73rd Legislative Session -- 1998

Committee: House Judiciary

Tuesday, February 17, 1998

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

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


OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Chairman Hunt


MOTION:      To defer action on SB 113 to February 20, 1998

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

MOTION:      TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF February 14, 1998

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

          SB 207:   to repeal the subsequent injury fund and to provide for the administration and reimbursement of any remaining funds.

Proponents:      Darla Lyon, Director for Division of Insurance


          Ron Wheeler, GOED
          Jeremiah Murphy, PHS and John Morrel
Presented by:      Representative Gordon Pederson

MOTION:      AMEND SB 207

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     On page 1 , line 7 of the printed bill , delete " all the funds are exhausted. " and insert " approved, denied, or settled. Claims for reimbursement from the subsequent injury fund must be filed by June 30, 1998. Only those claims timely filed with the division by June 30, 1998, pursuant to the requirements set forth in §  62-4-34.1 in effect prior to July 1, 1998, and completed by October 1, 1998, pursuant to the requirements set forth in §  62-4-34.4 in effect prior to July 1, 1998, shall be eligible for reimbursement from the subsequent injury fund. All claims timely filed by June 30, 1998, and completed by October 1, 1998, as set forth in this section, shall be approved or denied by the division pursuant to the requirements of § §  62-4-34 to 62-4-36.3, inclusive, in effect prior to July 1, 1998. The division shall continue to make any necessary assessments pursuant to the requirements set forth in §  62-4-35 in effect prior to July 1, 1998, until all eligible claims completed as set forth in this section that are approved by the division or determined by the court to be eligible for reimbursement are paid, and until all matters in litigation concerning the subsequent injury fund are resolved. Claims in matters being litigated concerning the subsequent injury fund are not eligible for interest or costs. Any remaining balance in the fund after all obligations of the fund have been satisfied shall be deposited in the general fund. " .

     On page 1 , delete lines 8 and 9 .


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

MOTION:      DO PASS SB 207 AS AMENDED

Moved by:      Representative Solum
Second by:      Representative Matthews
Action:      Prevailed by roll call vote.   (8-4-1-0)

Voting yes:      Hunt, Brown (Jarvis), Fitzgerald, Matthews, Rost, Solum, Moore, Volesky

Voting no:      Hagg, de Hueck, Collier, Gleason

Excused:      Duniphan

MOTION:      SUBSTITUTE MOTION DEFER SB 207 UNTIL February 20, 1998

Moved by:      Representative Hagg
Second by:      Representative de Hueck
Action:      Failed by voice vote.

          SB 134:   to permit the Division of Criminal Investigation to process national criminal history checks on applicants for employment with and licensing by the Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe.

Proponents:      Charlie McGuigan, Attorney General's Office
Presented by:      Senator Halverson

MOTION:      DO PASS SB 134

Moved by:      Representative Brown (Jarvis)
Second by:      Representative Duniphan
Action:      Prevailed by roll call vote.   (10-3-0-0)

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

Voting no:      de Hueck, Rost, Collier

          SB 138:   to revise the circumstances permitting warrantless arrests.

Proponents:      Charlie McGuigan, Attorney General's Office
          RoAnn Redlin, SD Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Presented by:      Senator Vitter

MOTION:      AMEND SB 138

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     On page 2 , line 1 of the Senate Judiciary committee engrossed bill , remove the overstrikes from " eighteen " .

     On page 2 , line 1 , delete " twenty " .


Moved by:      Representative Collier
Second by:      Representative Moore
Action:      Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:      DO PASS SB 138 AS AMENDED

Moved by:      Representative Hagg
Second by:      Representative Duniphan
Action:      Prevailed by roll call vote.   (9-4-0-0)

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

Voting no:      Matthews, Solum, Collier, Gleason

MOTION:      SUBSTITUTE MOTION DEFER SB 138 UNTIL THE 36TH LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:      Representative Matthews
Second by:      None
Action:      Died for a lack of a second

          SB 141:   to allow any person with the authorization of law enforcement or the Department of Social Services to take photographs, videotapes, or electronic images of a child if abuse or neglect is suspected.

Proponents:      Judy Hines, Department of Social Services
          Dave Hewett, SD Assoc. Of Health care Org.
Presented by:      Senator Daugaard

MOTION:      AMEND SB 141

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     On page 1 , line 6 of the Senate engrossed bill , delete " who is required to make a report or " .

     On page 2 , line 1 , after " prosecution " insert " or civil action " .

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


Moved by:      Representative de Hueck
Second by:      Representative Collier
Action:      Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:      AMEND SB 141

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     On page 1 , line 9 of the Senate engrossed bill , after " require " insert " , after notice to a parent, " .


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

MOTION:      DO PASS SB 141 AS AMENDED

Moved by:      Representative de Hueck
Second by:      Representative Rost
Action:      Prevailed by roll call vote.   (13-0-0-0)

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

          SB 75:   to require that school officials be notified of certain student alcohol violations.

Presented by:      Senator Drake

MOTION:      AMEND SB 75

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     On page 1 , line 8 of the Senate Judiciary committee engrossed bill , overstrike " involving alcohol or illegal " .

     On page 1 , line 9 , overstrike " drugs " .

     On page 1 , line 15 , delete " involving alcohol or illegal drugs " .

     On page 2 , line 2 , after " petition " insert " , summons, or complaint " .


Moved by:      Representative Moore
Second by:      Representative Gleason
Action:      Failed by voice vote.

MOTION:      DEFER SB 75 UNTIL THE 36TH LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:      Representative Collier
Second by:      Representative Volesky
Action:      Prevailed by roll call vote.   (7-6-0-0)

Voting yes:      Hunt, Hagg, Rost, Collier, Gleason, Moore, Volesky

Voting no:      Brown (Jarvis), de Hueck, Duniphan, Fitzgerald, Matthews, Solum

          SB 139:   to clarify the scope and composition of peer review committees entitled to limited good faith immunity from civil liability for committee actions.

Proponents:      Dave Gerdes,SDSMA
          Dave Hewett, SD Assoc. Of Health Care Org.
Presented by:      Senator Olson

MOTION:      AMEND SB 139

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     On page 1 , line 7 of the Senate Judiciary committee engrossed bill , after " is " insert " one or more persons acting as " .

     On page 1 , line 9 , delete " wholly " .

     On page 1 , line 13 , after " activity. " insert " For the purposes of this Act, a peer review committee is also one or more persons acting as an administrative or medical committee, department, section, board of directors, shareholder or corporate member, or audit group, including the medical audit committee, of a licensed health care facility. " .

     On page 2 , line 2 , delete " take " and insert " recommend " .

     On page 2 , line 10 , after " a " insert " licensed " .

     On page 2 , line 10 , delete " or agency " .

     On page 2 , line 12 , delete " health care facility or agency, " .

     On page 2 , line 18 , after " Review " insert " and evaluation " .

     On page 2 , line 18 , after " qualifications, " insert " competency, character, experience, " .

     On page 2 , line 20 , after " quality " insert " , type, or necessity " .

     On page 3 , line 1 , delete " solely " .

     On page 3 , after line 17 , insert:

"      Section 4. That § 36-4-26.1 be amended to read as follows:

     36-4-26.1.   The proceedings, records, reports, statements, minutes , or any other data whatsoever, of any committee described in §   36-4-25, or any administrative or medical committee, department, section, board of directors or audit group, including the medical audit committee, of a hospital licensed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 34-12 section 1 of this Act , relating to the quality, type , or necessity of care rendered by a member of a hospital medical staff or by hospital personnel, or acquired in the evaluation of the competency, character, experience or performance of a physician, dentist or allied health professional seeking admission or reappointment to the medical staff of a hospital, shall are not be subject to discovery or disclosure under chapter 15-6 or any other provision

of law, and shall are not be admissible as evidence in any action of any kind in any court or arbitration forum, except as hereinafter provided. No person in attendance at any meeting of any such committee , department, section, board of directors or audit group, described in section 1 of this Act shall be required to testify as to what transpired at such meeting. The prohibition relating to discovery of evidence shall does not apply to deny a physician access to or use of information upon which a decision regarding his the person's staff privileges or employment was based. The prohibition relating to discovery of evidence shall does not apply to deny any person or his the person's counsel in the defense of an action against him that person access to the materials covered under this section. "



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

     Chairman Hunt deferred SB 139 UNTIL February 18,1998


MOTION:      ADJOURN

Moved by:      Representative Collier
Second by:      Representative Solum
Action:      Prevailed by voice vote.



Toni Williams

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Committee Secretary
Roger W. Hunt, Chair


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