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ONE HUNDRED THIRTEENTH CALENDAR DAY
SIXTY-SEVENTH SESSION DAY
Senate Chamber
Des Moines, Iowa, Monday, May 1, 1995
The Senate met in regular session at 2:08 p.m., President Boswell
presiding.
Prayer was offered by the Reverend Doug Raymond, pastor of the
Rising Sun Church of Christ, Des Moines, Iowa.
The Journal of Friday and Saturday, April 28 and 29, 1995, was
approved.
QUORUM CALL
Senator Horn requested a non record roll call to determine that a
quorum was present.
Senator Sorensen took the chair at 2:20 p.m.
President Boswell took the chair at 2:28 p.m.
The vote revealed 47 present, 3 absent and a quorum present.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Leave of absence was granted as follows:
Senator McLaren for the day on request of Senator Rife.
BILLS REFERRED TO COMMITTEE
Senator Horn asked and received unanimous consent that the
following bills be referred from the Regular Calendar to committee:
H.F. 562 Judiciary
S.C.R. 21 Communications and Information Policy
MOTION TO RECONSIDER ADOPTED
Senator Visack called up the motion to reconsider Senate File 466
filed by Senator Palmer on April 4, 1995, found on page 1041 of the
Senate Journal and moved its adoption.
On the question Shall the motion to reconsider be adopted? (S.F.
466) 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
Murphy Neuhauser Palmer Priebe
Redfern Rensink Rittmer Sorensen
Szymoniak Tinsman Vilsack Zieman
Nays, 1:
Rife
Absent or not voting, 1:
McLaren
The motion prevailed.
Senator Vilsack moved to reconsider the vote by which Senate File
466 went to its last reading, which motion prevailed by a voice vote.
Senate File 466
On motion of Senator Vilsack, Senate File 466, a bill for an act
relating to tax provisions involving income tax, machinery, equipment
and computers property tax reimbursement, and services paid for by
property taxes and property tax reductions and credits and providing
appropriations, penalties, effective dates, and retroactive
applicability provisions, was taken up for reconsideration.
The motion to reconsider Senate File 466 filed by Senator Bennett
on April 5, 1995, and found on page 1049 of the Senate Journal, was out
of order.
Senator Vilsack asked and received unanimous consent that Senate
File 466 be withdrawn from further consideration of the Senate.
CONSIDERATION OF BILL
(Ways and Means Calendar)
Senator Horn asked and received unanimous consent to take up for
consideration Senate File 485.
Senate File 485
On motion of Senator Murphy, Senate File 485, a bill for an act
authorizing certain counties, cities, or school districts to create a
joint authority to issue bonds to build and own buildings and
authorizing a tax levy by school districts to lease buildings, was taken
up for consideration.
Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent that action on
Senate File 485 be deferred.
HOUSE AMENDMENT CONSIDERED
Senate File 239
Senator Vilsack called up for consideration Senate File 239, a bill
for an act relating to the provision of mediation in dissolution of
marriage proceedings, amended by the House in House amendment S-3601
filed April 27, 1995.
Senator Vilsack offered amendment S-3652 filed by him on April 28,
1995, to House amendment S-3601 and moved its adoption.
Amendment S-3652 was adopted by a voice vote.
Senator Vilsack moved that the Senate concur in the House amendment
as amended.
The motion prevailed by a voice vote and the Senate concurred in
the House amendment as amended.
Senator Vilsack moved that the bill as amended by the House,
further amended 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. 239) 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
Murphy Neuhauser Palmer Priebe
Redfern Rensink Rife Rittmer
Sorensen Szymoniak Tinsman Vilsack
Zieman
Nays, none.
Absent or not voting, 1:
McLaren
The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to
have passed the Senate and the title was agreed to.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
(Deferred April 26, 1995)
House File 505
The Senate resumed consideration of House File 505, a bill for an
act relating to payment of expenses for persons with mental retardation,
deferred April 26, 1995.
Senator Bartz called up the motion to reconsider the vote by which
amendment S-3577 to House File 505 was adopted by the Senate on April
26, 1995, filed by him on April 27, 1995, and found on page 1491 of the
Senate Journal.
Senator Vilsack asked and received unanimous consent that action on
the motion to reconsider and House File 505 be deferred.
BILL REMOVED FROM ITEM
VETO CALENDAR
Senator Horn asked and received unanimous consent that Senate File
462 be indefinitely postponed and that the bill be removed from the Item
Veto Message Calendar.
The Senate stood at ease at 3:30 p.m. until the fall of the gavel
for the purpose of a party caucus.
The Senate resumed session at 4:15 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 File
239 be immediately messaged to the House.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
(Deferred April 28, 1995)
Senate File 478
The Senate resumed consideration of Senate File 478, a bill for an
act relating to the state franchise tax imposed on financial
institutions by disallowing the deduction for expenses related to a
financial institutions investment in investment subsidiaries and
providing effective and applicability dates, amendment S-3447, amendment
S-3605, and S-3638 to amendment S-3605, deferred April 28, 1995.
Senator Bisignano offered amendment S-3651 filed by Senators
Bisignano and Palmer on April 28, 1995, to amendment S-3605.
Senator Bisignano called for a division of amendment S-3651 to
amendment S-3605: lines 3 and 4 as division S-3651A and lines 5-16 as
division S-3651B.
(Action on Senate File 478 and division S-3651A to amendment S-3605
was deferred.)
HOUSE MESSAGES RECEIVED
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 May 1, 1995, amended the Senate amendment, concurred in the
Senate amendment as amended, and passed the following bill in which the
concurrence of the Senate is asked:
House File 508, a bill for an act 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, relating to cost recovery, 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
(S-3662).
ALSO: That the House has on May 1, 1995, refused to concur in the
Senate amendment to the following bill in which the concurrence of the
House was asked:
House File 572, a bill for an act relating to imposing a prison
and jail surcharge on scheduled fines and forfeitures and providing for
the appropriation and disposition of the proceeds from the surcharge for
prisons and jails.
The Senate stood at ease at 4:41 p.m. until the fall of the gavel
for the purpose of a party caucus.
The Senate resumed session at 5:48 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 40 present, 10 absent and a quorum present.
BUSINESS PENDING
Senate File 478
The Senate resumed consideration of Senate File 478, a bill for an
act relating to the state franchise tax imposed on financial
institutions by disallowing the deduction for expenses related to a
financial institutions investment in investment subsidiaries and
providing effective and applicability dates, previously deferred.
Senator Palmer asked and received unanimous consent to withdraw
divisions S-3651A and S-3651B to amendment S-3605.
Senator Palmer asked and received unanimous consent to withdraw
amendment S-3638 by Senators Bisignano and Palmer to amendment S-3605,
deferred April 28, 1995.
Senator Bennett withdrew amendment S-3605.
Senator Giannetto withdrew amendment S-3476 filed by him on April
18, 1995, to page 1 and the title page of the bill.
Senator Giannetto asked and received unanimous consent to withdraw
amendment S-3482 filed by Senators Giannetto and Drake on April 18,
1995, to page 1 and the title page of the bill.
Senator Giannetto offered amendment S-3537 filed by Senators
Giannetto and Drake on April 20, 1995, to page 1 and the title page of
the bill.
Senator Drake offered amendment S-3660 filed by Senators Drake,
Bennett and Giannetto from the floor to amendment S-3537 and moved its
adoption.
Amendment S-3660 lost by a voice vote.
Senator Giannetto asked and received unanimous consent that action
on amendment S-3537 be deferred.
The Chair ruled amendment S-3474 filed by Senators Bisignano and
Palmer on April 18, 1995, to page 1 of the bill, out of order.
Senator Vilsack moved the adoption of amendment S-3447 by Senators
Vilsack, Drake and Douglas to page 1 and the title page of the bill,
deferred April 28, 1995.
Amendment S-3447 lost by a voice vote.
The Senate resumed consideration of amendment S-3537 by Senators
Giannetto and Drake, previously deferred.
Senator Lind filed the following motion to reconsider from the
floor and moved its adoption:
MR. PRESIDENT: I move to reconsider the vote by which amendment
S-3660 to amendment S-3537 to Senate File 478 failed to be adopted by
the Senate on May 1, 1995.
A record roll call was requested.
On the question Shall the motion to reconsider be adopted? (S.F.
478) the vote was:
Ayes, 24:
Banks Bartz Bennett Boettger
Borlaug Douglas Drake Flynn
Freeman Giannetto Hedge Iverson
Jensen Kramer Lind Lundby
Maddox McKean Redfern Rensink
Rife Rittmer Tinsman Zieman
Nays, 25:
Bisignano Black Boswell Connolly
Dearden Deluhery Dvorsky Fink
Fraise Gettings Gronstal Halvorson
Hammond Hansen Horn Husak
Judge Kibbie Murphy Neuhauser
Palmer Priebe Sorensen Szymoniak
Vilsack
Absent or not voting, 1:
McLaren
The motion lost.
Senator Bennett called for a division of amendment S-3537: lines
2-7 as division S-3537A and lines 8-10 as division S-3537B.
Senator Giannetto moved the adoption of division S-3537A, which
motion prevailed by a voice vote.
Senator Giannetto moved the adoption of division S-3537B which
motion lost by a voice vote.
Senator Palmer 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. 478) the vote was:
Ayes, 29:
Bennett Bisignano Black Boswell
Connolly Dearden Deluhery Drake
Dvorsky Fink Flynn Fraise
Gettings Gronstal Halvorson Hammond
Hansen Horn Husak Jensen
Kibbie Lundby Maddox Neuhauser
Palmer Sorensen Szymoniak Tinsman
Zieman
Nays, 20:
Banks Bartz Boettger Borlaug
Douglas Freeman Giannetto Hedge
Iverson Judge Kramer Lind
McKean Murphy Priebe Redfern
Rensink Rife Rittmer Vilsack
Absent or not voting, 1:
McLaren
The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to
have passed the Senate and the title was agreed to.
Senator Horn asked and received unanimous consent that Senate File
478 be immediately messaged to the House.
HOUSE AMENDMENT TO
SENATE AMENDMENT CONSIDERED
House File 508
Senator Gronstal called up for consideration House File 508, a bill
for an act 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,
relating to cost recovery, 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, amended by the Senate, further amended by the
House and moved that the Senate concur in House amendment S-3662 to
Senate amendment H-4177 filed May 1, 1995.
The motion prevailed by a voice vote and the Senate concurred in
the House amendment to the Senate amendment.
Senator Gronstal moved that the bill as amended by the Senate,
further 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? (H.F. 508) the vote was:
Ayes, 47:
Banks Bartz Bennett Bisignano
Black Boettger Borlaug Boswell
Connolly Dearden Deluhery Douglas
Drake Dvorsky Fink Flynn
Fraise Freeman Gettings Giannetto
Gronstal Hansen Hedge Horn
Husak Iverson Jensen Judge
Kibbie Kramer Lind Lundby
Maddox McKean Murphy Neuhauser
Palmer Priebe Redfern Rensink
Rife Rittmer Sorensen Szymoniak
Tinsman Vilsack Zieman
Nays, 1:
Halvorson
Absent or not voting, 2:
Hammond McLaren
The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to
have passed the Senate and the title was agreed to.
President pro tempore Bisignano took the chair at 6:38 p.m.
HOUSE AMENDMENT CONSIDERED
(Deferred April 26, 1995)
Senate Concurrent Resolution 3
The Senate resumed consideration of Senate Concurrent Resolution 3,
a concurrent resolution relating to the compensation of chaplains,
officers and employees of the seventy-sixth general assembly, and House
amendment S-3022, deferred on April 26, 1995.
Senator Iverson called up the motion to reconsider the vote by
which amendment S-3587 to House amendment S-3022 to Senate Concurrent
Resolution 3 failed to be adopted by the Senate on April 26, 1995, filed
by him on April 26, 1995, found on page 1456 of the Senate Journal and
moved its adoption.
The motion prevailed by a voice vote and amendment S-3587 by
Senator Gronstal to House amendment S-3022, was taken up for
reconsideration.
Senator Gronstal moved the adoption of amendment S-3587 to House
amendment S-3022, which motion prevailed by a voice vote.
Senator Gronstal moved that the Senate concur in the House
amendment as amended.
The motion prevailed by a voice vote and the Senate concurred in
the House amendment as amended.
Senator Gronstal moved the adoption of Senate Concurrent Resolution
3, as amended.
A non record roll call was requested.
The ayes were 28, nays 16.
The motion prevailed and the resolution as amended was adopted.
SENATE INSISTS
House File 572
Senator Vilsack called up for consideration House File 572, a bill
for an act relating to imposing a prison and jail surcharge on scheduled
fine and forfeitures and providing for the appropriations and
disposition of the proceeds from the surcharge for prisons and jails,
amended by the Senate, and moved that the Senate insist on its
amendment.
The motion prevailed by a voice vote and the Senate insisted on its
amendment.
APPOINTMENT OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
The Chair announced the following conference committee on House
File 572 on the part of the Senate: Senators Vilsack, Chair; Giannetto,
Hansen, Drake and McKean.
IMMEDIATELY MESSAGED
Senator Horn asked and received unanimous consent that Senate
Concurrent Resolution 3 and House Files 572 and 508 be immediately
messaged to the House.
HOUSE AMENDMENT CONSIDERED
Senate File 13
Senator Szymoniak called up for consideration 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, amended by the House in House amendment
S-3055 filed February 9, 1995.
Senator Szymoniak offered amendment S-3663 filed by Senators
Szymoniak, et al. , from the floor to House amendment S-3055.
Senator Banks called for a division of amendment S-3663:
Page 1, lines 4-7 as division S-3663A; page 1, lines 8-11 as
division S-3663B; and page 1, lines 12-50, pages 2-4, and page 5, lines
1-42 as division S-3663C.
Senator Szymoniak moved the adoption of division S-3663A to House
amendment S-3055.
A record roll call was requested.
On the question Shall division S-3663A to House amendment S-3055 be
adopted? (S.F. 13) the vote was:
Ayes, 28:
Bennett Bisignano Black Boswell
Connolly Dearden Douglas Drake
Dvorsky Fink Flynn Fraise
Gronstal Halvorson Hammond Hansen
Horn Judge Kramer Maddox
Murphy Neuhauser Rife Rittmer
Sorensen Szymoniak Tinsman Vilsack
Nays, 21:
Banks Bartz Boettger Borlaug
Deluhery Freeman Gettings Giannetto
Hedge Husak Iverson Jensen
Kibbie Lind Lundby McKean
Palmer Priebe Redfern Rensink
Zieman
Absent or not voting, 1:
McLaren
Division S-3663A was adopted.
President Boswell took the chair at 7:38 p.m.
Senator Szymoniak moved the adoption of division S-3663B to House
amendment S-3055.
A record roll call was requested.
On the question Shall division S-3663B to House amendment S-3055 be
adopted? (S.F. 13) the vote was:
Ayes, 29:
Bisignano Black Boswell Connolly
Dearden Deluhery Drake Dvorsky
Fink Flynn Fraise Gettings
Gronstal Halvorson Hammond Hansen
Horn Judge Kibbie Kramer
Maddox Murphy Neuhauser Rife
Rittmer Sorensen Szymoniak Tinsman
Vilsack
Nays, 20:
Banks Bartz Bennett Boettger
Borlaug Douglas Freeman Giannetto
Hedge Husak Iverson Jensen
Lind Lundby McKean Palmer
Priebe Redfern Rensink Zieman
Absent or not voting, 1:
McLaren
Division S-3663B was adopted.
Senator Bartz offered amendment S-3664 filed by him from the floor
to division S-3663C to House amendment S-3055 and moved its adoption.
Amendment S-3664 was adopted by a voice vote.
Senator Borlaug offered amendment S-3665 filed by him from the
floor to division S-3663C to House amendment S-3055, moved its adoption
and requested a record roll call.
On the question Shall amendment S-3665 to division S-3663C to House
amendment S-3055 be adopted? (S.F. 13) the vote was:
Rule 23, requiring all Senators present to vote except those who
express a conflict of interest, was invoked.
Ayes, 13:
Banks Boettger Borlaug Douglas
Freeman Giannetto Hedge Iverson
Jensen Lundby McKean Rensink
Zieman
Nays, 35:
Bartz Bennett Bisignano Black
Boswell Connolly Dearden Deluhery
Drake Dvorsky Fink Flynn
Fraise Gettings Gronstal Halvorson
Hammond Hansen Horn Judge
Kibbie Kramer Lind Maddox
Murphy Neuhauser Palmer Priebe
Redfern Rife Rittmer Sorensen
Szymoniak Tinsman Vilsack
Absent or not voting, 2:
Husak McLaren
Amendment S-3665 lost.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Leave of absence was granted as follows:
Senator Husak for the remainder of the evening on request of
Senator Priebe.
BUSINESS PENDING
Senate File 13
The Senate resumed consideration of Senate File 13.
Senator Szymoniak moved the adoption of division S-3663C as amended
to House amendment S-3055.
A record roll call was requested.
On the question Shall division S-3663C as amended to House
amendment S-3055 be adopted? (S.F. 13) the vote was:
Ayes, 26:
Bartz Bisignano Boswell Connolly
Dearden Deluhery Drake Fink
Flynn Fraise Gettings Gronstal
Halvorson Hansen Horn Judge
Kibbie Kramer Maddox Murphy
Palmer Sorensen Szymoniak Tinsman
Vilsack Zieman
Nays, 22:
Banks Bennett Black Boettger
Borlaug Douglas Dvorsky Freeman
Giannetto Hammond Hedge Iverson
Jensen Lind Lundby McKean
Neuhauser Priebe Redfern Rensink
Rife Rittmer
Absent or not voting, 2:
Husak McLaren
Division S-3663C was adopted.
Senator Szymoniak moved that the Senate concur in the House
amendment as amended.
A non record roll call was requested.
The ayes were 27, nays 13.
The motion prevailed and the Senate concurred in the House
amendment as amended.
Senator Szymoniak moved that the bill as amended by the House,
further amended 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. 13) the vote was:
Ayes, 29:
Bartz Bennett Bisignano Black
Boswell Connolly Dearden Deluhery
Flynn Fraise Gettings Halvorson
Hansen Hedge Horn Judge
Kibbie Kramer Lind Maddox
Murphy Palmer Redfern Rife
Sorensen Szymoniak Tinsman Vilsack
Zieman
Nays, 18:
Banks Boettger Borlaug Douglas
Dvorsky Fink Freeman Giannetto
Gronstal Hammond Iverson Jensen
Lundby McKean Neuhauser Priebe
Rensink Rittmer
Absent or not voting, 3:
Drake Husak McLaren
The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to
have passed the Senate and the title was agreed to.
HOUSE MESSAGES RECEIVED
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 May 1, 1995, concurred in the Senate amendment to the House
amendment, and passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the
House was asked:
Senate File 239, a bill for an act relating to the provision of
mediation in dissolution of marriage proceedings.
ALSO: That the House has on May 1, 1995, concurred in the Senate
amendment and passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the
House was asked:
House File 518, a bill for an act relating to authorization of
price regulation for utilities providing communications services.
INTRODUCTION OF BILL
Senate File 487, by Horn and Rife, a bill for an act providing for
the garnishment, attachment, or execution of certain benefits to police
officers, fire fighters, and peace officers for the purposes of
enforcement of child, spousal, or medical support obligations.
Read first time and passed on file.
IMMEDIATELY MESSAGED
Senator Horn asked and received unanimous consent that Senate File
13 be immediately messaged to the House.
APPENDIX
REPORT OF COMMITTEE MEETING
COMMERCE
Convened: April 28, 1995, 8:30 a.m.
Members Present: Deluhery, Chair; Hansen, Vice Chair; Jensen, Ranking
Member; Douglas, Freeman, Gettings, Gronstal, Hedge, Lundby and Redfern.
Members Absent: Bisignano, Flynn, Husak and Priebe.
Committee Business: Informational meeting on House File 518 - telephone
regulation.
Adjourned: 9:22 a.m.
PETITION
Senator Bartz from 20 residents of northern Iowa favoring
legislation supporting the development and use of alternative forms of
energy.
REPORTS OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE
MR. PRESIDENT: Pursuant to Senate Rule 21, I report that in
enrolling Senate File 93, the following corrections were made:
1. Page 2, line 25, the words a through e were changed to the words
a through d.
ALSO: That in enrolling Senate File 320, the following corrections
were made:
1. Page 53, line 22, the words section 524.904, subsection 1, of
were changed to the words section 525.904, subsections 1, of.
2. Page 99, line 14, the words approval of the plan. were changed
to the words approval of the plan..
ALSO: That in enrolling Senate File 390, the following corrections
were made:
1. Page 5, line 14, the words and number section 3 were changed to
the word and number section 4.
2. Page 5, line 15, the word and number section 3 were changed to
the word and number section 4.
3. Page 5, line 24, the word and number section 8 were changed to
the word and number section 9.
4. Page 5, line 26, the word and number section 8 were changed to
the word and number section 9.
5. Page 5, line 29, the word and number section 8 were changed to
the word and number section 9.
ALSO: That in enrolling Senate File 459, the following correction
was made:
1. Page 32, line 15, the word and number Section 100 were changed
to the word and number Section 26.
JOHN F. DWYER Secretary of the Senate
BILLS 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 bills have 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 1st day of May, 1995:
SENATE FILES 320, 201, 223, 403, 256, 366, 390, 459, 93 and 208.
JOHN F. DWYER Secretary of the Senate
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
Senate Concurrent Resolution 29
RULES AND ADMINISTRATION: Horn, Chair; Husak and Rife
Senate Concurrent Resolution 30
RULES AND ADMINISTRATION: Horn, Chair; Husak and Rife
Senate File 127
(Reassignment)
RULES AND ADMINISTRATION: Husak, Chair; Horn and Kramer
CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION
The secretary of the senate issued the following certificates of
recognition:
Jeffery D. Driscol, Kalona - For attaining the rank of Eagle Scout.
Senator Hedge (4-23-95).
Bowman Woods Elementary, Cedar Rapids - For FINE Recognition for an
Outstanding Job of Improving Students Growth and Achievement (Senator
Lundby (5-1-95).
BILLS SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR
A communication was received announcing that on April 29, 1995, the
Governor approved and transmitted to the Secretary of State the
following bill:
SENATE FILE 290 - Relating to motor vehicle and highway regulation
by the state department of transportation concerning retention of
records and documents, registration plates and stickers, dissolution
decree transfers of motor vehicle titles, junking certificates for
abandoned vehicles, flashing blue lights, motorcycle license
requirements, leased motor vehicles, proof of financial responsibility,
charges for handicapped identification devices, single state
registration for motor carriers, commodity base state registration,
other technical changes, and providing an effective date.
ALSO: That on May 1, 1995, the Governor approved and transmitted to
the Secretary of State the following bills:
SENATE FILE 79 - Relating to the transfer of dogs to educational
and scientific institutions by pounds.
SENATE FILE 83 - Extending for an additional budget year the
regular program district cost guarantee for school districts and
increasing the amount of that guarantee and providing an effective date.
SENATE FILE 85 - Providing for the regulation of farm deer and
making penalties applicable.
SENATE FILE 106 - To provide disaster leave for certain state
employees.
SENATE FILE 146 - Relating to Iowa-foaled horses and Iowa-whelped
dogs used for breeding and racing.
SENATE FILE 181 - Providing a sales tax exemption relating to
aircraft, limiting the amount of refunds, and providing effective date
and retroactive applicability provision.
SENATE FILE 280 - Authorizing townships to provide emergency
medical services.
SENATE FILE 286 - Concerning workers compensation by providing for
the computing of gross weekly earnings for volunteer ambulance drivers,
emergency medical technician trainees, and seasonal workers, and
relating to judicial review of workers compensation contested cases.
SENATE FILE 293 - Relating to providing for a five-year minimum
prison term for a person who uses a dangerous weapon in the commission
of a forcible felony.
SENATE FILE 315 - Relating to mental health and developmental
disabilities assistance by extending a moratorium on the number of
intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded beds and requiring
certain reporting activities of the state-county management committee,
and providing an effective date.
SENATE FILE 373 - 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 and providing for the
entry of a civil judgment for restitution owed to a victim.
SENATE FILE 398 - Relating to commutation of sentences of persons
who have been sentenced to life imprisonment.
SENATE FILE 422 - Relating to the duties of county recorder, by
transferring certain duties of the clerk of the district court relating
to vital statistics and marriage, by providing for fees, by providing
for other properly related matters, and providing effective dates.
SENATE FILE 423 - Relating to delayed deposit services businesses
and providing penalties.
SENATE FILE 457 - Relating to the Civil Rights Commission
concerning the enforcement of civil rights laws.
AMENDMENTS FILED
S-3658 S.F. 485 Patrick J. Deluhery
Larry Murphy
S-3659 H.F. 437 Michael E. Gronstal
S-3660 S.F. 478 Richard F. Drake
Wayne Bennett
Randal J. Giannetto
S-3661 S.F. 485 Larry Murphy
Elaine Szymoniak
S-3662 H.F. 508 House amendment
S-3663 S.F. 13 Elaine Szymoniak
Merlin E. Bartz
Mary E. Kramer
Larry Murphy
S-3664 S.F. 13 Merlin E. Bartz
S-3665 S.F. 13 Allen Borlaug
ADJOURNMENT
On motion of Senator Horn, the Senate adjourned at 8:45 p.m., until
9:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 2, 1995.
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