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SECOND CALENDAR DAY
SECOND SESSION DAY
Senate Chamber
Des Moines, Iowa, Tuesday, January 9, 1996
The Senate met in regular session at 9:13 a.m., President Boswell
presiding.
Prayer was offered by the Reverend Bill Kerns, pastor of the First
Presbyterian Churches of Osceola and Lucas, Iowa.
The Journal of Monday, January 8, 1996, was approved.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
Senate File 2019, by Rittmer, a bill for an act relating to
nuisance suit protections for animal feeding operations.
Read first time and passed on file.
Senate File 2020, by Priebe, a bill for an act relating to the
establishment of a uniform telephone answering and messaging policy for
state employees.
Read first time and passed on file.
Senate File 2021, by Priebe, a bill for an act permitting the
manufacture of the chlorofluorocarbon freon to operate air conditioners.
Read first time and passed on file.
Senate File 2022, by Priebe, 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.
Read first time and passed on file.
Senate File 2023, by Rittmer, a bill for an act relating to the
exemptions allowed for purposes of the state inheritance tax and
providing an effective and applicability date provision.
Read first time and passed on file.
Senate File 2024, by Rittmer, a bill for an act relating to the
rate of tax applicable to specified beneficiaries under the state
inheritance tax and providing an effective and applicability date
provision.
Read first time and passed on file.
Senate File 2025, by Dvorsky, a bill for an act relating to the
definition of criminal gang offenses.
Read first time and passed on file.
QUORUM CALL
Senator Horn requested a non record roll call to determine that a
quorum was present.
The vote revealed 41 present, 9 absent and a quorum present.
ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION
(Regular Calendar)
Senator Horn asked and received unanimous consent to take up for
consideration Senate Concurrent Resolution 102.
Senate Concurrent Resolution 102
On motion of Senator Hammond, Senate Concurrent Resolution 102, a
concurrent resolution designating the week of January 7-14, 1996, as
Childrens Week in Iowa, was taken up for consideration.
Senator Hammond moved the adoption of Senate Concurrent Resolution
102, which motion prevailed by a voice vote.
WITHDRAWN
Senator Bartz asked and received unanimous consent that Senate
Concurrent Resolution 101 be withdrawn from further consideration of the
Senate.
IMMEDIATELY MESSAGED
Senator Horn asked and received unanimous consent that Senate
Concurrent Resolution 102 be immediately messaged to the House.
COMMITTEE FROM THE HOUSE
A committee from the House appeared and announced that the House
was ready to receive the Senate in joint convention.
In accordance with House Concurrent Resolution 101, duly adopted,
the Senate proceeded to the House under the direction of the Secretary
of the Senate and the Sergeant-at-arms.
JOINT CONVENTION
The joint convention convened at 10:00 a.m., President Boswell
presiding.
Senator Horn moved to dispense with the roll call and to authorize
the President of the joint convention to declare a quorum present, which
motion prevailed by a voice vote.
President Boswell declared a quorum present and the joint
convention duly organized.
Senator Horn moved that a committee of six, consisting of three
members from the Senate and three members from the House, be appointed
to notify Governor Branstad that the joint convention was ready to
receive him.
The motion prevailed by a voice vote and the Chair announced the
appointment of Senators Judge, Szymoniak and Freeman on the part of the
Senate, and Respresentatives Garman, Teig and Myers on the part of the
House.
The joint convention stood at ease until the fall of the gavel.
The joint convention resumed session, President Boswell presiding.
The following guests were escorted into the House Chamber:
Secretary of State, Paul Pate; Treasurer of State, Michael
Fitzgerald; Secretary of Agriculture, Dale Cochran; Auditor of State,
Richard Johnson and Attorney General Tom Miller.
Chief Justice McGiverin and the Justices of the Supreme Court and
Chief Judge Donielson and the Judges of the Court of Appeals.
The joint convention stood at ease until the fall of the gavel.
The joint convention resumed session, President Boswell presiding.
Governor Branstads wife, Chris, and his children, Eric, Allison and
Marcus, were escorted into the House Chamber.
The joint convention stood at ease until the fall of the gavel.
The joint convention resumed session, President Boswell presiding.
Lieutenant Governor Joy Corning was escorted into the House
Chamber.
The joint convention stood at ease until the fall of the gavel.
The joint convention resumed session, President Boswell presiding.
The committee waited upon Governor Branstad and escorted him to the
Speakers station.
President Boswell then presented Governor Branstad who delivered
the following condition of the state and budget address:
Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, Mr. Chief Justice, Justices and Judges,
State Officials, Senators and Representatives, Distinguished Guests and
Friends.
Birthdays are a time to celebrate, give thanks, and reflect. And so
it is today as we gather in this, the 150th year of Iowas Statehood.
We should celebrate. We have a right to. The condition of our state
is not just good... it is great. Iowa is as strong as its ever been and
poised to grow even stronger.
We should give thanks. Thanks to the pioneers who tamed the
wilderness and forged the communion we still today have with this
beautiful land. Thanks to the leaders like former Governor and current
Sesquicentennial Chair Bob Ray, Co-chair C.J. Niles, members of the
Sesquicentennial Commission and the many former elected state officials
who have joined us for this special occasion. I ask that this group
stand and be recognized.
We should reflect. Reflect on this special place between two great
rivers that we call Iowa. Its a place where hard work, common sense,
family, and faith in God still count for something. I believe as sure as
I am standing before you today that this is a blessed place; that this
state has not happened by chance, but by the grace of God. We are so
fortunate to be Iowans.
It is entirely proper that our celebrations, our thanksgivings, and
our reflections turn to the past as we mark this important milestone in
our states history.
Hugh Sidey, the Greenfield, Iowa native who is a contributing
editor of Time magazine, put it best when he wrote that our state has a
subtle magic which was God-given at first, but has been protected and
enlarged by Iowas generations and now yields a culture that has
remarkable virtues.
Ours is a state of good people, closely tied to the rhythms of
nature with a stability and resilience that was, and still is uncommon.
Where else can a young boy be taught by his father that life is not a
sprint, its a marathon and take that lesson and teach it to his
children? Only here in Iowa. It is here that the character of a people,
though weathered by 150 years of flood and drought, depression and war,
has emerged stronger and tougher than ever before.
Just look at a few of our accomplishments over the past year. Our
economy is thriving; our fiscal condition is sound; our communities are
growing; and our families are stronger.
Today:
More Iowans are working than ever before and our unemployment rate
remains at half the national average.
Exports and land values continue to rise. For the first half of
1995, we saw exports jump 29% and land values is increased by over 7%
last year.
Our state budget is in the best condition in a generation with cash
reserves full and a surplus of $435 million.
Iowa school children continue to receive a truly first class
education with more students taking courses in foreign languages, higher
levels of math and science, and advanced placement.
We are one of the best places in the country to raise a family.
Kids Count ranks us second in the quality of life for children.
Our focus on jobs and quality education has paid off. Today, Iowa
is truly a vibrant, growing state, even though just a few years ago the
experts said we were destined for decline. Well, they couldnt measure
with their census tracts the character and resilience of Iowans.
But as we celebrate and give thanks for our successes let us
remember that this is not a sprint, but a marathon. And the finish line
has yet to be crossed.
We must not now abandon that common sense and constancy of purpose
which has been the hallmark of our character. Today, we stand at the
threshold of a new century, poised for greatness and it is those very
same qualities that will help us build on our success and make it last.
We must seize this day, and fashion a future string of endless
success stories: of families coming back home for good paying jobs; of
communities with new leaders and new life; of a state known for steady
growth.
How do we do it?
First, we must remember the lesson of our ancestors -- that
educating our citizens is governments most important task.
The progressive nature of Iowans was never demonstrated more
clearly than in 1839, when Iowas territorial government set up the first
free public schools. They made sure that a schoolhouse was within two
miles of every Iowan.
Today, those one room township schoolhouses are gone. But in their
place, we have 384 local school districts, many non-public schools,
three world-renowned state universities, 35 independent colleges and
universities, and 15 area community colleges.
In the last decade, we have taken education in Iowa to new heights,
but now we must go even further. There is no state in the nation which
is better prepared to educate its children to succeed in the Information
Age than we are today in Iowa.
Just as we were ahead of the times in 1839, our investment in the
Iowa Communications Network vaults us ahead of other states and
countries in the education of our children.
In his new book, The Road Ahead, Bill Gates, the visionary founder
of Microsoft, discusses how important it is for us to use technology and
the information superhighway to advance education. Im sure even Bill
Gates would be impressed if he knew that his vision for the future is up
and running in Iowa today. Soon every school district will have access
to two-way, interactive classes provided by the Iowa Communications
Network. The ICN will make certain that distance or size does not
disadvantage any student, even in the smallest or most remote school
district of this state.
Look around you. Almost every work place -- even this House -- is
run by the computer. Yet too few of our students have access to
computer-aided instruction.
We need to change that. By the year 1999, every Iowa high school
student should have access to the information superhighway and be taught
by teachers who are trained to deliver the technological know-how
necessary to prepare them for the jobs of the next millennium.
I am proposing we establish a four-year, $150 million School
Improvement and Technology Fund to provide our local schools with the
flexibility and resources they need to bring the opportunities of the
Information Age to every Iowa student.
Our schools must continue to be places where our children are
enabled to reach the limits of their talents; where they can exceed
their ambitions; and where they will be able to progress beyond the
dreams of their parents. This is the Iowa dream. We all know there is
more to improving Iowas schools than computers and technology alone. The
teacher will always be fundamental to our system of quality education.
We must take steps this year to redevelop the teaching profession so
that teachers are prepared to equip our children with the skills to
compete in the 21st century.
Now, we must also strengthen our states commitment to equitable
local school funding while we reduce reliance on property taxes. That is
why I am proposing that from now on all allowable growth in school
budgets be paid for by the state, and not the local property taxpayer.
This is an historic move that will greatly strengthen all of our schools
for the future.
Just two months after Iowa became a state, our first state
university was chartered. Iowas state universities are among the finest
public universities in America, offering a quality, affordable
education, conducting trend-setting research, and serving as a valuable
tool for economic development. In preparing for the future, we should
make key strategic investments in facilities so our Regents institutions
can grow to meet the challenges that lie ahead.
I am recommending a three-year, $66 million program to fund
facilities for biological sciences, the performing arts, engineering,
and livestock research at our state universities.
Our independent colleges and universities attract students from
Iowa and all over the country -- most of whom stay here to live and
work. To meet rising education costs, we should increase the Iowa
Tuition Grant, which helps keep some of our best and brightest young
people here in Iowa.
Our community colleges are our link to the workforce. The training
and education they provide to our workforce helps make Iowa workers the
most productive in the land. These colleges will play a key role as we
restructure our workforce development programs.
We must stay on the course for economic development. Our continuous
improvement strategy to attract good-paying jobs is working. Last year,
we made progress by eliminating the property tax on machinery and
equipment. We cannot afford to stop there. This session, we must reform
our regulatory system to keep Iowa on a course for growth and
opportunity for the next 150 years.
We should also take new steps to improve our overall
competitiveness, helping both families and small businesses grow.
Iowans work hard all their lives to leave a family farm, business,
or other assets to their children. But for too many Iowans, that dream
is eroded by a state inheritance tax. We should eliminate the
inheritance tax among family members to protect family farms and
businesses and to keep more of our citizens here in their retirement
years.
We can help small business by giving them the same benefits our tax
structure offers to larger corporations. And, all Iowans would be helped
by fully indexing the state income tax rates.
We also need to reform our property tax system. The current system
is hopelessly complicated and archaic. There are 8,000 different
jurisdictions that can levy property taxes and there are numerous
credits, many of which arent fully funded. Over the last 13 years, we
have spent $900 million in property tax relief, yet few Iowans have seen
their property taxes go down. We need to make it fairer, simpler, and
less of a burden. It is time to start fundamentally changing it with a
top-to-bottom review as we prepare for comprehensive reform next year.
To help control both spending and taxes, we should adopt the
Taxpayers Rights Amendment to the Iowa Constitution. The growth of
government should be limited to the rate of inflation and increases in
population unless it is approved by a vote of the people.
As a state, we have learned some difficult lessons. In the past, we
became complacent and lost our competitive edge. We will not let that
happen again.
We also have a responsibility to see to it that all Iowa
communities have the opportunity to share in our economic success. The
New Jobs and Income Program, adopted just two years ago, has generated
$1.6 billion in capital investment and created hundreds of quality jobs.
We should make this tool available to smaller projects in rural
communities.
And let us never forget our economic backbone -- agriculture. We
need to take full advantage of new opportunities which lie in the area
of value-added agriculture. The list of products made from our
agricultural commodities grows longer each year. Ethanol processing now
employs 12,000 Iowans and is responsible for 11% of net farm income. The
Asian market is hungry for our food products, and we are preparing to
intensify our promotion of Iowa Quality Meats.
We must improve our farm cooperative laws and allow farmers to have
greater ownership and involvement in the value-added processing
industry. As we help our livestock producers meet new challenges, we
must also recognize the need to protect our rural quality of life.
Education and economic development. Thats what brought us success
and will make it last.
As we continue to grow and prosper, we must never neglect the
quality of life we have in this state. Our state is only as good as its
families and communities.
So many of the problems we face today, as a nation and as a state,
can be traced back to the decay of the family. Unfortunately, government
policies have inadvertently perpetuated illegitimacy, torn families
apart, and robbed children of opportunity.
This year, we are launching a Campaign for the Family. It is
designed to strengthen and reconnect families by focusing on stability,
health, safety, and self-sufficiency. Iowas success in the next century
and a half depends on the vitality of our homes, churches,
neighborhoods, and communities.
Government cant rebuild a family. That is the responsibility of
individuals. We can encourage the exercise of individual responsibility.
So at the risk of being dubbed old-fashioned, I believe that we
can, as a state, reinforce the two-parent family for the good of
children. Each year, more than a million children go through divorce in
this country. And while there are many single parents who are doing a
great job, weve seen that children who grow up without the benefit of
having both parents at home are five times more likely to live in
poverty and two and a half times more likely to be dropouts, commit
serious crimes, abuse drugs, or get pregnant.
I believe we should reform our divorce laws to require mutual
consent or specific grounds for divorce. Our present no-fault divorce
laws have transformed marriage into an arrangement of convenience rather
than an act of commitment. Parents need to understand that a divorce can
severely hurt children and impact the opportunities their kids have.
Please join me in our effort to find a better way.
As part of our Campaign for the Family, we want to reduce
out-of-wedlock births and reengage fathers, holding them to their
parental responsibilities and assuring them of their parental rights.
I believe parents deserve the right to know when their child is
undergoing a significant medical procedure. We should require parental
notification before an abortion can be performed on a minor.
Strong families provide the fertile soil from which strong people
and solid communities grow. The key to addressing these problems lies in
reconnecting and reinforcing Iowas families.
This is even more critical as power shifts away from the federal
government. The devolution of power from Washington to states, local
communities, and inevitably to families and individuals, gives us both
an opportunity and a challenge.
It is an opportunity to take charge of our own destiny, find
solutions that best fit our own problems, and empower individuals and
communities to fashion their own futures.
But it is also a challenge. We must be prepared to bear the burden
of authority and accept responsibility for our own actions.
Iowans are better prepared than most to meet that challenge. The
spirit of neighbor helping neighbor is as Iowan as the tall corn we
grow.
State government, too, must be prepared to meet the challenge. We
must not become a bottleneck in the historic flow of power from
Washington to the family.
We must rise to our new responsibilites and reshape state
goverment. In Iowa, the transformation of our welfare system serves as a
model for empowering individuals and families. Our Family Investment
Program has helped thousands of families gain self-sufficiency and has
broken the culture of dependency.
From workforce development to Medicaid to our child welfare system,
new flexibility from the federal government will allow us to design a
state government that is results-oriented, customer-focused,
competitively-based, and most important, relies on a partnership with
communities, churches, and families.
One size does not fit all when it comes to helping families in
need; government must be changed to better meet the true needs of those
we are trying to help.
All Iowans want to live in safe communities, having streets,
schools, and homes that are free from the cancer of violent crime. We
have among the lowest crime rates in the nation, but we are all troubled
by the level of violence and drug-related crime in our state. Every
Iowan has the right to feel safe and secure and that should be our
guiding principle.
To protect Iowans, I believe we should reinstate the death penalty
for those who commit two class A felonies, one of which is murder. Rape
and kidnap victims, prison guards, and the innocent people of Iowa
deserve this protection. The clear majority of Iowans support capital
punishment. It is time for us to answer the call of the people and
restore the death penalty.
We must not waver in our war on crime. We should eliminate parole
for forcible felons and sexual predators. The most dangerous criminals
should not be given a second chance to rob or rape again. In addition,
juveniles involved in crime must be held accountable for their actions.
Public disclosure of juvenile arrests and greater access to records will
send a strong message and help stop young people from professing to a
life of adult crime.
In less than a year, we have seen the use of methamphetamines in
Iowa double. Already, we have launched an ambitious prevention
campaign, and I am recommending increased penalties for making and
dealing in crank. This scourge cannot be allowed to infect our
communities and destroy the lives of more Iowans.
Until we show criminals that their actions do not pay, there is no
hope of stopping the few that disrupt the safe and peaceful lives of
Iowans. We have made good progress in the last couple of years in
addressing our need for more prison space. This year, we should
authorize construction of another 750 bed prison and use prison labor to
remodel and reopen cellhouse 17 at Fort Madison.
When I grew up in rural Iowa, we didnt need locks on our doors. Let
us work together to restore that sense of security once again to the
neighborhoods, schools, and homes of Iowa.
As a state, we are better prepared than ever to act on the
priorities I have outlined for you today. We made the tough decisions
that Washington is only now beginning to grapple with. Our actions have
paid off.
No state in the nation stands in the solid financial position we
are in today. Our cash reserves are full and we have a GAAP balance of
$435 million. This year, Financial World magazine ranked Iowa as the 6th
best managed state in the nation. Our goal should be no less than to be
the best managed state in the nation.
This year, we must continue to live by the spending reforms that
took our state government from a $400 million deficit to a surplus that
is even greater. This budget that I am presenting to you protects our
cash reserves and keeps ongoing expenditures at 4% growth.
We know from our history that there are times to reap and times to
sow, that there are droughts and floods that follow bin-busting
harvests. We must be prudent in our spending today so that we will be
able to meet the needs of Iowans when times are leaner.
We are also working to make state government more accountable and
responsive. The bi-partisan Council on Human Investment, chaired by Lt.
Governor Joy Corning, is developing and implemeting a new state budget
system that ties expenditures to the results Iowans want. The system,
called Budgeting for Results, will be used by seven agencies beginning
this year and will be expanded to all state agencies by the year 2000.
This is also the time to pay attention to our infrastructure needs.
It is the generations turn to invest in our public facilities.
Therefore, I am recommending that we establish a permanent
Infrastructure Fund that will provide a reliable and steady stream of
funding to build and rebuild our public buildings and infrastructure.
This year, we Iowans have much to celebrate, much to give thanks
for, much to reflect upon. Iowas subtle magic, that Hugh Sidey
described, has indeed been protected and enlarged. Today, we are better
prepared for our future than ever before.
But birthdays involve gift-giving. And it is that last feature of
our sesquicentennial that we must also remember throughout this year.
As citizens, each of us should take the time this year to help out
a friend in need; assist a family in trouble; help clean up a park;
coach the local team; serve on a community board; and say a prayer for
our local troops overseas. These are gifts we can give our state. They
will make this an even better, more civil place. Such giving is one of
the remarkable virtues which have been given to us by those who have
gone before us.
As public servants, we should use this year to give to the state
our commitment to do what is best for Iowa. The course I have laid out
for you is ambitious and challenging. But it is a steady course; a clear
course for our future.
Our gift to this state in its 150th year should be to leave all
personal, partisan, or private interests at the door. For this must be
the place where the public interest rules.
And, we and those we serve will be better for it.
So let us celebrate, let us give thanks, let us reflect during this
year. Let us give the state the best that is in us.
With Gods help and yours, we can make our state stand out like a
candle of light in the Heartland of America -- the same beacon of hope
which guided those early pioneers 150 years ago.
And 150 years from this day, they will look back and thank us for
giving them the greatest days in the history of the Great State of Iowa.
Thank you, God bless you, and Happy Birthday, Iowa.
Governor Branstad was escorted from the House Chamber by the
committee previously appointed.
On motion of Respresentative Siegrist, the joint convention was
dissolved.
The Senate returned to the Senate Chamber and resumed regular
session, President Pro tempore Bisignano presiding.
RECESS
On motion of Senator Judge, the Senate recessed at 10:43 a.m.,
until 1:30 p.m.
AFTERNOON SESSION
The Senate reconvened at 1:35 p.m., President Boswell presiding.
QUORUM CALL
Senator Horn requested a non record roll call to determine that a
quorum was present.
The vote revealed 42 present, 8 absent and a quorum present.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
Senate File 2026, by Hammond, a bill for an act relating to child
abuse and child sexual abuse reporting and increasing a penalty.
Read first time and passed on file.
Senate File 2027, by Bisignano, a bill for an act relating to
increasing the hourly minimum wage requirement in Iowa.
Read first time and passed on file.
APPENDIX
REPORTS OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS
HUMAN RESOURCES
Convened: January 8, 1996, 1:40 p.m.
Members Present: Szymoniak, Chair; Hammond, Vice Chair; Boettger,
Ranking Member; Bartz, Dvorsky, Neuhauser, Tinsman and Vilsack.
Members Absent: Hansen and Kramer (excused).
Committee Business: Approved SSB 2007 as a committee bill.
Adjourned: 1:49 p.m.
RULES AND ADMINISTRATION
Convened: January 8, 1996, 9:15 a.m.
Members Present: Horn, Chair; Boswell, Vice Chair; Rife, Ranking Member;
Bisignano, Gettings, Gronstal, Husak, Kramer and Lind.
Members Absent: none.
Committee Business: Approved floor access to democratic, republican and
governors staffs; approved personnel report for senate staff and
democratic caucus staff.
Adjourned: 9:35 a.m.
STATE GOVERNMENT
Convened: January 8, 1996, 1:36 p.m.
Members Present: Gronstal, Chair; Kibbie, Vice Chair; Rittmer, Ranking
Member; Bennett, Bisignano, Connolly, Dearden, Drake, Fink, Giannetto,
Halvorson, Lind, Lundby, McLaren and Sorensen.
Members Absent: none.
Committee Business: Organizational meeting; discussed public retirement
systems.
Adjourned: 1:50 p.m.
WAYS AND MEANS
Convened: January 8, 1996, 2:25 p.m.
Members Present: Palmer, Chair; Husak, Vice Chair; Connolly, Deluhery,
Freeman, Iverson, Neuhauser, Priebe and Vilsack.
Members Absent: Bennett, Ranking Member; Drake, Hedge, McLaren, Murphy
and Szymoniak.
Committee Business: Assigned SSB 2001 to a subcommittee.
Adjourned: 2:26 p.m.
CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION
The Secretary of the Senate issued certificates of recognition as
follows:
For attaining the rank of Eagle Scout - Chad A. Carlisle, Jason
Cottrell, Nick Klenske, Drew Kueter and Tom Viner, all from Dubuque.
Senator Flynn.
STUDY BILL RECEIVED
SSB 2008
Transportation
Extending an exemption from federal motor carrier safety
regulations for medically unqualified drivers and providing an effective
date.
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
Senate File 188
BUSINESS AND LABOR RELATIONS: Dearden, Chair; Banks and Gettings
Senate File 196
BUSINESS AND LABOR RELATIONS: Dvorksy, Chair; Dearden and Iverson
Senate File 232
TRANSPORTATION: Drake, Chair; Dearden and Fraise
Senate File 2017
TRANSPORTATION: Fink, Chair; Fraise and Jensen
SSB 2006
(Reassignment)
HUMAN RESOURCES: Szymoniak, Chair; Bartz and Dvorsky
SSB 2008
TRANSPORTATION: Gettings, Chair; Connolly and Douglas
BILLS ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE
President Boswell announced the assignment of the following bills
to committee:
S.F. 2019 Judiciary
S.F. 2020 State Government
S.F. 2021 Natural Res., Environ. & Energy
S.F. 2022 Natural Res., Environ. & Energy
S.F. 2023 Ways and Means
S.F. 2024 Ways and Means
S.F. 2025 Judiciary
S.F. 2026 Judiciary
S.F. 2027 Business and Labor Relations
COMMITTEE REPORT
WAYS AND MEANS
Final Bill Action: *SENATE FILE 2030 (SSB 2001), a bill for an act
relating to state and county mental health and developmental disability
funding provisions and including an applicability provision and an
effective date.
Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
Final Vote: Ayes, 14: Palmer, Husak, Bennett, Deluhery, Drake, Freeman,
Hedge, Iverson, McLaren, Murphy, Neuhauser, Priebe, Szymoniak and
Vilsack. Nays, none. Absent or not voting, 1: Connolly.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
*Pursuant to Senate Rule 40, the Legislative Service Bureau
reported nonsubstantive changes to the members of the Ways and Means
Committee on Senate File 2030 and they were attached to the committee
report.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
Senate File 2028, by Boswell, a bill for an act relating to
increasing the maximum family income which may be considered for
purposes of tax increment financing for housing.
Read first time under rule 28 and passed on file.
Senate File 2029, by Halvorson, a bill for an act increasing the
speed limit on certain highways and providing an effective date.
Read first time under rule 28 and passed on file.
Senate File 2030, by the committee on Ways and Means, a bill for
an act relating to state and county mental health and developmental
disability funding provisions and including an applicability provision
and an effective date.
Read first time under rule 28 and placed on Ways and Means
Calendar.
ADJOURNMENT
On motion of Senator Horn, the Senate adjourned at 1:52 p.m., until
9:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 10, 1996.
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