House Journal: Thursday, March 2, 1995

Fifty-third Calendar Day - Thirty-fifth Session Day
Hall of the House of Representatives
Des Moines, Iowa, Thursday, March 2, 1995
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 8:45 a.m., Speaker
Corbett in the chair.
Prayer was offered by Dr. Fred Danforth, First Christian Church,
Nevada.
The Journal of Wednesday, March 1, 1995 was approved.
PETITIONS FILED
By Van Maanen of Marion and Arnold of Lucas, from one hundred
thirty-nine citizens favoring the issuance of drivers licenses,
in rural Iowa, by the county treasurer's office.
By Warnstadt of Woodbury from thirty-three members of St.
Michael's Parish, Sioux City, opposing House File 2, relating to
the death penalty.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
House File 247, by committee on commerce-regulation, a bill for
an act 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.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 248, by Van Fossen, a bill for an act to provide for
life imprisonment for persons convicted of certain offenses.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
House File 249, by committee on commerce-regulation, a bill for
an act relating to limitations on the acquisitions of banks,
savings and loan associations, and savings banks by bank holding
companies, and providing an effective date.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 250, by Grubbs, a bill for an act relating to
consortium claims under comparable fault.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
House File 251, by Grubbs, a bill for an act relating to
underground storage tanks by limiting high risk site
classification for remedial action and placing limitations on
cost recovery and prioritization.
Read first time and referred to committee on environmental
protection.
QUORUM CALL

A non-record roll call was requested to determine that a quorum
was present.  The vote revealed seventy-eight members present,
twenty-two absent.
CONSIDERATION OF BILLS
Regular Calendar
House File 189, a bill for an act relating to the funding of
state mandates, was taken up for consideration.
Millage of Scott offered the following amendment H-3117 filed by
him and moved its adoption:
H-3117
 1     Amend House File 189 as follows:
 2     1.  Page 1, by striking lines 3 through 6.
 3     2.  By renumbering as necessary.
Amendment H-3117 lost.
Houser of Pottawattamie moved that the bill be read a last time
now and placed upon its passage which motion prevailed and the
bill was read a last time.
On the question "Shall the bill pass?" (H.F. 189)
The ayes were, 83:
Arnold         	Bell           	Blodgett       	Boddicker
Boggess        	Bradley        	Branstad       	Brauns
Brunkhorst     	Burnett        	Carroll        	Cataldo
Churchill      	Cohoon         	Connors        	Coon
Cormack        	Cornelius      	Daggett        	Dinkla
Disney         	Drake          	Eddie          	Fallon
Garman         	Gipp           	Greig          	Greiner
Gries          	Grubbs         	Hahn           	Halvorson
Hammitt        	Hanson         	Harrison       	Heaton
Holveck        	Houser         	Hurley         	Huseman
Jacobs         	Klemme         	Kreiman        	Kremer
Lamberti       	Larkin         	Larson         	Lord
Main           	Martin         	Mascher        	May 
Mertz          	Metcalf        	Meyer          	Mundie
Myers          	Nelson, B.      	Nelson, L.       	Nutt
O'Brien        	Ollie          	Rants          	Renken
Salton         	Schrader       	Schulte        	Siegrist 
Sukup          	Teig           	Thomson        	Tyrrell
Van Fossen     	Van Maanen     	Vande Hoef     	Veenstra
Warnstadt      	Weidman        	Weigel         	Welter
Wise           	Witt           	Mr. Speaker
		  Corbett
The nays were, 13:
Baker          	Bernau         	Doderer        	Drees
Ertl           	Grundberg      	Harper         	Jochum
Koenigs        	McCoy          	Millage        	Murphy
Shoultz        	
Absent or not voting, 4:
Brammer        	Brand          	Moreland       	Running        	

The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared
to have passed the House and the title was agreed to.
IMMEDIATE MESSAGE
Siegrist of Pottawattamie asked and received unanimous consent
that House File 189 be immediately messaged to the Senate.
On motion by Siegrist of Pottawattamie, the House was recessed
at 9:44 a.m., until 1:00 p.m.
AFTERNOON SESSION
The House reconvened at 1:00 p.m., Speaker Corbett in the chair.

SPECIAL PRESENTATION TO HOUSE PAGES
Speaker Corbett invited the House Pages to the Speaker's station
for a special presentation and thanked them for their service to
the House of Representatives.
Certificates of excellence for serving with honor and
distinction as a House Page during the First Regular Session of
the Seventy-sixth General Assembly were presented to the
following Pages by Speaker Corbett, Majority Leader Siegrist of
Pottawattamie and Minority Leader Schrader of Marion.
	Brooke Barnett	Kelly O'Brien
	Scott Hultgren	Cambre Pickell
	Aaron J. Johnson	Jennifer Smith
	Miekka N. Katter	Sara Stone
	Matthew J. Loecke	Ryan Anthony Verhulst
	Rachel Marienau	Kelly Vogel
	Jennifer M. McNally
The House rose and expressed its appreciation.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
House Joint Resolution 14, by committee on ways and means, a
joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of
the State of Iowa relating to protection of taxpayers' rights by
limiting the
growth rate of taxes, revenue, and spending of the state and
local governments and by increasing the people's control over
taxes, revenue, and spending of the state and local governments.
Read first time and placed on special order calendar.
House File 252, by committee on commerce-regulation, a bill for
an act relating to the regulation of real estate brokers and
salespersons.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 253, by committee on appropriations, a bill for an
act relating to the transfer of lottery revenues to the general
fund of the state and appropriating lottery revenues for
purposes of the state fair and county fairs, and providing an
effective date.
Read first time and placed on the appropriations calendar.
SPECIAL ORDER ANNOUNCED
The Speaker announced that House Joint Resolution 14, will be a
Special Order of  Business on Friday, March 10, 1995.
MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE
The following messages were received from the Senate:
Mr. Speaker: I am directed to inform your honorable body that
the Senate has on March 2, 1995, passed the following bill in
which the concurrence of the House is asked:
Senate File 94, a bill for an act relating to reciprocal license
fees for nonresident real estate brokers and salespersons.
.Also: That the Senate has on March 2, 1995, passed the
following bill in which the concurrence of the House is asked:
Senate File 189, a bill for an act relating to the transfer of
real estate by exempting certain transfers of real estate from
the real estate transfer tax and providing that a lien for a
purchase money mortgage has priority over other interests in the
property.
Also: That the Senate has on March 2, 1995, passed the following
bill in which the concurrence of the House is asked:
Senate File 195, a bill for an act relating to the judicial
department, including jurisdiction of district associate judges
in domestic abuse cases.
Also: That the Senate has on March 2, 1995, passed the following
bill in which the concurrence of the House is asked:
Senate File 205, a bill for an act relating to shared
superintendents for purposes of the supplementary weighting plan
for public school districts and providing effective and
retroactive applicability dates.
JOHN F. DWYER, Secretary
EXPLANATION OF VOTE
I was temporarily absent from the House chamber on March 1,
1995. Had I been present, I would have voted "aye" on Senate
File 114.
THOMSON of Linn
APPOINTMENT
The Speaker announced the following appointment:
COUNCIL ON HUMAN INVESTMENT
(Chapter 8A.1)
Neil Harrison
.................................................................
... Remainder of three year term
Replacing Ron Corbett
PRESENTATION OF VISITORS
The Speaker announced that the following visitors were present
in the House chamber:
Four students from East Marshall High School. By Nelson of
Marshall.
COMMUNICATION RECEIVED
The following communication was received and filed in the office
of the Chief Clerk:
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND LAND STEWARDSHIP
The March 1, 1995 report regarding SoyDiesel demonstrations in
Iowa conducted by the Iowa Department of Transportation and
coordinated by the Office of Renewable Fuels and Co-Products,
pursuant to Chapter 7E, Code of Iowa.
CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION
MR. SPEAKER: The Chief Clerk of the House respectfully reports
that certificates of recognition have been issued as follows.
ELIZABETH A. ISAACSON
Chief Clerk of the House
1995\81	Eric Juergens, Maquoketa - For winning 1st place in the
1995 Class 3A, 119 lb. division of the State Wrestling
Tournament.
1995\82	Kate Pham, Des Moines - For receiving a Best Community
Scholarship.
1995\83	Wade Pfau, Des Moines - For receiving a Best Community
Scholarship.
1995\84	Katie McCulloh, West Des Moines - For receiving a Best
Community Scholarship.
1995\85	Jesse Linebaugh, Ottumwa - For receiving a Best
Community Scholarship.
1995\86	Daniel Olmstead, Iowa Falls - For receiving 3rd place in
the 8th and 9th grade category for his essay in the "Write Women
Back Into History" contest.
1995\87	Diane McCarty, Cedar Falls - For winning first runner-up
finalist for Iowa Teacher of the Year.
1995\88	Bill Plein, Columbus Junction - For being elected Coach
of the Year for the Columbus Junction Wildcats.
1995\89	Blanche Grecian, Washington - For celebrating her 100th
birthday.
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
House File 211
Ways and Means: Greig, Chair; Larkin and Rants.
House File 213
Ways and Means: Drake, Chair; Jochum and Van Fossen.
House File 223
Ways and Means: Halvorson, Chair; Bernau, Dinkla, Greig and
Myers.
House File 225
Education: Veenstra, Chair; Cohoon and Lord
House File 227
State Government: Tyrrell, Chair; Jochum and Thomson.
House File 229
Education: Grubbs, Chair; Gries, Wise.
House File 236
State Government: Jacobs, Chair; Connors and Gipp.
House File 251
Environmental Protection: Gipp, Chair; Bradley and Witt.
Senate File 98
State Government: Drake, Chair; Cataldo and Coon.
HOUSE STUDY BILL SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
House Study Bill 94
Transportation: Main, Chair; Koenigs and Salton.
House Study Bill 124
Transportation: Blodgett, Chair; Cohoon and Eddie.
House Study Bill 143
Transportation: Brauns, Chair; Grundberg and Mundie.
House Study Bill 144
Transportation: Weidman, Chair; Carroll and Larkin.
House Study Bill 145
Transportation: Eddie, Chair; Blodgett and McCoy.
House Study Bill 146
Transportation: Welter, Chair; Arnold and Cohoon.
House Study Bill 197
Transportation: Carroll, Chair; Arnold and Mundie.
House Study Bill 198
Transportation: Brauns, Chair; McCoy and Salton.
House Study Bill 199
Transportation: Nelson of Marshall, Chair; Branstad and
Warnstadt.
House Study Bill 222
Education: Daggett, Chair; Baker and Grundberg.
House Study Bill 223
Education: Grubbs, Chair; Lord and Wise.
House Study Bill 225
Appropriations: Hanson, Chair; Gipp and Ollie.
House Study Bill 226
Environmental Protection: Drake, Chair; Gries and Shoultz.
BILL SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR
A communication was received from the Governor announcing that
on March 2, 1995, he approved and transmitted to the Secretary
of State the following bill:
Senate File 84, an act relating to individual health insurance
and individual health benefit plan reforms, and establishing an
income tax credit for certain individuals.
HOUSE STUDY BILL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
H.S.B. 227 Transportation
Relating to a motor vehicle owner's liability for damages caused
by the driver.
H.S.B. 228 Transportation
Relating to secondary road right-of-way.
H.S.B. 229 Education
Relating to funding for school districts' gifted and talented
children programs by providing for supplementary weightings in
determining total enrollment for the school foundation aid
program and providing an applicability date provision.
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 APPROPRIATIONS
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 188), relating to the
transfer of lottery revenues to the general fund of the state
and appropriating lottery revenues for purposes of the state
fair and county fairs, and providing an effective date.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass March 1, 1995.
COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE-REGULATION
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 31), relating to the
definition of the practice of engineering and the suspension or
revocation of the certificate of registration of a professional
engineer or land surveyor.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass March 1, 1995.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 109), relating to the
regulation of real estate brokers and salespersons.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass March 1, 1995.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 135), relating to the
administration of trusts and estates by corporate fiduciaries.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass March 1, 1995.
COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES
House File 139, a bill for an act relating to the disclosure of
the methods used by insurance companies and nonprofit health
service corporations to determine the usual and customary fees
for dental care benefit coverages.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass March 1, 1995.
Senate File 117, a bill for an act adopting a new uniform
anatomical gift Act and providing a penalty.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass with amendment H-3222 March 1,
1995.
COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 157), relating to drug
testing of certain employees and applicants for employment,
providing for employer defenses, and making penalties applicable.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass March 1, 1995.
COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
House Concurrent Resolution 18, a concurrent resolution relating
to border city trucking agreements.
Fiscal Note not required.
Recommended Do Pass and laid over under Rule 25.
COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
Committee Resolution (Formerly House Study Bill 139), a joint
resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the
State of Iowa relating to protection of taxpayers' rights by
limiting the growth rate of taxes, revenue, and spending of the
state and local governments and by increasing the people's
control over taxes, revenue, and spending of the state and local
governments.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass March 1, 1995.
AMENDMENTS FILED
H-3221	H.J.R.	11	Dinkla of Guthrie
			Harrison of Scott
H-3222	S.F.	117	Committee on Human
			  Resources
On motion by Siegrist of Pottawattamie, the House adjourned at
1:25 p.m. until 8:45 a.m., Friday, March 3, 1995.

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