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SEVENTEENTH CALENDAR DAY
ELEVENTH SESSION DAY
Senate Chamber
Des Moines, Iowa, Wednesday, January 25, 1995
The Senate met in regular session at 9:06 a.m., President Boswell
presiding.
Prayer was offered by the Reverend Scott Hibben, pastor of the
Oakwood United Methodist Church, Des Moines, Iowa.
The Journal of Tuesday, January 24, 1995, was approved.
INTRODUCTION OF BILL
Senate File 62, by Fraise and Jensen, a bill for an act relating to
finance charges upon refinancing and consolidation of debts involving
consumer credit transactions.
Read first time and passed on file.
BILLS ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE
President Boswell announced the assignment of the following bills
to committee:
S.F. 55 Natural Resources
S.F. 59 Ways and Means
S.F. 60 Small Business, Economic Development,
and Tourism
S.F. 61 Commerce
The Senate stood at ease at 9:19 a.m. until the fall of the gavel
for the purpose of party caucuses.
The Senate resumed session at 10:07 a.m., President Boswell
presiding.
HOUSE MESSAGES RECEIVED AND CONSIDERED
The following messages were received from the Chief Clerk of the
House:
MR. PRESIDENT: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the
House has on January 23, 1995, adopted the following resolution in which
the concurrence of the Senate is asked:
House Concurrent Resolution 10, a concurrent resolution calling for
the convening of a Conference of the States and providing for Iowas
participation in the Conference.
This resolution was read first time and passed on file.
ALSO: That the House has on January 23, 1995, passed the following
bill in which the concurrence of the Senate is asked:
House File 3, a bill for an act relating to the state banner.
This bill was read first time and passed on file.
BILL REFERRED TO COMMITTEE
Senator Horn asked and received unanimous consent that Senate File
36 be referred from the Regular Calendar to the committee on Judiciary.
APPENDIX
REPORTS OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATION
Convened: January 24, 1995, 3:05 p.m.
Members Present: Judge, Chair; Sorensen, Vice Chair; Bartz, Ranking
Member; Horn and Lundby.
Committee Business: Presentations by the auditor of state, secretary of
state and treasurer of state.
Adjourned: 4:00 p.m.
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE/NATURAL RESOURCES
Convened: January 24, 1995, 3:05 p.m.
Members Present: Black, Chair; Priebe, Vice Chair; Banks, Ranking
Member; Bennett and Gettings.
Members Absent: none.
Committee Business: Budget presentation by the secretary of agriculture
for the department of agriculture and land stewardship.
Adjourned: 4:27 p.m.
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Convened: January 24, 1995, 3:10 p.m.
Members Present: Vilsack, Chair; Borlaug, Ranking Member; Hansen and
Zieman.
Members Absent: Bisignano, Vice Chair (excused).
Committee Business: Presentations by the DES.
Adjourned: 4:20 p.m.
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Convened: January 24, 1995, 3:05 p.m.
Members Present: Kibbie, Chair; Connolly, Vice Chair; Kramer, Ranking
Member; Fink and Freeman.
Members Absent: none.
Committee Business: Presentations by the Iowa school for the deaf, Iowa
braille and sight saving school, and presidents of the university of
Iowa and university of northern Iowa.
Adjourned: 5:03 p.m.
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Convened: January 24, 1995, 3:10 p.m.
Members Present: Flynn, Chair; Giannetto, Vice Chair; Rensink, Ranking
Member and Dearden.
Members Absent: Boettger (excused).
Committee Business: Presentations by the Iowa civil rights commission
and the department of human rights.
Adjourned: 5:10 p.m.
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES
Convened: January 24, 1995, 3:08 p.m.
Members Present: Hammond, Chair; Tinsman, Ranking Member and Rittmer.
Members Absent: Szymoniak, Vice Chair (excused) and Deluhery.
Committee Business: Presentations by adult, children and family services
division of the department of human services and juvenile court
representative.
Adjourned: 5:00 p.m.
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON JUSTICE SYSTEM
Convened: January 24, 1995, 3:10 p.m.
Members Present: Fraise, Chair; Dvorksy, Vice Chair; Iverson, Ranking
Member; Husak and Redfern.
Members Absent: none.
Committee Business: Budget presentation by the judicial branch.
Adjourned: 4:40 p.m.
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT, AUDIT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM
Convened: January 24, 1995, 3:07 p.m.
Members Present: Neuhauser, Chair; Gronstal, Vice Chair; McLaren,
Ranking Member and Maddox.
Members Absent: Boswell (excused).
Committee Business: Presentation by the director of the department of
management.
Adjourned: 4:15 p.m.
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, INFRASTRUCTURE AND
CAPITALS
Convened: January 24, 1995, 3:00 p.m.
Members Present: Halvorson, Chair; Douglas, Ranking Member and Jensen.
Members Absent: Palmer, Vice Chair and Murphy.
Committee Business: Presentation by the planning and programming
division, and the project development division of the department of
transportation.
Adjourned: 3:50 p.m.
AGRICULTURE
Convened: January 24, 1995, 8:01 a.m.
Members Present: Priebe, Chair; Judge, Vice Chair; Bartz, Ranking
Member; Banks, Black, Boswell, Douglas, Fraise, Giannetto, Hedge, Husak,
McLaren, Sorensen and Zieman.
Members Absent: Palmer (excused).
Committee Business: Approved SSB 16 as a committee bill.
Adjourned: 8:30 a.m.
EDUCATION
Convened: January 24, 1995, 1:37 p.m.
Members Present: Connolly, Chair; Kibbie, Vice Chair; Redfern, Ranking
Member; Deluhery, Dvorsky, Fink, Hammond, Iverson, Kramer, Lind, Murphy,
Neuhauser and Tinsman.
Members Absent: Rensink and Szymoniak (both excused).
Committee Business: Assigned bill to subcommittee; assigned standing
subcommittees on computers and technology, early childhood education,
and school-to-work.
Adjourned: 2:17 p.m.
STATE GOVERNMENT
Convened: January 24, 1995, 11:04 a.m.
Members Present: Gronstal, Chair; Kibbie, Vice Chair; Rittmer, Ranking
Member; Bennett, Connolly, Dearden, Drake, Fink, Giannetto, Halvorson,
Lind, Lundby and Sorensen.
Members Absent: Bisignano and McLaren.
Committee Business: Assigned bills to subcommittees and approved SSB 39
as a committee bill.
Adjourned: 11:08 a.m.
WAYS AND MEANS
Convened: January 24, 1995, 2:28 p.m.
Members Present: Palmer, Chair; Husak, Vice Chair; Bennett, Ranking
Member; Connolly, Deluhery, Drake, Freeman, Hedge, Iverson, McLaren,
Murphy, Neuhauser, Priebe and Vilsack.
Members Absent: Szymoniak (excused).
Committee Business: Presentation by the Iowa department of revenue and
finance on legislative priorities.
Adjourned: 3:06 p.m.
STUDY BILLS RECEIVED
SSB 48
Human Resources
Requiring protective headgear for bicyclists and creating a
penalty.
SSB 49
Human Resources
Relating to termination of parental rights involving abuse or
neglect of a cild by the childs parent.
SSB 50
Human Resources
Relating to the development and implementation of a coordinated
statewide truma care delivery system and providing penalties and
immunity from liability.
SSB 51
Human Resources
Providing for notification of certain persons receiving public
assistance oftax suspension provisions.
SSB 52
Human Resources
Adopting a new uniform anatomical gift Act and providing a penalty.
SSB 53
Human Resources
Relating to health care reform and health care costs by providing
for the reulation of insurance and health care plan providers,
establishing income tax cedits for certain individuals, establishing
certain individual requirements, ad providing for penalties, an
effective date provision, and an applicabilityrovision.
SSB 54
Human Resources
Requiring protective headgear for motorcyclists and providing
penalties.
SSB 55
Human Resources
Relating to emergency medical services.
SSB 56
Transportation
Relating to issuance of motor vehicle licenses by county treasurers
and provding moneys to the counties for implementation of the Act.
SSB 57
Transportation
A Concurrent Resolution declaring support for Amtrak.
SSB 58
Commerce
Relating to authorization of price reglation for utilities
providing communiations services.
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
Senate Concurrent Resolution 8
BUSINESS AND LABOR: Dearden, Chair; Gettings and Iverson
Senate Concurrent Resolution 9
COMMERCE: Priebe, Chair; Flynn and Hedge
Senate File 36
JUDICIARY: Vilsack, Chair; Bartz, Drake, Fraise and Giannetto
Senate File 43
HUMAN RESOURCES: Szymoniak, Chair; Hansen and Tinsman
Senate File 46
HUMAN RESOURCES: Szymoniak, Chair; Hammond and Tinsman
Senate File 47
LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Sorensen, Chair; Fink and McKean
Senate File 49
HUMAN RESOURCES: Hansen, Chair; Bartz and Szymoniak
Senate File 51
COMMERCE: Palmer, Chair; Deluhery and Redfern
Senate File 56
TRANSPORTATION: Drake, Chair; Fink and Lind
Senate File 60
SMALL BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM: Sorensen, Chair;
Boettger and Flynn
Senate File 61
COMMERCE: Gronstal, Chair; Douglas and Priebe
SSB 45
EDUCATION: Connolly, Chair; Kibbie and Redfern
SSB 46
ETHICS: Hedge, Chair; Husak, Drake, Gettings, McKean and Neuhauser
SSB 47
ETHICS: Hedge, Chair; Husak, Drake, Gettings, McKean and Neuhauser
SSB 48
HUMAN RESOURCES: Szymoniak, Chair; Kramer and Neuhauser
SSB 49
HUMAN RESOURCES: Szymoniak, Chair; Dvorsky and Tinsman
SSB 50
HUMAN RESOURCES: Szymoniak, Chair; Bartz and Neuhauser
SSB 51
HUMAN RESOURCES: Hammond, Chair; Szymoniak and Tinsman
SSB 52
HUMAN RESOURCES: Szymoniak, Chair; Dvorsky and Kramer
SSB 53
HUMAN RESOURCES: Vilsack, Chair; Kramer and Szymoniak
SSB 54
HUMAN RESOURCES: Szymoniak, Chair; Dvorsky and Tinsman
SSB 55
HUMAN RESOURCES: Hammond, Chair; Boettger and Szymoniak
SSB 58
COMMERCE: Deluhery, Chair; Husak and Lundby
BILLS ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE
President Boswell announced the assignment of the following bills
to committee:
S.F. 53 Reassigned to State Government
S.F. 62 Commerce
S.F. 63 Human Resources
S.F. 64 State Government
S.F. 65 State Government
H.F. 3 State Government
H.C.R. 10 State Government
COMMITTEE REPORTS
JUDICIARY
Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 21, a bill for an act eliminating the
twenty-four hour notice to students prior to a periodic search of
students lockers.
Recommendation: DO PASS.
Final Vote: Ayes, 8: McKean, Bartz, Boettger, Drake, Fraise, Halvorson,
Maddox and Redfern. Nays, 6: Giannetto, Vilsack, Bisignano, Hammond,
Hansen and Neuhauser. Absent or not voting, 1: Szymoniak.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
ALSO:
Final Bill Action: *SENATE FILE 66 (SSB 6), a bill for an act relating
to cruelty to police service dogs and providing for enhanced penalties.
Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
Final Vote: Ayes, 14: Giannetto, Vilsack, McKean, Bartz, Bisignano,
Boettger, Drake, Fraise, Halvorson, Hammond, Hansen, Maddox, Neuhauser
and Redfern. Nays, none. Absent or not voting, 1: Szymoniak.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
*Pursuant to Senate Rule 40, the Legislative Service Bureau
reported nonsubstantive changes to the members of the Judiciary
Committee on Senate File 66 and they were attached to the committee
report.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 9, a bill for an act relating to the
performance of duties of the office of recorder on abolition of the
office and the filing of documents and providing an effective date and
for retroactive applicability.
Recommendation: AMEND AND DO PASS AS PROVIDED IN AMENDMENT S-3017.
Final Vote: Ayes, 9: Sorensen, Fink, Maddox, Black, Fraise, Halvorson,
McKean, Rittmer and Zieman. Nays, none. Absent or not voting, 1: Judge.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
NATURAL RESOURCES
Final Bill Action: SENATE RESOLUTION 3 (SSB 37), a senate resolution
providing special recognition and support to the seventy-fifth
anniversary of Iowas state parks system.
Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE RESOLUTION.
Final Vote: Ayes, 11: Fink, Black, Lundby, Borlaug, Dearden, Freeman,
Hedge, Judge, Priebe, Rensink and Sorensen. Nays, none. Absent or not
voting, 4: Banks, Deluhery, Gronstal and Kibbie.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTION
Senate Resolution 3, by committee on Natural Resources, Environment
and Energy, a senate resolution providing special recognition and
support to the seventy-fifth anniversary of Iowas state parks system.
Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
Senate File 63, by Priebe, a bill for an act relating to the
performance of certain HIV-related tests, including tests performed on
newly born infants.
Read first time under Rule 28 and passed on file.
Senate File 64, by Bisignano, Lind, Gettings, Murphy, Jensen,
Dearden, McLaren, Freeman, Lundby, Bartz, McKean, Kibbie, Fraise,
Giannetto, Priebe, Fink, and Borlaug, a bill for an act relating to the
sale price of alcoholic liquor by a class E liquor control licensee, and
subjecting violators to criminal and civil penalties.
Read first time under Rule 28 and passed on file.
Senate File 65, by Halvorson, a bill for an act relating to the
governors power to suspend or modify provisions of a statute, order, or
rule during disaster emergencies.
Read first time under Rule 28 and passed on file.
Senate File 66, by committee on Judiciary, a bill for an act
relating to cruelty to police service dogs and providing for enhanced
penalties.
Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.
AMENDMENT FILED
S-3017 S.F. 9 Local Government
ADJOURNMENT
On motion of Senator Horn, the Senate adjourned at 10:12 a.m.,
until 9:00 a.m. , Thursday, January 26, 1995.
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