Senate Health and Human Services Minutes 2/27/2017 10:00 AM

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Monday, February 27, 2017

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent
Roll Call
P    Greenfield (Brock)
P    Jensen (Phil)
E    Killer
P    Klumb
P    Rusch
P    Tapio, Vice-Chair
P    Soholt, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Senator Deb Soholt, Chair.

MOTION:    TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Moved by:    Jensen (Phil)
Second by:    Tapio
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

    HB 1118: eliminate the need to prove the use of force, fraud, or coercion in the human trafficking of minors.

Presented by:    Representative Holmes
Proponents:    John Gross, self, Sioux Falls
        Jeromy Pankratz, Office of the Attorney General
        Jenna Moffatt, self, Watertown
        Becky Rasmussen, self, Sioux Falls
        Ruth, self, Sioux Falls
        Dawn, self, Brandon
        Dianna Miller, SD Network Against Family Violence & Sexual Assault
        Paul Bachand, SD States Attorneys Association
        Dale Bartscher, Family Heritage Alliance Action (Handouts: #1, #2)
        Linda Schauer, Concerned Women For America Legislative Action Committee

MOTION:    DO PASS HB 1118

Moved by:    Jensen (Phil)
Second by:    Klumb
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (5-0-2-0)

Voting Yes:    Greenfield (Brock), Jensen (Phil), Klumb, Tapio, Soholt

Excused:    Killer, Rusch

    HB 1191: require cooperation with the Division of Child Support as a condition of eligibility for the SNAP program.

Presented by:    Senator Jensen (Phil)
Proponents:    Eric Matt, Foundation For Government Accountability (Handouts: #3)
Opponents:    Representative Lesmeister
        Cathy Brechtelsbauer, self, Sioux Falls
        Sister Kathleen Bierne, Presentation Sisters
        Marlene Curric, self, Pierre
        Sam Lopez, self, Crooks

MOTION:    DO PASS HB 1191

Moved by:    Jensen (Phil)
Second by:    Greenfield (Brock)
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (4-2-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Greenfield (Brock), Jensen (Phil), Klumb, Rusch

Voting No:    Tapio, Soholt

Excused:    Killer

    HB 1183: provide and revise certain provisions regarding mental health procedures in criminal justice, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.

Presented by:    Senator Solano
Proponents:    Chief Justice David E. Gilbertson
        Greg Sattizahn, Unified Judicial System
        Mike Leidholt, Hughes County Sheriff, self
        Staci Ackerman, South Dakota Sheriff's Association
        Paul Bachand, SD States Attorneys Association

        Eric Erickson, South Dakota Association of County Commissioners
        Tom Barnett, State Bar Association
        AJ Franken, Governor's Office
        David Braun, National Association Mental Health
        Terrance Dosch, South Dakota Council of Mental Health Centers, Inc.
        Janae Hansen, National Association of Social Workers
        Lorin Pankratz, South Dakota Psychological Association (Handouts: #4)
        Tim Dougherty, Avera Health
        Jennifer Stalley, South Dakota Nurses Association

MOTION: AMEND HB 1183