The Senate convened at 2:00 p.m., pursuant to adjournment, the President presiding.
The prayer was offered by the Chaplain, Pastor David Mack, followed by the Pledge of
Allegiance led by Senate page Brandon Stengel.
Roll Call: All members present except Sen. Rebecca Dunn who was excused.
Also, that the Secretary of the Senate has reconsidered the Senate Journal of the fourteenth
day and finds that the following correction be made in the report of the Committee on Taxation:
On page 259, line 3, delete "98".
All other errors, typographical or otherwise, are duly marked in the temporary journal for
correction.
And we hereby move the adoption of the report.
The President introduced the 1996-97 Outstanding School Administrators of South Dakota:
Darwin Peterson, Alexandria, School Superintendents Association; Marvin Sharkey, Brandon,
Elementary School Principals Association; Tom Riedel, Spearfish, Secondary School Principals
Association; Josephine Hartmann, Sturgis, Supervision and Curriculum Development
Association; and Randall Morris, Black Hills Special Services Cooperative-Sturgis, South
Dakota Council of Administrators of Special Education.
January 26, 1998
The Honorable Carole Hillard
President of the Senate
State Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501
Dear Madam President and Members of the Senate:
Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 13-49 of the South Dakota Codified Laws and
subject to your consent, I have the honor to inform you that I have appointed Daniel C. Cronin,
Potter County, Gettysburg, South Dakota, to the State Board of Regents.
This appointment is effective March 31, 1998, and shall continue until March 31, 2004.
January 29, 1998
The Honorable Carole Hillard
President of the Senate
State Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501
Dear Madam President and Members of the Senate:
This appointment is effective immediately, and shall continue until January 18, 2000.
January 27, 1998
The Honorable Carole Hillard
President of the Senate
State Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501
Dear Madam President and Members of the Senate:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 20-13-2 of the South Dakota Codified Laws and
subject to your consent, I have the honor to inform you that I have appointed Debra D. Watson,
Pennington County, Rapid City, South Dakota, to the Commission on Human Rights.
This appointment is effective immediately, and shall continue until June 30, 2001.
January 29, 1998
The Honorable Carole Hillard
President of the Senate
State Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501
Dear Madam President and Members of the Senate:
This appointment is effective immediately, and shall continue until January 21, 2002.
The Committee on State Affairs respectfully reports that it has had under consideration SB
158 which was tabled.
The Committee on State Affairs respectfully reports that it has had under consideration SB
212 and 232 which were deferred to the 36th legislative day.
The Committee on Education respectfully reports that it has had under consideration SB
200 and returns the same with the recommendation that said bill do pass and be placed on the
Consent Calendar.
"
Section 1. That chapter 13-5 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as
follows:
Section 2. That chapter 13-15 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as
follows:
Section 3. That chapter 13-15 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as
follows:
"
Section 4. That
§
13-15-14.2
be repealed.
Section 6. That
§
13-11-9
be amended to read as follows:
13-11-9.
For any school district that is sending its students to an adjoining school district
pursuant to
§
13-15-1.3, the county auditor shall spread a levy over the taxable property of the
sending school district sufficient to raise the sending school district's tax levy per one thousand
dollars of taxable valuation up to the weighted average tax levy per one thousand dollars of
taxable valuation of the receiving school districts. The weighted average tax levy shall be
calculated pursuant to
§
13-11-10. This section does not apply to a school district that operates
a secondary school
or enters into contractual agreements pursuant to
§
13-15-11
.
The Committee on Education respectfully reports that it has had under consideration SB
121 and 190 which were deferred to the 36th legislative day.
"Nothing in this section may be construed to be the exclusive means of providing a valid
effective and conclusive state jurisdiction provision."
The Committee on Judiciary respectfully reports that it has had under consideration SB 100
and 229 which were tabled.
The Committee on Health and Human Services respectfully reports that it has had under
consideration HB 1087 and returns the same with the recommendation that said bill do pass.
The Committee on Health and Human Services respectfully reports that it has had under
consideration SB 213 and 228 which were deferred to the 36th legislative day.
The Committee on Local Government respectfully reports that it has had under
consideration HB 1209 and returns the same with the recommendation that said bill do pass.
The Committee on Local Government respectfully reports that it has had under
consideration SB 164 which was deferred to the 36th legislative day.
MADAM PRESIDENT:
I have the honor to transmit herewith HB 1037, 1107, 1178, and 1252 which have passed
the House and your favorable consideration is respectfully requested.
Sen. Olson moved that the Committee on State Affairs be instructed to deliver SB 83 to
the floor of the Senate, pursuant to Joint Rule 7-7.
Sen. Flowers moved that the Committee on Commerce be instructed to deliver SB 209 to
the floor of the Senate, pursuant to Joint Rule 7-7.
Which motion was supported and the committee was so instructed.
SCR 3:
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION,
Endorsing federal legislation to designate the
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
Sen. Aker moved that SCR 3 as found on page 297 of the Senate Journal be adopted.
The question being on Sen. Aker's motion that SCR 3 be adopted.
And the roll being called:
Yeas 22, Nays 12, Excused 1, Absent and Not Voting 0
Yeas were:
Aker; Albers; Benson; Brosz; Brown (Arnold); Daugaard; Drake; Dunn (Jim); Everist;
Frederick; Hainje; Halverson; Ham; Johnson (William); Kleven; Munson (David); Paisley;
Rounds; Shoener; Staggers; Vitter; Whiting
Nays were:
Dennert; Flowers; Hunhoff; Hutmacher; Kloucek; Lange; Lawler; Morford; Olson; Reedy;
Symens; Valandra
Excused were:
Dunn (Rebecca)
So the motion having received an affirmative vote of a majority of the members-elect, the
President declared the motion carried and SCR 3 was adopted.
Yesterday, Sen. Staggers announced his intention to reconsider the vote by which the
motion to strike the "not" on the report of the Committee on State Affairs on SJR 1 failed.
Sen. Staggers moved to reconsider the vote by which the motion on SJR 1 failed.
The question being on Sen. Staggers' motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion
to strike the "not" on the report of the Committee on State Affairs on SJR 1 failed.
And the roll being called:
Nays were:
Albers; Benson; Brosz; Brown (Arnold); Daugaard; Drake; Dunn (Jim); Everist; Frederick;
Hainje; Halverson; Ham; Johnson (William); Kleven; Munson (David); Paisley; Rounds;
Shoener; Vitter; Whiting
Excused were:
Dunn (Rebecca)
So the motion not having received an affirmative vote of a majority of the members-elect,
the President declared the motion lost.
SCR 4
Introduced by:
Senators Kloucek, Flowers, Frederick, Hunhoff, Hutmacher, Lange,
Reedy, and Symens and Representatives Weber, Chicoine, Collier, Davis, Duxbury, Fischer-
Clemens, Jaspers, Kazmerzak, Lee, Lockner, Putnam, Schrempp, and Van Gerpen
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION,
Requesting the United States Congress and certain federal
agencies to require reflectors on interstate railroad cars.
reflective devices or materials be used on all railroad engines and cars involved in interstate
commerce.
Was read the first time and the President waived the committee referral.
SB 171:
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act
to revise certain provisions regarding the
design of motor vehicle license plates.
Was read the second time.
The question being "Shall SB 171 pass?"
And the roll being called:
Yeas 33, Nays 0, Excused 2, Absent and Not Voting 0
Yeas were:
Aker; Albers; Benson; Brosz; Daugaard; Dennert; Drake; Dunn (Jim); Everist; Flowers;
Frederick; Hainje; Halverson; Ham; Hunhoff; Hutmacher; Johnson (William); Kleven; Kloucek;
Lange; Lawler; Morford; Munson (David); Olson; Paisley; Reedy; Rounds; Shoener; Staggers;
Symens; Valandra; Vitter; Whiting
Excused were:
Brown (Arnold); Dunn (Rebecca)
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 1030: FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to revise and remove certain segments of the state trunk highway system.
The question being "Shall HB 1030 pass?"
And the roll being called:
Yeas 33, Nays 0, Excused 2, Absent and Not Voting 0
Yeas were:
Aker; Albers; Benson; Brosz; Daugaard; Dennert; Drake; Dunn (Jim); Everist; Flowers;
Frederick; Hainje; Halverson; Ham; Hunhoff; Hutmacher; Johnson (William); Kleven; Kloucek;
Lange; Lawler; Morford; Munson (David); Olson; Paisley; Reedy; Rounds; Shoener; Staggers;
Symens; Valandra; Vitter; Whiting
Excused were:
Brown (Arnold); Dunn (Rebecca)
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 1038:
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act
to repeal certain requirements regarding
school bus stop arm signals.
Was read the second time.
The question being "Shall HB 1038 pass?"
And the roll being called:
Yeas 33, Nays 0, Excused 2, Absent and Not Voting 0
Yeas were:
Aker; Albers; Benson; Brosz; Daugaard; Dennert; Drake; Dunn (Jim); Everist; Flowers;
Frederick; Hainje; Halverson; Ham; Hunhoff; Hutmacher; Johnson (William); Kleven; Kloucek;
Lange; Lawler; Morford; Munson (David); Olson; Paisley; Reedy; Rounds; Shoener; Staggers;
Symens; Valandra; Vitter; Whiting
Excused were:
Brown (Arnold); Dunn (Rebecca)
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 1039:
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act
to repeal the prohibition against operating
a motor vehicle with parking lights.
The question being "Shall HB 1039 pass as amended?"
And the roll being called:
Yeas 33, Nays 0, Excused 2, Absent and Not Voting 0
Yeas were:
Aker; Albers; Benson; Brosz; Daugaard; Dennert; Drake; Dunn (Jim); Everist; Flowers;
Frederick; Hainje; Halverson; Ham; Hunhoff; Hutmacher; Johnson (William); Kleven; Kloucek;
Lange; Lawler; Morford; Munson (David); Olson; Paisley; Reedy; Rounds; Shoener; Staggers;
Symens; Valandra; Vitter; Whiting
Excused were:
Brown (Arnold); Dunn (Rebecca)
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 1044:
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act
to define certain bank dividends.
Was read the second time.
The question being "Shall HB 1044 pass?"
And the roll being called:
Yeas 33, Nays 0, Excused 2, Absent and Not Voting 0
Yeas were:
Aker; Albers; Benson; Brosz; Daugaard; Dennert; Drake; Dunn (Jim); Everist; Flowers;
Frederick; Hainje; Halverson; Ham; Hunhoff; Hutmacher; Johnson (William); Kleven; Kloucek;
Lange; Lawler; Morford; Munson (David); Olson; Paisley; Reedy; Rounds; Shoener; Staggers;
Symens; Valandra; Vitter; Whiting
Excused were:
Brown (Arnold); Dunn (Rebecca)
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 1048:
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act
to revise certain provisions regarding the
Board of Counselor Examiners and the regulation of counseling.
Was read the second time.
Excused were:
Brown (Arnold); Dunn (Rebecca)
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 1075:
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act
to authorize the towing of certain vehicles
in combination by farm implement dealers under certain conditions.
Was read the second time.
The question being "Shall HB 1075 pass?"
And the roll being called:
Yeas 33, Nays 0, Excused 2, Absent and Not Voting 0
Yeas were:
Aker; Albers; Benson; Brosz; Daugaard; Dennert; Drake; Dunn (Jim); Everist; Flowers;
Frederick; Hainje; Halverson; Ham; Hunhoff; Hutmacher; Johnson (William); Kleven; Kloucek;
Lange; Lawler; Morford; Munson (David); Olson; Paisley; Reedy; Rounds; Shoener; Staggers;
Symens; Valandra; Vitter; Whiting
Excused were:
Brown (Arnold); Dunn (Rebecca)
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 1081:
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act
to allow certain older motor vehicles with
out-of-state titles to be sold at public auctions under certain conditions.
Was read the second time.
Excused were:
Brown (Arnold); Dunn (Rebecca)
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 1156:
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act
to repeal the recording of certain licenses
at the register of deeds office and to require the licenses and renewal certificates to be displayed.
Was read the second time.
The question being "Shall HB 1156 pass?"
And the roll being called:
Yeas 33, Nays 0, Excused 2, Absent and Not Voting 0
Yeas were:
Aker; Albers; Benson; Brosz; Daugaard; Dennert; Drake; Dunn (Jim); Everist; Flowers;
Frederick; Hainje; Halverson; Ham; Hunhoff; Hutmacher; Johnson (William); Kleven; Kloucek;
Lange; Lawler; Morford; Munson (David); Olson; Paisley; Reedy; Rounds; Shoener; Staggers;
Symens; Valandra; Vitter; Whiting
Excused were:
Brown (Arnold); Dunn (Rebecca)
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 1172:
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act
to revise certain provisions regarding the
filing of financing statements and continuation statements.
Was read the second time.
Excused were:
Brown (Arnold); Dunn (Rebecca)
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 178:
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act
to revise certain provisions related to
involuntary commitment for alcohol or drug treatment.
Having had its second reading was up for consideration and final passage.
The question being "Shall SB 178 pass?"
And the roll being called:
Yeas 34, Nays 0, Excused 1, Absent and Not Voting 0
Yeas were:
Aker; Albers; Benson; Brosz; Brown (Arnold); Daugaard; Dennert; Drake; Dunn (Jim); Everist;
Flowers; Frederick; Hainje; Halverson; Ham; Hunhoff; Hutmacher; Johnson (William); Kleven;
Kloucek; Lange; Lawler; Morford; Munson (David); Olson; Paisley; Reedy; Rounds; Shoener;
Staggers; Symens; Valandra; Vitter; Whiting
Excused were:
Dunn (Rebecca)
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.
The question being "Shall SB 206 pass as amended?"
And the roll being called:
Yeas 34, Nays 0, Excused 1, Absent and Not Voting 0
Yeas were:
Aker; Albers; Benson; Brosz; Brown (Arnold); Daugaard; Dennert; Drake; Dunn (Jim); Everist;
Flowers; Frederick; Hainje; Halverson; Ham; Hunhoff; Hutmacher; Johnson (William); Kleven;
Kloucek; Lange; Lawler; Morford; Munson (David); Olson; Paisley; Reedy; Rounds; Shoener;
Staggers; Symens; Valandra; Vitter; Whiting
Excused were:
Dunn (Rebecca)
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 225:
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act
to revise certain provisions relating to
workers' compensation during a period of rehabilitation.
Was read the second time.
Sen. Brown moved the previous question.
Which motion prevailed.
The question being "Shall SB 225 pass as amended?"
And the roll being called:
Yeas 20, Nays 13, Excused 2, Absent and Not Voting 0
Yeas were:
Albers; Benson; Brosz; Brown (Arnold); Daugaard; Drake; Dunn (Jim); Everist; Frederick;
Halverson; Ham; Johnson (William); Munson (David); Paisley; Rounds; Shoener; Staggers;
Symens; Vitter; Whiting
Excused were:
Aker; Dunn (Rebecca)
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 227:
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act
to require training in parenting skills for
certain persons.
Was read the second time.
The question being "Shall SB 227 pass as amended?"
And the roll being called:
Yeas 33, Nays 1, Excused 1, Absent and Not Voting 0
Yeas were:
Aker; Albers; Benson; Brosz; Brown (Arnold); Daugaard; Dennert; Drake; Dunn (Jim); Everist;
Flowers; Frederick; Hainje; Halverson; Ham; Hunhoff; Hutmacher; Johnson (William); Kleven;
Lange; Lawler; Morford; Munson (David); Olson; Paisley; Reedy; Rounds; Shoener; Staggers;
Symens; Valandra; Vitter; Whiting
Nays were:
Kloucek
Excused were:
Dunn (Rebecca)
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 1037:
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act
to grant and modify the inspection powers
of the Board of Nursing and the Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners.
Was read the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
HB 1178:
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act
to allow the use of absentee voting in certain
township elections and to allow registered voters to file a petition requiring township candidates
to file a nominating petition.
Was read the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government.
HB 1252:
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act
to provide for the insertion of certain
language in marriage license applications.
Was read the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
HB 1007:
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act
to revise the requirements concerning a
candidate's support of congressional term limits and to provide the board of elections with rule-
making authority for implementing the voter's instructions on term limits and to declare an
emergency.
Was read the second time.
Sen. Vitter moved that HB 1007 be deferred until Thursday, February 5, the 18th
legislative day.
Which motion prevailed and the bill was so deferred.
HB 1047:
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act
to revise certain provisions regarding the
licensing of marriage and family therapists.
Was read the second time.
The question being "Shall HB 1047 pass as amended?"
And the roll being called:
Nays were:
Dunn (Jim); Kloucek; Morford; Staggers
Excused were:
Dunn (Rebecca)
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.
SC 7
Introduced by:
Senators Kloucek, Daugaard, Dennert, Dunn (Rebecca), Everist,
Flowers, Hainje, Hunhoff, Hutmacher, Morford, Olson, Reedy, Rounds, and Valandra and
Representatives Putnam, Chicoine, Crisp, Duxbury, Koetzle, Kooistra, Moore, Munson
(Donald), Van Gerpen, and Windhorst
A LEGISLATIVE COMMEMORATION,
Honoring the 1997 Freeman Flyer High School
football team and the students and staff involved in the football program.
Sen. Staggers moved that the Senate do now adjourn, which motion prevailed, and at 3:50
p.m. the Senate adjourned.