2008 Legislative Session _ 2008

Committee: House Taxation
Tuesday, January 22, 2008

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Bradford
P    Faehn
P    Feinstein
P    Juhnke
P    Lust
P    Noem
P    Novstrup (Al)
P    Olson (Ryan), Vice-Chair
P    Peters
P    Thompson
P    Turbiville
P    Van Etten
P    Weems
P    Wick
P    Dykstra, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Chair Dykstra.

MOTION:     TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2008.

Moved by:    Turbiville
Second by:    Juhnke
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

        
HB 1169: repeal certain provisions applying the contractor's excise tax to certain realty improvements made without a realty improvement contract based on the sale price and to repeal certain provisions concerning effective dates of the tax.


Presented by:    Representative Charles Turbiville (Handout #1)
Opponents:    Jan Talley, SD Department of Revenue and Regulation

MOTION:     AMEND HB 1169

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On the printed bill, delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"
     Section 1. That § 10-46A-5 be amended to read as follows:

     10-46A-5.   If any person, except for a person making an isolated or occasional realty improvement and who does not hold himself out as engaging in the business of making realty improvements, makes a realty improvement without a realty improvement contract and subsequently sells the property containing the realty improvement or the realty improvement at any time subsequent to the commencement of the project and within four years of its completion, the gross receipts from the sale of the realty improvement shall be subject to the excise tax imposed on the gross receipts of contractors engaged in realty improvement contracts. In determining the gross receipts from the sale of such realty improvements when land or land and improvements completed four years prior to sale are included in the sale, land and such improvements shall be valued at cost or fair market value, whichever is greater, and the portion of the gross receipts attributable to land or land and improvements completed four years prior to sale shall be deducted from the sale price. For purposes of this section, the phrase, isolated or occasional, means no more than two in any calendar year. "

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

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1169 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Juhnke
Second by:    Peters
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (15-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Bradford, Faehn, Feinstein, Juhnke, Lust, Noem, Novstrup (Al), Olson (Ryan), Peters, Thompson, Turbiville, Van Etten, Weems, Wick, Dykstra

MOTION:     AMEND TITLE OF HB 1169


On page 1, line 1, of the printed bill, delete everything after "to" and insert "clarify certain provisions regarding the contractor's excise tax for isolated or occasional realty improvements.".

On page 1, delete lines 2 and 3.


Moved by:    Turbiville
Second by:    Weems
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

        
HB 1181: revise certain provisions concerning information related to the assessment of property that is to be provided by the director of equalization.

Presented by:    Representative Kristi Noem
Proponents:    Jeff Madison, Self

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1181

Moved by:    Olson (Ryan)
Second by:    Van Etten
Action:    Was not acted on.

MOTION:     SUBSTITUTE MOTION AMEND HB 1181

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On page 1, line 10, of the printed bill, delete " necessary " and insert " existing ".


Moved by:    Novstrup (Al)
Second by:    Peters
Action:    Failed by voice vote.

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1181

Moved by:    Olson (Ryan)
Second by:    Van Etten
Action:    Was not acted on.

MOTION:     SUBSTITUTE MOTION AMEND HB 1181

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On page 1, line 10, of the printed bill, delete " necessary " and insert " existing ".

On page 1, line 11, after " data " insert " pertinent to the appeal ".


Moved by:    Van Etten
Second by:    Lust
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1181 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Turbiville
Second by:    Van Etten
Action:    Was not acted on.

MOTION:     SUBSTITUTE MOTION AMEND HB 1181

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On page 1, line 9, of the printed bill, after " shall " insert " after the notice of assessment has been mailed ".


Moved by:    Feinstein
Second by:    Thompson
Action:    Failed by voice vote.

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1181 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Turbiville
Second by:    Van Etten
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (12-3-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Bradford, Faehn, Feinstein, Juhnke, Noem, Olson (Ryan), Thompson, Turbiville, Van Etten, Weems, Wick, Dykstra

Voting No:    Lust, Novstrup (Al), Peters

        
HB 1182: revise certain provisions related to property tax assessments for elderly and disabled persons.


Presented by:    Representative Kristi Noem
Proponents:    Eric Erickson, SD Association of County Officials

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1182

Moved by:    Turbiville
Second by:    Weems
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (14-1-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Bradford, Faehn, Feinstein, Juhnke, Noem, Novstrup (Al), Olson (Ryan), Peters, Thompson, Turbiville, Van Etten, Weems, Wick, Dykstra

Voting No:    Lust

        
HB 1010: provide for the revision of the definition of telecommunication services for taxation purposes.

Prior testimony heard on January 15, 2008.

Presented by:    Representative Deb Peters

MOTION:     AMEND HB 1010

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On page 2 of the printed bill, delete lines 6 to 9, inclusive, and insert:

"

     For the purposes of this section, the term, telecommunication service, is the transmission of signs, signals, writings, images, sounds, messages, data, or other information of any nature by wire, radio, lightwaves, electromagnetic means. ".

On page 2, after line 9, insert:

"      Section 2. That chapter 10-45 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:

     The term, telecommunications service, as used in this chapter means the electronic transmission, conveyance, or routing of voice, data, audio, video, or any other information or signals to a point, or between or among points. The term, telecommunications service, includes such transmission, conveyance, or routing in which computer processing applications are used to act on the form, code, or protocol of the content for purposes of transmission, conveyance, or routing without regard to

whether such service is referred to as voice over internet protocol services or is classified by the Federal Communications Commission as enhanced or value added. Telecommunications service does not include:

             (1)    Data processing and information services that allow data to be generated, acquired, stored, processed, or retrieved and delivered by an electronic transmission to a purchaser where such purchaser's primary purpose for the underlying transaction is the processed data or information;

             (2)    Installation or maintenance of wiring or equipment on a customer's premises;

             (3)    Tangible personal property;

             (4)    Advertising, including directory advertising;

             (5)    Billing and collection services provided to third parties;

             (6)    Internet access service;

             (7)    Radio and television audio and video programming services, regardless of the medium, including the furnishing of transmission, conveyance and routing of such services by the programming service provider. Radio and television audio and video programming services shall include but not be limited to cable service as defined in 47 USC 522(6), as of June 1, 2007, and audio and video programming services delivered by commercial mobile radio service providers, as defined in 47 CFR 20.3;

             (8)    Ancillary services; or

             (9)    Digital products delivered electronically, including but not limited to software, music, video, reading materials, or ring tones.

     The term, telecommunications service, includes the following services:

             (1)    "800 service," any telecommunications service that allows a caller to dial a toll-free number without incurring a charge for the call;

             (2)    "900 service," an inbound toll telecommunications service purchased by a subscriber that allows the subscriber's customers to call in to the subscriber's prerecorded announcement or live service. A 900 service does not include the charge for the collection of services provided by the seller of the telecommunications services to the subscriber or service or product sold by the subscriber to the subscriber's customer;

             (3)    "Fixed wireless service," a telecommunications service that provides radio communication between fixed points;

             (4)    "Mobile wireless service," a telecommunications service that is transmitted, conveyed, or routed regardless of the technology used, where either the origination point or termination point, or both, of the transmission, conveyance, or routing are not fixed;

             (5)    "Paging service," a telecommunications service that provides transmission of coded radio signals for the purpose of activation specific pages. Such transmissions may include either messages or sounds, or both;

             (6)    "Prepaid calling service," the right to access exclusively telecommunications services, which must be paid for in advance and which enables the origination of calls using an access number or authorization code, whether manually or electronically dialed, and that is sold in predetermined units or dollars of which the number declines with use in a known amount;

             (7)    "Prepaid wireless calling service," a telecommunications service that provides the right to utilize mobile wireless service as well as other nontelecommunications services, including the download of digital products delivered electronically, content and ancillary services, which must be paid for in advance that is sold in predetermined units or dollars of which the number declines with use in a known amount;

             (8)    "Private communication service," a telecommunications service that entitles the customer to exclusive or priority use of a communications channel or group of channels between or among termination points, regardless of the manner in which such channel or channels are connected, and includes switching capacity, extension lines, stations, and any other associated services that are provided in connection with the use of such channel or channels; and

             (9)    "Value-added non-voice data service," a service that otherwise meets the definition of telecommunications services in which computer processing applications are used to act on the form, content, code, or protocol of the information or data primarily for a purpose other than transmission, conveyance, or routing.

     Section 3. That chapter 10-46 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:

     The term, telecommunications service, as used in this chapter means the electronic transmission, conveyance, or routing of voice, data, audio, video, or any other information or signals to a point, or between or among points. The term, telecommunications service, includes such transmission, conveyance, or routing in which computer processing applications are used to act on the form, code,

or protocol of the content for purposes of transmission, conveyance, or routing without regard to whether such service is referred to as voice over internet protocol services or is classified by the Federal Communications Commission as enhanced or value added. Telecommunications service does not include:

             (1)    Data processing and information services that allow data to be generated, acquired, stored, processed, or retrieved and delivered by an electronic transmission to a purchaser where such purchaser's primary purpose for the underlying transaction is the processed data or information;

             (2)    Installation or maintenance of wiring or equipment on a customer's premises;

             (3)    Tangible personal property;

             (4)    Advertising, including directory advertising;

             (5)    Billing and collection services provided to third parties;

             (6)    Internet access service;

             (7)    Radio and television audio and video programming services, regardless of the medium, including the furnishing of transmission, conveyance and routing of such services by the programming service provider. Radio and television audio and video programming services shall include but not be limited to cable service as defined in 47 USC 522(6), as of June 1, 2007, and audio and video programming services delivered by commercial mobile radio service providers, as defined in 47 CFR 20.3;

             (8)    Ancillary services; or

             (9)    Digital products delivered electronically, including but not limited to software, music, video, reading materials, or ring tones.

     The term, telecommunications service, includes the following services:

             (1)    "800 service," any telecommunications service that allows a caller to dial a toll-free number without incurring a charge for the call;

             (2)    "900 service," an inbound toll telecommunications service purchased by a subscriber that allows the subscriber's customers to call in to the subscriber's prerecorded announcement or live service. A 900 service does not include the charge for the collection of services provided by the seller of the telecommunications services to the subscriber or service or product sold by the subscriber to the subscriber's customer;

             (3)    "Fixed wireless service," a telecommunications service that provides radio communication between fixed points;

             (4)    "Mobile wireless service," a telecommunications service that is transmitted, conveyed, or routed regardless of the technology used, where either the origination point or termination point, or both, of the transmission, conveyance, or routing are not fixed;

             (5)    "Paging service," a telecommunications service that provides transmission of coded radio signals for the purpose of activation specific pages. Such transmissions may include either messages or sounds, or both;

             (6)    "Prepaid calling service," the right to access exclusively telecommunications services, which must be paid for in advance and which enables the origination of calls using an access number or authorization code, whether manually or electronically dialed, and that is sold in predetermined units or dollars of which the number declines with use in a known amount;

             (7)    "Prepaid wireless calling service," a telecommunications service that provides the right to utilize mobile wireless service as well as other nontelecommunications services, including the download of digital products delivered electronically, content and ancillary services, which must be paid for in advance that is sold in predetermined units or dollars of which the number declines with use in a known amount;

             (8)    "Private communication service," a telecommunications service that entitles the customer to exclusive or priority use of a communications channel or group of channels between or among termination points, regardless of the manner in which such channel or channels are connected, and includes switching capacity, extension lines, stations, and any other associated services that are provided in connection with the use of such channel or channels; and

             (9)    "Value-added non-voice data service," a service that otherwise meets the definition of telecommunications services in which computer processing applications are used to act on the form, content, code, or protocol of the information or data primarily for a purpose other than transmission, conveyance, or routing.".


Moved by:    Peters
Second by:    Olson (Ryan)
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1010 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Peters
Second by:    Faehn
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (15-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Bradford, Faehn, Feinstein, Juhnke, Lust, Noem, Novstrup (Al), Olson (Ryan), Peters, Thompson, Turbiville, Van Etten, Weems, Wick, Dykstra

MOTION:     AMEND TITLE OF HB 1010

On page 1, line 1, of the printed bill, delete everything after "to" and insert "define".


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

MOTION:     PLACE HB 1010 ON CONSENT CALENDAR

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

MOTION:     ADJOURN

Moved by:    Turbiville
Second by:    Weems
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Linda Daugaard

____________________________

Committee Secretary
Joel D. Dykstra, Chair


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