76^th Legislative Session _ 2001

Committee: Senate Taxation

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    de Hueck
P    Diedrich (Larry)
P    Koetzle
P    McCracken
P    McIntyre
P    Moore
P    Staggers
P    Bogue, Vice-Chair
P    Hainje, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Chair Hainje

MOTION:     TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING

Moved by:    Bogue
Second by:    Koetzle
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

         SB 214: establish a telecommunications gross receipts tax, to provide for its distribution, and to repeal certain property taxes and certain gross receipts taxes paid by certain telecommunications companies.

Presented By:    Senator Apa
Proponents:    Larry Gabriel, Self
         Brian Meyer, SD Telephone Cooperatives
         Bill Doherty, Quest
         Paul Kinsman, Department of Revenue
         Dick Howard, SD Association of County Commissioners

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         Bob Stephens, SD Education Association
Opponents:    John McNamara, AT&T
         Dennis Duncan, Western Wireless
         Tom Adam, MCI
         David Gerdes, Mid-Continent Communications
         Jim Hood, Brookings Municipal Utilities
         Lorin Pankratz, Western Wireless
         Brent Wilbur, SD Cable TV Association
         Harry Christianson, AT&T
        Jeremiah Murphy, Citibank

MOTION:     AMEND SB 214