73rd Legislative Session -- 1998

Committee: Senate State Affairs

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P      Dunn (Jim)
P      Everist
P      Munson (David)
P      Dunn (Rebecca)
P      Hunhoff
P      Lawler
P      Whiting
P      Rounds, Vice-Chair
P      Halverson, Chair


OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Chairman Senator Halverson.

MOTION:      TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF JANUARY 17.1998.

Moved by:      Senator Dunn (Jim)
Second by:      Senator Everist
Action:      Prevailed by voice vote.

          SB 1:   to establish a telecommunications gross receipts tax, to provide for its distribution, and to repeal certain property taxes and certain gross receipts taxes paid by certain telecommunications companies.

Proponents:      Larry Toll, Sioux Falls, US West
          Brian Meyer, SD Telephone Cooperatives
          Loren Hiatt, Lincoln, NB, AT&T
          Penelope Douglas, Coalition of Small Schools
          Ray Trankle, Pierre, SD Industry and Commerce
          Rep. Larry Gabriel
Opponents:      Warren May, Pierre, McLeod USA Telecommunications, Inc.
          Dennis McFarland, Sioux Falls, First-Tel and Pam Telephone Services
Presented by:      Senator Everist
Comments by:      Brian Meyer, SD Telephone Cooperatives, support Lawler Amendment

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          Loren Hiatt, AT&T, oppose Lawler amendment

MOTION:      AMEND SB 1

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     On page 2 , line 8 of the printed bill , after " resold " insert " or becomes a component part of the sale " .

Moved by:      Senator Everist
Second by:      Senator Rounds
Action:      Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:      AMEND SB 1

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     On page 2 , line 6 of the printed bill , after " intrastate " insert " and interstate " .

     On page 2 , line 9 , after " company. " insert " Interstate telecommunications services are communications which originate or terminate within this state, and are billed to or for a location in this state. " .

     On page 2 , line 10 , delete " four " and insert " three " .

     On page 3 , line 18 , delete " the property tax reduction " and insert " a special county fund which is established in the state treasury. The secretary of revenue shall send each county an amount equal to the balance in the special county fund times the ratio of population of the county to the population of the state. The secretary of revenue shall base the allocation on figures contained in the decennial census of the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. The secretary shall make distributions from the special county fund by September first of each year. " .

     On page 3 , delete lines 19 and 20 .

Moved by:      Senator Lawler
Second by:      Senator Hunhoff
Action:      Failed by voice vote.

          DEFER SB 1 UNTIL MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 1998.

          SB 17:   to provide for a procedure for transferring certain funds from the pooled income account of the investment council to the permanent school fund.

Proponents:      Curt Johnson, Commissioner of School and Public Lands

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Presented by:      Tammy V. Otten, Sioux Falls, SD Investment Council, also co-advisor for SD School and Public Lands, hand-out A

MOTION:      DO PASS SB 17

Moved by:      Senator Dunn (Jim)
Second by:      Senator Whiting
Action:      Prevailed by roll call vote.   (9-0-0-0)

Voting yes:      Dunn (Jim), Everist, Munson (David), Dunn (Rebecca), Hunhoff, Lawler, Whiting, Rounds, Halverson

MOTION:      ADJOURN

Moved by:      Senator Whiting
Second by:      Senator Rounds
Action:      Prevailed by voice vote.

Alma Matzen

Committee Secretary