84th Legislative Session _ 2009

Committee: Senate Judiciary
Thursday, January 29, 2009

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Gillespie
P    Heidepriem
P    Schmidt
P    Tieszen, Vice-Chair
P    Turbak Berry
P    Vehle
P    Abdallah, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Senator Gene G. Abdallah, Chair.

MOTION:     TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2009

Moved by:    Gillespie
Second by:    Vehle
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

         SB 74: direct the Office of the Attorney General to study the creation of a state medical examiner system and to provide an appropriation therefor.

Presented by:    Brad Randall, self, Sioux Falls
Proponents:    Bob Miller, Funeral Director's Association
        Kenneth Mc Farland, Minnehaha County
        Lorin Pankratz, SD County Commissioners
        Scott Swier, Office of Attorney General
Opponents:    Ben Merrill, Bureau of Finance & Mangement

MOTION:     AMEND SB 74

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     On page 2, after line 7 of the printed bill, insert:

"
     Section 5. Whereas, this Act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval.".



Moved by:    Gillespie
Second by:    Heidepriem
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (7-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Gillespie, Heidepriem, Schmidt, Tieszen, Turbak Berry, Vehle, Abdallah

 MOTION:     DO PASS SB 74 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Heidepriem
Second by:    Gillespie
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (7-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Gillespie, Heidepriem, Schmidt, Tieszen, Turbak Berry, Vehle, Abdallah

 MOTION:     AMEND TITLE OF SB 74

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     On page 1, line 2, of the printed bill, after "system" delete "and" and insert ",".

     On page 1, line 2, after "therefor" insert "and to declare an emergency".


Moved by:    Gillespie
Second by:    Heidepriem
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (7-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Gillespie, Heidepriem, Schmidt, Tieszen, Turbak Berry, Vehle, Abdallah

         HB 1085: revise certain provisions concerning magistrate judge jurisdiction.
Presented by:    Judith Roberts, Unified Judicial System

The gavel was passed to Senator Craig Tieszen, Vice-Chair.

 MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1085

Moved by:    Vehle
Second by:    Heidepriem
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (6-0-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Gillespie, Heidepriem, Schmidt, Tieszen, Turbak Berry, Vehle

Excused:    Abdallah

MOTION:     PLACE HB 1085 ON CONSENT CALENDAR

Moved by:    Turbak Berry
Second by:    Gillespie
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

         HB 1087: revise certain provisions concerning the number of peremptory challenges in cases involving very high felonies.

Presented by:    Judith Roberts, Unified Judicial System

MOTION:     AMEND HB 1087

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     On page 1 of the printed bill, delete line 5, and insert:

"    23A-20-20. If an offense charged is a Class A, Class B, Class C, or Class 1 felony, the".



Moved by:    Gillespie
Second by:    Heidepriem
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (6-1-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Gillespie, Heidepriem, Schmidt, Tieszen, Turbak Berry, Abdallah

Voting No:    Vehle
 MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1087 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Turbak Berry
Second by:    Abdallah
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (7-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Gillespie, Heidepriem, Schmidt, Tieszen, Turbak Berry, Vehle, Abdallah

The gavel was returned to Senator Gene G. Abdallah, Chair.

MOTION:     PLACE HB 1087 ON CONSENT CALENDAR

Moved by:    Turbak Berry
Second by:    Gillespie
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

         SB 89: adopt the revised uniform commercial code, Article 7-Documents of Title.

Presented by:    Senator Scott Heidepriem

MOTION:     DEFER SB 89 UNTIL ANOTHER DAY

Moved by:    Turbak Berry
Second by:    Tieszen
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:     ADJOURN

Moved by:    Gillespie
Second by:    Tieszen
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Rena Ortbahn

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Committee Secretary
Gene G. Abdallah, Chair