House Journal: Wednesday, March 15, 1995

Sixty-sixth Calendar Day - Forty-five Session Day
Hall of the House of Representatives
Des Moines, Iowa, Wednesday, March 15, 1995
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 8:45 a.m., Speaker
Corbett in the chair.
Prayer was offered by Reverend Gary Van Heukelom, First Reformed
Church, Sibley.
The Journal of Tuesday, March 14, 1995 was approved.
PETITIONS FILED
The following petitions were received and placed on file:
By Connors of Polk, from one hundred eight citizens favoring
House Concurrent Resolution 24 to reestablish funding for the
Older Iowans Legislature.
By Kremer of Buchanan, from eighty-five citizens opposing the
elimination of travel reimbursement for End Stage Renal Disease
patients.
By Weidman of Cass from twenty-one constituents favoring
extension of the rual driver's license project.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
House Joint Resolution 18, by Mascher, a joint resolution
recognizing the fossil crinoid as the state fossil.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House Joint Resolution 19, by committee on administration and
rules, a joint 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.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 439, by Cornelius and Harrison, a bill for an act
relating to the taxation of pensions for state individual income
tax purposes and providing a retroactive applicability date
provision.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
House File 440, by committee on state government, a bill for an
act providing for the reincorporation of nonprofit corporations
and providing for retroactive applicability and effective dates.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 441, by Jochum and Burnett, a bill for an act
relating to state foster care requirements.
Read first time and referred to committee on human resources.
House File 442, by Running, a bill for an act relating to
personal assistance services, providing an appropriation, and
providing an effective date.
Read first time and referred to committee on appropriations.
House File 443, by Mascher, a bill for an act requiring physical
examinations for public school pupils entering kindergarten.
Read first time and referred to committee on education.
ADOPTION OF HOUSE MEMORIAL RESOLUTION 1 
Schrader of Marion offered the following House Resolution 1 and
moved its adoption:
HOUSE MEMORIAL RESOLUTION 1
Whereas, The Honorable Philip Davitt of Warren County, Iowa, who
was a member of the Sixty-seventh, Sixty-seventh Extra, and
Sixty-eighth General Assemblies, passed away October 21, 1994;
Now Therefore,
Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives, That a committee
of three be appointed by the Speaker of the House to prepare
suitable resolutions commemorating his life, character and
service to the state.
The motion prevailed and the Speaker appointed as such committee
Schrader of Marion, Coon of Warren and Fallon of Polk.
ADOPTION OF HOUSE MEMORIAL RESOLUTION 2 
Vande Hoef of Osceola offered the following House Resolution 2
and moved its adoption:
HOUSE MEMORIAL RESOLUTION 2
Whereas, The Honorable Kenneth De Groot of Lyon County, Iowa,
who was a member of the Sixty-eighth, Sixty-ninth, Sixty-ninth
Extra, Sixty-ninth Second Extra, Seventieth, Seventy-first,
Seventy-
second, Seventy-second Extra, Seventy-third, Seventy-fourth,
Seventy-fourth Extra and Seventy-fourth Second Extra General
Assemblies, passed away April 22, 1993; Now Therefore,
Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives, That a committee
of three be appointed by the Speaker of the House to prepare
suitable resolutions commemorating his life, character and
service to the state.
The motion prevailed and the Speaker appointed as such committee
Vande Hoef of Osceola, Klemme of Plymouth and Branstad of
Winnebago.
ADOPTION OF HOUSE MEMORIAL RESOLUTION 3 
Cohoon of Des Moines offered the following House Resolution 3
and moved its adoption:
HOUSE MEMORIAL RESOLUTION 3
Whereas, The Honorable Milton Distlehorst of Des Moines County,
Iowa, who was a member of the Sixty-first and Sixty-second
General Assemblies, passed away April 23, 1993; Now Therefore,
Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives, That a committee
of three be appointed by the Speaker of the House to prepare
suitable resolutions commemorating his life, character and
service to the state.
The motion prevailed and the Speaker appointed as such committee
Cohoon of Des Moines, Wise of Lee and Larkin of Lee.
ADOPTION OF HOUSE MEMORIAL RESOLUTION 4 
Mertz of Kossuth offered the following House Resolution 4 and
moved its adoption:
HOUSE MEMORIAL RESOLUTION 4
Whereas, The Honorable Fred W. Hall of Humboldt County, Iowa,
who was a member of the Fifty-seventh and Fifty-eighth General
Assemblies, passed away January 29, 1994; Now Therefore,
Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives, That a committee
of three be appointed by the Speaker of the House to prepare
suitable resolutions commemorating his life, character and
service to the state.
The motion prevailed and the Speaker appointed as such committee
Mertz of Kossuth, Eddie of Buena Vista and Branstad of Winnebago.
ADOPTION OF HOUSE MEMORIAL RESOLUTION 5 
Daggett of Union offered the following House Resolution 5 and
moved its adoption:
HOUSE MEMORIAL RESOLUTION 5
Whereas, The Honorable Joseph G. Knock of Union County, Iowa,
who was a member of the Fifty-ninth and Sixtieth General
Assemblies, passed away August 22, 1994; Now Therefore,
Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives, That a committee
of three be appointed by the Speaker of the House to prepare
suitable resolutions commemorating his life, character and
service to the state.
The motion prevailed and the Speaker appointed as such committee
Daggett of Union, Boggess of Taylor and Dinkla of Guthrie.
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\106	Joe Nelssen, Dubuque - For his years of service to the
city of Dubuque and to the Dubuque Fire Department. 
1995\107	Gerald Steil, Dubuque - For his years of service to the
city of Dubuque and to the Dubuque Fire Department.
1995\108	Rudy Vera, Dubuque - For his years of service to the
city of Dubuque and to the Dubuque Fire Department.
1995\109	Jim Potter, Dubuque - For his years of service to the
city of Dubuque and to the Dubuque Fire Department.
1995\110	Karla Haagsma, Pella - For offering the morning prayer
in song and for graciously sharing her God given talent with the
House of Representatives.
1995\111  Tricia Vander Molen, Pella - For offering the morning
prayer in song and for graciously sharing her God given talent
with the House of Representatives.
1995\112  Chad Vande Lune, Pella - For offering the morning
prayer in song and for graciously sharing his God given talent
with the House of Representatives.
1995\113  Terry Roose, Pella - For offering the morning prayer
in song and for graciously sharing his God given talent with the
House of Representatives.
1995\114  Brian White, Grinnell - For attaining the rank of
Eagle Scout, the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America.
1995\115  Morningside "Maroon Chiefs" Men's Basketball Team,
Sioux City - For winning the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional
Tournament and for advancing to the Elite Eight Tournament in
Louisville, Kentucky.
1995\116 Grant Wood All-City Drum Corps, Cedar Rapids - For
their inspirational performance of patriotic enthusiasm before
the Iowa House of Representatives.
1995\117  William Jochumsen, Cedar Falls - For receiving the
Sertoma "Service to Mankind" Award for outstanding community
service.
1995\118 Coach Dan Druivenga and the Panorama Girls Basketball
Team, Panora - For participating in the 1995 Iowa Girl's State
Basketball Tournament.
1995\119 University of Northern Iowa Concert Chorale, Cedar
Falls - For performing at Carnegie Hall.
1995\120  Hudson Community School Show Choir "New Edition",
Hudson - For winning 1st place in the Junior High/Middle School
division at the Jefferson Show Choir Invitational.
1995\121  Coach Mitch Wachs, Coach Dave Therme, and the
Winfield-Mt. Union Girl's Basketball Team, Winfield and Mt.
Union - For winning 1st place in the 1995 Iowa Girl's State 1A
Basketball Tournament.
1995\122 Coach Henry Eeckhoff, Asst. Coach Vint Bellows, and the
Sibley-Ocheyedan Lady Generals Basketball Team, Sibley and
Ocheyedan - For winning 2nd place in the 1995 Iowa Girl's State
2A Basketball tournament.
1995\123 Florence Mennen, Cedar Falls - For celebrating her
100th birthday.
1995\124 Lillian Bradley, Dubuque - For celebrating her 100th
birthday.
1995\125 Clara Hoppe, Independence  - For celebrating her 100th
birthday.
1995\126  Josh Budke, Cedar Falls - For winning 1st place in the
1995 Class 3A, 103 lb. division of the State Wrestling
Tournament.
1995\127 Eric Hanson, Jesup - For attaining the rank of Eagle
Scout, the highest rank in the  Boy Scouts of America.
1995\128 Jason R. Bruce, Rowley - For attaining the rank of
Eagle Scout, the highest rank in the  Boy Scouts of America.
1995\129 Eric James Peterson, Ft. Dodge - For attaining the rank
of Eagle Scout, the highest rank in the  Boy Scouts of America.
1995\130 Terry Curtis, Sibley - For attaining the rank of Eagle
Scout, the highest rank in the  Boy Scouts of America.
1995\131 Margaret Gruber, Cedar Falls - For receiving a Best
Community Scholarship.
1995\132 Jason Clayworth, Moulton - For receiving a Best
Community Scholarship.
    EXPLANATION OF VOTE
I was necessarily absent from the House chamber on Tuesday
afternoon, March 14, 1995. Had I been present, I would have
voted "aye" on House File 438.
GARMAN of Story
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
House Joint Resolution 18
State Government: Martin, Chair; Coon and Witt.
House File 262
Judiciary: Dinkla, Chair; Holveck and Nutt.
House File 270
Judiciary: Greiner, Chair; Kreiman and Schulte.
House File 281
Judiciary: Kremer, Chair; Dinkla and Kreiman.
House File 295
Judiciary: Schulte, Chair; Greiner and Shoultz.
House File 296
Judiciary: Boddicker, Chair; Doderer and Millage.
House File 299
Judiciary: Boddicker, Chair; Doderer and Millage.
House File 313
Judiciary: Boddicker, Chair; Doderer and Millage.
House File 320
Judiciary: Nutt, Chair; Dinkla and Kreiman.
House File 321
Judiciary: Dinkla, Chair; Kreiman and Schulte.
House File 326
Judiciary: Harrison, Chair; Moreland and Schulte.
House File 329
Judiciary: Dinkla, Chair; Holveck and Millage.
House File 331
Local Government: Arnold, Chair; Drees and Welter.
House File 335
Local Government: Huseman, Chair; Mertz and Vande Hoef.
House File 341
Judiciary: Lamberti, Chair; Bernau, Coon, Doderer and Harrison.
House File 349
Judiciary: Kremer, Chair; Greiner and Holveck.
House File 355
Local Government: Arnold, Chair; Koenigs and Welter.
House File 360
Local Government: Carroll, Chair; Larkin and Weidman.
House File 364
Local Government: Hanson, Chair; Cohoon and Klemme.
House File 376
Judiciary: Coon, Chair; Harrison and Moreland.
House File 385
Natural Resources: Greig, Chair; Arnold and Mundie.
House File 386
Local Government: Klemme, Chair; Connors and Jacobs.
House File 391
Judiciary: Boddicker, Chair; Bernau and Millage.
House File 408
Ways and Means: Drake, Chair; Gries and Jochum.
House File 413
State Government: Coon, Chair; Jacobs and Witt.
House File 416
Local Government: Jacobs, Chair; Carroll, Connors, Myers and
Vande Hoef.
House File 417
Transportation: Branstad, Chair; Grundberg and Ollie.
House File 422
Education: Grubbs, Chair; Cohoon and Gries.
House File 424
Human Resources: Blodgett, Chair; Harper, Myers, Schulte and
Veenstra.
House File 427
Judiciary: Boddicker, Chair; Doderer and Millage.
House File 428
Local Government: Houser, Chair; Drees and Vande Hoef.
House File 430
Human Resources: Hammitt, Chair; Lord and Murphy.
House File 431
Natural Resources: Tyrrell, Chair; Cohoon and Klemme.
House File 441
Human Resources: Salton, Chair; Burnett, Lord, Murphy and
Veenstra.
House Concurrent Resolution 28
Judiciary: Schulte, Chair; Bell and Boddicker.
House Concurrent Resolution 32
State Government: Disney, Chair; Running and Tyrrell.
House Concurrent Resolution 33
Transportation: Nelson of Marshall, Chair; Heaton and McCoy.
Senate File 140
Judiciary: Dinkla, Chair; Greiner and Moreland.
Senate File 234
Natural Resources: Thomson, Chair; Brauns and May.
HOUSE STUDY BILL SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
House Study Bill 196
State Government: Tyrrell, Chair; Connors and Coon.
House Study Bill 281
Local Government: Disney, Chair; Brauns and Mundie.
House Study Bill 282
Local Government: Houser, Chair; Klemme and Mertz.
House Study Bill 286 
Local Government: Welter, Chair; Drees and Martin.
House Study Bill 287
Local Government: Brauns, Chair; Larkin and Martin.
House Study Bill 289
Local Government: Weidman, Chair; Myers and Welter.
House Study Bill 296
Ways and Means: Halvorson, Chair; Bernau, Dinkla, Greig and
Myers.
House Study Bill 297 
Environmental Protection: Gipp, Chair; Bradley and Witt.
House Study Bill 298
State Government: Jacobs, Chair; Connors and Drake.
House Study Bill 299
State Government: Gipp, Chair; Connors, Jacobs, Jochum and
Tyrrell.
House Study Bill 300
Education: Wise, Chair; Grundberg and Hanson.
 House Study Bill 301
Ways and Means: Main, Chair; Larkin and Rants.
House Study Bill 302
Environmental Protection: Gipp, Chair; Bradley and Witt.
House Study Bill 303
Economic Development: Drake, Chair; Hammitt and Harper.
House Study Bill 304
Transportation: Arnold, Chair; Koenigs and Weidman.
House Study Bill 305
State Government: Jacobs, Chair; Gipp and Jochum.
HOUSE STUDY BILL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
H.S.B. 306 Natural Resources
Concerning mining by applying the criterion for the reclamation
of mine sites, by redefining operator and mining operations, by
amending the hearing procedures, by providing for administrative
actions and the assessments of penalties by the division of soil
conservation for noncompliance, and establishing additional
penalties.
H.S.B. 307 Judiciary
Providing for enhanced penalties for unlawful possession of
controlled substances offenses and providing a conditional
effective date.
H.S.B. 308 Judiciary
Relating to no-contact orders in domestic abuse cases, extending
an existing penalty to certain persons, and providing a
conditional effective date.
H.S.B. 309 Judiciary
Creating the offense of theft of video rental property and
establishing a penalty.
H.S.B. 310  Judiciary
Relating to probate including the lien period for estates which
have not been administered, the amount which may be passed to a
minor without appointing a conservator, the distribution of an
intestate estate to the parents, and special use trusts.
H.S.B. 311 Judiciary
Relating to making false reports to law enforcement agencies,
making spurious calls to emergency 911 communications centers,
or providing false information on citations and establishing
penalties and providing a conditional effective date.
H.S.B. 312 Judiciary
To permit the court to require victim-offender reconciliation
under certain circumstances.
H.S.B. 313 Local Government
Allowing county general fund appropriations for closure and
postclosure care of a sanitary disposal project.
H.S.B. 314 Natural Resources
Relating to requirements for satisfactory completion of the
hunter safety and ethics education program.
H.S.B. 315 Education
Relating to the increase in and the funding of the foundation
base for purposes of the state school foundation program and the
increase in the state sales, services, use and the automobile
rental excise taxes and providing an effective date and
applicability provisions.
H.S.B. 316 State Government
Relating to state government personnel systems, including
affirmative action reports, disability programs, deferred
compensation, experimental research projects, and the state
training system.
H.S.B. 317 Human Resources
Relating to payment of expenses for persons with mental
retardation.
H.S.B. 318 State Government
Relating to streamlining government activities.
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 AGRICULTURE
House File 245, a bill for an act relating to the administration
of the department of agriculture and land stewardship, providing
for moneys previously appropriated to the department, and
providing an effective date.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass March 14, 1995.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 263), providing for
notification of the application of pesticides.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass March 14, 1995.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 280), relating to
grain transactions, by providing for credit-sale contracts.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass March 14, 1995.
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 106), appropriating
federal funds made available from federal block grants and other
federal grants, allocating portions of federal block grants, and
providing procedures if federal funds are more or less than
anticipated or if federal block grants are more or less than
anticipated or if categorical grants are consolidated into new
or existing block grants and providing an effective date.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass March 14, 1995.
Committee Bill, relating to and making appropriations to the
department for the blind, the Iowa state civil rights
commission, the department of elder affairs, the Iowa department
of public health, the department of human rights, the commission
of veterans affairs, and the governor's alliance on substance
abuse.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass March 14, 1995.
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 214),  establishing
the Iowa hope loan program, creating an Iowa hope loan fund,
allocating gaming revenues and making an appropriation, and
providing for other properly related matters.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass  March 14, 1995.
House File 230, a bill for an act relating to procedural
requirements for the enforcement of certain copyrights, and
providing for penalties.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass with amendment H-3307 March 14,
1995.
COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 246), relating to
solid waste reduction and recycling goals.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass March 14, 1995.
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
House File 246, a bill for an act relating to civil litigation
by inmates and prisoners and deductions from inmate accounts for
certain expenses, including costs of litigation by inmates.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass March 14, 1995.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 169), relating to
remedies upon the dishonoring of a financial instrument.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass March 14, 1995.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 170), relating to
prison time served by persons convicted of a second or
subsequent forcible felony, by providing for increases in the
mandatory minimum terms of sentences to be served, and providing
for a reduction in the amount of good and honor time that may be
earned.
Fiscal Note is required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass March 14, 1995.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 236), authorizing the
use of criminal contempt to enforce victim restitution orders.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass March 14, 1995.
COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT
House File 84, a bill for an act relating to a city's power to
allow eligible electors of the city to propose or request
reconsideration of a city ordinance.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass March 14, 1995.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 224), relating to
agricultural management account moneys and county grants for
private rural water well, testing, sealing, and closure.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass March 14, 1995.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 251), relating to the
joint investment of funds of rural water districts with other
political subdivisions.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass March 14, 1995.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 276), relating to the
exclusion of century farms from economic development areas for
purposes of urban renewal and providing for the Act's
applicability.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass March 14, 1995.
COMMITTEE ON TECHNOLOGY
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 78), relating to the
issuance of a request for proposals for the sale of the Iowa
communications network.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass March 14, 1995.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 270), relating to the
funding for the Iowa communications network and providing an
appropriation.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass March 15, 1995.
COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 61), relating to
governmental control of property by allowing governmental
entities to enter and test property for condemnation purposes,
providing for the interest rates assessed for condemnation
damages, providing for right-of-way notice filings, and
concerning advertising control laws on scenic highways.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass March 14, 1995.
COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 235), 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, and providing
effective and applicability dates.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass March 15, 1995. 
RESOLUTION FILED
HCR 34, by Vande Hoef, Greig, Salton, Klemme, Huseman, Veenstra,
Meyer, Eddie, Mundie, Branstad and Drees, a concurrent
resolution urging the President and the Congress to reject any
proposal to sell the power marketing administrations or their
assets.
Laid over under Rule 25.

	AMENDMENTS FILED
H-3303	H.F.	435	Branstad of Winnebago
H-3304	H.F.	395	Greiner of Washington
			Bradley of Clinton
H-3305	H.F.	289	Meyer of Sac
H-3306	H.F.	336	Murphy of Dubuque
H-3307	H.F.	230	Committee on Economic
			   Development
H-3308	H.F.	185	Weigel of Chickasaw
H-3309	H.F.	258	Running of Linn
H-3310	H.F.	258	Running of Linn
H-3311	H.F.	258	Running of Linn
H-3312	H.F.	258	Running of Linn
H-3313	H.F.	258	Running of Linn
H-3314	H.F.	258	Running of Linn
H-3315	H.F.	258	Running of Linn
H-3316	H.F.	258	Running of Linn
H-3317	H.F.	258	Running of Linn
H-3318	H.F.	258	Running of Linn
H-3319	H.F.	258	Nelson of Pottawattamie
			Wise of Lee
H-3320	H.F.	258	Bell of Jasper
			Connors of Polk
			Wise of Lee
H-3321	H.F.	258	Nelson of Pottawattamie
	Harper of Black Hawk		O'Brien of Boone
	Bell of Jasper		Connors of Polk
	Cohoon of Des Moines
H-3322	H.F.	258	Jochum of Dubuque
	Harper of Black Hawk		Bell of Jasper
	O'Brien of Boone		Nelson of Pottawattamie
	Wise of Lee
H-3323	H.F.	258	Nelson of Pottawattamie
				Jochum of Dubuque
				Harper of Black Hawk
				Cohoon of Des Moines
H-3324	H.F.	258	Murphy of Dubuque
	O'Brien of Boone		Jochum of Dubuque
	Bell of Jasper		Moreland of Wapello
	Wise of Keokuk
On motion by Siegrist of Pottawattamie, the House adjourned at
8:57 a.m., until 8:45 a.m., Thursday, March 16, 1995.

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