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JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE Seventy-fourth Calendar Day - Fiftieth Session Day Hall of the House of Representatives Des Moines, Iowa, Thursday, March 21, 1996 The House met pursuant to adjournment at 8:50 a.m., Speaker Corbett in the chair. Prayer was offered by Reverend John Loedyker, Community Reformed Church, Clinton. The Journal of Wednesday, March 20, 1996 was approved. LEAVE OF ABSENCE Leave of absence was granted as follows: Mundie of Webster and O'Brien of Boone, until their arrival, on request of Schrader of Marion; Nutt of Woodbury, until his arrival, on request of Siegrist of Pottawattamie. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS House File 2482, by Brammer, a bill for an act relating to the recovery of medical assistance expenditures due to smoking and providing effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary. House File 2483, by Brammer, a bill for an act relating to cigarettes and tobacco products including distribution and advertising related to cigarettes and tobacco products, and providing penalties. Read first time and referred to committee on human resources. House File 2484, by Brammer, a bill for an act reducing the highest individual income tax rate and increasing the rate of the tobacco products tax and providing a retroactive applicability date provision. Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means. SENATE MESSAGES CONSIDERED Senate File 2123, by Bartz, a bill for an act relating to the payment of claims by an administrator acting on behalf of an insurer. Read first time and referred to committee on commerce-regulation. Senate File 2224, by Iverson and Judge, a bill for an act relating to veterans of the United States armed forces, by changing eligibility for veteran benefits, preferences, and tax exemptions, by providing for the administration of veteran benefits, providing a penalty, and by providing for other properly related matters. Read first time and referred to committee on state government. Senate File 2298, by committee on ways and means, a bill for an act relating to the awarding of costs to a prevailing taxpayer in a proceeding against the department of revenue and finance under the state tax procedures and practices Act and providing an effective date. Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means. Senate File 2335, by committee on state government, a bill for an act relating to the minimum age for gambling at racetrack enclosures and the posting of par sheet theoretical payout averages for slot machines, and subjecting violators to a penalty. Read first time and referred to committee on state government. Senate File 2350, by committee on business and labor relations, a bill for an act establishing a self-employment assistance program and providing an effective date and a termination date. Read first time and referred to committee on labor and industrial relations. MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE The following message was received from the Senate: Mr. Speaker: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has on March 20, 1996, passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the House is asked: Senate File 2449, a bill for an act changing the computation of the inflation factors for the tax brackets and standard deduction under the individual income tax; changing the computation of taxable income of certain subchapter S corporations and their shareholders; increasing inheritance tax exemptions for certain relatives; increasing the amount of the appropriations for homestead credit, military service credit, and low-income credit and reimbursement claims; providing income tax credits for investing in a qualified venture capital company; establishing incentives for family farm animal feeding operations and making an appropriation; adjusting the funding for the family farm and agricultural land tax credits; establishing a study of the property tax system as the sole or major source of local funding and of alternate sources of funding for school, city, and county services, the repayment of bonds or other debt obligations, and capital improvements; and providing effective and applicability date provisions. JOHN F. DWYER, Secretary HOUSE FILE 2198 REREFERRED The Speaker announced that House File 2198, previously referred to committee on local government, was rereferred to committee on ways and means. CONSIDERATION OF HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 114 Hammitt Barry of Harrison called up for consideration of House Concurrent Resolution 114, a concurrent resolution establishing a "Childhood Recognition Day", 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 114 be immediately messaged to the Senate. CONSIDERATION OF BILLS Regular Calendar House File 2412, a bill for an act relating to workers' compensation claims against the second injury fund and permanent partial disability compensation, authorizing the commissioner of insurance to impose a surcharge, and providing an effective date, was taken up for consideration. Murphy of Dubuque asked and received unanimous consent to withdraw amendment H-5326 filed by him on March 12, 1996. Sukup of Franklin offered amendment H-5495 filed by him as follows: H-5495 1 Amend House File 2412 as follows: 2 1. Page 1, by striking lines 1 through 10 and 3 inserting the following: 4 "Section 1. Section 85.34, subsection 2, paragraph 5 u, Code 1995, is amended to read as follows: 6 u. The loss of one arm, one hand, one foot, one 7 leg, or one eye, if preceded by the loss of any other 8 arm, hand, foot, or leg shall be compensated in the 9 same manner as if both losses were the result of a 10 single accident as provided in paragraph "s", whether 11 or not compensation was previously paid for the loss 12 of the first member. 13 v. In all cases of permanent partial disability 14 other than those hereinabove described or referred to 15 in paragraphs "a" through"t""u" hereof, the 16 compensation shall be paid during the number of weeks 17 in relation to five hundred weeks as the disability 18 bears to the body of the injured employee as a whole." 19 2. Page 1, line 19, by striking the words 20 "commissioner of insurance" and inserting the 21 following: "treasurer of state". 22 3. Page 1, line 22, by striking the words 23 "commissioner of insurance" and inserting the 24 following: "treasurer of state". 25 4. Page 1, line 26, by striking the words 26 "commissioner of insurance" and inserting the 27 following: "treasurer of state". 28 5. Page 1, line 28, by striking the words 29 "commissioner of insurance" and inserting the 30 following: "treasurer of state". 31 6. Page 1, by striking line 30 and inserting the 32 following: "employers. 33 1. The surcharge is payable by all self-insured 34 employers making weekly benefit payments and all 35 insurers making weekly benefit payments on behalf of 36 insured employers. The surcharge shall apply to all 37 workers'". 38 7. Page 2, by striking lines 3 and 4 and 39 inserting the following: "transaction under section 40 520.4 or 520.9. The treasurer of state shall base the 41 surcharge for each payor upon the". 42 8. Page 2, by striking line 18 and inserting the 43 following: "fund. However, the treasurer of state 44 shall not annually collect over seven hundred thousand 45 dollars in assessing the surcharge. 46 2. The surcharges collected to this section shall 47 be deposited in the second injury fund, and may be 48 used for the payment of claims or entering into 49 settlements. 50 3. An insurer or self-insurer shall pay a Page 2 1 surcharge imposed by this section no later than thirty 2 days following the assessment. 3 4. a. If an insurer, policyholder, or self- 4 insurer withdraws from doing business in this state 5 before the surcharges authorized by this section 6 become due, or fails or neglects to pay the surcharge 7 imposed, the treasurer of state shall at once proceed 8 to collect the surcharge, and may employ such legal 9 process as may be necessary for that purpose, and when 10 so collected shall deposit the surcharge into the 11 second injury fund. The treasurer may bring the suit 12 in any court of this state having jurisdiction, and 13 reasonable attorney's fees may be taxed as costs in 14 the suit. 15 b. If the surcharges imposed by this section are 16 not paid or transferred when due, the insurer, 17 policyholder, or self-insurer responsible for the 18 failure shall be required to pay, as part of the 19 surcharge, interest on the surcharge at the rate of 20 one and one-half percent per month for each month or 21 fraction of a month delinquent. If the treasurer of 22 state prevails in any dispute concerning the 23 assessment of a surcharge which has not been paid or 24 transferred, interest shall be paid upon the amount 25 found due to the state at the rate of one and one-half 26 percent per month for each month or fraction of a 27 month delinquent. 28 c. An insurer is not liable for a surcharge which 29 is not paid to the insurer by the policyholder or 30 employer provided the insurer has made good faith 31 efforts to collect the surcharge from the policyholder 32 or employer. An insurance carrier shall report to the 33 treasurer of state a policyholder or employer who 34 fails to pay a surcharge within thirty days of its due 35 date. 36 d. In any action concerning the amount of a 37 surcharge imposed by this section, any other surcharge 38 shall continue to be made based upon the amount 39 assessed by the treasurer of state. In the event of 40 an overpayment, the excess amount paid may be credited 41 against future payments otherwise due. 42 e. An employers who fails to pay the surcharges 43 imposed under this section shall not be allowed to 44 purchase workers' compensation insurance coverage or 45 to renew a self-insurance authorization unless and 46 until the surcharge has been paid. 47 5. For the purposes of this section, "insurer" 48 includes a self-insurance group approved by the 49 commissioner of insurance pursuant to section 87.4. 50 6. The imposition of the surcharge shall be Page 3 1 limited to the". 2 9. Page 2, by striking lines 22 and 23 and 3 inserting the following: "of the second injury fund 4 is retired, the treasurer of state, in the manner 5 established by this section, shall". 6 10. Title page, line 3, by striking the words 7 "commissioner of insurance" and inserting the 8 following: "treasurer of state". 9 11. By renumbering as necessary. Murphy of Dubuque offered the following amendment H-5507, to amendment H-5495, filed by him and moved its adoption: H-5507 1 Amend the amendment, H-5495, to House File 2412, as 2 follows: 3 1. Page 1, by striking lines 2 through 18 and 4 inserting the following: 5 " . Page 1, by striking lines 7 and 8 and 6 inserting the following: ""m", "n", "o", or "p", 7 shallequalbe paid during the number of weeks in 8 relation to five hundred weeksand shall be9compensated as suchas the disability bears to the 10 body of the injured employee as a whole, however, if 11saidthe employee is"." 12 2. By renumbering as necessary. Roll call was requested by Murphy of Dubuque and Nelson of Pottawattamie. On the question "Shall amendment H-5507, to amendment H-5495, be adopted?" (H.F. 2412) The ayes were, 35: Baker Bell Bernau Brammer Brand Burnett Cataldo Cohoon Connors Doderer Drees Fallon Harper Holveck Jochum Koenigs Kreiman Larkin Mascher May McCoy Mertz Moreland Murphy Myers Nelson, L. Ollie Osterhaus Schrader Shoultz Taylor Warnstadt Weigel Wise Witt The nays were, 60: Arnold Blodgett Boddicker Boggess Bradley Branstad Brauns Carroll Churchill Coon Cormack Daggett Dinkla Disney Drake Eddie Ertl Garman Gipp Greig Greiner Gries Grubbs Grundberg Hahn Halvorson Hanson Harrison Heaton Houser Hurley Huseman Jacobs Klemme Kremer Lamberti Larson Lord Main Martin Metcalf Meyer Millage Nelson, B. Rants Renken Salton Schulte Siegrist Sukup Teig Thomson Tyrrell Van Fossen Van Maanen Vande Hoef Veenstra Weidman Welter Mr. Speaker Corbett Absent or not voting, 5: Brunkhorst Hammitt Barry Mundie Nutt O'Brien Amendment H-5507 lost. On motion by Sukup of Franklin, amendment H-5495 was adopted. Speaker pro tempore Van Maanen of Marion in the chair at 9:24 a.m. Murphy of Dubuque offered amendment H-5255 filed by O'Brien of Boone as follows: H-5255 1 Amend House File 2412 as follows: 2 1. Page 1, by inserting after line 10 the 3 following: 4 "Sec. ___. Section 85.36, subsection 9, paragraph 5 a, Code Supplement 1995, is amended to read as 6 follows: 7 a. In computing the compensation to be allowed a 8 volunteer fire fighter, emergency medical care 9 provider, reserve peace officer, volunteer ambulance 10 driver, volunteer emergency rescue technician as 11 defined in section 147A.1, or emergency medical 12 technician trainee, the earnings as a fire fighter, 13 emergency medical care provider, reserve peace 14 officer, volunteer ambulance driver, volunteer 15 emergency rescue technician, or emergency medical 16 technician trainee shall be disregarded and the 17 volunteer fire fighter, emergency medical care 18 provider, reserve peace officer, volunteer ambulance 19 driver, volunteer emergency rescue technician, or 20 emergency medical technician trainee shall be paid an 21 amount equal to the compensation the volunteer fire 22 fighter, emergency medical care provider, reserve 23 peace officer, volunteer ambulance driver, volunteer 24 emergency rescue technician, or emergency medical 25 technician trainee would be paid if injured in the 26 normal course of the volunteer fire fighter's, 27 emergency medical care provider's, reserve peace 28 officer's, volunteer ambulance driver's, volunteer 29 emergency rescue technician's, or emergency medical 30 technician trainee's regular employment or an amount 31 equal to one hundred and forty percent of the 32 statewide average weekly wage, whichever is greater. 33 Sec. ___. Section 85.61, subsection 2, Code 34 Supplement 1995, is amended to read as follows: 35 2. "Employer" includes and applies to a person, 36 firm, association, or corporation, state, county, 37 municipal corporation, school corporation, area 38 education agency, township as an employer of volunteer 39 fire fighters, volunteer emergency rescue technicians, 40 and emergency medical care providers only, benefited 41 fire district, and the legal representatives of a 42 deceased employer. "Employer" includes and applies to 43 a rehabilitation facility approved for purchase-of- 44 service contracts or for referrals by the department 45 of human services or the department of education. 46 Sec. ___. Section 85.61, subsection 11, unnumbered 47 paragraph 3, Code Supplement 1995, is amended to read 48 as follows: 49 "Worker" or "employee" includes an emergency 50 medical care provider as defined in section 147A.1, a Page 2 1 volunteer emergency rescue technician as defined in 2 section 147A.1, a volunteer ambulance driver, or an 3 emergency medical technician trainee, only if an 4 agreement is reached between such worker or employee 5 and the employer for whom the volunteer services are 6 provided that workers' compensation coverage under 7 chapters 85, 85A, and 85B is to be provided by the 8 employer. An emergency medical care provider or 9 volunteer emergency rescue technician who is a worker 10 or employee under this paragraph is not a casual 11 employee. "Volunteer ambulance driver" means a person 12 performing services as a volunteer ambulance driver at 13 the request of the person in charge of a fire 14 department or ambulance service of a municipality. 15 "Emergency medical technician trainee" means a person 16 enrolled in and training for emergency medical 17 technician certification." 18 2. Title page, line 1, by inserting after the 19 word "compensation" the following: "concerning 20 benefits for volunteer emergency rescue technicians, 21 and concerning". 22 3. By renumbering as necessary. Halvorson of Clayton rose on a point of order that amendment H-5255 was not germane. The Speaker ruled the point well taken and amendment H-5255 not germane. Sukup of Franklin 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. 2412) The ayes were, 97: 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 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 Murphy Myers Nelson, B. Nelson, L. Ollie Osterhaus Rants Renken Salton Schrader Schulte Shoultz Siegrist Sukup Taylor Teig Thomson Tyrrell Van Fossen Vande Hoef Veenstra Warnstadt Weidman Weigel Welter Wise Witt Van Maanen, Presiding The nays were, none. Absent or not voting, 3: Mundie Nutt O'Brien The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to have passed the House and the title, as amended, was agreed to. House File 2309, a bill for an act relating to publications referenced in administrative rules and providing an effective date, was taken up for consideration. Doderer of Johnson offered the following amendment H-5426 filed by her and Metcalf and moved its adoption: H-5426 1 Amend House File 2309 as follows: 2 1. Page 1, by striking lines 8 through 13 and 3 inserting the following: "reference. However, if all 4 of the following conditions exist, the administrative 5 rules coordinator may waive the requirement provided 6 by this subsection: 7 a. The cost of the publication is an unreasonable 8 expense when compared to the anticipated usage of the 9 publication. 10 b. A copy of the publication is available from an 11 entity located within the state capitol complex. 12 c. The rule adopting a standard by reference to 13 another publication identifies the location where the 14 other publication is available." Amendment H-5426 was adopted. Doderer of Johnson 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. 2309) The ayes were, 96: 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 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 Murphy Myers Nelson, B. Nelson, L. Ollie Osterhaus Rants Renken Salton Schrader Schulte Shoultz Siegrist Sukup Taylor Teig Thomson Tyrrell Van Fossen Vande Hoef Veenstra Warnstadt Weidman Weigel Welter Wise Witt Van Maanen, Presiding The nays were, 1: Disney Absent or not voting, 3: Mundie Nutt O'Brien The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to have passed the House and the title was agreed to. House File 414, a bill for an act eliminating the restitution limit for the offense of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, with report of committee recommending passage, was taken up for consideration. Harrison 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. 414) The ayes were, 95: 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 Gipp Greig Greiner Gries Grubbs Grundberg Hahn Halvorson Hammitt Barry Hanson Harper Harrison 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. Ollie Osterhaus Rants Renken Schrader Schulte Shoultz Siegrist Sukup Taylor Teig Thomson Tyrrell Van Fossen Vande Hoef Veenstra Warnstadt Weidman Weigel Wise Witt Van Maanen, Presiding The nays were, none. Absent or not voting, 5: Heaton Nutt O'Brien Salton Welter 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 414, 2309 and 2412. House File 2451, a bill for an act relating to disclosure requirements under the federal Community Reinvestment Act with respect to the eligibility of a financial institution to receive state public funds, was taken up for consideration. SENATE FILE 2408 SUBSTITUTED FOR HOUSE FILE 2451 Brunkhorst of Bremer asked and received unanimous consent to substitute Senate File 2408 for House File 2451. Senate File 2408, a bill for an act relating to disclosure requirements under the federal Community Reinvestment Act with respect to the eligibility of a financial institution to receive state public funds, was taken up for consideration. Brunkhorst of Bremer 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. 2408) The ayes were, 96: Arnold Baker Bell Bernau Blodgett Boddicker Boggess Bradley Brammer Brand Branstad Brauns Brunkhorst Burnett Carroll Churchill Cohoon Connors Coon Corbett, Spkr. Cormack Daggett Dinkla Disney Doderer Drake Drees Eddie Ertl Fallon Garman Gipp Greig 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. Ollie Osterhaus Rants Renken Salton Schrader Schulte Shoultz Siegrist Sukup Taylor Teig Thomson Tyrrell Van Fossen Vande Hoef Veenstra Warnstadt Weidman Weigel Welter Wise Witt Van Maanen, Presiding The nays were, none. Absent or not voting, 4: Cataldo Greiner Nutt O'Brien The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to have passed the House and the title was agreed to. CONSIDERATION OF HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 119 Koenigs of Mitchell called up for consideration House Concurrent Resolution 119, a concurrent resolution expressing the sympathy of the Iowa General Assembly to the family of Captain John R. Pitzen, United States Navy, and moved its adoption. The motion prevailed and the resolution was adopted. IMMEDIATE MESSAGES Siegrist of Pottawattamie asked and received unanimous consent that the following bills be immediately messaged to the Senate: House Concurrent Resolution 119 and Senate File 2408. Regular Calendar House File 2369, a bill for an act relating to the postdelivery care requirements for mothers and newborns and providing for an exception of follow-up care outside of the hospital setting, was taken up for consideration. Blodgett of Cerro Gordo asked and received unanimous consent to withdraw amendment H-5470, filed by him on March 19, 1996, placing out of order amendment H-5498, to amendment H-5470, filed by Millage of Scott on March 20, 1996. Doderer of Johnson offered the following amendment H-5212 filed by her and Martin and moved its adoption: H-5212 1 Amend House File 2369 as follows: 2 1. Page 1, line 22, by inserting after the word 3 "providing" the following: "inpatient services". 4 2. Page 1, line 26, by inserting after the word 5 "provided" the following: "by a certified home health 6 care service selected by the mother and the services 7 shall be provided". A non-record roll call was requested. The ayes were 48, nays 38. Amendment H-5212 lost. Metcalf 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. 2369) The ayes were, 90: Arnold Baker Bell Bernau Blodgett Boddicker Boggess Bradley Brammer Brand Branstad Brauns Burnett Cataldo Churchill Cohoon Connors Coon Corbett, Spkr. Cormack Daggett Disney Doderer Drake Drees Eddie Ertl Fallon Garman Gipp Greig Greiner Gries Grubbs Grundberg 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 Meyer Millage Moreland Mundie Murphy Myers Nelson, B. Nelson, L. Ollie Osterhaus Rants Salton Schrader Schulte Shoultz Siegrist Sukup Taylor Teig Thomson Tyrrell Van Fossen Warnstadt Weidman Weigel Welter Wise Witt Van Maanen, Presiding The nays were, 8: Brunkhorst Carroll Dinkla Halvorson Metcalf Renken Vande Hoef Veenstra Absent or not voting, 2: Nutt O'Brien The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to have passed the House and the title was agreed to. HOUSE FILE 2451 WITHDRAWN Brunkhorst of Bremer asked and received unanimous consent to withdraw House File 2451 from further consideration by the House. House File 2077, a bill for an act relating to political activity by members of the natural resource commission, with report of committee recommending passage, was taken up for consideration. Klemme of Plymouth offered the following amendment H-5486 filed by him and moved its adoption: H-5486 1 Amend House File 2077 as follows: 2 1. By striking everything after the enacting 3 clause and inserting the following: 4 "Section 1. REPEAL. Section 456A.22, Code 1995, 5 is repealed." 6 2. Title page, by striking lines 1 and 2 and 7 inserting the following: "An Act repealing the 8 prohibition on political activity by a member, 9 officer, or employee of the natural resource 10 commission." Amendment H-5486 was adopted. SENATE FILE 2278 SUBSTITUTED FOR HOUSE FILE 2077 Klemme of Plymouth asked and received unanimous consent to substitute Senate File 2278 for House File 2077. Senate File 2278, a bill for an act repealing the prohibition on political activity by a member, officer, or employee of the natural resource commission, was taken up for consideration. Klemme of Plymouth 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. 2278) The ayes were, 90: Arnold Baker Bell Bernau Blodgett Boggess Bradley Brammer Brand Branstad Brauns Burnett Carroll Cataldo Churchill Cohoon Connors Coon Corbett, Spkr. Cormack Daggett Dinkla Disney Doderer Drake Drees Eddie Fallon Garman Gipp Greig Greiner Gries Grubbs Grundberg Hahn Halvorson Hammitt Barry Hanson Harper Heaton Holveck Houser Hurley Huseman Jacobs Klemme Koenigs Kremer Lamberti Larkin Larson Lord Main Martin Mascher May McCoy Mertz Metcalf Meyer Millage Moreland Mundie Murphy Myers Nelson, B. Nelson, L. Ollie Osterhaus Rants Renken Salton Schrader Shoultz Siegrist Sukup Taylor Teig Thomson Tyrrell Van Fossen Vande Hoef Veenstra Warnstadt Weidman Weigel Wise Witt Van Maanen, Presiding The nays were, 6: Boddicker Brunkhorst Ertl Kreiman Schulte Welter Absent or not voting, 4: Harrison Jochum Nutt O'Brien The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to have passed the House and the title was agreed to. HOUSE FILE 2077 WITHDRAWN Klemme of Plymouth asked and received unanimous consent to withdraw House File 2077 from further consideration by the House. House File 2317, a bill for an act relating to the limitations on the use of toxic materials in packaging and providing additional exemptions, was taken up for consideration. Van Fossen of Scott offered the following amendment H-5400 filed by him and moved its adoption: H-5400 1 Amend House File 2317 as follows: 2 1. Page 2, line 35, by striking the words "or 3 labels" and inserting the following: "orlabels, tin- 4 plated steel, electro-galvanized steel, or hot-dipped- 5 coated galvanized steel". Amendment H-5400 was adopted. SENATE FILE 2287 SUBSTITUTED FOR HOUSE FILE 2317 Van Fossen of Scott asked and received unanimous consent to substitute Senate File 2287 for House File 2317. Senate File 2287, a bill for an act relating to the limitations on the use of toxic materials in packaging and providing additional exemptions, was taken up for consideration. Van Fossen of Scott offered the following amendment H-5401 filed by him and moved its adoption: H-5401 1 Amend Senate File 2287, as amended, passed, and 2 reprinted by the Senate, as follows: 3 1. By striking page 2, line 35, through page 3, 4 line 2, and inserting the following: "exterior 5 strapping, coatings, closures, inks,orlabels, tin- 6 plated steel that meets the American society for 7 testing and materials specification A-623, electro- 8 galvanized coated steel, or hot-dipped-coated 9 galvanized steel that meets the American society for 10 testing and materials specifications A-525 or A-879." Amendment H-5401 was adopted. Van Fossen 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?" (S.F. 2287) The ayes were, 97: 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 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 Meyer Millage Moreland Mundie Murphy Myers Nelson, B. Nelson, L. Ollie Osterhaus Rants Renken Salton Schrader Schulte Shoultz Siegrist Sukup Taylor Teig Thomson Tyrrell Van Fossen Vande Hoef Veenstra Warnstadt Weidman Weigel Welter Wise Witt Van Maanen, Presiding The nays were, none. Absent or not voting, 3: Metcalf Nutt O'Brien The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to have passed the House and the title was agreed to. HOUSE FILE 2317 WITHDRAWN Van Fossen of Scott asked and received unanimous consent to withdraw House File 2317 from further consideration by the House. House File 2389, a bill for an act relating to soil and water conservation, by providing for the powers and duties of commissioners of soil and water conservation districts, and soil and water conservation practices, was taken up for consideration. Boggess of Taylor offered the following amendment H-5232 filed by her and moved its adoption: H-5232 1 Amend House File 2389 as follows: 2 1. Page 1, line 12, by inserting after the word 3 "resides." the following: "If a commissioner is 4 absent for sixty or more percent of monthly meetings 5 during any twelve-month period, the other 6 commissioners by their unanimous vote may declare the 7 member's office vacant." Amendment H-5232 was adopted. SENATE FILE 2260 SUBSTITUTED FOR HOUSE FILE 2389 Boggess of Taylor asked and received unanimous consent to substitute Senate File 2260 for House File 2389. Senate File 2260, a bill for an act relating to soil and water conservation, by providing for the powers and duties of commissioners of soil and water conservation districts, and soil and water conservation practices, was taken up for consideration. Schrader of Marion offered the following amendment H-5267 filed by him and Van Maanen and moved its adoption: H-5267 1 Amend Senate File 2260, as amended, passed, and 2 reprinted by the Senate, as follows: 3 1. Page 2, by inserting after line 26, the 4 following: 5 "Sec. ___. Section 161A.73, subsection 1, Code 6 1995, is amended by adding the following new 7 paragraph: 8 NEW PARAGRAPH. e. The allocation of cost-share 9 moneys as financial incentives for the same purposes 10 that are supported from the soil and water enhancement 11 account of the resources enhancement and protection 12 fund as provided in section 455A.19, or by the water 13 protection practices account of the water protection 14 fund established pursuant to section 161C.4. The 15 financial incentives shall not exceed fifty percent of 16 the estimated cost of establishing the practices, or 17 fifty percent of the actual cost, whichever is less." 18 2. By renumbering as necessary. Amendment H-5267 was adopted. 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?" (S.F. 2260) 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 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. Ollie Osterhaus Rants Renken Salton Schrader Schulte Shoultz Siegrist Sukup Taylor Teig Thomson Tyrrell Van Fossen Vande Hoef Veenstra Warnstadt Weidman Weigel Welter Wise Witt Van Maanen, Presiding The nays were, none. Absent or not voting, 2: Nutt O'Brien The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to have passed the House and the title was agreed to. HOUSE FILE 2389 WITHDRAWN Boggess of Taylor asked and received unanimous consent to withdraw House File 2389 from further consideration by the House. House File 2431, a bill for an act relating to the duties of the clerk of court concerning court records, was taken up for consideration. SENATE FILE 2405 SUBSTITUTED FOR HOUSE FILE 2431 Lamberti of Polk asked and received unanimous consent to substitute Senate File 2405 for House File 2431. Senate File 2405, a bill for an act relating to the duties of the clerk of court concerning court records, was taken up for consideration. 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. 2405) The ayes were, 96: Arnold Baker Bell Bernau Blodgett Boddicker Boggess Bradley 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. Ollie Osterhaus Rants Renken Salton Schrader Schulte Shoultz Siegrist Sukup Taylor Teig Thomson Tyrrell Van Fossen Vande Hoef Veenstra Warnstadt Weidman Weigel Welter Wise Witt Van Maanen, Presiding The nays were, none. Absent or not voting, 4: Brammer Nelson, L. Nutt O'Brien The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to have passed the House and the title was agreed to. HOUSE FILE 2431 WITHDRAWN Lamberti of Polk asked and received unanimous consent to withdraw House File 2431 from further consideration by the House. Senate File 2035, a bill for an act relating to the control and eradication of ecologically harmful exotic species and Eurasian milfoil and establishing a penalty, with report of committee recommending amendment and passage, was taken up for consideration. Meyer of Sac offered the following amendment H-5402 filed by the committee on environmental protection and moved its adoption: H-5402 1 Amend Senate File 2035, 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. 456A.37 EURASIAN WATER 6 MILFOIL. 7 1. DEFINITIONS. As used in this section: 8 a. "Infestation of Eurasian water milfoil" means 9 an infestation of Eurasian water milfoil that occupies 10 more than twenty percent of the littoral area of a 11 body of water. 12 b. "Watercraft" means any vessel which through the 13 buoyance of water floats upon the water and is capable 14 of carrying one or more persons. 15 2. EURASIAN WATER MILFOIL MANAGEMENT PLAN. Before 16 January 1, 1998, the commission shall prepare a long- 17 term statewide Eurasian water milfoil management plan. 18 The plan shall address all of the following: 19 a. The detection and prevention of accidental 20 introductions into the state of Eurasian water 21 milfoil. 22 b. A public awareness campaign regarding Eurasian 23 water milfoil. 24 c. The control and eradication of Eurasian water 25 milfoil in public waters. 26 d. The development of a plan of containment 27 strategies that at a minimum shall include all of the 28 following: 29 (1) The participation by lake associations, local 30 citizens groups, and local units of government in the 31 development and implementation of lake management 32 plans where Eurasian water milfoil exists. 33 (2) Notice to travelers of the penalties for 34 violation of laws relating to Eurasian water milfoil. 35 3. GRANTS. The director of the department of 36 natural resources shall accept gifts, donations, and 37 grants to aid in accomplishing the control and 38 eradication of Eurasian water milfoil. 39 4. RULEMAKING. The commission shall adopt rules 40 pursuant to chapter 17A. The rules shall: 41 a. Restrict the introduction, propagation, use, 42 possession, and spread of Eurasian water milfoil. 43 b. Identify bodies of water with infestation of 44 Eurasian water milfoil. The department shall require 45 that bodies of water be posted as infested. The 46 department may prohibit boating, fishing, swimming, 47 and trapping in infested bodies of water. 48 5. PROHIBITIONS. 49 a. A person shall not do any of the following: 50 (1) Transport Eurasian water milfoil on a public Page 2 1 road. 2 (2) Place a trailer or launch a watercraft with 3 Eurasian water milfoil attached in public waters. 4 (3) Operate a watercraft in a marked Eurasian 5 water milfoil infestation area. 6 b. The penalty for violating this subsection is 7 contained in section 805.8, subsection 5B. 8 Sec. 2. Section 805.8, Code Supplement 1995, is 9 amended by adding the following new subsection: 10 NEW SUBSECTION. 5B. EURASIAN WATER MILFOIL. For 11 violations of section 456A.37, subsection 5, the 12 scheduled fine is one hundred dollars." 13 2. Title page, by striking lines 1 and 2 and 14 inserting the following: "An Act relating to the 15 control and eradication of Eurasian water milfoil and 16 establishing a". The committee amendment H-5402 was adopted. Meyer of Sac 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. 2035) The ayes were, 94: Arnold Baker Bell Bernau Blodgett Boddicker Boggess Bradley Brammer Brand Branstad Brauns 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 Holveck 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. Ollie Osterhaus Rants Salton Schrader Schulte Shoultz Siegrist Sukup Taylor Teig Thomson Tyrrell Van Fossen Vande Hoef Veenstra Warnstadt Weidman Weigel Welter Wise Witt Van Maanen, Presiding The nays were, 1: Brunkhorst Absent or not voting, 5: Heaton Houser Nutt O'Brien Renken The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to have passed the House and the title, as amended, was agreed to. IMMEDIATE MESSAGES Siegrist of Pottawattamie asked and received unanimous consent that the following bills be immediately messaged to the Senate: House File 2369, Senate Files 2035, 2260, 2278, 2287 and 2405. House File 2420, a bill for an act relating to issuance of a certificate of title for a documented vessel, was taken up for consideration. SENATE FILE 2259 SUBSTITUTED FOR HOUSE FILE 2420 Bradley of Clinton asked and received unanimous consent to substitute Senate File 2259 for House File 2420. Senate File 2259, a bill for an act relating to issuance of a certificate of title for a documented vessel, was taken up for consideration. Bradley of Clinton 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. 2259) The ayes were, 95: Arnold Baker Bell Bernau Blodgett Boddicker Boggess Brammer Brand Branstad Brauns Brunkhorst Burnett Carroll Cataldo Churchill Cohoon Connors Coon Corbett, Spkr. Cormack Daggett Dinkla Disney Drake Drees Eddie Ertl Fallon Garman Gipp Greig Greiner Gries Grubbs Grundberg 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. Ollie Osterhaus Rants Renken Salton Schrader Schulte Shoultz Siegrist Sukup Taylor Teig Thomson Tyrrell Van Fossen Vande Hoef Veenstra Warnstadt Weidman Weigel Welter Wise Witt Van Maanen, Presiding The nays were, none. Absent or not voting, 5: Bradley Doderer Halvorson Nutt O'Brien The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to have passed the House and the title was agreed to. HOUSE FILE 2420 WITHDRAWN Bradley of Clinton asked and received unanimous consent to withdraw House File 2420 from further consideration by the House. IMMEDIATE MESSAGE Siegrist of Pottawattamie asked and received unanimous consent that Senate File 2259 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 March 21, 1996, adopted the following resolution in which the concurrence of the Senate was asked: House Concurrent Resolution 114, a concurrent resolution establishing a "Childhood Recognition Day". Also: That the Senate has on March 21, 1996, passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the House is asked: Senate File 2153, a bill for an act relating to Iowa law enforcement officer certification by the Iowa law enforcement academy. Also: That the Senate has on March 21, 1996, passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the House is asked: Senate File 2344, a bill for an act relating to child support enforcement. Also: That the Senate has on March 21, 1996, passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the House is asked: Senate File 2355, a bill for an act relating to domestic abuse, including law enforcement training requirements, seizure of weapons, prosecution of misdemeanors by county attorneys, and jurisdiction of district associate judges. Also: That the Senate has on March 21, 1996, passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the House is asked: Senate File 2364, a bill for an act requiring a child day care provider who has been found to have committed child abuse to register with the state and related provisions, making an appropriation, and providing penalties. Also: That the Senate has on March 21, 1996, passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the House is asked: Senate File 2399, a bill for an act relating to the reporting and substantiation of harm to a child and the related duties of the department of human services and the child abuse information registry. Also: That the Senate has on March 21, 1996, passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the House is asked: Senate File 2433, a bill for an act relating to workers' compensation concerning medical services fee disputes, providing a stay of debt collection against an employer in workers' compensation contested cases, and relating to disputes subject to settlement under workers' compensation JOHN F. DWYER, Secretary SENATE MESSAGE CONSIDERED Senate File 2399, by committee on human resources, a bill for an act relating to the reporting and substantiation of harm to a child and the related duties of the department of human services and the child abuse information registry. Read first time and referred to committee on human resources. The House stood at ease at 11:35 a.m., until the fall of the gavel. The House resumed session at 11:45 a.m., Speaker pro tempore Van Maanen of Marion in the chair. HOUSE FILES REREFERRED The Speaker announced that House File 2465, previously referred to committee on appropriations, was rereferred to committee on ways and means. Senate File 2224, previously referred to committee on state government, was rereferred to committee on ways and means. On motion by Siegrist of Pottawattamie, the House was recessed at 11:55 a.m., until 1:30 p.m. AFTERNOON SESSION The House reconvened at 1:35 p.m., Speaker Corbett in the chair. SENATE MESSAGES CONSIDERED Senate File 2153, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an act relating to Iowa law enforcement officer certification by the Iowa law enforcement academy. Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary. Senate File 2344, by committee on human resources, a bill for an act relating to child support enforcement. Read first time and referred to committee on human resources. Senate File 2355, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an act relating to domestic abuse, including law enforcement training requirements, seizure of weapons, prosecution of misdemeanors by county attorneys, jurisdiction of district associate judges, establishing a pilot program, and establishing a repeal date. Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary. Senate File 2364, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an act requiring a child day care provider who has been found to have committed child abuse to register with the state and related provisions, making an appropriation, and providing penalties. Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary. Senate File 2433, by committee on business and labor relations, a bill for an act relating to workers' compensation concerning medical services fee disputes, providing a stay of debt collection against an employer in workers' compensation contested cases, and relating to disputes subject to settlement under workers' compensation. Read first time and referred to committee on labor and industrial relations. Senate File 2449, by committee on ways and means, a bill for an act changing the computation of the inflation factors for the tax brackets and standard deduction under the individual income tax; changing the computation of taxable income of certain subchapter S corporations and their shareholders; increasing inheritance tax exemptions for certain relatives; increasing the amount of the appropriations for homestead credit, military service credit, and low-income credit and reimbursement claims; providing income tax credits for investing in a qualified venture capital company; establishing incentives for family farm animal feeding operations and making an appropriation; adjusting the funding for the family farm and agricultural land tax credits; establishing a study of the property tax system as the sole or major source of local funding and of alternate sources of funding for school, city, and county services, the repayment of bonds or other debt obligations, and capital improvements; and providing effective and applicability date provisions. Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means. HOUSE FILES PLACED ON THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS CALENDAR Siegrist of Pottawattamie asked and received unanimous consent that the following House Files be placed on the unfinished business calendar. House File 2087 House File 2264 House File 2136 House File 2273 House File 2249 House File 2292 House File 2298 House File 2402 House File 2307 House File 2405 House File 2311 House File 2424 House File 2313 House File 2434 House File 2338 House File 2439 House File 2349 House File 2447 House File 2352 House File 2453 House File 2367 House File 2457 House File 2368 House File 2475 BILLS ENROLLED, SIGNED AND SENT TO GOVERNOR The Chief Clerk of the House submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: The Chief Clerk of the House respectfully reports that the following bills have been examined and found correctly enrolled, signed by the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate, and presented to the Governor for his approval on this twenty-first day of March, 1996: House Files 2211, 2299, 2303, and 2363. ELIZABETH A. ISAACSON Chief Clerk of the House Report adopted. BILL SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR A communication was received from the Governor announcing that on March 20, 1996, he approved and transmitted to the Secretary of State the following bill: Senate File 2083, a bill for an act relating to minimum instructional time requirements for a school week. PRESENTATION OF VISITORS Siegrist of Pottawattamie presented to the House Mike Peterson, former Member of the House representing Carroll County and Bill Trent, former Member of the House representing Muscatine County. The Speaker announced that the following visitors were present in the House chamber: Girl Scout Troop 296 from Atlantic, accompanied by Mrs. Jensen and Mrs. Friday. By Weidman of Cass. Twenty-four students from Waco High School, Wayland, accompanied by Mr. John Satre. By Heaton of Henry. Forty-four High School students from North High School, Sioux City, accompanied by Mr. Ted Peters. By Warnstadt of Woodbury. Fifty sixth grade students from Carter Lake Elementary, Carter Lake, accompanied by Jen Siglin and Rita Hughes. By Nelson of Pottawattamie. SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS House File 2084 Appropriations: Millage, Chair; Gipp and Ollie. Senate File 2209 Judiciary: Greiner, Chair; Harrison and Kreiman. Senate File 2217 Judiciary: Greiner, Chair; Kreiman and Veenstra. Senate File 2289 Judiciary: Millage, Chair; Bernau and Harrison. Senate File 2297 Judiciary: Harrison, Chair; Bernau and Coon. Senate File 2326 Judiciary: Kremer, Chair; Bell and Boddicker. Senate File 2327 Commerce-Regulation: Halvorson, Chair; Metcalf and Nelson of Pottawattamie. Senate File 2383 Judiciary: Kremer, Chair; Millage and Moreland. Senate File 2385 Judiciary: Dinkla, Chair; Holveck and Lamberti. Senate File 2396 Judiciary: Dinkla, Chair; Doderer and Schulte. Senate File 2399 Human Resources: Boddicker, Chair; Burnett, Hurley, Murphy and Schulte. Senate File 2417 Judiciary: Dinkla, Chair; Coon and Shoultz. Senate File 2430 Judiciary: Harrison, Chair; Kreiman and Schulte. HOUSE STUDY BILL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT H.S.B. 750 Appropriations Appropriating federal funds made available from federal block grants and other federal grants, allocating portions of federal block grants, and providing procedures if federal funds are more or less than anticipated or if federal block grants are more or less than anticipated or if categorical grants are consolidated into new or existing block grants, and providing an effective date. 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 AGRICULTURE Senate File 2348, a bill for an act relating to agricultural limestone, and providing penalties, fees, and an effective date. Fiscal Note is not required. Recommended Do Pass March 20, 1996. COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION Senate File 2160, a bill for an act relating to school finance by extending budget adjustment guarantee provisions for an additional budget year and providing an effective date. Fiscal Note is not required. Recommended Do Pass March 20, 1996. Senate File 2204, a bill for an act relating to the operation of the vocational rehabilitation division of the department of education and promoting consistency with the most recently amended version of federal law. Fiscal Note is not required. Recommended Do Pass March 20, 1996. Senate File 2322, a bill for an act relating to a cash reserve levy for merged areas and providing for properly related matters. Fiscal Note is not required. Recommended Do Pass March 20, 1996. Senate File 2406, a bill for an act relating to school attendance and safety by providing for notification to schools by peace officers of the possession of alcohol or controlled substances by juveniles, providing that certain identifying information regarding juveniles involved in delinquent acts is a public record, relating to an extension of the compulsory school attendance age, relating to immunity from assault charges for the use of force by a person to stop a fight or disturbance at a school or school function, establishing a penalty for a violation of chapter 299 in certain circumstances, establishing a penalty for providing aid, support, or shelter to a runaway or truant, and providing for civil penalties for truancy and the loss of a driver's license for truancy. Fiscal Note is not required. Recommended Do Pass March 20, 1996. Senate File 2419, a bill for an act relating to the activities of the department of education, vocational education, community colleges, to special area education programs, dual enrollment, payment of claims for nonpublic school pupil transportation, the school budget review committee, the enrollment of certain students, annual audits of school districts, tax certification filing dates for special levies, and providing effective and retroactive applicability dates. Fiscal Note is not required. Recommended Amend and Do Pass with amendment H_5514 March 20, 1996. COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Senate File 2022, a bill for an act relating to the collection and use of tonnage fees for the disposal of solid waste, and providing an effective date. Fiscal Note is not required. Recommended Amend and Do Pass with amendment H_5511 March 19, 1996. COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY Senate File 2207, a bill for an act relating to excuse from jury service and the reimbursement of jurors and witnesses for transportation and mileage expenses. Fiscal Note is not required. Recommended Amend and Do Pass with amendment H_5520 March 21, 1996. Senate File 2252, a bill for an act relating to the number and apportionment of district associate judges, and providing an effective date. Fiscal Note is not required. Recommended Do Pass March 21, 1996. Senate File 2300, a bill for an act relating to the willful destruction of E911 addressing signs and providing a penalty. Fiscal Note is not required. Recommended Do Pass March 21, 1996. COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT Senate File 2012, a bill for an act relating to the conduct of raffles. Fiscal Note is not required. Recommended Do Pass March 20, 1996. Senate File 2206, a bill for an act providing for animal health and racing and making penalties applicable. Fiscal Note is not required. Recommended Amend and Do Pass with amendment H_5508 March 20, 1996. Senate File 2245, a bill for an act relating to public retirement systems, making appropriations, and providing effective and retroactive applicability dates. Fiscal Note is not required. Recommended Amend and Do Pass with amendment H-5515, March 20, 1996. Senate File 2365, a bill for an act relating to state government personnel procedures including deferred compensation, longevity pay, the phased retirement program, job classifications, pay plans, recall from layoff, the personnel commission, and compensation for certain election officials. Fiscal Note is not required. Recommended Amend and Do Pass with amendment H_5509 March 20, 1996. Senate File 2366, a bill for an act relating to lease-purchase agreements. Fiscal Note is not required. Recommended Do Pass March 20, 1996. Senate File 2387, a bill for an act relating to the department of general services, by providing for the sale or disposal of unwanted state personal property and by establishing a monument maintenance account. Fiscal Note is not required. Recommended Do Pass March 20, 1996. COMMITTEE ON TECHNOLOGY Senate File 2147, a bill for an act increasing the membership of the Iowa telecommunications and technology commission. Fiscal Note is not required. Recommended Do Pass March 20, 1996. COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION Senate File 2085, a bill for an act relating to handicapped parking and providing a penalty. Fiscal Note is required. Recommended Amend and Do Pass with amendment H_5512 March 20, 1996. Senate Concurrent Resolution 105, a concurrent resolution in support of maintaining the Mississippi River as a major transportation route for various products shipped into and out of the Upper Mississippi region. Fiscal Note is not required. Recommended Do Pass and Laid over under Rule 25 March 20, 1996. RESOLUTION FILED HCR 121, by Brammer, a concurrent resolution supporting federal efforts to restrict the sale and distribution of tobacco products to protect children. Laid over under Rule 25. AMENDMENTS FILED H_5508 S.F. 2206 Committee on State Government H_5509 S.F. 2365 Committee on State Government H_5510 S.F. 2438 Carroll of Poweshiek H_5511 S.F. 2022 Committee on Environmental Protection H_5512 S.F. 2085 Committee on Transportation H_5513 S.F. 2446 Schrader of Marion Koenigs of Mitchell H_5514 S.F. 2419 Committee on Education H_5515 S.F. 2245 Committee on State Government H_5516 S.F. 2140 Blodgett of Cerro Gordo H_5517 S.F. 2140 Blodgett of Cerro Gordo H_5518 S.F. 2446 Ollie of Clinton H_5519 S.F. 2446 Mundie of Webster H_5520 S.F. 2207 Committee on Judiciary On motion by Siegrist of Pottawattamie, the House adjourned at 1:52 p.m., until 8:45 a.m., Friday, March 22, 1996.
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