JOURNAL OF THE SENATE

EIGHTY-FIFTH SESSION




FOURTEENTH DAY




STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA
Senate Chamber, Pierre
Tuesday, February 2, 2010

    The Senate convened at 2:00 p.m., pursuant to adjournment, the President presiding.

    The prayer was offered by the Chaplain, Pastor Paul Bly, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance led by Senate pages Cassandra Pease and Rebecca Pease.

    Roll Call: All members present except Sen. Bartling who was excused.

APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL

MR. PRESIDENT:

    The Committee on Legislative Procedure respectfully reports that the Secretary of the Senate has had under consideration the Senate Journal of the thirteenth day.

    All errors, typographical or otherwise, are duly marked in the temporary journal for correction.

    And we hereby move the adoption of the report.

Respectfully submitted,
Bob Gray, Chair

    Which motion prevailed.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES

MR. PRESIDENT:

    The Committee on Government Operations and Audit respectfully reports that it has had under consideration SB 99 which was deferred to the 41st Legislative Day.

Respectfully submitted,
Craig Tieszen, Chair

Also MR. PRESIDENT:

    The Committee on Education respectfully reports that it has had under consideration SB 88 and returns the same with the recommendation that said bill do pass.

Also MR. PRESIDENT:

    The Committee on Education respectfully reports that it has had under consideration HB 1021 and 1024 and returns the same with the recommendation that said bills do pass and be placed on the consent calendar.

Also MR. PRESIDENT:

    The Committee on Education respectfully reports that it has had under consideration SB 121 and returns the same with the recommendation that said bill be amended as follows:

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    On page 2, line 17, of the printed bill, after "teachers" overstrike "and" and insert "or".

    And that as so amended said bill do pass.

Respectfully submitted,
Cooper Garnos, Chair

Also MR. PRESIDENT:

    The Committee on Judiciary respectfully reports that it has had under consideration SB 110 and returns the same with the recommendation that said bill do pass.


Also MR. PRESIDENT:

    The Committee on Judiciary respectfully reports that it has had under consideration SB 54 and returns the same with the recommendation that said bill be amended as follows:

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    On page 1, line 15, of the printed bill, delete "without a prior showing" and insert "that is not caused by a physical injury."

    On page 2, delete line 1.

    On page 2, line 8, after "21-27" insert "or to any civil action that does not arise from the terms or conditions of a prisoner's confinement".

    And that as so amended said bill do pass.

Also MR. PRESIDENT:

    The Committee on Judiciary respectfully reports that it has had under consideration the nomination of Kenneth D. Albers of Lincoln County, Canton, South Dakota, to the Board of Pardons and Paroles and returns the same with the recommendation that the Senate advise and consent to the confirmation of said appointment.

Also MR. PRESIDENT:

    The Committee on Judiciary respectfully reports that it has had under consideration the nomination of Timothy Reisch of Miner County, Howard, South Dakota, to the position of Secretary of the Department of Corrections and returns the same with the recommendation that the Senate advise and consent to the confirmation of said reappointment.

Also MR. PRESIDENT:

    The Committee on Judiciary respectfully reports that it has had under consideration the nomination of Dennis L. Kaemingk of Davison County, Mitchell, South Dakota, to the Board of Pardons and Paroles and returns the same with the recommendation that the Senate advise and consent to the confirmation of said reappointment.

Also MR. PRESIDENT:

    The Committee on Judiciary respectfully reports that it has had under consideration the nomination of Jack Hieb of Brown County, Aberdeen, South Dakota, to the Board of Pardons

and Paroles and returns the same with the recommendation that the Senate advise and consent to the confirmation of said appointment.

Respectfully submitted,
Gene G. Abdallah, Chair

Also MR. PRESIDENT:

    The Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources respectfully reports that it has had under consideration HB 1013 and returns the same with the recommendation that said bill do pass.

Also MR. PRESIDENT:

    The Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources respectfully reports that it has had under consideration SB 86 and returns the same with the recommendation that said bill do pass and be placed on the consent calendar.

Also MR. PRESIDENT:

    The Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources respectfully reports that it has had under consideration SB 75 and returns the same with the recommendation that said bill be amended as follows:

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    On page 1 of the printed bill, delete line 5.

    On page 1, line 6, delete everything before "For".

    And that so amended said bill do pass.


Also MR. PRESIDENT:

    The Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources respectfully reports that it has had under consideration SB 85 and returns the same with the recommendation that said bill be amended as follows:

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    On page 1, line 8, of the printed bill, delete "over the age".

    On page 1, line 9, delete "of sixty-five years and".

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    On page 1, line 2, of the printed bill, delete "over the age of sixty-five".

    And that as so amended said bill do pass and be placed on the consent calendar.

Respectfully submitted,
Larry Rhoden, Chair

MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

MR. PRESIDENT:

    I have the honor to transmit herewith HB 1035, 1062, 1069, 1070, 1071, 1088, and 1092 which have passed the House and your favorable consideration is respectfully requested.

Respectfully,
Karen Gerdes, Chief Clerk

CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

    Sen. Knudson moved that the reports of the Standing Committees on

    Taxation on SB 33 as found on page 177 of the Senate Journal; also

    Commerce on SB 68 as found on page 176 of the Senate Journal; also

    Health and Human Services on SB 74 as found on page 176 of the Senate Journal; also

    Taxation on SB 78 as found on page 177 of the Senate Journal; also

    State Affairs on SB 82 as found on page 178 of the Senate Journal be adopted.

    Which motion prevailed.

FIRST READING OF SENATE BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS

    SB 168 Introduced by: Senators Turbak Berry and Knudson and Representative Deadrick

    FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to increase the amount of coverage provided by the South Dakota Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association for long-term care insurance.


    Was read the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

    SB 169 Introduced by: Senators Turbak Berry, Adelstein, Ahlers, Bradford, Dempster, Gillespie, Heidepriem, Maher, Merchant, Nelson, Olson (Russell), Peterson, Rhoden, and Schmidt and Representatives Cutler, Deadrick, Engels, Faehn, Gibson, Greenfield, Hamiel, Hunhoff (Bernie), Jensen, Juhnke, Kirkeby, Krebs, Lust, Moser, Nygaard, Pitts, Solberg, Solum, Turbiville, and Verchio

    FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to limit the subrogation of certain insurers unless and until the insurer is made whole.

    Was read the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

    SB 170 Introduced by: Senators Turbak Berry, Abdallah, Hanson (Gary), and Heidepriem and Representatives Thompson, Engels, Feinstein, Gibson, Hunhoff (Bernie), Kirkeby, Lederman, Lucas, and Sorenson

    FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to provide for legislative redistricting by a bipartisan, nonlegislative commission.

    Was read the first time and referred to the Committee on State Affairs.

    SB 171 Introduced by: Senator Peterson and Representative Dennert

    FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to create an additional classification of real property and provide for its assessment and to revise certain provisions concerning the taxation of such property.

    Was read the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxation.

    SB 172 Introduced by: Senator Peterson and Representative Noem

    FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to provide for the assessment of certain agricultural land as noncropland.

    Was read the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxation.

    SB 173 Introduced by: Senators Jerstad, Fryslie, Merchant, and Schmidt and Representatives Hunhoff (Bernie), Blake, Burg, Kirkeby, Solberg, and Thompson

    FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to provide a maximum finance charge for payday loans and title loans.


    Was read the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

    SB 174 Introduced by: Senators Kloucek, Bartling, Hanson (Gary), and Peterson and Representatives Schrempp, Elliott, Feinstein, Lange, Nygaard, Solberg, Sorenson, and Vanderlinde

    FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to appropriate funds for increased wages for employees of nursing facilities and to transfer funds from the health care trust fund.

    Was read the first time and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

    SB 175 Introduced by: Senators Tieszen, Abdallah, Dempster, Jerstad, and Miles and Representatives Krebs, Brunner, Cutler, Feinstein, and Solberg

    FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to provide for the title registration, licensing, and operation and use of off-highway vehicles, to establish a dedicated off-highway trails trust fund, to provide for administration of the fund, and to make an appropriation of the fund.

    Was read the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation.

    SB 176 Introduced by: Senator Bartling and Representatives Vanneman and Deadrick

    FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to revise certain provisions regarding exceptions from billboard regulation.

    Was read the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation.

    SB 177 Introduced by: Senators Haverly and Hunhoff (Jean) and Representatives Tidemann and Putnam

    FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to revise certain provisions regarding the appropriation process.

    Was read the first time and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS

    HB 1035: FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to revise certain provisions regarding boat license decals and boat numbering.

    Was read the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation.



    HB 1062: FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to provide for certain mandatory training for county coroners.

    Was read the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

    HB 1069: FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to revise certain provisions relating to the transportation of alcoholic beverages and to authorize transportation by religious organizations under certain circumstances.

    Was read the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

    HB 1070: FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to revise certain provisions relating to the voidability of gambling contracts.

    Was read the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

    HB 1071: FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to revise certain provisions relating to parental liability for willful acts of a child and to revise the limitation on recovery.

    Was read the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

    HB 1088: FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to revise certain provisions regarding the rights of certain new vehicle dealers and to declare an emergency.

    Was read the first time and referred to the Committee on State Affairs.

    HB 1092: FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to revise the certain provisions concerning continuing liens on wages by garnishment.

    Was read the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

    There being no objection, the Senate reverted to Order of Business No. 5.

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES

MR. PRESIDENT:

    The Committee on Commerce respectfully reports that it has had under consideration SB 4 and returns the same with the recommendation that said bill do pass and be placed on the consent calendar.



Also MR. PRESIDENT:

    The Committee on Commerce respectfully reports that it has had under consideration SB 57 and returns the same with the recommendation that said bill be amended as follows:

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    On the Senate Commerce Committee engrossed bill, delete all amendments, thus restoring the bill to the printed version.

    And that as so amended said bill do pass.

Also MR. PRESIDENT:

    The Committee on Commerce respectfully reports that it has had under consideration SB 60 and returns the same with the recommendation that said bill be amended as follows:

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    On page 5, line 5, of the Senate Commerce Committee engrossed bill, delete "normal" and insert "nameplate".

    On page 5, line 7, delete "normal" and insert "nameplate".

    On page 5, line 8, delete "an additional twenty-five" and insert "a net additional fifty".

    On page 5, between lines 8 and 9, insert:

    "Section 4. That § 49-41B-5.2 be amended to read as follows:

    49-41B-5.2. The applicant shall notify, in writing, the owner of record of any land that is located within one-half mile of the proposed site where the facility is to be constructed. For purposes of this section, the owner of record is limited to the owner designated to receive the property tax bill sent by the county treasurer. The notice shall be mailed by certified mail. The applicant shall also publish a notice of the proposed facility. Notification shall be published in the official newspaper of each county in which the proposed site is located. The notice shall be published at least once each week for at least two consecutive weeks. The notice shall contain a description of the nature and location of the facility. Any notification required by this section shall state the date, time, and location of the public hearing and shall be made no later than thirty days prior to the date of the public hearing. However, the second published notice shall be made no later than twenty days prior to the date of the public hearing. "


    And that as so amended said bill do pass and be placed on the consent calendar.


Also MR. PRESIDENT:

    The Committee on Commerce respectfully reports that it has had under consideration SB 96 and returns the same with the recommendation that said bill be referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Also MR. PRESIDENT:

    The Committee on Commerce respectfully reports that it has had under consideration SB 3 which was deferred to the 41st Legislative Day.

Respectfully submitted,
Russell Olson, Chair

    There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to Order of Business No. 12.

SECOND READING OF CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS

    HB 1030: FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to revise certain provisions regarding references to the Internal Revenue Code.

    Was read the second time.

    The question being “Shall HB 1030 pass?”

    And the roll being called:

    Yeas 33, Nays 0, Excused 2, Absent 0

    Yeas:
Abdallah; Adelstein; Ahlers; Bradford; Brown; Dempster; Fryslie; Gant; Garnos; Gillespie; Hansen (Tom); Hanson (Gary); Haverly; Heidepriem; Howie; Hundstad; Hunhoff (Jean); Jerstad; Kloucek; Knudson; Maher; Merchant; Miles; Nelson; Nesselhuf; Novstrup (Al); Olson (Russell); Peterson; Rhoden; Schmidt; Tieszen; Turbak Berry; Vehle

    Excused:
Bartling; Gray

    So the bill having received an affirmative vote of a majority of the members-elect, the President declared the bill passed and the title was agreed to.


SECOND READING OF SENATE BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS

    SB 48: FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to make an appropriation for the payment of extraordinary litigation expenses and to declare an emergency.

    Having had its second reading was up for consideration and final passage.

    The question being “Shall SB 48 pass?”

    And the roll being called:

    Yeas 33, Nays 1, Excused 1, Absent 0

    Yeas:
Abdallah; Adelstein; Ahlers; Bradford; Brown; Dempster; Fryslie; Gant; Garnos; Gillespie; Gray; Hansen (Tom); Hanson (Gary); Haverly; Heidepriem; Howie; Hundstad; Hunhoff (Jean); Jerstad; Knudson; Maher; Merchant; Miles; Nelson; Nesselhuf; Novstrup (Al); Olson (Russell); Peterson; Rhoden; Schmidt; Tieszen; Turbak Berry; Vehle

    Nays:
Kloucek

    Excused:
Bartling

    So the bill having received an affirmative vote of a two-thirds majority of the members-elect, the President declared the bill passed and the title was agreed to.

    SB 26: FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to make an additional appropriation to the Board of Regents to construct an addition to the Northern State University Joseph H. Barnett Center.

    Was read the second time.

    The question being “Shall SB 26 pass as amended?”

    And the roll being called:

    Yeas 32, Nays 2, Excused 1, Absent 0

    Yeas:
Abdallah; Adelstein; Ahlers; Bradford; Brown; Dempster; Fryslie; Gant; Garnos; Gillespie; Gray; Hansen (Tom); Hanson (Gary); Haverly; Heidepriem; Howie; Hundstad; Hunhoff (Jean); Jerstad; Knudson; Merchant; Miles; Nelson; Nesselhuf; Novstrup (Al); Olson (Russell); Peterson; Rhoden; Schmidt; Tieszen; Turbak Berry; Vehle


    Nays:
Kloucek; Maher

    Excused:
Bartling

    So the bill having received an affirmative vote of a two-thirds majority of the members-elect, the President declared the bill passed and the title was agreed to.

    SB 47: FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to authorize a carryover of the fiscal year 2010 state aid to special education appropriation to fiscal year 2011.

    Was read the second time.

    The question being “Shall SB 47 pass as amended?”

    And the roll being called:

    Yeas 34, Nays 0, Excused 1, Absent 0

    Yeas:
Abdallah; Adelstein; Ahlers; Bradford; Brown; Dempster; Fryslie; Gant; Garnos; Gillespie; Gray; Hansen (Tom); Hanson (Gary); Haverly; Heidepriem; Howie; Hundstad; Hunhoff (Jean); Jerstad; Kloucek; Knudson; Maher; Merchant; Miles; Nelson; Nesselhuf; Novstrup (Al); Olson (Russell); Peterson; Rhoden; Schmidt; Tieszen; Turbak Berry; Vehle

    Excused:
Bartling

    So the bill having received an affirmative vote of a majority of the members-elect, the President declared the bill passed and the title was agreed to.

    SB 63: FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to provide for the establishment of a pilot charter school in South Dakota if the Department of Education receives a federal grant to fund it.

    Was read the second time.

    The question being “Shall SB 63 pass as amended?”

    And the roll being called:

    Yeas 30, Nays 4, Excused 1, Absent 0


    Yeas:
Abdallah; Adelstein; Ahlers; Bradford; Brown; Dempster; Fryslie; Gant; Garnos; Gillespie; Gray; Hansen (Tom); Hanson (Gary); Heidepriem; Howie; Hundstad; Jerstad; Kloucek; Knudson; Maher; Merchant; Miles; Nesselhuf; Novstrup (Al); Olson (Russell); Peterson; Rhoden; Tieszen; Turbak Berry; Vehle

    Nays:
Haverly; Hunhoff (Jean); Nelson; Schmidt

    Excused:
Bartling

    So the bill having received an affirmative vote of a majority of the members present, the President declared the bill passed and the title was agreed to.

    Sen. Hanson (Gary) moved that the Senate do now adjourn, which motion prevailed and at 3:02 p.m. the Senate adjourned.

Trudy Evenstad, Secretary