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SIXTEENTH CALENDAR DAY
TENTH SESSION DAY
Senate Chamber
Des Moines, Iowa, Tuesday, January 24, 1995
The Senate met in regular session at 9:05 a.m., President Boswell
presiding.
Prayer was offered by Father Raymond Higgins, pastor of St.
Anthonys Church, Des Moines, Iowa.
The Journal of Monday, January 23, 1995, was approved.
INTRODUCTION OF BILL
Senate File 54, by Priebe, a bill for an act relating to the
disclosure of marketing, advertising, and lobbying costs in hospital
billing statements.
Read first time and passed on file.
DISTINGUISHED VISITOR
Senator Neuhauser presented Sumitra Gandhi Kulkarni, granddaughter
and biographer of Mahatma Gandhi, who was a member of the Indian
Parliament from 1972-1978, an elected member of the Congress
Parliamentary Party Executive Committee, and a delegate from India to
the United Nations General Assembly.
Mrs. Kulkarni thanked the Senate for their hospitality during her
visit.
APPENDIX
STUDY BILLS RECEIVED
SSB 41
Judiciary
Relating to property exempt from criminal forfeiture.
SSB 42
Judiciary
Relating to providing for a five-year minimum prison term for a
person who ues a knife in the commission of a forcible felony.
SSB 43
Judiciary
Related to criminal offenses against minors and sexually violent
offenses an offenders committing those offenses, by requiring
registration by offenders, roviding for the establishment of a sex
offender registry, and providing penties.
SSB 44
Judiciary
Requiring the administrative revocation of driving privileges of
persons undr the age of twenty-one who operate a motor vehicle with an
alcohol concentraton of .
02 or more, denying issuance of temporary restricted licenses during
the perio of revocation, including the revocation under implied consent
provisions, pviding for civil penalties, and excluding the revocation
from application of crtain motor vehicle financial responsibility
requirements.
SSB 45
Education
Extending for additional budget years the regular program district
cost guarntee for school districts.
SSB 46
Ethics
A Resolution to provide the senate rules governing lobbyists.
SSB 47
Ethics
A Resolution to provide for the Senate Code of Ethics.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATION AND REGULATION
Convened: January 23, 1995, 3:15 p.m.
Members Present: Judge, Chair; Sorensen, Vice Chair; Bartz, Ranking
Member; Horn and Lundby.
Members Absent: none.
Committee Business: Presentation by the department of general services.
Adjourned: 3:35 p.m.
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE/NATURAL RESOURCES
Convened: January 23, 1995, 3:03 p.m.
Members Present: Black, Chair; Priebe, Vice Chair; Banks, Ranking
Member; Bennett and Gettings.
Members Absent: none.
Committee Business: Presentation by the legislative fiscal bureau on
trust funds; distribution of list of sub-subcommittee topics for
assignment preferences by subcommittee members.
Adjourned: 3:45 p.m.
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Convened: January 23, 1995, 3:05 p.m.
Members Present: Vilsack, Chair; Borlaug, Ranking Member; Hansen and
Zieman.
Members Absent: Bisignano, Vice Chair (excused).
Committee Business: Presentations by the department of employment
services, industrial services and labor services divisions.
Adjourned: 4:05 p.m.
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Convened: January 23, 1995, 3:08 p.m.
Members Present: Kibbie, Chair; Connolly, Vice Chair; Fink and Freeman.
Members Absent: Kramer, Ranking Member (excused).
Committee Business: Presentations by the department of management, state
librarian, and vocational rehabilitation.
Adjourned: 5:05 p.m.
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Convened: January 23, 1995, 3:04 p.m.
Members Present: Flynn, Chair; Giannetto, Vice Chair; Rensink, Ranking
Member; Boettger and Dearden.
Members Absent: none.
Committee Business: Presentation by the department of public health.
Adjourned: 4:48 p.m.
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES
Convened: January 23, 1995, 3:10 p.m.
Members Present: Hammond, Chair; Tinsman, Ranking Member; Deluhery and
Rittmer.
Members Absent: Szymoniak, Vice Chair (excused).
Committee Business: Presentation by the department of human services on
medical assistance and nursing home care.
Adjourned: 5:05 p.m.
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON JUSTICE SYSTEM
Convened: January 23, 1995, 3:09 p.m.
Members Present: Fraise, Chair; Dvorsky, Vice Chair; Iverson, Ranking
Member; Husak and Redfern.
Members Absent: none.
Committee Business: Budget presentation by the department of
corrections.
Adjourned: 5:16 p.m.
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT, AUDIT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM
Convened: January 23, 1995, 3:10 p.m.
Members Present: Neuhauser, Chair; Gronstal, Vice Chair; McLaren,
Ranking Member and Maddox.
Members Absent: Boswell (excused).
Committee Business: Presentation by the state auditor.
Adjourned: 4:35 p.m.
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, INFRASTRUCTURE AND
CAPITALS
Convened: January 23, 1995, 3:00 p.m.
Members Present: Halvorson, Chair; Palmer, Vice Chair; Douglas, Ranking
Member; Jensen and Murphy.
Members Absent: none.
Committee Business: Presentations by the director and staff of the
department of transportation.
Adjourned: 5:00 p.m.
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
Senate Joint Resolution 2
STATE GOVERNMENT: Gronstal, Chair; Dearden, Drake, Kibbie and Rittmer
Senate Joint Resolution 3
STATE GOVERNMENT: Gronstal, Chair; Dearden, Drake, Kibbie and Rittmer
Senate Joint Resolution 4
STATE GOVERNMENT: Gronstal, Chair; Dearden, Drake, Kibbie and Rittmer
Senate Joint Resolution 5
STATE GOVERNMENT: Gronstal, Chair; Dearden, Drake, Kibbie and Rittmer
Senate File 39
NATURAL RESOURCES: Gronstal, Chair; Banks and Black
Senate File 42
STATE GOVERNMENT: Gronstal, Chair; Dearden, Drake, Kibbie and Rittmer
Senate File 48
TRANSPORTATION: Rittmer, Chair; Dearden and Halvorson
Senate File 50
STATE GOVERNMENT: Gronstal, Chair; Dearden, Drake, Kibbie and Rittmer
Senate File 52
AGRICULTURE: Douglas, Chair; Fraise and Hedge
SSB 39
STATE GOVERNMENT: Fink, Chair; Kibbie and Rittmer
SSB 40
STATE GOVERNMENT: Bisignano, Chair; Fink and Lind
SSB 41
JUDICIARY: Giannetto, Chair; Hammond, McKean, Redfern and Vilsack
SSB 42
JUDICIARY: Boettger, Chair; Giannetto, Maddox, Neuhauser and Vilsack
SSB 43
JUDICIARY: Bisignano, Chair; Boettger, Fraise, Maddox and Vilsack
SSB 44
JUDICIARY: Giannetto, Chair; Boettger, Fraise, McKean and Vilsack
COMMITTEE REPORTS
AGRICULTURE
Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 58 (SSB 16), a bill for an act relating
to procedures and criteria for recovery by private property owners due
to inverse condemnation of real property by state government action and
providing an applicabiity date.
Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
Final Vote: Ayes, 14: Priebe, Judge, Bartz, Banks, Black, Boswell,
Douglas, Fraise, Giannetto, Hedge, Husak, McLaren, Sorensen and Zieman.
Nays, none. Absent or not voting, 1: Palmer.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
STATE GOVERNMENT
Final Bill Action: SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 6 (SSB 39), a joint
resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of
Iowa to restrict the expenditure of state license fees received from
hunting, fishing, and trapping, and other public or private funds
appropriated, allocated, or received by the state for fish and wildlife
protection purposes.
Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
Final Vote: Ayes, 13: Gronstal, Kibbie, Rittmer, Bennett, Connolly,
Dearden, Drake, Fink, Giannetto, Halvorson, Lind, Lundby and Sorensen.
Nays, none. Absent or not voting, 2: Bisignano and McLaren.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTION
Senate Concurrent Resolution 9, by Bartz, a concurrent resolution
requesting Interstate Power Company to refund certain farm customer
charges.
Read first time under Rule 28 and passed on file.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
Senate Joint Resolution 6, by committee on State Government, a
joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State
of Iowa to restrict the expenditure of state license fees received from
hunting, fishing, and trapping, and other public or private funds
appropriated, allocated, or received by the state for fish and wildlife
protection purposes.
Read first time under rule 28 and placed on calendar.
Senate File 55, by Sorensen, a bill for an act regulating manure
spraying devices, and providing for penalties.
Read first time under Rule 28 and passed on file.
Senate File 56, by Jensen, a bill for an act requiring reflective
devices on railroad cars and providing a penalty.
Read first time under Rule 28 and passed on file.
Senate File 57, by Freeman, a bill for an act relating to the
amending of the state medical assistance plan.
Read first time under Rule 28 and passed on file.
Senate File 58, by committee on Agriculture, a bill for an act
relating to procedures and criteria for recovery by private property
owners due to inverse condemnation of real property by state government
action and providing an applicability date.
Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.
Senate File 59, by Black, a bill for an act relating to the
levying of property taxes and the rate of the tax levy for all taxing
districts and providing an applicability date provision.
Read first time under Rule 28 and passed on file.
Senate File 60, by Black, a bill for an act relating to
establishing a linked investment program for speculative building
development.
Read first time under Rule 28 and passed on file.
Senate File 61, by Priebe, a bill for an act relating to required
disclosure of cost information by alternative operator services
companies.
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.F. 54 Human Resources
S.F. 56 Transportation
S.F. 57 Human Resources
S.C.R. 9 Commerce
ADJOURNMENT
On motion of Senator Horn, the Senate adjourned at 9:10 a.m., until
9:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 25, 1995.
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