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FORTY-SIXTH CALENDAR DAY
TWENTY-NINTH SESSION DAY
Senate Chamber
Des Moines, Iowa, Thursday, February 23, 1995
The Senate met in regular session at 9:04 a.m., President Boswell
presiding.
Prayer was offered by Monsignor Louis Kollasch, pastor of St.
Malachys Church, Madrid, Iowa.
The Journal of Wednesday, February 22, 1995, was approved.
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 21, 1995, passed the following bill in which the
concurrence of the House was asked:
Senate File 84, a bill for an act relating to individual health
insurance and individual health benefit plan reforms, and establishing
an income tax credit for certain individuals.
ALSO: That the House has on February 20, 1995, adopted the
following resolution in which the concurrence of the Senate is asked:
House Concurrent Resolution 14, a concurrent resolution to urge the
Governor and the citizens of Iowa to make available to the people of
Japan all appropriate aid and assistance to help the people of Japan
recover from the disastrous earthquake of January 17, 1995.
This resolution was read first time and passed on file.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
Senate File 190, by Gronstal, a bill for an act relating to the
reimbursement of health care providers under certain agreements or
contracts providing for the payment of health care expenses.
Read first time and passed on file.
Senate File 191, by Bartz, a bill for an act authorizing townships
to provide emergency medical services.
Read first time and passed on file.
Senate File 192, by Hammond, a bill for an act modifying the
method of appointing members to the state board of regents and creating
a regent candidate advisory commission.
Read first time and passed on file.
Senate File 193, by Douglas, a bill for an act allowing teaching
parents to provide drivers education instruction.
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 41 present, 9 absent and a quorum present.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Leave of absence was granted as follows:
Senator Murphy until he arrives on request of Senator Horn.
SPECIAL GUEST
Senator Sorensen presented Chandra Herrstrom from Boone, 1995 Iowa
Pork Queen.
Ms. Herrstrom, who was selected by the Iowa Pork Producers, said
that pork production represents jobs for 93,000 Iowans and two-thirds of
those jobs are created off the farm in the input supply and further
processing industries.
She stated that as she travels around the state and country, she
hopes to reinforce the message that pork production is one of the
factors that make Iowas rural communities and state a great place to
live.
CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTIONS
(Regular Calendar)
Senator Horn asked and received unanimous consent to take up for
consideration House Concurrent Resolutions 20 and 21 and Senate Joint
Resolution 12.
House Concurrent Resolution 21
On motion of Senator Rife, House Concurrent Resolution 21, a
concurrent resolution honoring Ms. Sugar Macaulay upon her retirement as
the Capitol Tour Guide Supervisor, with report of committee recommending
passage, was taken up for consideration.
Senator Rife moved the adoption of House Concurrent Resolution 21,
which motion prevailed by a voice vote.
House Concurrent Resolution 20
On motion of Senator Husak, House Concurrent Resolution 20, a
concurrent resolution relating to Pioneer Lawmakers, with report of
committee recommending passage, was taken up for consideration.
Senator Husak moved the adoption of House Concurrent Resolution 20,
which motion prevailed by a voice vote.
The Senate stood at ease at 9:22 a.m. until the fall of the gavel
for the purpose of a committee meeting.
The Senate resumed session at 9:35 a.m., President Boswell
presiding.
Senate Joint Resolution 12
On motion of Senator Kramer, Senate Joint Resolution 12, a joint
resolution authorizing the temporary use and consumption of alcoholic
beverages in the State Capitol in conjunction with a buffet dinner
sponsored by the Des Moines Rotary Club and featuring the State Capitol
restoration and providing an effective date, with report of committee
recommending passage, was taken up for consideration.
President pro tempore Bisignano took the chair at 9:57 a.m.
Senator Kramer moved that the resolution be read the last time now
and placed upon its passage, which motion prevailed by a voice vote, and
the resolution was read the last time.
On the question Shall the resolution pass? (S.J.R. 12) the vote
was:
Ayes, 28:
Bennett Borlaug Boswell Connolly
Dearden Deluhery Douglas Dvorsky
Fink Freeman Giannetto Gronstal
Horn Husak Iverson Jensen
Kibbie Kramer Lind Lundby
Maddox McLaren Neuhauser Palmer
Rife Rittmer Szymoniak Tinsman
Nays, 20:
Banks Bartz Bisignano Black
Boettger Drake Flynn Fraise
Gettings Halvorson Hammond Hansen
Hedge Judge McKean Priebe
Rensink Sorensen Vilsack Zieman
Absent or not voting, 2:
Murphy Redfern
The resolution 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 to immediately
message House Concurrent Resolutions 20 and 21 and Senate Joint
Resolution 12 to the House.
INTRODUCTION OF BILL
Senate File 194, by Gettings, a bill for an act relating to the use
of a perpetual care and maintenance guarantee fund.
Read first time and passed on file.
RECESS
On motion of Senator Horn, the Senate recessed at 10:00 a.m., until
2:30 p.m.
APPENDIX
REPORTS OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATION AND REGULATION
Convened: February 22, 1995, 3:45 p.m.
Members Present: Judge, Chair; Sorensen, Vice Chair; Bartz, Ranking
Member and Lundby.
Members Absent: Horn (excused).
Committee Business: Review of the budget for the office of the governor;
presentation on salary annualization by the director of the legislative
fiscal bureau.
Adjourned: 4:45 p.m.
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Convened: February 22, 1995, 3:45 p.m.
Members Present: Black, Chair; Priebe, Vice Chair; Banks, Ranking
Member; Bennett and Gettings.
Members Absent: none.
Committee Business: Review of the department of agriculture budget.
Adjourned: 5:10 p.m.
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Convened: February 22, 1995, 3:50 p.m.
Members Present: Vilsack, Chair; Borlaug, Ranking Member; Hansen and
Zieman.
Members Absent: Bisignano, Vice Chair (excused).
Committee Business: Discussed final budget recommendations.
Adjourned: 4:40 p.m.
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES
Convened: February 22, 1995, 3:55 p.m.
Members Present: Hammond, Chair; Szymoniak, Vice Chair; Tinsman, Ranking
Member; Deluhery and Rittmer.
Members Absent: none.
Committee Business: Senate members of the subcommittee discussed budget
priorities.
Adjourned: 5:05 p.m.
COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION POLICY
Convened: February 22, 1995, 2:52 p.m.
Members Present: Dvorsky, Chair; Deluhery, Vice Chair; McLaren, Ranking
Member; Flynn, Hansen, Jensen and Redfern.
Members Absent: none.
Committee Business: Recommended confirmation of governors appointees and
placed on individual confirmation calendar; presentation by the Iowa
library association.
Adjourned: 3:44 p.m.
ETHICS
Convened: February 22, 1995, 8:05 a.m.
Members Present: Husak, Chair; Neuhauser, Vice Chair; Hedge, Ranking
Member; Drake, Gettings and McKean.
Members Absent: none.
Committee Business: Discussed ethics complaint filed against Senator
Connolly; discussed and deferred action on SSB 175.
Adjourned: 9:00 a.m.
JUDICIARY
Convened: February 22, 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: Recommended passage of Senate File 142; recommended
passage of House File 29 as amended; approved SSB 133 as a committee
bill; amended and approved SSB 68 as a committee bill; discussed and
deferred action on SSB 115.
Adjourned: 2:45 p.m.
NATURAL RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY
Convened: February 22, 1995, 1:40 p.m.
Members Present: Fink, Chair; Black, Vice Chair; Lundby, Ranking Member;
Banks, Borlaug, Dearden, Deluhery, Freeman, Gronstal, Hedge, Judge,
Kibbie, Priebe, Rensink and Sorensen.
Members Absent: none.
Committee Business: Assigned bills to subcommittees; recommended
confirmation of governors appointees; discussed, amended and deferred
action on SSB 156.
Adjourned: 2:00 p.m.
RULES AND ADMINISTRATION
Convened: February 22, 1995, 2:40 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 draft of revised chamber access policy;
recommended passage of House Concurrent Resolutions 20 and 21, Senate
Joint Resolution 12, and Senate Files 127 and 98.
Adjourned: 3:54 p.m.
SMALL BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM
Convened: February 22, 1995, 10:05 a.m.
Members Present: Hansen, Chair; Judge, Vice Chair; Zieman, Ranking
Member; Boettger, Borlaug, Giannetto, Kibbie, Maddox, McKean, Sorensen,
Szymoniak and Vilsack.
Members Absent: Bennett, Flynn and Palmer (all excused).
Committee Business: Assigned bill to subcommittee; recommended
confirmation of governors appointee David Lyons and placed on individual
confirmation calendar; recommended confirmation of governors appointees
and placed on en bloc confirmation calendar; presentation by the
sesquicentennial committee.
Adjourned: 10:45 a.m.
TRANSPORTATION
Convened: February 22, 1995, 10:04 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: Presentation by the director of the department of
transportation.
Adjourned: 11:12 a.m.
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
Senate Resolution 8
APPROPRIATIONS: Kibbie, Chair; Boswell and Tinsman
Senate File 169
TRANSPORTATION: Fink, Chair; Drake and Halvorson
Senate File 185
TRANSPORTATION: Fink, Chair; Drake and Halvorson
Senate File 186
TRANSPORTATION: Connolly, Chair; Fink and Rittmer
SSB 189
JUDICIARY: Vilsack, Chair; Fraise, Giannetto, Maddox and Redfern
COMMITTEE REPORTS
APPROPRIATIONS
Final Bill Action: SENATE RESOLUTION 8, a senate resolution urging the
Congress of the United States to continue its progress in reducing the
federal deficit and to provide to the state of Iowa information on the
impact that achieving a balanced federal budget will have on the State.
Recommendation: DO PASS.
Final Vote: Ayes, 21: Boswell, Lind, Banks, Bartz, Bisignano, Black,
Borlaug, Dvorsky, Flynn, Fraise, Gronstal, Hammond, Husak, Judge,
Kibbie, Kramer, McLaren, Neuhauser, Rensink, Tinsman and Vilsack. Nays,
none. Absent or not voting, 4: Murphy, Douglas, Halvorson and Iverson.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
STATE GOVERNMENT
Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 5, a bill for an act relating to the
appointment and employment of the director of the department of
education and enacting a transitional provision.
Recommendation: DO PASS.
Final Vote: Ayes, 8: Gronstal, Kibbie, Bisignano, Connolly, Dearden,
Fink, Lundby and Sorensen. Nays, 7: Rittmer, Bennett, Drake, Giannetto,
Halvorson, Lind and McLaren.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
ALSO:
Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 10, a bill for an act relating to the
appointment and senate confirmation of the executive director of the
office of the state board of regents and providing an effective date.
Recommendation: DO PASS.
Final Vote: Ayes, 15: Gronstal, Kibbie, Rittmer, Bennett, Bisignano,
Connolly, Dearden, Drake, Fink, Giannetto, Halvorson, Lind, Lundby,
McLaren and Sorensen. Nays, none.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
ALSO:
Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 94, a bill for an act relating to
reciprocal license fees for nonresident real estate brokers and
salespersons.
Recommendation: DO PASS.
Final Vote: Ayes, 15: Gronstal, Kibbie, Rittmer, Bennett, Bisignano,
Connolly, Dearden, Drake, Fink, Giannetto, Halvorson, Lind, Lundby,
McLaren and Sorensen. Nays, none.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
WAYS AND MEANS
Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 18, a bill for an act exempting from the
sales, services, and use tax specific items used by printers and
publishers.
Recommendation: AMEND AND DO PASS AS PROVIDED IN AMENDMENT S-3076.
Final Vote: Ayes, 12: Palmer, Husak, Bennett, Deluhery, Drake, Freeman,
Hedge, Iverson, McLaren, Priebe, Szymoniak and Vilsack. Nays, 2:
Connolly and Neuhauser. Absent or not voting, 1: Murphy.
Fiscal Note: REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
PRESENTATION OF VISITORS
The Chair welcomed the following visitors who were present in the
Senate gallery:
Students and staff member from Marshalltown Community College,
Marshalltown, Iowa. Senator Giannetto.
AFTERNOON SESSION
The Senate reconvened at 2:38 p.m., President Boswell presiding.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
Senate File 195, by committee on Judiciary, a bill for an act
relating to the judicial department, including jurisdiction of district
associate judges in domestic abuse cases, retirement annuities for
senior judges, and providing effective and retroactive applicability
dates.
Read first time and placed on calendar.
Senate File 196, by Dvorsky, a bill for an act establishing a
self-employment assistance program and providing an effective date and a
termination date.
Read first time and passed on file.
Senate File 197, by Judge, a bill for an act relating to the
confidentiality of financial information provided to the department of
agriculture and land stewardship and providing an effective date.
Read first time and passed on file.
Senate File 198, by McKean, a bill for an act relating to studies
and reports of county land preservation and use commissions, and
providing an effective date.
Read first time and passed on file.
Senate File 199, by Giannetto, a bill for an act providing for
enhanced penalties for unlawful possession of controlled substances
offenses and providing a conditional effective date.
Read first time and passed on file.
Senate File 200, by Husak, a bill for an act providing for the
treatment of manure from certain confinement feeding operations.
Read first time and passed on file.
Senate File 201, by committee on Ways and Means, a bill for an act
updating the Iowa Code references to the Internal Revenue Code and
providing retroactive applicability and effective dates.
Read first time and placed on Ways and Means Calendar.
Senate File 202, by committee on Human Resources, a bill for an act
relating to public health issues, including certain birth certificates
and licensing of athletic trainers.
Read first time and placed on calendar.
Senate File 203, by committee on Human Resources, a bill for an act
relating to smoking in a public place, establishing penalties, and
providing an effective date.
Read first time and placed on calendar.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Leave of absence was granted as follows:
Senator Priebe for the remainder of the day 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 42 present, 8 absent and a quorum present.
BILLS REFERRED TO COMMITTEE
Senator Horn asked and received unanimous consent that the
following bills be referred from the Regular Calendar to committee:
S.F. 179 Ways and Means
S.F. 172 Appropriations
COMMITTEE ON MEMORIALS
Senator Horn moved that a committee of four be appointed as a
Committee on Memorial Resolutions to appoint committees to prepare
suitable resolutions for deceased members of the Senate.
The motion prevailed by a voice vote and the Chair announced the
appointment of Senators Palmer, Chair; Priebe, Banks and Boettger.
HOUSE AMENDMENT CONSIDERED
Senate Concurrent Resolution 6
Senator McLaren called up for consideration Senate Concurrent
Resolution 6, a concurrent resolution objecting to a plan proposed by
the United States Corps of Engineers to dramatically alter the operation
of the Missouri River, and to request that the current operation of the
river be maintained or that an alternative plan be considered that does
not negatively impact upon the effective operation of the river, amended
by the House, and moved that the Senate concur in House amendment S-3056
filed February 10, 1995.
The motion prevailed by a voice vote and the Senate concurred in
the House amendment.
Senator McLaren moved that the resolution as amended by the House
and concurred in by the Senate be adopted.
The motion prevailed by a voice vote and the resolution was
adopted.
ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION
(Appropriations Calendar)
Senator Horn asked and received unanimous consent to take up for
consideration Senate Resolution 8.
Senate Resolution 8
On motion of Senator Kibbie, Senate Resolution 8, a Senate
Resolution urging the Congress of the United States to continue its
progress in reducing the federal deficit and to provide to the state of
Iowa information on the impact that achieving a balanced federal budget
will have on the State, with report of committee recommending passage,
was taken up for consideration.
Senator Kibbie moved the adoption of Senate Resolution 8, which
motion prevailed by a voice vote.
PLACEMENT ON INDIVIDUAL CONFIRMATION CALENDAR
MR. PRESIDENT: Pursuant to Senate Rule 59, I hereby request that
the name of Janet Phipps be removed from the En Bloc Confirmation
Calendar and placed on the Individual Confirmation Calendar.
ALBERT G. SORENSENM
CONFIRMATION OF GOVERNORS APPOINTMENTS
(En Bloc Confirmation Calendar)
In accordance with Senate Rule 59, Senator Horn called up the
following eligible appointeees on the En Bloc Confirmation Calendar:
Dennis A. Harklau as a member of the Athletic Trainer Advisory
Board.
Elizabeth R. Walker as a member of the Board of Parole.
Myrtilla Levin as a member of the Commission on the Status of
African-Americans.
Dennis L. Billings, Kraig A. Boysen, John M. Comstock, Marcia J.
Stark and F. Walter Tomenga as members of the Community Health
Management Information System Governing Board.
Dr. Bruce W. Van Zee as a member of the Iowa Board of Veterinary
Medicine.
L. Jeanne Partlow as a member of the Iowa Seed Capital Corporation.
Mary Anne Anderson, Dr. Marilee Fredericks, Frank H. Hermsen, Clark
A. Lane and Beverly A. Sanderson as members of the Mental Health and
Developmental Disabilities Commission.
Yvonne M. Wente as a member of the Renewable Fuels and Coproducts
Advisory Committee.
Wayne F. Drexler as a member of the School Budget Review Committee.
Senator Horn moved that the foregoing appointees be confirmed by
the Senate.
On the question Shall the appointees be confirmed? the vote was:
Ayes, 47:
Banks Bartz Bennett Bisignano
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
Neuhauser Palmer Redfern Rensink
Rife Rittmer Sorensen Szymoniak
Tinsman Vilsack Zieman
Nays, none.
Absent or not voting, 3:
Black Murphy Priebe
The appointees having received a two-thirds vote were declared to
have been confirmed by the Senate.
CONSIDERATION OF BILL
(Regular Calendar)
Senate File 150
On motion of Senator Dvorsky, Senate File 150, a bill for an act
relating to child abuse involving termination of parental rights in
certain abuse or neglect cases and access by other states to child abuse
information, was taken up for consideration.
Senator Dvorsky offered amendment S-3072 filed by him on February
21, 1995, to page 1 of the bill and moved its adoption.
Amendment S-3072 was adopted by a voice vote.
Senator Bartz offered amendment S-3061 filed by him on February 15,
1995, to page 1 of the bill.
Senator Bartz offered amendment S-3069 filed by him on February 20,
1995 to amendment S-3061 and moved its adoption.
Amendment S-3069 was adopted by a voice vote.
Senator Bartz moved the adoption of amendment S-3061 as amended,
which motion prevailed by a voice vote.
Senator Dvorsky 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. 150) 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
Jensen Judge Kibbie Kramer
Lind Lundby Maddox McKean
McLaren Neuhauser Palmer Redfern
Rensink Rife Rittmer Sorensen
Szymoniak Tinsman Vilsack Zieman
Nays, none.
Absent or not voting, 2:
Murphy Priebe
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
Concurrent Resolution 6 and Senate File 150 be immediately messaged to
the House.
APPENDIX
STUDY BILLS RECEIVED
SSB 190
Communications & Information Policy
Relating to the Iowa communications network and authorizing the
state to own certain Part III user connections defined as spur
connections and providing an appropriation.
SSB 191
Transportation
Relating to salvage and wrecked motor vehicles.
SSB 192
Transportation
Prohibiting persons under the age of eighteen from riding and
prohibiting operators from allowing persons under the age of eighteen
from riding on any portion of a motor vehicle unintended for use of
passengers and providing a penalty.
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
Senate File 176
LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Sorensen, Chair; Fraise and McKean
Senate File 177
LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Judge, Chair; Fraise and Maddox
SSB 191
TRANSPORTATION: Fraise, Chair; Gettings and Jensen
SSB 192
TRANSPORTATION: Drake, Chair; Dearden and Fraise
CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION
The secretary of the senate issued certificates of recognition as
follows:
Melissa Meyer and Matthew R. Moothart, Resurrection School in
Dubuque, and Kim Schroeder, Saint Joseph the Worker School in Dubuque -
For being winners in the Write Women Back Into History contest. Senator
Connolly (3-1-95).
BILLS ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE
President Boswell announced the assignment of the following bills
to committee:
S.F. 187 State Government
S.F. 188 Business and Labor
S.F. 190 Human Resources
S.F. 191 Local Government
S.F. 192 State Government
S.F. 193 Transportation
S.F. 194 Local Government
S.F. 196 Business and Labor
S.F. 197 State Government
S.F. 198 Local Government
S.F. 199 Judiciary
S.C.R. 18 Appropriations
H.C.R. 14 State Government
COMMITTEE REPORTS
EDUCATION
Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 205 (SSB 122), a bill for an act relating
to shared superintendents for purposes of the supplementary weighting
plan for public school districts and providing effective and retroactive
applicability dates.
Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
Final Vote: Ayes, 13: Connolly, Kibbie, Redfern, Deluhery, Dvorsky,
Fink, Hammond, Iverson, Kramer, Lind, Neuhauser, Rensink and Tinsman.
Nays, none. Absent or not voting, 2: Murphy and Szymoniak.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
ALSO:
Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 206 (SSB 95), a bill for an act striking
code language that conflicts with federal work-study program
requirements and language relating to unfunded programs administered by
the college student aid commission, and repealing from the Code certain
unfunded programs administered by the college student aid commission.
Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
Final Vote: Ayes, 12: Connolly, Kibbie, Redfern, Deluhery, Dvorsky,
Fink, Hammond, Iverson, Kramer, Lind, Rensink and Tinsman. Nays, none.
Absent or not voting, 3: Murphy, Neuhauser and Szymoniak.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
ALSO:
Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 209 (SSB 84), a bill for an act relating
to bond issuance elections and authorizing a political subdivision to
impose an income surtax to partially fund certain bonds by providing a
property tax credit, and providing for the Acts applicability.
Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
Final Vote: Ayes, 8: Connolly, Kibbie, Deluhery, Dvorsky, Fink,
Hammond, Neuhauser and Szymoniak. Nays, 6: Redfern, Iverson, Kramer,
Lind, Rensink and Tinsman. Absent or not voting, 1: Murphy.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
HUMAN RESOURCES
Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 202 (SSB 28), a bill for an act relating
to public health issues, including certain birth certificates and
licensing of athletic trainers.
Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
Final Vote: Ayes, 8: Szymoniak, Hammond, Boettger, Bartz, Hansen,
Kramer, Neuhauser and Tinsman. Nays, none. Absent or not voting, 2:
Dvorsky and Vilsack.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
ALSO:
Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 203 (SSB 61), a bill for an act relating
to smoking in a public place, establishing penalties, and providing an
effective date.
Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
Final Vote: Ayes, 6: Szymoniak, Hammond, Dvorsky, Kramer, Neuhauser and
Tinsman. Nays, 2: Bartz and Hansen. Pass, 1: Boettger. Absent, 1:
Vilsack.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
ALSO:
Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 208 (SSB 185), a bill for an act relating
to child abuse and termination of parental rights provisions, and
providing an effective date.
Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
Final Vote: Ayes, 10: Szymoniak, Hammond, Boettger, Bartz, Dvorsky,
Hansen, Kramer, Neuhauser, Tinsman and Vilsack. Nays, none.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
ALSO:
Final Bill Action: HOUSE FILE 41, a bill for an act relating to the
establishment of legal settlement for certain blind persons and
providing an effective date.
Recommendation: DO PASS.
Final Vote: Ayes, 9: Szymoniak, Hammond, Boettger, Bartz, Dvorksy,
Hansen, Kramer, Neuhauser and Tinsman. Nays, none. Absent or not voting,
1: Vilsack.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
JUDICIARY
Final Bill Action: *SENATE FILE 195 (SSB 68), a bill for an act relating
to the judicial department, including jurisdiction of district associate
judges in domestic abuse cases, retirement annuities for senior judges,
eliminating restituion in traffic violation cases, and providing
effective and retroactive applicability dates.
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: 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 195 and they were attached to the committee
report.
STATE GOVERNMENT
Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 204 (SSB 100), a bill for an act relating
to the hours for sale of alcoholic beverages on Sundays.
Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
Final Vote: Ayes, 10: Gronstal, Kibbie, Rittmer, Bisignano, Connolly,
Dearden, Fink, Giannetto, Lind and Lundby. Nays, 5: Bennett, Drake,
Halvorson, McLaren and Sorensen.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
ALSO:
Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 207 (SSB 174), a bill for an act relating
to the distribution and sale of beer, providing for the regulation of
brewer and wholesaler agreements, prohibiting certain conduct, providing
for the transfer of business assets, providing judicial remedies,
specifying applicability, and providing for other properly related
matters.
Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
Final Vote: Ayes, 15: Gronstal, Kibbie, Rittmer, Bennett, Bisignano,
Connolly, Dearden, Drake, Fink, Giannetto, Halvorson, Lind, Lundby,
McLaren and Sorensen. Nays, none.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
WAYS AND MEANS
Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 201 (SSB 71), a bill for an act updating
the Iowa Code references to the Internal Revenue Code and providing
retroactive applicability and effective dates.
Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
Final Vote: Ayes, 14: Palmer, Husak, Bennett, Connolly, Deluhery, Drake,
Freeman, Hedge, Iverson, McLaren, Neuhauser, Priebe, Szymoniak and
Vilsack. Nays, none. Absent or not voting, 1: Murphy.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
Senate File 204, by committee on State Government, a bill for an
act relating to the hours for sale of alcoholic beverages on Sundays.
Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.
Senate File 205, by committee on Education, a bill for an act
relating to shared superintendents for purposes of the supplementary
weighting plan for public school districts and providing effective and
retroactive applicability dates.
Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.
Senate File 206, by committee on Education, a bill for an act
striking Code language that conflicts with federal work-study program
requirements and language relating to unfunded programs administered by
the college student aid commission, and repealing from the Code certain
unfunded programs administered by the college student aid commission.
Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.
Senate File 207, by committee on State Government, a bill for an
act relating to the distribution and sale of beer, providing for the
regulation of brewer and wholesaler agreements, prohibiting certain
conduct, providing for the transfer of business assets, providing
judicial remedies, specifying applicability, and providing for other
properly related matters.
Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.
Senate File 208, by committee on Human Resources, a bill for an
act relating to child abuse and termination of parental rights
provisions, and providing an effective date.
Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.
Senate File 209, by committee on Education, a bill for an act
relating to bond issuance elections and authorizing a political
subdivision to impose an income surtax to partially fund certain bonds
by providing a property tax credit, and providing for the Acts
applicability.
Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.
AMENDMENTS FILED
S-3075 S.F. 142 Randal Giannetto
S-3076 S.F. 18 Ways and Means
S-3077 H.F. 133 Richard F. Drake
ADJOURNMENT
On motion of Senator Horn, the Senate adjourned at 3:12 p.m., until
2:00 p.m., Monday, February 27, 1995.
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