2008 Legislative Session _ 2008

Committee: House Commerce
Monday, January 14, 2008

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Ahlers
P    Boomgarden
P    Dreyer
P    Engels
P    Hunt
P    Juhnke
P    Noem
P    Novstrup (David)
P    Nygaard
P    Pederson (Gordon)
P    Street
P    Willadsen, Vice-Chair
P    Rounds, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Vice-Chair Willadsen.

MOTION:     TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 2008

Moved by:    Pederson (Gordon)
Second by:    Juhnke
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

         HB 1003: revise the style and form of certain provisions and to delete certain obsolete provisions regarding unemployment compensation.

Proponents:    Representative Tim Rounds
        Pam Roberts, Department of Labor


MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1003

Moved by:    Engels
Second by:    Pederson (Gordon)
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (12-0-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Ahlers, Boomgarden, Dreyer, Engels, Hunt, Noem, Novstrup (David), Nygaard, Pederson (Gordon), Street, Willadsen, Rounds

Excused:    Juhnke

MOTION:     PLACE HB 1003 ON CONSENT CALENDAR

Moved by:    Ahlers
Second by:    Nygaard
Action:    Failed.

         HB 1004: revise the style and form of certain provisions and to delete certain obsolete provisions regarding workers' compensation.

Proponents:    Representative Tim Rounds
        Pam Roberts, Secretary, Department of Labor

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1004

Moved by:    Ahlers
Second by:    Pederson (Gordon)
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (12-0-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Ahlers, Boomgarden, Dreyer, Engels, Hunt, Noem, Novstrup (David), Nygaard, Pederson (Gordon), Street, Willadsen, Rounds

Excused:    Juhnke

MOTION:     PLACE HB 1004 ON CONSENT CALENDAR

Moved by:    Nygaard
Second by:    Rounds
Action:    Failed.
Gavel passed to Chair Rounds.

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         HB 1031: revise the definition of injury for the purposes of workers' compensation cases.

Proponents:    Pam Roberts, Secretary, Department of Labor (Handout #1)
        James Marsh, Department of Labor
        Dick Tieszen, State Farm Insurance, Associated School Boards of SD
        Rob Anderson, SD Department of Labor
        Bob O'Connell, Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce
        David Owen, SD Chamber of Commerce & Industry
        Shawn Lyons, SD Retailers Association
        John Brown, National Federation of Independent Business-SD
Opponents:    Mark Anderson, SD State Federation of Labor AFL-CIO
        Paul Aylward, SD AFSCME 59 Dakotas Public Employees Union
        Fern Johnson, SD Injured Workers
        Cheryl Chamberlain, Self

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1031

Moved by:    Willadsen
Second by:    Dreyer
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (9-4-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Boomgarden, Dreyer, Hunt, Juhnke, Noem, Novstrup (David), Pederson (Gordon), Willadsen, Rounds

Voting No:    Ahlers, Engels, Nygaard, Street

Pam Roberts, Secretary of the Department of Labor, introduced Marcia Hultman, Deputy Secretary, Director of Workforce Services.

         HB 1032: revise certain reimbursement and subrogation provisions regarding workers' compensation claims.

Proponents:    James Marsh, Department of Labor

Gavel passed to Vice-Chair Willadsen.
        Merle Scheiber, Division of Insurance
        Bob O'Connell, Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce
        David Owen, SD Chamber of Commerce & Industry
        Shawn Lyons, SD Retailers Association
        Jeremiah D. Murphy, John Morrell & Company

Gavel passed to Chair Rounds.

Opponents:    Paul Aylward, SD AFSCME 59 Dakotas Public Employees Union
        Mark Anderson, SD State Federation of Labor AFL-CIO
        Fern Johnson, SD Injured Workers (Handout #2)
        Cheryl Chamberlain, Self

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1032

Moved by:    Willadsen
Second by:    Boomgarden
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (8-5-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Boomgarden, Dreyer, Hunt, Juhnke, Novstrup (David), Pederson (Gordon), Willadsen, Rounds

Voting No:    Ahlers, Engels, Noem, Nygaard, Street

         HB 1033: provide that more weight be given to certain objective medical findings in workers' compensation claims.

Proponents:    James Marsh, Department of Labor
        Bob O'Connell, Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce
Opponents:    Paul Aylward, SD AFSCME 59 Dakotas Public Employees Union
        Mark Anderson, SD State Federation of Labor AFL-CIO

MOTION:     DEFER HB 1033 TO THE 36TH LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:    Nygaard
Second by:    Ahlers
Action:    Was not acted on.

MOTION:     SUBSTITUTE MOTION DO PASS HB 1033

Moved by:    Boomgarden
Second by:    Willadsen
Action:    Failed by roll call vote. (6-7-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Boomgarden, Dreyer, Juhnke, Novstrup (David), Pederson (Gordon), Willadsen

Voting No:    Ahlers, Engels, Hunt, Noem, Nygaard, Street, Rounds

MOTION:     DEFER HB 1033 TO THE 36TH LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:    Nygaard
Second by:    Ahlers
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (7-6-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Ahlers, Engels, Hunt, Noem, Nygaard, Street, Rounds

Voting No:    Boomgarden, Dreyer, Juhnke, Novstrup (David), Pederson (Gordon), Willadsen

OTHER ACTION
Rob Andersen, Department of Labor, offered comments on HB 1035 as he will be out of town Wednesday, January 16, 2008, when the bill will be heard.

MOTION:     ADJOURN

Moved by:    Pederson (Gordon)
Second by:    Hunt
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Linda Daugaard

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Committee Secretary
Tim Rounds, Chair

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