82nd Legislative Session _ 2007

Committee: House Commerce
Wednesday, February 21, 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 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2007

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

          SB 186: revise the definition of long-term care insurance.

Presented by:    Randy Moses, Division of Insurance
Proponents:    Kim Malsam Rysdon, Department of Social Services
        Mark Deak, SD Health Care Assn.

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 186

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

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

Excused:    Pederson (Gordon)

MOTION:     PLACE SB 186 ON CONSENT CALENDAR

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

         SB 47: prevent illegal multiple employer welfare arrangements and other illegal health insurers.

Presented by:    Randy Moses, Division of Insurance

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 47

Moved by:    Willadsen
Second by:    Novstrup (David)
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(12-0-1-0)

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

Excused:    Pederson (Gordon)

         SB 48: adopt consumer protection standards for property casualty insurance claims.

Presented by:    Merle Scheiber, Division of Insurance (Document 1)
Proponents:    Randy Moses, Division of Insurance
        Peter Stemper, SD Auto Body Assoc.
        Sam Wilson, AARP
        Myron Rau, SD Auto Dealer's Assn.
Opponents:    Dick Tieszen, State Farm Insurance (Document 2)
        Mike Shaw, Property Casualty Insurance Assn. Of America
        Dennis Duncan, SD Insurance Alliance & SD Assn of Mutual Insurance Co.

MOTION:     AMEND SB 48

48sa
     On page 13 of the Senate Commerce Committee engrossed bill, delete lines 20 to 24 , inclusive.

     On page 14 , delete lines 1 to 20 , inclusive.

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

 MOTION:     DO PASS SB 48 AS AMENDED

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

 MOTION:     TO TABLE SB 48

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

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

Voting No:    Engels

 MOTION:     ADJOURN

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

Cheri Hauschild

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Committee Secretary
Tim Rounds, Chair