The Senate convened at 2:00 p.m., pursuant to adjournment, the President presiding.
The prayer was offered by the Chaplain, Pastor Tom Opoien, followed by the Pledge of
Allegiance led by Senate page Jennifer Holscher.
Roll Call: All members present.
The President
introduced Judith E. Kroll, Brookings, South Dakota's 1997 Teacher of the
Year, who was escorted to the chamber by Sen. Brown.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration of the executive appointment of Darrell D.
Cruea, of Hughes County, Pierre, South Dakota, as the Secretary of the Department of
Agriculture.
The question being "Does the Senate advise and consent to the executive appointment of
Darrell D. Cruea pursuant to the executive message as found on page 31 of the Senate Journal?"
And the roll being called:
Yeas 34, Nays 0, Excused 1, Absent and Not Voting 0
Yeas were:
Aker; Albers; Benson; Brown (Arnold); Daugaard; Dennert; Drake; Dunn (Jim); Dunn
(Rebecca); Everist; Flowers; Frederick; Hainje; Halverson; Ham; Hunhoff; Hutmacher; Johnson
(William); Kleven; Kloucek; Lange; Lawler; Morford-Burg; Munson (David); Olson; Paisley;
Reedy; Rounds; Shoener; Staggers; Symens; Thompson; Vitter; Whiting
Excused were:
Valandra
So the question having received an affirmative vote of a majority of the members-elect, the
President declared the appointment confirmed.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration of the executive appointment of Kelly D. Stern
of Hutchinson County, Freeman, South Dakota, to the South Dakota Board of Education.
The question being "Does the Senate advise and consent to the executive appointment of
Kelly D. Stern pursuant to the executive message as found on page 30 of the Senate Journal?"
Excused were:
Valandra
So the question having received an affirmative vote of a majority of the members-elect, the
President declared the appointment confirmed.
The Committee on Judiciary respectfully reports that it has had under consideration SB 96
and returns the same with the recommendation that said bill do pass.
The Committee on Judiciary respectfully reports that it has had under consideration SB 87,
88, 89 and 90 and returns the same with the recommendation that said bills do pass and be
placed on the Consent Calendar.
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However, a first conviction for distribution
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However, a first conviction for distribution to a minor
under this section shall be punished by a mandatory sentence in the state penitentiary or county
jail of at least ninety days, which sentence may not be suspended. A second or subsequent
conviction for distribution to a minor under this section shall be punished by a mandatory
sentence in the state penitentiary of at least two years, which sentence may not be suspended.
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However, a first conviction for distribution to a minor
under this section shall be punished by a mandatory sentence in the state penitentiary or county
jail of at least ninety days, which sentence may not be suspended. A second or subsequent
conviction for distribution to a minor under this section shall be punished by a mandatory
sentence in the state penitentiary of at least two years, which sentence may not be suspended.
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And that as so amended said bill do pass.
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determination shall be conclusive as
against the state and shall be made by the court prior to
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In any pretrial proceeding under this section, the
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Section 2. That
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As used in this chapter, the term,
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sexual contact,
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means any touching, not
amounting to rape, of the breasts of a female or the genitalia or anus of any person with the
intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of either party. Practitioners of the healing arts
lawfully practicing within the scope of their practice, which determination shall be conclusive
as against the state and shall be made by the court prior to trial, are not included within the
provisions of this section.
In any pretrial proceeding under this section, the prosecution has the
burden of establishing probable cause.
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And that as so amended said bill do pass.
The Committee on Transportation respectfully reports that it has had under consideration
SB 110, 131 and 135 and returns the same with the recommendation that said bills do pass.
The Committee on Commerce respectfully reports that it has had under consideration HB
1052 and returns the same with the recommendation that said bill do pass.
The Committee on Commerce respectfully reports that it has had under consideration SB
120 and returns the same with the recommendation that said bill do pass and be placed on the
Consent Calendar.
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Whenever an employee not having a written contract for a definite period quits
or resigns
his
that
employment, the wages or compensation earned
shall become
are
due and
payable not later than the next regular stated pay day
for which those hours would have
normally been paid
or as soon thereafter as the employee returns to the employer all property
of the employer in the employee's possession."
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And that as so amended said bill do pass and be placed on Consent Calendar.
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And that as so amended said bill do pass.
"Section 20. That chapter 58-33 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read
as follows:
Section 21. That
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58-33-68.
The Division of Insurance, in interpreting and enforcing
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58-33-67, shall consider all pertinent facts and circumstances to determine the severity and
appropriateness of action to be taken in regard to any violation of
§
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inclusive, including but not limited to, the following:
The Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources respectfully reports that it has had
under consideration HB 1043 and returns the same with the recommendation that said bill do
pass and be placed on the Consent Calendar.
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And that as so amended said bill do pass.
The Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources respectfully reports that it has had
under consideration SB 12 which was tabled.
MADAM PRESIDENT:
I have the honor to return herewith SB 1 and 2 which have passed the House without
change.
Also MADAM PRESIDENT:
I have the honor to transmit herewith HCR 1001 which has been adopted by the House and
your concurrence is respectfully requested.
I have the honor to transmit herewith HB 1013, 1033, 1034, 1041, 1048, and 1064 which
have passed the House and your favorable consideration is respectfully requested.
SB 149
Introduced by:
Senator Staggers and Representative Hagg
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act
to resolve certain conflicting provisions regarding
workers' compensation and health insurance coverage.
Was read the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
SB 150
Introduced by:
Senator Staggers and Representative Koskan
SB 151
Introduced by:
Senators Munson (David), Aker, Everist, Hutmacher, Johnson
(William), Kloucek, Lawler, Shoener, Staggers, and Whiting and Representatives Jorgensen,
Broderick, Chicoine, DeMersseman, Duniphan, Konold, Madden, Napoli, Pederson (Gordon),
Schaunaman, and Windhorst
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act
to remove a requirement that sales of malt beverages
by a wholesaler to a retailer be by cash only.
Was read the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
SB 152
Introduced by:
Senators Aker and Hutmacher and Representatives Jorgensen,
Barker, and Chicoine
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act
to permit planning directors to approve certain plats.
Was read the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government.
SB 153
Introduced by:
Senators Aker, Flowers, Hutmacher, and Johnson (William) and
Representatives Barker, Apa, Munson (Donald), and Weber
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act
to revise the requirements for selling and purchasing
surplus property.
Was read the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government.
SB 154
Introduced by:
Senators Everist, Munson (David), and Olson and Representatives
Brown (Richard), Cutler, and Richter
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act
to repeal the 874 education fund.
Was read the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.
SB 155
Introduced by:
Senators Whiting, Aker, Albers, Flowers, Kloucek, Munson
(David), and Valandra and Representatives Duniphan, Apa, Brown (Jarvis), Hagen, Kazmerzak,
Monroe, Moore, Volesky, and Waltman
SB 156
Introduced by:
Senators Whiting, Aker, Brown (Arnold), Dennert, Drake, Dunn
(Rebecca), Ham, Johnson (William), Kleven, Staggers, and Thompson and Representatives
Jorgensen, Apa, Brosz, Hassard, and Madden
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act
to revise the definition of a single-family occupied
dwelling.
Was read the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxation.
SB 157
Introduced by:
Senators Aker, Halverson, Ham, Hutmacher, and Lange and
Representatives Jorgensen, Barker, Brown (Richard), Duniphan, and Kredit
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act
to revise the security required of an agent selling
hunting and fishing licenses and snowmobile permits, to provide for fees and interest to be
charged agents, and to limit the liability of county treasurers.
Was read the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government.
SB 158
Introduced by:
Senators Thompson and Aker and Representatives Jorgensen,
Cutler, DeMersseman, Hunt, and Roe
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act
to allow the Cosmetology Commission to license nail
technicians separately from other cosmetologists, to provide for a nail shop license, and to
revise certain provisions concerning the Cosmetology Commission.
Was read the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
SB 159
Introduced by:
Senators Staggers, Aker, and Lange and Representatives Matthews,
Madden, and Monroe
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act
to exempt certain teacher education programs from
state accreditation requirements.
Was read the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.
HB 1011
:
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act
to revise certain provisions relating to
earnings subject to garnishment.
Was read the second time.
The question being "Shall HB 1011 pass?"
And the roll being called:
Yeas 34, Nays 0, Excused 1, Absent and Not Voting 0
Yeas were:
Aker; Albers; Benson; Brown (Arnold); Daugaard; Dennert; Drake; Dunn (Jim); Dunn
(Rebecca); Everist; Flowers; Frederick; Hainje; Halverson; Ham; Hunhoff; Hutmacher; Johnson
(William); Kleven; Kloucek; Lange; Lawler; Morford-Burg; Munson (David); Olson; Paisley;
Reedy; Rounds; Shoener; Staggers; Symens; Thompson; Vitter; Whiting
Excused were:
Valandra
So the bill having received an affirmative vote of a majority of the members-elect, the
President declared the bill passed and the title was agreed to.
HB 1014
:
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act
to repeal certain provisions authorizing dual
compensation for state employees.
Was read the second time.
The question being "Shall HB 1014 pass?"
And the roll being called:
Yeas 34, Nays 0, Excused 1, Absent and Not Voting 0
Yeas were:
Aker; Albers; Benson; Brown (Arnold); Daugaard; Dennert; Drake; Dunn (Jim); Dunn
(Rebecca); Everist; Flowers; Frederick; Hainje; Halverson; Ham; Hunhoff; Hutmacher; Johnson
(William); Kleven; Kloucek; Lange; Lawler; Morford-Burg; Munson (David); Olson; Paisley;
Reedy; Rounds; Shoener; Staggers; Symens; Thompson; Vitter; Whiting
Excused were:
Valandra
HB 1015
:
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act
to revise certain provisions authorizing
health insurance coverage by municipalities, counties, and school districts.
Was read the second time.
The question being "Shall HB 1015 pass?"
And the roll being called:
Yeas 34, Nays 0, Excused 1, Absent and Not Voting 0
Yeas were:
Aker; Albers; Benson; Brown (Arnold); Daugaard; Dennert; Drake; Dunn (Jim); Dunn
(Rebecca); Everist; Flowers; Frederick; Hainje; Halverson; Ham; Hunhoff; Hutmacher; Johnson
(William); Kleven; Kloucek; Lange; Lawler; Morford-Burg; Munson (David); Olson; Paisley;
Reedy; Rounds; Shoener; Staggers; Symens; Thompson; Vitter; Whiting
Excused were:
Valandra
So the bill having received an affirmative vote of a majority of the members-elect, the
President declared the bill passed and the title was agreed to.
SB 92
:
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act
to increase certain fees for a clerk of court
records search.
Having had its second reading was up for reconsideration and final passage.
The question being "Shall SB 92 pass?"
Nays were:
Dennert; Flowers; Hutmacher; Kloucek; Morford-Burg; Olson; Staggers; Symens
Excused were:
Valandra
So the bill having received an affirmative vote of a two-thirds majority of the members-
elect, the President declared the bill passed and the title was agreed to.
SB 99
:
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act
to revise the grounds upon which a judge may
waive consent of a parent to termination of parental rights or adoption.
Having had its second reading was up for consideration and final passage.
Which motion prevailed and SB 99 was so amended.
Which motion prevailed and SB 99 was so amended.
The question now now being "Shall SB 99 pass as amended?"
Nays were:
Albers
Excused were:
Valandra
So the bill having received an affirmative vote of a majority of the members-elect, the
President declared the bill passed.
The question being on the title.
Sen. Everist moved that the title to SB 99 be amended as follows:
SB 100
:
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act
to permit all but one petitioner to waive
personal appearance at a hearing for termination of parental rights.
Having had its second reading was up for consideration and final passage.
The question being "Shall SB 100 pass as amended?"
And the roll being called:
Yeas 34, Nays 0, Excused 1, Absent and Not Voting 0
Yeas were:
Aker; Albers; Benson; Brown (Arnold); Daugaard; Dennert; Drake; Dunn (Jim); Dunn
(Rebecca); Everist; Flowers; Frederick; Hainje; Halverson; Ham; Hunhoff; Hutmacher; Johnson
(William); Kleven; Kloucek; Lange; Lawler; Morford-Burg; Munson (David); Olson; Paisley;
Reedy; Rounds; Shoener; Staggers; Symens; Thompson; Vitter; Whiting
SB 103
:
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act
to increase the penalty for a driver of a motor
vehicle who eludes a law enforcement officer.
Having had its second reading was up for consideration and final passage.
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However, if, in the course of fleeing or eluding,
death or great bodily injury results, the defendant is guilty of a Class 4 felony; and, if, in the
course of fleeing or eluding, substantial bodily injury or property damage in excess of two
thousand dollars results, the defendant is guilty of a Class 5 felony.
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Which motion prevailed and SB 103 was so amended.
The question being "Shall SB 103 pass as amended?"
And the roll being called:
Yeas 17, Nays 18, Excused 0, Absent and Not Voting 0
Yeas were:
Aker; Benson; Brown (Arnold); Daugaard; Dunn (Rebecca); Flowers; Hainje; Halverson; Ham;
Kleven; Lange; Munson (David); Rounds; Shoener; Symens; Vitter; Whiting
Nays were:
Albers; Dennert; Drake; Dunn (Jim); Everist; Frederick; Hunhoff; Hutmacher; Johnson
(William); Kloucek; Lawler; Morford-Burg; Olson; Paisley; Reedy; Staggers; Thompson;
Valandra
So the bill not having received an affirmative vote of a majority of the members-elect, the
President declared the bill lost.
Sen. Whiting announced his intention to reconsider the vote by which SB 103 lost.
The question being "Shall SB 50 pass?"
And the roll being called:
Yeas 35, Nays 0, Excused 0, Absent and Not Voting 0
Yeas were:
Aker; Albers; Benson; Brown (Arnold); Daugaard; Dennert; Drake; Dunn (Jim); Dunn
(Rebecca); Everist; Flowers; Frederick; Hainje; Halverson; Ham; Hunhoff; Hutmacher; Johnson
(William); Kleven; Kloucek; Lange; Lawler; Morford-Burg; Munson (David); Olson; Paisley;
Reedy; Rounds; Shoener; Staggers; Symens; Thompson; Valandra; Vitter; Whiting
So the bill having received an affirmative vote of a majority of the members-elect, the
President declared the bill passed and the title was agreed to.
SB 42
:
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act
to revise certain provisions regarding officers
and employees of the state entering into contracts with the state.
Was read the second time.
Sen. Whiting moved that SB 42 be deferred until Wednesday, January 29, the 12th
legislative day.
Which motion prevailed and the bill was so deferred.
SB 54
:
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act
to revise the violations which are cause for
the revocation of a person's hunting, trapping, or fishing privileges and to extend the duration
of the revocation.
Was read the second time.
The question being "Shall SB 54 pass as amended?"
Nays were:
Benson; Dunn (Jim); Ham; Johnson (William); Kloucek; Staggers
Excused were:
Paisley
So the bill having received an affirmative vote of a majority of the members-elect, the
President declared the bill passed and the title was agreed to.
HB 1013
:
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act
to clarify that a local school board or
governing body may set the school term for kindergarten programs and to revise certain
requirements regarding the school term established by a local school board.
Was read the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.
HB 1033
:
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act
to revise the process for computing the net
income of certain financial institutions for bank franchise tax collection purposes.
Was read the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxation.
HB 1034
:
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act
to revise the definition of lodging
establishment and campground for the purposes of the sales and use tax.
Was read the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxation.
HB 1041
:
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act
to revise the requirements by which parole
hearings may be held by teleconference.
Was read the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
HB 1064
:
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act
to permit a judge or clerk of courts to fix
a time and place for hearing on certain probate and trust matters.
Was read the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
HB 1001
:
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act
to permit the promulgation of emergency
rules to mitigate financial loss to state government.
Was read the second time.
The question being "Shall HB 1001 pass?"
And the roll being called:
Yeas 34, Nays 0, Excused 1, Absent and Not Voting 0
Yeas were:
Aker; Albers; Benson; Brown (Arnold); Daugaard; Dennert; Drake; Dunn (Jim); Dunn
(Rebecca); Flowers; Frederick; Hainje; Halverson; Ham; Hunhoff; Hutmacher; Johnson
(William); Kleven; Kloucek; Lange; Lawler; Morford-Burg; Munson (David); Olson; Paisley;
Reedy; Rounds; Shoener; Staggers; Symens; Thompson; Valandra; Vitter; Whiting
Excused were:
Everist
So the bill having received an affirmative vote of a majority of the members-elect, the
President declared the bill passed and the title was agreed to.
Sen. Shoener moved that the Senate do now adjourn, which motion prevailed, and at 3:43
p.m. the Senate adjourned.