85^th Legislative Session _ 2010

Committee: House Appropriations

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Burg
P    Dennert
P    Wismer
P    Carson
P    Deadrick
P    Peters
P    Wink
P    Putnam, Vice-Chair
P    Tidemann, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Representative Larry Tidemann.

        HB 1255: lower the state sales and use tax on certain food items and to increase the rate of taxation for the sales and use tax on certain goods and services.

Presented by:    Representative Marc Feinstein (Handouts: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6)
        Senator Pam Merchant (Handout: 7)
Proponents:    Margaret Straley, Self, Sioux Falls
        Cathy Brechtelsbauer, Self, Sioux Falls (Handouts: 8 and 9)
        Susan Thompson, SD Peace and Justice Center
Opponents:    Jane Page, Department of Revenue and Regulation
        David Owen, SD Chamber of Commerce & Industry
        Shawn Lyons, SD Retailers Association
        Jeremiah M. Murphy, SD Coalition for Responsible Taxation
        Bob Riter Jr., National Federation of Independent Business
        Tim Dougherty, Licensed Beverage Dealers of SD

MOTION:    TO TABLE HB 1255

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Moved by:    Putnam
Second by:    Peters
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (6-3-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Carson, Deadrick, Peters, Wink, Putnam, Tidemann

Voting No:    Burg, Dennert, Wismer

        HB 1240: create the South Dakota need-based grant fund, to provide for the transfer of certain unclaimed lottery prize money to the need-based grant fund, to provide for the awarding of certain need-based grants, and to repeal provisions relating to tuition equalization grants.

Presented by:    Representative Bernie Hunhoff
Proponents:    Jack Warner, SD Board of Regents
        Bob Duffett, Dakota Wesleyan University
        Greg Boris, South Dakota Voices for Children

MOTION:    AMEND HB 1240

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    On page 1 of the printed bill, delete lines 13 to 15, inclusive.

    On page 2, delete lines 1 to 11, inclusive.

Moved by:    Burg
Second by:    Dennert
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:    DO PASS HB 1240 AS AMENDED

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

Voting Yes:    Burg, Dennert, Wismer, Carson, Deadrick, Wink, Putnam

Excused:    Peters, Tidemann

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MOTION:    AMEND TITLE OF HB 1240

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    On page 1 of the printed bill, delete line 2.

    On page 1, line 3, delete "fund, to".

Moved by:    Dennert
Second by:    Wink
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

        SB 22: establish a fund for the collection of donations to the birth to three program.

Presented by:    Tamara Darnall, Department of Education
Proponents:    Greg Boris, South Dakota Voices for Children

        THE CHAIR DEFERRED SB 22
        
        SB 46: make an appropriation for costs related to suppression of wildfires in the state and to declare an emergency.

Presented by:    Chris Petersen, Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (Handouts: 10)

MOTION:    DO PASS SB 46

Moved by:    Putnam
Second by:    Dennert
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (9-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Burg, Dennert, Wismer, Carson, Deadrick, Peters, Wink, Putnam, Tidemann

MOTION:    PLACE SB 46 ON CONSENT CALENDAR

Moved by:    Deadrick
Second by:    Peters
Action:    Failed by voice vote.

        SB 26: make an additional appropriation to the Board of Regents to construct an addition to the Northern State University Joseph H. Barnett Center.

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Presented by:    Don Erlenbusch, Northern State University (Handouts: 11)

MOTION:    AMEND SB 26

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    On page 2, between lines 5 and 6 of the Senate Appropriations Committee engrossed bill, insert:

"    Section 4. The Board of Regents shall file its plan to provide for the operation and the maintenance and repair expenses related to the project authorized in this Act with the special interim committee created in § 4-8A-2 no later than November 1, 2010.".

Moved by:    Putnam
Second by:    Peters
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:    DO PASS SB 26 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Dennert
Second by:    Putnam
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (9-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Burg, Dennert, Wismer, Carson, Deadrick, Peters, Wink, Putnam, Tidemann

        SB 48: make an appropriation for the payment of extraordinary litigation expenses and to declare an emergency.

Presented by:    Rachel Byrum, Bureau of Finance & Management

MOTION:    DO PASS SB 48

Moved by:    Putnam
Second by:    Peters
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (9-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Burg, Dennert, Wismer, Carson, Deadrick, Peters, Wink, Putnam, Tidemann

MOTION:    TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Moved by:    Deadrick
Second by:    Putnam

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Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:    ADJOURN

Moved by:    Peters
Second by:    Deadrick
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Lisa Shafer

Committee Secretary

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