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House Journal: Page 479: Wednesday, February 22, 1995

LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Leave of absence was granted as follows:
Nelson of Pottawattamie, until she arrives, on request of
Schrader of Marion.
HOUSE FILE 35 REREFERRED
The Speaker announced that House File 35, previously referred to
committee on commerce-regulation, was rereferred to committee on
natural resources.
CONSIDERATION OF BILLS
Regular Calendar
House File 2, a bill for an act applying the death penalty or
life imprisonment, by establishing the offense of capital
murder, by providing a minimum age for imposition of a death
sentence, by providing for review of death sentences, by
providing for execution by lethal injection, by amending the
rules of criminal procedure, and by providing for the Act's
applicability, with report of committee recommending amendment
and passage, was taken up for consideration.
Grubbs of Scott offered amendment H-3109 filed by the committee
on judiciary as follows:
H-3109
 1     Amend House File 2 as follows:
 2     1.  By striking everything after the enacting
 3   clause and inserting the following:
 4     "Section 1.  Section 13B.4, Code 1995, is amended
 5   by adding the following new subsection:
 6     NEW SUBSECTION.  6A.  The state public defender
 7   shall perform all of the following duties with respect
 8   to the appointment of counsel for indigent persons in
 9   cases in which a sentence of death may be or is to be
10   imposed:
11     a.  Provide or contract with attorneys for
12   appointment as lead counsel and co-counsel to provide
13   legal services in cases where a person is charged with
14   murder in the first degree and the state has given
15   notice of intent to seek the death penalty or in cases
16   in which a sentence of death is to be imposed.
17     b.  Conduct or sponsor specialized training
18   programs for attorneys representing persons who may be
19   executed.
20     Sec. 2.  NEW SECTION.  13D.1  QUALIFICATIONS OF
21   COUNSEL IN DEATH PENALTY CASES.
22     The supreme court shall prescribe rules which
23   establish minimum standards and procedures by which
24   attorneys may become qualified to provide legal

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