82nd Legislative Session _ 2007

Committee: Senate Appropriations
Thursday, February 22, 2007

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Bartling
P    Greenfield
P    Hauge
P    Hoerth
P    Hundstad
P    Hunhoff, Vice-Chair
P    Maher
P    Smidt (Orville)
P    Apa, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Chairman Jerry Apa.

         HB 1036: make an appropriation to reimburse certain school districts for consolidation incentives.

Presented by:    Darla Mayer, Department of Education - Document #1

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1036

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

Voting Yes:    Bartling, Greenfield, Hauge, Hoerth, Hundstad, Hunhoff, Smidt (Orville), Apa

Excused:    Maher

         HB 1063: make an appropriation for maintenance and repair projects of the Board of

Regents deemed critical to facility safety and function.

Presented by:    Tad Perry, SD Board of Regents - Document #2
Proponents:    Monte Kramer, Board of Regents - Document #3
Opponents:    Jason Dilges, Bureau of Finance and Management

The Chair deferred HB 1063 until another day.

         HB 1067: revise certain reversion provisions regarding an appropriation to the South Dakota Energy Infrastructure Authority.

Presented by:    Bill Even, Governor's Office of Economic Development

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1067

Moved by:    Hauge
Second by:    Smidt (Orville)
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(9-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Bartling, Greenfield, Hauge, Hoerth, Hundstad, Hunhoff, Maher, Smidt (Orville), Apa

MOTION:     PLACE HB 1067 ON CONSENT CALENDAR

Moved by:    Hunhoff
Second by:    Maher
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

         HB 1069: increase liquidated court costs and revise how they are allocated.

Presented by:    Larry Long, Attorney General - Documents #4 and #5

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1069

Moved by:    Hoerth
Second by:    Hauge
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(7-2-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Bartling, Hauge, Hoerth, Hundstad, Hunhoff, Maher, Smidt (Orville)

Voting No:    Greenfield, Apa

         HB 1138: appropriate money to postsecondary technical institutes for the maintenance and repair of buildings.

Presented by:    Representative Jeffrey Haverly

MOTION:     AMEND HB 1138

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     On the House Appropriations Committee engrossed bill, delete all House Appropriations Committee amendments, thus restoring the bill to the printed version.

Moved by:    Greenfield
Second by:    Bartling
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

 MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1138 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Greenfield
Second by:    Bartling
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(9-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Bartling, Greenfield, Hauge, Hoerth, Hundstad, Hunhoff, Maher, Smidt (Orville), Apa

          HB 1244: revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2007 regarding the South Dakota opportunity scholarships.

Proponents:    Paul Turman, Board of Regents - Document #6

The Chair deferred HB 1244 until another day.

MOTION:     TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 2, 2007.

Moved by:    Smidt (Orville)
Second by:    Bartling
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:     ADJOURN

Moved by:    Hoerth
Second by:    Smidt (Orville)

Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Barb Bjorneberg

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Committee Secretary
Jerry Apa, Chair