100th Legislative Session – 2025
Minutes: Senate Judiciary Thursday, January 16, 2025 8:00 AM
Roll Call
Present: Sen. Pischke, Sen. Duhamel, Sen. Mehlhaff, Sen. Grove, Sen. Blanc, Sen. Hulse, and Sen. Wheeler
The meeting was called to order by Senator Wheeler
INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING
Marty Jackley Attorney General
INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING
Kellie Wasko Department of Corrections - HO#1
SB 5 : permit a sheriff to charge a fee for satisfied or unsatisfied service of process.
Presented by: Senator Helene Duhamel (Handout(s) HO#2)
Proponents: Representative Tim Walburg
Brian Mueller, Pennington County Sheriffs Office, Rapid City
Chris Hislip, Pennington County Sheriffs Office, Rapid City
Sam Matson, South Dakota Association of County Commissioners, PIERRE
Joe Bosman, Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office, Sioux Falls
Patrick Callahan, Hughes County Sheriff, Pierre
Staci Ackerman, South Dakota Sheriffs' Association, Eureka
Opponents: Dean Krogman, South Dakota Collectors Association, Brookings
On page 1, line 1, of the Introduced bill, after "for" delete " satisfied or unsatisfied"
On page 1, line 2, of the Introduced bill, after "process" insert ", whether service is completed or not"
On page 1, line 10, of the Introduced bill, delete " satisfied" and insert " service is completed"
On page 1, line 12, of the Introduced bill, after "process" insert " to be"
On page 1, line 13, of the Introduced bill, after "served" insert " or attempted to be served"
On page 3, line 5, of the Introduced bill, delete " are" and insert " must be"
Moved by: Mehlhaff
Second by: Pischke
Action: Prevailed by voice vote
MOTION: DO PASS SB 5 AS AMENDED
Moved by: Mehlhaff
Second by: Grove
Action: Prevailed by Majority Members Elect (7-0-0-0)
Voting Yes: Pischke, Duhamel, Mehlhaff, Grove, Blanc, Hulse, and Wheeler
MOTION: ADJOURN
Moved by: Pischke
Second by: Mehlhaff
Action: Prevailed by voice vote
Doug Mortenson, Committee Secretary
/s/ DAVID WHEELER
David Wheeler, Chair
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