Committee Agenda

Committee:    Senate Judiciary
Room:    413
Date:    Thursday, February 17, 2011
Time:    7:45 AM



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Chief Justice Reappointment
Lynnette B. Gordon, of Lawrence County, Deadwood, South Dakota to the Crime Victims' Compensation Commission

        SB 141     grant limited immunity from arrest and prosecution for certain alcohol consumption related offenses to persons who assist certain persons in need of emergency assistance or who are themselves in need of emergency assistance.
            Senators Tidemann, Brown, Cutler, Gray, Haverly, Johnston, Lederman, Olson (Russell), Rave, Rhoden, and Tieszen and Representatives Gibson, Abdallah, Blake, Boomgarden, Brunner, Feinstein, Gosch, Hawley, Munsterman, Perry, Wink, and Wismer

        SB 172     reduce the interest rate applied for certain judgements, liens, and damages.
            Senators Cutler, Begalka, Frerichs, Hansen (Tom), Maher, Nygaard, Tieszen, and Vehle and Representatives Gosch, Bolin, Boomgarden, Gibson, Kopp, Russell, and Tornow

        SB 163     revise the penalties for violations concerning smoking in public.
            Senator Nelson (Tom) and Representative Turbiville

        SB 178     revise certain provisions relating to the rights and duties of joint legal custodians.
            Senators Vehle and Tieszen and Representatives Sly and Hunt

        SB 179     define and prohibit the offenses of juvenile sexting and aggravated juvenile sexting and to provide for certain sanctions and remedies.
            Senators Vehle, Cutler, Fryslie, Holien, Maher, Nygaard, Rampelberg, Rave, and Schlekeway and Representatives Hoffman, Carson, Dennert, Feickert, Hickey, Hunt, Lust, Magstadt, Nelson (Stace), Rozum, Russell, Steele, Turbiville, Van Gerpen, Vanneman, White, and Wismer

        HB 1041     revise the statutory duties of the presiding judge of each judicial circuit.
            The Committee on Judiciary at the request of the Chief Justice

        BILLS FOR POSSIBLE ACTION WHICH HAVE HAD PRIOR HEARING.

        SB 156     prohibit the employment of unauthorized aliens, to criminalize the knowing transportation, concealment, or solicitation of unauthorized aliens, and to provide penalties therefor.
            Senators Tieszen, Kraus, Novstrup (Al), Rhoden, and Vehle and Representatives Kopp, Bolin, Boomgarden, Haggar, Hickey, Hubbel, Jensen, Jones, Kirkeby, Munsterman, Nelson (Stace), Novstrup (David), Russell, Solum, Steele, Stricherz, Venner, Verchio, and Wick

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        CRAIG TIESZEN, Chair