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Forty-fifth Calendar Day - Thirty-first Session Day Hall of the House of Representatives Des Moines, Iowa, Wednesday, February 21, 1996 The House met pursuant to adjournment at 8:48 a.m., Speaker pro tempore Van Maanen of Marion in the chair. Prayer was offered by Reverend Steve Aronowitz, Community Bible Church, Mount Vernon. The Journal of Tuesday, February 20, 1996 was approved. LEAVE OF ABSENCE Leave of absence was granted as follows: Connors of Polk and Brand of Benton, both on request of Schrader of Marion; Gries of Crawford, on request of Siegrist of Pottawattamie, all until their arrival. PETITION FILED By Doderer, Mascher and Myers, all of Johnson, from one hundred sixty four constituents of Iowa City favoring legislation ensuring bicyclists' safety and well-being. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS House File 2265, by Teig, a bill for an act relating to a limitation on qualifications for rebuttable presumptions for nuisance defenses for certain persons classified as chronic violators involved in confinement feeding operations. Read first time and referred to committee on agriculture. House File 2266, by Larkin, a bill for an act allowing employee canteens in correctional facilities. Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary. House File 2267, by Witt, Klemme, Nelson of Marshall, and Harper, a bill for an act providing for the impoundment of motor vehicles driven by persons whose licenses are suspended, denied, revoked, or barred for an operating while intoxicated offense, providing for civil liability by the vehicle owner for damages caused by the vehicle operator, and providing for a hearing procedure for recovery of the vehicle in question. Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary. House File 2268, by Fallon and Sukup, a bill for an act prohibiting the operation of satellite terminals within a gambling enclosure or at related facilities and parking areas. Read first time and referred to committee on state government. House File 2269, by Harrison, a bill for an act relating to child abuse and child sexual abuse reporting and referral requirements and increasing a penalty. Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary. House File 2270, by Harrison, a bill for an act relating to the central child abuse registry by providing access to a person authorized by an individual for the purpose of determining whether the individual is named in a founded child abuse report. Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary. House File 2271, by Grundberg, a bill for an act directing the department of education to conduct a study relating to driver education and instruction. Read first time and referred to committee on education. House File 2272, by Harrison, a bill for an act relating to human immunodeficiency virus provisions involving the legal guardian of a minor. Read first time and referred to committee on human resources. House File 2273, by Disney, a bill for an act relating to the voter approval of annexation and severance of territory to or from a city. Read first time and referred to committee on local government. House File 2274, by Larkin, a bill for an act establishing the offense of promoting or possessing contraband in prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities and establishing penalties. Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary. House File 2275, by Harrison, a bill for an act revising provisions for regional and statewide targets for foster care placements. Read first time and referred to committee on human resources. House File 2276, by McCoy, a bill for an act relating to vehicles classified as school buses. Read first time and referred to committee on transportation. House File 2277, by Dinkla, a bill for an act relating to the eligibility requirements for a child to participate in certain extracurricular interscholastic contests or competitions. Read first time and referred to committee on education. House File 2278, by Vande Hoef and Greig, a bill for an act relating to property taxation of property given to the state or a political subdivision upon which a life estate is retained. Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means. House File 2279, by Daggett, a bill for an act relating to the funding of job training projects. Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means. House File 2280, by Mertz, a bill for an act relating to an individual income tax deduction for certain contract sales of agricultural property made to beginning farmers and providing effective and applicability date provisions. Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means. House File 2281, by Heaton, a bill for an act prohibiting an insurance company from considering certain accidents for the purpose of establishing motor vehicle insurance rates. Read first time and referred to committee on commerce-regulation. House File 2282, by Heaton, a bill for an act providing for state reimbursement of certain costs incurred by counties concerning persons on parole. Read first time and referred to committee on state government. House File 2283, by Connors, a bill for an act relating to family counseling for runaways. Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary. House File 2284, by Arnold and Lamberti, a bill for an act relating to special minors' licenses and transportation to and from school and providing an effective date. Read first time and referred to committee on transportation. House File 2285, by Harrison, a bill for an act requiring disclosure regarding child day care providers, employees, or residents who have committed a crime or have a record of founded child abuse and providing civil liability and a penalty. Read first time and referred to committee on human resources. House File 2286, by Bernau, Moreland, and Dinkla, a bill for an act relating to compensation for certain miscarriages of justice. Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary. House File 2287, by Shoultz, Witt, and Holveck, a bill for an act prohibiting the construction and operation of commercial infectious waste incinerators. Read first time and referred to committee on environmental protection. House File 2288, by O'Brien, a bill for an act relating to insurance coverage and registration requirements for motor vehicles in this state and providing penalties and effective dates. Read first time and referred to committee on commerce-regulation. House File 2289, by Weigel, Garman, Larkin, Mertz, Koenigs, Nelson of Pottawattamie, Mascher, Brand, Kreiman, Shoultz, Moreland, Bernau, Taylor, Burnett, Baker, McCoy, Murphy, Connors, Jochum, Ollie, Harper, Doderer, Witt, Fallon, Myers, Bell, Sukup, Welter, and Hurley, a bill for an act relating to victim compensation for health care for persons other than the victim. Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary. House File 2290, by Burnett, a bill for an act making an appropriation to the department of natural resources for the establishment of a wildlife diversity initiative. Read first time and referred to committee on natural resources. House File 2291, by Burnett, a bill for an act establishing a school community service program. Read first time and referred to committee on education. CONSIDERATION OF BILLS Regular Calendar House File 2209, a bill for an act requiring sex offender registry checks involving persons associated with the care of children, was taken up for consideration. Coon of Warren 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. 2209) The ayes were, 91: Arnold Baker Bell Bernau Blodgett Boddicker Boggess Bradley Branstad Brauns Brunkhorst Burnett Carroll Cataldo Churchill Cohoon Coon Corbett, Spkr. Cormack Daggett Dinkla Disney Doderer Drake Drees Eddie Ertl Fallon Garman Gipp Greig Greiner Grubbs Hahn Halvorson Hammitt Barry Hanson Harper Harrison Heaton Holveck Houser Hurley Huseman Jacobs Jochum Klemme Koenigs Kreiman Kremer Lamberti Larkin Lord Main Martin Mascher May McCoy Mertz Metcalf Meyer Millage Moreland Mundie Murphy Myers Nelson, B. Nelson, L. Nutt O'Brien Ollie Osterhaus Renken Salton Schrader Shoultz Siegrist Sukup Taylor Teig Thomson Tyrrell Van Fossen Vande Hoef Veenstra Warnstadt Weidman Weigel Welter Witt Van Maanen, Presiding The nays were, none. Absent or not voting, 9: Brammer Brand Connors Gries Grundberg Larson Rants Schulte Wise The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to have passed the House and the title was agreed to. House File 2225, a bill for an act relating to motorcycle rider education and providing an effective date, was taken up for consideration. Welter of Jones 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. 2225) The ayes were, 91: Arnold Baker Bell Bernau Blodgett Boddicker Boggess Bradley Branstad Brauns Brunkhorst Burnett Carroll Cataldo Churchill Cohoon Coon Corbett, Spkr. Cormack Daggett Dinkla Disney Doderer Drake Drees Eddie Ertl Fallon Garman Gipp Greig Greiner Grubbs Hahn Halvorson Hammitt Barry Hanson Harper Harrison Heaton Holveck Houser Hurley Huseman Jacobs Jochum Klemme Koenigs Kreiman Kremer Lamberti Larkin Lord Main Martin Mascher May McCoy Mertz Metcalf Meyer Millage Moreland Mundie Murphy Myers Nelson, B. Nelson, L. Nutt O'Brien Ollie Osterhaus Renken Salton Schrader Shoultz Siegrist Sukup Taylor Teig Thomson Tyrrell Van Fossen Vande Hoef Veenstra Warnstadt Weidman Weigel Welter Witt Van Maanen, Presiding The nays were, none. Absent or not voting, 9: Brammer Brand Connors Gries Grundberg Larson Rants Schulte Wise 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 2209 and 2225. Senate File 2066, a bill for an act relating to assisted suicide and providing criminal penalties, with report of committee recommending passage, was taken up for consideration. Shoultz of Black Hawk asked for unanimous consent to suspend Rule 31.8, relating to the timely filing of amendments, for the immediate consideration of amendment H-5098. Objection was raised. Shoultz of Black Hawk moved to suspend rule 31.8 for the immediate consideration of amendment H-5098, filed by him from the floor as follows: H-5098 1 Amend Senate File 2066, as amended, passed, and 2 reprinted by the Senate, as follows: 3 1. By striking everything after the enacting 4 clause and inserting the following: 5 "Section 1. NEW SECTION. 144D.1 SHORT TITLE. 6 This chapter may be cited as the "Assistance-in- 7 Dying Act". 8 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 144D.2 DEFINITIONS. 9 As used in this chapter, unless the context 10 otherwise requires: 11 1. "Adult" means an individual eighteen years of 12 age or older. 13 2. "Assistance-in-dying" means assistance in the 14 form of medical services provided in person by a 15 physician that will end the life of a qualified 16 patient in a dignified, painless, and humane manner, 17 when requested, voluntarily, by the patient through a 18 written declaration in accordance with this chapter, 19 at the time the medical service is to be provided. 20 3. "Attending physician" means the physician 21 selected by, or assigned to, the patient who has 22 primary responsibility for the treatment and care of 23 the patient. 24 4. "Declaration" means a document executed in 25 accordance with the requirements of section 144D.3. 26 5. "Health care provider" means a health care 27 facility licensed pursuant to chapter 135C, a hospice 28 program licensed pursuant to chapter 135J, or a 29 hospital licensed pursuant to chapter 135B. 30 6. "Life-sustaining procedure" means any medical 31 procedure, treatment, or intervention which meets both 32 of the following requirements: 33 a. Utilizes mechanical or artificial means to 34 sustain, restore, or supplant a spontaneous vital 35 function. 36 b. When applied to a patient in a terminal 37 condition, would serve only to prolong the dying 38 process. 39 "Life-sustaining procedure" includes but is not 40 limited to cardiac resuscitation, respiratory support, 41 and artificially administered nutrition and hydration, 42 but does not include the administration of medication 43 to relieve pain or the performance of any medical 44 procedure deemed necessary to alleviate pain. 45 7. "Physician" means a person licensed to practice 46 medicine and surgery, osteopathy, or osteopathic 47 medicine and surgery in this state. 48 8. "Qualified patient" means a patient who has 49 executed a declaration in accordance with this chapter 50 and who has been diagnosed to be in a terminal Page 2 1 condition, by two physicians, one of whom is the 2 attending physician, and both of whom have personally 3 examined the patient and have certified in writing the 4 diagnosis of the patient's terminal condition. 5 9. "Terminal condition" means an incurable or 6 irreversible condition that, without the 7 administration of life-sustaining procedures, will, in 8 the opinion of two physicians having examined the 9 patient and exercising reasonable medical judgment, 10 result in the death of the patient within six months. 11 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 144D.3 DECLARATION RELATING 12 TO THE PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE-IN-DYING. 13 1. A competent adult may execute a declaration to 14 request assistance-in-dying at any time. The 15 declaration shall be given operative effect only if 16 the declarant's condition is determined to be 17 terminal. Prior to effectuating a declaration, the 18 diagnosis of a terminal condition by two physicians 19 shall be verified in writing, attached to the 20 declaration, and made a permanent part of the 21 patient's medical records. 22 2. The declaration shall be signed by the 23 declarant in the presence of two witnesses, neither of 24 whom is any of the following: 25 a. A person who would be entitled to any portion 26 of the estate of the declarant, upon the declarant's 27 death, under any will of the declarant, then existing, 28 or at the time of the declaration by operation of 29 existing law. 30 b. The attending physician, an employee of the 31 attending physician, or a health care provider in 32 which the declarant is a patient. 33 3. It is the responsibility of the declarant to 34 provide the declarant's attending physician with the 35 declaration. 36 4. The declaration, or a copy of the declaration, 37 shall be made a part of the patient's medical record 38 by the attending physician. 39 5. A declaration executed pursuant to this chapter 40 shall be essentially in the following form, but may 41 also include other directions as specified by the 42 declarant: 43 DECLARATION 44 I, ________, being of sound mind, willfully, and 45 voluntarily make known my desire that: 46 1. If at any time I should have an incurable or 47 irreversible condition, certified by two physicians, 48 in writing, to be a terminal condition, I direct that 49 upon my request, my attending physician provide 50 assistance-in-dying so that I might die in a Page 3 1 dignified, painless, and humane manner. 2 2. It is my intention that this declaration shall 3 be honored by my family and physician as the final 4 expression of my legal right to be provided 5 assistance-in-dying, and I accept the consequences of 6 this declaration. 7 3. If I am pregnant with a fetus that could 8 develop to the point of live birth, this declaration 9 shall have no force or effect during the course of my 10 pregnancy. 11 4. I understand that I may amend or revoke this 12 declaration at any time. 13 Signed this ______ day of _________,_________________ 14 Signature ________________________________________ 15 City, County, and State of residence _________________ 16 __________________________________________________ 17 This declarant is personally known to me and 18 voluntarily signed this document in my presence. 19 Witness __________________________________________ 20 Address __________________________________________ 21 Witness __________________________________________ 22 Address __________________________________________ 23 Sec. 4. NEW SECTION. 144D.4 REVOCATION. 24 1. A declaration may be revoked at any time and in 25 any manner by which the declarant is able to 26 communicate the declarant's intent to revoke, without 27 regard to the declarant's mental or physical state. 28 2. The attending physician shall make the 29 revocation a part of the declarant's medical record. 30 3. A person is not subject to civil or criminal 31 liability for failure to act upon a revocation made 32 pursuant to this section unless the person has actual 33 or constructive notice of the revocation. 34 Sec. 5. NEW SECTION. 144D.5 IMMUNITIES. 35 1. In the absence of actual or constructive notice 36 of the revocation of a declaration, the following, 37 while acting in accordance with the requirements of 38 this chapter, are not subject to civil or criminal 39 liability or guilty of unprofessional conduct: 40 a. A physician who provides assistance-in-dying to 41 a qualified patient. 42 b. The health care provider in which the 43 assistance-in-dying is provided. 44 c. A person who participates in providing 45 assistance-in-dying to a qualified patient under the 46 direction of or with the authorization of the 47 physician providing the assistance. 48 2. A physician is not subject to civil or criminal 49 liability for actions under this chapter which are in 50 accord with reasonable medical standards. Page 4 1 3. A person or health care provider against whom 2 criminal or civil liability is asserted because of 3 conduct in compliance with this chapter may interpose 4 compliance with this chapter as an absolute defense. 5 Sec. 6. NEW SECTION. 144D.6 PENALTIES. 6 1. A person who willfully conceals, withholds, 7 cancels, destroys, alters, defaces, or obliterates the 8 declaration of another without the declarant's consent 9 is guilty of a serious misdemeanor. 10 2. A person who falsifies or forges the 11 declaration of another, or who willfully conceals or 12 withholds personal knowledge of a revocation with the 13 intent to cause the provision of assistance-in-dying 14 contrary to the wishes of the declarant, resulting in 15 the provision of assistance-in-dying and the hastening 16 of the death of another, commits murder as if the 17 person had personally killed the declarant. 18 Sec. 7. NEW SECTION. 144D.7 GENERAL PROVISIONS. 19 1. Prior to providing assistance-in-dying to a 20 qualified patient pursuant to a declaration, the 21 attending physician shall make a reasonable effort to 22 determine that the declaration complies with this 23 chapter and that the measures proposed by the 24 declaration are in accord with the current desires of 25 the qualified patient. The declaration shall only be 26 effectuated to end the life of a qualified patient. 27 2. Death resulting from the provision of 28 assistance-in-dying pursuant to a declaration and in 29 accordance with this chapter, does not, for any 30 purpose, constitute a suicide or homicide. 31 3. The making of a declaration pursuant to section 32 144D.3 does not affect in any manner the sale, 33 procurement, or issuance of any policy of life 34 insurance, and shall not be deemed to modify the terms 35 of an existing policy of life insurance. A policy of 36 life insurance is not legally impaired or invalidated 37 in any manner by the provision of assistance-in-dying 38 pursuant to this chapter, notwithstanding any term of 39 the policy to the contrary. 40 4. A physician, health care provider, accident and 41 sickness insurer, health maintenance organization, 42 insurer issuing disability insurance, self-insured 43 employee welfare benefit plan, or nonprofit health 44 service corporation shall not require any person to 45 execute a declaration as a condition for being insured 46 for, or receiving, health care services. 47 5. This chapter does not create a presumption 48 concerning the intention of an individual who has not 49 executed a declaration with respect to the provision 50 of assistance-in-dying procedures in the event of a Page 5 1 terminal condition. 2 6. This chapter shall not be construed to condone, 3 authorize, or approve mercy killing or euthanasia, or 4 to permit any affirmative or deliberate act or 5 omission to end life other than to permit the natural 6 process of dying and to permit death with dignity 7 through the provision of assistance-in-dying only by a 8 physician when voluntarily requested in writing, as 9 provided in this chapter, by a conscious and competent 10 qualified patient at the time assistance-in-dying is 11 to be provided." 12 2. Title page, line 1, by striking the words 13 "assisted suicide" and inserting the following: 14 "assistance-in-dying". A non-record roll call was requested. The ayes were 28, nays 53. The motion to suspend the rule lost. Lamberti 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?" (S.F. 2066) The ayes were, 74: Arnold Baker Blodgett Boddicker Boggess Bradley Brand Branstad Brauns Brunkhorst Carroll Cataldo Coon Corbett, Spkr. Cormack Daggett Dinkla Disney Drake Drees Ertl Garman Gipp Greiner Gries Grubbs Hahn Halvorson Hammitt Barry Hanson Harrison Heaton Holveck Houser Hurley Huseman Jochum Klemme Koenigs Kreiman Lamberti Larkin Lord Main Martin May McCoy Mertz Millage Moreland Mundie Murphy Myers Nelson, B. Nutt O'Brien Ollie Osterhaus Renken Salton Schrader Schulte Siegrist Sukup Teig Thomson Tyrrell Van Fossen Vande Hoef Veenstra Weidman Weigel Welter Van Maanen, Presiding The nays were, 20: Bell Bernau Burnett Churchill Cohoon Doderer Eddie Fallon Greig Harper Jacobs Kremer Mascher Metcalf Meyer Nelson, L. Shoultz Taylor Warnstadt Witt Absent or not voting, 6: Brammer Connors Grundberg Larson Rants Wise 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 Senate File 2066 be immediately messaged to the Senate. On motion by Siegrist of Pottawattamie, the House was recessed at 10:55 a.m., until 1:30 p.m. AFTERNOON SESSION The House reconvened at 1:32 p.m., Speaker pro tempore Van Maanen of Marion in the chair. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS House File 2292, by committee on local government, a bill for an act relating to filing fees charged by county recorders and eliminating a surcharge fee. Read first time and placed on the calendar. House File 2293, by Grundberg, a bill for an act relating to notice of change in assessment due to an equalization order for purposes of property taxation. Read first time and referred to committee on local government. House File 2294, by Bernau, Brand, McCoy, Witt, Shoultz, Burnett, Koenigs, Kreiman, Mascher, and Moreland, a bill for an act setting limitations for contributions to certain political campaigns, providing an effective date, and making a penalty applicable. Read first time and referred to committee on state government. House File 2295, by Hammitt Barry, Gries, Hanson, Tyrrell, Drake, Houser, and Brand, a bill for an act relating to establishing a tourism-related small business development program and making an appropriation. Read first time and referred to committee on economic development. House File 2296, by Eddie, a bill for an act relating to the voting powers of certain persons whose children participate in open enrollment. Read first time and referred to committee on state government. House File 2297, by Mertz, a bill for an act relating to payment of warrants drawn on levee and drainage district funds. Read first time and referred to committee on local government. House File 2298, by committee on human resources, a bill for an act relating to patient access through managed care plans or indemnity plans with limited provider networks to defined physicians. Read first time and placed on the calendar. SPONSOR ADDED (House File 2222) Kremer of Buchanan requested to be added as a sponsor of House File 2222. EXPLANATIONS OF VOTE I was necessarily absent from the House chamber on Wednesday, February 21, 1996. Had I been present, I would have voted "aye" on House Files 2209 and 2225. GRIES of Crawford On February 21, 1996, I inadvertently voted "nay" on Senate File 2066. I meant to vote "aye." KREMER of Buchanan I was necessarily absent from the House chamber on February 15, 19, 20 and 21, 1996. Had I been present, I would have voted "aye" on House Files 258, 2018, 2109, 2144, 2181, 2196, 2209; House Resolution 102, and House Concurrent Resolutions 109 and 111. RANTS of Woodbury PRESENTATION OF VISITORS Siegrist of Pottawattamie presented to the House, the Honorable Darrell Hanson, former member of the House representing Delaware County. The Speaker announced that the following visitors were present in the House chamber: Fifty fourth-grade students from Northwest Elementary School, Ankeny. Accompanied by teachers Jan Hochstetler and Terry Carlson. By Lamberti of Polk. COMMUNICATION RECEIVED The following communication was received and filed in the office of the Chief Clerk: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY A Crime Rate Report on how Iowa compares to other states in the nation, pursuant to Chapter 692.15, 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\121 Mr. and Mrs. James Vansice, Baxter - For celebrating their Sixtieth wedding anniversary. 1996\122 Anna and William Snetselaar, Colfax - For celebrating their Fiftieth wedding anniversary. SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS House File 2236 Commerce-Regulation: Van Fossen, Chair; Brunkhorst and Cataldo. House File 2239 Judiciary: Grubbs, Chair; Hurley and Moreland. House File 2246 Judiciary: Hurley, Chair; Holveck and Lamberti. House File 2253 Judiciary: Schulte, Chair; Bernau and Kremer. HOUSE STUDY BILL SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS House Study Bill 670 Commerce-Regulation: Halvorson, Chair; Nelson of Pottawattamie and Renken. House Study Bill 671 Environmental Protection: Gipp, Chair; Hahn and Witt. House Study Bill 672 Labor and Industrial Relations: Sukup, Chair; Jochum and Lord. House Study Bill 673 Human Resources: Van Maanen, Chair; Hammitt Barry and Witt. House Study Bill 674 Local Government: Vande Hoef, Chair; Huseman and Myers. House Study Bill 675 Environmental Protection: Gipp, Chair; Bradley and Shoultz. House Study Bill 676 State Government: Gipp, Chair; Connors, Jacobs, Jochum and Martin. House Study Bill 677 Judiciary: Kremer, Chair; Kreiman and Veenstra. House Study Bill 678 Judiciary: Nutt, Chair; Holveck and Veenstra. House Study Bill 680 Local Government: Vande Hoef, Chair; Carroll and Myers. House Study Bill 681 Commerce-Regulation: Lamberti, Chair; Cormack and Weigel. House Study Bill 682 State Government: Martin, Chair; Bradley, Connors, Gipp, Jacobs, Jochum and Larkin. House Study Bill 683 State Government: Martin, Chair; Bradley, Connors, Gipp, Jacobs, Jochum and Larkin. House Study Bill 685 Commerce-Regulation: Jacobs, Chair; Holveck and Lamberti. House Study Bill 686 State Government: Gipp, Chair; Connors, Jacobs, Jochum and Martin. HOUSE STUDY BILL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS H.S.B. 687 Appropriations Relating to payments made on the approval of the adjutant general of the Iowa national guard. H.S.B. 688 State Government Relating to the Iowa public employees' retirement system, making appropriations, and providing effective and retroactive applicability dates. H.S.B. 689 Labor and Industrial Relations Relating to eligibility for unemployment compensation benefits for temporary employees of a temporary employment firm. H.S.B. 690 Education Directing the board of educational examiners to adopt rules relating to the issuance of practitioner licenses with elementary counselor endorsements. H.S.B. 691 Labor and Industrial Relations Relating to nonoccupational health care plan payments when an employer disputes workers' compensation liability. H.S.B. 692 Agriculture Providing for the branding of livestock. H.S.B. 693 Economic Development Establishing a workforce development department by eliminating the department of employment services and including workforce development programs in the new department. H.S.B. 694 Economic Development Relating to department of economic development programs, including the workforce development fund program and the Iowa small business new jobs training Act, establishing a rural microbusiness assistance program, and increasing the funds available for the value-added agricultural products and processes program. H.S.B. 695 Transportation Relating to the agency responsible for impounding or immobilizing motor vehicles for operating-while-intoxicated 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 COMMERCE-REGULATION House File 2081, a bill for an act relating to legalizing official acts performed by notaries public more than ten years earlier. Fiscal Note is not required. Recommended Do Pass February 20, 1996. Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 628), relating to the regulation of insurance and amending provisions providing for setoff of premium, fraudulent submissions to insurers, availability of certain information to insurers, length of term of the board of directors of an insurer, notice of cancellation, and making a penalty applicable. Fiscal Note is not required. Recommended Amend and Do Pass February 20, 1996. Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 629), relating to publications referenced in administrative rules. Fiscal Note is not required. Recommended Amend and Do Pass February 20, 1996. Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 640), 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. Fiscal Note is not required. Recommended Do Pass February 20, 1996. COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 544), relating to patient access through managed care plans or indemnity plans with limited provider networks to defined physicians. Fiscal Note is not required. Recommended Amend and Do Pass February 20, 1996. COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 661), relating to sentences for persons convicted of sexually predatory offenses. Fiscal Note is required. Recommended Amend and Do Pass February 20, 1996. COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 623), relating to filing fees charged by county recorders and eliminating a surcharge fee. Fiscal Note is not required. Recommended Do Pass February 20, 1996. Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 624), relating to filing of instruments by county recorders. Fiscal Note is not required. Recommended Do Pass February 20, 1996. COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 562), relating to the regulation of motorboats on certain artificial lakes, and providing an effective date. Fiscal Note is not required. Recommended Do Pass February 20, 1996. COMMITTEE ON TECHNOLOGY Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 642), 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. Fiscal Note is not required. Recommended Amend and Do Pass February 20, 1996. COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION House File 2207, a bill for an act relating to the state transportation commission's planning process and federal funding. Fiscal Note is not required. Recommended Do Pass February 20, 1996. Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 527), relating to the establishment of an anatomical gift awareness and transplantation fund to be administered by and an anatomical gift advisory committee to be established within the Iowa department of public health. Fiscal Note is not required. Recommended Amend and Do Pass February 20, 1996. Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 556), relating to hazardous materials transportation. Fiscal Note is not required. Recommended Do Pass February 20, 1996. AMENDMENTS FILED H_5099 H.F. 47 Houser of Pottawattamie H_5100 H.F. 2003 Kremer of Buchanan H_5101 S.F. 2063 Grubbs of Scott H_5102 H.F. 2298 Jacobs of Polk H_5103 H.F. 2234 Weigel of Chickasaw H_5104 H.F. 2234 Weigel of Chickasaw H_5105 H.F. 2234 Weigel of Chickasaw H_5106 H.F. 2114 Millage of Scott On motion by Siegrist of Pottawattamie, the House adjourned at 1:43 p.m., until 8:45 a.m., Thursday, February 22, 1996.
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