Senate Journal: Page 1031: Tuesday, March 26, 1996

         Senator Gettings moved the adoption of Senate Concurrent Resolution
    112, which motion prevailed by a voice vote.



                           CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION

                               (Regular Calendar)

    House Joint Resolution 11

         On motion of Senator Bartz, House Joint Resolution 11, a joint
    resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of
    Iowa to eliminate the limitation on fines for offenses which may be
    summarily tried without indictment, with report of committee
    recommending passage, was taken up for consideration.



                                LEAVE OF ABSENCE

         Leave of absence was granted as follows:

         Senator Kramer until she arrives on request of Senator Rife.



                                BUSINESS PENDING

    House Joint Resolution 11

         The Senate resumed consideration of House Joint Resolution 11.

         Senator Bartz moved that the resolution be read the last time now
    and placed upon its passage, which motion prevailed by a voice vote, and
    the resolution was read the last time.

         House Joint Resolution 11, a joint resolution proposing an
    amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa to eliminate the
    limitation on fines for offenses which may be summarily tried without
    indictment.

    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

         Section 1.  The following amendment to the Constitution of the
    State of Iowa is proposed:
         Section 11, unnumbered paragraph 1, Article I of the Constitution
    of the State of Iowa, is amended to read as follows:
         All offenses less than felony and in which the maximum permissible

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