House Journal: Monday, February 20, 1995

Forty-third Calendar Day - Twenty-seventh Session Day
Hall of the House of Representatives
Des Moines, Iowa, Monday, February 20, 1995
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 1:10 p.m., Speaker pro
tempore Van Maanen of Marion in the chair.
Prayer was offered by the Honorable Richard Vande Hoef, state
representative from Osceola County.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Sara Tapken, Chris
Timmerman, Betsy Sanders and Robin Sanders, all of Johnston, and
members of the Forevergreens 4-H Group, Johnston.
The Journal of  Friday, February 17, 1995 was approved.
PETITION FILED
The following petition was received and placed on file:
By Eddie of Buena Vista from thirty-eight constituents of
District 10, opposing House File 2, relating to the
reinstatement of the death penalty.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Leave of absence was granted as follows:
Brand of Benton, Bernau of Story, Shoultz of Black Hawk, Nelson
of Pottawattamie, for February 20 and 21; and Moreland of
Wapello, all  on request of Schrader of Marion; Dinkla of
Guthrie on request of Renken of Grundy.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
House File 184, by Connors, a bill for an act relating to
obligations for child support related to postsecondary education
costs.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
House File 185, by committee on ways and means, a bill for an
act relating to the sales, services, and use tax exemption for
items used by printers and publishers, limiting the amount of
refunds, and providing retroactive and applicability date
provisions.
Read first time and placed on ways and means calendar.
PASSED ON FILE
The Speaker announced that Senate Concurrent Resolution 15,
previously referred to committee on technology, has been passed
on file.
CONSIDERATION OF
 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 14
Witt of Black Hawk called up for consideration of House
Concurrent Resolution 14, a concurrent resolution to urge the
Governor and the citizens of Iowa to make available to the
people of Japan all appropriate aid and assistance to help the
people of Japan recover from the disastrous earthquake of
January 17, 1995, and moved its adoption.
The motion prevailed and the resolution was adopted.
BILLS SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR
A communication was received from the Governor announcing that
on February 17, 1995, he approved and transmitted to the
Secretary of State the following bill:
Senate File 45, an act changing the name of the league of Iowa
municipalities to the Iowa league of cities.
Also: the Governor announced that on February 20, 1995, he
approved and transmitted to the Secretary of State the following
bill:
Senate File 32, an act relating to the inclusion of school
nurses and area education agency professionals in the
educational excellence program and providing effective and
retroactive applicability dates.
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT
House File 172
Education: Grundberg, Chair; Mascher and Veenstra.
HOUSE STUDY BILL SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
House Study Bill 148
Education: Gries, Chair; Mascher and Veenstra.
House Study Bill 158
Education: Gries, Chair; Hanson, Nelson of Pottawattamie, Rants
and Warnstadt.

HOUSE STUDY BILL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
H.S.B. 172 Commerce - Regulation
Relating to the regulation of insurance, including the authority
of the insurance division to regulate certain policies and
contracts and parties to such policies and contracts,
establishing fees, and providing civil penalties.
H.S.B. 173 Education
Relating to the intervals in which general state financial aid
payments are made to the community colleges and including an
effective date.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
MR. SPEAKER: The Chief Clerk of the House respectfully reports
that the following committee recommendations have been received
and are on file in the office of the Chief Clerk.
ELIZABETH A. ISAACSON
Chief Clerk of the House
COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 72), relating to
employment services by eliminating wage credit liability
transfers and allowing all employers relief from charges when an
unemployment compensation overpayment is made and providing an
applicability date.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass February 16, 1995.
COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT
Committee Resolution (Formerly House Joint Resolution 1),  a
joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of 
the State of Iowa to limit the number of terms for members of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives, and to limit the
number of terms of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney
General, Secretary of State, Auditor of State, and Treasurer of
State.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass February 16, 1995.
AMENDMENTS FILED
H-3113	S.F.	84	Doderer of Johnson
			Myers of Johnson
			Holveck of Polk
H-3114	S.F.	84	Doderer of Johnson
	Weigel of Chickasaw			Holveck of Polk
	Connors of Polk			Warnstadt of Woodbury
	Drees of Carroll			McCoy of Polk
	O'Brien of Boone			Koenigs of Mitchell
	Myers of Johnson			Murphy of Dubuque
	Jochum of Dubuque			Kreiman of Davis
	Ollie of Clinton			Witt of Black Hawk
	Schrader of Marion			Running of Linn
	Mundie of Webster			Cohoon of Des Moines
	Baker of Polk			Mascher of Johnson
	Cataldo of Polk
H-3115	S.F.	84	Doderer of Johnson
On motion by Siegrist of Pottawattamie, the House adjourned at
1:20 p.m. until 8:45 a.m., Tuesday, February 21, 1995.

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