Timothy A. Rave, Chair
Your Joint-Select Committee appointed on joint rules respectfully reports that it has had
under consideration the joint rules and recommends that the joint rules of the Eighty-third
Legislative Session be adopted as the joint rules of the Eighty-fourth Legislative Session with
the following changes:
7-12. Structure of appropriations committee. The Senate and House Committees may meet
in joint session or form combined subcommittees to hear agency budget presentations. If
combined subcommittees are formed and maintained through the entire session, each
subcommittee may make committee amendments to the general appropriation bill. The final
committee action to the general appropriation bill shall be approved by a majority vote of the
Senate Committee members-elect as well as a majority vote of the House Committee members-
elect. All Joint Appropriations Committee action on the general appropriations bill shall be
approved by a majority vote of the Joint Committee unless a member calls for a separate vote
of the House Appropriations Committee and the Senate Appropriations Committee in which
case a majority vote of each committee is required for adoption. Such action shall constitute the
committee report of the house of origin on the general appropriation bill.
7-28. Committee procedure -- Remote electronic testimony. During any regular or special
session of the Legislature, a committee may, upon the unanimous consent of the members
present, permit a person to appear from a remote site and give testimony before the committee
by electronic audio/video means.
The joint rules and the rules of the Senate and House shall be printed in the Senate Journal.
Respectfully submitted, Respectfully submitted,
Tim Rave Bob Gray
Bob Faehn Dave Knudson
Bernie Hunhoff Scott Heidepriem
House Committee Senate Committee
Also MR. SPEAKER:
Your Joint-Select Committee appointed for the purpose of fixing the compensation of the
elective and appointive officers and employees of the House and Senate for the Eighty-fourth
Legislative Session, pursuant to SDCL 2-5-8, respectfully reports that a salary schedule for the
elective and appointive officers and employees has been developed and filed with the Director
of the Legislative Research Council and the State Auditor.
In regard to the system for payment of travel expenses to legislators we respectfully report that:
(1) A form listing each weekend during session will be delivered to legislators. Legislators will
be asked to list their travel on that single sheet which would be signed and turned in at the close
of session. Also, pursuant to statute, a voucher must also be signed by each legislator requesting
travel reimbursement.
(2) Legislators driving their own car home for a weekend will receive mileage paid at state rates
(37 cents per mile). Legislators not driving home will not be entitled to reimbursement unless
they leased a vehicle or somehow incurred an expense, equivalent to 37 cents per mile, in such
travel.
(3) Legislators flying commercially will receive the equivalent of flight expenses as long as it
does not exceed 37 cents per mile.
(4) Legislators flying charter or in their own plane will be reimbursed for actual expenses as
long as it does not exceed 37 cents per mile.
(5) A maximum of ten trips will be considered for the 2009 Legislative Session, including the
trip for the final legislative day.
(6) Pursuant to constitutional provisions, legislators will be paid for their initial trip to Pierre
and their final trip home at the rate of 5 cents per mile.
Respectfully submitted, Respectfully submitted,
Tim Rave Bob Gray
Bob Faehn Dave Knudson
Bernie Hunhoff Scott Heidepriem
House Committee Senate Committee
Also MR. SPEAKER:
Your Joint-Select Committee appointed to make arrangements for legislative days
respectfully reports that we recommend the days of the Eighty-fourth Legislative Session be
January 13 through January 16, January 20 through January 23, January 26 through January 30,
February 2 through February 5, February 9 through February 13, February 17 through
February 20, February 23 through February 26, March 2 through March 5, March 9 through
March 13, and March 30.
Respectfully submitted, Respectfully submitted,
Jamie Boomgarden Bob Gray
David Lust Dave Knudson
Marc Feinstein Scott Heidepriem
House Committee Senate Committee
Also MR. SPEAKER:
Your Joint-Select Committee appointed relative to securing chaplains for the Eighty-
fourth Legislative Session respectfully reports:
We have conferred with the Pierre/Ft. Pierre Ministerial Association and have arranged
for ministers to participate on a part-time basis under the direction of Pastor Daniel Varns,
New Life Assembly of God, as chief chaplain, to serve the Senate and House as chaplains
throughout the Eighty-fourth session of the Legislature. The chaplains are as follows:
Mike Bishop, Paul Bly, Susan Carr, Larry Cass, Brian Christensen, Kevin Doyle, Roger
Easland, John Fette, Harvey Friez, Michael Griffin, Howard Grinager, Jenny Hallenbeck,
Diane Jackson, Dodie Noordermeer, Brad Urbach, Levi Willms, and David Zellmer.
Respectfully submitted, Respectfully submitted,
Roger Hunt Tom Hansen
Bill Van Gerpen Larry Rhoden
H. Paul Dennert Julie Bartling
House Committee Senate Committee
Pursuant to the report of the Joint-Select Committee, as found on page 16 of the House
Journal, the Senate convened with the House of Representatives in the House Chamber for
the purpose of receiving a message from the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, David
Gilbertson. The President of the Senate, Dennis Daugaard, presided.
The following prayer was delivered by Pastor Paul Bly, Pierre/Ft. Pierre Ministerial
Association:
Almighty God, You have declared what is right: to seek justice, to love kindness, and
to walk humbly with You. With that in our minds and on our hearts we ask Your blessing
upon the judges and courts, juries and law officers throughout our state. Give them a true
sense of partnership with You in keeping all of us safe within an orderly society.
Bless all of these leaders here today that they may do their important and difficult work
in a spirit of wisdom, kindness, justice, and teamwork. Lord, help us to never lose sight of
Your bountiful goodness.
Bless all our families and keep them in Your tender care.
We pray in the name of God, I pray in the name of Jesus. Amen.
The Secretary of the Senate, Trudy Evenstad, called the roll of the Senate and the
following members were present:
Abdallah; Adelstein; 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; Olson, Russell; Peterson; Rhoden; Schmidt; Tieszen; Turbak Berry; Vehle
The Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives, Karen Gerdes, called the roll of the
House and the following members were present:
Blake; Bolin; Boomgarden; Brunner; Burg; Carson; Cronin; Curd; Cutler; Deadrick;
Dennert; Elliott; Engels; Faehn; Fargen; Feickert; Feinstein; Frerichs; Gibson; Gosch;
Greenfield; Hamiel; Hoffman; Hunhoff, Bernie; Hunt; Iron Cloud; Jensen; Juhnke; Killer;
Kirkeby; Kirschman; Kopp; Krebs; Lange; Lederman; Lucas; Lust; McLaughlin; Moser;
Noem; Novstrup, David; Olson, Betty; Olson, Ryan; Pitts; Putnam; Rausch; Romkema;
Rounds; Russell; Schlekeway; Schrempp, Sly; Solberg; Solum; Sorenson; Steele; Street;
Thompson; Tidemann; Turbiville; Van Gerpen; Vanderlinde; Vanneman; Verchio; Wink;
Wismer; Speaker Rave.
Sen. Knudson moved that a committee of three on the part of the Senate and a
committee of four on the part of the House be appointed to escort the Honorable David
Gilbertson, Chief Justice of the state of South Dakota, to the rostrum.
Which motion prevailed and the President appointed as such committee Sens. Gray,
Knudson, and Heidepriem on the part of the Senate and Reps. Faehn, Noem, Bernie
Hunhoff and Dennert on the part of the House.
The Sergeant at Arms announced the arrival of Chief Justice David Gilbertson, who
was escorted to the rostrum.
The Lieutenant Governor, Dennis Daugaard, introduced the Honorable David
Gilbertson, who delivered the State of the Judiciary Address.
Sen. Knudson moved that the Joint Session do now dissolve.
Which motion prevailed.