The prayer was offered by the Chaplain, Pastor Paul Bly, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance led by House page Caitlin Brozik.

     Roll Call: All members present except Reps. Dreyer, Nygaard, and Peters who were excused.

MR. SPEAKER:

7-12.   Structure of appropriations committee. The Senate and House Committees may meet in joint session or form combined subcommittees to hear agency budget presentations. If combined subcommittees are formed and maintained through the entire session, each subcommittee may make committee amendments to the general appropriation bill. The final committee action to the general appropriation bill shall be approved by a majority vote of the Senate Committee members-elect as well as a majority vote of the House Committee members- elect. All Joint Appropriations Committee action on the general appropriations bill shall be approved by a majority vote of the Joint Committee unless a member calls for a separate vote of the House Appropriations Committee and the Senate Appropriations Committee in which case a majority vote of each committee is required for adoption. Such action shall constitute the committee report of the house of origin on the general appropriation bill.

7-28.  Committee procedure -- Remote electronic testimony. During any regular or special session of the Legislature, a committee may, upon the unanimous consent of the members present, permit a person to appear from a remote site and give testimony before the committee by electronic audio/video means.

    The joint rules and the rules of the Senate and House shall be printed in the Senate Journal.

Respectfully submitted,    Respectfully submitted,
Tim Rave        Bob Gray
Bob Faehn        Dave Knudson
Bernie Hunhoff        Scott Heidepriem
House Committee        Senate Committee

    Your Joint-Select Committee appointed for the purpose of fixing the compensation of the elective and appointive officers and employees of the House and Senate for the Eighty-fourth Legislative Session, pursuant to SDCL 2-5-8, respectfully reports that a salary schedule for the elective and appointive officers and employees has been developed and filed with the Director of the Legislative Research Council and the State Auditor.

    In regard to the system for payment of travel expenses to legislators we respectfully report that:

    Your Joint-Select Committee appointed relative to securing chaplains for the Eighty- fourth Legislative Session respectfully reports:

    We have conferred with the Pierre/Ft. Pierre Ministerial Association and have arranged for ministers to participate on a part-time basis under the direction of Pastor Daniel Varns, New Life Assembly of God, as chief chaplain, to serve the Senate and House as chaplains throughout the Eighty-fourth session of the Legislature. The chaplains are as follows:

    Mike Bishop, Paul Bly, Susan Carr, Larry Cass, Brian Christensen, Kevin Doyle, Roger Easland, John Fette, Harvey Friez, Michael Griffin, Howard Grinager, Jenny Hallenbeck, Diane Jackson, Dodie Noordermeer, Brad Urbach, Levi Willms, and David Zellmer.

Respectfully submitted,    Respectfully submitted,
Roger Hunt    Tom Hansen
Bill Van Gerpen    Larry Rhoden
H. Paul Dennert    Julie Bartling
House Committee    Senate Committee

     So the motion having received an affirmative vote of a majority of the members-elect, the Speaker declared the motion carried and HCR 1001 was adopted.