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

Nancy Bloom

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Committee Secretary
Thomas A. Dempster, Chair