99th Legislative Session – 2024

Committee: Senate State Affairs Friday, January 12, 2024 10:00 AM

Roll Call

Present: Sen. Schoenbeck, Sen. Davis, Sen. Duhamel, Sen. Nesiba, Sen. Tobin, Sen. Wheeler, Sen. Diedrich, and Sen. Crabtree

Excused: Sen. Rohl

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Senator Crabtree

LAWRENCE LONG OF MINNEHAHA COUNTY, TO THE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY BOARD

Presented by: Katie Hruska, Governor's Office

MOTION: THAT THE SENATE ADVISE AND CONSENT TO THE APPOINTMENT OF LAWRENCE LONG OF MINNEHAHA COUNTY, TO THE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY BOARD

Moved by: Schoenbeck

Second by: Wheeler

Action: Prevailed by Majority Members Elect (8-0-1-0)

Voting Yes: Schoenbeck, Davis, Duhamel, Nesiba, Tobin, Wheeler, Diedrich, and Crabtree

Excused: Rohl

SB 17 : modify the residency requirements for voter registration and declare an emergency.

THE CHAIR DEFERRED SB 17 UNTIL A LATER DATE

SB 18 : allow the secretary of state to share information from the statewide voter registration file.

Presented by: Thomas Deadrick, Deputy Secretary of State (Handout(s) 1)

Proponents: Rachel Soulek, Secretary of State

THE CHAIR DEFERRED SB 18 UNTIL A LATER DATE

SB 19 : rescind rulemaking authority pertaining to the process for publishing required voter registration numbers.

Presented by: Thomas Deadrick, Deputy Secretary of State (Handout(s) 2,3)

Proponents: Rachel Soulek, Secretary of State

Opponents: Yvonne Taylor, SD Advocacy Network for Women, Sioux Falls

MOTION: DO PASS SB 19

Moved by: Wheeler

Second by: Tobin

Action: Prevailed by Majority Members Elect (7-1-1-0)

Voting Yes: Schoenbeck, Davis, Duhamel, Tobin, Wheeler, Diedrich, and Crabtree

Voting No: Nesiba

Excused: Rohl

SB 21 : rescind rule-making authority for the annual report of the number of voters removed from a county's voter registration list.

Presented by: Thomas Deadrick, Deputy Secretary of State (Handout(s) 4)

Opponents: Yvonne Taylor, SD Advocacy Network for Women, Sioux Falls

MOTION: DO PASS SB 21

Moved by: Wheeler

Second by: Tobin

Action: Prevailed by Majority Members Elect (7-1-1-0)

Voting Yes: Schoenbeck, Davis, Duhamel, Tobin, Wheeler, Diedrich, and Crabtree

Voting No: Nesiba

Excused: Rohl

MOTION: ADJOURN

Moved by: Tobin

Second by: Davis

Action: Prevailed by voice vote

Doug Mortenson, Committee Secretary

/s/ CASEY CRABTREE

Casey Crabtree, Chair

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