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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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