87^th Legislative Session _ 2012

Committee: Senate Judiciary

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Tieszen, Chair
P    Cutler, Vice-Chair
P    Begalka
P    Nygaard
P    Vehle
P    Buhl
P    Hunhoff (Jean)

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Senator Craig Tieszen, Chair.

MOTION:    TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2012

Moved by:    Hunhoff (Jean)
Second by:    Vehle
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Krista Heeren-Graber, whose appointment by the Attorney General to the SD Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision is pending before the committee, spoke to the committee.

        SB 43: criminalize the failure to report the death or disappearance of a child within a specified time by certain persons responsible for the care of the child.

Presented by:    Marty Jackley, Office of the Attorney General
Proponents:    Paul Bachand, SD State's Attorneys Association
        Virgena Wieseler, Department of Social Services
Opponents:    Lindsey Riter-Rapp, SD Association Criminal Defense Lawyers

MOTION:    DO PASS SB 43

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

Voting Yes:    Tieszen, Cutler, Begalka, Nygaard, Vehle, Hunhoff (Jean)

Voting No:    Buhl

        SB 39: expand the definition of victim for the purposes of certain written victim impact statements.

Presented by:    Marty Jackley, Office of the Attorney General

MOTION:    DO PASS SB 39

Moved by:    Cutler
Second by:    Buhl
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (7-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Tieszen, Cutler, Begalka, Nygaard, Vehle, Buhl, Hunhoff (Jean)

MOTION:    PLACE SB 39 ON CONSENT CALENDAR

Moved by:    Nygaard
Second by:    Cutler
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

        SB 41: authorize retailers to choose whether to submit pseudoephedrine purchase records electronically or in writing.

Presented by:    Marty Jackley, Office of the Attorney General
Proponents:    Shawn Lyons, SD Retailers Association
        Dawna Leitzke, SD Petroleum and Propane Marketers Association

MOTION:    DO PASS SB 41

Moved by:    Vehle
Second by:    Nygaard
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (7-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Tieszen, Cutler, Begalka, Nygaard, Vehle, Buhl, Hunhoff (Jean)

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MOTION:    PLACE SB 41 ON CONSENT CALENDAR

Moved by:    Nygaard
Second by:    Buhl
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:    ADJOURN

Moved by:    Cutler
Second by:    Vehle
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Rena Ortbahn

Committee Secretary

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