P - Present
Roll Call
OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes
The meeting was called to order by Senator Tom Dempster, Chair.
MOTION:
TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF WEDNESSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2008
HB 1261: regulate the right to carry a firearm on the campuses of public institutions
of higher education.
E - Excused
A - Absent
P Abdallah
P Hanson (Gary)
P Heidepriem
P Knudson
P McCracken
P Nesselhuf
P Olson (Ed)
P Gray, Vice-Chair
P Dempster, Chair
Moved by: McCracken
Second by: Hanson (Gary)
Action: Prevailed by voice vote.
THE CHAIR DEFERRED HB 1015 and HB
1041 UNTIL ANOTHER DAY
Presented by: Representative Thomas Brunner
Proponents: Zach Lautenschlager, South Dakota Gun Owners, presented 600 affidavits in support
of HB 1261
Martin Sonnenfeld, self, Box Elder
Dayle Hammock, self, Sturgis
Opponents: Jim Shekleton, SD Board of Regents (Document #1)
Dick Tieszen, Technical Institutes (Document #2, #3)
Art Mabry, SD Chief of Police
Caitlin Collier, Vermillion, self
Sam Nelson, SDSU Students' Association
MOTION:
DEFER HB 1261 TO THE 36TH LEGISLATIVE DAY
Moved by: Knudson
Second by: Olson (Ed)
Action: Was not acted on.
MOTION:
DO PASS HB 1261
Moved by: Abdallah
Action: Died for lack of a second.
MOTION:
SUBSTITUTE MOTION DEFER HB 1261 TO THE 36TH LEGISLATIVE DAY
Moved by: Knudson
Second by: Olson (Ed)
Action: Prevailed by roll call vote. (7-1-1-0)
Voting Yes: Hanson (Gary), Heidepriem, Knudson, McCracken, Nesselhuf, Olson (Ed), Dempster
Voting No: Abdallah
Excused: Gray
SB 106: limit state expenditures.
Presented by: Senator Scott Heidepriem
Opponents: Tamara Darnall, Bureau of Finance and Management (Document #4)
MOTION:
DO PASS SB 106
Moved by: Nesselhuf
Second by: Hanson (Gary)
Action: Was not acted on.
MOTION:
SUBSTITUTE MOTION DEFER SB 106 TO THE 36TH LEGISLATIVE DAY
Moved by: Knudson
Second by: Olson (Ed)
Action: Prevailed by roll call vote. (6-3-0-0)
Voting Yes: Heidepriem, Knudson, McCracken, Olson (Ed), Gray, Dempster
Voting No: Abdallah, Hanson (Gary), Nesselhuf
SB 165: provide a preference for residents in competitive bids for certain public
contracts.
Presented by: Senator Scott Heidepriem
Proponents: Joe Zueger, self, Sioux Falls (Document #5)
Opponents: Jeff Holden, Bureau of Administration
Kristi Honeywell, Bureau of Administration
Deb Mortenson, Associated General Contractors of SD, Inc.
Larry Zikmund, Associated General Contractors - Building Chapter
MOTION:
DO PASS SB 165
Moved by: Heidepriem
Second by: Hanson (Gary)
Action: Prevailed by roll call vote. (6-3-0-0)
Voting Yes: Abdallah, Hanson (Gary), Heidepriem, McCracken, Olson (Ed), Gray
Voting No: Knudson, Nesselhuf, Dempster
SCR 3: requesting all state agencies and all local governments which subsidize new
business development in the state to require certain benefitting businesses to pay a
living wage and to provide adequate health benefits to its employees.
Presented by: Senator Tom Katus
Proponents: Jeff Nelson, self, Rapid City
Mark Anderson, SD State Federation of Labor AFL-CIO
MOTION:
DO PASS SCR 3
Moved by: Hanson (Gary)
Second by: Olson (Ed)
Action: Failed by roll call vote. (4-4-1-0)
Voting Yes: Hanson (Gary), Heidepriem, Nesselhuf, Olson (Ed)
Voting No: Knudson, McCracken, Gray, Dempster
Excused: Abdallah
THE CHAIR DEFERRED SCR 3 UNTIL ANOTHER DAY
SJR 1: Proposing a constitutional amendment to eliminate legislative term limits.
Presented by: Senator Bill Napoli
Opponents: Lee Breard, SD Conservative Action Committee
MOTION:
AMEND SJR 1
On page 1, line 6, delete ", section 6" and insert "and Article IV".
On page 1, line 6, delete "section 2" and insert "sections 2 and 3".
On page 2, after line 11, insert:
"
Section 3. That Article IV, section 7 of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, be
amended to read as follows:
§ 7.
There shall be chosen by the qualified electors of the state at the general election of the
Governor and every four years thereafter the following constitutional officers: attorney general,
secretary of state, auditor, treasurer, and commissioner of school and public lands, who shall
severally hold their offices for a term of four years.
Commencing with the 1992 general election, no
person may be elected to more than two consecutive terms as attorney general, secretary of state,
auditor, treasurer, or commissioner of school and public lands.
".
Moved by: Gray
Second by: Olson (Ed)
Action: Prevailed by voice vote.
On page 1, line 2, after "limits" insert "for legislators and constitutional officers".
Moved by: Knudson
Second by: Hanson (Gary)
Action: Prevailed by voice vote.
SB 4: revise certain provisions concerning campaign finance reporting requirements
and to establish certain penalties.
"
Section 7. That
§
12-27-17
be amended to read as follows:
12-27-17.
Any person, political committee, political party, or organization that makes a payment
or promise of payment totaling one thousand dollars or more for a communication that clearly
identifies a candidate
or public office holder
, but does not expressly advocate the election or defeat
of the candidate
or public office holder
, and that is disseminated, broadcast, or otherwise published
within sixty days of an election, shall file a statement with the secretary of state disclosing the name,
street address, city, and state of such person, political committee, political party, or organization. The
statement shall also include the name of the candidate
or public office holder
mentioned in the
communication, the amount spent on the communication, and a description of the content of the
communication. The statement shall be received and filed within forty-eight hours of the time that
the communication is disseminated, broadcast, or otherwise published.
Nancy Bloom