The Senate, Thursday, January 31, 2013

The Senate took up 9 bills: 2 together on the consent calendar, then 7 one by one, listed below by bill.

Journal
Senate Journal 4
Votes Taken
2 roll calls7 voice votes
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The Senate journal does not record who spoke for or against a motion, so this is the vote record without the debate.

Excused for the Day

Show the 1 senator excusedDemocrat 1

The journal records 1 senator as excused by the Senate for the day, that is, permission to be away. A senator excused for the day may still have voted on part of it, and the roll call record does not always agree with the journal about who was excused.

Sen. Sylvia Larsen (D - SD15)

What the Senate Did That Day

The record does not say what order these came in: the journal page is cited on only a few of them, so they are listed by bill.

SB 1-FN-A (2013)Became Law
increasing the research and development tax credit against the business profits tax and relative to the report of the commissioner of resources and economic development on the research and development tax credit.
Sen. Bob Odell (R - SD8) House Ways and Means Senate Ways and Means Taxes - State

Senate Ways and Means recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).

Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)

Motion Passed: Bill Passed 23–0 on a roll call

✓IntroducedJan 3, 2013✓SenateJan 31, 2013✓HouseMar 13, 2013✓GovernorMar 21, 2013✓LawMay 20, 2013
SB 17 (2013)Became Law
establishing a commission to study palliative care and associated quality of life initiatives.
Sen. Peggy Gilmour (D - SD12) House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Senate Health, Education and Human Services Study Committees and Commissions

Senate Health, Education and Human Services recommended Ought to Pass (OTP).

Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)

Motion Passed: Bill Passed on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 3, 2013✓SenateJan 31, 2013✓HouseMay 22, 2013✓GovernorJul 15, 2013✓Law
SB 2 (2013)Became Law
relative to the calculation of the local tax cap.
Sen. David Boutin (R - SD16) House Municipal and County Government Senate Public and Municipal Affairs Taxes - Local

Senate Public and Municipal Affairs recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2013-0045s.

Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)

Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote

In the record: Ought to Pass with Amendment 0045s

✓IntroducedJan 3, 2013✓SenateJan 31, 2013✓HouseApr 24, 2013✓GovernorJun 6, 2013✓LawAug 5, 2013
SB 23 (2013)Died
directing the school administrative unit legislative oversight committee to study the consolidation of school administrative units.
Sen. John Reagan (R - SD17) Senate Health, Education and Human Services Study Committees and Commissions

Senate Health, Education and Human Services recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).

Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)

Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote

✓IntroducedJan 3, 2013✕SenateJan 31, 2013HouseGovernor✕LawJan 31, 2013
SB 39-FN-A (2013)Became Law
relative to funding of capital projects of the division of ports and harbors, Pease development authority.
Sen. Nancy Stiles (R - SD24) House Public Works and Highways Senate Finance

Senate Finance recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) with amendment 2013-0040s.

Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA, Pass the bill with changes)

Motion Passed: Bill Passed with Changes on a voice vote

In the record: Ought to Pass with Amendment 0040s

✓IntroducedJan 3, 2013✓SenateJan 31, 2013✓HouseFeb 20, 2013✓GovernorFeb 21, 2013✓LawFeb 21, 2013