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FIFTEENTH CALENDAR DAY
NINTH SESSION DAY
Senate Chamber
Des Moines, Iowa, Monday, January 23, 1995
The Senate met in regular session at 9:13 a.m., President pro
tempore Bisignano presiding.
Prayer was offered by Father Gordon Gittins, pastor of St. Clares
Catholic Church, Clarinda, Iowa.
The Journal of Thursday, January 19, 1995, was approved.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE
Leaves of absence were granted as follows:
Senators Boswell, Neuhauser and Szymoniak until they arrive on
request of Senator Horn.
QUORUM CALL
Senator Horn requested a non record roll call to determine that a
quorum was present.
The vote revealed 46 present, 4 absent and a quorum present.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
(Deferred January 19, 1995)
Senate File 7
The Senate resumed consideration of Senate File 7, a bill for an
act relating to the knowing transmission of the human immunodeficiency
virus and providing penalties, deferred January 19, 1995.
Senator Boettger offered amendment S-3016 filed by Senators
Boettger, McKean and Vilsack from the floor to page 1 of the bill and
moved its adoption.
Amendment S-3016 was adopted by a voice vote.
Senator Vilsack moved that the bill be read the last time now and
placed upon its passage, which motion prevailed by a voice vote, and the
bill was read the last time.
On the question Shall the bill pass? (S.F. 7) the vote was:
Ayes, 47:
Banks Bartz Bennett Bisignano
Black Boettger Borlaug Connolly
Dearden Deluhery Douglas Drake
Dvorsky Fink Flynn Fraise
Freeman Gettings Giannetto Gronstal
Halvorson Hammond Hansen Hedge
Horn Husak Iverson Jensen
Judge Kibbie Kramer Lind
Lundby Maddox McKean McLaren
Murphy Palmer Priebe Redfern
Rensink Rife Rittmer Sorensen
Tinsman Vilsack Zieman
Nays, none.
Absent or not voting, 3:
Boswell Neuhauser Szymoniak
The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to
have passed the Senate and the title was agreed to.
CONSIDERATION OF BILL
(Regular Calendar)
Senator Horn asked and received unanimous consent to take up for
consideration Senate File 45.
Senate File 45
On motion of Senator Halvorson, Senate File 45, a bill for an act
changing the name of the league of Iowa municipalities to the Iowa
league of cities, was taken up for consideration.
Senator Halvorson moved that the bill be read the last time now and
placed upon its passage, which motion prevailed by a voice vote, and the
bill was read the last time.
On the question Shall the bill pass? (S.F. 45) the vote was:
Ayes, 47:
Banks Bartz Bennett Bisignano
Black Boettger Borlaug Connolly
Dearden Deluhery Douglas Drake
Dvorsky Fink Flynn Fraise
Freeman Gettings Giannetto Gronstal
Halvorson Hammond Hansen Hedge
Horn Husak Iverson Jensen
Judge Kibbie Kramer Lind
Lundby Maddox McKean McLaren
Murphy Palmer Priebe Redfern
Rensink Rife Rittmer Sorensen
Tinsman Vilsack Zieman
Nays, none.
Absent or not voting, 3:
Boswell Neuhauser Szymoniak
The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to
have passed the Senate and the title was agreed to.
IMMEDIATELY MESSAGED
Senator Horn asked and received unanimous consent that Senate Files
7 and 45 be immediately messaged to the House.
INTRODUCTION OF BILL
Senate File 47, by Connolly, a bill for an act relating to distance
restrictions on residency for municipal employees.
Read first time and passed on file.
APPENDIX
REPORTS OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS
COMMERCE
Convened: January 19, 1995, 11:10 a.m.
Members Present: Deluhery, Chair; Hansen, Vice Chair; Jensen, Ranking
Member; Douglas, Flynn, Freeman, Gettings, Gronstal, Hedge, Husak,
Lundy, Priebe and Redfern.
Members Absent: Bisignano and Palmer.
Committee Business: Approved SSB 32 as a committee resolution.
Adjourned: 11:15 a.m.
COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION POLICY
Convened: January 19, 1995, 9:35 a.m.
Members Present: Dvorsky, Chair; Deluhery, Vice Chair; McLaren, Ranking
Member; Flynn, Hansen, Jensen and Redfern.
Members Absent: none.
Committee Business: Representatives from IPTV and ICN were present.
Adjourned: 10:24 a.m.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Convened: January 19, 1995, 11:11 a.m.
Members Present: Sorensen, Chair; Fink, Vice Chair; Maddox, Ranking
Member; Black, Fraise, Halvorson, Judge, McKean, Rittmer and Zieman.
Members Absent: none.
Committee Business: Approved SSB 4 as a committee bill.
Adjourned: 11:56 a.m.
SMALL BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM
Convened: January 19, 1995, 10:23 a.m.
Members Present: Hansen, Chair; Judge, Vice Chair; Zieman, Ranking
Member; Bennett, Boettger, Borlaug, Flynn, Giannetto, Kibbie, Maddox,
McKean, Palmer, Sorensen, Szymoniak and Vilsack.
Members Absent: none.
Committee Business: Presentation by the Iowa finance authority on the
Iowa housing authority.
Adjourned: 11:07 a.m.
TRANSPORTATION
Convened: January 19, 1995, 10:25 a.m.
Members Present: Gettings, Chair; Fraise, Vice Chair; Drake, Ranking
Member; Black, Connolly, Dearden, Douglas, Fink, Halvorson, Jensen, Lind
and Rittmer.
Members Absent: none.
Committee Business; Assigned bill to subcommittee.
Adjourned: 10:32 a.m.
PRESENTATION OF VISITORS
The following guests were present in the Senate gallery as the
guests of Senator McKean:
Nine guests from Albania, seven national officers of the Albanian
Farmers Union and two interpretors.
STUDY BILLS RECEIVED
SSB 36
Judiciary
Relating to compensation for victims of crimes, by providing for
compensatio to secondary victims of crimes and increasing the maximum
amount that may be ecovered for loss of work income due to injuries
received by victims.
SSB 37
Natural Resources
A Senate Resolution providing special recognition and support to
the seventyfifth anniversary of Iowas state parks system.
SSB 38
Transportation
Relating to certain exemptions from federal motor carrier safety
regulations
SSB 39
State Government
A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of
the State o Iowa to restrict the expenditure of state license fees
received from hunting,fishing, and trapping, and other public or
private funds appropriated, allocatd, or received by the state for
fish and wildlife protection purposes.
SSB 40
State Government
Relating to the regulation of games of skill, games of chance, and
amusementdevices, and subjecting violators to penalties.
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
Senate File 22
APPROPRIATIONS: Neuhauser, Chair; Bartz and Hammond
Senate File 38
APPROPRIATIONS: Murphy, Chair; Douglas and Halvorson
SSB 34
JUDICIARY: Bartz, Chair; Fraise, Giannetto, Maddox and Vilsack
SSB 35
JUDICIARY: McKean, Chair; Bartz, Fraise, Giannetto and Vilsack
SSB 36
JUDICIARY: Szymoniak Chair; Boettger, Giannetto, Hammond and Maddox
SSB 37
NATURAL RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY: Fink, Chair; Black and Lundby
SSB 38
TRANSPORTATION: Gettings, Chair; Connolly and Rittmer
INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTION
Senate Concurrent Resolution 8, by Bisignano, Palmer, Judge,
Dearden, Szymoniak, Fink, Dvorsky, Vilsack, Giannetto, Kibbie, Gettings,
Connolly, Flynn, Halvorson, Sorensen, Neuhauser, Fraise, Husak, Horn,
Boswell, Hansen, Gronstal, Priebe, Murphy, Hammond, and Lundby, a
concurrent resolution urging support of the striking workers at
Bridgestone/Firestone in Des Moines through legislation and other means.
Read first time under Rule 28 and passed on file.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
Senate File 48, by Halvorson, a bill for an act relating to
special trucks.
Read first time under Rule 28 and passed on file.
Senate File 49, by Hansen, a bill for an act relating to the
granting of visitation rights to grandparents.
Read first time under Rule 28 and passed on file.
Senate File 50, by Zieman, Hedge, Bartz, and Banks, a bill for
an act liming the number of terms and years of service a person may
serve as Iowa secretary of agriculture and providing an applicability
date.
Read first time under Rule 28 and passed on file.
Senate File 51, by Lind, a bill for an act relating to limiting
the use and sale of customer lists by telecommunications companies.
Read first time under Rule 28 and passed on file.
Senate File 52, by Bartz, a bill for an act providing for the use
and control of quack grass and its seeds.
Read first time under Rule 28 and passed on file.
Senate File 53, by Bisignano, a bill for an act relating to the
qualifications of an applicant for a license to sell real estate in this
state.
Read first time under Rule 28 and passed on file.
BILLS ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE
President Boswell announced the assignment of the following bills
to committee:
S.C.R. 8 Business and Labor
S.F. 46 Human Resources
S.F. 47 Local Government
S.F. 48 Transportation
S.F. 49 Human Resources
S.F. 50 State Government
S.F. 51 Commerce
S.F. 52 Agriculture
S.F. 53 Commerce
AMENDMENTS FILED
S-3016 S.F. 7 Nancy Boettger
Andy McKean
Tom Vilsack
ADJOURNMENT
On motion of Senator Horn, the Senate adjourned at 11:07 a.m.,
until 9:00 a.m. , Tuesday, January 24, 1995.
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