90^th Legislative Session _ 2015

Committee: Senate State Affairs

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Holien
P    Hunhoff (Bernie)
P    Lederman
P    Otten (Ernie)
P    Soholt
P    Solano
P    Sutton
P    Brown, Vice-Chair
P    Rave, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Senator Tim Rave.

MOTION:    TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF FEB. 6, 2015

Moved by:    Sutton
Second by:    Brown
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:    TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF FEB. 9, 2015

Moved by:    Sutton
Second by:    Brown
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

    SB 121: prospectively repeal the death penalty.

Presented by:    Senator Bernie Hunhoff, (#1, #2)

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Proponents:    Rt. Rev. John Tarrant, Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of SD
        Senator Arthur Rusch, (#3)
        Frank Thompson, SD Alternative to Death Penalty
        Leonard Eberle, Self, Rapid City
        Traci Smith, Self, Sioux Falls
        Mark Meierhenvy, Self, Sioux Falls
Opponents:    Marty Jackley, Attorney General
        Aaron McGowan, Self, Sioux Falls
        Mark Vargo, Self, Rapid City
        Jim Seward, Office of the Governor
        Paul Bachand, SD State Attorneys Association
        Peggy Schaeffer, Self, Black Hawk
        Ed Schaeffer, Self, Black Hawk
        Staci Ackerman, South Dakota Sheriffs Association

Others read from Register by Sen. Rave as Proponents:
    Libby Skarin, ACLU of SD
        Sister Ramona Fallon, Benedictine Sisters of Watertown
        Sister Gabriella Crowley, Self, Sioux Falls
        Representative Steve Hickey
        Susan Thompson, Self, Colman
        Connie Irwin, Pax Christi
        Florence Moeller, Self, Brookings
        Karla Gnrik, Self. Brookings
        Mark Meierhenry, Self, Sioux Falls
        Travis Benson, Catholic Diocese Of Sioux Falls
        Dennis Davis, South Dakotans For An Alternative To The Death Penalty
        Leona Weilaid, Self, Sioux Falls
        Rev. Dr. Karen Soli, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Americal, Sioux Falls
        Jenae Hansen, National Association of Social Workers-South Dakota
        Lindsey Riter-Rapp, South Dakota Association Of Criminal Defense Lawyers
        Roger Tellinghuisen, Self, Rapid City
        Rev. Karl Kroger, Self, Piedmont

Others read from Register by Sen. Rave as Opponents:
        Paul S. Svedland, SDAC
        Lorin Pankratz, Self, Sioux Falls

Rebuttal:    Mark Meierhenry, Self, Sioux Falls

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MOTION:    DO PASS SB 121

Moved by:    Sutton
Second by:    Hunhoff (Bernie)
Action:    Was not acted on.

SUBSTITUTE MOTION:    DEFER SB 121 TO THE 41^ST LEGISLATIVE DAY

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

Voting Yes:    Holien, Lederman, Otten (Ernie), Soholt, Solano, Brown, Rave

Voting No:    Hunhoff (Bernie), Sutton

    SB 122: revise provisions related to the death penalty.

Presented by:    Senator Bernie Hunhoff, (#4)
Proponents:    Representative Steve Hickey
        Travis Benson, Catholic Diocese Of Sioux Falls
        Dennis Davis, South Dakotans For An Alternative To The Death Penalty
        Representative Timothy Johns
Opponents:    Marty Jackley, Attorney General
        Paul Bachand, South Dakota State's Attorneys Association
        Mark Vargo, Rapid City, self
        Aaron McGowan, Sioux Falls, self

Others registered as Proponents:
        Rt. Rev. John Tarrant, Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of SD
        Libby Skarin, ACLU of SD
        Susan Thompson, Self, Colman
        Connie Irwin, Pax Christi
        Frank Thompson, SD Alternative to Death Penalty
        Leona Weilaid, Self, Sioux Falls
        Rev. Dr. Karen Soli, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Americal, Sioux Falls
        Jenae Hansen, National Association of Social Workers-South Dakota

Others registered as Opponents:
        Paul S. Svedland, SDAC
        Lorin Pankratz, Self, Sioux Falls

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Rebuttal:            Roger Tellinghuisen, Self, Rapid City

MOTION:    DO PASS SB 122

Moved by:    Sutton
Second by:    Hunhoff (Bernie)
Action:    Was not acted on.

SUBSTITUTE MOTION:    DEFER SB 122 TO THE 41^ST LEGISLATIVE DAY

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

Voting Yes:    Holien, Lederman, Otten (Ernie), Soholt, Solano, Brown, Rave

Voting No:    Hunhoff (Bernie), Sutton

MOTION:    ADJOURN

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

Theresa Riggs

Committee Secretary

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