90^th Legislative Session _ 2015

Committee: House State Affairs

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Bartling
P    Bolin
P    Haggar (Don)
P    Hawley
P    Langer
P    Mickelson
P    Munsterman
P    Solum
P    Stevens
P    Verchio
P    Wink
P    Westra, Vice-Chair
P    Gosch, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Brian G. Gosch, Chair.

MOTION:    TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Moved by:    Wink
Second by:    Westra
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

    HB 1220: provide for the free exercise of religion and to declare an emergency.
    
See minutes of Friday, February 20 for further testimony.

Opponents:    Lorin Pankratz, South Dakota Association of County Commissioners
        Libby Skarin, ACLU of SD

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MOTION:    DEFER HB 1220 TO THE 41^ST LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:    Stevens
Second by:    Mickelson
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (10-3-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Bartling, Hawley, Langer, Mickelson, Munsterman, Solum, Stevens, Wink, Westra, Gosch

Voting No:    Bolin, Haggar (Don), Verchio

    HB 1218: accommodate legislation relating to education in South Dakota.

Presented by:    Representative Julie Bartling
        Representative G. Mark Mickelson

MOTION:    AMEND HB 1218

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

"    Section 1. That chapter 13-16 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:

    Any school district may make payments from its capital outlay fund for the support of a postsecondary technical institute located in the school district's region. However, the payment from the capital outlay fund may not exceed an amount equal to the result of applying a tax levy of twenty-five cents per thousand dollars of taxable valuation of the school district.

    The levy authorized by this section may be made in addition to any levy limitations provided in § 13-16-7. However, such tax levy may not exceed three dollars of taxable valuation on the taxable valuation of the district."

Moved by:    Wink
Second by:    Mickelson
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:    DO PASS HB 1218 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Mickelson

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Second by:    Solum
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (13-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Bartling, Bolin, Haggar (Don), Hawley, Langer, Mickelson, Munsterman, Solum, Stevens, Verchio, Wink, Westra, Gosch

MOTION:    AMEND TITLE OF HB 1218

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    On page 1, line 1, of the printed bill, delete "accommodate legislation relating to" and insert "create certain funding for".

Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

    HB 1226: accommodate legislation for education.

The sponsor of HB 1226 requested that the bill be tabled.

MOTION:    TO TABLE HB 1226

Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (13-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Bartling, Bolin, Haggar (Don), Hawley, Langer, Mickelson, Munsterman, Solum, Stevens, Verchio, Wink, Westra, Gosch

    HB 1131: revise certain taxes and fees to fund improvements to public roads and bridges in South Dakota.

See minutes of Wednesday, February 18, 2015, for full testimony.

Questions were answered by the following:
Proponents:    Nathan Sanderson, Governor's Office, Pierre (Handouts: #1)
        Darin Berquist, Department of Transportation (Handouts: #3)
Opponents:    Dawna Leitzke, SD Petroleum And Propane Marketers Association (Handouts: #2)

MOTION:    DEFER HB 1131 TO THE 41^ST LEGISLATIVE DAY

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Moved by:    Solum
Second by:    Haggar (Don)
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (13-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Bartling, Bolin, Haggar (Don), Hawley, Langer, Mickelson, Munsterman, Solum, Stevens, Verchio, Wink, Westra, Gosch

MOTION:    ADJOURN

Moved by:    Verchio
Second by:    Munsterman
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Glenda Woodburn

Committee Secretary

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