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Seventeenth Calendar Day - Eleventh Session Day
Hall of the House of Representatives
Des Moines, Iowa, Wednesday, January 25, 1995
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 8:49 a.m., Speaker
Corbett in the chair.
Prayer was offered by Reverend Scott Hibben, Oakwood United
Methodist Church Pleasant Hill.
The Journal of Tuesday, January 24, 1995 was approved.
SPECIAL PRESENTATION
Prior to the start of Session for the day, the Pioneer String
Quartet of the Des Moines Symphony entertained the House with
two selections. They were introduced by Ken Hoeppner, Executive
Director of the Des Moines Symphony. The Quartet was sponsored
by the Iowa Citizens for the Arts in recognition of Arts Day.
PETITIONS FILED
The following petitions were received and placed on file:
By Gries of Crawford from sixteen constituents opposing the Iowa
Franchise Act of 1992.
By Lamberti of Polk from eighty-five citizens of Iowa opposing
House File 2, relating to reinstatement of the death penalty.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
House Joint Resolution 2, by Jochum, a joint resolution
proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa
to limit the term of office of governor.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House File 70, by Daggett, a bill for an act relating to filing
requirements for energy efficiency plans.
Read first time and referred to committee on commerce -
regulation.
House File 71, by Daggett, a bill for an act relating to the
release by law enforcement agencies of the names of juveniles
taken into custody for an alleged delinquent act.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
House File 72, by Hanson and Witt, a bill for an act to limit
the frequency of referendums held on a proposal to operate
gambling games on excursion gambling boats or to operate
gambling games at licensed pari-mutuel racetrack enclosures and
providing an effective date and retroactive applicability.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House File 73, by Gipp, a bill for an act relating to the repeal
of the family farm tax credit and providing effective and
applicability date provisions.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
House File 74, by Running, a bill for an act relating to
state-funded contracts and requiring bidders to show proof of
health care coverage for employees.
Read first time and referred to committee on labor and
industrial relations.
House File 75, by committee on ways and means, a bill for an act
relating to the taxation of shareholders of corporations whose
income is taxed to the shareholders and providing an effective
and applicability date provision.
Read first time and placed on the ways and means calendar.
House File 76, by Bell, a bill for an act relating to
establishing a linked investment program for speculative
building development.
Read first time and referred to committee on economic
development.
House File 77, by Jochum, a bill for an act relating to the
imposition of a county real estate transfer tax for purposes of
a local housing trust fund.
Read first time and referred to committee on economic
development.
CONSIDERATION OF HOUSE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION 11
Tyrrell of Iowa called up for consideration of House Concurrent
Resolution 11, a concurrent resolution to request that Congress
propose a Constitutional amendment, for ratification by the
states, which would specify that the Congress and the states
have the power to prohibit the physical desecration of the
American flag.
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 5
SUBSTITUTED FOR HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 11
Tyrrell of Iowa asked and received unanimous consent to
substitute Senate Concurrent Resolution 5 for House Concurrent
Resolution 11.
CONSIDERATION OF
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 5
Tyrrell of Iowa called up for consideration Senate Concurrent
Resolution 5, a concurrent resolution to request that Congress
propose a Constitutional amendment, for ratification by the
states, which would specify that the Congress and the states
have the power to prohibit the physical desecration of the
American flag.
Speaker pro tempore Van Maanen of Marion in the chair at 9:08
a.m.
Tyrrell moved that the resolution be read for the last time and
placed upon its adoption which motion prevailed and the
resolution was read a last time.
Roll call was requested by Garman of Story and Tyrrell of Iowa.
On the question "Shall the resolution be adopted and agreed to
by the House?" (S.C.R. 5)
The ayes were, 90:
Arnold Baker Bell Blodgett
Boddicker Boggess Bradley Brammer
Brand Branstad Brauns Brunkhorst
Carroll Cataldo Churchill Cohoon
Connors Coon Corbett Cormack
Cornelius Daggett Dinkla Disney
Drake Drees Eddie Ertl
Garman Gipp Greig Greiner
Gries Grubbs Hahn Halvorson
Hammitt Hanson Harrison Heaton
Houser Hurley Huseman Jacobs
Jochum Klemme Koenigs Kreiman
Kremer Lamberti Larkin Larson
Lord Main Martin Mascher
May McCoy Mertz Metcalf
Meyer Moreland Mundie Myers
Nelson, B. Nelson, L. Nutt O'Brien
Ollie Rants Renken Running
Salton Schrader Schulte Siegrist
Sukup Teig Thomson Tyrrell
Van Fossen Vande Hoef Veenstra Warnstadt
Weidman Weigel Welter Wise
Witt Van Maanen,
Presiding
The nays were, 9:
Bernau Burnett Fallon Grundberg
Harper Holveck Millage Murphy Shoultz
Absent or not voting, 1:
Doderer
The resolution having received a constitutional majority was
declared to have been adopted and agreed to by the House.
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 11 WITHDRAWN
Tyrrell of Iowa asked and received unanimous consent to withdraw
House Concurrent Resolution 11 from further consideration by
the House.
HOUSE FILES REREFERRED
The Speaker announced that House File 33, previously referred to
committee on state government, was rereferred to committee on
local government, and House File 54, previously referred to
committee on commerce-regulation, was rereferred to committee on
state government.
COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED
The following communications were received and filed in the
office of the Chief Clerk:
BOARD OF REGENTS
A report regarding the sale of capital appreciation bonds,
pursuant to Chapter 262A.6A, Code of Iowa.
CITIZEN'S AIDE OMBUDSMAN
The Quarterly Report of the Small Business Ombudsman Program,
pursuant to Chapter 28E, Code of Iowa.
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
The JTPA Annual Report, pursuant to Chapter 7.B(10), Code of
Iowa.
The annual report for fiscal year 1995 from the Iowa
Labor-Management Cooperation Council.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
The 1995 "Transportation System Fact Book" pursuant to Chapter
7A.9, Code of Iowa.
A report on the Continuing Development of Iowa's Transportation
Plan, Part 1, pursuant to Chapter 7A.9, Code of Iowa.
GOVERNOR'S ALLIANCE ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Iowa's Application to the U.S. Department of Justice for funds
under the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement
Assistance Formula Grant Program.
WALLACE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER FOUNDATION
The fifth annual report, pursuant to Chapter 15E.155(15), Code
of Iowa.
CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION
MR. SPEAKER: The Chief Clerk of the House respectfully reports
that a certificate of recognition has been issued as follows.
ELIZABETH A. ISAACSON
Chief Clerk of the House
1995/22 Maynard Dunham, Clinton - For attaining his 100th
birthday.
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
House 54
State Government: Disney, Chair; Thomson and Witt
House File 60 Reassigned
Education: Gries, Chair; Ollieand Warnstadt.
House File 67
State Government: Coon, Chair; Brammer and Renken.
House File 76
Economic Development: Lord, Chair; Heaton and Nelson of
Pottawattamie.
House File 77
Economic Development: Tyrrell, Chair; Baker and Main.
HOUSE STUDY BILL SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
House Study Bill 13
Technology: Cormack, Chair; Mertz and Weigel.
House Study Bill 14
Technology: Jacobs, Chair; Hammitt and Kreiman.
House Study Bill 15
Technology: Harrison, Chair; Kreiman and Nutt.
House Study Bill 17
Economic Development: Bradley, Chair; Teig and Warnstadt.
HOUSE STUDY BILL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
H.S.B. 18 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Creating a civil action for disparagement of agricultural food
products and commodities, and providing an effective date.
H.S.B. 19 COMMERCE - REGULATION
Relating to the conversion of certain consumer transactions.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
MR. SPEAKER: The Chief Clerk of the House respectfully reports
that the following committee recommendations have been received
and is on file in the office of the Chief Clerk.
ELIZABETH A. ISAACSON
Chief Clerk of the House
COMMITTEE ONJUDICIARY
House File 29, a bill for an act to provide a presumption that
kidnapping has occurred within the state when the body of a
kidnapping victim is found within the state.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass January 25, 1995.
COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT
Committee Resolution (Formerly House Concurrent Resolution 9),
calling upon Iowa's congressional delegation to support a
proposed amendment to the United States Constitution to require
a balanced federal budget.
Fiscal note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass January 24, 1995.
RESOLUTION FILED
HCR 12, by committee on state government, a concurrent
resolution calling upon Iowa's congressional delegation to
support a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution
to require a balanced federal budget.
Laid over under Rule 25 and placed on the calendar.
On motion by Gipp of Winneshiek, the House adjourned at 9:45
a.m. until 8:45 a.m., Thursday, January 26, 1995
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