House Journal: Friday, March 24, 1995

Seventy-fifth Calendar Day - Fifty-first Session Day
Hall of the House of Representatives
Des Moines, Iowa, Friday, March 24, 1995
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 10:35 a.m., Siegrist of
Pottawattamie in the chair.
Prayer was offered by the Honorable Richard Vande Hoef, state
representative from Osceola County.
The Journal of  Thursday, March 23, 1995 was approved.
PETITION FILED
The following petition was received and placed on file:
By Lamberti of Polk, from forty-six constituents of District 65
favoring House Concurrent Resolution 24, relating to the funding
for the Older Iowans Legislature.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
House File 541, by Harrison, a bill for an act making truancy by
a child under the age of twelve a basis for a child in need of
assistance petition and making truancy by a child, who has
reached the age of twelve and is under the age of sixteen, a
delinquent act, and providing conditional effectiveness.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
House File 542, by Kreiman, a bill for an act requiring the use
of program performance-based budgeting by executive branch
agencies for programs newly implemented in the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 1995.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House File 543, by Harrison, a bill for an act relating to
employment of a truant child during the school day and providing
a penalty.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
House File 544, by Larkin, a bill for an act relating to the
imposition of a countywide local option sales and services tax
and providing an effective and applicability date provision.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
SENATE MESSAGES CONSIDERED
Senate File 21,  by Gettings, a bill for an act relating to the
grounds upon which a school official may search student lockers
or protected student areas.
Read first time and referred to committee on  education.
Senate File 120, Tinsman, Borlaug, Bartz, Maddox, Freeman,
Judge, and Szymoniak, a bill for an act requiring that prison
inmates demonstrate functional literacy competence at or above
the sixth grade level or obtain a general equivalency diploma,
conditioning receipt of certain privileges on participation in
education programs, and permitting the use of educational
competence as a precondition to the granting of parole or work
release, and providing exceptions.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
Senate File 162,  by Gronstal, a bill for an act eliminating the
minimum amount which must be borrowed under a home equity line
of credit.
Read first time and referred to committee on commerce-regulation.
Senate File 284, by  Hansen, a bill for an act relating to the
crime of forgery, by prohibiting the knowing possession of
forged writings, including documents prescribed for entry into,
stay, or employment in the United States, and providing
penalties.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
Senate File 293, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an act
relating to providing for a five-year minimum prison term for a
person who uses a dangerous weapon in the commission of a
forcible felony.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
Senate File 296, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an act
relating to juvenile justice including the conditions under
which a person under eighteen years of age may consume alcoholic
beverages in a home, providing for the automatic waiver of
juveniles to adult court in certain circumstances, regarding the
notification of schools by juvenile court officers of the taking
into custody of a juvenile, and providing that the juvenile
court may prohibit a juvenile from driving under certain
circumstances.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
Senate File 349, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an act to
require that certain forcible felons serve at least eighty-five
percent of the sentence imposed.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
Senate File 352, by committee on human resources, a bill for an
act relating to the family investment program and related human
services programs by requiring the department of human services
to apply for certain federal waivers and providing applicability
provisions.
Read first time and referred to committee on human resources.
Senate File 359, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an act
providing for the modification of no-contact orders in domestic
abuse cases in certain circumstances.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
Senate File 366, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an act
relating to the exhibition of humans.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
Senate File 367, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an act
relating to domestic abuse and victim protection and providing a
penalty, a delayed effective date, and a conditional effective
date.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
Senate File 369, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an act
relating to a conference on domestic violence.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
Senate File 373, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an act to
permit the court to find a person in contempt for failure to pay
restitution after the period of probation, work release, parole,
or the person's sentence has ended.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
Senate File 377, by committee on commerce, a bill for an act
relating to the payment of patronage dividends by cooperative
associations which are public utilities.
Read first time and passed on file.
Senate File 386, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an act
relating to restitution in certain traffic offenses which are
simple misdemeanors.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
Senate File 391, by committee on local government, a bill for an
act relating to the payment of medical costs of temporary
prisoners.
Read first time and referred to committee on local government.
Senate File 398, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an act
relating to commutation of sentences of persons who have been
sentenced to life imprisonment.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
Senate File 403, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an act
relating to collection of delinquent restitution payments and
providing an effective date.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
Senate File 409, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an act
relating to the activities of clerks of the district court, and
providing additional court fees.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
Senate File 416, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an act
relating to structured fines, establishing a civil penalty and
surcharge, providing for the distribution of fines, and
establishing effective and repeal dates.
Read first time and passed on file.
Senate File 417, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an act
relating to the crime of assault, by changing the elements of
assault without intent but causing injury, creating the crimes
of intentional assault causing injury and assault causing
serious injury, and providing penalties.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
Senate File 423, by committee on commerce, a bill for an act
relating to delayed deposit services businesses and providing
penalties.
Read first time and passed on file.
Senate File 428, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an act to
provide for the reciprocal rendition of prisoners as witnesses
in criminal proceedings and providing an effective date.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
Senate File 432, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an act
relating to sexually violent predators, by providing that the
place of commitment shall be under the control of the department
of corrections, by requiring the state to pay the costs incurred
by a county for services in sexually violent offender
proceedings, and providing an effective date.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
Senate File 438, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an act
relating to juvenile justice including notice requirements for
certain hearings and authorizing associate juvenile judges to
perform marriage ceremonies.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
Senate File 439, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an act
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.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
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 23, 1995, passed the following bill in
which the concurrence of the House is asked:
Senate File 213, a bill for an act relating to handicapped
parking and providing a penalty.
Also: That the Senate has on March 23, 1995, passed the
following bill in which the concurrence of the House is asked:
Senate File 290, a bill for an act relating to motor vehicle and
highway regulation by the state department of transportation
concerning retention of records and documents, registration
plates and stickers, dissolution decree transfers of motor
vehicle titles, junking certificates for abandoned vehicles,
flashing blue lights, motorcycle license requirements, leased
motor vehicles, proof of financial responsibility, charges for
handicapped identification devices, single state registration
for motor carriers, commodity base state registration, other
technical changes, and providing effective and applicability
dates.
Also: That the Senate has on March 23, 1995, passed the
following bill in which the concurrence of the House is asked:
Senate File 424, a bill for an act relating to membership and
administration of the board of the statewide police and fire
retirement system and providing an effective date.
JOHN F. DWYER, Secretary
BILL SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR
A communication was received from the Governor announcing that
on March 23, 1995, he approved and transmitted to the Secretary
of State the following bill:
Senate File 17, 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.
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
House File 160
Ways and  Means: Lamberti, Chair; Dinkla and Shoultz.
House File 351
Ways and  Means: Van Fossen, Chair; Holveck and Lamberti.
House File 444
Ways and  Means: Disney, Chair; Holveck and Teig.
House File 497
Ways and  Means: Dinkla, Chair; Gries  and Shoultz.
HOUSE STUDY BILL SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
House Study Bill 321
Ways and  Means: Halvorson, Chair; Bernau, Dinkla, Greig  and
Myers.
House Study Bill 322
Ways and  Means: Gries, Chair; Disney and Larkin.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
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 WAYS AND MEANS
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 131), relating to
sales tax exemptions for aircraft repair and replacement parts
inventories in certain sized counties.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass March 23, 1995.
AMENDMENTS FILED
H-3457	H.F.	166	Witt of Black Hawk
			Burnett of Story
			Shoultz of Black Hawk
			Holveck of Polk
			Mascher of Johnson
H-3458	H.F.	166	Witt of Black Hawk
			Burnett of Story
			Shoultz of Black Hawk
			Holveck of Polk
			Mascher of Johnson
On motion by Gipp of Winneshiek, the House adjourned at 10:45
a.m., until 1:00 p.m., Monday, March 27, 1995.

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