Committee: Senate Judiciary
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
P - Present
E - Excused
A - Absent
Roll Call
P Begalka
P Hunhoff (Jean)
P Nygaard
P Vehle
P Buhl
P Cutler, Vice-Chair
P Tieszen, Chair
OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes
The meeting was called to order by Senator Craig Tieszen, Chair.
MOTION: TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2011
Moved by: Nygaard
Second by: Buhl
Action: Prevailed by voice vote.
SB 163: revise the penalties for violations concerning smoking in public.
Presented by: Senator Tom Nelson
Opponents: Jennifer Stalley, American Cancer Society
Dave Hewett, SD Association of Healthcare Organizations
Brittany Novotny, SD Nurses Association
MOTION: DEFER SB 163 TO THE 41ST LEGISLATIVE DAY
Moved by: Hunhoff (Jean)
Second by: Cutler
Action: Prevailed by roll call vote. (7-0-0-0)
Voting Yes: Begalka, Hunhoff (Jean), Nygaard, Vehle, Buhl, Cutler, Tieszen
SB 178: revise certain provisions relating to the rights and duties of joint legal
custodians.
Presented by: Senator Mike Vehle
Proponents: Tom Barnett, State Bar Association of South Dakota
Representative Jacqueline Sly (Handouts: #1)
MOTION: AMEND SB 178
Moved by: Nygaard
Second by: Begalka
Action: Prevailed by voice vote.
MOTION: DO PASS SB 178 AS AMENDED
Moved by: Nygaard
Second by: Cutler
Action: Prevailed by roll call vote. (7-0-0-0)
Voting Yes: Begalka, Hunhoff (Jean), Nygaard, Vehle, Buhl, Cutler, Tieszen
SB 179: define and prohibit the offenses of juvenile sexting and aggravated juvenile
sexting and to provide for certain sanctions and remedies.
Presented by: Senator Mike Vehle
MOTION: DEFER SB 179 TO THE 41
ST LEGISLATIVE DAY
Moved by: Vehle
Second by: Cutler
Action: Prevailed by roll call vote. (7-0-0-0)
Voting Yes: Begalka, Hunhoff (Jean), Nygaard, Vehle, Buhl, Cutler, Tieszen
HB 1041: revise the statutory duties of the presiding judge of each judicial circuit.
Presented by: Greg Sattizahn, Unified Judicial System
Proponents: Tom Barnett, State Bar Association of South Dakota
Opponents: Chuck Schroyer, SD States Attorneys Association
Anita Fuoss, Jones County/Lyman County States Attorney
Bob Wilcox, SD Association of County Commissioners
MOTION: DO PASS HB 1041
Moved by: Cutler
Second by: Vehle
Action: Prevailed by roll call vote. (4-3-0-0)
Voting Yes: Vehle, Buhl, Cutler, Tieszen
Voting No: Begalka, Hunhoff (Jean), Nygaard
SB 164: revise certain provisions regarding the regulation of traffic on municipal
streets.
Presented by: Yvonne Taylor, SD Municipal League
Proponents: Larry Nelson, SD Police Chief's Association
Opponents: Jim Hutmacher, SD Coalition of Schools/SD Mid-Size School Organization
Dick Tieszen, SD Associated School Boards
Sioux Falls/Rapid City Educational Partnership
Bill Engberg, Associated School Boards of SD
MOTION: DO PASS SB 164 AS AMENDED
Moved by: Nygaard
Second by: Begalka
Action: Prevailed by roll call vote. (5-2-0-0)
Voting Yes: Begalka, Hunhoff (Jean), Nygaard, Buhl, Tieszen
Voting No: Vehle, Cutler
MOTION: ADJOURN
Moved by: Hunhoff (Jean)
Second by: Buhl
Action: Prevailed by voice vote.
Rena Ortbahn
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Committee Secretary
Craig Tieszen, Chair
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