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Sixtieth Calendar Day - Forty-first Session Day Hall of the House of Representatives Des Moines, Iowa, Thursday, March 7, 1996 The House met pursuant to adjournment at 8:45 a.m., Rants of Woodbury in the chair. Prayer was offered by Reverend Rod Ankrom, First Baptist Church, Hampton. The Journal of Wednesday, March 6, 1996 was approved. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS House File 2473, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an act relating to marriage and divorce and providing for a tax credit for premarital counseling and early marriage counseling, and providing for repeals. Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means. House File 2474, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an act to require the deduction of certain costs from allowances paid to an inmate of an institution under the control of the department of corrections. Read first time and placed on the calendar. SENATE MESSAGES CONSIDERED Senate File 2126, by Bisignano, a bill for an act providing for sex offender registry checks involving child day care, foster care, and adoptions. Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary. Senate File 2337, by committee on agriculture, a bill for an act relating to receiverships regarding the administration of the assets of grain dealers. Read first time and passed on file. Senate File 2353, by committee on commerce, a bill for an act relating to satellite terminals and establishing certain requirements for such terminals of a financial institution with a principal place of business in another state. Read first time and passed on file. 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 March 6, 1996, passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the House is asked: Senate File 2037, a bill for an act relating to animal feeding operations by providing for county zoning and siting of certain operations, and imposing requirements relating to construction permits. Also: That the Senate has on March 6, 1996, passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the House is asked: Senate File 2343, a bill for an act relating to price discrimination in the purchase of livestock and providing criminal penalties and civil remedies. JOHN F. DWYER, Secretary CONSIDERATION OF BILLS Regular Calendar House File 2399, a bill for an act relating to eligibility of persons for county general assistance, with report of committee recommending passage, was taken up for consideration. Carroll of Poweshiek 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. 2399) The ayes were, 92: Arnold Baker Bell Blodgett Boddicker Boggess Bradley Brand Branstad Brauns Brunkhorst Burnett Carroll Cataldo Churchill Cohoon Connors Coon Cormack Daggett Dinkla Disney 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 Klemme Koenigs Kreiman Kremer Lamberti Larkin Larson Lord Main Martin Mascher May McCoy Mertz Metcalf Meyer Millage Moreland Mundie Myers Nelson, B. Nelson, L. Nutt O'Brien Ollie Renken Salton Schrader Schulte Shoultz Siegrist Sukup Taylor Teig Thomson Tyrrell Van Fossen Vande Hoef Veenstra Warnstadt Weidman Weigel Welter Wise Witt Rants, Presiding The nays were, 4: Bernau Doderer Jochum Murphy Absent or not voting, 4: Brammer Corbett, Spkr. Osterhaus Van Maanen 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 2399 be immediately messaged to the Senate. House File 2201, a bill for an act relating to defining the practice of dentistry, with report of committee recommending passage, was taken up for consideration. 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. 2201) The ayes were, 95: 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 Ertl Fallon Garman Gipp Greig Greiner Gries Grubbs 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 Renken Salton Schrader Schulte Shoultz Siegrist Sukup Taylor Teig Thomson Tyrrell Van Fossen Vande Hoef Veenstra Warnstadt Weidman Weigel Welter Wise Witt Rants, Presiding The nays were, none. Absent or not voting, 5: Brammer Corbett, Spkr. Grundberg Osterhaus Van Maanen The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to have passed the House and the title was agreed to. House File 2308, a bill for an act relating to asbestos removal and encapsulation, was taken up for consideration. Boggess of Taylor 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. 2308) The ayes were, 72: Arnold Baker Bell Bernau Blodgett Boddicker Boggess Brand Brauns Burnett Carroll Cataldo Churchill Cohoon Connors Daggett Dinkla Doderer Drake Drees Eddie Fallon Gipp Greig Greiner Gries Grubbs Hammitt Barry Harper Harrison Holveck Houser Hurley Huseman Jacobs Jochum Koenigs Lamberti Larkin Larson Lord Martin Mascher May McCoy Mertz Metcalf Millage Moreland Mundie Murphy Myers Nelson, B. Nelson, L. Nutt O'Brien Ollie Salton Schrader Shoultz Siegrist Taylor Teig Thomson Van Fossen Veenstra Warnstadt Weidman Weigel Wise Witt Rants, Presiding The nays were, 23: Branstad Brunkhorst Coon Cormack Disney Ertl Garman Grundberg Hahn Halvorson Hanson Heaton Klemme Kreiman Kremer Main Meyer Renken Schulte Sukup Tyrrell Vande Hoef Welter Absent or not voting, 5: Bradley Brammer Corbett, Spkr. Osterhaus Van Maanen The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to have passed the House and the title was agreed to. House File 2081, a bill for an act relating to legalizing official acts performed by notaries public more than ten years earlier, with report of committee recommending passage, 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. 2081) The ayes were, 93: 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 Ertl Fallon Garman Gipp Greig Greiner Gries 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 Renken Salton Schrader Schulte Siegrist Sukup Taylor Teig Thomson Tyrrell Van Fossen Vande Hoef Veenstra Warnstadt Weidman Weigel Welter Wise Witt Rants, Presiding The nays were, none. Absent or not voting, 7: Brammer Corbett, Spkr. Grubbs Grundberg Osterhaus Shoultz Van Maanen 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 2081, 2201 and 2308. House File 2316, a bill for an act relating to sentences for persons convicted of sexually predatory offenses, was taken up for consideration. Weigel of Chickasaw offered the following amendment H-5235 filed by Weigel et. al. and moved its adoption: H-5235 1 Amend House File 2316 as follows: 2 1. Page 1, by inserting after line 5, the 3 following: 4 "Sec. ___. Section 710.10, Code 1995, is amended 5 by adding the following new subsection: 6 NEW SUBSECTION. 3. A person's intent to commit an 7 illegal act upon the child may be inferred when the 8 individual is not known to the child and the 9 individual does not have the permission of the child's 10 parent, guardian, or custodian to contact the child." 11 2. Title page, by striking lines 1 and 2, and 12 inserting the following: "An Act relating to sex 13 offenses, including enticing away a child and 14 sentences for persons convicted of sexually predatory 15 offenses." 16 3. By renumbering as necessary. Amendment H-5235 was adopted. Grubbs of Scott offered the following amendment H-5199 filed by him and Kreiman from the floor and moved its adoption: H-5199 1 Amend House File 2316 as follows: 2 1. Page 3, line 9, by striking the word "court" 3 and inserting the following: "finder of fact". Amendment H-5199 was adopted. Grubbs of Scott 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. 2316) The ayes were, 97: Arnold Baker Bell Bernau Blodgett Boddicker Boggess Bradley Brammer Brand Branstad Brauns Brunkhorst Burnett Carroll Cataldo Churchill Cohoon Connors Coon 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 Renken Salton Schrader Schulte Shoultz Siegrist Sukup Taylor Teig Thomson Tyrrell Van Fossen Vande Hoef Veenstra Warnstadt Weidman Weigel Welter Wise Witt Rants, Presiding The nays were, none. Absent or not voting, 3: Corbett, Spkr. Osterhaus Van Maanen The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to have passed the House and the title, as amended, was agreed to. IMMEDIATE MESSAGE Siegrist of Pottawattamie asked and received unanimous consent that House File 2316 be immediately messaged to the Senate. House File 2409, a bill for an act relating to the regulation of activities of state banks and state bank affiliates, interstate branching or banking, and personnel of the banking division, state banks, and state bank affiliates, and the regulation of financial transactions involving such entities and personnel, was taken up for consideration. Holveck of Polk offered the following amendment H-5234 filed by him and moved its adoption: H-5234 1 Amend House File 2409 as follows: 2 1. Page 2, by inserting after line 9 the 3 following: 4 "Sec. ___. Section 524.211, subsection 5, Code 5 Supplement 1995, is amended to read as follows: 6 5. An employee of the banking division, other than 7the superintendent ora member of the state banking 8 board, shall not perform any services for, and shall 9 not be a shareholder, member, partner, owner, 10 director, officer, or employee of, any enterprise, 11 person, or affiliate subject to the regulatory purview 12 of the banking division." 13 2. Page 14, by inserting after line 19 the 14 following: 15 "Sec. ___. Section 524.211, subsection 5, as 16 amended by this Act, shall not apply to the individual 17 who is serving as the superintendent of banking on 18 March 1, 1996." 19 3. By renumbering as necessary. Amendment H-5234 lost. Nelson of Pottawattamie offered the following amendment H-5231 filed by Nelson et. al. and moved its adoption: H-5231 1 Amend House File 2409 as follows: 2 1. Page 14, by inserting after line 19, the 3 following: 4 "Sec. ___. Section 535B.2, Code 1995, is amended 5 by adding the following new subsection: 6 NEW SUBSECTION. 13. A nonprofit organization 7 qualifying for tax exempt status under the Internal 8 Revenue Code as defined in section 422.3 which offers 9 housing services to low and moderate income families. 10 Sec. ___. Section 535B.3, subsections 1 and 3, 11 Code 1995, are amended to read as follows: 12 1. A person exempt under section 535B.2, 13 subsection 10, 11,or12, or 13, shall register with 14 the administrator. 15 3. The registrant, except a nonprofit organization 16 exempt under section 535B.2, subsection 13, shall pay 17 an annual registration fee of one hundred dollars." 18 2. By renumbering as necessary. Amendment H-5231 was adopted. Renken of Grundy 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. 2409) The ayes were, 95: Arnold Baker Bell Bernau Blodgett Boggess Bradley Brammer Brand Branstad Brauns Brunkhorst Burnett Carroll Cataldo Churchill Cohoon Connors Coon 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 Renken Salton Schrader Schulte Shoultz Siegrist Sukup Taylor Teig Thomson Tyrrell Van Fossen Vande Hoef Veenstra Warnstadt Weidman Weigel Welter Wise Witt Rants, Presiding The nays were, none. Absent or not voting, 5: Boddicker Corbett, Spkr. Cormack Osterhaus Van Maanen 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 2409 be immediately messaged to the Senate. The House stood at ease at 10:32 a.m., until the fall of the gavel. The House resumed session at 11:17 a.m., Rants of Woodbury in the chair. ADOPTION OF HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 116 Grundberg of Polk called up for consideration House Concurrent Resolution 116, a concurrent resolution designating March 1996 as Iowa Women's History Month and moved its adoption. The motion prevailed and the resolution was adopted. IMMEDIATE MESSAGE Siegrist of Pottawattamie asked and received unanimous consent that House Concurrent Resolution 116 be immediately messaged to the Senate. SPECIAL PRESENTATION In celebration of "March Women's History Month - 150 Years of Iowa Women", the Iowa Commission on the Status of Women, the Iowa Department of Education and the State Historical Society of Iowa sponsored a "Write Women Back Into History" essay contest. Holveck of Polk presented the following winners of the contest: Sixth and Seventh Grade Category First Place - Amanda Jo Miller, Red Oak Community Middle School, Red Oak, for her essay about Gladys Cooper, a nineteenth-century doctor. Second Place - Emily Salsbery, St. Augustin School, Des Moines, for her essay about her mother Patricia Shoff. Third Place - Megan Bradfield, Wilton Elementary School, Wilton, for her essay about her great-grandmother Lela Whitmer Norton. Eighth and Ninth Grade Category First Place - Rene Kafka, Heelan High School, Sioux City, for her essay on the "Common Woman." Second Place - Dia Carpenter, Charles City Middle School, Charles City, for her essay on Carrie Chapman Catt. Third Place - Erin Orozco, Keokuk Middle School, Keokuk, for her essay on Janet Fife. The Edith Rose Murphy Sackett Award - Rachel Smith of Charles City Middle School, for her essay about her great-grandmother, Katherine Zastrow. Also: Katy Morgan, Bettendorf Middle School, Bettendorf, for her essay on Kathy Wine. The Women in Science and Engineering Award Sixth and Seventh Grade Category First Place - Jillian Anderson, Emerson Hough Elementary School, Newton, for her essay on Pam St. John. Second Place - Rachael Revell, Emerson Hough Elementary School, Newton, for her essay on Pam St. John. Eighth and Ninth Category First Place - Helen Fuller, West Branch Middle School, West Branch, for her essay on Carolyn Anderson. EXPLANATIONS OF VOTE I was necessarily absent from the House chamber on March 7, 1996. Had I been present, I would have voted "aye" on House File 2409. CORMACK of Webster I was temporarily absent from the House chamber on the afternoon of March 6, 1996. Had I been present, I would have voted "aye" on House Files 2302 and 2421. NELSON of Marshall PRESENTATION OF VISITORS The Speaker announced that the following visitors were present in the House chamber: Thirteen Local State Government students from Lamoni, accompanied by Brad Kunecke. By Daggett of Union. Eighth grade students from West Marshall Middle School, State Center, accompanied by Patrica Anderson and Vicki Vellenga. By Garman of Story. Twenty-two senior students from Mount Pleasant High School, Mount Pleasant, accompanied by Mr. Halvorson and Mrs. Allen. By Heaton of Henry. Thirty-five 4H students from Benton, Iowa, Poweshiek and Tama counties, accompanied by Nancy Allen. By Brand of Benton, Carroll of Poweshiek and Tyrrell 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\185 New Hampton Community High School, Chickasaw County - For placing 2nd in the Class 2A 1996 State Wrestling Tournament. 1996\186 Brooke Douglas, Adair - For receiving a $500 scholarship for submitting a winning essay in the Iowa's Best Community Scholarship Program. 1996\187 Heather Ray, Cedar Rapids - For receiving a $500 scholarship for submitting a winning essay in the Iowa's Best Community Scholarship Program. 1996\188 Arlene and Donald Beasley, Marion - For celebrating their Fiftieth wedding anniversary. 1996\189 Bertie and Byron Hayter, Des Moines - For celebrating their Fiftieth wedding anniversary. 1996\190 Idella and Willard Cushingberry, Des Moines - For celebrating their Fiftieth wedding anniversary. 1996\191 Ellen and George Robinson, Des Moines - For celebrating their Fiftieth wedding anniversary. 1996\192 Nellie and Orsel Morrow, Des Moines - For celebrating their Fiftieth wedding anniversary. 1996\193 Barbara and Arzania Williams, Des Moines - For celebrating their Fiftieth wedding anniversary. 1996\194 Dr. Larry Barrett, Bettendorf - For his Fifty-two years of service. 1996\195 Jodi Robinson, Villisca - For receiving a $500 scholarship for submitting a winning essay in the Iowa's Best Community Scholarship Program. 1996\196 Sarah Lemley, Des Moines - For receiving a $500 scholarship for submitting a winning essay in the Iowa's Best Community Scholarship Program. 1996\197 Stacie Hansen, Cedar Falls - For receiving a $500 scholarship for submitting a winning essay in the Iowa's Best Community Scholarship Program. 1996\198 Emily Mumm, Cedar Falls - For receiving a $500 scholarship for submitting a winning essay in the Iowa's Best Community Scholarship Program. 1996\199 Cliff Sacco, Centerville - For receiving a $500 scholarship for submitting a winning essay in the Iowa's Best Community Scholarship Program. 1996\200 Susan Bridenstine, Muscatine - For receiving a $500 scholarship for submitting a winning essay in the Iowa's Best Community Scholarship Program. 1996\201 Jill Maw, Muscatine - For receiving a $500 scholarship for submitting a winning essay in the Iowa's Best Community Scholarship Program. 1996\202 Katherine Snyder, Guthrie Center - For receiving a $500 scholarship for submitting a winning essay in the Iowa's Best Community Scholarship Program. SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS House File 2465 Appropriations: Ertl, Chair; Meyer and Moreland. House Concurrent Resolution 115 Agriculture: Meyer, Chair; Hahn and Weigel. Senate File 2062 Judiciary: Nutt, Chair; Dinkla and Moreland. Senate File 2121 State Government: Disney, Chair; Brammer and Renken. Senate File 2122 State Government: Drake, Chair; Connors and Houser. Senate File 2127 State Government: Thomson, Chair; Disney and Taylor. Senate File 2155 Judiciary: Nutt, Chair; Dinkla and Doderer. Senate File 2165 Natural Resources: Huseman, Chair; Branstad and Mertz. Senate File 2207 Judiciary: Schulte, Chair; Dinkla and Doderer. Senate File 2208 Judiciary: Coon, Chair; Grubbs and Holveck. Senate File 2211 Judiciary: Harrison, Chair; Bernau and Veenstra. Senate File 2212 Natural Resources: Weidman, Chair; Garman and Mundie. Senate File 2213 Human Resources: Hammitt Barry, Chair; Harrison and Witt. Senate File 2215 Human Resources: Lord, Chair; Burnett and Veenstra. Senate File 2252 Judiciary: Dinkla, Chair; Holveck and Nutt. Senate File 2256 Judiciary: Harrison, Chair; Bernau and Coon. Senate File 2300 Judiciary: Schulte, Chair; Boddicker and Shoultz. Senate File 2303 Human Resources: Blodgett, Chair; Harper, Myers, Schulte and Veenstra. Senate File 2321 Human Resources: Lord, Chair; Burnett and Veenstra. Senate File 2367 State Government: Bradley, Chair; Connors and Gipp. Senate File 2375 Judiciary: Lamberti, Chair; Dinkla and Moreland. Senate Concurrent Resolution 104 Agriculture: Greig, Chair; Burnett and Main. Senate Concurrent Resolution 107 Natural Resources: Klemme, Chair; Huseman and O'Brien. HOUSE STUDY BILL SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT House Study Bill 747 Appropriations: Meyer, Chair; Ertl and Kreiman. AMENDMENTS FILED H_5236 H.F. 2298 Metcalf of Polk H_5237 H.F. 2419 Fallon of Polk H_5238 H.F. 2433 Cormack of Webster H_5239 H.F. 2444 Sukup of Franklin Kreiman of Davis Murphy of Dubuque Cormack of Webster H_5240 H.F. 2470 Vande Hoef of Osceola H_5241 H.F. 47 Kreiman of Davis H_5242 H.F. 2298 Halvorson of Clayton H_5243 H.F. 2298 Halvorson of Clayton H_5244 H.F. 2298 Halvorson of Clayton H_5245 H.F. 2473 Fallon of Polk H_5246 H.F. 308 O'Brien of Boone H_5247 H.F. 2235 Holveck of Polk H_5248 H.F. 2235 Holveck of Polk H_5249 H.F. 2235 Holveck of Polk H_5250 H.F. 2235 Holveck of Polk H_5251 H.F. 2235 Holveck of Polk H_5252 H.F. 2235 Holveck of Polk H_5253 H.F. 2235 Holveck of Polk H_5254 H.F. 2433 Cormack of Webster H_5255 H.F. 2412 O'Brien of Boone H_5256 S.F. 2433 O'Brien of Boone H_5257 H.F. 2441 Halvorson of Clayton H_5258 H.F. 2449 Bernau of Story H_5259 H.F. 2457 Carroll of Poweshiek H_5260 H.F. 2235 Dinkla of Guthrie On motion by Siegrist of Pottawattamie, the House adjourned at 11:42 a.m., until 1:00 p.m., Monday, March 11, 1996.
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