Committee: Senate Appropriations

Wednesday, February 08, 2012

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Sutton
P    Peters
P    Novstrup (Al)
P    Heineman
P    Haverly
P    Juhnke
P    Putnam
P    Tidemann, Vice-Chair
P    Brown, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Chairman Corey Brown.

        SB 90: establish a fee for payments returned to the Office of the Secretary of State due to insufficient funds and to provide for the distribution of the fee.

Presented by:    Senator Al Novstrup
        Jason Gant, Office of the Secretary of State

MOTION:    DO PASS SB 90

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

Voting Yes:    Sutton, Peters, Novstrup (Al), Heineman, Haverly, Juhnke, Putnam, Tidemann, Brown

        SB 84: allow for the reimbursement of travel expenses during the recruitment of certain professional staff.

Presented by:    Senator Larry Tidemann
Proponents:    Jason Dilges, Bureau of Finance and Management
        Jason Gant, Office of the Secretary of State
        Janice Minder, Board of Regents

MOTION:    DO PASS SB 84

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

Voting Yes:    Sutton, Peters, Novstrup (Al), Heineman, Haverly, Juhnke, Putnam, Tidemann, Brown

        SB 92: exempt certain funeral services and expenses from sales and use tax.

Presented by:    Senator Al Novstrup

MOTION:    TO TABLE SB 92

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

Voting Yes:    Sutton, Peters, Novstrup (Al), Heineman, Haverly, Juhnke, Putnam, Tidemann, Brown

        SB 151: provide a time period before certain action on the general appropriation bill may commence.

Presented by:    Senator Billie Sutton

MOTION:    DEFER SB 151 TO THE 41^ST LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:    Putnam
Second by:    Juhnke
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (8-1-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Peters, Novstrup (Al), Heineman, Haverly, Juhnke, Putnam, Tidemann, Brown

Voting No:    Sutton

        SB 192: make appropriations for the purpose of one-time increases in education and

health care funding.

Presented by:    Jason Dilges, Bureau of Finance and Management
Proponents:    Wade Pogany, Associated School Boards of SD
        Monte Kramer, Board of Regents

MOTION:    DO PASS SB 192

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

Voting Yes:    Sutton, Peters, Novstrup (Al), Heineman, Haverly, Juhnke, Putnam, Tidemann, Brown

        SB 194: make an appropriation to fund tax refunds for elderly persons and persons with a disability, to revise the income eligibility requirements for property tax and sales tax refunds, and to declare an emergency.

Presented by:    Jim Terwilliger, Bureau of Finance and Management (Handouts: Document No. 1)
Proponents:    Brittany Novotny, AARP

MOTION:    DO PASS SB 194

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

Voting Yes:    Sutton, Peters, Novstrup (Al), Heineman, Haverly, Juhnke, Putnam, Tidemann, Brown

        SB 37: make an appropriation from the coordinated soil and water conservation fund to the State Conservation Commission and to declare an emergency.

Presented by:    Ray Sowers, Department of Agriculture (Handouts: Document No. 2)
Proponents:    Angela Ehlers, SD Association of Conservation Districts (Handouts: Document #3)

MOTION:    AMEND SB 37