89^th Legislative Session _ 2014

Committee: Senate Local Government

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Kirkeby, Chair
P    Holien, Vice-Chair
P    Hunhoff (Jean)
P    Lederman
P    Soholt
P    Tieszen
P    Buhl O'Donnell

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Senator Mark Kirkeby, Chair.

MOTION:    TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2014.

Moved by:    Holien
Second by:    Soholt
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

    HB 1064: repeal certain obsolete provisions and references concerning weather modification programs.

Presented by:    Representative Mary Duvall
Proponents:    Lorin Pankratz, SD County Commissioners

MOTION:    DO PASS HB 1064

Moved by:    Holien
Second by:    Soholt
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (7-0-0-0)

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Voting Yes:    Kirkeby, Holien, Hunhoff (Jean), Lederman, Soholt, Tieszen, Buhl O'Donnell

MOTION:    PLACE HB 1064 ON CONSENT CALENDAR

Moved by:    Holien
Second by:    Lederman
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

    HB 1074: revise certain provisions concerning actions prohibited near polling places.

Presented by:    Senator Chuck Jones
Proponents:    Representative Marc Feinstein
        Lisa Schieffer, Meade Co. Auditor
        Julie Pearson, Pennington Co. Auditor
        Brandon Johnson, Office of the Secretary of State

MOTION:    DO PASS HB 1074

Moved by:    Soholt
Second by:    Buhl O'Donnell
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (7-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Kirkeby, Holien, Hunhoff (Jean), Lederman, Soholt, Tieszen, Buhl O'Donnell

MOTION:    PLACE HB 1074 ON CONSENT CALENDAR

Moved by:    Tieszen
Second by:    Holien
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

    SB 117: establish a county highway capital improvement fund and to levy a capital improvement property tax for county highways, secondary roads, bridges, and culverts.

Presented by:    Senator Ryan Maher
Proponents:    Bob Wilcox, SD Association of County Commissioners
        Dick Howard, SD Association of Towns and Townships
Opponents:    Dusty Johnson, Office of the Governor
                        

                        

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MOTION:    AMEND SB 117

117ta

    On the printed bill, delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"    Section 1. That § 10-12-13 be amended to read as follows:

    10-12-13. The board of county commissioners may levy an annual tax not to exceed one dollar and twenty cents per thousand dollars of taxable valuation as a reserve fund to be accumulated and used for the purpose of matching federal aid grants which have or may hereafter become available. Moneys in the fund may be expended in cooperation with the federal government in the laying out, marking, constructing, and reconstructing roads and constructing and reconstructing bridges, under the jurisdiction of the board of county commissioners. The tax levy shall be in addition to all other levies authorized to be made by the board of county commissioners for road and bridge purposes provided for in § 10-12-21. The proceeds of such this tax levy shall be placed in a special fund to be known as the "county highway and bridge reserve fund." ."

Moved by:    Holien
Second by:    Buhl O'Donnell
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:    DO PASS SB 117 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Buhl O'Donnell
Action:    Died for lack of a second.

MOTION:    DEFER SB 117 TO THE 41^ST LEGISLATIVE DAY

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

Voting Yes:    Kirkeby, Holien, Hunhoff (Jean), Lederman, Soholt, Tieszen

Voting No:    Buhl O'Donnell

    HB 1087: change how rural fire protection districts conduct elections.

        THE CHAIR DEFERRED HB 1087 UNTIL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2014.

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MOTION:    ADJOURN

Moved by:    Soholt
Second by:    Holien
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Elizabeth Markley

Committee Secretary

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