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SIXTY-SIXTH CALENDAR DAY
FORTIETH SESSION DAY
Senate Chamber
Des Moines, Iowa, Wednesday, March 15, 1995
The Senate met in regular session at 9:13 a.m., President Boswell
presiding.
Prayer was offered by the Reverend Gary Van Heukelom, pastor of the
First Reformed Church, Sibley, Iowa.
The Journal of Tuesday, March 14, 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 March 14, 1995, adopted the conference committee report and
passed 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.
ALSO: That the House has on March 14, 1995, passed the following
bill in which the concurrence of the Senate is asked:
House File 438, a bill for an act relating to the establishment of
the state percent of growth under the state school foundation formula.
This bill was read first time and passed on file.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
Senate File 341, by committee on Commerce, a bill for an act
relating to delinquency charges on credit cards used to purchase or
lease goods or services from less than one hundred persons not related
to the card issuer.
Read first time and placed on calendar.
Senate File 342, by Lind, a bill for an act directing the
department of human services to apply for a federal medical assistance
waiver for an exception to recovery of medical assistance from a
recipients estate.
Read first time and passed on file.
Senate File 343, by Dvorsky and Banks, a bill for an act
appropriating gambling receipts for low-income weatherization programs.
Read first time and passed on file.
Senate File 344, by committee on Local Government, a bill for an
act prohibiting a city with public safety employees under civil service
from contracting with or granting a franchise to private contractors for
those public safety jobs without a public referendum.
Read first time and placed on calendar.
Senate File 345, by Jensen and Borlaug, a bill for an act relating
to the foundation property tax levy and increase in and the funding of
the foundation base for purposes of the state school foundation program,
the increase in the state sales, services, use, and the automobile
rental excise taxes, making appropriations, and providing effective date
and applicability provisions.
Read first time and passed on file.
RECESS
On motion of Senator Husak, the Senate recessed at 9:16 a.m., until
3:30 p.m.
APPENDIX
REPORTS OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS
AGRICULTURE
Convened: March 14, 1995, 8:01 a.m.
Members Present: Priebe, Chair; Judge, Vice Chair; Bartz, Ranking
Member; Banks, Black, Douglas, Fraise, Giannetto, Hedge, Husak, Sorensen
and Zieman.
Members Absent: Boswell, McLaren and Palmer (all excused).
Committee Business: Approved SSB 203 and LSB 2606 as committee bills;
recommended passage of Senate Files 210 and 278.
Adjourned: 8:33 a.m.
APPROPRIATIONS
Convened: March 14, 1995, 10:01 a.m.
Members Present: Murphy, Chair; Lind, Ranking Member; Banks, Bartz,
Bisignano, Black, Borlaug, Douglas, Dvorsky, Flynn, Fraise, Gronstal,
Halvorson, Hammond, Husak, Iverson, Judge, Kibbie, Kramer, McLaren,
Neuhauser, Rensink, Tinsman and Vilsack.
Members Absent: Boswell, Vice Chair (excused).
Committee Business: Discussed SSB 298.1.
Recessed: 11:00 a.m.
Reconvened: March 14, 1995, 12:12 p.m.
Members Present: Murphy, Chair; Lind, Ranking Member; Banks, Bartz,
Bisignano, Black, Borlaug, Douglas, Dvorsky, Flynn, Fraise, Gronstal,
Halvorson, Hammond, Husak, Iverson, Judge, Kibbie, Kramer, McLaren,
Neuhauser, Rensink, Tinsman and Vilsack.
Members Absent: Boswell, Vice Chair (excused).
Committee Business: Amended SSB 298.1 and ordered redrafted for final
approval as a committee bill.
Adjourned: 1:25 p.m.
COMMERCE
Convened: March 14, 1995, 1:35 p.m.
Members Present: Deluhery, Chair; Hansen, Vice Chair; Jensen, Ranking
Member; Douglas, Flynn, Freeman, Hedge, Priebe and Redfern.
Members Absent: Bisignano, Gettings, Gronstal, Husak, Lundby (excused)
and Palmer (excused).
Committee Business: Approved SSBs 210, 180 and 261 as committee bills;
amended and approved SSB 286 - redrafted as LSB 2454.
Adjourned: 1:47 p.m.
EDUCATION
Convened: March 14, 1995, 2:36 p.m.
Members Present: Connolly, Chair; Kibbie, Vice Chair; Redfern, Ranking
Member; Deluhery, Dvorsky, Fink, Hammond, Iverson, Kramer, Lind,
Neuhauser, Rensink, Szymoniak and Tinsman.
Members Absent: Murphy (excused).
Committee Business: Assigned bills to subcommittees; recommended passage
of Senate Files 21 and 314 as amended; approved SSB 260 as a committee
bill.
Adjourned: 3:30 p.m.
HUMAN RESOURCES
Convened: March 14, 1995, 11:10 a.m.
Members Present: Szymoniak, Chair; Hammond, Vice Chair; Boettger,
Ranking Member; Bartz, Dvorsky, Hansen, Kramer, Neuhauser, Tinsman and
Vilsack.
Members Absent: none.
Committee Business: Recommended passage of Senate Resolution 9, Senate
Concurrent Resolution 24 and Senate File 315; approved SSBs 188 and 296
as committee bills; amended and approved SSBs 216.1 and 233 as committee
bills.
Adjourned: 11:57 a.m.
JUDICIARY
Convened: March 14, 1995, 3:55 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: Amended and approved SSBs 183 and 112; recommended
passage of Senate File 239; recommended passage of Senate File 120 as
amended; deferred action on Senate File 165; approved SSBs 219, 177,
267, 262, 264, 278, 280, 245 and 115.
Adjourned: 5:40 p.m.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Convened: March 14, 1995, 1:35 p.m.
Members Present: Sorensen, Chair; Fink, Vice Chair; Maddox, Ranking
Member; Black, Fraise, Halvorson, Judge, McKean, Rittmer and Zieman.
Members Absent: none.
Committee Business: Assigned bills to subcommittees; recommended passage
of Senate File 101; Senate File 47 failed recommendation for passage;
approved SSBs 160, 304, 167 and 254 as committee bills.
Adjourned: 2:34 p.m.
RULES AND ADMINISTRATION
Convened: March 14, 1995, 1:35 p.m.
Members Present: Horn, Chair; Rife, Ranking Member; Bisignano, Gettings,
Gronstal, Husak, Kramer and Lind.
Members Absent: Boswell, Vice Chair (excused).
Committee Business: Approved proposed committee joint resolution
authorizing consumption of alcoholic beverages in the State Capitol for
NASACT meeting; excused certain governors appointees from introduction
before the Senate.
Adjourned: 2:00 p.m.
STATE GOVERNMENT
Convened: March 14, 1995, 11:12 a.m.
Members Present: Gronstal, Chair; Kibbie, Vice Chair; Rittmer, Ranking
Member; Bennett, Bisignano, Connolly, Dearden, Drake, Fink, Giannetto,
Halvorson, Lind, Lundby, McLaren and Sorensen.
Members Absent: none.
Committee Business: Approved SSBs 234, 25, 232, 305, 306 and 40 as
committee bills; recommended passage of Senate File 299 and Senate Joint
Resolution 13; amended SSB 103 and ordered redrafted for final approval
as a committee bill; SSB 231 failed committee approval; assigned bills
to subcommittees.
Adjourned: 11:55 a.m.
BILL ENROLLED, SIGNED AND SENT TO GOVERNOR
The Secretary of the Senate submitted the following report:
MR. PRESIDENT: The Secretary of the Senate respectfully reports
that the following bill has been enrolled, signed by the President of
the Senate and the Speaker of the House, and presented to the Governor
for his approval on this 15th day of March, 1995:
Senate Joint Resolution 12.
JOHN F. DWYER Secretary of the Senate
STUDY BILLS RECEIVED
SSB 325
Natural Resources
Relating to infectious waste.
SSB 326
Human Resources
Relating to the time period for hearing on an application for
hospitalization of a person alleged to be seriously mentally impaired.
SSB 327
Transportation
Relating to overweight vehicles and permits.
SSB 328
Local Government
Relating to the source of payment of the fee and expenses of a
county medical examiner related to services provided for a person whose
death affects the public interest.
SSB 329
Local Government
Relating to the exclusion of certain nonprofit transitional housing
from landlord-tenant agreements and remedies and providing an effective
date.
SSB 330
Judiciary
Relating to structured fines, establishing a civil penalty and
surcharge, providing for the distribution of fines, and establishing
effective and repeal dates.
SSB 331
Natural Resources
Relating to erosion occurring on the site of construction projects
by providing civil penalties for violations and for the appropriation
and use of the civil penalties.
SSB 332
Natural Resources
Relating to solid waste by removing penalties for failure to meet
waste reduction and recycling goals, removing wine and alcoholic liquor
as mandatory deposit beverages, requesting the allocation of landfill
alternative grant moneys, and making encouragement of curbside re the
state.
SSB 333
Natural Resources
Relating to underground storage tanks by increasing the
environmental protection charge, providing for the use of risk-based
corrective action standards, expanding property transfer insurance and
loan guarantees, extending the compliance date for upgrade requirements,
creating marketability and innocent landowner funds and providing
benefits, requiring certification of groundwater professionals and
creating a penalty, requiring a study, and providing for repeals, and
implementation, effective date, and retroactive applicability
provisions.
SSB 334
Education
Providing for technology for classrooms for the twenty-first
century.
SSB 335
State Government
Relating to the entitlement to benefits and dividends under the
Iowa public employees retirement system.
SSB 336
State Government
Relating to gambling on excursion gambling boats and at pari-mutuel
racetracks by limiting the issuance of gambling licenses on excursion
gambling boats, by authorizing the commission to determine gambling
games at pari-mutuel racetracks, and by providing an effective date.
SSB 337
Human Resources
Relating to payment of expenses for persons with mental
retardation.
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
Senate File 294
EDUCATION: Fink, Chair; Deluhery and Rensink
Senate File 314
EDUCATION: Fink, Chair; Connolly and Rensink
Senate File 317
EDUCATION: Fink, Chair; Deluhery and Redfern
Senate File 318
EDUCATION: Connolly, Chair; Fink and Redfern
Senate File 323
HUMAN RESOURCES: Kramer, Chair; Dvorsky and Szymoniak
Senate File 325
STATE GOVERNMENT: Gronstal, Chair; Drake and Sorensen
Senate File 326
EDUCATION: Murphy, Chair; Connolly and Redfern
Senate File 328
JUDICIARY: Vilsack, Chair; Boettger, Drake, Fraise and Giannetto
Senate File 329
LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Sorensen, Chair; Judge and McKean
Senate File 330
JUDICIARY: Fraise, Chair; Giannetto, McKean, Redfern and Vilsack
Senate File 332
STATE GOVERNMENT: Gronstal, Chair; Drake and Sorensen
SSB 240.1
EDUCATION: Neuhauser, Chair; Connolly, Hammond, Kramer and Redfern
SSB 319
EDUCATION: Connolly, Chair; Kibbie and Redfern
SSB 323
EDUCATION: Kibbie, Chair; Connolly and Kramer
SSB 324
NATURAL RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENT & ENERGY: Priebe, Chair; Black and Hedge
SSB 325
NATURAL RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENT & ENERGY: Gronstal, Chair; Deluhery and
Lundby
SSB 326
HUMAN RESOURCES: Szymoniak, Chair; Boettger and Vilsack
SSB 327
TRANSPORTATION: Gettings, Chair; Black and Drake
SSB 328
LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Rittmer, Chair; Fraise and Sorensen
SSB 329
LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Sorensen, Chair; Judge and Maddox
SSB 330
JUDICIARY: Giannetto, Chair; Hammond, McKean, Redfern and Vilsack
SSB 331
NATURAL RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENT & ENERGY: Black, Chair; Kibbie and Lundby
SSB 332
NATURAL RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENT & ENERGY: Fink, Chair; Lundby and
Sorensen
SSB 333
NATURAL RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENT & ENERGY: Gronstal, Chair; Banks,
Deluhery, Fink and Lundby
SSB 334
EDUCATION: Connolly, Chair; Dvorsky and Redfern
SSB 337
HUMAN RESOURCES: Szymoniak, Chair; Hansen and Tinsman
AFTERNOON SESSION
The Senate reconvened at 3:35 p.m., President Boswell presiding.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
Senate File 346, by committee on Human Resources, a bill for an
act relating to the establishment of practitioner review committees for
the purposes of evaluating and monitoring practitioners who self-report
physical or mental impairments.
Read first time and placed on calendar.
Senate File 347, by committee on Human Resources, a bill for an
act relating to the third-party payment of health care coverage costs
for preventive care services and mental health and substance abuse
treatment services.
Read first time and placed on calendar.
Senate File 348, by committee on Human Resources, a bill for an
act relating to the defining of surgery for the purposes of the
health-related professions chapter of the Code by specifying procedures,
services, and treatments considered to be surgery.
Read first time and placed on calendar.
Senate File 349, by committee on Judiciary, a bill for an act to
require that certain forcible felons serve at least eighty-five percent
of the sentence imposed.
Read first time and placed on calendar.
Senate File 350, by Bartz, a bill for an act providing for
alternative or dual diagnoses in mental health and substance abuse
involuntary commitments.
Read first time and passed on file.
Senate File 351, by committee on Local Government, a bill for an
act authorizing certain cities to appoint additional members to certain
city commissions.
Read first time and placed on calendar.
Senate File 352, by committee on Human Resources, a bill for an
act relating to the family investment program and related human services
programs by requiring the department of human services to apply for
certain federal waivers and providing applicability provisions.
Read first time and placed on calendar.
Senate File 353, by committee on Judiciary, a bill for an act to
require that all inmates of the institutions under the control of the
department of corrections perform hard labor.
Read first time and placed on calendar.
Senate File 354, by Szymoniak, a bill for an act relating to
autopsies of certain children under the age of two years.
Read first time and passed on file.
Senate File 355, by McLaren, a bill for an act relating to the
Iowa communications network by requesting certain information of Part
III users which are school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, and
public libraries, requiring certain costs to be the basis for rates
charged to certain authorized users, requiring the development of
requests for proposals, limiting access to the network under certain
agreements, and requiring certain information to be provided to the
general assembly.
Read first time and passed on file.
Senate File 356, by McLaren, Husak, Redfern, Kibbie, and Jensen, a
bill for an act relating to the Iowa communications network by
providing an appropriation for Part III pilot project connections which
are school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, and public
libraries, requiring certain costs to be the basis for rates charged to
certain authorized users, and requiring the development of a request for
proposals.
Read first time and passed on file.
Senate File 357, by McLaren, a bill for an act relating to the
Iowa communications network by providing an appropriation for Part III
connections for authorized users which are school districts, accredited
nonpublic schools, and public libraries.
Read first time and passed on file.
Senate File 358, by committee on Judiciary, a bill for an act
relating to habitual offenders of the motor vehicle laws, by providing
for an administrative adjudication of the habitual offender status.
Read first time and placed on calendar.
Senate File 359, by committee on Judiciary, a bill for an act
providing for the modification of no-contact orders in domestic abuse
cases in certain circumstances.
Read first time and placed on calendar.
Senate File 360, by committee on Local Government, a bill for an
act to increase the fee for the transfer of property in county transfer
records.
Read first time and placed on calendar.
Senate File 361, by Fink, a bill for an act relating to the
establishment of pilot projects for reducing faculty workload inequities
at the community colleges, making an appropriation, and providing an
effective date.
Read first time and passed on file.
Senate File 362, by Fink, a bill for an act to establish a program
providing grants to community colleges to reduce the reliance on
part-time faculty members and making an appropriation.
Read first time and passed on file.
Senate File 363, by Fink, a bill for an act relating to providing
additional state aid by the school budget review committee to school
districts with unusual circumstances.
Read first time and passed on file.
Senate File 364, by Black, a bill for an act relating to the
assessment of certain property used as a residence for purposes of
property taxation, and providing for the Acts applicability.
Read first time and passed on file.
Senate File 365, by committee on Judiciary, a bill for an act
increasing the scheduled fines for certain motor vehicle operation
violations.
Read first time and placed on calendar.
Senate File 366, by committee on Judiciary, a bill for an act
relating to the exhibition of humans.
Read first time and placed on calendar.
Senate File 367, by committee on Judiciary, a bill for an act
relating to domestic abuse and victim protection and providing a
penalty, a delayed effective date, and a conditional effective date.
Read first time and placed on calendar.
Senate File 368, by committee on Education, a bill for an act
relating to school finances by establishing a formula for determining
the state percent of growth for purposes of the state school foundation
program, increasing the regular program district cost guarantee for the
school budget year commencing July 1, 1995, making an appropriation, and
by providing effective and applicability date provisions.
Read first time and placed on calendar.
Senate File 369, by committee on Judiciary, a bill for an act
relating to a conference on domestic violence.
Read first time and placed on calendar.
Senate File 370, by committee on Local Government, a bill for an
act eliminating the requirement for the rotation of names on election
ballots.
Read first time and placed on calendar.
Senate File 371, by committee on Judiciary, a bill for an act
relating to prohibiting a polygraph examination of a victim of sexual
abuse as a precondition to an investigation by a law enforcement agency.
Read first time and placed on calendar.
Senate File 372, by committee on Judiciary, a bill for an act
relating to the exemption for attorneys who have provided abstract
services under the title guaranty program.
Read first time and placed on calendar.
Senate File 373, by committee on Judiciary, a bill for an act to
permit the court to find a person in contempt for failure to pay
restitution after the period of probation, work release, parole, or the
persons sentence has ended.
Read first time and placed on calendar.
Senate File 374, by Lundby, a bill for an act establishing a
deadline for the department of personnel to transmit information to
individuals receiving retirement allowances under the Iowa public
employees retirement system for federal and state income tax purposes.
Read first time and passed on file.
APPENDIX
COMMITTEE REPORTS
BUSINESS AND LABOR
Final Bill Action: SENATE RESOLUTION 11, a resolution urging John
Morrell and Company to honor its commitment to provide health care
coverage to its retirees and their families.
Recommendation: AMEND AND DO PASS AS PROVIDED IN AMENDMENT S-3131.
Final Vote: Ayes, 9: Dearden, Gettings, Freeman, Connolly, Dvorsky,
Giannetto, Hammond, Iverson and Maddox. Nays, none. Absent or not
voting, 1: Banks.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
ALSO:
Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 196, a bill for an act establishing a
self-employment assistance program and providing an effective date and a
termination date.
Recommendation: AMEND AND DO PASS AS PROVIDED IN AMENDMENT S-3132.
Final Vote: Ayes, 10: Dearden, Gettings, Freeman, Banks, Connolly,
Dvorsky, Giannetto, Hammond, Iverson and Maddox. Nays, none.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
COMMERCE
Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 341 (SSB 210), a bill for an act relating
to delinquency charges on credit cards used to purchase or lease goods
or services from less than one hundred persons not related to the card
issuer.
Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
Final Vote: Ayes, 9: Deluhery, Hansen, Jensen, Douglas, Flynn, Freeman,
Hedge, Priebe and Redfern. Nays, none. Absent or not voting, 6:
Bisignano, Gettings, Gronstal, Husak, Lundby and Palmer.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
EDUCATION
Final Bill Action: *SENATE FILE 368 (SSB 260), a bill for an act
relating to school finances by establishing a formula for determining
the state percent of growth for purposes of the state school foundation
program, increasing the regular program district cost guarantee for the
school budget year commencing July 1, 1995, making an appropriation, and
by transferring Iowa educational excellence program phase III moneys to
phase II and providing effective and applicability date provisions.
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.
*Pursuant to Senate Rule 40, the Legislative Service Bureau
reported nonsubstantive changes to the members of the Education
Committee on Senate File 368 and they were attached to the committee
report.
HUMAN RESOURCES
Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 346 (SSB 296), a bill for an act relating
to the establishment of practitioner review committees for the purposes
of evaluating and monitoring practitioners who self-report physical or
mental impairments.
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 347 (SSB 188), a bill for an act relating
to the third-party payment of health care coverage costs for preventive
care services and mental health and substance abuse treatment services.
Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
Final Vote: Ayes, 9: Szymoniak, Hammond, Boettger, Bartz, Dvorksy,
Hansen, Neuhauser, Tinsman and Vilsack. Nays, 1: Kramer.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
ALSO:
Final Bill Action: *SENATE FILE 348 (SSB 233), a bill for an act
relating to the defining of surgery for the purposes of the
health-related professions chapter of the Code by specifying procedures,
services, and treatments considered to be surgery and by providing for
expansion of the definition through rulemaking procedures utilized by
the board of medical examiners.
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 348 and they were attached to the committee
report.
ALSO:
Final Bill Action: *SENATE FILE 352 (SSB 216.1), a bill for an act
relating to the family investment program and related human services
programs by requiring the department of human services to apply for
certain federal waivers and providing applicability provisions.
Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
Final Vote: Ayes, 8: Szymoniak, Hammond, Dvorksy, Hansen, Kramer,
Neuhauser, Tinsman and Vilsack. Nays, 2: Boettger and Bartz.
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 352 and they were attached to the committee
report.
JUDICIARY
Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 120, 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.
Recommendation: AMEND AND DO PASS AS PROVIDED IN AMENDMENT S-3127.
Final Vote: Ayes, 15: Giannetto, McKean, Bartz, Bisignano, Boettger,
Drake, Fraise, Halvorson, Hammond, Hansen, Maddox, Neuhauser, Redfern,
Szymoniak and Vilsack. Nays, none.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
ALSO:
Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 239, a bill for an act relating to the
provision of mediation in dissolution of marriage proceedings.
Recommendation: DO PASS.
Final Vote: Ayes, 15: Giannetto, McKean, Bartz, Bisignano, Boettger,
Drake, Fraise, Halvorson, Hammond, Hansen, Maddox, Neuhauser, Redfern,
Szymoniak and Vilsack. Nays, none.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
ALSO:
Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 349 (SSB 264), a bill for an act to
require that certain forcible felons serve at least eighty-five percent
of the sentence imposed.
Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
Final Vote: Ayes, 15: Giannetto, McKean, Bartz, Bisignano, Boettger,
Drake, Fraise, Halvorson, Hammond, Hansen, Maddox, Neuhauser, Redfern,
Szymoniak and Vilsack. Nays, none.
Fiscal Note: REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
ALSO:
Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 353 (SSB 280), a bill for an act to
require that all inmates of the institutions under the control of the
department of corrections perform hard labor.
Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
Final Vote: Ayes, 15: Giannetto, McKean, Bartz, Bisignano, Boettger,
Drake, Fraise, Halvorson, Hammond, Hansen, Maddox, Neuhauser, Redfern,
Szymoniak and Vilsack. Nays, none.
Fiscal Note: REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
ALSO:
Final Bill Action: *SENATE FILE 358 (SSB 112), a bill for an act
relating to habitual offenders of the motor vehicle laws, by providing
for an administrative adjudication of the habitual offender status.
Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
Final Vote: Ayes, 15: Giannetto, McKean, Bartz, Bisignano, Boettger,
Drake, Fraise, Halvorson, Hammond, Hansen, Maddox, Neuhauser, Redfern,
Szymoniak 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 Judiciary
Committee on Senate File 358 and they were attached to the committee
report.
ALSO:
Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 359 (SSB 115), a bill for an act
providing for the modification of no-contact orders in domestic abuse
cases in certain circumstances.
Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
Final Vote: Ayes, 15: Giannetto, McKean, Bartz, Bisignano, Boettger,
Drake, Fraise, Halvorson, Hammond, Hansen, Maddox, Neuhauser, Redfern,
Szymoniak and Vilsack. Nays, none.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
ALSO:
Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 365 (SSB 177), a bill for an act
increasing the scheduled fines for certain motor vehicle operation
violations.
Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
Final Vote: Ayes, 11: Giannetto, McKean, Boettger, Fraise, Hammond,
Hansen, Maddox, Neuhauser, Redfern, Szymoniak and Vilsack. Nays, 4:
Bartz, Bisignano, Drake and Halvorson.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
ALSO:
Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 366 (SSB 267), a bill for an act relating
to the exhibition of humans.
Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
Final Vote: Ayes, 15: Giannetto, McKean, Bartz, Bisignano, Boettger,
Drake, Fraise, Halvorson, Hammond, Hansen, Maddox, Neuhauser, Redfern,
Szymoniak and Vilsack. Nays, none.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
ALSO:
Final Bill Action: *SENATE FILE 367 (SSB 183), a bill for an act
relating to domestic abuse and victim protection and providing a penalty
and a conditional effective date.
Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
Final Vote: Ayes, 14: Giannetto, McKean, Bisignano, Boettger, Drake,
Fraise, Halvorson, Hammond, Hansen, Maddox, Neuhauser, Redfern,
Szymoniak and Vilsack. Nays, none. Pass, 1: Bartz.
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 367 and they were attached to the committee
report.
ALSO:
Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 369 (SSB 278), a bill for an act relating
to a conference on domestic violence.
Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
Final Vote: Ayes, 15: Giannetto, McKean, Bartz, Bisignano, Boettger,
Drake, Fraise, Halvorson, Hammond, Hansen, Maddox, Neuhauser, Redfern,
Szymoniak and Vilsack. Nays, none.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
ALSO:
Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 371 (SSB 245), a bill for an act relating
to prohibiting a polygraph examiniation of a victim of sexual abuse as a
precondition to an investigation by a law enforcement agency.
Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
Final Vote: Ayes, 15: Giannetto, McKean, Bartz, Bisignano, Boettger,
Drake, Fraise, Halvorson, Hammond, Hansen, Maddox, Neuhauser, Redfern,
Szymoniak and Vilsack. Nays, none.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
ALSO:
Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 372 (SSB 219), a bill for an act relating
to the exemption for attorneys who have provided abstract services under
the title guaranty program.
Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
Final Vote: Ayes, 9: Giannetto, Boettger, Fraise, Halvorson, Hammond,
Hansen, Neuhauser, Redfern and Szymoniak. Nays, 6: Vilsack, McKean,
Bartz, Bisignano, Drake and Maddox.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
ALSO:
Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 373 (SSB 262), a bill for an act to
permit the court to find a person in contempt for failure to pay
restitution after the period of probation, work release, parole, or the
persons sentence has ended.
Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
Final Vote: Ayes, 15: Giannetto, McKean, Bartz, Bisignano, Boettger,
Drake, Fraise, Halvorson, Hammond, Hansen, Maddox, Neuhauser, Redfern,
Szymoniak and Vilsack. Nays, none.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 136, a bill for an act relating to the
creation of real estate improvement districts, providing for the
election of boards of trustees, providing for the powers and duties of
the trustees, authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds and
revenue bonds, authorizing the imposition of ad valorem property taxes,
special assessments, and fees, and making provisions for other properly
related matters.
Recommendation: DO PASS.
Final Vote: Ayes, 6: Sorensen, Fink, Black, Fraise, Halvorson and Judge.
Nays, 3: Maddox, McKean and Rittmer. Absent or not voting, 1: Zieman.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
ALSO:
Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 198, a bill for an act relating to
studies and reports of county land preservation and use commissions, and
providing an effective date.
Recommendation: DO PASS.
Final Vote: Ayes, 9: Sorensen, Fink, Maddox, Black, Fraise, Halvorson,
Judge, McKean and Rittmer. Nays, none. Absent or not voting, 1: Zieman.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
ALSO:
Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 344 (SSB 304), a bill for an act
prohibiting a city with public safety employees under civil service from
contracting with or granting a franchise to private contractors for
those public safety jobs without a public referendum.
Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
Final Vote: Ayes, 9: Sorensen, Fink, Black, Fraise, Halvorson, Judge,
McKean, Rittmer and Zieman. Nays, 1: Maddox.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
ALSO:
Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 351 (SSB 160), a bill for an act
authorizing certain cities to appoint additional members to certain city
commissions.
Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
Final Vote: Ayes, 10: Sorensen, Fink, Maddox, Black, Fraise, Halvorson,
Judge, McKean, Rittmer and Zieman. Nays, none.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
ALSO:
Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 360 (SSB 254), a bill for an act to
increase the fee for the transfer of property in county transfer
records.
Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
Final Vote: Ayes, 10: Sorensen, Fink, Maddox, Black, Fraise, Halvorson,
Judge, McKean, Rittmer and Zieman. Nays, none.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
ALSO:
Final Bill Action: *SENATE FILE 370 (SSB 167), a bill for an act
eliminating the requirement for the rotation of names on election
ballots.
Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
Final Vote: Ayes, 10: Sorensen, Fink, Maddox, Black, Fraise, Halvorson,
Judge, McKean, Rittmer and Zieman. 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 Local Government
Committee on Senate File 370 and they were attached to the committee
report.
TRANSPORTATION
Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 214, a bill for an act to provide greater
protection for consumers who purchase or lease motor vehicles and
providing effective dates.
Recommendation: AMEND AND DO PASS AS PROVIDED IN AMENDMENT S-3130.
Final Vote: Ayes, 12: Gettings, Fraise, Drake, Black, Connolly, Dearden,
Douglas, Fink, Halvorson, Jensen, Lind and Rittmer. Nays, none.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
ALSO:
Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 243, a bill for an act relating to motor
vehicle abandonment and registration.
Recommendation: DO PASS.
Final Vote: Ayes, 12: Gettings, Fraise, Drake, Black, Connolly, Dearden,
Douglas, Fink, Halvorson, Jensen, Lind and Rittmer. Nays, none.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
ALSO:
Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 311, a bill for an act relating to
indicating a medical advance directive on a drivers license or
nonoperators identification card.
Recommendation: DO PASS.
Final Vote: Ayes, 12: Gettings, Fraise, Drake, Black, Connolly, Dearden,
Douglas, Fink, Halvorson, Jensen, Lind and Rittmer. Nays, none.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
BILL ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE
President Boswell announced the assignment of the following bill to
committee:
H.F. 438 Education
AMENDMENTS FILED
S-3127 S.F. 120 Judiciary
S-3128 S.F. 293 Rod Halvorson
S-3129 S.F. 290 Rod Halvorson
S-3130 S.F. 214 Transportation
S-3131 S.R. 11 Business and Labor
S-3132 S.F. 196 Business and Labor
ADJOURNMENT
On motion of Senator Husak, the Senate adjourned at 3:43 p.m.,
until 9:00 a.m. , Thursday, March 16, 1995.
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