84th Legislative Session _ 2009

Committee: Senate Judiciary
Tuesday, March 03, 2009

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Gillespie
P    Heidepriem
P    Schmidt
P    Tieszen, Vice-Chair
E    Turbak Berry
P    Vehle
P    Abdallah, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Senator Gene G. Abdallah, Chair.

MOTION:     TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Moved by:    Heidepriem
Second by:    Tieszen
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

 MOTION:     TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2009 REMOVING SB 148 FROM TABLE

Moved by:    Gillespie
Second by:    Heidepriem
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

         HB 1153: revise the elements of the crime of indecent exposure involving a child and to revise the elements of the crime of indecent exposure.

Presented by:    Senator Margaret Gillespie
Proponents:    Chuck Schroyer, SD States Attorneys Association

        Hope Matchan, Minnehaha County States Attorneys Office
Opponents:    Cheri Schooflenberg, self, Sioux Falls
Senator Sandy Jerstad - commentator, neither proponent nor opponent

        THE CHAIR DEFERRED HB 1153 UNTIL FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2009

         HB 1166: provide for DNA testing for certain inmates for the purposes of determining whether they may have been wrongfully convicted.

Presented by:    Chris Hutton, Self, Vermillion (Handouts: #1)
Proponents:    Scott Swier, Office of Attorney General

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1166

Moved by:    Tieszen
Second by:    Vehle
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (6-0-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Gillespie, Heidepriem, Schmidt, Tieszen, Vehle, Abdallah

Excused:    Turbak Berry

         HB 1203: limit asbestos-related liabilities for certain successor corporations.

Presented by:    Representative Roger Hunt
Proponents:    Mark Behrens, Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc. (Handouts: #2, #3, #4)
        David Owen, SD Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Opponents:    Roger Tellinghuisen, SD Trial Lawyers Association
        Charles Siegel, self, Dallas, Texas (Handouts: #5, #6, #7)
        Linda Wolff, self, Whitewood

        THE CHAIR DEFERRED HB 1203 UNTIL THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2009

         HB 1101: allow affidavits for change of judge in habeas corpus actions.

Presented by:    Jesse Sondreal, Meade County States Attorneys Office

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1101

Moved by:    Heidepriem
Second by:    Gillespie
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (6-0-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Gillespie, Heidepriem, Schmidt, Tieszen, Vehle, Abdallah

Excused:    Turbak Berry

MOTION:     PLACE HB 1101 ON CONSENT CALENDAR

Moved by:    Heidepriem
Second by:    Gillespie
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:     ADJOURN

Moved by:    Gillespie
Second by:    Vehle
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Rena Ortbahn

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Committee Secretary
Gene G. Abdallah, Chair