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House Journal: Tuesday, March 14, 1995

Sixty-fifth Calendar Day - Forty-third Session Day
Hall of the House of Representatives
Des Moines, Iowa, Tuesday, March 14, 1995
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 8:45 a.m., Speaker
Corbett in the chair.
Prayer was offered by Reverend Paul Wilcox, First United
Methodist Church, Harlan.
The Journal of Monday, March 13, 1995 was approved.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
House Joint Resolution 17, by Harrison, Boddicker, Halvorson,
Hurley and Cornelius, a joint resolution proposing an amendment
to the Constitution of the State of Iowa to provide certain
rights to victims of crime.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House File 407, by Mundie, a bill for an act relating to farm
operations within agricultural areas.
Read first time and referred to committee on agriculture.
House File 408, by Drake, a bill for an act relating to the
taxation of sales of residential service contracts under the
state sales, services, and use taxes.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
House File 409, by Jochum and Doderer, a bill for an act
relating to review of child deaths and child abuse.
Read first time and referred to committee on human resources.
House File 410, by Harrison, a bill for an act relating to
requiring persons who cannot pay criminal fines to perform
community service.
Read first time and referred to committee on  judiciary.
House File 411, by Murphy, a bill for an act relating to the
minimum age of an individual to whom a credit card or access
device may be issued and making penalties applicable.
Read first time and referred to committee on commerce-regulation.
House File 412, by Kremer, a bill for an act amending the linked
investments for tomorrow Act by providing that persons involved
in the
 production, processing, and marketing of nontraditional
livestock, including the breeding or training of certain horses
and dogs, are eligible for assistance.
Read first time and referred to committee on agriculture.
House File 413, by Grundberg, a bill for an act prohibiting the
use of small or young animals as awards or prizes for winning
games of skill or games of chance and subjecting violators to a
penalty.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House File 414, by Harrison, a bill for an act eliminating the
restitution limit for the offense of operating a motor vehicle
while intoxicated.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
House File 415, by Harrison, a bill for an act relating to the
rights of victims of criminal acts, by providing that victims
receive notice of all proceedings relating to the crime and the
transfer of custody of offenders charged with the crime, and
giving victims the right to be informed of the progress of the
investigation or prosecution and to make oral or written
statements at sentencing, and removing special immunity
provisions for certain persons.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
House File 416, by Jacobs, Heaton, Vande Hoef, Nelson of
Marshall, Carroll, Churchill, and Metcalf, a bill for an act
relating to certain housing projects undertaken by a
municipality.
Read first time and referred to committee on local government.
House File 417, by Harrison, a bill for an act relating to the
use of auxiliary lamps on vehicles operated on highways and
providing a penalty.
Read first time and referred to committee on transportation.
House File 418, by Harrison, a bill for an act to require the
deduction of certain costs from allowances paid to an inmate of
an institution under the control of the department of
corrections.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
House File 419, by committee on transportation, a bill for an
act providing for class "C" area service system roads and
providing a penalty.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 420, by committee on environmental protection, a bill
for an act creating an environmental audit privilege and
providing penalties.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 421, by Harrison and Cornelius, a bill for an act
relating to the taxation of income received from pensions,
annuities, and retirement allowances for the purposes of state
individual income tax and providing a retroactive applicability
date.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
House File 422, by Witt and Shoultz, a bill for an act creating
an essential school repair and construction program and making
appropriations.
Read first time and referred to committee on education.
House File 423, by Shoultz, a bill for an act relating to the
organic nutrient management program, by providing for the
allocation of moneys to support odor control projects.
Read first time and referred to committee on agriculture.
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 13, 1995, adopted the conference
committee report and passed:
Senate File 17, a bill for an act establishing the state percent
of growth for the school budget year beginning July 1, 1995, for
purposes of the state school foundation program and providing
effective and applicability date provisions.
Also: That the Senate has on March 13, 1995, passed the
following bill in which the concurrence of the House is asked:
Senate File 266, a bill for an act relating to the funding of,
operation of, and appropriation of moneys to agencies,
institutions, commissions, departments, and boards responsible
for education and cultural programs of this state, and providing
an effective date.
JOHN F. DWYER, Secretary
HOUSE FILE 352 REREFERRED
The Speaker announced that House File 352, previously referred
to committee on education, was rereferred to committee on
economic development.
On motion by Siegrist of Pottawattamie, the House was recessed
at 8:55 a.m., until 1:00 p.m.
AFTERNOON SESSION
The House reconvened at 1:05 p.m., Speaker Corbett in the chair.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
House File 424, by Koenigs, a bill for an act relating to
providing coverage to a partner under a small group health
benefit plan.
Read first time and referred to committee on human resources.
House File 425, by committee on environmental protection, a bill
for an act repealing air toxics fees.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 426, by Tyrrell, a bill for an act relating to the
rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund, providing an individual income
tax deduction, and providing an effective date and a retroactive
applicability provision.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House File 427, by Mundie, a bill for an act providing a penalty
for violations of domestic abuse protective orders.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
House File 428, by Houser, a bill for an act relating to the
expenditure of moneys deposited in an E911 service fund.
Read first time and referred to committee on local government.
House File 429, by Sukup and Jacobs, a bill for an act requiring
that the state percents of growth be set every two years for the
following two years for school foundation purposes and reducing
the number of days for which per diem may be granted to members
of the general assembly and reducing the governor's salary for
each day after the required thirty days until the time the state
percents of growth for school foundation purposes are finally
established, and providing an effective date.
Read first time and referred to committee on education.
House File 430, by Grubbs, a bill for an act relating to rules
adopted by the department of human services pertaining to child
day care meals.
Read first time and referred to committee on human resources.
House File 431, by Harper, a bill for an act providing an annual
fishing, hunting, and combined fishing and hunting license for
residents
 sixty years of age or older and providing an effective date and
applicability provision.
Read first time and referred to committee on natural resources.
House File 432, by committee on education, a bill for an act
relating to the intervals in which general state financial aid
payments are made to the community colleges and including an
effective date.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 433, by Grundberg, a bill for an act making a
contingent appropriation to the department of education to
support programs for four-year-old at-risk children and
providing for an effective date.
Read first time and referred to committee on appropriations.
House File 434, by committee on state government, a bill for an
act changing the number of state employees required to activate
automatic payroll deduction for payment of professional or trade
association dues or fees.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 435, by committee on natural resources, a bill for an
act redesignating the historical resource development program as
the resource enhancement and protection historical resource
grants and loans program.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 436, by Running and Doderer, a bill for an act
establishing a multistate industrial retention commission
compact and providing an effective date.
Read first time and referred to committee on economic
development.
House File 437, by committee on state government, a bill for an
act relating to the financing of political campaigns and by
adding and changing definitions of commissioner and political
committee, changing the providing for the appointment of
committee personnel and the maintenance of committee funds,
providing for the retention of records, establishing
requirements for committee names, specifying requirements for
out-of-state committee filings, prohibiting political committees
from supporting a single candidate, revising filing deadlines
and the contents of disclosure reports, providing for
disclaimers on published materials by nonregistered entities,
including federal corporations under corporate activity
prohibitions, allowing candidates to donate
 funds to district political party central committees and
political subdivisions, providing for the establishment of
ethics and campaign disclosure board staff salaries, and making
other related changes.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 438, by committee on education, a bill for an act
relating to the establishment of the state percent of growth
under the state school foundation formula.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
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 14, 1995, passed the following bill in
which the concurrence of the Senate was asked:
House File 149, a bill for an act relating to the state sales
tax on auxiliary attachments for self-propelled and
non-self-propelled farm machinery and equipment.
Also: That the Senate has on March 14, 1995, passed the
following bill in which the concurrence of the House is asked:
Senate File 140, a bill for an act to legalize the proceedings
taken by the administration and board of directors of the Cedar
Rapids Community School District concerning the sale of certain
school district property and providing an effective date.
Also: That the Senate has on March 14, 1995, passed the
following bill in which the concurrence of the House is asked:
Senate File 233, a bill for an act relating to the suspension
and revocation of driver's licenses and providing penalties for
violations of out-of-service orders.
JOHN F. DWYER, Secretary
SENATE MESSAGES CONSIDERED
Senate File 140, by Horn, a bill for an act to legalize the
proceedings taken by the administration and board of directors
of the Cedar Rapids Community School District concerning the
sale of certain school district property and providing an
effective date.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
Senate File 233, by committee on transportation, a bill for an
act relating to the suspension and revocation of driver's
licenses and providing penalties for violations of
out-of-service orders.
Read first time and passed on file.
Senate File 266, by committee on appropriations, a bill for an
act relating to the funding of, operation of, and appropriation
of moneys to agencies, institutions, commissions, departments,
and boards responsible for education and cultural programs of
this state, and providing an effective date.
Read first time and referred to committee on appropriations.
The House stood at ease at 1:12 p.m., until the fall of the
gavel.
The House resumed session at  1:45 p.m., Speaker Corbett in the
chair.
ADOPTION OF THE REPORT OF THE
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
(Senate File 17)
Grubbs of Scott called up for consideration the report of the
conference committee on Senate File 17 and moved the adoption of
the conference committee report and the amendments contained
therein as follows:
REPORT OF THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
ON SENATE FILE 17
To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
Representatives:
We, the undersigned members of the conference committee
appointed to resolve the differences between the Senate and the
House of Representatives on Senate File 17, a bill for an Act
establishing the state percent of growth for the school budget
year beginning July 1, 1995, for purposes of the state school
foundation program and providing effective and applicability
date provisions, respectfully make the following report:
1.  That the House recedes from its amendment, S-3026.
2.  That Senate File 17, as passed by the Senate, is amended as
follows:
1.  Page 1, line 4, by striking the word "four" and inserting
the following: "three".
2.  Page 1, by inserting after line 5 the following:
"Sec.    .  Notwithstanding the thirty-day deadline for
the enactment of the state percent of growth provided in section
257.8, subsection 1, such deadline shall not apply to the Act
enacted which establishes the state percent of growth during the
1995 Session of the Seventy-sixth General Assembly."
ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE:	ON THE PART OF THE SENATE:
STEVE GRUBBS, Chair	MIKE CONNOLLY, Chair
CHUCK GIPP	JOHN P. KIBBIE
DON GRIES	MARY E. KRAMER
C. ARTHUR OLLIE	JIM LIND
PHILIP WISE	MARY NEUHAUSER

The motion prevailed and the conference committee report was
adopted.
Grubbs of Scott 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?" (S.F. 17)
The ayes were, 84:

Arnold         	Baker          	Bell           	Bernau        
	Blodgett       	Boggess        	Bradley        	Brand         
	Brauns         	Brunkhorst     	Burnett        	Carroll       
	Cataldo        	Churchill      	Cohoon         	Connors       
	Coon           	Cormack        	Cornelius      	Dinkla        
	Disney         	Doderer        	Drake          	Drees         
	Fallon         	Garman         	Gipp           	Greiner       
	Gries          	Grubbs         	Grundberg      	Halvorson     
	Hammitt        	Hanson         	Harper         	Harrison      
	Heaton         	Holveck        	Houser         	Huseman       
	Jacobs         	Jochum         	Klemme         	Koenigs       
	Kreiman        	Lamberti       	Larkin         	Lord          
	Main           	Martin         	Mascher        	May           
	McCoy          	Mertz          	Metcalf        	Moreland      
	Mundie         	Murphy         	Myers          	Nelson, B.     
	Nelson, L.       	Nutt           	O'Brien        	Ollie        
 	Rants          	Renken         	Running        	Salton        
	Schrader       	Shoultz        	Siegrist       	Sukup         
	Teig           	Thomson        	Tyrrell        	Van Fossen    
	Van Maanen     	Veenstra       	Warnstadt      	Weigel        
	Welter         	Wise           	Witt 	Mr. Speaker 				  Corbett
         	

The nays were, 13:

Boddicker      	Branstad       	Eddie          	Ertl          
	Greig          	Hahn           	Hurley         	Kremer        
	Meyer          	Millage 	Schulte        	Vande Hoef    
	Weidman        	

Absent or not voting, 3:

Brammer               	Daggett        	Larson         	       	
The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared
to have passed the House and the title was agreed to.
RULES SUSPENDED ON HOUSE FILE 438
Siegrist of Pottawattamie asked for unanimous consent to suspend
the rules for the immediate consideration of House File 438 and
to suspend Rule 31.8, relating to the timely filing of
amendments to House File 438.

Ollie of Clinton rose on a point of order and invoked Rule 48.3,
relating to final committee action on a study bill.
The Speaker ruled the point not well taken.
Siegrist of Pottawattamie moved to to suspend the rules for the
immediate consideration of House File 438 and to suspend Rule
31.8, relating to the timely filing of amendments to House File
438.
A non-record roll call was requested.
The ayes were 54, nays 25.
The motion prevailed and the rules were suspended.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
MR. SPEAKER: The Chief Clerk of the House respectfully reports
that the following committee recommendation has been received
and is  on file in the office of the Chief Clerk.
ELIZABETH A. ISAACSON
Chief Clerk of the House
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Committee Bill, (Formerly House Study Bill 295), relating to the
establishment of the state percent of growth under the state
school foundation formula.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass March 14, 1995.
CONSIDERATION OF BILLS
Regular Calendar
House File 438, a bill for an act relating to the establishment
of the state percent of growth under the state school foundation
formula, was taken up for consideration.
Ollie of Clinton offered the following amendment H-3301 filed by
Ollie of Clinton, Wise and Running from the floor and moved its
adoption:
H-3301
 1     Amend House File 438 as follows:
 2     1.  By striking everything after the enacting
 3   clause and inserting the following:
 4     "Section 1.  Section 257.2, subsection 12, Code
 5   1995, is amended to read as follows:
 6     12.  "State percent of growth" means the percent of
 7   growth which is established by statute pursuant to
 8   section 257.8, and which is used in determining the
 9   allowable growth.
10     Sec. 2.  Section 257.8, subsection 1, Code 1995, is
11   amended to read as follows:
12     1.  STATE PERCENT OF GROWTH.  The state percent of
13   growth for a budget year shall be established by
14   statute which shall be enacted within thirty days of
15   the submission in the base year of the governor's
16   budget under section 8.21.  The establishment of the
17   state percent of growth for a budget year shall be the
18   only subject matter of the bill which enacts the state
19   percent of growth for a budget year.  However, if a
20   statute to establish the state percent of growth is
21   not enacted within the required thirty-day period, the
22   state percent of growth is set at the percent, but not
23   less than zero, by which the revenue estimating con-
24   ference estimated, at its previous December meeting,
25   the revenues to the general fund of the state will
26   increase during the budget year over the base year.
27   Any statute enacted subsequent to the thirty-day
28   period set out in this subsection is null and void.
29     Sec. 3.  This Act, being deemed of immediate
30   importance, takes effect upon enactment and applies to
31   the establishing of the state percent of growth for
32   school budget years beginning after the effective date
33   of this Act."
Roll call was requested by Ollie of Clinton and Schrader of
Marion.
On the question "Shall amendment H-3301 be adopted?" (H.F. 438)
The ayes were, 35:

Baker          	Bell           	Bernau         	Brand         
	Burnett	Cataldo	Cohoon         	Connors        	Coon          
	Doderer        	Drees          	Fallon         	Harper        
	Holveck        	Jochum         	Koenigs        	Kreiman       
	Larkin         	Mascher        	May            	McCoy         
	Mertz          	Moreland       	Mundie         	Murphy        
	Myers          	Nelson, L.       	O'Brien        	Ollie        
 	Running        	Schrader       	Warnstadt      	Weigel        
	Wise           	Witt           	

The nays were, 62:

Arnold         	Blodgett       	Boddicker      	Boggess       
	Bradley        	Branstad       	Brauns         	Brunkhorst    
	Carroll               	Cormack        	Cornelius      	Daggett 
      	Dinkla         	Disney         	Drake          	Eddie    
     	Ertl           	Garman	Gipp           	Greig         
	Greiner        	Gries          	Grubbs         	Grundberg     
	Hahn           	Halvorson      	Hammitt        	Hanson        
	Harrison       	Heaton         	Houser         	Hurley        
	Huseman        	Jacobs         	Klemme         	Kremer        
	Lamberti       	Lord           	Main           	Martin        
	Metcalf        	Meyer          	Millage        	Nelson, B.     
	Nutt           	Rants          	Renken         	Salton 
       	Schulte        	Shoultz        	Siegrist       	Sukup   
      	Teig           	Thomson        	Tyrrell        	Van
Fossen     	Van Maanen     	Vande Hoef     	Veenstra      
	Weidman        	Welter         	Mr. Speaker Corbett

Absent or not voting, 3:

Brammer 	Churchill	Larson       	        	        	      	      

Amendment H-3301 lost.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Leave of absence was granted as follows:
Garman of Story, until her return,  on request of Siegrist of
Pottawattamie.
Shoultz of Black Hawk offered the following amendment H-3300
filed by him and Schrader from the floor and moved its adoption:

H-3300
 1     Amend House File 438 as follows:
 2     1.  Page 1, line 11, by striking the words "each
 3   of the budget years" and inserting the following:
 4   "the budget year".
 5     2.  Page 1, line 12, by striking the words and
 6   figures "and July 1, 1997,".

Amendment H-3300 lost.
Grubbs of Scott 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. 438)
The ayes were, 60:

Arnold         	Blodgett       	Boddicker      	Boggess       
	Bradley        	Branstad       	Brauns         	Brunkhorst    
	Carroll        	Churchill             	Cormack       
	Cornelius      	Daggett        	Dinkla         	Disney	Drake   
      	Eddie          	Ertl           	Gipp           	Greig    
     	Greiner        	Gries          	Grubbs         	Grundberg 
    	Hahn           	Halvorson      	Hammitt        	Harrison   
   	Heaton         	Houser         	Hurley         	Huseman     
  	Jacobs         	Klemme         	Kremer         	Lamberti     
 	Lord           	Main           	Martin         	Metcalf       
	Meyer          	Millage        	Nelson, B.      	Nutt          
	Rants          	Renken         	Salton         	Schulte       
	Siegrist       	Sukup          	Teig           	Thomson       
	Tyrrell        	Van Fossen     	Van Maanen     	Vande Hoef    
	Veenstra       	Weidman        	Welter         	Mr. Speaker
Corbett
The nays were, 37:

Baker          	Bell           	Bernau         	Brand         
	Burnett        	Cataldo        	Cohoon         	Connors       
	Coon           	Doderer        	Drees          	Fallon        
	Hanson         	Harper         	Holveck        	Jochum        
	Koenigs        	Kreiman	Larkin         	Mascher        	May    
       	McCoy          	Mertz          	Moreland       	Mundie  
      	Murphy         	Myers          	Nelson, L.       	O'Brien
       	Ollie          	Running        	Schrader       	Shoultz 
      	Warnstadt      	Weigel         	Wise           	
Witt

Absent or not voting, 3:

Brammer	Garman	Larson       	         	         	        	      


The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared
to have passed the House and the title was agreed to.
IMMEDIATE MESSAGES
Siegrist of Pottawattamie asked and received unanimous consent
that House File 438 and Senate File 17 be immediately messaged
to the Senate.
HOUSE FILE 426 REREFERRED
The Speaker announced that House File 426, previously referred
to the committee on state government was rereferred to the
committee on ways and means.
EXPLANATION OF VOTE
I was necessarily absent from the House chamber on Monday
afternoon, March 13, 1995. Had I been present, I would have
voted "nay" on Senate Joint Resolution 12.
KREIMAN of Davis
BILL SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR
A communication was received from the Governor announcing that
on March 14, 1995, he approved and transmitted to the Secretary
of State the following bill:
House File 179, an act relating to eggs and poultry by
reorganizing the statutory provisions and providing for the
administration of the Iowa egg council, assessments and refunds,
and the repeal of certain sections, and providing an effective
date.
PROOF OF PUBLICATION
(Senate File 140)
Published copy of Senate File 140 and verified proof of
publication of said bill in The Cedar Rapids Gazette, a daily
newspaper printed and
published in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa on January 30,
1995, was filed with the Chief Clerk of the House prior to the
time said bill was placed on passage in the House.
PRESENTATION OF VISITORS
The Speaker announced that the following visitors were present
in the House chamber:
Fifteen students of the Poweshiek Area Christian Home Educators,
accompanied by Margene Pierce, Neal Bortell, Denise O'Polka,
Vickie Miller and Marjorie Devilder. By Carroll of Poweshiek.
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
House Joint Resolution 16
State Government: Houser, Chair; Jacobs and Running.
House File 233
Appropriations: Millage, Chair; Gipp and Murphy.
House File 291
Appropriations: Millage, Chair; Gipp and Moreland. 
House File 311
Education: Cohoon, Chair; Gries and Nelson of Marshall.
House File 316
Education: Boddicker, Chair; Cornelius and Nelson of
Pottawattamie.
House File 330
Labor and Industrial Relations: Kremer, Chair; Lord and Murphy.
House File 334
Education: Cornelius, Chair; Baker and Rants.
House File 342 Reassigned
Human Resources: Salton, Chair; Fallon, Lord, Murphy and
Veenstra.
House File 352
Education: Baker, Chair; Garman and Grubbs.
House File 356
Labor and Industrial Relations: Lord, Chair; Kremer and O'Brien.
House File 366
Education: Cohoon, Chair; Cornelius and Veenstra.
House File 369
Education: Boddicker, Chair; Garman and Mascher.
House File 371
Education: Grubbs, Chair; Lord and Mascher.
House File 375
Education: Veenstra, Chair; Cohoon and Gries.
House File 378
Economic Development: Cormack, Chair; Baker and Nelson of
Marshall.
House File 380
State Government: Drake, Chair; Brammer and Houser.
House File 381
State Government: Coon, Chair; Jacobs and Jochum.
House File 382
State Government: Gipp, Chair; Jacobs and Jochum.
House File 383
Human Resources: Blodgett, Chair; Harper, Myers, Schulte and
Veenstra.
House File 384
Human Resources: Martin, Chair; Ertl and Murphy.
House File 387
Education: Grubbs, Chair; Gries and Mascher.
House File 388
Education: Lord, Chair; Grundberg and Kreiman.
House File 389
Education: Garman, Chair; Baker and Boddicker.
House File 390
Education: Daggett, Chair; Kreiman and Rants.
House File 392
Education: Baker, Chair; Gries and Hanson.
House File 397
Appropriations: Millage, Chair; Gipp and Murphy.
House File 399
Labor and Industrial Relations: Boddicker, Chair; Bell and
Renken.
House File 402
Education: Grundberg, Chair; Rants and Wise.
House File 403
State Government: Gipp, Chair; Jacobs and Jochum.
House File 404
Education: Grundberg, Chair; Daggett and Nelson of Pottawattamie.
House File 409
Human Resources: Salton, Chair; Burnett, Lord, Murphy and
Veenstra.
House File 410
Judiciary: Harrison, Chair; Greiner and Kreiman.
House File 414
Judiciary: Harrison, Chair; Bell and Veenstra.
House File 415
Judiciary: Harrison, Chair; Lamberti and Moreland.
House File 418
Judiciary: Harrison, Chair; Lamberti and Moreland.
House File 433
Appropriations: Millage, Chair; Gipp and Murphy.
House Concurrent Resolution 31
Natural Resources: Branstad, Chair; Greig and Mertz.
Senate File 156
Economic Development: Teig, Chair; Brand and Drake.
Senate File 160
Economic Development: Drake, Chair; Hammitt and Nelson of
Pottawattamie.
Senate File 207
State Government: Cataldo, Chair; Gipp and Martin.
HOUSE STUDY BILL SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
House Study Bill 274
Appropriations: Kremer, Chair; Cormack and Moreland.
House Study Bill 284
Environmental Protection: Bradley, Chair; Drees and Gries.
House Study Bill 288
Transportation: Weidman, Chair; Eddie and McCoy.
House Study Bill 290
Transportation: Blodgett, Chair; Eddie and Warnstadt.
House Study Bill 291
Human Resources: Carroll, Chair; Hammitt, Lord, Myers and Witt.
House Study Bill 292
Human Resources: Blodgett, Chair; Harper, Myers, Schulte and
Veenstra.
House Study Bill 293
Judiciary: Hurley, Chair; Bernau and Boddicker.
House Study Bill 294
Judiciary: Hurley, Chair; Bernau and Boddicker.

HOUSE STUDY BILL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
H.S.B. 295 Education
Relating to the establishment of the state percent of growth
under the state school foundation formula.
H.S.B. 296 Ways and Means
Relating to the assessment of certain long distance telephone
companies for purposes of property taxation.
H.S.B. 297 Environmental Protection
Relating to underground storage tanks by increasing
environmental protection charge limitations, changing site
cleanup requirements, expanding loan guarantees and property
transfer insurance, relating to prioritization, requiring a
study, and providing an effective date.
H.S.B. 298 State Government
Relating to the office of secretary of state, the conduct of
elections, and the registration of voters in the state and
relating to corrective and technical changes to Iowa's election
laws.
H.S.B. 299 State Government
Relating to ethics and campaign finance, by providing for
limitations on contributions made to candidates during an
election, by making changes in the definition of the term
lobbyist, by making changes in personal financial disclosure
requirements, and by requiring lobbyists to submit an account of
all salaries, fees, and retainers paid to the lobbyist by each
of their clients.
H.S.B. 300 Education
Relating to vocational education, including school-to-work
planning initiatives and a waiver of vocational education rules,
and making an appropriation.
H.S.B. 301 Ways and Means
Authorizing certain cities to appoint a board of review to hear
city taxpayer appeals.
H.S.B. 302 Environmental Protection
Relating to underground storage tanks by increasing the
environmental protection charge, providing for the use of
risk-based corrective action standards, expanding property
transfer insurance and loan guarantees, extending the compliance
date for upgrade requirements, creating marketability and
innocent landowner funds and providing benefits, requiring
certification of groundwater professionals and creating a
penalty, requiring a study, and providing for repeals, and
implementation, effective date, and retroactive applicability
provisions.
H.S.B. 303 Economic Development
Relating to establishing a local housing development program
under the Iowa finance authority, authorizing the issuance of
bonds to fund the program, and authorizing a city, county, or
municipal housing agency to develop, own, and manage a local
housing project.
H.S.B. 304 Transportation
Relating to overweight vehicles and permits.
H.S.B. 305 State Government
Relating to the definition of political party.
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 ADMINISTRATION AND RULES
Committee Resolution, authorizing the temporary use and
consumption of alcoholic beverages in the State Capitol in
conjunction with a reception in conjunction with the annual
meeting of the National Association of State Auditors,
Comptrollers, and Treasurers.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass March 13, 1995. 
 COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE-REGULATION
House File 238, a bill for an act relating to the joint purchase
of group health benefits by multiple school districts or area
education agencies pursuant to an intergovernmental agreement.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass March 13, 1995.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 261),  relating to the
regulation of cemetery operators and the regulation of perpetual
care cemeteries and nonperpetual care cemeteries, establishing
fees and use of those fees, and providing penalties.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass March 13, 1995. 
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 173),  relating to the
intervals in which general state financial aid payments are made
to the community colleges and including an effective date.
Fiscal Note is required.
Recommended Do Pass March 13, 1995.
COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 231), repealing air
toxics fees.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass March 13, 1995. 
COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 121), redesignating
the historical resource development program as the resource
enhancement and protection historical resource grants and loans
program.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass March 13, 1995. 
COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT
House Joint Resolution 7, a joint resolution claiming
sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the United States
Constitution over all powers not otherwise enumerated and
granted to the federal government and demanding that the federal
government cease mandates that are beyond the scope of its
constitutional powers.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass March 13, 1995.
House Joint Resolution 13, a joint resolution proposing an
amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to
the equality of rights of men and women under the law.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass March 14, 1995. 
House File 34, a bill for an act relating to the closing hour of
precinct polling places.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass March 14, 1995.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 113), relating to
certain state purchasing procedures and charges for publications
involving the department of general services.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass March 14, 1995. 
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 205),  changing the
number of state employees required to activate automatic payroll
deduction for payment of professional or trade association dues
or fees.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass March 13, 1995.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 206), providing for
the reincorporation of nonprofit corporations and providing for
retroactive applicability and effective dates.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass March 13, 1995.
RESOLUTIONS FILED
HCR 32, by Running, a concurrent resolution requesting the
establishment of an ongoing joint committee to further
legislative quality enhancement.
Referred to committee on state government.
HCR 33, by Hurley, Hammitt and Garman, a concurrent resolution
urging the required use of reflectorized strips on railroad cars.
Referred to committee on transportation.
	AMENDMENTS FILED
H-3294	S.F.	93	Fallon of Polk
H-3295	H.F.	336	Houser of Pottawattamie
			Myers of Johnson
H-3296	H.F.	343	Coon of Warren
H-3297	H.F.	185	Ollie of Clinton
			Grubbs of Scott
			Bradley of Clinton
H-3298	H.F.	247	Halvorson of Clayton
H-3299	H.F.	277	Doderer of Johnson
			Jacobs of Polk
H-3302	H.F.	185	Ollie of Clinton

On motion by Siegrist of Pottawattamie, the House adjourned at
3:05 p.m., until 8:45 a.m., Wednesday, March 15, 1995.

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