The Senate convened at 2:00 p.m., pursuant to adjournment, the President presiding.
The prayer was offered by the Chaplain, Pastor Jeff Porter, followed by the Pledge of
Allegiance led by Senate page Eric Westrum.
Roll Call: All members present except Sen. Valandra who was excused.
MADAM PRESIDENT:
Your Joint-Select Committee appointed for the purpose of fixing the compensation of the
elective and appointive officers and employees of the House and Senate for the Seventy-fifth
Legislative Session, pursuant to SDCL 2-5-8, respectfully reports that a salary schedule for the
elective and appointive officers and employees has been developed and filed with the Director
of the Legislative Research Council and the State Auditor.
In regard to the system for payment of travel expenses to legislators we respectfully report
that:
(1) A form listing each weekend during session will be delivered to legislators. Legislators
will be asked to list their travel on that single sheet which would be signed and turned in at
the close of session. Also, pursuant to statute, a voucher must also be signed by each
legislator requesting travel reimbursement.
(2) Legislators driving their own car home for a weekend will receive mileage paid at state
rates (29 cents per mile). Legislators not driving home will not be entitled to reimbursement
unless they leased a vehicle or somehow incurred an expense, equivalent to 29 cents per
mile, in such travel.
(3) Legislators flying commercially will receive the equivalent of flight expenses as long
as it does not exceed 29 cents per mile.
(4) Legislators flying charter or in their own plane will be reimbursed for actual expenses
as long as it does not exceed 29 cents per mile.
(5) A maximum of seven trips will be considered for the 2000 Legislative Session, including
the trip for the final legislative day.
(6) Pursuant to constitutional provisions, legislators will be paid for their initial trip to Pierre
and their final trip home at the rate of 5 cents per mile.
Respectfully submitted, Respectfully submitted,
Roger Hunt Harold W. Halverson
Orville Smidt M. Michael Rounds
Pat Haley Jim Hutmacher
House Committee Senate Committee
Your Joint-Select Committee appointed for the purpose of conferring with the Director of
the Legislative Research Council in regard to making arrangements for the distribution of the
official directory, House and Senate journals and bills, and other legislative printing for the two
houses and the state offices with the full power to act respectfully reports that:
The Legislature order 500 copies of the Senate and House bills and resolutions (each); and
500 copies of the Senate and House daily journals (each) for the Seventy-fifth Legislative
Session.
The free distribution of sets of bills, resolutions, and daily journals shall be as follows:
Eight copies for the Governor's Office, thirteen copies for the Supreme Court, thirty-two
copies for the Legislative Research Council, thirteen copies for the State Library Depository,
three copies for the Attorney General, two copies for the Bureau of Finance and Management,
four copies for the Secretary of State, two copies for the Department of Legislative Audit, one
copy for the Code Commission, one copy for the State Treasurer, one copy for the State
Auditor, one copy for the Commissioner of School and Public Lands, one copy for the Public
Utilities Commission, and press copies as needed.
State's Attorneys and County Auditors shall receive free copies of bills and journals if they
pay mailing charges at a rate of $50 per set (bills or journals) for first-class mailing.
Distribution of bills and journals to state officials, boards, commissions, and institutions will
be made upon request in writing to the Legislative Documents Room at a charge of $50 per set
plus mailing charges if applicable.
One copy of the official directory (red book) shall be distributed to each Senator and
Representative, thirteen copies to the State Library, three copies to the Secretary of State and
a copy shall also be made available to state departments and the press upon request to the
Director of the Legislative Research Council. The public may obtain a copy for a fee of $5
payable to the Legislative Documents Room.
One free copy of the South Dakota Legislative Index shall be distributed to the Governor,
the Attorney General and the Supreme Court; thirteen free copies to the State Library
Depository; and one free copy to Senators and Representatives. Upon written request to the
Legislative Documents Room before January 31, 2000, all other state and private entities may
purchase the South Dakota Legislative Index at a cost of $25 per copy.
The Chief Mailing Clerk shall upon written request furnish any individual, firm,
corporation, association, or other organization with one complete set of House and Senate bills
and journals for the Seventy-fifth Legislative Session, for the sum of $50 per set for first-class
mailing.
Legislators may have two copies of all bills and resolutions and two copies of the daily journals distributed or mailed to constituents within the legislator's own district if constituents or legislator pay mailing charges of $50 per set for first-class mailing.
Bill status reports will be printed and sold to state agencies at cost and to registered
lobbyists for $200 payable to the Legislative Documents Room which receipted funds shall be
used to pay the printing costs. If bill status is mailed, the cost is $125 for first-class postage.
A free daily copy of the bill status report shall be distributed as follows:
Governor; Speaker of the House; Speaker Pro tempore of the House; House Majority
Leader; House Minority Leader; House Lobby; Chief Clerk of the House (two copies);
Engrossing and Enrolling Office; Lieutenant Governor (two copies); President Pro tempore of
the Senate; Senate Majority Leader; Senate Minority Leader; Senate Lobby; Secretary of the
Senate (two copies); Page Advisor; Attorney General; Bureau of Finance and Management;
Secretary of State; and Legislative Research Council (ten copies).
At the close of each week, every legislator shall receive a copy of bill status.
The Chief Mailing Clerk shall at the end of the session file a report with the Director of the
Legislative Research Council of all money paid for the purchase of bills and journals and show
proof of having deposited such money with the State Treasurer. Such funds shall be used to
offset the costs of postage and printing of bills and journals.
Respectfully submitted, Respectfully submitted,
Orville Smidt Barbara Everist
Scott Eccarius Fred Whiting
Larry Lucas Mel Olson
House Committee Senate Committee
Also MADAM PRESIDENT:
We have conferred with the Pierre Ministerial Association and have arranged for ministers
to participate on a part-time basis under the direction of Pastor Gretchen Lord Anderson,
Congregational United Church of Christ, Ft. Pierre, as chief chaplain, to serve the Senate and
House as chaplains throughout the Seventy-fifth session of the Legislature. The ministers are
as follows:
Pastor Terry Anderson, Pastor Kent Atkinson, Father Hal Barber, Pastor Theodora Boolin, Pastor Michele Bradley, Pastor Genie Butler, Pastor Daniel Carlson, Pastor Roger Easland, Dr. Harvey Friez, Pastor R. Neal Hughes, Pastor Geraldine C. King, Father Dale Kutil, Pastor Phil Lint, Pastor David Mack, Pastor Darlene "Red Elk" Myers, Chaplain Dodie Noordermeer, Pastor Jerry Oberg, Pastor Tom Opoien, Pastor Jeff Porter, Pastor Cory Rajek, Pastor Gale
Shafer, Pastor James Sumner, Trinity Episcopal Church Staff, Pastor Brad Urbach, and Pastor
Dave Zellmer.
Respectfully submitted, Respectfully submitted,
Jay Duenwald Randy Frederick
Jeff Monroe Dick Hainje
William F. Cerny Charles Flowers
House Committee Senate Committee
Also MADAM PRESIDENT:
Your Joint-Select Committee appointed on joint rules respectfully reports that it has had
under consideration the joint rules and recommends that the joint rules of the Seventy-fourth
Legislative Session with the following changes be adopted:
1-9. Those permitted to speak to the body. No person other than a member of a house may
speak upon any subject before the house unless a member makes a motion to allow another
person to speak and the members present unanimously consent. However, any presidential
candidate who has qualified to be placed on the primary election ballot pursuant to SDCL
12-5-3.14 may address the Legislature subject to such conditions as the speaker of the House
and the president pro tempore of the Senate may deem appropriate allow any person other than
a member of the body to speak subject to advance notice to the majority and minority leaders.
A motion objecting to the decision of the presiding officer shall require a majority vote of the
members elect.
6C-4. Committees may request fiscal note. If the presiding officer has not requested a fiscal
note on a bill or resolution having a fiscal effect, the committee, or its chair, considering the bill
or resolution may request a fiscal note. If it is not possible to include a fiscal note at the time
of introduction, the committee considering the bill or resolution shall request a fiscal note. The
committee may request an amended fiscal note if a bill or resolution is amended.
6G-6. Report to committee on legislative procedure. The chief of the office of engrossing
and enrolling shall examine all amended bills and joint resolutions and report to the committee
on legislative procedure those bills and joint resolutions correctly engrossed.
6H-1. Introduction of commemorations. Any member may introduce a legislative
commemoration, which may be cosponsored by other members of either house, by filing it with
the bill clerk of that member's house. The prime sponsor shall submit all necessary information
to the legislative research council prior to introduction. However, no member may introduce
a legislative commemoration during the last five three legislative days of the session.
7-1.4. Posting of agendas. Agendas of the bills, resolutions, and other proposals to be
considered at any meeting of a standing committee or subcommittee shall be posted on the
bulletin board of the respective house. At least one legislative day shall intervene between the
date of posting and the date of consideration. An agenda must be posted by 4 5 p.m. in order to
allow for an intervening legislative day. However, if a day of legislative recess intervenes
between the date of posting and the date of consideration, the requirement of posting is fulfilled
only if posting is made prior to adjournment of the session of the particular house on the day
before the legislative recess.
5-11.1 Motions to reconsider. Having given notice of intent to reconsider, the member giving
notice may move to reconsider the question not later than the next legislative day, except as
provided in Joint Rule 5-13. Any motion to reconsider or motion to recall propositions from the
other house for reconsideration shall be made under order of business No. 8, except as provided
in Joint Rule 5-13, and takes precedence over all other motions except to recess or to adjourn.
No motion to reconsider the same question may be made twice in the same house without
unanimous consent. Every motion to reconsider shall be decided by a majority vote of the
members-elect on a roll call vote. No question may be reconsidered except the final disposition
of bills and joint resolutions and the override of vetoes.
15-4. Recall of bills, resolutions, reports, amendments, orders, and messages from the
other house. If a bill, resolution, report, amendment, order or message upon which a vote has
been taken has been transmitted to the other house, a motion may be made to recall such item
for correction and shall be acted upon immediately.
15-5. Returning of recalled bills and resolutions. If a motion has been passed to recall a bill
or resolution and the motion for such recall has been received by the other house prior to the
time of its first reading, the presiding officer shall immediately inform the body in session that
such bill or resolution will be returned unless objection is made and sustained by a majority vote
of the members-elect of such house.
The Joint Rules and the rules of the Senate and the House be printed in the House Journal.
Respectfully submitted, Respectfully submitted,
Orville Smidt M. Michael Rounds
Roger Hunt Harold W. Halverson
Pat Haley Jim Hutmacher
House Committee Senate Committee
SC 1
Introduced by:
Senator Brosz and Representatives Konold and Solum
A LEGISLATIVE COMMEMORATION,
Honoring the 1999 Watertown High School
wrestling team and its coaching staff.
SC 2
Introduced by:
Senator Brosz and Representatives Konold and Solum
A LEGISLATIVE COMMEMORATION,
Honoring the Watertown High School boy's
basketball team and the staff of the boy's basketball team.
SC 3
Introduced by:
Senator Dunn (Jim) and Representatives Apa and Young
A LEGISLATIVE COMMEMORATION,
Recognizing Ari and Annie van Tienhoven upon
visiting the South Dakota State Capitol to celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary.