72nd Legislative Session -- 1997

Committee: House Judiciary

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P      Hunt, Chair
P      Hagg, Vice-Chair
P      Brosz
P      Brown (Jarvis)
P      de Hueck
P      Duniphan
P      Fitzgerald
P      Matthews
P      Rost
P      Collier
P      Gleason
P      Moore
P      Volesky


OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by

MOTION:      TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF January 24, 1997

Moved by:      Representative Gleason
Second by:      Representative Duniphan
Action:      Prevailed by voice vote.

          HB 1068:   to provide for six-person juries in small claims actions.

Proponents:      Mike Breuger, Unified Judicial System, Pierre
Opponents:      None
Presented by:      Representative Napoli

MOTION:      DEFER HB 1068 UNTIL January 31, 1997

Moved by:      Representative Hagg
Second by:      Representative Duniphan

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Action:      Prevailed by voice vote.

          HB 1072:   to revise certain provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code relating to nonnegotiable instruments.

Proponents:      Tom Adams, South Dakota Bankers Association
Opponents:      None
Presented by:      Representative Hunt

MOTION:      DO PASS HB 1072

Moved by:      Representative Volesky
Second by:      Representative Matthews
Action:      Prevailed by roll call vote.   (13-0-0-0)

Voting yes:      Hunt, Hagg, Brosz, Brown (Jarvis), de Hueck, Duniphan, Fitzgerald, Matthews, Rost, Collier, Gleason, Moore, Volesky

MOTION:      PLACE HB 1072 ON CONSENT

Moved by:      Representative Duniphan
Second by:      Representative Hagg
Action:      Failed by voice vote.

          HB 1073:   to provide access to presentence reports to all parties before imposition of sentence.

Proponents:      Representative Hunt
Opponents:      None
Presented by:      Representative Hunt

MOTION:      DO PASS HB 1073

Moved by:      Representative Duniphan
Second by:      Representative Brosz
Action:      Prevailed by roll call vote.   (12-0-1-0)

Voting yes:      Hunt, Hagg, Brosz, Brown (Jarvis), de Hueck, Duniphan, Fitzgerald, Matthews, Rost, Collier, Gleason, Moore

Excused:      Volesky

          HB 1074:   to provide for the legal description of certain plats.

Proponents:      Ron Schmidt, South Dakota Land Title Association
Opponents:      None

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Presented by:      Ron Schmidt, South Dakota Land Title Association

MOTION:      AMEND HB 1074

r-1074

     On page 2 , delete line 1, and insert "complied with , and upon certification and recordation shall be used as the legal description as provided by § 43-21-4 for ".

Moved by:      Representative Hagg
Second by:      Representative Volesky
Action:      Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:      DO PASS HB 1074 AS AMENDED

Moved by:      Representative Duniphan
Second by:      Representative Fitzgerald
Action:      Prevailed by roll call vote.   (13-0-0-0)

Voting yes:      Hunt, Hagg, Brosz, Brown (Jarvis), de Hueck, Duniphan, Fitzgerald, Matthews, Rost, Collier, Gleason, Moore, Volesky

          SB 45:   to remove certain restrictions on public employees and public employee organizations and to declare an emergency.

Proponents:      Mark Barnett, Attorney General's Office
          Lona Lewis, South Dakota Education Association
Opponents:      None
Presented by:      Mark Barnett Attorney General's Office

MOTION:      DO PASS SB 45

Moved by:      Representative Fitzgerald
Second by:      Representative Matthews
Action:      Prevailed by roll call vote.   (13-0-0-0)

Voting yes:      Hunt, Hagg, Brosz, Brown (Jarvis), de Hueck, Duniphan, Fitzgerald, Matthews, Rost, Collier, Gleason, Moore, Volesky

          SB 68:   to move the Crime Victims Compensation Program from the Department of Corrections to the Department of Social Services.

Proponents:      Laurie Feiler, Department of Corrections
          Ann Holzhausen, Crime Victim's Compensation Program
Opponents:      None
Presented by:      Laurie Feiler, Department of Corrections

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MOTION:      DO PASS SB 68

Moved by:      Representative Duniphan
Second by:      Representative Fitzgerald
Action:      Prevailed by roll call vote.   (11-2-0-0)

Voting yes:      Hunt, Hagg, Brosz, Brown (Jarvis), Duniphan, Fitzgerald, Matthews, Rost, Gleason, Moore, Volesky

Voting no:      de Hueck, Collier

MOTION:      ADJOURN

Moved by:      Representative Hagg
Second by:      Representative Rost
Action:      Prevailed by voice vote.

Brooke Pike

Committee Secretary