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House Journal: Page 532: Thursday, February 23, 1995

 3     1.  Page 3, line 36, by inserting after the word
 4   "charge." the following:  "In addition, if at any
 5   point in federal post-conviction proceedings an
 6   indigent defendant is not afforded court-appointed
 7   counsel, the state shall provide counsel to the
 8   defendant to present any claims determined meritorious
 9   by the federal court if the defendant is not otherwise
10   represented by legal counsel."
Amendment H-3181 was adopted.
Grundberg of Polk asked and received unanimous consent to
withdraw amendment H--3170, to the committee amendment H-3109,
filed by Grundberg, et al., on February 22, 1995.
Grundberg of Polk offered the following amendment H-3177, to the
committee amendment H-3109, filed by her and Fallon and moved
its adoption:
H-3177
 1     Amend the amendment, H-3109, to House File 2 as
 2   follows:
 3     1.  Page 3, line 46, by inserting after the word
 4   "retarded" the following:  "or mentally ill".
 5     2.  Page 4, line 3, by inserting after the word
 6   "retardation" the following:  "or mental illness".
 7     3.  Page 4, line 11, by inserting after the word
 8   "retardation" the following:  "or mental illness".
 9     4.  Page 4, line 13, by inserting after the word
10   "retardation" the following:  "or mental illness".
11     5.  Page 4, line 15, by inserting after the word
12   "retardation" the following:  "or mental illness".
13     6.  Page 9, line 17, by inserting after the word
14   "retarded" the following:  "or mentally ill".
15     7.  Page 10, by inserting after line 20 the
16   following:
17     "For purposes of this section, "mentally ill" means
18   the condition of a person who is suffering from a
19   chronic and persistent serious mental disease or
20   disorder and who, by reason of that condition, lacks
21   sufficient judgment to make responsible decisions
22   regarding treatment and is reasonably likely to injure
23   the person's self or others who may come into contact
24   with the person if the person is allowed to remain at
25   liberty without treatment."
Roll call was requested by Baker of Polk and Doderer of Johnson.
On the question "Shall amendment H-3177, to the committee
amendment H-3109, be adopted?" ( H.F. 2 )

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