76th Legislative Session _ 2001

Committee: Senate Local Government
Wednesday, February 07, 2001

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Albers
P    Diedtrich (Elmer)
E    Hagen
P    Olson (Ed)
P    Reedy
P    Vitter, Vice-Chair
P    Ham, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Senator Ham

MOTION:     TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF 02-05-01

Moved by:    Diedtrich (Elmer)
Second by:    Vitter
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

          SB 159: impose an additional tax on certain alcoholic beverages and to distribute the revenue to counties.

Presented By:    Senator Arlene Ham
Proponents:    Dick Howard,SDACC (Handouts 1 & 2)
        Ron Buskerud, Pennington County
        Wallace Larson, Hughes County
        Ken McFarland, Minnehaha County
        Bill Floyd, Sully County
        Mike Wiese, Brown County
        Mike O'Connor, Minnehaha County
        Robert Kolbe, Minnehaha County

        Mike Leidholt, Hughes County Sheriff and President of SD Sheriffs Assoc.
        Ron Rigg, Bennett County
        Jerry Munson, Rapid City
        Representative John Teupel, District 31
        Ken Davis, Pennington County
Opponents:    Bill Dougherty, So Dak (Handout 3)
        Jeremiah Murphy, So Dak
        Bob Riter, SD Beer Wholesalers (Handout 4)
        Ron Olinger, SD Retailers (Handouts 5-9)
        Tim Dougherty, SD Retail Liquor Dealers

The Chair deferred SB 159 until 02-12-01.

MOTION:     ADJOURN

Moved by:    Albers
Second by:    Vitter
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Dawn Magee

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Committee Secretary
Arlene H. Ham, Chair

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