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THIRTY-SECOND CALENDAR DAY
TWENTIETH SESSION DAY
Senate Chamber
Des Moines, Iowa, Thursday, February 9, 1995
The Senate met in regular session at 9:02 a.m., President Boswell
presiding.
Prayer was offered by the Reverend Jeff Nelsen, pastor of the First
Baptist Church, Harlan, Iowa.
The Journal of Wednesday, February 8, 1995, was approved.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
Senate File 120, by Tinsman, Borlaug, Bartz, Maddox, Freeman,
Judge, and Szymoniak, a bill for an act requiring that prison inmates
obtain a general equivalency diploma prior to the granting of parole or
work release, and providing exceptions.
Read first time and passed on file.
Senate File 121, by Tinsman, Rittmer, Lind, Rife, Neuhauser,
Deluhery, and Giannetto, a bill for an act relating to the taxation of
pensions, annuities, and retirement allowances received for the purposes
of state individual income tax and providing a retroactive applicability
date.
Read first time and passed on file.
Senate File 122, by McKean, a bill for an act relating to the date
of the primary election.
Read first time and passed on file.
Senate File 123, by Boswell, a bill for an act relating to the
establishment of area long-term care residents advocates in each of the
area agencies on aging, providing for an appropriation, and providing an
effective date.
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 50 present, 0 absent and a quorum present.
SPECIAL GUEST
Senator Horn introduced Lisa Switzer, one of the American Heart
Associations 1995 Heart Ambassadors from Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Lisa is an active volunteer for the American Heart Association and
is a member of one of the AHAs Jump Rope for Heart Demonstration Teams
which travel to schools all over eastern Iowa.
Lisas medical record adds up to more than four open heart surgeries
and three pacemakers.
HOUSE MESSAGE RECEIVED AND CONSIDERED
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 8, 1995, adopted the following resolution in which
the concurrence of the Senate is asked:
House Concurrent Resolution 17, 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.
This resolution was read first time and passed on file.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
(Deferred February 8, 1995)
Senate File 93
The Senate resumed consideration of 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, deferred February 8, 1995.
Senator Halvorson offered amendment S-3045 filed by him on February
8, 1995, to page 1 of the bill and moved its adoption.
Amendment S-3045 was adopted by a voice vote.
Senator Bisignano offered amendment S-3042 filed by him on February
8, 1995, to page 2 of the bill and moved its adoption.
Amendment S-3042 was adopted by a voice vote.
Senator Giannetto offered amendment S-3043 filed by him on February
8, 1995, to pages 4-7, 9-11 and the title page of the bill.
Senator Banks offered amendment S-3046 filed by him on February 8,
1995, to amendment S-3043 and moved its adoption.
Amendment S-3046 was adopted by a voice vote.
Senator Giannetto offered amendment S-3050 filed by Senators
Giannetto and Halvorson from the floor to amendment S-3043 and moved its
adoption.
Amendment S-3050 was adopted by a voice vote.
Senator Bisignano called for a division of amendment S-3043 as
amended:
Page 1, lines 2-50; and page 2, lines 1-19 and 29-41 as division
S-3043A: page 2, lines 20-28 as division S-3043B.
Senator Giannetto moved the adoption of division S-3043A as
amended, which motion prevailed by a voice vote.
Senator Giannetto moved the adoption of division S-3043B as
amended, which motion prevailed by a voice vote.
Senator Bisignano offered amendment S-3044 filed by him on February
8, 1995, to page 10 of the bill.
Senator Neuhauser raised the point of order that amendment S-3044
was not germane to the bill.
The Chair ruled the point well taken and amendment S-3044 out of
order.
Senator Bisignano asked and received unanimous consent that action
on Senate File 93 be deferred.
HOUSE AMENDMENT CONSIDERED
Senate File 37
Senator Priebe called up for consideration 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, amended by the House, and
moved that the Senate concur in House amendment S-3036 filed February 8,
1995.
The motion prevailed by a voice vote and the Senate concurred in
the House amendment.
Senator Priebe moved that the bill as amended by the House and
concurred in by the Senate, 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. 37) the vote was:
Ayes, 50:
Banks Bartz Bennett Bisignano
Black Boettger Borlaug Boswell
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 Neuhauser Palmer
Priebe Redfern Rensink Rife
Rittmer Sorensen Szymoniak Tinsman
Vilsack Zieman
Nays, none.
The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to
have passed the Senate and the title as amended was agreed to.
CONSIDERATION OF BILL
(Regular Calendar)
Senate File 14
On motion of Senator Gronstal, Senate File 14, a bill for an act
relating to the commission on compensation, expenses, and salaries for
elective state officials and providing an effective date, with report of
committee recommending passage, was taken up for consideration.
Senator Gronstal 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. 14) the vote was:
Ayes, 50:
Banks Bartz Bennett Bisignano
Black Boettger Borlaug Boswell
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 Neuhauser Palmer
Priebe Redfern Rensink Rife
Rittmer Sorensen Szymoniak Tinsman
Vilsack Zieman
Nays, none.
The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to
have passed the Senate and the title was agreed to.
ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION
(Regular Calendar)
Senator Horn asked and received unanimous consent to take up for
consideration Senate Concurrent Resolution 12.
Senate Concurrent Resolution 12
On motion of Senator Kibbie, 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, with report of committee recommending passage,
was taken up for consideration.
Senator Kibbie asked and received unanimous consent that House
Concurrent Resolution 17 be substituted for Senate Concurrent Resolution
12.
House Concurrent Resolution 17
On motion of Senator Kibbie, House Concurrent Resolution 17, 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, was taken up for consideration.
Senator Kibbie moved the adoption of House Concurrent Resolution
17, which motion prevailed by a voice vote.
CONSIDERATION OF BILLS
(Regular Calendar)
Senate File 88
On motion of Senator McKean, Senate File 88, a bill for an act
relating to statutory corrections which may adjust language to reflect
current practices, insert earlier omissions, delete redundancies and
inaccuracies, delete temporary language, resolve inconsistencies and
conflicts, update ongoing provisions, or remove ambiguities, was taken
up for consideration.
Senator McKean offered amendment S-3031 filed by the committee on
Judiciary on February 2, 1995, to pages 6 and 7 of the bill and moved
its adoption.
Amendment S-3031 was adopted by a voice vote.
Senator McKean 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. 88) the vote was:
Ayes, 49:
Banks Bartz Bennett Bisignano
Black Boettger Borlaug Boswell
Connolly Dearden Deluhery Douglas
Drake Dvorsky Fink Flynn
Fraise Freeman Gettings Giannetto
Gronstal Halvorson Hammond Hedge
Horn Husak Iverson Jensen
Judge Kibbie Kramer Lind
Lundby Maddox McKean McLaren
Murphy Neuhauser Palmer Priebe
Redfern Rensink Rife Rittmer
Sorensen Szymoniak Tinsman Vilsack
Zieman
Nays, none.
Absent or not voting, 1:
Hansen
The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to
have passed the Senate and the title was agreed to.
Senate File 87
On motion of Senator Bartz, Senate File 87, a bill for an act
relating to nonsubstantive Code corrections, and providing effective and
applicability date provisions, was taken up for consideration.
Senator Bartz offered amendment S-3030 filed by the committee on
Judiciary on February 2, 1995, to pages 3, 4 and 12 of the bill and
moved its adoption.
Amendment S-3030 was adopted by a voice vote.
Senator Bartz 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. 87) the vote was:
Ayes, 50:
Banks Bartz Bennett Bisignano
Black Boettger Borlaug Boswell
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 Neuhauser Palmer
Priebe Redfern Rensink Rife
Rittmer Sorensen Szymoniak Tinsman
Vilsack Zieman
Nays, none.
The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to
have passed the Senate and the title was agreed to.
ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION
(Regular Calendar)
Senate Resolution 4
On motion of Senator Hedge, Senate Resolution 4, a senate
resolution to provide the senate rules governing lobbyists, was taken up
for consideration.
Senator Hedge offered amendment S-3034 filed by Senators Hedge, et
al., on February 7, 1995, to page 3 of the resolution and moved its
adoption.
Amendment S-3034 was adopted by a voice vote.
Senator Hedge moved the adoption of Senate Resolution 4 as amended,
which motion prevailed by a voice vote.
BUSINESS PENDING
Senate File 93
The Senate resumed consideration of 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, previously deferred.
Senator Neuhauser offered amendment S-3052 filed by Senators
Neuhauser, Bisignano and Giannetto from the floor to page 10 of the bill
and moved its adoption.
Amendment S-3052 was adopted by a voice vote.
Senator Boettger offered amendment S-3049 filed by Senators
Boettger, et al., from the floor to pages 2, 7 and 10 of the bill.
Senator Lind offered amendment S-3051 filed by him from the floor
to amendment S-3049.
Senator Giannetto raised the point of order that amendment S-3051
to amendment S-3049 was not germane.
The Chair ruled the point well taken and amendment S-3051 out of
order.
Senator Boettger moved the adoption of amendment S-3049, which
motion prevailed by a voice vote.
Senator Bisignano 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. 93) the vote was:
Ayes, 49:
Banks Bartz Bennett Bisignano
Black Boettger Borlaug Boswell
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 Neuhauser Palmer
Priebe Redfern Rensink Rife
Rittmer Sorensen Tinsman Vilsack
Zieman
Nays, 1:
Szymoniak
The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to
have passed the Senate and the title as amended was agreed to.
ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION
(Regular Calendar)
Senate Resolution 5
On motion of Senator Husak, Senate Resolution 5, a senate
resolution to provide for the Senate Code of Ethics, was taken up for
consideration.
Senator Halvorson offered amendment S-3040 filed by him on February
8, 1995, to page 5 of the resolution.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Leave of absence was granted as follows:
Senator Lundby for the remainder of the day on request of Senator
Rife.
BUSINESS PENDING
Senate Resolution 5
The Senate resumed consideration of Senate Resolution 5 and
amendment S-3040.
Senator Halvorson moved the adoption of amendment S-3040.
A record roll call was requested.
On the question Shall amendment S-3040 be adopted? (S.R. 5) the
vote was:
Rule 23, requiring all Senators present to vote except those who
express a conflict of interest, was invoked.
Ayes, 3:
Flynn Halvorson Hammond
Nays, 46:
Banks Bartz Bennett Bisignano
Black Boettger Borlaug Boswell
Connolly Dearden Deluhery Douglas
Drake Dvorsky Fink Fraise
Freeman Gettings Giannetto Gronstal
Hansen Hedge Horn Husak
Iverson Jensen Judge Kibbie
Kramer Lind Maddox McKean
McLaren Murphy Neuhauser Palmer
Priebe Redfern Rensink Rife
Rittmer Sorensen Szymoniak Tinsman
Vilsack Zieman
Absent or not voting, 1:
Lundby
Amendment S-3040 lost.
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 9, 1995, insisted on its amendment to Senate File
17, a bill for an act establishing the state percent of growth for the
school budget year beginning July 1, 1995, for purposes of the state
school foundation program and providing effective and applicability date
provisions, and that the members of the Conference Committee on part of
the House are: The Representative from Scott, Mr. Grubbs, Chair; the
Representative from Winneshiek, Mr. Gipp; the Representative from
Crawford, Mr. Gries; the Representative from Clinton, Mr. Ollie; the
Representative from Lee, Mr. Wise.
APPOINTMENT OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
The Chair announced the following conference committee on Senate
File 17 on the part of the Senate: Senators Connolly, Chair; Kibbie,
Murphy, Lind and Kramer.
BUSINESS PENDING
Senate Resolution 5
The Senate resumed consideration of Senate Resolution 5.
Senator Halvorson withdrew amendment S-3041 filed by him on
February 8, 1995, to page 6 of the resolution.
Senator Husak offered amendment S-3033 filed by Senators Husak, et
al., on February 7, 1995, to pages 10, 12 and 13 of the resolution and
moved its adoption.
Amendment S-3033 was adopted by a voice vote.
Senator Husak moved the adoption of Senate Resolution 5 as amended,
which motion prevailed by a voice vote and the resolution as amended was
adopted.
INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS
Senate Concurrent Resolution 14, by committee on Rules and
Administration, a senate concurrent resolution relating to a Biennial
Memorial Session.
Read first time and placed on calendar.
Senate Concurrent Resolution 15, by committee on Communications and
Information Policy, a concurrent resolution requesting that the Congress
of the United States direct the Health Care Financing Administration to
establish a national policy no later than July 1, 1995, for Medicare
reimbursement of telemedicine services.
Read first time and placed on calendar.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
Senate Joint Resolution 10, by Bartz, Lind, Szymoniak, Priebe, and
Kibbie, a joint resolution supporting the use of marijuana for medical
purposes in the state of Iowa.
Read first time and passed on file.
Senate File 124, by committee on Judiciary, a bill for an act
relating to access to certain adoption records by the subject of the
record.
Read first time and placed on calendar.
Senate File 125, by Giannetto, a bill for an act relating to
no-contact orders in domestic abuse cases, extending an existing penalty
to certain persons and providing a conditional effective date.
Read first time and passed on file.
Senate File 126, by Priebe, Kibbie, Hedge, Palmer, Rittmer, and
Borlaug, a bill for an act relating to state participation in the
funding of mental health, mental retardation, and developmental
disabilities services and providing property tax relief.
Read first time and passed on file.
Senate File 127, by Jensen and Palmer, a bill for an act relating
to the preservation of and restoration work on the physical facilities
of the capitol complex.
Read first time and passed on file.
Senate File 128, by Hansen, a bill for an act to shorten the time
frame preceding an election during which political yard signs may be
placed on property adjoining city, county, or state roadways.
Read first time and passed on file.
Senate File 129, by Lind and McKean, a bill for an act relating to
requiring the county name on motor vehicle registration plates and
providing an applicability date.
Read first time and passed on file.
Senate File 130, by Vilsack, a bill for an act relating to limiting
the manner in which an order appointing a guardian or conservator is
subject to attack by third parties.
Read first time and passed on file.
BILL REFERRED TO COMMITTEE
Senator Horn asked and received unanimous consent that Senate File
107 be referred from the Regular Calendar to the committee on
Appropriations.
IMMEDIATELY MESSAGED
Senator Horn asked and received unanimous consent that Senate Files
14, 37, 87, 88 and 93 and House Concurrent Resolution 17 be immediately
messaged to the House.
RECESS
On motion of Senator Horn, the Senate recessed at 12:50 p.m., until
2:30 p.m.
APPENDIX
REPORTS OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATION AND REGULATION
Convened: February 8, 1995, 10:25 a.m.
Members Present: Judge, Chair; Sorensen, Vice Chair; Bartz, Ranking
Member and Horn.
Members Absent: Lundby (excused).
Committee Business: Budget presentation by the office of the governor;
discussed legislative intent language.
Adjourned: 11:15 a.m.
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE/NATURAL RESOURCES
Convened: February 8, 1995, 10:19 a.m.
Members Present: Priebe, Vice Chair; Banks, Ranking Member; Bennett and
Gettings.
Members Absent: Black (excused).
Committee Business: Presentation on the Five Island Lake by the lake
board; presentation by the administrator of the DNR on the fish and
wildlife division.
Adjourned: 11:16 a.m.
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Convened: February 8, 1995, 10:20 a.m.
Members Present: Vilsack, Chair; Bisignano, Vice Chair; Borlaug, Ranking
Member; Hansen and Zieman.
Members Absent: none.
Committee Business: Presentations by partner state program, peace
institute, international development foundation and the Iowa finance
authority.
Adjourned: 12:15 p.m.
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Convened: February 8, 1995, 10:21 a.m.
Members Present: Kibbie, Chair; Connolly, Vice Chair; Kramer, Ranking
Member; Fink and Freeman.
Members Absent: none.
Committee Business: Presentation by the department of management.
Adjourned: 11:50 a.m.
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Convened: February 8, 1995, 10:24 a.m.
Members Present: Flynn, Chair; Giannetto, Vice Chair; Rensink, Ranking
Member; Boettger and Dearden.
Members Absent: none.
Committee Business: Budget presentations by the executive director of
the commission of veterans affairs and the commandant of the Iowa
veterans home.
Adjourned: 11:46 a.m.
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES
Convened: February 8, 1995, 10:25 a.m.
Members Present: Hammond, Chair; Szymoniak, Vice Chair; Tinsman, Ranking
Member; Deluhery and Rittmer.
Members Absent: none.
Committee Business: Presentations regarding adolescent pregnancy
prevention and foster and adoptive parents association.
Adjourned: 12:20 p.m.
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON JUSTICE SYSTEM
Convened: February 8, 1995, 10:25 a.m.
Members Present: Fraise, Chair; Dvorsky, Vice Chair; Iverson, Ranking
Member; Husak and Redfern.
Members Absent: none.
Committee Business: Presentations for alternative prison sites by Sioux
City, Eldora, Newton, Fort Madison and Anamosa.
Adjourned: 12:14 p.m.
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT, AUDIT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM
Convened: February 8, 1995, 10:42 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 transportation.
Adjourned: 11:30 a.m.
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, INFRASTRUCTURE AND
CAPITALS
Convened: February 8, 1995, 10:25 a.m.
Members Present: Halvorson, Chair; Palmer, Vice Chair and Douglas,
Ranking Member.
Members Absent: Jensen and Murphy (both excused).
Committee Business: Presentation by county treasurers on the county
drivers license pilot project; presentation by the DOT and Des Moines
and Davenport police officers on MARS computer interface and the
digitalized/bar-coded drivers license.
Adjourned: 12:25 p.m.
BUSINESS AND LABOR
Convened: February 8, 1995, 2:37 p.m.
Members Present: Dearden, Chair; Gettings, Vice Chair; Freeman, Ranking
Member; Banks, Connolly, Dvorsky, Giannetto, Hammond, Iverson and
Maddox.
Members Absent: none.
Committee Business: Recommended passage of Senate Concurrent Resolution
8; presentation by the industrial commissioner.
Adjourned: 3:17 p.m.
COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION POLICY
Convened: February 8, 1995, 4:08 p.m.
Members Present: Dvorsky, Chair; Deluhery, Vice Chair; McLaren, Ranking
Member; Flynn, Hansen, Jensen and Redfern.
Members Absent: none.
Committee Business: Speakers from Drake university, Kirkwood community
college and Charles City high school; approved SSB 86 as a committee
bill.
Adjourned: 5:28 p.m.
JUDICIARY
Convened: February 8, 1995, 1:35 p.m.
Members Present: Giannetto, Chair; Vilsack, Vice Chair; McKean, Ranking
Member; Bartz, Bisignano, Boettger, Drake, Fraise, Halvorson, Hammond,
Hansen, Maddox, Neuhauser, Redfern and Szymoniak.
Members Absent: none.
Committee Business: Approved SSBs 36 and 78 as committee bills; deferred
action on Senate File 86.
Adjourned: 2:04 p.m.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Convened: February 8, 1995, 2:35 p.m.
Members Present: Sorensen, Chair; Fink, Vice Chair; Maddox, Ranking
Member; Fraise, Halvorson, McKean, Rittmer and Zieman.
Members Absent: Black and Judge (both excused).-
Committee Business: Assigned bills to subcommittees.
Adjourned: 2:36 p.m.
NATURAL RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY
Convened: February 8, 1995, 1:42 p.m.
Members Present: Fink, Chair; Black, Vice Chair; Lundby, Ranking Member;
Banks, Borlaug, Dearden, Freeman, Hedge, Kibbie, Priebe, Rensink and
Sorensen.
Members Absent: Deluhery, Gronstal (excused) and Judge (excused).
Committee Business: Assigned bills to subcommittees.
Adjourned: 2:31 p.m.
RULES AND ADMINISTRATION
Convened: February 8, 1995, 4:10 p.m.
Members Present: Horn, Chair; Boswell, Vice Chair; Rife, Ranking Member;
Bisignano, Gettings, Gronstal, Husak, Kramer and Lind.
Members Absent: none.
Committee Business: Approved proposed committee resolution providing for
a biennial memorial session; referred governors appointees to standing
committees; approved senate chamber access requests for political party
and representatives of the governors staff.
Adjourned: 4:55 p.m.
SMALL BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPEMENT, AND TOURISM
Convened: February 8, 1995, 3:27 p.m.
Members Present: Hansen, Chair; Judge, Vice Chair; Zieman, Ranking
Member; Bennett, Boettger, Borlaug, Flynn, Kibbie, Maddox, Palmer,
Sorensen, Szymoniak and Vilsack.
Members Absent: Giannetto and McKean.
Committee Business: Recommended passage of Senate Concurrent Resolution
12; presentation on linked investments by the state treasurers office.
Adjourned: 3:47 p.m.
TRANSPORTATION
Convened: February 8, 1995, 3:22 p.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 bills to subcommittees; presentation by the
Cass county treasurer.
Adjourned: 4:10 p.m.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION POLICY
Final Bill Action: SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 15 (SSB 86), a
concurrent resolution requesting that the Congress of the United States
direct the Health Care Financing Administration to establish a national
policy no later than July 1, 1995, for Medicare reimbursement of
telemedicine services.
Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE RESOLUTION.
Final Vote: Ayes, 6: Dvorsky, Deluhery, Flynn, Hansen, Jensen and
Redfern. Nays, none. Absent or not voting, 1: McLaren.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
JUDICIARY
Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 124 (SSB 78), a bill for an act relating
to access to certain adoption records by the subject of the record.
Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
Final Vote: Ayes, 15: Giannetto, Vilsack, McKean, Bartz, Bisignano,
Boettger, Drake, Fraise, Halvorson, Hammond, Hansen, Maddox, Neuhauser,
Redfern and Szymoniak. Nays, none.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
RULES AND ADMINISTRATION
Final Bill Action: SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 14, a senate concurrent
resolution relating to a Biennial Memorial Session.
Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE RESOLUTION.
Final Vote: Ayes, 8: Horn, Boswell, Rife, Bisignano, Gettings, Gronstal,
Husak and Lind. Nays, none. Absent or not voting, 1: Kramer.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
PRESENTATION OF VISITORS
The Chair welcomed the Honorable Lee W. Holt, former member of the
House and Senate from Clay County, Spencer, who was present in the
Senate chamber.
The Chair welcomed the following visitors who were present in the
Senate gallery:
Members of the senior high school government class from East
Marshall senior high school, State Center, Iowa. Senator Giannetto.
AMENDMENTS FILED
S-3049 S.F. 93 Nancy Boettger
Andy McKean
Tony Bisignano
Maggie Tinsman
S-3050 S.F. 93 Randal J. Giannetto
Rod Halvorson
S-3051 S.F. 93 Jim Lind
S-3052 S.F. 93 Mary Neuhauser
Tony Bisignano
Randal J. Giannetto
AFTERNOON SESSION
The Senate reconvened at 2:40 p.m., President Boswell presiding.
INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTION
Senate Resolution 6, by Giannetto, a senate resolution relating to
the provision of laptop computers for each senators desk.
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 BILLS
(Regular Calendar)
Senate File 82
On motion of Senator Hammond, Senate File 82, a bill for an act
relating to medical assistance provisions including those relating to
presumptive eligibility for pregnant women and the estates and trusts of
recipients of medical assistance, was taken up for consideration.
Senator Hammond withdrew amendment S-3032, filed by her on February
7, 1995, to page 1 of the bill.
Senator Hammond offered amendment S-3038 filed by her on February
8, 1995, to page 1 and the title page of the bill and moved its
adoption.
Amendment S-3038 was adopted by a voice vote.
Senator Hammond 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. 82) the vote was:
Ayes, 48:
Banks Bartz Bennett Bisignano
Black Boettger Borlaug Boswell
Connolly Dearden Deluhery Douglas
Drake Dvorsky Fink Flynn
Fraise Freeman Gettings Giannetto
Gronstal Halvorson Hammond Hansen
Hedge Horn Husak Iverson
Judge Kibbie Kramer Lind
Maddox McKean McLaren Murphy
Neuhauser Palmer Priebe Redfern
Rensink Rife Rittmer Sorensen
Szymoniak Tinsman Vilsack Zieman
Nays, none.
Absent or not voting, 2:
Jensen Lundby
The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to
have passed the Senate and the title as amended was agreed to.
Senator Horn asked and received unanimous consent to take up for
consideration Senate File 114.
Senate File 114
On motion of Senator Boettger, Senate File 114, a bill for an act
relating to anabolic steroids and the Iowa uniform controlled substances
act, was taken up for consideration.
Senator Bartz offered amendment S-3054 filed by Senators Bartz,
Lind and Redfern from the floor to page 1 of the bill and moved its
adoption.
A non record roll call was requested.
The ayes were 8, nays 18, voting present 18.
Amendment S-3054 lost.
Senator Boettger 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. 114) the vote was:
Ayes, 46:
Banks Bartz Bennett Bisignano
Black Boettger Borlaug Boswell
Dearden Deluhery Douglas Drake
Dvorsky Fink Flynn Fraise
Freeman Gettings Giannetto Gronstal
Halvorson Hammond Hansen Hedge
Horn Husak Iverson Jensen
Judge Kramer Lind Maddox
McKean McLaren Neuhauser Palmer
Priebe Redfern Rensink Rife
Rittmer Sorensen Szymoniak Tinsman
Vilsack Zieman
Nays, none.
Absent or not voting, 4:
Connolly Kibbie Lundby Murphy
The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to
have passed the Senate and the title was agreed to.
ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION
(Regular Calendar)
Senator Horn asked and received unanimous consent to take up for
consideration Senate Concurrent Resolution 14.
Senate Concurrent Resolution 14
On motion of Senator Husak, Senate Concurrent Resolution 14, a
senate concurrent resolution relating to a Biennial Memorial Session,
was taken up for consideration.
Senator Husak moved the adoption of Senate Concurrent Resolution
14, which motion prevailed by a voice vote.
The Senate stood at ease at 3:55 p.m. until the fall of the gavel
for the purpose of party caucuses.
The Senate resumed session at 6:30 p.m., President pro tempore
Bisignano presiding.
APPENDIX
REPORT OF COMMITTEE MEETING
WAYS AND MEANS
Convened: February 7, 1995, 4:05 p.m.
Members Present: Palmer, Chair; Husak, Vice Chair; Bennett, Ranking
Member; Connolly, Deluhery, Drake, Freeman, Hedge, Iverson, McLaren,
Murphy, Neuhauser, Priebe, Szymoniak and Vilsack.
Members Absent: none.
Committee Business: Assigned bills to subcommittees; presentation by the
Iowa superintendent of banking.
Adjourned: 4:45 p.m.
STUDY BILLS RECEIVED
SSB 110
Judiciary
Relating to the civil rights commission concerning the enforcement
of civil rights laws, and the promotion and transfer of employed
disabled persons.
SSB 111
Judiciary
Relating to the enforcement of civil rights laws by the civil
rights commission by changing the definition of a public accommodation
and by granting the commission subpoena power.
SSB 112
Judiciary
Relating to habitual offenders of the motor vehicle laws, by
providing for an administrative adjudication of the habitual offender
status.
SSB 113
Judiciary
Relating to underage consumption of alcoholic beverages on private
property.
SSB 114
Judiciary
Relating to the establishment of surrogacy procedures and providing
for the Acts applicability.
SSB 115
Judiciary
Providing for the modification of no-contact orders in domestic
abuse cases in certain circumstances.
SSB 116
Judiciary
Prohibiting a person who is represented by counsel in a pending
dissolution of marriage proceeding from proceeding pro se in a domestic
abuse action.
SSB 117
Agriculture
Providing for a livestock health initiative and providing an
appropriation.
SSB 118
Transportation
Relating to the suspension and revocation of drivers licenses and
providing penalties for violations of out-of-service orders.
CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION
The secretary of the senate issued certificates of recognition as
follows:
Kelifola Dabo, Jalall Reed, Johari Reed and Edward Rhodes, Des
Moines - For Boy Scout Month. Senator Szymoniak (2-13-95).
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
Senate Concurrent Resolution 13
HUMAN RESOURCES: Hammond, Chair; Boettger and Neuhauser
Senate File 98
RULES AND ADMINISTRATION: Bisignano, Chair; Horn and Kramer
Senate File 108
JUDICIARY: McKean, Chair; Fraise, Giannetto, Redfern and Vilsack
Senate File 109
JUDICIARY: Halvorson, Chair; Boettger, Giannetto, McKean and Vilsack
Senate File 111
SMALL BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM: Vilsack, Chair;
Flynn, Maddox, McKean and Palmer
Senate File 113
SMALL BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM: Hansen, Chair;
Boettger, Borlaug, Flynn and Vilsack
Senate File 115
HUMAN RESOURCES: Kramer, Chair; Dvorsky and Hammond
House File 15
JUDICIARY: Hansen, Chair; Bartz, Drake, Giannetto and Vilsack
House File 29
JUDICIARY: Bartz, Chair; Bisignano, Drake, Giannetto and Vilsack
House File 41
HUMAN RESOURCES: Bartz, Chair; Dvorsky and Hansen
House File 94
JUDICIARY: Hammond, Chair; Giannetto, McKean, Redfern and Vilsack
SSB 108
HUMAN RESOURCES: Dvorsky, Chair; Boettger and Neuhauser
SSB 109
TRANSPORTATION: Fraise, Chair; Fink and Lind
SSB 110
JUDICIARY: Giannetto, Chair; Bartz, Fraise, Maddox and Vilsack
SSB 111
JUDICIARY: Giannetto, Chair; Bartz, Fraise, Maddox and Vilsack
SSB 112
JUDICIARY: McKean, Chair; Giannetto, Hansen, Redfern and Vilsack
SSB 113
JUDICIARY: Maddox, Chair; Fraise, Giannetto, McKean and Vilsack
SSB 114
JUDICIARY: Hammond, Chair; Boettger, Giannetto, Redfern and Szymoniak
SSB 115
JUDICIARY: Redfern, Chair; Giannetto, Hammond, Hansen and Maddox
SSB 116
JUDICIARY: Neuhauser, Chair; Giannetto, Maddox, Redfern and Vilsack
SSB 118
TRANSPORTATION: Drake, Chair; Connolly and Fink
COMMITTEE REPORT
JUDICIARY
Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 132 (SSB 36), a bill for an act relating
to compensation for victims of crimes, by providing for compensation to
secondary victims of crimes and increasing the maximum amount that may
be recovered for loss of work income due to injuries received by
victims.
Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
Final Vote: Ayes, 15: Giannetto, Vilsack, McKean, Bartz, Bisignano,
Boettger, Drake, Fraise, Halvorson, Hammond, Hansen, Maddox, Neuhauser,
Redfern and Szymoniak. Nays, none.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
BILLS ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE
President Boswell announced the assignment of the following bills
to committee:
S.R. 6 Rules and Administration
S.J.R. 10 Human Resources
S.F. 120 Judiciary
S.F. 121 Ways and Means
S.F. 122 State Government
S.F. 123 Human Resources
S.F. 125 Judiciary
S.F. 126 Appropriations
S.F. 127 Rules and Administration
S.F. 128 State Government
S.F. 129 Transportation
S.F. 130 Judiciary
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
Senate Joint Resolution 11, by Halvorson, a joint resolution
proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa changing
the legislative branch of state government to a unicameral system.
Read first time and passed on file.
Senate File 131, by Rensink, Borlaug, and Banks, a bill for an act
relating to obscenity exemptions for educational institutions, public
libraries, and places that display art works.
Read first time and passed on file.
Senate File 132, by committee on Judiciary, a bill for an act
relating to compensation for victims of crimes, by providing for
compensation to secondary victims of crimes and increasing the maximum
amount that may be recovered for loss of work income due to injuries
received by victims.
Read first time and placed on calendar.
Senate File 133, by Tinsman, Bartz, Maddox, Kramer, Giannetto, and
Bisignano, a bill for an act to prohibit the release of persons
convicted of a forcible felony on parole or work release.
Read first time and passed on file.
The Senate stood at ease at 6:35 p.m. until the fall of the gavel.
The Senate resumed session at 11:00 p.m., President Boswell
presiding.
QUORUM CALL
Senator Horn requested a non record roll call to determine that a
quorum was present.
The vote revealed 43 present, 7 absent and a quorum present.
IMMEDIATELY MESSAGED
Senator Horn asked and received unanimous consent that Senate Files
82 and 114 and Senate Concurrent Resolution 14 be immediately messaged
to the House.
The Senate stood at ease at 11:07 p.m. until the fall of the gavel
for the purpose of party caucuses.
The Senate resumed session at 12:01 a.m., President Boswell
presiding.
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 9, 1995, amended and passed the following bill in
which the concurrence of the Senate is asked:
Senate File 13, a bill for an act relating to the establishment of
a decision-making process for prospective minor parents, providing
penalties, and providing effective dates (S-3055).
APPENDIX
BILLS ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE
President Boswell announced the assignment of the following bills
to committee on February 9, 1995:
S.J.R. 11 State Government
S.F. 131 Education
S.F. 133 Judiciary
AMENDMENTS FILED
S-3053 S.F. 118 Steven D. Hansen
S-3054 S.F. 114 Merlin E. Bartz
Jim Lind
Donald D. Redfern
S-3055 S.F. 13 House amendment
ADJOURNMENT
On motion of Senator Horn, the Senate adjourned at 12:03 a.m.,
until 9:00 a.m. , Friday, February 10, 1995.
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