76th Legislative Session _ 2001

Committee: Senate State Affairs
Friday, February 02, 2001

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Brosz
P    Daugaard
P    Hutmacher
P    Munson
P    Sutton (Dan)
P    Symens
P    Whiting
P    Brown (Arnold), Vice-Chair
P    Everist, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Senator Barbara Everist, Chair

MOTION:     TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2001

Moved by:    Brosz
Second by:    Daugaard
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

         SB 205: provide for the elimination of the term, squaw, from South Dakota place names.

Presented By:    Senator Volesky

The Chair deferred SB 205 until another day.

The Chair passed the gavel to Senator Brown

         SCR 4: Approving and supporting the joint powers agreement entered into by the

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and the South Dakota Secretary of State.

Presented By:    Mike DeMersseman, Uniform Laws Commission
Proponents:    Representative Van Norman
        Joyce Hazeltine, Secretary of State
        Bob Sutton, South Dakota Bankers Association

MOTION:     ADOPT RESOLUTION SCR 4

Moved by:    Whiting
Second by:    Hutmacher
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(8-0-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Brosz, Daugaard, Hutmacher, Munson, Sutton (Dan), Whiting, Brown (Arnold), Everist

Excused:    Symens

The Chair resumes the gavel.

         HCR 1002: Petitioning South Dakota's United States Senators to vote in favor of the confirmation of Attorney General nominee John Ashcroft.

MOTION:     TO TABLE HCR 1002

Moved by:    Brown (Arnold)
Second by:    Munson
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(8-0-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Brosz, Daugaard, Hutmacher, Munson, Sutton (Dan), Whiting, Brown (Arnold), Everist

Excused:    Symens

         SB 122: provide for certain increases in the state minimum wage.

Presented By:    Senator Koetzle
Proponents:    Paul Aylward, South Dakota AFL-CIO
Opponents:    Jerry Wheeler, South Dakota Retailers
        David Owen, South Dakota Chamber of Commerce and Industry
        John Brown, National Federation of Independant Businesses



MOTION:     DEFER SB 122 TO THE 41ST LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:    Daugaard
Second by:    Brown (Arnold)
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(6-3-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Brosz, Daugaard, Munson, Whiting, Brown (Arnold), Everist

Voting No:    Hutmacher, Sutton (Dan), Symens

         SJR 2: Proposing and submitting to the electors at the next general election amendments to Article XI of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota to prohibit the taxation of income except on banks or financial corporations.

Presented By:    Senator Staggers
Opponents:    Tom Adams, South Dakota Bankers Association

MOTION:     DEFER SJR 2 TO THE 41ST LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:    Brosz
Second by:    Daugaard
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(9-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Brosz, Daugaard, Hutmacher, Munson, Sutton (Dan), Symens, Whiting, Brown (Arnold), Everist

         SB 150: revise certain conditions regarding the authorization of bingo or lotteries for restricted purposes and to increase the size of prize certain lotteries may award.

Presented By:    Senator Kleven
Proponents:    Bob Haivale, City of Sturgis

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 150

Moved by:    Symens
Second by:    Whiting
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(9-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Brosz, Daugaard, Hutmacher, Munson, Sutton (Dan), Symens, Whiting, Brown (Arnold), Everist

         SB 252: provide for the establishment of the School and Public Lands Paleontology Advisory Council and to prescribe its duties.

The Chair deferred SB 252 until Wednesday, February 7, 2001.

The Chair passed the gavel to Senator Brown

         SB 186: provide for the preservation of certain public broadcasting records of the legislative session.

Presented By:    Senator Bogue
Proponents:    Otto Doll, Bureau of Telecommunications

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 186

Moved by:    Daugaard
Second by:    Brosz
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(8-0-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Brosz, Daugaard, Hutmacher, Munson, Sutton (Dan), Symens, Whiting, Brown (Arnold)

Excused:    Everist

MOTION:     PLACE SB 186 ON CONSENT

Moved by:    Whiting
Second by:    Daugaard
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

         SCR 7: Supporting the designation of U.S. Highway 81 as the Pan-American Highway.

The Chair deferred SCR 7 until another day.


Alice Christensen
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Committee Secretary
Barbara Everist, Chair


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