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THIRTY-FIRST CALENDAR DAY
NINETEENTH SESSION DAY
Senate Chamber
Des Moines, Iowa, Wednesday, February 8, 1995
The Senate met in regular session at 9:04 a.m., President Boswell
presiding.
Prayer was offered by the Reverend Robert Boudewyns, pastor of the
Unity Lutheran Church, Des Moines, Iowa.
The Journal of Tuesday, February 7, 1995, was approved.
HOUSE MESSAGE RECEIVED
The following message was received from the Chief Clerk of the
House:
MR. PRESIDENT: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the
House has on February 6, 1995, amended and passed the following bill in
which the concurrence of the Senate is asked:
Senate File 37, a bill for an act relating to the control of
emissions from grain storage facilities, by imposing a moratorium upon
the department of natural resources, and providing an effective date
(S-3036).
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
Senate File 110, by Lind, a bill for an act abolishing the racing
dog adoption program and eliminating financial support provided to the
program.
Read first time and passed on file.
Senate File 111, by Vilsack, Bisignano, and Hansen, a bill for
an act relang to corporate, franchise, and insurance premiums tax
credits for entities investing in a qualified venture capital company
and providing retroactive applicability date provisions.
Read first time and passed on file.
Senate File 112, by Lind, a bill for an act relating to the salary
of the executive secretary of the Iowa ethics and campaign disclosure
board.
Read first time and passed on file.
QUORUM CALL
Senator Horn requested a non record roll call to determine that a
quorum was present.
The vote revealed 45 present, 5 absent and a quorum present.
CONSIDERATION OF BILL
(Regular Calendar)
Senate File 93
On motion of Senator Bisignano, Senate File 93, a bill for an act
related to criminal offenses against minors and sexually violent
offenses and offenders committing those offenses, by requiring
registration by offenders, providing for the establishment of a sex
offender registry, and providing penalties, was taken up for
consideration.
The Senate stood at ease at 9:30 a.m. until the fall of the gavel
for the purpose of party caucuses.
The Senate resumed session at 10:10 a.m., President Boswell
presiding.
Senator Horn asked and received unanimous consent that action on
Senate File 93 be deferred.
INTRODUCTION OF BILL
Senate File 113, by Vilsack, Hansen, Bisignano, and Halvorson, a
bill for an act relating to establishing a local housing development
program under the Iowa finance authority, authorizing the issuance of
bonds to fund the program, and authorizing a city, county, or municipal
housing agency to develop, own, and manage a local housing project.
Read first time and passed on file.
RECESS
On motion of Senator Horn, the Senate recessed at 10:13 a.m., until
5:00 p.m.
APPENDIX
PRESENTATION OF VISITOR
The Chair welcomed the Honorable Ray Taylor, former member of the
House and Senate from Hardin County, Steamboat Rock, Iowa.
BILLS ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE
President Boswell announced the assignment of the following bills
to committee on February 7, 1995:
S.F. 98 Rules and Administration
S.F. 99 Appropriations
S.F. 100 Natural Resources
S.F. 101 Local Government
S.F. 102 Business and Labor
S.F. 103 State Government
S.F. 104 Natural Resources
S.F. 105 Ways and Means
S.F. 106 State Government
S.C.R. 13 Human Resources
REPORTS OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATION AND REGULATION
Convened: February 7, 1995, 10:35 a.m.
Members Present: Judge, Chair; Sorensen, Vice Chair; Bartz, Ranking
Member; Horn and Lundby.
Members Absent: none.
Committee Business: Presentation by the department of personnel.
Adjourned: 11:10 a.m.
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Convened: February 7, 1995, 10:18 a.m.
Members Present: Vilsack, Chair; Bisignano, Vice Chair; Hansen and
Zieman.
Members Absent: Borlaug, Ranking Member (excused).
Committee Business: Presentations by technology transfer, Iowa seed
capital corporation; wallace technology foundation and small business
investment corporation.
Adjourned: 12:01 p.m.
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Convened: February 7, 1995, 10:27 a.m.
Members Present: Kibbie, Chair; Connolly, Vice Chair; Kramer, Ranking
Member; Fink and Freeman.
Members Absent: none.
Committee Business: Presentations by the university of osteopathic
medicine and health sciences, and the university of Iowa.
Adjourned: 12:12 p.m.
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Convened: February 7, 1995, 10:33 a.m.
Members Present: Flynn, Chair; Giannetto, Vice Chair; Rensink, Ranking
Member; Boettger and Dearden.
Members Absent: none.
Committee Business: Budget presentations by the department of human
rights and governors alliance on substance abuse.
Adjourned: 11:55 a.m.
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES
Convened: February 7, 1995, 10:30 a.m.
Members Present: Hammond, Chair; Szymoniak, Vice Chair; Tinsman, Ranking
Member; Deluhery and Rittmer.
Members Absent: none.
Committee Business: Explanations of the X-PERT and FACS computer systems
of the department of human services.
Adjourned: 12:10 p.m.
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON JUSTICE SYSTEM
Convened: February 7, 1995, 10:28 a.m.
Members Present: Fraise, Chair; Dvorsky, Vice Chair; Iverson, Ranking
Member; Husak and Redfern.
Members Absent: none.
Committee Business: Presentation by AT&T.
Adjourned: 11:23 a.m.
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT, AUDIT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM
Convened: February 7, 1995, 10:30 a.m.
Members Present: Neuhauser, Chair; Gronstal, Vice Chair; McLaren,
Ranking Member and Maddox.
Members Absent: Boswell (excused).
Committee Business: Presentation by the department of management on
privatization efforts.
Adjourned: 11:20 a.m.
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, INFRASTRUCTURE AND
CAPITALS
Convened: February 7, 1995, 10:25 a.m.
Members Present: Halvorson, Chair; Douglas, Ranking Member and Jensen.
Members Absent: Palmer, Vice Chair and Murphy (both excused).
Committee Business: Presentation by the department of natural resources
on capital projects; LFB distributed materials on revolving funds
transferred to general funds and on capital projects summary report
(Jan.-June, 1994).
Adjourned: 11:25 a.m.
AGRICULTURE
Convened: February 7, 1995, 8:04 a.m.
Members Present: Priebe, Chair; Judge, Vice Chair; Bartz, Ranking
Member; Banks, Boswell, Douglas, Fraise, Giannetto, Hedge, Husak,
McLaren, Palmer, Sorensen and Zieman.
Members Absent: Black (excused).
Committee Business: Approved SSBs 85 and 93 as committee bills.
Adjourned: 8:39 a.m.
COMMERCE
Convened: February 7, 1995, 3:20 p.m.
Members Present: Deluhery, Chair; Hansen, Vice Chair; Jensen, Ranking
Member; Douglas, Flynn, Freeman, Gettings, Gronstal, Hedge, Husak,
Palmer, Priebe and Redfern.
Members Absent: Bisignano and Lundby.
Committee Business: Assigned bills to subcommittees; presentation by the
superintendent of banking and the credit union superintendent.
Adjourned: 3:56 p.m.
EDUCATION
Convened: February 7, 1995, 2:36 p.m.
Members Present: Connolly, Chair; Kibbie, Vice Chair; Redfern, Ranking
Member; Deluhery, Dvorsky, Fink, Hammond, Iverson, Kramer, Lind,
Neuhauser, Rensink and Tinsman.
Members Absent: Murphy and Szymoniak (both excused).
Committee Business: Assigned bills to subcommittees.
Adjourned: 2:39 p.m.
ETHICS
Convened: February 7, 1995, 2:40 p.m.
Members Present: Husak, Chair; Hedge, Ranking Member; Drake, Gettings
and McKean.
Members Absent: Neuhauser, Vice Chair (excused).
Committee Business: Discussed amendments to Senate Resolutions 4 and 5.
Adjourned: 3:05 p.m.
HUMAN RESOURCES
Convened: February 7, 1995, 1:34 p.m.
Members Present: Szymoniak, Chair; Hammond, Vice Chair; Boettger,
Ranking Member; Bartz, Dvorsky, Hansen, Kramer, Neuhauser, Tinsman and
Vilsack.
Members Absent: none.
Committee Business: Approved SSBs 18, 50, 52 and 62.
Adjourned: 2:26 p.m.
STATE GOVERNMENT
Convened: February 7, 1995, 1:35 p.m.
Members Present: Gronstal, Chair; Kibbie, Vice Chair; Rittmer, Ranking
Member; Bennett, Bisignano, Connolly, Dearden, Drake, Fink, Giannetto,
Halvorson, Lind, Lundby and Sorensen.
Members Absent: McLaren.
Committee Business: Assigned bills to subcommittees and recommended
passage of Senate Files 14 and 40.
Adjourned: 1:47 p.m.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
RULES AND ADMINISTRATION
The committee on Rules and Administration referred the following
governors appointments to state boards, commissions and departments to
Senate standing committees as indiciated for investigation on February
8, 1995:
AGRICULTURE
Kenneth W. McNichols - State Soil Conservation Committee.
BUSINESS AND LABOR
Derald L. Judson, Jr. - Employment Appeal Board.
Kathryn A. Murphy - Job Service Advisory Council.
COMMERCE
Dr. Therese M. Vaughan - Commissioner of Insurance.
COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION POLICY
Joan U. Axel, Robert F. Baur and Richard A. Westcott - Iowa
Telecommunications and Technology Commission.
EDUCATION
Wayne F. Drexler - School Budget Review Committee.
HUMAN RESOURCES
Alan J. Beste, Dr. Kenneth W. Caldwell, Danny T. Foster, Denise A.
Harklau, Dr. Mary A. Khowassah and Dr. Rick D. Wilkerson - Athletic
Trainer Advisory Board.
Judge Brown, Jr. - Commission on the Status of Women.
Dr. Dale J. Andringa, Dennis L. Billings, Kraig A. Boysen, Dr. Beth
K. Bruening, John M. Comstock, Ann E. Kaven, John A. Kolosky, Marabeth
K. Soneson, Marcia J. Stark, F. Walter Tomenga and Pamela W. Vap -
Community Health Management Information System Governing Board.
Mary Anne Anderson, Sharon Blair, Robert J. DeSmidt, Dr. Marilee
Fredericks, Gary L. Gansemer, Frank H. Hermsen, Gilbert C. Hoogendoorn,
Clark A. Lane, Barbara J. Lips, Jean E. Oxley, Robert E. Petersen, Linda
W. Rouse and Beverly A. Sanderson - Mental Health and Developmental
Disabilities Commission.
JUDICIARY
Elizabeth A. Walker - Board of Parole.
Paul J. Leinen, Jr. - State Judicial Nominating Commission.
NATURAL RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY
Terrence G. Townsend - Environmental Protection Commission.
Joan C. Schneider - Natural Resource Commission.
Yvonne M. Wente - Renewable Fuels and Coproducts Advisory
Committee.
SMALL BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM
David J. Lyons - Director of the Department of Economic
Development.
Carol A. Garrett, Doris A. Hansen, Thomas G. Kunz, John B. Parks,
L. Jeanne Partlow, Randolph P. Steig and Bruce Tamisiea - Iowa Seed
Capital Corporation.
STATE GOVERNMENT
Dr. Teresa A. Mock - Board of Medical Examiners.
Muriel E. Allan, Dorothy E. Andrews and Gail K. Danilson -
Commission of Veterans Affairs.
Dr. Scharron A. Clayton and Myrtilla Levin - Commission on the
Status of African-Americans.
Janet E. Phipps - Director of the Department of General Services.
Randy G. Brown - Executive Director of the Commission of Veterans
Affairs.
Dr. Bruce W. Van Zee - Iowa Board of Veterinary Medicine.
WALLY E. HORN, Chair
STUDY BILLS RECEIVED
SSB 108
Human Resources
Relating to health facilities under the purview of the department
of inspections and appeals.
SSB 109
Transportation
Relating to salvage and wrecked motor vehicles.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
HUMAN RESOURCES
Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 114 (SSB 18), a bill for an act relating
to anabolic steroids and the Iowa uniform controlled substances Act.
Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
Final Vote: Ayes, 10: Szymoniak, Hammond, Boettger, Bartz, Dvorksy,
Hansen, Kramer, Neuhauser, Tinsman and Vilsack. Nays, none.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
ALSO:
Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 116 (SSB 62), a bill for an act
authorizing certain persons to access dependent adult abuse information.
Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
Final Vote: Ayes, 10: Szymoniak, Hammond, Boettger, Bartz, Dvorksy,
Hansen, Kramer, Neuhauser, Tinsman and Vilsack. Nays, none.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
ALSO:
Final Bill Action: *SENATE FILE 117 (SSB 52), a bill for an act adopting
a new uniform anatomical gift Act and providing a penalty.
Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
Final Vote: Ayes, 10: Szymoniak, Hammond, Boettger, Bartz, Dvorksy,
Hansen, Kramer, Neuhauser, Tinsman and Vilsack. Nays, none.
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 Human Resources
Committee on Senate File 117 and they were attached to the committee
report.
ALSO:
Final Bill Action: *SENATE FILE 118 (SSB 50), a bill for an act relating
to the development and implementation of a coordinated statewide trauma
care delivery system and providing penalties and immunity from
liability.
Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
Final Vote: Ayes, 8: Szymoniak, Hammond, Boettger, Bartz, Dvorksy,
Kramer, Neuhauser and Vilsack. Nays, 1: Hansen. Pass, 1: Tinsman.
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 Human Resources
Committee on Senate File 118 and they were attached to the committee
report.
AMENDMENTS FILED
S-3036 S.F. 37 House amendment
S-3037 S.F. 21 Eugene Fraise
Don Gettings
S-3038 S.F. 82 Johnie Hammond
S-3039 S.F. 58 Andy McKean
S-3040 S.R. 5 Rod Halvorson
S-3041 S.R. 5 Rod Halvorson
S-3042 S.F. 93 Tony Bisignano
S-3043 S.F. 93 Randal J. Giannetto
S-3044 S.F. 93 Tony Bisignano
S-3045 S.F. 93 Rod Halvorson
S-3046 S.F. 93 Brad Banks
AFTERNOON SESSION
The Senate reconvened at 5:00 p.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 February 7, 1995, passed the following bills in which the
concurrence of the Senate is asked:
House File 41, a bill for an act relating to the establishment of
legal settlement for certain blind persons and providing an effective
date.
This bill was read first time and passed on file.
House File 94, a bill for an act to permit certain dissolutions of
marriage to take place without a hearing.
This bill was read first time and passed on file.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
Senate File 114, by committee on Human Resources, a bill for an
act relating to anabolic steroids and the Iowa uniform controlled
substances Act.
Read first time and placed on calendar.
Senate File 115, by Lind, a bill for an act relating to department
of human services child day care nutritional standards.
Read first time and passed on file.
Senate File 116, by committee on Human Resources, a bill for an
act authorizing certain persons to access dependent adult abuse
information.
Read first time and placed on calendar.
Senate File 117, by committee on Human Resources, a bill for an
act adopting a new uniform anatomical gift Act and providing a penalty.
Read first time and placed on calendar.
Senate File 118, by committee on Human Resources, a bill for an
act relating to the development and implementation of a coordinated
statewide trauma care delivery system and providing penalties and
immunity from liability.
Read first time and placed on calendar.
Senate File 119, by Maddox, a bill for an act relating to
supplementary weightings for shared administrators by school districts
under the state school foundation aid program and providing an effective
date.
Read first time and passed on file.
BILLS ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE
President Boswell announced the assignment of the following bills
to committee on February 8:
S.F. 108 Judiciary
S.F. 109 Judiciary
S.F. 110 State Government
S.F. 111 Small Business, Economic Development, &
Tourism
S.F. 112 State Government
S.F. 113 Small Business, Economic Development, &
Tourism
S.F. 115 Human Resources
S.F. 119 Education
H.F. 15 Judiciary
H.F. 29 Judiciary
H.F. 41 Human Resources
H.F. 94 Judiciary
APPENDIX
COMMITTEE REPORTS
BUSINESS AND LABOR
Final Bill Action: SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 8, a concurrent
resolution urging support of the striking workers at
Bridgestone/Firestone in Des Moines through legislation and other means.
Recommendation: DO PASS.
Final Vote: Ayes, 6: Dearden, Gettings, Connolly, Dvorsky, Giannetto and
Hammond. Nays, 4: Freeman, Banks, Iverson and Maddox.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
SMALL BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM
Final Bill Action: SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 12, a concurrent
resolution urging the Federal Trade Commission to amend a consent
agreement that would require the divestiture of the Fort Dodge Friskies
PetCare Plant.
Recommendation: DO PASS.
Final Vote: Ayes, 12: Hansen, Judge, Zieman, Bennett, Boettger, Borlaug,
Kibbie, Maddox, Palmer, Sorensen, Szymoniak and Vilsack. Nays, none.
Absent or not voting, 3: Flynn, Giannetto and McKean.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
AMENDMENTS FILED
S-3047 S.F. 83 Stewart Iverson, Jr.
S-3048 S.C.R. 8 Stewart Iverson, Jr.
ADJOURNMENT
On motion of Senator Horn, the Senate adjourned at 5:03 p.m., until
9:00 a.m., Thursday, February 9, 1995.
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