P - Present
Roll Call
OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes
The meeting was called to order by Chair Hansen.
MOTION:
TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF JANUARY 28, 2008 MEETING.
E - Excused
A - Absent
P Gant
P Hansen (Tom), Chair
P Jerstad
P Katus
P Olson (Ed)
P Two Bulls
P Dempster, Vice-Chair
Moved by: Two Bulls
Second by: Gant
Action: Prevailed by voice vote.
SB 161: create the South Dakota Boxing Commission and to provide for the
supervision of boxing and kickboxing competitions and sparring exhibitions in the
state.
Presented by: Senator Ben Nesselhuf
Proponents: Dick Gregerson, Sioux Falls Chamber
Ted Thoms, Sioux Falls Storm
Dr. Don Salmon
Jeffrey LeMair, Sioux Falls Storm
Mike Kilmer, Piedmont
MOTION:
AMEND SB 161
Moved by: Olson (Ed)
Second by: Katus
Action: Prevailed by voice vote.
MOTION:
DO PASS SB 161 AS AMENDED
Moved by: Dempster
Second by: Katus
Action: Was not acted on.
MOTION:
SUBSTITUTE MOTION AMEND SB 161
58-17-74.
Premium rates for individual health benefit plans subject to §§ 58-17-66 to 58-17-87,
inclusive, are subject to the following provisions:
Moved by: Gant
Second by: Olson (Ed)
Action: Prevailed by voice vote.
MOTION:
DO PASS SB 161 AS AMENDED
Moved by: Dempster
Second by: Katus
Action: Prevailed by roll call vote. (6-0-1-0)
Voting Yes: Gant, Hansen (Tom), Katus, Olson (Ed), Two Bulls, Dempster
Excused: Jerstad
SB 112: revise eligibility requirements for continuation of health care coverage.
Presented by: Senator Ben Nesselhuf
Proponents: Randy Moses, Division of Insurance
Janet Griffin, Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of SD
MOTION:
DO PASS SB 112
Moved by: Dempster
Second by: Gant
Action: Prevailed by roll call vote. (6-0-1-0)
Voting Yes: Gant, Hansen (Tom), Jerstad, Olson (Ed), Two Bulls, Dempster
Excused: Katus
MOTION:
PLACE SB 112 ON CONSENT CALENDAR
Moved by: Dempster
Second by: Gant
Action: Prevailed by voice vote.
SB 114: allow persons who were eligible to receive coverage under the risk pool but
chose conversion coverage to obtain coverage under the risk pool under certain
circumstances.
Presented by: Randy Moses, Division of Insurance
Proponents: Janet Griffin, Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of SD
MOTION: AMEND SB 114
On the printed bill, delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
"
Section 1. That
§
58-17-74
be amended to read as follows:
be charged to such individuals under the rating system for that class of business, may not
vary from the index rate by more than thirty percent of the index rate;
Section 2. That
§
58-17-85
be amended to read as follows:
58-17-85.
If a person has an aggregate of at least twelve months of creditable coverage, is a
resident of this state, and applies within sixty-three days of the date of losing prior creditable
coverage, the person is eligible for coverage as provided for in §§ 58-17-68, 58-17-70, 58-17-85, and
58-17-113 to 58-17-142, inclusive, if none of the following apply:
MOTION:
DEFER SB 113 TO THE 36TH LEGISLATIVE DAY
Sharon Smith
Moved by: Dempster
Second by: Olson (Ed)
Action: Prevailed by voice vote.
MOTION:
PLACE SB 114 ON CONSENT CALENDAR
Moved by: Dempster
Second by: Katus
Action: Prevailed by voice vote.
SB 113: exempt certain individual health benefit plans from certain premium rating
requirements.
Moved by: Dempster
Second by: Gant
Action: Prevailed by roll call vote. (7-0-0-0)
Voting Yes: Gant, Hansen (Tom), Jerstad, Katus, Olson (Ed), Two Bulls, Dempster
SB 129: revise the grounds for which continuation or conversion is not required for
group health policies.
Presented by: Senator Tom Dempster
Proponents: Randy Moses, Division of Insurance
Janet Griffin, Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of SD
MOTION:
DO PASS SB 129
Moved by: Dempster
Second by: Olson (Ed)
Action: Prevailed by roll call vote. (7-0-0-0)
Voting Yes: Gant, Hansen (Tom), Jerstad, Katus, Olson (Ed), Two Bulls, Dempster
MOTION:
PLACE SB 129 ON CONSENT CALENDAR
Moved by: Jerstad
Second by: Dempster
Action: Prevailed by voice vote.
MOTION:
ADJOURN
Moved by: Dempster
Second by: Two Bulls
Action: Prevailed by voice vote.
Committee Secretary
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