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Thirty-eighth Calendar Day - Twenty-sixth Session Day
Hall of the House of Representatives
Des Moines, Iowa, Wednesday, February 14, 1996
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 8:45 a.m., Speaker
Corbett in the chair.
Prayer was offered by Father Hoffman, St. Anthony's Catholic
Church, Des Moines.
The Journal of Tuesday, February 13, 1996 was approved.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
House File 2196, by committee on appropriations, a bill for
an act transferring gambling moneys to the rebuild Iowa
infrastructure fund and providing retroactive and effective
dates.
Read first time and placed on the appropriations calendar.
House File 2197, by Jacobs, a bill for an act relating to
permissible charges which may be contracted for and received
with respect to open-end credit.
Read first time and referred to committee on commerce-regulation.
House File 2198, by Millage, a bill for an act authorizing
counties to impose additional civil court fees for use for
county courthouse libraries and providing an effective date.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House File 2199, by Boddicker and Hurley, a bill for an act
creating a voluntary welfare replacement initiative administered
by the department of human services, providing for an associated
individual income tax credit, and providing effective date and
applicability provisions.
Read first time and referred to committee on human resources.
House File 2200, by Van Maanen, Coon, Van Fossen, Churchill,
Garman, Bell, Koenigs, Mascher, Disney, Cormack, Larson, Hammitt
Barry, Nelson of Marshall, Siegrist, and Baker, a bill for an
act relating to the exemption of unassisted coin-operated motor
vehicle wash, wax, and vacuum services from the state sales,
services, and use taxes.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
House File 2201, by Blodgett, a bill for an act relating to
defining the practice of dentistry.
Read first time and referred to committee on human resources.
House File 2202, by committee on state government, a bill
for an act relating to permissible acts related to real estate
sales, exchanges, purchases, rentals, leases, or advertising by
licensees and nonlicensees.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 2203, by Sukup, Teig, Arnold, Branstad, and Coon,
a bill for an act relating to county enforcement of state law
against confinement feeding operations.
Read first time and referred to committee on agriculture.
House File 2204, by Shoultz, a bill for an act relating to
the inspection of animal feeding operations.
Read first time and referred to committee on agriculture.
House File 2205, by O'Brien, a bill for an act relating to
the development and use of certain public lands for multipurpose
trails.
Read first time and referred to committee on natural resources.
House File 2206, by Greiner, a bill for an act requiring the
director of the department of natural resources to determine and
inform the environmental protection commission of the probable
costs in implementing, enforcing, and complying with a proposed
rule.
Read first time and referred to committee on environmental
protection.
House File 2207, by Nelson of Marshall, a bill for an act
relating to the state transportation commission's planning
process and federal funding.
Read first time and referred to committee on transportation.
House File 2208, by Harper, a bill for an act relating to
the certification of construction contractors, establishing fees
and penalties, and providing for the use of such fees.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
Sukup of Franklin in the chair at 8:52 a.m.
CONSIDERATION OF BILLS
Regular Calendar
House File 2107, a bill for an act relating to the requirements
regarding human immunodeficiency virus-related tests and making
existing remedies applicable, was taken up for consideration.
Blodgett of Cerro Gordo offered the following amendment H-5067
filed by him and moved its adoption:
H-5067
1 Amend House File 2107 as follows:
2 1. Page 1, lines 6 and 7, by striking the words
3 "and any of the following applies" and inserting the
4 following: "and written consent is obtained from any
5 of the following persons, in order of priority stated,
6 if persons in prior classes are not available".
7 2. Page 1, by striking lines 8 through 16 and
8 inserting the following:
9 "(1) The person designated as the attorney in fact
10 of the deceased person pursuant to chapter 144B, who
11 was acting as attorney in fact at the time of the
12 deceased person's death.
13 (2) The legal guardian of the deceased person at
14 the time of the deceased person's death.
15 (3) The spouse of the deceased person.
16 (4) An adult child of the deceased person.
17 (5) A parent of the deceased person.
18 (6) An adult sibling of the deceased person.
19 (7) Any other member of the deceased person's
20 family who is authorized to dispose of the body.
21 (8) The county medical examiner."
22 3. Page 1, line 21, by inserting after the word
23 "consent" the following: "to performance of an HIV-
24 related test".
Amendment H-5067 was adopted.
Blodgett of Cerro Gordo 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. 2107)
The ayes were, 99:
Arnold Baker Bell Blodgett
Boddicker Boggess Bradley Brammer
Brand Branstad Brauns Brunkhorst
Burnett Carroll Cataldo Churchill Cohoon
Connors Coon Corbett, Spkr. Cormack
Daggett Dinkla Disney
Doderer Drake Drees Eddie
Ertl 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 McCoy
Mertz Metcalf Meyer Millage
Moreland Mundie Murphy Myers Nelson,
B. Nelson, L. Nutt O'Brien Ollie
Osterhaus Rants Renken Salton
Schrader Schulte Shoultz
Siegrist Taylor Teig Thomson
Tyrrell Van Fossen Van Maanen Vande Hoef
Veenstra Warnstadt Weidman Weigel
Welter Wise Witt Sukup,
Presiding
The nays were, none.
Absent or not voting, 1:
Bernau
The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared
to have passed the House and the title was agreed to.
House File 2177, a bill for an act relating to the exclusion of
century farms from economic development areas for purposes of
urban renewal and providing for the Act's applicability, was
taken up for consideration.
Arnold of Lucas 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. 2177)
The ayes were, 99:
Arnold Baker Bell Blodgett
Boddicker Boggess Bradley Brammer
Brand Branstad Brauns Brunkhorst
Burnett Carroll Cataldo Churchill Cohoon
Connors Coon Corbett, Spkr. Cormack
Daggett Dinkla Disney Doderer
Drake Drees Eddie Ertl
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 McCoy Mertz
Metcalf Meyer Millage Moreland
Mundie Murphy Myers Nelson, B. Nelson,
L. Nutt O'Brien Ollie
Osterhaus Rants Renken Salton
Schrader Schulte Shoultz Siegrist
Taylor Teig Thomson Tyrrell
Van Fossen Van Maanen Vande Hoef Veenstra
Warnstadt Weidman Weigel Welter
Wise Witt Sukup,
Presiding
The nays were, none.
Absent or not voting, 1:
Bernau
The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared
to have passed the House and the title was agreed to.
IMMEDIATE MESSAGES
Siegrist of Pottawattamie asked and received unanimous consent
that the following bills be immediately messaged to the Senate:
House Files 2107 and 2177.
Speaker pro tempore Van Maanen of Marion in the chair at 9:03
a.m.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Leave of absence was granted as follows:
Bernau of Story, until his arrival, on request of Brand of
Benton.
Ways and Means Calendar
House File 2165, 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, was taken up for consideration.
Nelson of Pottawattamie offered amendment H-5065 filed by her as
follows:
H-5065
1 Amend House File 2165 as follows:
2 1. Page 1, line 17, by striking the words
3 "financial institution" and inserting the following:
4 "professional corporation, financial institution,".
5 2. Page 1, by inserting after line 32 the
6 following:
7 "(4) "Professional corporation" means a
8 professional corporation organized or operating under
9 chapter 496C or a foreign professional corporation
10 organized under laws other than the laws of this
11 state."
Rants of Woodbury rose on a point of order that amendmentH-5065
was not germane.
The Speaker ruled the point well taken and amendment H-5065 not
germane.
Nelson of Pottawattamie moved to suspend the rules to consider
amendment H-5065.
Roll call was requested by Nelson of Pottawattamie and Schrader
of Marion.
On the question "Shall the rules be suspended to consider
amendment H-5065?" (H.F. 2165)
The ayes were, 36:
Baker Brammer Brand Burnett
Cataldo Cohoon Connors Doderer Drees
Fallon Harper Holveck
Jochum Koenigs Kreiman Larkin
Mascher May McCoy Mertz
Moreland Mundie Murphy Myers
Nelson, B. Nelson, L. O'Brien Ollie
Osterhaus Schrader Shoultz Taylor
Warnstadt Weigel Wise Witt
The nays were, 59:
Arnold Bell Blodgett Boddicker
Boggess Bradley Branstad Brauns
Brunkhorst Churchill Coon Corbett,
Spkr. Cormack Daggett Dinkla Disney
Drake Eddie Ertl Garman
Gipp Greig Greiner Gries
Grubbs Grundberg Hahn Halvorson
Hammitt Barry Hanson Harrison Heaton
Houser Huseman Jacobs Klemme
Kremer Larson Lord Main
Martin Metcalf Meyer
Millage Nutt Rants Renken
Salton Schulte Siegrist Sukup
Teig Tyrrell Van Fossen Vande Hoef
Veenstra Weidman Welter Van Maanen,
Presiding
Absent or not voting, 5:
Bernau Carroll Hurley Lamberti
Thomson
The motion to suspend the rules lost.
The House stood at ease at 9:16 a.m., until the fall of the
gavel.
The House resumed session at 9:52 a.m., Speaker pro tempore Van
Maanen of Marion in the chair.
Larson of Linn offered amendment H-5066 filed by him as follows:
H-5066
1 Amend House File 2165 as follows:
2 1. Page 4, line 5, by inserting after the figure
3 "4" the following: "unless the municipality elects
to
4 proceed under subsection 5".
5 2. Page 5, by striking lines 7 through 18 and
6 inserting the following:
7 "NEW SUBSECTION. 5. In lieu of making a claim for
8 replacement moneys under the allocation provisions of
9 subsection 4 for any applicable fiscal year, a
10 municipality may elect to reduce the amount of
11 assessed value of property defined in section 403.19,
12 subsection 1, by an amount equal to that portion of
13 the amount of such assessed value which is assessed
14 pursuant to section 427B.17, subsection 3. The
15 applicable assessment roll and ordinance providing for
16 the division of taxes under section 403.19 in the
17 urban renewal taxing district shall be deemed to be
18 modified to the extent of such annual adjustment
19 without further action on the part of the city or
20 county implementing the urban renewal taxing
21 district."
22 3. Page 5, by inserting after line 27 the
23 following:
24 "Sec. ___. NEW SECTION. 427B.19D APPEAL FOR
25 STATE ASSISTANCE.
26 For fiscal years beginning on or after July 1,
27 1996, a municipality in which is located an urban
28 renewal district for which debt was incurred prior to
29 June 30, 1996, may appeal to the state appeal board
30 for state assistance to meet the debt obligations for
31 the fiscal year if such debt is not secured by an
32 assessment agreement pursuant to section 403.6,
33 subsection 19, and if the urban renewal area contains
34 property assessed pursuant to section 427B.17. The
35 appeal shall be made by May 15 preceding the fiscal
36 year on forms approved by the department of
37 management."
38 4. By renumbering as necessary.
Larson of Linn offered the following amendment H-5069, to
amendment H-5066, filed by him and moved its adoption.
H-5069
1 Amend the amendment, H_5066, to House File 2165 as
2 follows:
3 1. Page 1, by striking lines 7 through 9 and
4 inserting the following:
5 "NEW SUBSECTION. 5. A".
6 2. Page 1, lines 13 and 14, by striking the words
7 "is assessed pursuant to" and inserting the following:
8 "was phased out for the fiscal year by operation of".
9 3. Page 1, by striking line 18 and inserting the
10 following: "modified for that fiscal year only to the
11 extent of such adjustment".
12 4. Page 1, line 30, by striking the word "the"
13 and inserting the following: "such".
Amendment H-5069 was adopted.
Schrader of Marion rose on a point of order that amendment
H-5066, as amended, was not germane.
The Speaker ruled the point well taken and amendment H-5066, as
amended, not germane.
Larson of Linn moved to suspend the rules to consider amendment
H-5066, as amended.
Roll call was requested by Siegrist of Pottawattamie and Rants
of Woodbury.
On the question "Shall the rules be suspended to consider
amendment H-5066, as amended?" (H.F. 2165)
The ayes were, 64:
Arnold Bell Blodgett Boddicker
Boggess Bradley Branstad Brauns
Brunkhorst Carroll Churchill Coon
Corbett, Spkr. Cormack Daggett Dinkla
Disney Drake Eddie Ertl
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 Fossen Vande
Hoef Veenstra Weidman Welter Van
Maanen, Presiding
The nays were, 36:
Baker Bernau Brammer Brand
Burnett Cataldo Cohoon Connors
Doderer Drees 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
Absent or not voting, none.
The motion to suspend the rules prevailed.
Larson of Linn moved the adoption of amendment H-5066, as
amended.
Roll call was requested by Schrader of Marion and Kreiman of
Davis.
On the question "Shall amendment H-5066, as amended, be
adopted?" (H.F. 2165)
The ayes were, 98:
Arnold Baker Bell Bernau
Blodgett Boddicker Boggess Bradley
Brammer Brand Branstad Brauns
Brunkhorst Burnett Carroll Cataldo
Churchill Cohoon Connors Coon
Corbett, Spkr. Cormack Daggett Dinkla
Disney Doderer Drake Drees
Eddie Ertl 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 McCoy Mertz
Metcalf Meyer Millage Moreland
Mundie Murphy Myers Nelson, B.
Nelson, L. Nutt O'Brien Ollie
Osterhaus Rants Renken Salton
Schrader Schulte Siegrist Sukup
Taylor Teig Thomson Tyrrell Van
Fossen Vande Hoef Veenstra Warnstadt
Weidman Weigel Welter Wise Witt
Van Maanen,
Presiding
The nays were, 1:
Fallon
Absent or not voting, 1:
Shoultz
Amendment H-5066, as amended, was adopted.
Larson of Linn 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. 2165)
The ayes were, 95:
Arnold Baker Bell Bernau
Blodgett Boddicker Boggess Bradley
Brammer Brand Branstad Brauns
Brunkhorst Burnett Cataldo Churchill
Cohoon Connors Coon Corbett, Spkr.
Cormack Daggett Dinkla Disney
Doderer Drake Drees Eddie
Ertl Fallon Garman Gipp
Greig Greiner Gries Grubbs
Hahn Hammitt Barry Hanson Harper
Harrison Heaton Holveck Houser
Hurley Huseman Jacobs Jochum
Klemme Koenigs Kreiman Kremer
Lamberti Larkin Larson Lord
Main Martin Mascher May
McCoy 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 Van Fossen
Vande Hoef Veenstra Warnstadt Weidman
Welter Wise Witt Van Maanen,
Presiding
The nays were, none.
Absent or not voting, 5:
Carroll Grundberg Halvorson Tyrrell
Weigel
The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared
to have passed the House and the title was agreed to.
Rule 76 invoked: Under the provisions of Rule 76, conflict of
interest, the following refrained from voting: Carroll of
Poweshiek, Halvorson of Clayton, Tyrrell of Iowa and Weigel of
Chickasaw.
IMMEDIATE MESSAGE
Siegrist of Pottawattamie asked and received unanimous consent
that House File 2165 be immediately messaged to the Senate.
On motion by Siegrist of Pottawattamie the House was recessed at
10:12 a.m., until 1:00 p.m.
AFTERNOON SESSION
The House reconvened at 1:07 p.m., Speaker Corbett in the chair.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Leave of absence was granted as follows:
Cataldo of Polk, until his arrival, on request of Schrader of
Marion.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
House File 2209, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an
act requiring sex offender registry checks involving persons
associated with the care of children.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 2210, by committee on agriculture, a bill for an
act eliminating the requirement to commence litigation involving
shipments of plants infested with gypsy moths, and providing an
effective date.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 2211, by committee on commerce-regulation, a bill
for an act relating to the percentage of the legal reserve of a
life insurance company which may be invested in certain
corporate obligations.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 2212, by committee on commerce-regulation, a bill
for an act relating to the appointment of the director of the
department of commerce.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
CONSIDERATION OF BILLS
Regular Calendar
House File 2144, a bill for an act relating to the payment by
third parties of physician assistants and advanced registered
nurse practitioners, was taken up for consideration.
Metcalf of Polk offered amendment H-5064 filed by her as follows:
H-5064
1 Amend House File 2144 as follows:
2 1. Page 1, by striking lines 20 and 21 and
3 inserting the following: "advanced registered nurse
4 practitioner. A policy or".
The House stood at ease at 1:14 p.m., until the fall of the
gavel.
The House resumed session at 2:15 p.m., Gipp of Winneshiek in
the chair.
Siegrist of Pottawattamie asked and received unanimous consent
that House File 2144 be deferred and that the bill be placed on
the unfinished business calendar.
(Amendment H-5064 pending)
House File 2152, a bill for an act relating to the delay of the
repeal for the exemption of certain multiple employer welfare
arrangements from regulation by the insurance division and
providing an effective date, was taken up for consideration.
Churchill of Polk 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. 2152)
The ayes were, 100:
Arnold Baker Bell Bernau
Blodgett Boddicker Boggess Bradley
Brammer Brand Branstad Brauns
Brunkhorst Burnett Carroll Cataldo
Churchill Cohoon Connors Coon
Corbett, Spkr. Cormack Daggett Dinkla
Disney Doderer Drake Drees
Eddie Ertl Fallon
Garman 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 McCoy 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 Gipp,
Presiding
The nays were, none.
Absent or not voting, none.
The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared
to have passed the House and the title was agreed to.
IMMEDIATE MESSAGE
Siegrist of Pottawattamie asked and received unanimous consent
that House File 2152 be immediately messaged to the Senate.
HOUSE FILE 2198 REREFERRED
The Speaker announced that House File 2198, previously referred
to committee on state government, was rereferred to committee on
local government.
EXPLANATIONS OF VOTE
I was necessarily absent from the House chamber on Tuesday
morning, February 13, 1996. Had I been present, I would have
voted "aye" on House File 2104.
GIPP of Winneshiek
I was necessarily absent from the House chamber on February 13,
1996. Had I been present, I would have voted "aye" on House File
2104.
VEENSTRA of Sioux
COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED
The following communication was received and filed in the office
of the Chief Clerk:
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Division of Medical Services
A report on the Payment Options for Pharmacy Pay and Chase
Systems, pursuant to Chapter 205.25(8), 1995 Acts of the
Seventy-sixth General Assembly.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
A report on crimes against children, multidisciplinary
intervention and protection teams, pursuant to Chapter 147.7,
1995 Acts of the Seventy-sixth General Assembly.
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
The Annual Report for Rural Health and Primary Care, pursuant to
Chapter 1168, 1994 Acts of the Seventy-fifth General Assembly.
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\89 Lottie Peterson, Missouri Valley - For celebrating her
Eightieth birthday.
1996\90 Vern Schwendemann, Ft. Dodge - For celebrating his One
hundredth birthday.
1996\91 Michelle and Kendal Martin, Somers - For being named one
of the Iowa Soybean Association's Outstanding Young Leaders for
1996.
1996\92 Eleanora Alt Wilson-Mack, Council Bluffs - For
celebrating her Eightieth birthday.
1996\93 Wanda and Wayne Leaders, Council Bluffs - For
celebrating their Fiftieth wedding anniversary.
1996\94 Jane and Lawrence Hale, Council Bluffs - For celebrating
their Fiftieth wedding anniversary.
1996\95 Mary and Thomas Scarpello, Council Bluffs - For
celebrating their Fiftieth wedding anniversary.
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
House File 2157
Education: Grundberg, Chair; Baker and Grubbs.
House File 2178
Education: Daggett, Chair; Brunkhorst and Kreiman.
House File 2185
Education: Grundberg, Chair; Baker and Daggett.
House File 2188
State Government: Gipp, Chair; Connors and Jacobs.
HOUSE STUDY BILLS SUBCOMMITTEES ASSIGNMENTS
House Study Bill 569
Environmental Protection: Van Fossen, Chair; Burnett and Drake.
House Study Bill 570
Environmental Protection: Meyer, Chair; Hahn and Mascher.
House Study Bill 571
Environmental Protection: Boggess, Chair; Bradley and Drees.
House Study Bill 572
Environmental Protection: Witt, Chair; Greiner, Holveck, Rants
and Vande Hoef.
House Study Bill 622
Local Government: Huseman, Chair; Hanson and Myers.
House Study Bill 623
Local Government: Klemme, Chair; Carroll and Larkin.
House Study Bill 624
Local Government: Klemme, Chair; Carroll and Larkin.
House Study Bill 626
Human Resources: Salton, Chair; Burnett, Lord, Murphy and
Veenstra.
House Study Bill 627
Local Government: Carroll, Chair; Drees and Houser.
House Study Bill 628
Commerce-Regulation: Halvorson, Chair; McCoy and Renken.
House Study Bill 629
Commerce-Regulation: Doderer, Chair; Halvorson and Metcalf.
House Study Bill 630
Commerce-Regulation: Nutt, Chair; Holveck and Renken.
HOUSE STUDY BILL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
H.S.B. 631 Natural Resources
Concerning mining by applying the criterion for the reclamation
of mine sites, by redefining operator and mining operations, by
amending the hearing procedures, by providing for administrative
actions and the assessments of penalties by the division of soil
conservation for noncompliance, and establishing additional
penalties.
H.S.B. 632 Judiciary
Relating to marriage and divorce and providing for a tax credit
for premarital counseling.
H.S.B. 633 Commerce-Regulation
Relating to voting, the distribution of earnings, and the bylaws
of a cooperative association.
H.S.B. 634 Commerce-Regulation
Relating to disclosure requirements under the federal Community
Reinvestment Act with respect to the eligibility of a financial
institution to receive state public funds.
H.S.B. 635 Transportation
Relating to motor vehicle dimensional and weight requirements
and certificates of title for commercial vehicles.
H.S.B. 636 Transportation
Requiring the state department of transportation to lease
certain vehicles.
H.S.B. 637 Transportation
Relating to repair of out-of-state commercial vehicles and
providing an immediate effective date.
H.S.B. 638 Technology
Relating to the Iowa communications network by making
appropriations, providing for the connection and support of a
Part III user,
directing the commission to establish a range of civil
penalties, providing for related matters, and providing an
effective date.
H.S.B. 639 Commerce-Regulation
Relating to entities and subject matter under the regulatory
authority of the division of insurance, including prearranged
funeral contracts, cemeteries, and business opportunities, and
establishing fees.
H.S.B. 640 Commerce-Regulation
Relating to the regulation of insurance companies for purposes
of solvency and establishing a measure for the risk-based
capital of an insurer, and providing penalties.
H.S.B. 641 Local Government
Relating to the financial procedures of counties, cities, and
drainage districts, by amending the powers and duties of county
treasurers, by eliminating the filing of late claims for
property credits, by striking personal property tax credits of
military veterans, by striking outdated property tax
limitations, by providing for properly related matters, and by
providing an applicability date.
H.S.B. 642 Technology
Relating to the Iowa communications network by increasing the
membership of the commission, providing authority to enter into
lease-purchase agreements, restricting the use of the network,
and requiring financial disclosure of Iowa telecommunications
and technology commission members.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
MR. SPEAKER: The Chief Clerk of the House respectfully reports
that the following committee recommendation has been received
and is on file in the office of the Chief Clerk.
ELIZABETH A. ISAACSON
Chief Clerk of the House
COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 533), eliminating the
requirement to commence litigation involving shipments of plants
infested with gypsy moths, and providing an effective date.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass February 13, 1996.
COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE-REGULATION
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 542), relating to
certain franchise agreements by amending provisions relating to
the definition of a franchise,
and applicability, transfer, encroachment, termination,
nonrenewal, repurchase of assets, independent sourcing, and
enforcement.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass February 13, 1996.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 547), relating to
unemployment insurance benefits by providing for employer
contributions and liability for benefits regarding successor
employers.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass February 13, 1996.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 550), relating to the
duties of the department of inspections and appeals concerning
the administration of certain health care statutes and the
conducting of audits.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass February 13, 1996.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 551), relating to the
appointment of the director of the department of commerce.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass February 13, 1996.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 603), relating to the
percentage of the legal reserve of a life insurance company
which may be invested in certain corporate obligations.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass February 13, 1996.
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
House File 2042, a bill for an act relating to urban
revitalization tax exemption for residential and commercial
property.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass February 13, 1996.
Pursuant to Rule 31.7, House File 2042 was referred to the
committee on ways and means.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 563), relating to
exempting certain nonresident aliens from land ownership
restrictions.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass February 13, 1996.
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Committee Bill (Formerly House File 2029), relating to the
transfer of the duties and responsibilities of the college
student aid commission, and the governance
of the community colleges, to the state board of regents, and
providing for related matters.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass February 13, 1996.
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
House File 2003, a bill for an act relating to the definition of
criminal trespass in nonmeandered, navigable streams.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass February 13, 1996.
House File 2109, a bill for an act relating to nonconsensual
termination of or serious injury to a pregnancy and providing
penalties.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass February 13, 1996.
Senate File 2066, a bill for an act relating to assisted suicide
and providing criminal penalties.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass February 13, 1996.
Committee Bill (Formerly House File 2147), requiring sex
offender registry checks involving child day care, foster care,
and adoptions.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass February 8, 1996.
COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
House File 308, a bill for an act relating to the election of
workers' compensation coverage by a limited liability company
member.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass February 13, 1996.
COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT
Senate File 2071, 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.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass February 13, 1996.
COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
Senate File 2072, 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.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass February 13, 1996.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 606), relating to
motorcycle rider education and providing an effective date.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass February 13, 1996.
RESOLUTION FILED
HCR 111, by Larson, Renken, Weidman, Drake, Myers, Vande Hoef,
Garman, Van Fossen, Sukup, Thomson, Warnstadt, Tyrrell, Kremer,
Heaton, Bradley, Churchill, Siegrist, Halvorson, Schulte, Rants,
Teig, Lamberti, Hammitt Barry, Arnold, Gries, Daggett, Baker,
Dinkla and Nutt, a concurrent resolution supporting Iowa
military personnel in the Bosnian peacekeeping mission.
Laid over under Rule 25.
AMENDMENTS FILED
H_5071 H.F. 308 Committee on Labor- Industrial
Relations
H_5072 H.F. 523 Coon of Warren
H_5073 H.F. 2109 Committee on Judiciary
On motion by Siegrist of Pottawattamie, the House adjourned at
2:27 p.m., until 8:45 a.m., Thursday, February 15, 1996.
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