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House Journal: Page 1377: Wednesday, April 3, 1996

The nays were, none.

Absent or not voting, 4:

Drees          	Eddie          	Ertl           	Grundberg     
	Harrison       	         	      	

The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared
to have passed the House and the title, as amended, was agreed
to.
The House resumed consideration of  Senate File 2381, a bill for
an act relating to dependent adult abuse and providing
penalties, previously deferred and placed on the unfinished
business calendar.
Boddicker of Cedar offered the following amendment H-5547 filed
by him and moved its adoption:

H-5547

 1     Amend Senate File 2381, as passed by the Senate, as
 2   follows:
 3     1.  Page 3, by striking lines 2 through 6 and
 4   inserting the following:
 5     "1.  "Caretaker" means a related or nonrelated
 6   person who has the responsibility for the protection,
 7   care, or custody of a dependent adult as a result of
 8   assuming the responsibility voluntarily, by contract,
 9   through employment, or by order of the court."
10     2.  Page 3, by striking lines 9 through 16 and
11   inserting the following:
12     "4.  "Dependent adult" means a person eighteen
13   years of age or older who is unable to protect the
14   person's own interests or unable to adequately perform
15   or obtain services necessary to meet essential human
16   needs, as a result of a physical or mental condition
17   which requires assistance from another, or as defined
18   by departmental rule."
Amendment H-5547 was adopted.
Holveck of Polk offered the following amendment H-5851 filed by
him and Boddicker from the floor and moved its adoption:

H-5851

 1     Amend Senate File 2381, as passed by the Senate, as
 2   follows:
 3     1.  Page 7, by striking lines 27 through 30 and
 4   inserting the following:  "action for the appointment
 5   of a guardian or conservator or for admission or
 6   commitment to an appropriate institution or facility
 7   pursuant to the applicable procedures under chapter
 8   125, 222, 229, or 633, or shall pursue other remedies

Iowa General Assembly

Index: House Journal (76th General Assembly: Session 2)

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