2008 Legislative Session _ 2008

Committee: Senate State Affairs
Wednesday, February 13, 2008

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Abdallah
P    Hanson (Gary)
P    Heidepriem
P    Knudson
P    McCracken
P    Nesselhuf
P    Olson (Ed)
P    Gray, Vice-Chair
P    Dempster, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Senator Tom Dempster.

MOTION:     TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2008, AS CORRECTED

Moved by:    Heidepriem
Second by:    Hanson (Gary)
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

         HB 1015: provide for the transfer of the state's interests in the Mobridge National Guard Armory to the city of Mobridge.

Presented by:    Andy Gerlach, Department of Military and Veterans Affairs

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1015

Moved by:    McCracken
Second by:    Olson (Ed)

Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (8-0-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Abdallah, Hanson (Gary), Heidepriem, McCracken, Nesselhuf, Olson (Ed), Gray, Dempster

Excused:    Knudson

MOTION:     PLACE HB 1015 ON CONSENT CALENDAR

Moved by:    Olson (Ed)
Second by:    McCracken
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

         HB 1041: provide a preference for the procurement of biobased products.

Presented by:    Jeff Holden, Bureau of Administration

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1041

Moved by:    Hanson (Gary)
Second by:    McCracken
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (9-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Abdallah, Hanson (Gary), Heidepriem, Knudson, McCracken, Nesselhuf, Olson (Ed), Gray, Dempster

MOTION:     PLACE HB 1041 ON CONSENT CALENDAR

Moved by:    Heidepriem
Second by:    Olson (Ed)
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

         HB 1123: establish a state renewable and recycled energy objective and to provide certain reporting requirements.

Presented by:    Representative Joel Dykstra
Proponents:    Pamela Bonrud, Northwestern Energy
        Steve Kolbeck, Public Utilities Commission

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1123

Moved by:    Knudson
Second by:    Olson (Ed)
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (9-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Abdallah, Hanson (Gary), Heidepriem, Knudson, McCracken, Nesselhuf, Olson (Ed), Gray, Dempster

         HB 1247: prohibit certain contract restrictions on the sale of renewable motor fuels by retailers.

Presented by:    Representative Joel Dykstra

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1247

Moved by:    Gray
Second by:    Hanson (Gary)
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (9-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Abdallah, Hanson (Gary), Heidepriem, Knudson, McCracken, Nesselhuf, Olson (Ed), Gray, Dempster

         HB 1250: increase the salary for legislators.

Presented by:    Representative Larry Lucas (Document #1)
Proponents:    Senator Gil Koetzle
        Senator Tom Katus

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1250

Moved by:    Olson (Ed)
Second by:    Nesselhuf
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (6-3-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Hanson (Gary), Knudson, McCracken, Nesselhuf, Olson (Ed), Gray

Voting No:    Abdallah, Heidepriem, Dempster

         HJR 1003: To propose a constitutional amendment to repeal certain reimbursement restrictions for travel by legislators to and from a legislative session.

Presented by:    Representative Larry Lucas

MOTION:     DO PASS HJR 1003

Moved by:    Nesselhuf
Second by:    Olson (Ed)
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (5-4-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Hanson (Gary), Heidepriem, Nesselhuf, Olson (Ed), Dempster

Voting No:    Abdallah, Knudson, McCracken, Gray

         SCR 9: Urging the use of market-driven upstream carbon offset programs in the development of regional carbon trading systems.

Presented by:    Senator Tom Katus (Document #2, #3)
Opponents:    Michael Held, SD Farm Bureau

MOTION:     ADOPT RESOLUTION SCR 9

Moved by:    Heidepriem
Second by:    Hanson (Gary)
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (6-3-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Abdallah, Hanson (Gary), Heidepriem, Nesselhuf, Olson (Ed), Gray

Voting No:    Knudson, McCracken, 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 (Document #4)

MOTION:     ADOPT RESOLUTION SCR 3

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

Voting Yes:    Abdallah, Hanson (Gary), Heidepriem, Nesselhuf

Voting No:    Knudson, McCracken, Olson (Ed), Gray, Dempster

MOTION:     DEFER SCR 3 TO THE 36TH LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:    Knudson
Second by:    McCracken
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (5-3-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Knudson, McCracken, Olson (Ed), Gray, Dempster

Voting No:    Hanson (Gary), Heidepriem, Nesselhuf

Excused:    Abdallah

MOTION:     ADJOURN

Moved by:    Nesselhuf
Second by:    Gray
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Nancy Bloom

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Committee Secretary
Thomas A. Dempster, Chair

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