House Journal: Monday, January 29, 1996

Twenty-second Calendar Day  - Fifteenth Session Day

Hall of the House of Representatives
Des Moines, Iowa, Monday, January 29, 1996
The House met pursuant to adjournment, at 1:10 p.m. Speaker
Corbett in the chair.
Prayer was offered by Reverend Sushil Joseph , Dallas Center
United Methodist Church, Dallas Center.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Reverend Sushil Joseph,
Dallas Center.
The Journal of Friday, Janaury 26, 1996 was approved.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Leave of absence was granted as follows:
Brammer of Linn and Taylor of Linn, until his arrival, both on
request of Jochum of Dubuque; Harrison of Scott, until his
arrival,  on request of Van Fossen of Scott; Harper of Black
Hawk on request of Nelson of Pottawattamie. 
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
House File 2117, by Martin, Van Fossen, and Harrison, a bill
for an act relating to the powers and duties of landowners and
tenants in manufactured home parks, providing for other properly
related matters, providing for injunctive relief and civil
penalties, and including an applicability provision.
Read first time and referred to committee on local government.
SENATE MESSAGES CONSIDERED
Senate File 2022, by Priebe, a bill for an act relating to
the collection and use of tonnage fees for the disposal of solid
waste, and providing an effective date.
Read first time and referred to committee on environmental
protection.
Senate File 2063, by committee on education, bill for an act
establishing a school improvement technology program to fund
instructional technology for school districts, the Iowa braille
and sight saving school, the state school for the deaf and the
Price laboratory school, providing for properly related matters,
and making appropriations, and providing an effective date.
Read first time and referred to committee on education.
Senate File 2071, by committee on state government, a bill
for an act creating an advisory commission on intergovernmental
relations, specifying its membership and its powers and duties,
providing for other properly related matters, and providing an
effective date.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
Senate File 2072, by committee on agriculture, a bill for an
act relating to implements of husbandry by providing for
machinery towed by a motor vehicle or farm tractor, and
providing an effective date.
Read first time and referred to committee on transportation.
Senate File 2081, by committee on education, a bill for an
act relating to school finance by increasing the foundation base
level for special education and providing an effective date.
Read first time and referred to committee on education.
Senate File 2082, by committee on education, a bill for an
act relating to the establishment of the state percent of growth
for purposes of the state school foundation program and
providing an effective date.
Read first time and referred to committee on education.
HOUSE FILE 2108 REREFERRED
The Speaker announced that House File 2108, previously referred
to committee on natural resources, was rereferred to committee
on environmental protection.

SPONSOR ADDED
(House File 2101)
Mundie of Webster requested to be added as a sponsor of House
File 2101.
COMMUNICATION RECEIVED
The following communication was received and filed in the office
of the Chief Clerk:
CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION
The Annual Report, pursuant to Chapter 17, Code of Iowa.
CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION
MR. SPEAKER: The Chief Clerk of the House respectfully reports
that certificates of recognition have been issued as follows.

				ELIZABETH A. ISAACSON
					  Chief Clerk of the House      
1996\ 50 	Dorothy and Carl Jessen, Council Bluffs - For
celebrating their Sixtieth wedding anniversary.
1996\51	Etta Goos, Council Bluffs - For celebrating her
Ninetieth birthday.
1996\52	Dortha and Donald Pearson, Corning - For celebrating
their Seventieth wedding anniversary.
1996\53	Ron Caddell, Carter Lake - For being selected Carter
Lake's Citizen of the Year.
1996\54	Peter Hansen, Davenport - For attaining the rank of
Eagle Scout, the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America.
1996\55	Justin Brooks, Davenport - For attaining the rank of
Eagle Scout, the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America.
1996\56	Nick Dighton, Davenport - For attaining the rank of
Eagle Scout, the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America.
1996\57	Malinda Hinckley, Maquoketa - For celebrating her
Ninety-seventh birthday.
1996\58	Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Neal, Colfax - For celebrating
their Fiftieth wedding anniversary.
1996\59	Betty and Don Henningsen, Maquoketa - For celebrating
their Fiftieth wedding anniversary.
1996\60	Evelyn Rowan, Clinton - For celebrating her Eightieth
birthday.
1996\61	Beulah and Everett Shannon, Baldwin - For celebrating
their Fiftieth wedding anniversary.

SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT

House File 2117
Local Government: Jacobs, Chair; Martin and Mundie.
HOUSE STUDY BILL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
H.S.B. 534 Ways and Means 
Relating to the motor vehicle fuel tax law and providing
effective and retroactive applicability dates.
H.S.B. 535 Education 
Establishing a school improvement technology program, providing
for properly related matters, and making appropriations.
H.S.B. 536 Transportation
Relating to transportation by granting the state department of
transportation condemnation rights for utility facility
replacement, providing for entry onto private property for
sounding and drilling,  relating to the disposal of abandoned
vehicles, transferring motorcycle rider education
responsibilities, and providing for release of retained funds
for public improvements.
H.S.B. 537 Transportation
Relating to transportation-related sanctions by increasing
penalties for certain offenses, prohibiting the issuance of
temporary restricted licenses for certain offenses, providing
scheduled fines for various violations, prohibiting certain
activities of motor vehicle dealers, and allowing the issuance
of a uniform citation and complaint to a corporation for certain
violations.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
MR. SPEAKER: The Chief Clerk of the House respectfully reports
that the following committee recommendations have been received
and are on file in the office of the Chief Clerk.

ELIZABETH A. ISAACSON
Chief Clerk of the House
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
House File 210, a bill for an act authorizing a court to require
a criminal offender as part of a restitution order to make
financial contributions to a local anticrime organization.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass January 25, 1996 
House File 391, a bill for an act requiring the department of
corrections to conduct a study relating to the number and
treatment of inmates with mental illness in institutions under
the control of the department.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass January 25, 1996. 
House File 2017, a bill for an act relating to immunity from
assault charges for the use of force by a person to stop a fight
or disturbance at a school or school function.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass January 25, 1996. 
RESOLUTION FILED
HCR 109, by Fallon, Baker, Siegrist and Grundberg, a concurrent
resolution designating June 15, 1996, as the day to celebrate
the ending of slavery and to recognize the worth and value of
all people.
Laid over under Rule 25.
 AMENDMENTS FILED

H_5014	H.F.	2066	Warnstadt of Woodbury
H_5015	H.J.R.	2003	Tyrrell of Iowa
			Vande Hoef of Osceola
H_5016	H.F.	2114	Millage of Scott
H_5017	H.F.	2111	Dinkla of Guthrie
         Millage of Scott		Wise of Lee
         O'Brien of Boone		Ollie of Clinton
         Warnstadt of Woodbury		Nelson of Pottawattamie
         McCoy of Polk		Myers of Johnson

	On motion by Siegrist of Pottawattamie, the House adjourned at
1:23 p.m. until 8:45 a.m., Tuesday, January 30, 1996.

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