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Senate Journal: Wednesday, February 7, 1996

                            THIRTY-FIRST CALENDAR DAY

                             NINETEENTH SESSION DAY

                                 Senate Chamber

                  Des Moines, Iowa, Wednesday, February 7, 1996



         The Senate met in regular session at 9:04 a.m., President Boswell
    presiding.

         Prayer was offered by Father Ralph Simington, pastor of the St.
    Marys Catholic Church, Marshalltown, Iowa.

         The Journal of Tuesday, February 6, 1996, was approved.



                              INTRODUCTION OF BILL

         Senate File 2143, by Boswell, a bill for  an act relating to the
    establishing of a truancy school in each area education agency, defining
    certain truants as children in need of assistance or as delinquents,
    making an appropriation, providing for properly related matters, and
    providing a conditional effective date.

         Read first time and passed on file.



                                LEAVE OF ABSENCE

         Leave of absence was granted as follows:

         Senator Judge until she arrives on request of Senator Sorensen.



                              CONSIDERATION OF BILL

                               (Regular Calendar)

    Senate File 2088

         On motion of Senator Giannetto, Senate File 2088, a bill for an act
    prohibiting abuse of a human corpse, and providing a penalty, was taken
    up for consideration.
         Senator Giannetto moved that the bill be read the last time now and
    placed upon its passage, which motion prevailed by a voice vote, and the
    bill was read the last time.

         On the question Shall the bill pass? (S.F. 2088) the vote was:

    Ayes, 47:


         Banks         Bartz         Bennett       Bisignano
         Black         Boettger      Borlaug       Boswell
         Connolly      Dearden       Deluhery      Douglas
         Drake         Dvorsky       Fink          Flynn
         Fraise        Freeman       Gettings      Giannetto
         Halvorson     Hammond       Hansen        Hedge
         Horn          Husak         Iverson       Jensen
         Kibbie        Kramer        Lind          Lundby
         Maddox        McKean        McLaren       Murphy
         Neuhauser     Palmer        Priebe        Redfern
         Rensink       Rife          Rittmer       Sorensen
         Szymoniak     Tinsman       Zieman

    Nays, none.

    Absent or not voting, 3:

         Gronstal      Judge         Vilsack

         The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to
    have passed the Senate and the title was agreed to.

         Senator Horn asked and received unanimous consent that Senate File
    2088 be immediately messaged to the House.



                                     RECESS

         On motion of Senator Horn, the Senate recessed at 9:14 a.m., until
    1:30 p.m.
                                    APPENDIX



                          REPORTS OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS

    AGRICULTURE

    Convened: February 6, 1996, 8:02 a.m.

    Members Present: Priebe, Chair; Judge, Vice Chair; Banks, Ranking
    Member; Black, Boswell, Douglas, Fraise, Giannetto, Hedge, Husak,
    Lundby, McLaren, Palmer, Sorensen and Zieman.

    Members Absent: none.

    Committee Business: Approved SSBs 2075 and 2076 as committee bills;
    recommended passage of Senate Concurrent Resolutions 104 and 32.

    Adjourned: 8:20 a.m.



    APPROPRIATIONS

    Convened: February 6, 1996, 4:40 p.m.

    Members Present: Murphy, Chair; Boswell, Vice Chair; Lind, Ranking
    Member; Banks, Bartz, Bisignano, Black, Borlaug, Douglas, Dvorsky,
    Flynn, Fraise, Gronstal, Halvorson, Hammond, Husak, Iverson, Judge,
    Kibbie, McLaren, Neuhauser, Rensink, Tinsman and Vilsack.

    Members Absent: Kramer (excused).

    Committee Business: Recommended passage of Senate File 2128; approved
    SSB 2128 as a committee bill.

    Adjourned: 5:50 p.m.



    COMMERCE

    Convened: February 6, 1996, 3:47 p.m.

    Members Present: Deluhery, Chair; Hansen, Vice Chair; Jensen, Ranking
    Member; Bartz, Bisignano, Douglas, Flynn, Freeman, Gettings, Gronstal,
    Hedge, Husak, Palmer, Priebe and Redfern.

    Members Absent: none.

    Committee Business: Assigned bills to subcommittees; recommended passage
    of Senate File 401.
    Adjourned: 3:54 p.m.



    LOCAL GOVERNMENT

    Convened: February 6, 1996, 3:52 p.m.

    Members Present: Sorensen, Chair; Fink, Vice Chair; Maddox, Ranking
    Member; Black, Fraise, Halvorson, Judge, McKean, Rittmer and Zieman.

    Members Absent: none.

    Committee Business: Assigned bills to subcommittees; amended and
    approved SSB 2107 as a committee bill; approved SSB 2119 as a committee
    bill.

    Adjourned: 4:26 p.m.



    SMALL BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM

    Convened: February 6, 1996, 2:53 p.m.

    Members Present: Hansen, Chair; Judge, Vice Chair; Zieman, Ranking
    Member; Bennett, Boettger, Borlaug, Flynn, Giannetto, Kibbie, Maddox,
    McKean, Palmer, Sorensen, Szymoniak and Vilsack.

    Members Absent: none.

    Committee Business: Assigned bills to subcommittees; presentation by the
    director of the department of economic development.

    Adjourned: 3:44 p.m.



    TRANSPORTATION

    Convened: February 6, 1996, 2:57 p.m.

    Members Present: Gettings, Chair; Fraise, Vice Chair; Drake, Ranking
    Member; Black, Connolly, Dearden, Douglas, Fink, Halvorson, Jensen, Lind
    and Rittmer.

    Members Absent: none.

    Committee Business: Approved SSBs 2112, 2104 and 2040 as committee
    bills.

    Adjourned: 3:28 p.m.
    APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATION AND REGULATION

    Convened: February 6, 1996, 10:00 a.m.

    Members Present: Judge, Chair; Sorensen, Vice Chair and  Bartz, Ranking
    Member.

    Members Absent: Horn and Lundby (both excused).

    Committee Business: Toured lottery headquarters.

    Adjourned: 11:50 a.m.



    APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES

    Convened: February 6, 1996, 10:00 a.m.

    Members Present: Black, Chair; Priebe, Vice Chair; Banks, Ranking
    Member; Bennett and Gettings.

    Members Absent: none.

    Committee Business: Presentation by the department of economic
    development and department of agriculture and land stewardship regarding
    international trade and the transfer of the international trade section
    of the agriculture marketing bureau in the DALS; Also, presentation on
    the value-added agricultural products and processes program in DED and
    the renewable fuels program in DALS.

    Adjourned: 11:50 a.m.



    APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

    Convened: February 6, 1996, 10:00 a.m.

    Members Present: Vilsack, Chair; Bisignano, Vice Chair; Borlaug, Ranking
    Member; Hansen and Zieman.

    Members Absent: none.

    Committee Business: Presentations by DED workforce development; DED
    summary by the director; and Iowa seed capital corporation.

    Adjourned: 11:55 a.m.
    APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

    Convened: February 6, 1996, 10:00 a.m.

    Members Present: Kibbie, Chair; Connolly, Vice Chair; Kramer, Rankaing
    Member; Fink and Freeman.

    Members Absent: none.

    Committee Business: Presentations by AEA representative, FINE, director,
    belin talented and gifted center director.

    Adjourned: 11:53 a.m.



    APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES

    Convened: February 6, 1996, 10:00 a.m.

    Members Present: Hammond, Chair; Szymoniak, Vice Chair; Tinsman, Ranking
    Member; Deluhery and Rittmer.

    Members Absent: none.

    Committee Business: Discussed promise jobs program and welfare reform.

    Adjourned: 11:40 a.m.



    APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON JUSTICE SYSTEM

    Convened: February 6, 1996, 10:05 a.m.

    Members Present: Fraise, Chair; Dvorsky, Vice Chair; Husak and Redfern.

    Members Absent: Iverson, Ranking Member (excused).

    Committee Business: Presentation by the department of corrections.

    Adjourned: 11:46 a.m.



    APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT, AUDIT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM

    Convened: February 6, 1996, 10:05 a.m.

    Members Present: Neuhauser, Chair; Gronstal, Vice Chair; McLaren,
    Ranking Member and Maddox.

    Members Absent: Boswell (excused).
    Committee Business: Presentation by the state auditors office regarding
    the second installment of reports analyzing long-term care issues.

    Adjourned: 11:40 a.m.



    APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, INFRASTRUCTURE AND
    CAPITALS

    Convened: February 6, 1996, 10:04 a.m.

    Members Present: Halvorson, Chair; Palmer, Vice Chair; Douglas, Ranking
    Member; Jensen and Murphy.

    Members absent: none.

    Committee Business: Budget presentation by the Iowa telecommunications
    and technology commission.

    Adjourned: 11:33 a.m.



                            SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

                        Senate Concurrent Resolution 105

    TRANSPORTATION: Fraise, Chair; Dearden, Drake and Rittmer

                                Senate File 2117

    AGRICULTURE: Husak, Chair; Douglas and Judge

                                 House File 2044

    LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Sorensen, Chair; Fraise and Maddox

                                    SSB 2107

    LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Sorensen, Chair; Judge and Rittmer

                                    SSB 2119

    LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Judge, Chair; McKean and Sorensen



                           CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION

         The secretary of the senate issued the following certificates of
    recognition:
         Nick Klenske and Tom Viner, Dubuque - For attaining the rank of
    Eagle Scout. Senator Connolly (2-6-96).
                                AFTERNOON SESSION

         The Senate reconvened at 1:32 p.m., President pro tempore Bisignano
    presiding.



                     HOUSE MESSAGES RECEIVED AND CONSIDERED

         The following messages were received from the Chief Clerk of the
    House:

         MR. PRESIDENT: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the
    House has on February 6, 1996, passed the following bill in which the
    concurrence of the House was asked:

         Senate File 2082, a bill for  an act relating to the establishment
    of the state percent of growth for purposes of the state school
    foundation program and providing an effective date.

         ALSO: That the House has on February 6, 1996, adopted the following
    resolution in which the concurrence of the Senate is asked:

         House Joint Resolution 2003, a joint resolution proposing an
    amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa to limit the number
    of terms for members of the Senate and the House of Representatives, and
    to limit the number of terms of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney
    General, Secretary of State, Auditor of State, and Treasurer of State.

         This bill was read first time and passed on file.

         ALSO: That the House has on February 6, 1996, passed the following
    bill in which the concurrence of the Senate is asked:

         House File 199, a bill for  an act limiting the number of terms a
    person may serve as secretary of agriculture and providing applicability
    and effective date provisions.

         This bill was 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 47 present, 3 absent and a quorum present.
                                LEAVES OF ABSENCE

         Leaves of absence were granted as follows:

         Senator Kramer until she arrives on request of Senator Tinsman and
    Senator Boswell for the afternoon on request of Senator Horn.



                              CONSIDERATION OF BILL

                               (Regular Calendar)

    Senate File 2046

         On motion of Senator Kibbie, Senate File 2046, a bill for an act
    relating to water and ice vessel accident reports filed with the natural
    resource commission of the department of natural resources and providing
    for the acts applicability, was taken up for consideration.

         Senator Kibbie offered amendment S-5003 filed by him on January 16,
    1996, to page 1 and the title page of the bill and moved its adoption.

         Amendment S-5003 was adopted by a voice vote.

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

         On the question Shall the bill pass? (S.F. 2046) the vote was:

    Ayes, 47:


         Banks         Bartz         Bennett       Bisignano
         Black         Boettger      Borlaug       Connolly
         Dearden       Deluhery      Douglas       Drake
         Dvorsky       Fink          Flynn         Fraise
         Freeman       Gettings      Giannetto     Gronstal
         Halvorson     Hammond       Hansen        Hedge
         Horn          Husak         Iverson       Jensen
         Judge         Kibbie        Lind          Lundby
         Maddox        McKean        McLaren       Murphy
         Neuhauser     Palmer        Priebe        Redfern
         Rensink       Rife          Sorensen      Szymoniak
         Tinsman       Vilsack       Zieman
    Nays, 1:

         Rittmer

    Absent or not voting, 2:

         Boswell       Kramer

         The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to
    have passed the Senate and the title as amended was agreed to.



                              CONSIDERATION OF BILL

                            (Ways and Means Calendar)

    Senate File 2097

         On motion of Senator Priebe, Senate File 2097, a bill for an act
    providing a sales, services, and use tax exemption on certain packaging
    materials used in agricultural, livestock, or dairy production, was
    taken up for consideration.

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

         On the question Shall the bill pass? (S.F. 2097) the vote was:

    Ayes, 47:


         Banks         Bartz         Bennett       Bisignano
         Black         Boettger      Borlaug       Connolly
         Dearden       Deluhery      Douglas       Drake
         Dvorsky       Fink          Flynn         Fraise
         Freeman       Gettings      Giannetto     Gronstal
         Halvorson     Hammond       Hansen        Hedge
         Horn          Husak         Iverson       Jensen
         Judge         Kibbie        Lind          Lundby
         Maddox        McKean        McLaren       Murphy
         Neuhauser     Palmer        Priebe        Redfern
         Rensink       Rife          Rittmer       Sorensen
         Szymoniak     Vilsack       Zieman
    Nays, 1:

         Tinsman

    Absent or not voting, 2:

         Boswell       Kramer

         The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to
    have passed the Senate and the title was agreed to.



                             CONSIDERATION OF BILLS

                               (Regular Calendar)

         Senator Horn asked and received unanimous consent to take up for
    consideration Senate Files 2130 and 2138.

    Senate File 2130

         On motion of Senator Black, Senate File 2130, a bill for an act
    eliminating the requirement to commence litigation involving shipments
    of plants infested with gypsy moths, and providing an effective date,
    was taken up for consideration.

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

         On the question Shall the bill pass? (S.F. 2130) the vote was:

    Ayes, 48:


         Banks         Bartz         Bennett       Bisignano
         Black         Boettger      Borlaug       Connolly
         Dearden       Deluhery      Douglas       Drake
         Dvorsky       Fink          Flynn         Fraise
         Freeman       Gettings      Giannetto     Gronstal
         Halvorson     Hammond       Hansen        Hedge
         Horn          Husak         Iverson       Jensen
         Judge         Kibbie        Lind          Lundby
         Maddox        McKean        McLaren       Murphy
         Neuhauser     Palmer        Priebe        Redfern
         Rensink       Rife          Rittmer       Sorensen
         Szymoniak     Tinsman       Vilsack       Zieman
    Nays, none.

    Absent or not voting, 2:

         Boswell       Kramer

         The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to
    have passed the Senate and the title was agreed to.

    Senate File 2138

         On motion of Senator Judge, Senate File 2138, a bill for an act
    relating to county mental health and developmental disability funding,
    was taken up for consideration.

         Senator Sorensen asked and received unanimous consent that
    amendment S-5048 filed by Senators Sorensen, et al., from the floor to
    page 1 of the bill be withdrawn.

         Senator Judge offered amendment S-5049 filed by Senators Judge, et
    al., from the floor to page 1 of the bill and moved its adoption.

         A record roll call was requested.

         On the question Shall amendment S-5049 be adopted? (S.F. 2138) the
    vote was:

    Ayes, 49:


         Banks         Bartz         Bennett       Bisignano
         Black         Boettger      Borlaug       Connolly
         Dearden       Deluhery      Douglas       Drake
         Dvorsky       Fink          Flynn         Fraise
         Freeman       Gettings      Giannetto     Gronstal
         Halvorson     Hammond       Hansen        Hedge
         Horn          Husak         Iverson       Jensen
         Judge         Kibbie        Kramer        Lind
         Lundby        Maddox        McKean        McLaren
         Murphy        Neuhauser     Palmer        Priebe
         Redfern       Rensink       Rife          Rittmer
         Sorensen      Szymoniak     Tinsman       Vilsack
         Zieman

    Nays, none.

    Absent or not voting, 1:

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         Boswell
         Amendment S-5049 was adopted.

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

         On the question Shall the bill pass? (S.F. 2138) the vote was:

    Ayes, 49:


         Banks         Bartz         Bennett       Bisignano
         Black         Boettger      Borlaug       Connolly
         Dearden       Deluhery      Douglas       Drake
         Dvorsky       Fink          Flynn         Fraise
         Freeman       Gettings      Giannetto     Gronstal
         Halvorson     Hammond       Hansen        Hedge
         Horn          Husak         Iverson       Jensen
         Judge         Kibbie        Kramer        Lind
         Lundby        Maddox        McKean        McLaren
         Murphy        Neuhauser     Palmer        Priebe
         Redfern       Rensink       Rife          Rittmer
         Sorensen      Szymoniak     Tinsman       Vilsack
         Zieman

    Nays, none.

    Absent or not voting, 1:

         Boswell

         The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to
    have passed the Senate and the title was agreed to.



                                 SENATE RECEDES

    Senate File 2030

         Senator Szymoniak called up for consideration Senate File 2030, 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, amended by the House,
    further amended by the Senate and moved that the Senate recede from its
    amendment.
         The motion prevailed by a voice vote and the Senate receded from
    its amendment.

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

         On the question Shall the bill pass? (S.F. 2030) the vote was:

    Ayes, 49:


         Banks         Bartz         Bennett       Bisignano
         Black         Boettger      Borlaug       Connolly
         Dearden       Deluhery      Douglas       Drake
         Dvorsky       Fink          Flynn         Fraise
         Freeman       Gettings      Giannetto     Gronstal
         Halvorson     Hammond       Hansen        Hedge
         Horn          Husak         Iverson       Jensen
         Judge         Kibbie        Kramer        Lind
         Lundby        Maddox        McKean        McLaren
         Murphy        Neuhauser     Palmer        Priebe
         Redfern       Rensink       Rife          Rittmer
         Sorensen      Szymoniak     Tinsman       Vilsack
         Zieman

    Nays, none.

    Absent or not voting, 1:

         Boswell

         The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to
    have passed the Senate and the title was agreed to.



                              IMMEDIATELY MESSAGED

         Senator Horn asked and received unanimous consent that Senate Files
    2046, 2097, 2130, and 2138  be immediately messaged to the House and to
    send an immediate message to the House on Senate File 2030.



                              INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

         Senate File 2144, by McKean, a bill for  an act prohibiting the
    operation of satellite terminals within a gambling enclosure.

         Read first time and passed on file.
         Senate File 2145, by Kramer, a bill for  an act authorizing school
    districts to establish and enforce traffic and parking rules and
    authorizing penalties.

         Read first time and passed on file.

         Senate File 2146, by McLaren, a bill for  an act relating to
    inverse condemnation of private farm property by state government action
    and providing an applicability date.

         Read first time and passed on file.

         Senate File 2147, by McLaren, a bill for  an act increasing the
    membership of the Iowa telecommunications and technology commission.

         Read first time and passed on file.
                                    APPENDIX



                           CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION

         The secretary of the senate issued certificates of recognition as
    follows:

         Mike Kolbe, Harlan - For Citizen of the Year, Harlan Chamber of
    Commerce. Senator Boettger (1-27-96).

         David Koos, Harlan - For Citizen of the Years, Harlan Chamber of
    Commerce. Senator Boettger (1-27-96).

         Eldo Schornhorst, Harlan - For Lifetime Achievement Award from the
    Iowa County Engineers Association. Senator Boettger (12-6-95).



                              STUDY BILLS RECEIVED

    SSB 2128
         Appropriations

         Relating to crime prevention by creating a local corrections
    infrastructure grant program, authorizing the use of bonding, making
    appropriations, imposing a civil penalty for certain motor vehicle
    license revocations, imposing a surcharge on criminal fines and
    forfeitures, providing for mandatory wage assignment for certain
    delinquent fines, and providing an effective date.

    SSB 2129
         Transportation

         Relating to transportation-related sanctions by increasing
    penalties for certain offenses, providing for the issuance of temporary
    restricted licenses for certain offenses, providing scheduled fines for
    various violations, prohibiting certain activities of motor vehicle
    dealers, and allowing the issuance of a uniform citation and complaint
    to a corporation for certain violations.

    SSB 2130
         Transportation

         Expanding the issuance of motor vehicle licenses by county
    treasurers and providing funding and an effective date.
    SSB 2131
         Education

         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.

    SSB 2132
         Education

         Relating to the open enrollment application and implementation
    process.

    SSB 2133
         Education

         Providing for full state funding of allowable growth for budget
    years commencing on or after July 1, 1996, and providing an effective
    date.

    SSB 2134
         Education

         Relating to the registration of postsecondary schools and
    increasing fees.

    SSB 2135
         Business and Labor

         Relating to unemployment insurance benefits by providing for
    employer contributions and liability for benefits regarding successor
    employers.

    SSB 2136
         Small Business/Economic Development

         To repeal the Wallace technology transfer foundation.

    SSB 2137
         Small Business/Economic Development

         Relating to eligibility criteria and benefits, including tax
    benefits to businesses under the new jobs and income program and
    establishing a penalty.

    SSB 2138
         Education

         Relating to the open enrollment application and implementation
    process.
    SSB 2139
         Education

         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.

    SSB 2140
         Education

         Relating to the registration of postsecondary schools and
    increasing fees.



                            SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

                                Senate File 2119

    WAYS AND MEANS: Vilsack, Chair; Connolly and Freeman

                                Senate File 2126

    HUMAN RESOURCES: Hammond, Chair; Szymoniak and Tinsman

                                Senate File 2129

    WAYS AND MEANS: Murphy, Chair; Connolly, Drake, Hedge and Neuhauser

                                Senate File 2132

    WAYS AND MEANS: Vilsack, Chair; Connolly and McLaren

                                Senate File 2134

    HUMAN RESOURCES: Vilsack, Chair; Dvorsky and Tinsman

                                    SSB 2127

    HUMAN RESOURCES: Szymoniak, Chair; Bartz and Neuhauser

                                    SSB 2129

    TRANSPORTATION: Drake, Chair; Black and Gettings

                                    SSB 2130

    TRANSPORTATION: Fraise, Chair; Black and Douglas
                                    SSB 2136

    SMALL BUS., ECON. DEVLPT, AND TOURISM: Flynn, Chair; Maddox and Palmer

                                    SSB 2137

    SMALL BUS., ECON. DEVLPT, AND TOURISM: Palmer, Chair; Hansen and McKean



                   BILL ENROLLED, SIGNED AND SENT TO GOVERNOR

         The Secretary of the Senate submitted the following report:

         MR. PRESIDENT: The Secretary of the Senate respectfully reports
    that the following bill has been enrolled, signed by the President of
    the Senate and the Speaker of the House, and presented to the Governor
    for his approval on this 7th day of February, 1996:

         Senate File 2082.

    JOHN F. DWYER Secretary of the Senate

                           BILLS ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE

         President Boswell announced the assignment of the following bills
    to committee:


         S.F.          2136          Nat. Res., Environ. & Energy
         S.F.          2137          Education
         S.F.          2143          Education
         S.F.          2144          State Government
         H.F.          199           State Government
         H.J.R.        2003          State Government



                                COMMITTEE REPORTS

    LOCAL GOVERNMENT

    Final Bill Action: *SENATE FILE 2149 (SSB 2107), a bill for an act
    relating to contracts for mutual aid between fire departments regarding
    emergency services.

    Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
    Final Vote: Ayes, 9: Sorensen, Fink, Maddox, Black, Fraise, Halvorson,
    Judge, McKean and Rittmer. Nays, none. Absent or not voting, 1: Zieman.

    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 Local Government
    Committee on Senate File 2149 and they were attached to the committee
    report.



                                AMENDMENTS FILED


         S-5046        S.F.          2077          Bill Fink
         S-5047        S.F.          2140          Tony Bisignano
         S-5048        S.F.          2138          Al Sorensen
                                                   Dennis H. Black
                                                   Bill Fink
                                                   O. Gene Maddox
                                                   Andy McKean
                                                   Eugene Fraise
                                                   Lyle E. Zieman
                                                   Rod Halvorson
         S-5049        S.F.          2138          Patty Judge
                                                   Al Sorensen
                                                   Dennis H. Black
                                                   Bill Fink
                                                   O. Gene Maddox
                                                   Andy McKean
                                                   Eugene Fraise
                                                   Lyle E. Zieman
                                                   Rod Halvorson
                                                   John Kibbie
                                                   Berl E. Priebe
                                                   Emil J. Husak
                                                   Larry Murphy
                                                   Michael E. Gronstal
                                                   Patrick J. Deluhery
                                                   Elaine Szymoniak
                                                   Randal J. Giannetto
         S-5050        S.F.          2140          Don Gettings
                              INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

         Senate File 2148, by Tinsman, a bill for  an act relating to state
    and county funding for mental health and developmental disability
    services and providing an applicability provision.

         Read first time under Rule 28 and passed on file.

         Senate File 2149, by committee on Local Government, a bill for  an
    act relating to contracts for mutual aid between fire departments
    regarding emergency services and providing an effective date.

         Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.

         Senate File 2150, by Murphy, a bill for  an act relating to certain
    revenue sources of political subdivisions, state appropriations to the
    road use tax fund, funding for bonds issued by a political subdivision,
    and other properly related matters, authorizing a political subdivision
    to impose a local tax, in addition to property taxes, to partially fund
    certain bonds, relating to the road use tax fund by allocating fines and
    fees for commercial vehicle violations to the road use tax fund,
    appropriating moneys to the road use tax fund from the general fund of
    the state, and appropriating moneys for funding recreational trails from
    the general fund of the state, and providing an applicability date.

         Read first time under Rule 28 and passed on file.



                                   ADJOURNMENT

         On motion of Senator Horn, the Senate adjourned at 2:52 p.m., until
    9:00 a.m., Thursday, February 8, 1996.

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