Committee: Senate Taxation
MOTION:
TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING.
Moved by:
Senator Shoener
Second by:
Senator Olson
Action:
Prevailed by voice vote.
SB 234:
to exempt transportation services, veterinarian services, and animal
specialty services from sales and use tax.
Opponents:
Sec. Gary Viken, Dept. Of Revenue
Presented by:
Sen. Staggers, prime sponsor
Comments by:
Scott Peterson, Dept. Of Revenue
MOTION:
DO PASS SB 234
Moved by:
Senator Staggers
Second by:
Senator Lange
Action:
Prevailed by roll call vote.
(5-4-0-0)
Voting yes:
Flowers, Lange, Olson, Staggers, Thompson
Moved by:
Senator Olson
Second by:
Senator Thompson
Action:
Prevailed by voice vote.
SB 188:
to revise the property exempt from attachment or mesne process, sale on
execution, and any other final process issued by any court.
Proponents:
Ron Olinger, self
Opponents:
Tom Adam, SD Banker's Assn.
MOTION:
AMEND SB 188
"
The Legislature of the State of South Dakota hereby declares that this Act is for the purpose of
absolutely exempting certain retirement benefits in a reasonable amount from all process, levy, or
sale pursuant to the South Dakota Constitution, Article XXI,
§
4. The Legislature hereby finds this
Act is necessary to insure that a debtor enjoys the comforts and necessities of life during retirement
years.
"
"
Any person shall have the right to select and designate two hundred fifty thousand dollars and the
income and distributions therefrom of any employee benefit plan as exempt from execution,
attachment, garnishment, seizure, or taking by any legal process. The exemption provided in this
section is in addition to any other exemptions provided by federal law.
"
"
Section 4. In the event that any court of South Dakota finds the exemption provided in section
2 of this Act is excessive, the court is hereby directed to determine the amount of the exemption
permissible under the South Dakota Constitution, Article XXI,
§
4.
"
Moved by:
Senator Olson
Second by:
Senator Brown (Arnold)
Action:
Prevailed by voice vote.
MOTION:
AMEND SB 188
Moved by:
Senator Flowers
Second by:
Senator Olson
Action:
Prevailed by voice vote.
MOTION:
DO PASS SB 188 AS AMENDED
Moved by:
Senator Olson
Second by:
Senator Brown (Arnold)
Action:
Prevailed by roll call vote.
(8-1-0-0)
Voting yes:
Brown (Arnold), Daugaard, Flowers, Lange, Olson, Thompson, Shoener, Paisley
Voting no:
Staggers
MOTION:
ADJOURN
Moved by:
Senator Lange
Second by:
Senator Thompson
Action:
Prevailed by voice vote.
Gayle Schekel