The Committee on Legislative Procedure respectfully reports that the Secretary of the
Senate has had under consideration the Senate Journal of the thirty-fourth day and finds that the
following correction shall be made:
On page 728, after line 16, insert:
Appropriations on SB 187 as found on page 720 of the Senate Journal be adopted.
Which motion prevailed and the report was adopted."
All other errors, typographical or otherwise, are duly marked in the temporary journal for
correction.
February 24, 2002
Madam President and Members of the Senate:
I have the honor to inform you that I have approved Senate Bills 21, 42, 55, 72, 73, 95,
114, 146, and 169, and the same have been deposited in the office of the Secretary of State.
February 27, 2002
Madam President and Members of the Senate:
I have the honor to inform you that I have approved Senate Bills 5, 19, 35, 36, 57, 58, 87,
90, 94, 108, 109, 110, 111, 113, 130, 136, 141, 144, 156, 157, 158, 165, 168, 180, 184, and 185,
and the same have been deposited in the office of the Secretary of State.
Madam President and Members of the Senate:
I have deposited Senate Bill 167 in the office of the Secretary of State without my
signature.
Pursuant to Article IV, Section 4 of the Constitution, the bill will become law without my
signature.
February 28, 2002
Madam President and Members of the Senate:
I have the honor to inform you that I have approved Senate Bills 14, 29, 32, 133, 151, 177,
182, 183, and 187, and the same have been deposited in the office of the Secretary of State.
February 27, 2002
The Honorable Carole Hillard
President of the Senate
State Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501-5070
Dear Madam President and Members of the Senate:
I am returning Senate Bill 81 and VETO the same.
Senate Bill 81 is entitled, "An Act to limit the Department of Labor's authority to recommend
settlements in labor disputes." Unfortunately, if Senate Bill 81 is allowed to become law, it will
severely reduce the Department of Labor's capacity to mediate disputes successfully.
The Department performs two functions. It mediates disputes and, if mediation is unsuccessful,
it performs a fact-finding service. It is often successful in mediating disputes, because it is a
neutral third party and because the mediation process is confidential.
However, if enacted, Senate Bill 81 would force the Department to disclose information it learns during the confidential mediation process when mediation fails and the Department issues its fact-finding report. This will have a chilling effect on all future submissions of information by
disputing parties in future mediation attempts. Disputing parties will stop giving confidential
information to the Department of Labor, because the parties will not want that information to
be publicized in a Department fact-finding report. Therefore, most mediation attempts will fail
because the Department will not have all the information it needs to help parties resolve their
differences.
Lawyers, doctors, and clergy all have confidentiality protections under the law so they can help
people solve problems. The Department of Labor needs to continue to have a similar reliance
on confidentiality so that it can continue to help disputing parties resolve differences and solve
problems.
I respectfully request that you concur in my action.
MADAM PRESIDENT:
I have the honor to inform your honorable body that the House has appointed Reps.
Eccarius, Napoli, and Burg as a committee of three on the part of the House to meet with a like
committee on the part of the Senate to wait upon his Excellency, the Governor, to inform him
that the Legislature has completed its labors, is ready to adjourn sine die, and to ascertain if he
has any further communications to make to the Legislature.
Also MADAM PRESIDENT:
I have the honor to inform your honorable body that the House has appointed Reps.
Eccarius, Bill Peterson, and Olson as a committee of three on the part of the House to meet with
a like committee on the part of the Senate pertaining to fixing the time of adjournment sine die
for the Seventy-seventh Legislative Session.
which he believes as well as by his loyalty and fierce devotion to friends and family. His long
and diligent service has made South Dakota a better place:
Your Joint-Select Committee appointed to wait upon his Excellency, the Governor, to
inform him that the Legislature has completed its labors and is ready to adjourn sine die and to
ascertain if he has any further communications to make to the Legislature, respectfully reports
that it has performed the duty assigned to it and has been informed by his Excellency, the
Governor, that he will not appear for the closing of the Seventy-seventh Legislative Session.
Respectfully submitted, Respectfully submitted,
Scott Eccarius Barbara Everist
William Napoli Arnold Brown
Quinten Burg Jim Hutmacher
House Committee Senate Committee
Sen. Everist moved that the report of the Joint-Select Committee relative to informing his
Excellency, the Governor, that the Legislature has completed its labors and is ready to adjourn
sine die be adopted.
Which motion prevailed.
Your Joint-Select Committee appointed to consider the matter of adjournment sine die of
the Seventy-seventh Legislative Session respectfully reports that the Senate and House of
Representatives adjourn sine die at the hour of 3:23 p.m., March 12, 2002.
Respectfully submitted, Respectfully submitted,
Which motion prevailed.
Also MADAM PRESIDENT:
Scott Eccarius Barbara Everist
Bill Peterson Arnold Brown
Mel Olson Jim Hutmacher
House Committee Senate Committee
Sen. Everist moved that the report of the Joint-Select Committee relative to adjournment
sine die of the Seventy-seventh Legislative Session be adopted.
MADAM PRESIDENT:
I have the honor to inform your honorable body that the House has adopted the report of
the Joint-Select Committee for the purpose of informing his Excellency, the Governor, that the
Legislature has completed its labors, is ready to adjourn sine die, and to ascertain if he has any
further communications to make to the Legislature.
The following closing prayer was offered by Pastor Geraldine C. King:
Almighty God, we thank You for all Your mercies given to all creation each and every day.
You have always been God. Long before the earth was formed, long after it ceases to exist, You
are and ever will be God. With You there is no beginning or end. With You time is not
measured.
God, we thank You for breaking into our short span of existence to assist, strengthen,
nurture, and grace those who serve our country and this state.
We lift up to Your honor and glory the service, guidance, and leadership in these closing
days of the Seventy-seventh Legislative Session of the state of South Dakota that we have
received from our Governor, William J. Janklow; Lieutenant Governor, Carole Hillard; our
Secretary of State, Joyce Hazeltine; Speaker of the House, Scott Eccarius; the legislators of the
House and Senate, the clerks, pages, research council members, and all who legislate, assist, and
carry out the laws of this state. We especially thank You for those leaders who will no longer
be serving this state.
As their service to You and to this state continue beyond these walls, may they ever be mindful of Your will and purpose for all of creation and for all the citizens of this state and
country. Imprint on them Your name and empower them to continue serving You in all that they
say and do.
Blessings and power and glory and might and honor and majesty are Yours, now and
forever. Amen.