The prayer was offered by the Chaplain, Dodie Noordermeer, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance led by House page Shelby Williams.

     Roll Call: All members present except Rep. McCaulley who was excused.

     The Committee on Legislative Procedure respectfully reports that the Chief Clerk of the House has had under consideration the House Journal of the eighteenth day.

     All errors, typographical or otherwise, are duly marked in the temporary journal for correction.

     And we hereby move the adoption of the report.

"      Section 1. The secretary of revenue shall conduct a pilot study concerning the use of agricultural income value as a means to value agricultural land. The pilot study shall include an analysis of various capitalization rates and determine the impact of such rates on the total statewide assessed value of agricultural property and its relationship to the total statewide assessed value of all property. The pilot study shall include the counties not included in the pilot study provided by chapter 44 of the 2000 Session Laws. The secretary shall, for the purpose of providing information, apply the provisions and procedures provided in chapter 44 of the 2000 Session Laws to value agricultural land in the remaining counties. The secretary shall submit a report detailing the information collected to the Governor and the Seventy-eighth Legislature.

     Section 2. There is hereby appropriated from the general fund the sum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary, to the Department of Revenue for the purpose of conducting a pilot study concerning the use of agricultural income value as a means to value agricultural land.

     Section 3. The secretary of the Department of Revenue shall approve vouchers and the state auditor shall draw warrants to pay expenditures authorized by this Act.

     Section 4. Any amounts appropriated in this Act not lawfully expended or obligated by June 30, 2003, shall revert in accordance with §  4-8-21.

Also MR. SPEAKER:

    The Committee on Taxation respectfully reports that it has had under consideration HB 1247 and tabled the same.

Also MR. SPEAKER:

    The Committee on Taxation respectfully reports that it has had under consideration HB 1097, 1201, 1260, and 1261 and HJR 1005 and 1006 which were deferred to the 36^th Legislative Day.

    The Committee on Judiciary respectfully reports that it has had under consideration HB 1182 and returns the same with the recommendation that said bill do pass.

Also MR. SPEAKER:

    The Committee on Judiciary respectfully reports that it has had under consideration HB 1218 and returns the same with the recommendation that said bill do pass and be placed on the Consent Calendar.

Also MR. SPEAKER:

    The Committee on Judiciary respectfully reports that it has had under consideration HB 1215 which was deferred to the 36^th Legislative Day.

    The Committee on State Affairs respectfully reports that it has had under consideration HCR 1007 and returns the same with the recommendation that said resolution not be adopted.

Also MR. SPEAKER:

    The Committee on State Affairs respectfully reports that it has had under consideration HB 1119 which was deferred to the 36^th Legislative Day.

    I have the honor to transmit herewith SB 47, 49, 73, 96, 118, 126, and 146 which have passed the Senate and your favorable consideration is respectfully requested.

    I have the honor to return herewith HCR 1011 in which the Senate has concurred.

A RESOLUTION,  Expressing the appreciation and gratitude of the House of Representatives     of the Seventy-seventh Legislature of the State of South Dakota to Dakota Bixler, Eric Fosheim, Paul Fullerton, Jeremy Hargens, Alisha Hornseth, Holly Maher, Kayla Nebelsick, Katie O'Connor, Amber Potas, Kayla Rygh, KyLee Schaefer, Sheila Schneider, Brittany Sutton, and Shelby Williams.

    WHEREAS, the above named served loyally as pages for the House of Representatives of the Seventy-seventh Legislative Session; and

    WHEREAS, the members of the Seventy-seventh House of Representatives express their most sincere appreciation to these young people for their service to the state; and

    WHEREAS, the members extend to these young people their wishes for every success in life:

    NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the House of Representatives of the Seventy-seventh Legislature of the State of South Dakota, that a personal copy of this commemoration be duly certified and furnished to each page on this last day of service.

    Rep. Bill Peterson moved that House Page Resolution 2 be adopted.

    Which motion prevailed and the resolution was adopted.

     And the roll being called:

     Yeas 65, Nays 0, Excused 3, Absent 2

     Yeas:
Abdallah; Adelstein; Bartling; Begalka; Broderick; Brown (Jarvis); Brown (Richard); Burg; Clark; Davis; Derby; Duenwald; Duniphan; Elliott; Flowers; Frost; Garnos; Gillespie; Glenski; Hansen (Tom); Hanson (Gary); Hargens; Heineman; Hennies (Don); Hennies (Thomas); Holbeck; Hundstad; Hunhoff; Jaspers; Jensen; Juhnke; Klaudt; Kloucek; Koistinen; Konold; Kooistra; Lange; Lintz; Madsen; McCoy; Michels; Monroe; Murschel; Nachtigal; Napoli; Nesselhuf; Olson (Mel); Pederson (Gordon); Peterson (Bill); Peterson (Jim); Pitts; Pummel; Rhoden; Richter; Sebert; Sigdestad; Slaughter; Smidt; Solum; Sutton (Duane); Teupel; Valandra; Van Etten; Van Gerpen; Speaker Eccarius

     Excused:
Fryslie; McCaulley; Wick

     Absent:
Bradford; Van Norman

     So the motion having received an affirmative vote of a majority of the members-elect, the Speaker declared the motion carried and the amendments were concurred in.

     Absent:
Bradford; Lange; Van Norman

     So the motion having received an affirmative vote of a majority of the members-elect, the Speaker declared the motion carried and SCR 4 was concurred in.

     Which motion was supported and the committee was so instructed.

     Nays:
Bradford; Hansen (Tom); Kloucek; Pederson (Gordon); Valandra; Van Norman

     Excused:
Fryslie; McCaulley; Van Gerpen

     So the resolution having received an affirmative vote of a majority of the members-elect, the Speaker declared the resolution passed and the title was agreed to.

     Was read the second time.

     Which motion prevailed and the bill was so placed.

"

     Which motion prevailed and HJR 1009 was so amended.

     Rep. Kloucek's motion to amend lost.

     Nays:
Gillespie; Kloucek; Lange; Nachtigal; Nesselhuf; Valandra; Van Norman

     Excused:
Bradford; Fryslie; McCaulley

     So the resolution having received an affirmative vote of a majority of the members-elect, the Speaker declared the resolution passed and the title was agreed to.

     Nays:
Kloucek; Lange; Van Norman

     Excused:
Bradford; Fryslie; McCaulley

     So the bill having received an affirmative vote of a two-thirds majority of the members- elect, the Speaker declared the bill passed and the title was agreed to.

Also MR. SPEAKER:

    The Committee on Appropriations respectfully reports that it has had under consideration HB 1237 and returns the same with the recommendation that said bill be amended as follows:

"      Section 3. The commissioner of the Bureau of Finance and Management shall transfer two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) of the remaining appropriation from the intergovernmental transfer fund for the operating expenses of the division of rehabilitation services, Department of Human Services, to the operating expenses of the division of developmental disabilities, Department of Human Services, for the home and community based services program.".

    The Committee on Transportation respectfully reports that it has had under consideration HB 1152 and 1276 and tabled the same.

Also MR. SPEAKER:

    The Committee on Transportation respectfully reports that it has had under consideration HB 1133 which was deferred to the 36^th Legislative Day.