77th Legislative Session _ 2002

Committee: Senate Judiciary
Monday, January 14, 2002

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Bogue
P    de Hueck
P    Koskan
P    Koetzle
P    Moore
P    Daugaard, Vice-Chair
P    Whiting, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Chair Whiting.

MOTION:     TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 2002

Moved by:    Moore
Second by:    Koskan
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

 MOTION:     CONFIRM APPOINTMENT OF JUDITH E. HINES, MINNEHAHA COUNTY, BRANDON, SOUTH DAKOTA, TO THE SOUTH DAKOTA CRIME VICTIMS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION

Moved by:    de Hueck
Second by:    Daugaard
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(6-0-1-0)

Voting Yes:    de Hueck, Koskan, Koetzle, Moore, Daugaard, Whiting

Excused:    Bogue

 MOTION:     CONFIRM APPOINTMENT OF FRED K. EISENBRAUN, PENNINGTON COUNTY, RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA, TO THE SOUTH DAKOTA CRIME VICTIMS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION


Moved by:    Whiting
Second by:    de Hueck
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(7-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Bogue, de Hueck, Koskan, Koetzle, Moore, Daugaard, Whiting

 MOTION:     CONFIRM APPOINTMENT OF JEROME K. HOWE, DAVISON COUNTY, MITCHELL, SOUTH DAKOTA, TO THE SOUTH DAKOTA CRIME VICTIMS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION

Moved by:    Moore
Second by:    Daugaard
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(7-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Bogue, de Hueck, Koskan, Koetzle, Moore, Daugaard, Whiting

          SB 19: create the crime of communicating a terroristic threat or hoax terroristic threat and to provide certain penalties therefor.

Presented By:    Charles McGuigan, Attorney General's Office
Proponents:    Deb Bowman, Governor's Office
        Richard Tieszen, South Dakota Chief of Police Association and Associated School Boards of South Dakota Protective Trust
Opponents:    Rex Hagg, South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association

MOTION:     AMEND SB 19

19rb
     On page 1, line 11 of the printed bill, before " property " insert "substantial".

Moved by:    Whiting
Second by:    de Hueck
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

 MOTION:     AMEND SB 19

19rc
     On page 2, line 13 of the printed bill, delete " government " and insert "public service agency".

Moved by:    de Hueck
Second by:    Whiting
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

 MOTION:     AMEND SB 19

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     On page 2, line 14 of the printed bill, after " loss " insert "or property damage".

Moved by:    Whiting
Second by:    de Hueck
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

 MOTION:     AMEND SB 19

19rd
     On page 2, line 9 of the printed bill, delete " shall " and insert "may".

     On page 2 , line 12, delete " shall, in all cases, " and insert "may".

Moved by:    de Hueck
Second by:    Koetzle
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

 MOTION:     AMEND SB 19

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     On page 2, after line 14 of the printed bill, insert:

"

     Section 4. No part of this Act may be construed to create any cause of action against any public entity, officer, employee, or agent based upon or arising out of any act or omission relating to any good faith response to an act of a third person including a terrorist act or an attempted terrorist act.".

Moved by:    Daugaard
Second by:    Koskan
Action:    Failed by roll call vote.(2-4-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Koskan, Daugaard

Voting No:    de Hueck, Koetzle, Moore, Whiting

Excused:    Bogue

 MOTION:     TO AMEND TITLE OF SB 19

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     On page 1, line 2 of the printed bill, after " threat " insert "and to provide certain penalties therefor".

Moved by:    de Hueck
Second by:    Daugaard
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

 MOTION:     DO PASS SB 19 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Moore
Second by:    Daugaard
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(5-1-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Koskan, Koetzle, Moore, Daugaard, Whiting

Voting No:    de Hueck

Excused:    Bogue

          SB 21: prohibit tax stamping or payment of taxes on tobacco products of certain nonparticipating manufacturers and to provide for the creation of a directory for compliant nonparticipating manufacturers.

Presented By:    Charles McGuigan, Attorney General's Office

The Chair deferred SB 21 until Wednesday, January 16, 2002.

MOTION:     ADJOURN

Moved by:    Koetzle
Second by:    de Hueck
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Nancy Benson

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Committee Secretary
Fred C. Whiting, Chair

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