Committee Agenda

Committee: Senate Commerce
Room: 413
Tuesday, February 8, 2000
Time: 10:00 A.M.



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SB 0169      to revise the provisions limiting the number of retail alcoholic licenses that may be issued to one person.
          Senators Munson (David) and Albers and Representatives Earley, Davis, Koetzle, and Peterson

SB 0177      to revise the method for computing weekly unemployment benefits.
          Senator Paisley and Representative Koetzle

HB 1045      to adopt the Interstate Nurse Licensure Compact and to establish South Dakota's participation in the interstate compact.
          Representatives Michels, Brooks, Fischer-Clemens, and Roe and Senators Daugaard, Dunn (Jim), and Hutmacher

HB 1035*      to repeal certain provisions regarding health insurance on a franchise plan.
          to revise certain provisions regarding health insurance on a franchise plan and to allow for discounts.
          The Committee on Commerce at the request of the Department of Commerce and Regulation

HB 1085      to clarify that certain group policies are required to provide coverage for biologically-based mental illnesses and diabetes supplies, equipment, and education.
          Representatives Fischer-Clemens, Burg, Haley, and Roe and Senators Olson, Brown (Arnold), Hainje, and Symens

HB 1077      to revise the requirements for maintaining an owner-occupied single-family dwelling classification.
          Representatives Napoli, Apa, Brooks, Brown (Richard), Garnos, Klaudt, Koehn, Koskan, Lintz, McCoy, Monroe, Nachtigal, Putnam, Wudel, and Young and Senators Shoener, Brown (Arnold), Duxbury, Hutmacher, Kloucek, Lange, Staggers, and Vitter

HB 1144      to allow for the award of reasonable attorney fees in certain legal proceedings.
          Representatives Earley, Brown (Richard), Cutler, Davis, Diedtrich (Elmer), Engbrecht, Fiegen, Fischer-Clemens, Haley, Hennies, McNenny, Michels, Munson (Donald), Roe, Sebert, Smidt, Sutton (Daniel), Sutton (Duane), Volesky, and Young and Senators Rounds, Bogue, Dunn (Rebecca), Olson, Paisley, and Shoener


NOTE: The above bills will be taken up in this order for a hearing on the date noted. If circumstances do not permit a hearing on this date then a hearing will be held at the next meeting of the committee. Action on a bill may come at any time after it has had a hearing.

BILLS FOR POSSIBLE ACTION WHICH HAVE HAD PRIOR HEARING.

SB 0031      to require the use of safety belts by passenger vehicle occupants under eighteen years of age.
          The Committee on Commerce at the request of the Department of Commerce and Regulation

SB 0206      to revise certain provisions regarding liability for the bank franchise tax.
          The Committee on Commerce at the request of the Governor

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JERRY J. SHOENER, Chair