94^th Legislative Session _ 2019

Committee: Senate Judiciary

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    DiSanto
P    Kennedy
P    Nelson
P    Schoenbeck
P    Stalzer
P    Rusch, Vice-Chair
P    Russell, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Senator Lance Russell, Chair.

MOTION:    TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Moved by:    Rusch
Second by:    Stalzer
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

    SB 19: repeal presumptive probation.

Presented by:    Jason Ravnsborg, Attorney General (Handout(s): #1, #2)
Proponents:    Thomas Wollman, Lincoln County State's Attorney (telephone testimony)
        James Johns, City of Rapid City
        Mike Walsh, self, Sioux Falls (telephone testimony)
        Bill Stahl, Sully County Sheriff, self
        Kurt Hall, Faulk County Sheriff
        Paul E. Bachand, South Dakota State's Attorneys Association
        Staci Ackerman, South Dakota Sheriffs' Association
        Lori Martinec, South Dakota Police Chiefs Association
Opponents:    Laurie Feiler, Department of Corrections
        Brittni Skipper, Bureau of Finance and Management
        Douglas A. Abraham, South Dakota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
        Jay Davis, self, Rapid City
        Alecia Fuller, self, Rapid City
        Jenae Kristine Hansen, National Association of Social Workers-South Dakota

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        Libby Skarin, American Civil Liberties Union
        Steve Siegel, South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association
        Don Haggar, Americans For Prosperity
        Johnny Ray, self, Sioux Falls
Others:    Greg Sattizahn, Unified Judicial System (responded to question)

MOTION:    DO PASS SB 19

Moved by:    Nelson
Second by:    Stalzer
Action:    Was not acted on.

        THE CHAIR DEFERRED SB 19 UNTIL THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2019

    HB 1070: revise the procedure for judgment by confession.

Presented by:    Senator Craig Kennedy (Handout(s): #3)
Proponents:    Brett Koenecke, South Dakota Bankers Association

MOTION:    DO PASS HB 1070

Moved by:    Rusch
Second by:    Schoenbeck
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (7-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    DiSanto, Kennedy, Nelson, Schoenbeck, Stalzer, Rusch, Russell

MOTION:    PLACE HB 1070 ON CONSENT CALENDAR

Moved by:    Schoenbeck
Second by:    Kennedy
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:    ADJOURN

Moved by:    Rusch
Second by:    Schoenbeck
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Rena Ortbahn

Committee Secretary

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