86th Legislative Session _ 2011

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services
Monday, February 28, 2011

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Hunhoff (Jean), Chair
P    Kraus, Vice-Chair
P    Rave
P    Holien
P    Krebs
P    Schlekeway
P    Bradford

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Senator Jean Hunhoff, Chair.

MOTION:    TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2011.

Moved by:    Schlekeway
Second by:    Krebs
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

        HB 1217: establish certain legislative findings pertaining to the decision of a pregnant mother considering termination of her relationship with her child by an abortion, to establish certain procedures to better insure that such decisions are voluntary, uncoerced, and informed, and to revise certain causes of action for professional negligence relating to performance of an abortion.

Presented by:    Representative Roger Hunt
Proponents:    Brittany Weston, Yankton, self
        Alexandra Szameit, Self, Sioux Falls
        Vixie Miller, Self, Rapid City
        Dianne Heynen, Self, Sioux Falls
        Glenn Ridder, Alpha Center, Sioux Falls

        Dr. Patti Giebink, Self, Chamberlain
        Sarah Mauer, Black Hills Crisis Pregnancy Center, Rapid City
        Kimberly Martinez, Alpha Center
        Travis Benson, Catholic Diocese Of Sioux Falls
        Chris Hupke, SD Family Policy Council
        Representative Ed Iron Cloud III
        Representative Manny Steele
        Representative Steve Hickey
Opponents:    Marvin Buehner, Self, Rapid City
        Dean Krogman, SD State Medical Association
        Mary Jones, Self (Teleconference)
        Sam Ellingson, ACLU of SD
        Alisha Sedor, NARAL Pro-Choice SD
        Anne Thompson, League of Women Voters, Sioux Falls
        Cait Collier, Self, Vermillion
        Kristen Aschenbrenner, SD Advocacy Network for Women
        Laura Ross, SD Coalition Ending Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
        Senator Stanford Adelstein

MOTION:    AMEND HB 1217

1217rh

    On page 5 of the House engrossed bill, delete lines 13 to 20, inclusive.


Moved by:    Bradford
Action:    Died for lack of a second.

MOTION:    DO PASS HB 1217

Moved by:    Schlekeway
Second by:    Kraus
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (6-1-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Hunhoff (Jean), Kraus, Rave, Holien, Krebs, Schlekeway

Voting No:    Bradford
    

MOTION:    ADJOURN

Moved by:    Rave
Second by:    Kraus
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Cindy Louder

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Committee Secretary
Jean M. Hunhoff, Chair

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