2008 Legislative Session _ 2008

Committee: Senate Appropriations
Monday, February 04, 2008

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Gray
P    Bartling
P    Greenfield
P    Hoerth
P    Hundstad
P    Hunhoff, Vice-Chair
P    Maher
P    Smidt (Orville)
P    Apa, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Vice-Chair Jean Hunhoff.

         SB 59: revise certain provisions regarding the South Dakota opportunity scholarship program.

Presented by:    Tad Perry, SD Board of Regents
Proponents:    Kris Beck, SD Student Federation
        Melanie Satchell, SDSMT
        Erica Kjar, SDSMT
        Derek Nordby, SDSMT
        John Sandstrom, SDSU
        Rachel Lewis, SDSU
        Patrick Weber, self, Brookings
        Alyssa Floyd, USD
        Jeremy Lemcke, USD
        Diana Arbach, NSU

        Chance Anderton, DSU
        Jake Heckmann, DSU
        Kelly Kirk, BHSU
Comments:    Paul Turman, Board of Regents

        THE CHAIR DEFERRED SB 59 UNTIL FEBRUARY 7, 2008

         SB 201: revise certain eligibility requirements for the South Dakota opportunity scholarship.

Presented by:    Dale Bertsch, Governor's Office
Proponents:    Tad Perry, SD Board of Regents
        Anthony Sutton, self, Flandreau

        THE CHAIR DEFERRED SB 201 UNTIL FEBRUARY 7, 2008

         SB 197: make an appropriation for the costs of the centers for independent living.

Proponents:    Marla Bull Bear, Native American Advocacy - Document #1
        Ann Van Loan, Western Resources for dis-Abled Independence - Document #2
Opponents:    Dan Lusk, Department of Human Services - Document #3

MOTION:     DEFER SB 197 TO THE 36TH LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:    Apa
Second by:    Greenfield
Action:    Was not acted on.

MOTION:     SUBSTITUTE MOTION DO PASS SB 197

Moved by:    Bartling
Second by:    Hoerth
Action:    Failed by roll call vote. (4-5-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Bartling, Hoerth, Hundstad, Maher

Voting No:    Gray, Greenfield, Hunhoff, Smidt (Orville), Apa

MOTION:     DEFER SB 197 TO THE 36TH LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:    Apa
Second by:    Greenfield
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (6-3-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Gray, Greenfield, Hunhoff, Maher, Smidt (Orville), Apa

Voting No:    Bartling, Hoerth, Hundstad

         SB 180: make an appropriation to provide certain refunds of sales tax on food.

Presented by:    Deb Bowman, Dept of Social Services
        Brenda Zeltinger, Dept. Of Social Services

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 180

Moved by:    Smidt (Orville)
Second by:    Gray
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (7-1-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Gray, Bartling, Hoerth, Hunhoff, Maher, Smidt (Orville), Apa

Voting No:    Greenfield

Excused:    Hundstad

         SB 172: appropriate money to the Department of Public Safety to fund the South Dakota Highway Patrol.

Presented by:    Senator Gene Abdallah - Documents #4 & 5
Proponents:    Staci Eggert, Sheriff's Assn.
        Representative Charlotte Gilson
Opponents:    Tom Dravland, Secretary, Dept. of Public Safety

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 172

Moved by:    Bartling
Second by:    Hoerth
Action:    Was not acted on.

MOTION:     SUBSTITUTE MOTION AMEND SB 172

172aa

     On page 1, line 4, of the Senate Judiciary committee engrossed bill, delete everything after "of"

and insert "one million four hundred thousand dollars ($ 1,400,000 )".


     On page 1, line 5, delete "($2,000,000)".


Moved by:    Greenfield
Second by:    Apa
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (7-2-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Gray, Greenfield, Hundstad, Hunhoff, Maher, Smidt (Orville), Apa

Voting No:    Bartling, Hoerth

 MOTION:     DO PASS SB 172 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Greenfield
Second by:    Apa
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (9-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Gray, Bartling, Greenfield, Hoerth, Hundstad, Hunhoff, Maher, Smidt (Orville), Apa

         HB 1144: make an appropriation for costs related to the purchase of motorcycles for use in the motorcycle safety training courses, and to declare an emergency.

Presented by:    Diana Miller, ABATE
Proponents:    Larry Nielson, Tulare, SD
        Wayne Lettau, Sturgis, SD

        THE CHAIR DEFERRED HB 1144 UNTIL FEBRUARY 7, 2008

MOTION:     TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF JANUARY 25, 2008

Moved by:    Greenfield
Second by:    Bartling
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:     ADJOURN

Moved by:    Smidt (Orville)
Second by:    Bartling
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Barb Bjorneberg

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Committee Secretary
Jerry Apa, Chair

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