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Thirty-first Calendar Day - Twenty-second Session Day
Hall of the House of Representatives
Des Moines, Iowa, Wednesday, February 7, 1996
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 8:45 a.m., Speaker
Corbett in the chair.
Prayer was offered by Father Ralph Simington, St. Marys Catholic
Church, Marshalltown.
The Journal of Tuesday, February 6, 1996 was approved.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
House File 2162, by Vande Hoef, May, Greig, and Mertz, a
bill for an act relating to student enrollment options across
state boundaries for students residing in bordering counties.
Read first time and referred to committee on education.
House File 2163, by Hanson and Kremer, a bill for an act
relating to filing security for motor vehicle financial
responsibility and providing an exception.
Read first time and referred to committee on commerce-regulation.
House File 2164, by Garman, Myers, Boddicker, Tyrrell, Vande
Hoef, Klemme, Kremer, Heaton, Cormack, Hammitt Barry, Ertl,
Hanson, Welter, Schulte, Burnett, Disney, Van Maanen, Carroll,
Thomson, Teig, Salton, Eddie, Lamberti, Weidman, Boggess,
Daggett, Gries, Brunkhorst, Hahn, Koenigs, Bernau, Doderer,
Gipp, Kreiman, Nelson of Marshall, Jacobs, Rants, Sukup, Van
Fossen, Grubbs, Fallon, O'Brien, Witt, Drees, May, Bradley,
Drake, Cohoon, Shoultz, Coon, Warnstadt, Mundie, Houser, and
Harrison, a bill for an act providing for a study of gambling
and its impact on this state, making an appropriation, and
providing an effective date.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House File 2165, by committee on ways and means, a bill for
an act relating to industrial machinery, computers and equipment
for purposes of sales taxation and property taxation and
providing an effective date and applicability date.
Read first time and placed on the ways and means calendar.
House File 2166, by committee on ways and means, a bill for
an act relating to the taxation of foreign corporations and
providing an effective and retroactive applicability date
provision.
Read first time and placed on the ways and means calendar.
House File 2167, by Disney, a bill for an act relating to
collective bargaining for employees of certain licensees
operating a horse or dog track with pari-mutuel wagering and
gambling games.
Read first time and referred to committee on labor and
industrial relations.
House File 2168, by Fallon, a bill for an act relating to
the factors considered in the awarding of support payments to a
party to a judgment of annulment, dissolution, or separate
maintenance.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
House File 2169, by Holveck, a bill for an act relating to
polluting motor vehicles and providing a penalty.
Read first time and referred to committee on transportation.
House File 2170, by Dinkla and Greiner, a bill for an act
providing an income tax credit or deduction for tuition paid to
accredited postsecondary institutions in Iowa under certain
circumstances.
Read first time and referred to committee on education.
House File 2171, by Murphy, a bill for an act relating to a
continuing appropriation for city capital projects and major
equipment.
Read first time and referred to committee on local government.
House File 2172, by Vande Hoef, a bill for an act relating
to eligible voters on a judicial nominating commission.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House File 2173, by Holveck, a bill for an act providing for
the modification or termination of certain trusts by the court.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
CONSIDERATION OF BILLS
Regular Calendar
House File 2036, a bill for an act relating to certain telephone
companies and permitting their reorganization as cooperative
associations, with report of committee recommending passage, was
taken up for consideration.
Nelson of Pottawattamie moved that the bill be read a last time
now and placed upon its passage which motion prevailed and the
bill was read a last time.
On the question "Shall the bill pass?" (H.F. 2036)
The ayes were, 97:
Arnold Baker Bell Bernau
Blodgett Boddicker Boggess Bradley Brand
Branstad Brauns Brunkhorst Burnett
Carroll Cataldo Churchill Cohoon Connors
Coon Cormack Daggett Dinkla
Disney Doderer Drake Drees
Eddie Fallon Garman Gipp
Greig Greiner Gries Grubbs
Grundberg Hahn Halvorson Hammitt Barry
Hanson Harper Harrison Heaton Holveck Houser
Hurley Huseman Jacobs Jochum
Klemme Koenigs Kreiman Kremer
Lamberti Larkin Larson Lord
Main Martin Mascher May Mertz
Metcalf Meyer Millage
Moreland Mundie Murphy Myers
Nelson, B. Nelson, L. Nutt O'Brien
Ollie Osterhaus Rants Renken
Salton Schrader Schulte Shoultz
Siegrist Sukup Taylor Teig
Thomson Tyrrell Van Fossen Van Maanen
Vande Hoef Veenstra Warnstadt Weidman
Weigel Welter Wise Witt Mr.
Speaker
Corbett
The nays were, none.
Absent or not voting, 3:
Brammer Ertl McCoy
The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared
to have passed the House and the title was agreed to.
Ways and Means Calendar
House File 2111, a bill for an act relating to taxation within
the state by changing the computation of the inflation factors
for the tax brackets and standard deduction of the state
individual income tax, exemptions from the state inheritance
tax, and appropriating moneys to a special taxpayer relief
account for purposes of providing tax relief and providing
effective and retroactive and other applicability date
provisions, was taken up for consideration.
On motion by Siegrist of Pottawattamie, the House was recessed
at 9:12 a.m., until 1:00 p.m.
(House File 2111 pending)
AFTERNOON SESSION
The House reconvened at 1:00 p.m., Speaker Corbett in the chair.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
House File 2174, by Connors, a bill for an act relating to
unclaimed property in the form of outdated warrants held by the
state, the social security numbers of the owners of the
property, fraudulent practices to obtain the property, and
establishing a penalty.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House File 2175, by Kreiman, a bill for an act relating to
claims against the state for property damage caused by deer.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
House File 2176, by Disney, a bill for an act relating to
the taxation of real property used in the operation of a
racetrack or racetrack enclosure.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE
The following message were received from the Senate:
Mr. Speaker: I am directed to inform your honorable body that
the Senate has on February 7, 1996, passed the following bill in
which the concurrence of the House is asked:
Senate File 2088, a bill for an act prohibiting abuse of a human
corpse, and providing a penalty.
JOHN F. DWYER, Secretary
SENATE MESSAGE CONSIDERED
Senate File 2088, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an
act prohibiting abuse of a human corpse, and providing a penalty.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
BUSINESS PENDING AT RECESS
Ways and Means Calendar
The House resumed consideration of House File 2111, a bill for
an act relating to taxation within the state by changing the
computation of the inflation factors for the tax brackets and
standard deduction of the state individual income tax,
exemptions from the state inheritance tax, and appropriating
moneys to a special taxpayer relief account for purposes of
providing tax relief and providing effective and retroactive and
other applicability date provisions, pending at recess.
The House stood at ease at 1:11 p.m., until the fall of the
gavel.
The House resumed session at 2:14 p.m., Speaker Corbett in the
chair.
Halvorson of Clayton offered the following amendment H-5011
filed by him and moved its adoption:
H-5011
1 Amend House File 2111 as follows:
2 1. Page 1, line 3, by striking the words
3 "paragraph a" and inserting the following:
4 "paragraphs a and d".
5 2. Page 1, line 4, by striking the word "is" and
6 inserting the following: "are".
7 3. Page 1, by inserting after line 22 the
8 following:
9 "d. Notwithstanding the computation of the annual
10 inflation factor under paragraph "a", the annual
11 inflation factor is one hundred percent for any
12 calendar year in which the unobligated state general
13 fund balance on June 30 as certified by the director
14 of the department of management by October 10, is less
15 than sixty million dollars. Notwithstanding section
16 8.58, in determining the unobligated state general
17 fund balance on June 30, unobligated moneys in the
18 cash reserve fund and Iowa economic emergency fund on
19 June 30 shall be counted as part of the unobligated
20 state general fund balance for purposes of this
21 paragraph."
Amendment H-5011 was adopted.
Main of Jefferson asked and received unanimous consent to defer
action on amendment H-5030.
Dinkla of Guthrie offered the following amendment H-5017 filed
by Dinkla et. al. and moved its adoption:
H-5017
1 Amend House File 2111 as follows:
2 1. By striking page 2, line 20, through page 3,
3 line 25, and inserting the following:
4 "Sec. ___. Section 450.10, subsection 1, Code
5 1995, is amended to read as follows:
6 1. When the property, interest, or income passes
7 to the father or mother, or to a child or lineal
8 descendant of the decedent, grantor, donor, or vendor,
9 including a legally adopted child or biological child
10 entitled to inherit under the laws of this state, the
11 tax imposed shall be on the individual share so
12 passing in excess of the exemptions allowed as
13 follows:
14 One percent of the first five ten thousand
dollars.
15 Two percent of any amount in excess of five ten
16 thousand dollars and up to twelve twenty-five
thousand
17 five hundred dollars.
18 Three percent on any amount in excess of twelve
19 twenty-five thousand five hundred dollars and up to
20 twenty-five fifty thousand dollars.
21 Four percent on any amount in excess of twenty-five
22 fifty thousand dollars and up to fifty one
hundred
23 thousand dollars.
24 Five percent on any amount all sums in excess of
25 fifty one hundred thousand dollars and up to
seventy-
26 five thousand dollars.
27 Six percent on any amount in excess of seventy-five
28 thousand dollars and up to one hundred thousand
29 dollars.
30 Seven percent on any amount in excess of one
31 hundred thousand dollars and up to one hundred fifty
32 thousand dollars.
33 Eight percent on all sums in excess of one hundred
34 fifty thousand dollars."
A non-record roll call was requested.
The ayes were 36, nays 56.
Amendment H-5017 lost.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Leave of absence was granted as follows:
Van Fossen of Scott, until his return, on request of Siegrist of
Pottawattamie.
Weigel of Chickasaw asked and received unanimous consent to
withdraw amendment H-5019 filed by him on January 30, 1996.
Weigel of Chickasaw offered the following amendment H-5037 filed
by him and moved its adoption:
H-5037
1 Amend House File 2111 as follows:
2 1. By striking page 2, line 19, through page 3,
3 line 25, and inserting the following:
4 "INHERITANCE TAX CREDIT ON INCOME TAX
5 Sec. ___. NEW SECTION. 422.12A INHERITANCE TAX
6 CREDIT.
7 The taxes imposed under this division, less the
8 credits allowed under sections 422.12 and 422.12B,
9 shall be reduced by an inheritance tax credit. The
10 inheritance tax credit is equal to the amount of Iowa
11 inheritance tax paid under chapter 450, to the extent
12 not taken as a credit for federal estate tax purposes,
13 by the taxpayer who is the father or mother, son or
14 daughter, including legally adopted sons and daughters
15 or biological sons and daughters, stepchild, or
16 grandchild of the decedent.
17 Any credit in excess of the tax liability for the
18 tax year may be credited to the tax liability for the
19 following ten tax years or until depleted, whichever
20 is the earlier."
21 2. Page 3, line 27, by inserting after the figure
22 "1996" the following: "for inheritance tax paid
23 during income tax years ending after that date".
24 3. Title page, line 4, by striking the words
25 "exemptions from the state inheritance tax" and
26 inserting the following: "income tax credit for state
27 inheritance tax paid".
A non-record roll call was requested.
The ayes were 36, nays 56.
Amendment H-5037 lost.
Shoultz of Black Hawk asked and received unanimous consent to
defer action on amendment H-5032 for the immediate consideration
of amendment H-5021.
Shoultz of Black Hawk offered the following amendment H-5021
filed by Shoultz et. al. and moved its adoption:
H-5021
1 Amend House File 2111 as follows:
2 1. By striking page 3, line 28, through page 4,
3 line 18, and inserting the following:
4 "DIVISION
5 SCHOOL FUNDING
6 Sec. ___. Section 256B.9, Code 1995, is amended by
7 adding the following new subsection:
8 NEW SUBSECTION. 10. For the school year
9 commencing July 1, 1996, the director of the
10 department of education shall report to the school
11 budget review committee the total statewide deficit,
12 actual or estimate for the most recent school year
13 available, in costs for providing instruction for
14 children requiring special education in the categories
15 of the weighting plan established under this section,
16 and for providing services to nonpublic school
17 students pursuant to section 256.12, subsection 2.
18 The school budget review committee shall adjust the
19 weighting plan beginning with the school year
20 beginning July 1, 1996, so as to eliminate the amount
21 of the statewide deficit as reported by the director.
22 Any adjustment to weightings made under this
23 subsection shall be in addition to any adjustments
24 made pursuant to subsection 4.
25 Sec. ___. Section 257.1, subsection 2, unnumbered
26 paragraph 2, Code Supplement 1995, is amended to read
27 as follows:
28 For the budget year commencing July 1, 1991 1996,
29 and for each succeeding budget year the regular
30 program foundation base per pupil is eighty-three
31 eighty-five percent of the regular program state cost
32 per pupil, except that the regular program foundation
33 base per pupil for the portion of weighted enrollment
34 that is additional enrollment because of special
35 education is seventy-nine percent of the regular
36 program state cost per pupil. For each succeeding
37 budget year, the regular program foundation base shall
38 increase one-half of one percent per year until the
39 regular program foundation base reaches ninety percent
40 of the regular program state cost per pupil. For the
41 budget year commencing July 1, 1991 1996, and for
each
42 succeeding budget year the special education support
43 services foundation base is seventy-nine eighty-five
44 percent of the special education support services
45 state cost per pupil. It shall increase at the same
46 rate as the regular program foundation base. The
47 combined foundation base is the sum of the regular
48 program foundation base and the special education
49 support services foundation base.
50 Sec. ___. Section 257.11, unnumbered paragraph 1,
Page 2
1 Code Supplement 1995, is amended to read as follows:
2 In order to provide additional funds for school
3 districts which send their resident pupils to another
4 school district or to a community college for classes,
5 which jointly employ and share the services of
6 teachers under section 280.15, which use the services
7 of a teacher employed by another school district, or
8 which jointly employ and share the services of a
9 school superintendent under section 280.15 or 273.7A,
10 have established programs for returning dropouts and
11 dropout prevention, or which have established gifted
12 and talented children programs, a supplementary
13 weighting plan for determining enrollment is adopted
14 as follows:
15 Sec. ___. Section 257.11, Code Supplement 1995, is
16 amended by adding the following new subsections:
17 NEW SUBSECTION. 8. GIFTED AND TALENTED CHILDREN
18 PROGRAMS. School districts that have established
19 gifted and talented children programs approved
20 pursuant to sections 257.42 through 257.49 may receive
21 supplementary weighting for each pupil enrolled in the
22 program equal to two-tenths. However, the total
23 additional weighting allowed under this subsection for
24 a budget year for a school district shall not result
25 in additional funding in excess of the lesser of the
26 product of one-fifth of the district cost per pupil
27 multiplied by one-twentieth of the budget enrollment,
28 or of the amount established by the department of
29 management, as required in section 257.46, to be
30 raised from supplementary weighting.
31 NEW SUBSECTION. 9. RETURNING DROPOUTS AND DROPOUT
32 PREVENTION PROGRAMS. School districts that have
33 established returning dropouts and dropout prevention
34 programs approved pursuant to sections 257.38 through
35 257.41 may receive supplementary weighting for each
36 pupil enrolled in the program equal to two-tenths.
37 However, the total additional weighting allowed under
38 this subsection for a budget year for a school
39 district shall not result in additional funding in
40 excess of the lesser of the product of one-fifth of
41 the district cost per pupil multiplied by one-
42 twentieth of the budget enrollment, or of the amount
43 established by the department of management, as
44 required in section 257.41, to be raised from
45 supplementary weighting.
46 Sec. ___. Section 257.20, subsection 1, Code 1995,
47 is amended to read as follows:
48 1. In order to determine the amount of
49 instructional support state aid and the amount of
50 local funding for the instructional support program
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1 for a district, the department of management shall
2 divide the total assessed valuation in the state by
3 the total budget enrollment for the budget year in the
4 state to determine a state assessed valuation per
5 pupil and shall divide the assessed valuation in each
6 district by the district's budget enrollment for the
7 budget year to determine the district assessed
8 valuation per pupil. The department of management
9 shall multiply the ratio of the state's valuation per
10 pupil to the district's valuation per pupil by twenty-
11 five hundredths and subtract that result from one to
12 determine the portion of the instructional support
13 program budget that is local funding. The remaining
14 portion of the budget shall be funded by instructional
15 support state aid. However, for the budget year
16 beginning July 1, 1992, only, the amount of state aid
17 is three and one-quarter percent less than the amount
18 computed under this paragraph for that budget year.
19 Sec. ___. Section 257.20, subsection 2, paragraphs
20 a and b, Code 1995, are amended by striking the
21 paragraphs.
22 Sec. ___. Section 257.20, subsection 3, Code 1995,
23 is amended by striking the subsection.
24 Sec. ___. Section 257.38, unnumbered paragraphs 1
25 and 2, Code 1995, are amended to read as follows:
26 Boards of school districts, individually or jointly
27 with boards of other school districts, requesting to
28 use additional allowable growth receive
supplementary
29 weighting for programs for returning dropouts and
30 dropout prevention, shall annually submit
31 comprehensive program plans for the programs and
32 budget costs, including requests for additional
33 allowable growth supplementary weighting for funding
34 the programs, to the department of education as
35 provided in this chapter. The program plans shall
36 include:
37 Program plans shall identify the parts of the plan
38 that will be implemented first upon approval of the
39 application. If a district is requesting to use
40 additional allowable growth receive supplementary
41 weighting to finance the program, it shall not
42 identify more than five percent of its budget
43 enrollment for the budget year as returning dropouts
44 and potential dropouts.
45 Sec. ___. Section 257.40, Code 1995, is amended to
46 read as follows:
47 257.40 PLANS FOR RETURNING DROPOUTS AND DROPOUT
48 PREVENTION.
49 The board of directors of a school district
50 requesting to use additional allowable growth
receive
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1 supplementary weighting for programs for returning
2 dropouts and dropout prevention shall submit
3 applications for approval for the programs to the
4 department not later than November 1 preceding the
5 budget year during which the program will be offered.
6 The department shall review the program plans and
7 shall prior to January 15 either grant approval for
8 the program or return the request for approval with
9 comments of the department included. An unapproved
10 request for a program may be resubmitted with
11 modifications to the department not later than
12 February 1. Not later than February 15, the
13 department shall notify the department of management
14 and the school budget review committee of the names of
15 the school districts for which programs using
16 additional allowable growth receiving supplementary
17 weighting for funding have been approved and the
18 approved budget of each program listed separately for
19 each school district having an approved program.
20 Sec. ___. Section 257.41, Code 1995, is amended to
21 read as follows:
22 257.41 FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS FOR RETURNING DROPOUTS
23 AND DROPOUT PREVENTION.
24 The budget of an approved program for returning
25 dropouts and dropout prevention for a school district,
26 after subtracting funds received from other sources
27 for that purpose, shall be funded annually on a basis
28 of one-fourth or more from the district cost of the
29 school district and up to three-fourths by an increase
30 in allowable growth as defined in section 257.8
31 receipt of supplementary weighting as provided in
32 section 257.11, subsection 9. Annually, the
33 department of management shall establish a modified
34 allowable growth the amount of additional funding
35 needed to be raised from the supplementary weighting
36 for each such district equal to the difference between
37 the approved budget for the program for returning
38 dropouts and dropout prevention for that district and
39 the sum of the amount funded from the district cost of
40 the school district plus funds received from other
41 sources.
42 Sec. ___. Section 257.42, unnumbered paragraph 1,
43 Code 1995, is amended to read as follows:
44 Boards of school districts, individually or jointly
45 with the boards of other school districts, requesting
46 to use additional allowable growth receive
47 supplementary weighting for gifted and talented
48 children programs, may annually submit program plans
49 for gifted and talented children programs and budget
50 costs, including requests for additional allowable
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1 growth supplementary weighting for funding the
2 programs, to the department of education and to the
3 applicable gifted and talented children advisory
4 council, if an advisory council has been established,
5 as provided in this chapter.
6 Sec. ___. Section 257.42, unnumbered paragraphs 4
7 and 5, Code 1995, are amended to read as follows:
8 The department of education shall adopt rules under
9 chapter 17A relating to the administration of sections
10 257.42 through 257.49. The rules shall prescribe the
11 format of program plans submitted under section 257.43
12 and shall require that programs fulfill specified
13 objectives. The department shall encourage and assist
14 school districts to provide programs for gifted and
15 talented children whether or not additional allowable
16 growth supplementary weighting is requested under
this
17 chapter.
18 The department may request that the staff of the
19 auditor of state conduct an independent program audit
20 to verify that the gifted and talented children
21 programs funded by additional allowable growth
22 supplementary weighting conform to a district's
23 program plans.
24 Sec. ___. Section 257.45, subsection 1, Code 1995,
25 is amended to read as follows:
26 1. The board of directors of a school district
27 requesting to use additional allowable growth
receive
28 supplementary weighting for gifted and talented
29 children programs shall submit applications for
30 approval for the programs to the department not later
31 than November 1 preceding the fiscal year during which
32 the program will be offered. The board shall also
33 submit a copy of the program plans to the gifted and
34 talented children advisory council, if an advisory
35 council has been established. The department shall
36 review the program plans and shall prior to January 15
37 either grant approval for the program or return the
38 request for approval with comments of the department
39 included. Any unapproved request for a program may be
40 resubmitted with modifications to the department not
41 later than a date established by the department. Not
42 later than February 15 the department shall notify the
43 department of management and the school budget review
44 committee of the names of the school districts for
45 which gifted and talented children programs using
46 additional allowable growth receiving supplementary
47 weighting for funding have been approved and the
48 approved budget of each program listed separately for
49 each school district having an approved program.
50 Sec. ___. Section 257.46, Code 1995, is amended to
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1 read as follows:
2 257.46 FUNDING.
3 The budget of an approved gifted and talented
4 children program for a school district, after
5 subtracting funds received from other sources for that
6 purpose, shall be funded annually on a basis of one-
7 fourth or more from the district cost of the school
8 district and up to three-fourths by an increase in
9 allowable growth as defined in section 257.8 receipt
10 of supplementary weighting as provided in section
11 257.11, subsection 8. The approved budget for a
12 gifted and talented children program shall not exceed
13 an amount equal to one and twenty-four-hundredths
14 percent of the district cost per pupil of the district
15 for the base year multiplied by the budget enrollment
16 of the district for the budget year. Annually, the
17 department of management shall establish a modified
18 allowable growth the amount of additional funding
19 needed to be raised from the supplementary weighting
20 for each such district equal to the difference between
21 the approved budget for the gifted and talented
22 children program for that district and the sum of the
23 amount funded from the district cost of the school
24 district plus funds received from other sources.
25 If any portion of the gifted and talented program
26 budget remains unexpended at the end of the budget
27 year, the part of the remainder equal to the
28 proportion of the original budget which was funded by
29 an increase in allowable growth, as defined in section
30 257.8, supplementary weightings shall be carried
over
31 to the subsequent budget year and added to the gifted
32 and talented program budget for that year.
33 Sec. ___. This division of this Act, being deemed
34 of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment,
35 and applies to the computation of school funding for
36 school budget years commencing on or after July 1,
37 1996."
38 2. Title page, lines 4 and 5, by striking the
39 words "appropriating moneys to a special taxpayer
40 relief account" and inserting the following:
41 "providing additional state aid to school districts".
Roll call was requested by Shoultz of Black Hawk and Schrader of
Marion.
Rule 75 was invoked .
On the question "Shall amendment H-5021 be adopted?" (H.F. 2111)
The ayes were, 40:
Arnold Baker Bell Bernau
Brammer Brand Burnett Cataldo
Cohoon Connors Daggett Doderer
Drees Ertl Fallon Harper
Holveck Jochum Koenigs Kreiman
Larkin Mascher May McCoy
Mertz Moreland Mundie Murphy
Myers Nelson, L. O'Brien Ollie
Osterhaus Schrader Shoultz Taylor
Warnstadt Weigel Wise Witt
The nays were, 59:
Blodgett Boddicker Boggess Bradley
Branstad Brauns Brunkhorst Carroll
Churchill Coon Cormack Dinkla
Disney Drake Eddie Garman
Gipp Greig Greiner Gries
Grubbs Grundberg Hahn Halvorson
Hammitt Barry Hanson Harrison Heaton
Houser Hurley Huseman Jacobs
Klemme Kremer Lamberti Larson
Lord Main Martin Metcalf Meyer
Millage Nelson, B. Nutt
Rants Renken Salton Schulte
Siegrist Sukup Teig Thomson
Tyrrell Van Maanen Vande Hoef Veenstra
Weidman Welter Mr. Speaker
Corbett
Absent or not voting, 1:
Van Fossen
Amendment H-5021 lost.
Wise of Lee asked and received unanimous consent to withdraw
amendment H-5056 filed by him on February 6, 1996.
Shoultz of Black Hawk asked and received unanimous consent to
defer action on amendment H-5028.
Halvorson of Clayton offered amendment H-5052 filed by Halvorson
et. al. as follows:
H-5052
1 Amend House File 2111 as follows:
2 1. By striking page 3, line 28, through page 4,
3 line 18, and inserting the following:
4 "DIVISION ___
5 SCHOOL PROPERTY TAX
6 Sec. 101. Section 257.3, subsection 1, unnumbered
7 paragraph 1, Code Supplement 1995, is amended to read
8 as follows:
9 Except as provided in subsections 2 and 3, a A
10 school district shall cause to be levied each year,
11 for the school general fund, a foundation property tax
12 equal to five four dollars and forty
fifteen cents per
13 thousand dollars of assessed valuation on all taxable
14 property in the district. The county auditor shall
15 spread the foundation levy over all taxable property
16 in the district.
17 Sec. 102. Section 257.3, subsections 2 and 3, Code
18 Supplement 1995, are amended by striking the
19 subsections.
20 Sec. 103. Section 257.3, subsection 4, Code
21 Supplement 1995, is amended to read as follows:
22 4. RAILWAY CORPORATIONS. For purposes of section
23 257.1, the "amount per pupil of foundation property
24 tax" does not include the tax levied under subsection
25 1, 2, or 3 on the property of a railway corporation,
26 or on its trustee if the corporation has been declared
27 bankrupt or is in bankruptcy proceedings.
28 Sec. 104. Section 275.55, unnumbered paragraph 4,
29 Code 1995, is amended by striking the unnumbered
30 paragraph.
31 Sec. 105. Section 425A.3, subsection 1, Code 1995,
32 is amended to read as follows:
33 1. The family farm tax credit fund shall be
34 apportioned each year in the manner provided in this
35 chapter so as to give a credit against the tax on each
36 eligible tract of agricultural land within the several
37 school districts of the state in which the levy for
38 the general school fund exceeds five four dollars
and
39 forty fifteen cents per thousand dollars of assessed
40 value. The amount of the credit on each eligible
41 tract of agricultural land shall be the amount the tax
42 levied for the general school fund exceeds the amount
43 of tax which would be levied on each eligible tract of
44 agricultural land were the levy for the general school
45 fund five four dollars and forty fifteen
cents per
46 thousand dollars of assessed value for the previous
47 year. However, in the case of a deficiency in the
48 family farm tax credit fund to pay the credits in
49 full, the credit on each eligible tract of
50 agricultural land in the state shall be proportionate
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1 and applied as provided in this chapter.
2 Sec. 106. Section 425A.5, Code 1995, is amended to
3 read as follows:
4 425A.5 COMPUTATION BY COUNTY AUDITOR.
5 The family farm tax credit allowed each year shall
6 be computed as follows: On or before March 1, the
7 county auditor shall list by school districts all
8 tracts of agricultural land which are entitled to
9 credit, the taxable value for the previous year, the
10 budget from each school district for the previous
11 year, and the tax rate determined for the general fund
12 of the school district in the manner prescribed in
13 section 444.3 for the previous year, and if the tax
14 rate is in excess of five four dollars and forty
15 fifteen cents per thousand dollars of assessed value,
16 the auditor shall multiply the tax levy which is in
17 excess of five four dollars and forty
fifteen cents
18 per thousand dollars of assessed value by the total
19 taxable value of the agricultural land entitled to
20 credit in the school district, and on or before March
21 1, certify the total amount of credit and the total
22 number of acres entitled to the credit to the
23 department of revenue and finance.
24 Sec. 107. Section 426.3, Code 1995, is amended to
25 read as follows:
26 426.3 WHERE CREDIT GIVEN.
27 The agricultural land credit fund shall be
28 apportioned each year in the manner hereinafter
29 provided in this chapter so as to give a credit
30 against the tax on each tract of agricultural lands
31 within the several school districts of the state in
32 which the levy for the general school fund exceeds
33 five four dollars and forty fifteen cents
per thousand
34 dollars of assessed value; the amount of such credit
35 on each tract of such lands shall be the amount the
36 tax levied for the general school fund exceeds the
37 amount of tax which would be levied on said the
tract
38 of such lands were the levy for the general school
39 fund five four dollars and forty fifteen
cents per
40 thousand dollars of assessed value for the previous
41 year, except in the case of a deficiency in the
42 agricultural land credits fund to pay said credits in
43 full, in which case the credit on each eligible tract
44 of such lands in the state shall be proportionate and
45 shall be applied as hereinafter provided in this
46 chapter.
47 Sec. 108. Section 426.6, unnumbered paragraph 1,
48 Code 1995, is amended to read as follows:
49 The agricultural land tax credit allowed each year
50 shall be computed as follows: On or before the first
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1 of June the county auditor shall list by school
2 districts all tracts of agricultural lands which they
3 are entitled to credit, together with the taxable
4 value for the previous year, together with the budget
5 from each school district for the previous year, and
6 the tax rate determined for the general fund of the
7 district in the manner prescribed in section 444.3 for
8 the previous year, and if such the tax rate is in
9 excess of five four dollars and forty
fifteen cents
10 per thousand dollars of assessed value, the auditor
11 shall multiply the tax levy which is in excess of five
12 four dollars and forty fifteen cents per
thousand
13 dollars of assessed value by the total taxable value
14 of the agricultural lands entitled to credit in the
15 district, and on or before the first of June certify
16 the amount to the department of revenue and finance.
17 Sec. 109.
18 1. Sections 101 through 104 of this division of
19 this Act, being deemed of immediate importance, take
20 effect upon enactment, and apply to the computation of
21 school foundation property taxes payable during school
22 budget years beginning on or after July 1, 1996.
23 2. Sections 105 through 108 of this division of
24 this Act take effect January 1, 1997, and apply to the
25 computation of family farm tax credits and
26 agricultural land tax credits granted for property
27 taxes payable in school budget years beginning on or
28 after July 1, 1997."
29 2. Title page, lines 4 and 5, by striking the
30 words "appropriating moneys to a special taxpayer
31 relief account" and inserting the following:
32 "reducing the school district uniform levy".
Daggett of Union offered the following amendment H-5058, to
amendment H-5052, filed by him from the floor and moved its
adoption:
H-5058
1 Amend the amendment, H_5052, to House File 2111 as
2 follows:
3 1. Page 1, by inserting after line 5 the
4 following:
5 "Sec. 100. Section 257.1, subsection 2, unnumbered
6 paragraph 2, Code Supplement 1995, is amended to read
7 as follows:
8 For the budget year commencing July 1, 1991 1996,
9 and for each succeeding budget year the regular
10 program foundation base per pupil is eighty-three
11 eighty-four and eight-tenths percent of the regular
12 program state cost per pupil, except that the regular
13 program foundation base per pupil for the portion of
14 weighted enrollment that is additional enrollment
15 because of special education is seventy-nine percent
16 of the regular program state cost per pupil. For the
17 budget year commencing July 1, 1991 1996, and for
each
18 succeeding budget year the special education support
19 services foundation base is seventy-nine eighty-four
20 and eight-tenths percent of the special education
21 support services state cost per pupil. The combined
22 foundation base is the sum of the regular program
23 foundation base and the special education support
24 services foundation base."
25 2. Page 1, line 12, by striking the word
26 "fifteen" and inserting the following: "seventy-
27 eight".
28 3. Page 1, line 39, by striking the word
29 "fifteen" and inserting the following: "seventy-
30 eight".
31 4. Page 1, line 45, by striking the word
32 "fifteen" and inserting the following: "seventy-
33 eight".
34 5. Page 2, line 15, by striking the word
35 "fifteen" and inserting the following: "seventy-
36 eight".
37 6. Page 2, line 17, by striking the word
38 "fifteen" and inserting the following: "seventy-
39 eight".
40 7. Page 2, line 33, by striking the word
41 "fifteen" and inserting the following: "seventy-
42 eight".
43 8. Page 2, line 39, by striking the word
44 "fifteen" and inserting the following: "seventy-
45 eight".
46 9. Page 3, line 9, by striking the word "fifteen"
47 and inserting the following: "seventy-eight".
48 10. Page 3, line 12, by striking the word
49 "fifteen" and inserting the following: "seventy-
50 eight".
Page 2
1 11. Page 3, line 18, by striking the figure "101"
2 and inserting the following: "100".
3 12. Page 3, line 32, by inserting after the word
4 "levy" the following: "and increasing the foundation
5 base level".
A non-record roll call was requested.
The ayes were 35, nays 48.
Amendment H-5058 lost.
Wise of Lee offered the following amendment H-5059, to amendment
H-5052, filed by him from the floor and moved its adoption:
H-5059
1 Amend the amendment, H_5052, to House File 2111 as
2 follows:
3 1. By striking page 1, line 6, through page 3,
4 line 32 and inserting the following:
5 "Sec. 300. Section 257.1, subsection 2, unnumbered
6 paragraph 2, Code Supplement 1995, is amended to read
7 as follows:
8 For the budget year commencing July 1, 1991 1996,
9 and for each succeeding budget year the regular
10 program foundation base per pupil is eighty-three
11 eighty-seven percent of the regular program state cost
12 per pupil, except that the regular program foundation
13 base per pupil for the portion of weighted enrollment
14 that is additional enrollment because of special
15 education is seventy-nine percent of the regular
16 program state cost per pupil. For each succeeding
17 budget year, the regular program foundation base shall
18 increase one-half of one percent per year until the
19 regular program foundation base reaches ninety percent
20 of the regular program state cost per pupil. For the
21 budget year commencing July 1, 1991 1996, and for
each
22 succeeding budget year the special education support
23 services foundation base is seventy-nine
eighty-seven
24 percent of the special education support services
25 state cost per pupil. It shall increase at the same
26 rate as the regular program foundation base. The
27 combined foundation base is the sum of the regular
28 program foundation base and the special education
29 support services foundation base.
30 Sec. ___. Section 300 of this division, being
31 deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon
32 enactment, and applies to the computation of school
33 funding for school budget years commencing on or after
34 July 1, 1996."
35 2. Title page, line 6, by inserting before the
36 word "tax" the following: "additional state aid to
37 school districts and other property"."
Roll call was requested by Wise of Lee and Shoultz of Black Hawk.
Rule 75 was invoked.
On the question "Shall amendment H-5059, to amendment H-5052, be
adopted?" (H.F. 2111)
The ayes were, 40:
Arnold Baker Bell Bernau
Brammer Brand Burnett Cataldo
Cohoon Connors Daggett Doderer
Drees Fallon Hanson Harper
Holveck Jochum Koenigs Kreiman
Larkin Mascher May McCoy
Mertz Moreland Mundie Murphy
Myers Nelson, L. O'Brien Ollie
Osterhaus Schrader Shoultz Taylor
Warnstadt Weigel Wise Witt
The nays were, 58:
Blodgett Boddicker Boggess Bradley
Branstad Brauns Brunkhorst Carroll
Churchill Coon Cormack Dinkla
Disney Drake Eddie Ertl
Garman Gipp Greig Greiner
Gries Grubbs Grundberg Hahn
Halvorson Hammitt Barry Harrison Heaton
Houser Hurley Huseman Jacobs
Klemme Kremer Lamberti Larson
Lord Main Martin Meyer Millage
Nelson, B. Nutt Rants Renken
Salton Schulte Siegrist Sukup
Teig Thomson Tyrrell Van
Maanen Vande Hoef Veenstra Weidman
Welter Mr. Speaker
Corbett
Absent or not voting, 2:
Metcalf Van Fossen
Amendment H-5059 lost.
Halvorson of Clayton moved the adoption of amendment H-5052.
Roll call was requested by Siegrist of Pottawattamie and Rants
of Woodbury.
On the question "Shall amendment H-5052 be adopted?" (H.F. 2111)
The ayes were, 69:
Arnold Blodgett Boddicker Boggess
Bradley Branstad Brauns Brunkhorst
Carroll Churchill Coon Cormack
Daggett Dinkla Disney Drake
Drees Eddie Ertl
Garman Gipp Greig Greiner
Gries Grubbs Grundberg Hahn
Halvorson Hammitt Barry Hanson Harrison
Holveck Houser Hurley Huseman
Jacobs Klemme Koenigs Kremer
Lamberti Larson Lord Main
Martin May McCoy Mertz
Metcalf Meyer Millage Mundie
Nelson, B. Nutt Rants Renken
Salton Schulte Siegrist Sukup
Teig Thomson Tyrrell Van Maanen Vande
Hoef Veenstra Weidman Weigel Welter
Mr. Speaker
Corbett
The nays were, 30:
Baker Bell Bernau Brammer
Brand Burnett Cataldo Cohoon
Connors Doderer Fallon Harper
Heaton Jochum Kreiman Larkin
Mascher Moreland Murphy Myers Nelson,
L. O'Brien Ollie Osterhaus
Schrader Shoultz Taylor Warnstadt
Wise Witt
Absent or not voting, 1:
Van Fossen
Amendment H-5052 was adopted, placing out of order amendment
H-5028, previously deferred, filed by Shoultz of Black Hawk and
amendment H-5032, previously deferred, filed by Shoultz of Black
Hawk, et. al.
The following amendments were withdrawn by unanimous consent:
H-5024 filed by O'Brien of Boone and May of Worth on January 30,
1996.
H-5046 filed by O'Brien of Boone and May of Worth on February 5,
1996.
H-5029 filed by Cataldo of Polk on January 30, 1996.
H-5031 filed by Weigel of Chickasaw on January 30, 1996.
Cataldo of Polk offered amendment H-5039 filed by him as follows:
H-5039
1 Amend House File 2111 as follows:
2 1. Page 4, by inserting after line 18 the
3 following:
4 "4. Moneys in the taxpayer relief account shall be
5 used to compensate the general fund of the state for
6 lost income tax revenue resulting from the increase in
7 the child and dependent care credit under this Act.
8 Sec. 400. Section 422.12C, subsection 1,
9 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 1995, is amended to read
10 as follows:
11 1. The taxes imposed under this division, less the
12 credits allowed under sections 422.11A, 422.11B,
13 422.11C, 422.12, and 422.12B shall be reduced by a
14 child and dependent care credit equal to the following
15 percentages amount of the federal child and
dependent
16 care credit provided in section 21 of the Internal
17 Revenue Code:.
18 Sec. 401. Section 422.12C, subsection 1,
19 paragraphs a, b, c, d, e, and f, Code 1995, are
20 amended by striking the paragraphs.
21 Sec. ___. Sections 400 and 401 of this division,
22 being deemed of immediate importance, take effect upon
23 enactment and apply retroactively to tax years
24 beginning on or after that date."
25 2. Title page, line 3, by inserting after the
26 word "tax," the following: "increasing the child and
27 dependent care individual income tax credit,".
Halvorson of Clayton rose on a point of order that amendment
H-5039 was not germane.
The Speaker ruled the point well taken and amendment H-5039 not
germane.
Cataldo of Polk moved to suspend the rules to consider amendment
H-5039.
Roll call was requested by Cataldo of Polk and McCoy of Polk.
On the question "Shall the rules be suspended to consider
amendment H-5039?" (H.F. 2111)
The ayes were, 36:
Baker Bell Bernau Brammer
Brand Burnett Cataldo Cohoon
Connors Doderer Drees Harper
Holveck Jochum Koenigs Kreiman Larkin
Mascher May McCoy Mertz
Moreland Mundie Murphy Myers
Nelson, L. O'Brien Ollie Osterhaus
Schrader Shoultz Taylor Warnstadt
Weigel Wise Witt
The nays were, 59:
Arnold Blodgett Boddicker Boggess
Bradley Branstad Carroll Churchill
Coon Cormack Daggett
Dinkla Disney Drake Eddie
Fallon Garman Gipp Greig
Greiner Gries Grubbs Hahn
Halvorson Hammitt Barry Hanson Harrison
Heaton Houser Hurley Huseman
Jacobs Klemme Kremer Lamberti
Larson Lord Main Martin Metcalf
Meyer Millage Nelson, B. Nutt
Rants Renken Salton Schulte
Siegrist Sukup Teig Thomson
Tyrrell Van Maanen Vande Hoef Veenstra
Weidman Welter Mr. Speaker
Corbett
Absent or not voting, 5:
Brauns Brunkhorst Ertl Grundberg
Van Fossen
The motion to suspend the rules lost.
Carroll of Poweshiek offered the following amendment H-5030,
previously deferred, filed by him, and moved its adoption:
H-5030
1 Amend House File 2111 as follows:
2 1. Page 2, line 25, by inserting after the word
3 "stepchildren," the following: "nephews, nieces,".
4 2. Page 2, line 34, by inserting after the word
5 "stepchildren," the following: "nephews, nieces,".
6 3. Page 3, line 24, by inserting after the word
7 "stepchild," the following: "nephew, niece,".
Amendment H-5030 lost.
The House stood at ease at 5:12 p.m., until the fall of the
gavel.
The House resumed session at 5:34 p.m., Speaker Corbett in the
chair.
Carroll of Poweshiek in the chair at 5:50 p.m.
Speaker Corbett in the chair at 5:52 p.m.
Halvorson of Clayton moved that the bill be read a last time now
and placed upon its passage which motion prevailed and the bill
was read a last time.
On the question "Shall the bill pass?" (H.F. 2111)
The ayes were, 73:
Arnold Bell Blodgett Boddicker
Boggess Bradley Branstad Brauns
Brunkhorst Carroll Cataldo Churchill
Coon Cormack Daggett Dinkla
Disney Drake Drees Eddie
Ertl Garman Gipp Greig
Greiner Gries Grubbs Grundberg
Hahn Halvorson Hammitt Barry Hanson
Harrison Heaton Houser Hurley
Huseman Jacobs Klemme Koenigs
Kreiman Kremer Lamberti Larson
Lord Main Martin May
McCoy Mertz Metcalf Meyer
Millage Mundie Nelson, B. Nutt
O'Brien Rants Renken Salton
Schulte Siegrist Sukup Teig
Thomson Tyrrell Van Maanen Vande Hoef
Veenstra Weidman Weigel Welter
Mr. Speaker
Corbett
The nays were, 25:
Baker Bernau Brammer Brand
Burnett Cohoon Connors Doderer
Fallon Harper Jochum Larkin
Mascher Moreland Murphy Myers
Nelson, L. Ollie Osterhaus Schrader
Shoultz Taylor Warnstadt Wise
Witt
Absent or not voting, 2:
Holveck Van Fossen
The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared
to have passed the House and the title, as amended, was agreed
to.
Rule 76 invoked: Under the provisions of Rule 76, conflict of
interest, Holveck of Polk refrained from voting.
IMMEDIATE MESSAGE
Siegrist of Pottawattamie asked and received unanimous consent
that House File 2111 be immediately messaged to the Senate.
MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE
The following messages were received from the Senate:
Mr. Speaker: I am directed to inform your honorable body that
the Senate has on February 7, 1996, receded from the Senate
amendment to the House amendment, and passed the following bill
in which the concurrence of the Senate was asked:
Senate File 2030, a bill for an act relating to state and county
mental health and developmental disability funding and related
provisions and including an appropriation, an effective date,
and an applicability provision.
Also: That the Senate has on February 7, 1996, passed the
following bill in which the concurrence of the House is asked:
Senate File 2046, a bill for an act relating to water and ice
vessel accident reports filed with the natural resource
commission of the department of natural resources and providing
for an effective date and the Act's applicability.
Also: That the Senate has on February 7, 1996, passed the
following bill in which the concurrence of the House is asked:
Senate File 2097, a bill for an act providing a sales, services,
and use tax exemption on certain packaging materials used in
agricultural, livestock, or dairy production.
Also: That the Senate has on February 7, 1996, passed the
following bill in which the concurrence of the House is asked:
Senate File 2130, a bill for an act eliminating the requirement
to commence litigation involving shipments of plants infested
with gypsy moths, and providing an effective date.
Also: That the Senate has on February 7, 1996, passed the
following bill in which the concurrence of the House is asked:
Senate File 2138, a bill for an act relating to county mental
health and developmental disability funding.
JOHN F. DWYER, Secretary
HOUSE FILE 2157 REREFERRED
The Speaker announced that House File 2157, previously referred
to committee on state government, was rereferred to committee on
education.
EXPLANATION OF VOTE
I was necessarily absent from the House chamber on Wednesday
morning, February 7, 1996. Had I been present, I would have
voted "aye" on House File 2036.
ERTL of Dubuque
PRESENTATION OF VISITORS
The Speaker announced that the following visitors were present
in the House chamber:
Forty-five high school students from Sigourney High School,
accompanied by Dan Phillips. By Greiner of Washington.
COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED
The following communications were received and filed in the
office of the Chief Clerk:
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
The Annual Report of the State Labor-Management Cooperation
Program, pursuant to Chapter 7E.3(4), Code of Iowa.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
The Annual Report of the Iowa Railway Finance Authority,
pursuant to Chapter 327I.8(6), 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\81 Peter L. Jorgensen, Garrison - For being named one of
the Des Moines Register's Iowa Up-and-Comers
1996\82 Waterloo Public Library, Waterloo - For celebrating One
hundred years of service to the community.
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 HUMAN RESOURCES
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 523), relating to the
statistical reporting of terminations of pregnancy and
establishing penalties.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass February 6, 1996.
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 561), relating to the
validity of foreign marriages.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass February 6, 1996.
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
House File 2123
Commerce-Regulation: Lamberti, Chair; Renken and Weigel.
House File 2127
Commerce-Regulation: Nutt, Chair; Brunkhorst and Doderer.
House File 2132
Judiciary: Schulte, Chair; Shoultz and Veenstra.
House File 2133
State Government: Tyrrell, Chair; Gipp and Witt.
House File 2135
Judiciary: Kremer, Chair; Bell and Dinkla.
House File 2136
Judiciary: Harrison, Chair; Greiner and Moreland.
House File 2142
Judiciary: Harrison, Chair; Coon and Doderer.
House File 2143
Judiciary: Harrison, Chair; Bernau and Greiner.
House File 2147
Judiciary: Coon, Chair; Doderer and Harrison.
House File 2148
Natural Resources: Weidman, Chair; Huseman and May.
House File 2164
State Government: Tyrrell, Chair; Gipp and Witt.
House File 2172
State Government: Jacobs, Chair; Brammer and Gipp.
Senate File 2080
Judiciary: Boddicker, Chair; Dinkla and Shoultz.
HOUSE STUDY BILL SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
House Study Bill 562
Natural Resources: Klemme, Chair; Brauns and Drees.
House Study Bill 602
Commerce-Regulation: Jacobs, Chair; Holveck and Larson.
House Study Bill 603
Commerce-Regulation: Halvorson, Chair; McCoy and Renken.
HOUSE STUDY BILL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
H.S.B. 609 Judiciary
Relating to judgments against prisoners.
H.S.B 610 Judiciary
Relating to search warrants, including creating an exception to
the exclusionary rule and allowing the issuance of a search
warrant conditioned upon the occurrence of an anticipated future
event.
H.S.B. 611 Judiciary
Relating to magistrates, by providing for their assignment and
qualifications.
H.S.B. 612 Judiciary
Relating to confidentiality of certain court and law enforcement
records.
H.S.B. 613 Judiciary
Amending the uniform commercial code relating to letters of
credit and providing an effective date.
H.S.B. 614 Judiciary
Relating to limited liability companies and corporations,
including the period within which a limited liability company
subject to dissolution may be continued, use of trade names by
corporations and limited liability companies, and providing an
exemption from the real estate transfer tax for certain
transfers involving limited liability companies.
H.S.B. 615 Commerce-Regulation
Relating to energy efficiency programs, electric and gas public
utility mandates, and funding for energy-related programs.
H.S.B. 616 Economic Development
Relating to eligibility criteria and benefits, including tax
benefits to businesses under the new jobs and income program and
establishing a penalty.
On motion by Siegrist of Pottawattamie, the House adjourned at
6:04 p.m., until 8:45 a.m., Thursday, February 8, 1996.
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