Votes on some of the key retail issues during this year s State Legislative Session

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1 How they voted 09 Votes on some of the key retail issues during this year s State Legislative Session For an explanation of the bills, turn to page 15 Voted with SDRA s position Voted against SDRA s position The legislator was absent or excused and not voting Bills to the left of the dashed line were floor votes. Bills to the right of the dashed line were committee votes. HUSE F REPRESENTATIVES REPRESENTATIVE SB HB HB HB HB HB HB HB HB HJR HCR Blake, Susy Bolin, Jim Boomgarden, Jamie Brunner, Thomas Burg, Quinten Carson, Lance Cronin, Justin Curd, R. Blake Cutler, Joni Deadrick, Thomas Dennert, H. Paul Dreyer, Brian Elliott, Elaine Engels, Richard Faehn, Bob Fargen, Mitch Feickert, Dennis Feinstein, Marc Frerichs, Jason Gibson, Peggy Gosch, Brian Greenfield, Brock Hamiel, Noel Hoffman, Charles Hunhoff, Bernie Hunt, Roger Iron Cloud III, Ed Jensen, Phil 12

2 13 REPRESENTATIVE SB HB HB HB HB HB HB HB HB HJR HCR Juhnke, Kent Killer, Kevin Kirkeby, Mark Kirschman, Patrick Kopp, Don Krebs, Shantel Lange, Gerald Lederman, Dan Lucas, Larry Lust, David McLaughlin, Ed Moser, Nick Noem, Kristi Novstrup, David Nygaard, Eldon lson, Betty lson, Ryan Peters, Deb Pitts, Carol Putnam, J.E. Jim Rausch, Val Rave, Timothy Romkema, Fred Rounds, Tim Russell, Lance Schlekeway, Todd Schrempp, Dean Sly, Jacqueline Solberg, Darrell Solum, Roger Sorenson, ran Steele, Manny Street, Steve Thompson, Bill Tidemann, Larry Turbiville, Charles Van Gerpen, Bill Vanderlinde, Martha Vanneman, Kim Verchio, Mike Wink, Dean Wismer, Susan

3 14 SENATR SB HB HB HB SB HB SB SB SB SB SB SENATRS Abdallah, Gene Adelstein, Stanford Ahlers, Dan Bartling, Julie Bradford, Jim Brown, Corey Dempster, Thomas Fryslie, Art Gant, Jason Garnos, Cooper Gillespie, Margaret Gray, Bob Hansen, Tom Hanson, Gary Haverly, Jeffrey Heidepriem, Scott Howie, Gordon Hundstad, Jim Hunhoff, Jean Jerstad, Sandy Kloucek, Frank Knudson, Dave Maher, Ryan Merchant, Pam Miles, Kathy Nelson, Tom Nesselhuf, Ben Novstrup, Al lson, Russell Peterson, Jim Rhoden, Larry Schmidt, Dennis Tieszen, Craig Turbak Berry, Nancy Vehle, Mike

4 House voting records Senate Bill 77 Lifts the cap on the number of off-sale liquor licenses which may be owned by a person or business in the state. Passed the House 54 to 8. Voting yes, in support of SDRA s position: Representatives Blake; Bolin; Brunner; Burg; Carson; Cronin; Curd; Cutler; Dennert; Dreyer; Elliott; Engels; Faehn; Feickert; Feinstein; Gibson; Gosch; Greenfield; Hamiel; Hoffman; Hunhoff (Bernie); Jensen; Juhnke; Killer; Kirkeby; Kirschman; Lange; Lederman; Lust; McLaughlin; Moser; Novstrup (David); Nygaard; lson (Betty); lson (Ryan); Peters; Putnam; Rausch; Rave; Romkema; Rounds; Russell; Schlekeway; Sly; Solberg; Solum; Steele; Street; Tidemann; Vanderlinde; Vanneman; Verchio; Wink; Wismer. Voting no, against SDRA s position: Representatives Deadrick; Frerichs; Hunt; Iron Cloud III; Kopp; Noem; Thompson; Van Gerpen. - Excused and not voting: Representatives Boomgarden; Fargen; Krebs; Lucas; Pitts; Schrempp; Sorenson; Turbiville. _ House Bill 1021 Provides for a contested case hearing on the denial of a claim for the recovery of an allegedly overpaid tax, penalty, or interest. Passed the House 70 to 0. Voting yes, in support of SDRA s position: Representatives Blake; Bolin; Boomgarden; Brunner; Burg; Carson; Cronin; Curd; Cutler; Deadrick; Dennert; Dreyer; Elliott; Engels; Faehn; Fargen; Feickert; Feinstein; Frerichs; Gibson; Gosch; Greenfield; Hamiel; Hoffman; Hunhoff (Bernie); Hunt; Iron Cloud III; Jensen; Juhnke; Killer; Kirkeby; Kirschman; Kopp; Krebs; Lange; Lederman; Lucas; Lust; McLaughlin; Moser; Noem; Novstrup (David); Nygaard; lson (Betty); lson (Ryan); Peters; Pitts; Putnam; Rausch; Rave; Romkema; Rounds; Russell; Schlekeway; Schrempp; Sly; Solberg; Solum; Sorenson; Steele; Street; Thompson; Tidemann; Turbiville; Van Gerpen; Vanderlinde; Vanneman; Verchio; Wink; Wismer. _ House Bill 1176 Hoghoused by the Senate, completing rewriting the bill, to provide for changes in eligibility for unemployment insurance benefits which will allow South Dakota to receive federal stimulus money, and delay implementation of a surcharge on all employers. House concurred in Senate amendments 68 to 0. Voting yes, in support of SDRA s position: Representatives Blake; Bolin; Boomgarden; Brunner; Burg; Carson; Cronin; Curd; Cutler; Deadrick; Dennert; Dreyer; Elliott; Engels; Faehn; Fargen; Feickert; Feinstein; Frerichs; Gosch; Greenfield; Hamiel; Hoffman; Hunhoff (Bernie); Hunt; Iron Cloud III; Jensen; Juhnke; Killer; Kirkeby; Kirschman; Kopp; Krebs; Lange; Lederman; Lucas; Lust; McLaughlin; Moser; Noem; Novstrup (David); lson (Betty); lson (Ryan); Peters; Pitts; Putnam; Rausch; Rave; Romkema; Rounds; Russell; Schlekeway; Schrempp; Sly; Solberg; Solum; Sorenson; Steele; Street; Thompson; Tidemann; Turbiville; Van Gerpen; Vanderlinde; Vanneman; Verchio; Wink; Wismer. Excused and not voting: Representatives Gibson and Nygaard _ House Bill 1260 Requires that a request for proposal be issued for state contracts for professional services. Passed the House 56 to 14. Voting yes, in support of SDRA s position: Representatives Blake; Bolin; Brunner; Burg; Carson; Cronin; Curd; Cutler; Deadrick; Dreyer; Elliott; Engels; Faehn; Fargen; Feickert; Feinstein; Frerichs; Gibson; Greenfield; Hamiel; Hoffman; Hunhoff (Bernie); Hunt; Iron Cloud III; Jensen; Killer; Kirkeby; Kirschman; Kopp; Krebs; Lange; Lederman; Lucas; Lust; McLaughlin; Moser; Novstrup (David); Nygaard; lson (Betty); lson (Ryan); Romkema; Russell; Schlekeway; Schrempp; Sly; Solberg; Solum; Sorenson; Steele; Street; Thompson; Van Gerpen; Vanderlinde; Verchio; Wink; Wismer Voting no, against SDRA s position: Representatives Boomgarden; Dennert; Gosch; Juhnke; Noem; Peters; Pitts; Putnam; Rausch; Rave; Rounds; Tidemann; Turbiville; Vanneman _ House Bill 1240 Prohibits smoking tobacco or carrying lighted tobacco products in all public places and all places of employment with the exception of motel sleeping rooms, cigar bars meeting specific requirements, and retail tobacco shops meeting certain requirements. Passed the House 43 to 27. Voting yes, in opposition to SDRA s position: Representatives Blake; Burg; Carson; Curd; Cutler; Dennert; Elliott; Faehn; Fargen; Feickert; Feinstein; Frerichs; Gibson; Hunhoff (Bernie); Hunt; Iron Cloud III; Jensen; Killer; Krebs; Lange; Lucas; Lust; McLaughlin; Moser; Novstrup (David); Nygaard; Peters; Pitts; Rausch; Rave; Romkema; Schlekeway; Schrempp; Sly; Solberg; Sorenson; Steele; Street; Thompson; Tidemann; Van Gerpen; Vanderlinde; Wismer. Voting no, in support of SDRA s position: Representatives Bolin; Boomgarden; Brunner; Cronin; Deadrick; Dreyer; Engels; Gosch; Greenfield; Hamiel; Hoffman; Juhnke; Kirkeby; Kirschman; Kopp; Lederman; Noem; lson (Betty); lson (Ryan); Putnam; Rounds; Russell; Solum; Turbiville; Vanneman; Verchio; Wink _ House Bill 1073 Impose sales and use tax on chemicals used by lawn services. Killed by House Taxation Committee 9 to 5. Voting to kill the bill, in support of SDRA s position: Representatives Feickert, Gibson, Hunhoff (Bernie), Kirschman, Lange, Lederman, Russell, Solum, Thompson Voting against the motion to kill the bill, and against SDRA s position: Representatives Greenfield, Juhnke, Kirkeby, VTING RECRDS, continued on next page 15

5 VTING RECRDS, continued from page 15 Noem, lson (Ryan) Excused and not voting: Representative Cutler House Bill 1266 Tax gross receipts of advertising services, and deposit the revenue in an education fund. Killed by House Taxation Committee 9 to 5. Voting to kill the bill, in support of SDRA s position: Representatives Feickert, Gibson, Hunhoff (Bernie), Kirschman, Noem, lson (Ryan), Russell, Solum, Thompson Voting against killing the bill, and against SDRA s position: Representatives Greenfield, Juhnke, Kirkeby, Lange, Lederman Excused and not voting: Representative Cutler House Bill 1256 Temporary increase in the sales and use tax to 5%. Killed by House Taxation Committee 9 to 5. Voting to kill the bill, in support of SDRA s position: Representatives Feickert, Gibson, Hunhoff (Bernie), Kirschman, Lange, Lederman, Noem, Russell, Thompson Voting against the motion to kill the bill, and against SDRA s position: Representatives Cutler, Greenfield, Juhnke, lson (Ryan), Solum Excused and not voting: Representative Kirkeby House Bill 1296 To require the state and businesses to accept tribal identification cards as proof of age and identification. As amended, would have provided that a business could not get a state permit or license unless they signed a statement saying they would honor and accept tribal ID cards. House Local Government Committee killed the bill by a vote of 7 to 5. Voting to kill the bill in support of SDRA s position: Representatives Bolin, Cronin, Curd, lson (Betty), Rausch, Romkema, Rounds Voting not to kill the bill, and against SDRA s position: Representatives Feickert, Frerichs, Lederman, Solberg, Vanderlinde Excused and not voting: Representative Kirkeby House Joint Resolution 1001 Place on the next general election ballot a proposed Constitutional Amendment to impose a corporate income tax. House Taxation Committee tabled the proposal by a vote of 8 to 6. Voting to table the bill, in support of SDRA s position: Representatives Greenfield, Juhnke, Kirkeby, Lederman, Noem, lson (Ryan), Solum Voting against the tabling motion, and against SDRA s 16 position: Representatives Feickert, Gibson, Hunhoff (Bernie), Kirschman, Lange, Thompson Excused and not voting: Representatives Cutler and Russell House Concurrent Resolution 1007 Supporting the Employee Free Choice Act and urging Congress to pass the Employee Free Choice Act. House Commerce tabled by a vote of 9 to 4. Voting to table the bill in support of SDRA s position: Representatives Dreyer, Fargen, Greenfield, Jensen, Krebs, Novstrup (David), Pitts, Rounds, Solum Voting against the tabling motion, and against SDRA s position: Representatives Blake, Kirschman, Nygaard, Solberg Senate voting records Senate Bill 77 Lifts the cap on the number of off-sale liquor licenses which may be owned by a person or business in the state. Passed the Senate 30 to 3 Voting yes, in support of SDRA s position: Senators Abdallah; Adelstein; Bartling; Bradford; Brown; Dempster; Fryslie; Gant; Garnos; Gillespie; Gray; Hansen (Tom); Hanson (Gary); Heidepriem; Howie; Hundstad; Jerstad; Kloucek; Knudson; Maher; Merchant; Miles; Nelson; Nesselhuf; lson (Russell); Peterson; Rhoden; Schmidt; Tieszen; Turbak Berry Voting no, against SDRA s position: Senators Ahlers; Novstrup (Al); Vehle Excused and not voting: Senators Haverly; Hunhoff (Jean) _ House Bill 1021 Provides for a contested case hearing on the denial of a claim for the recovery of an allegedly overpaid tax, penalty, or interest. Passed the Senate 34 to 0. Voting yes, in support of SDRA s position: Senators Abdallah; Adelstein; Ahlers; Bartling; Bradford; Brown; Dempster; Fryslie; Gant; Garnos; Gillespie; Gray; Hansen (Tom); Hanson (Gary); Heidepriem; Howie; Hundstad; Hunhoff (Jean); Jerstad; Kloucek; Knudson; Maher; Merchant; Miles; Nelson; Nesselhuf; Novstrup (Al); lson (Russell); Peterson; Rhoden; Schmidt; Tieszen; Turbak Berry; Vehle Excused and not voting: Senator Haverly _ House Bill 1176 Hoghoused by the Senate, completing rewriting the bill, to provide for changes in eligibility for unemployment insurance benefits

6 which will allow South Dakota to receive federal stimulus money, and delay implementation of a surcharge on all employers. Passed the Senate 34 to 0. Voting yes, in support of SDRA s position: Senators Abdallah; Ahlers; Bartling; Bradford; Brown; Dempster; Fryslie; Gant; Garnos; Gillespie; Gray; Hansen (Tom); Hanson (Gary); Haverly; Heidepriem; Howie; Hundstad; Hunhoff (Jean); Jerstad; Kloucek; Knudson; Maher; Merchant; Miles; Nelson; Nesselhuf; Novstrup (Al); lson (Russell); Peterson; Rhoden; Schmidt; Tieszen; Turbak Berry; Vehle Excused and not voting: Senator Adelstein House Bill 1260 Requires that a request for proposals be issued for certain state contracts for professional services. Passed the Senate 33 to 0. Voting yes, in support of SDRA s position: Senators Abdallah; Ahlers; Bartling; Bradford; Brown; Dempster; Fryslie; Gant; Garnos; Gillespie; Gray; Hanson (Gary); Haverly; Heidepriem; Howie; Hundstad; Hunhoff (Jean); Jerstad; Kloucek; Knudson; Maher; Merchant; Miles; Nelson; Nesselhuf; Novstrup (Al); lson (Russell); Peterson; Rhoden; Schmidt; Tieszen; Turbak Berry; Vehle Excused and not voting: Senators Adelstein; Hansen (Tom) Senate Bill 83 Prohibits smoking tobacco or carrying lighted tobacco products in nearly all public places and places of employment. Failed to pass the Senate by a vote of 17 to 18. Voting in favor of the bill, and against SDRA s position: Senators Adelstein; Bartling; Dempster; Gant; Hansen (Tom); Hanson (Gary); Heidepriem; Hundstad; Hunhoff (Jean); Jerstad; Knudson; Merchant; Miles; Nesselhuf; Novstrup (Al); Tieszen; Turbak Berry Voting against passage of the bill and in support of SDRA s position: Senators Abdallah; Ahlers; Bradford; Brown; Fryslie; Garnos; Gillespie; Gray; Haverly; Howie; Kloucek; Maher; Nelson; lson (Russell); Peterson; Rhoden; Schmidt; Vehle House Bill 1240 Prohibits smoking tobacco or carrying lighted tobacco products in nearly all public places and places of employment. Passed the Senate by a vote of 21 to 14. Voting yes, in opposition to SDRA s position: Senators Adelstein; Ahlers; Dempster; Gant; Gray; Hansen (Tom); Hanson (Gary); Heidepriem; Hundstad; Hunhoff (Jean); Jerstad; Kloucek; Knudson; Merchant; Miles; Nesselhuf; Novstrup (Al); Peterson; Tieszen; Turbak Berry; Vehle Voting no, in support of SDRA s position: Senators Abdallah; Bartling; Bradford; Brown; Fryslie; Garnos; Gillespie; Haverly; Howie; Maher; Nelson; lson (Russell); Rhoden; Schmidt Senate Bill 199 Repeal the sales and use tax on certain food items, increase the general sales tax rate, and repeal the sales tax on food refund program. Failed to pass the Senate, Voting against passage of the bill, in support of SDRA s position: Senators Abdallah; Ahlers; Bartling; Bradford; Brown; Dempster; Fryslie; Gant; Garnos; Gillespie; Gray; Hansen (Tom); Hanson (Gary); Haverly; Heidepriem; Howie; Hundstad; Hunhoff (Jean); Knudson; Maher; Miles; Nelson; Novstrup (Al); lson (Russell); Peterson; Rhoden; Schmidt; Tieszen; Vehle Voting for the bill, and against SDRA s position: Senators Adelstein; Jerstad; Kloucek; Merchant; Nesselhuf; Turbak Berry Senate Bill 43 Impose sales and use tax on membership dues, amateur sports officials and rodeo services. Motion to kill SB 43 was approved by a vote of 7 to 0 by the Senate Taxation Committee. Voting to kill the bill in support of SDRA s position: Senators Fryslie, Hansen (Tom), Howie, Maher, Merchant, Nelson, Peterson Excused and not voting: Senators Adelstein and Jerstad Senate Bill 200 Provide for a tax on the wholesale price of certain fuel and to increase the fuel excise tax. Senate Transportation Committee voted to kill the bill on a vote of 7 to 0. Voting to kill the bill in support of SDRA s position: Senators Fryslie, Hanson (Gary), Howie, Kloucek, Maher, Schmidt, Vehle Senate Bill 134 To provide health insurance coverage for contraceptive drugs and devices. Senate Health killed the bill by a vote of 4 to 3. Voting to kill the bill, in support of SDRA s position: Senators Dempster, Gant, Hansen (Tom), Miles Voting against the motion to kill the bill, and against SDRA s position: Senators Adelstein, Jerstad, Merchant Senate Bill 196 To increase the sales and use tax and to allocate and appropriate the increased revenue for property tax reduction. Senate Taxation killed the bill by a vote of 6 to 2. Voting to kill the bill, in support of SDRA s position: Senators Fryslie, Hansen (Tom), Jerstad, Maher, Merchant, Peterson Voting against the motion to kill the bill, and against SDRA s position: Senators Howie, Nelson Excused and not voting: Senator Adelstein 17