House Journal: Thursday, January 16, 1997

Fourth Calendar Day - Fourth Session Day

Hall of the House of Representatives
Des Moines, Iowa, Thursday, January 16, 1997
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 8:46 a.m., Barry of
Harrison in the chair.
Prayer was offered by the Honorable John Connors, state
representative from Polk County.
The Journal of Wednesday, January 15, 1997 was approved.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Leave of absence was granted as follows:
Kreiman of Davis on request of Weigel of Chickasaw; Larkin of
Lee on request of Shoultz of Black Hawk.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
House File 33, by Kremer, a bill for an act creating a deer
population control council, providing for its membership,
compensation, and duties, and providing for other properly
related matters.
Read first time and referred to committee on natural resources.
House File 34, by Teig, a bill for an act relating to the
exemption from sales, services, and use taxes of adjuvants and
surfactants used to enhance the application of fertilizers,
limestone, herbicides, pesticides, and insecticides in
agricultural production and providing effective and retroactive
applicability date provisions.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
House File 35, by Garman, a bill for an act relating to the
state income tax checkoff for domestic abuse services and
providing a retroactive applicability date.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
House File 36, by Martin, a bill for an act relating to a
minimum age requirement for a coaching authorization issued by
the state board of educational examiners.
Read first time and referred to committee on education.
House File 37, by Gipp, a bill for an act changing the
closing hour of precinct polling places.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House File 38, by Boggess, a bill for an act to exclude
claims of unlawful forfeiture of a reduction of sentence from
the grounds for postconviction relief and making related changes.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
House File 39, by Welter, a bill for an act to prohibit the
intentional tossing, throwing, or expelling of bodily fluids or
material on correctional employees by inmates, and providing
penalties.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
House File 40, by Millage, a bill for an act relating to
arbitrator considerations in binding arbitration of public
employment collective bargaining disputes and providing
effective and applicability dates.
Read first time and referred to committee on labor and
industrial relations.
House File 41, by Millage, a bill for an act relating to the
public employee collective bargaining law by requiring an
appropriation prior to implementing items in a collective
bargaining award to state employees, and providing effective and
applicability dates.
Read first time and referred to committee on labor and
industrial relations.
House File 42, by Bell, Warnstadt, Osterhaus, Koenigs,
Mundie, and Frevert, a bill for an act relating to the
registration fee for ex-prisoner of war motor vehicle plates.
Read first time and referred to committee on transportation.
House File 43, by Weigel, Mertz, Koenigs, Drees, May,
Scherrman, Osterhaus, Thomas, Foege, Wise, Brand, and O'Brien, a
bill for an act relating to transportation assistance aid to a
school district and making an appropriation.
Read first time and referred to committee on appropriations.
House File 44, by Sukup and Blodgett, a bill for an act
relating to the taxation of real property used in the operation
of a racetrack or racetrack enclosure.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
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 January 15, 1997, adopted the following
resolution in which the concurrence of the House is asked:
Senate Concurrent Resolution 1, a concurrent resolution relating
to the compensation of chaplains, officers and employees of the
seventy-seventh general assembly.
MARY PAT GUNDERSON, Secretary

SPONSOR ADDED
(House Concurrent Resolution 4)
Heaton of Henry requested to be added as a sponsor of House
Concurrent Resolution 4.

CONSIDERATION OF
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 4
Siegrist of Pottawattamie asked and received unanimous consent
for the immediate consideration of House Concurrent Resolution
4, a concurrent resolution requesting the Congress of the United
States to submit to the States for ratification a balanced
budget amendment to the United States Constitution, 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 4 be immediately messaged to
the Senate.

ASSIGNMENT OF SEATS IN PRESS GALLERIES
The following named persons are accredited members of the press,
TV and radio stations and are entitled to access to the press
galleries:

AFSCME/lowa Council 61 News 	Larry Scarpino
Ames Daily Tribune	Marty Helle
Associated Press	Mike Glover, Mary Neubauer, 
	John Gaps  III, Charlie Niebergall, 		Kevin Wolfe, David Speer, 
	Tom Seery
Cedar Rapids Gazette	Rod Boshart, Mike Ferreter,
	Ken Sullivan
Des Moines Register	David Yepsen, Thomas Fogarty,
	Jonathan Roos
Iowa Legislative News Service, Inc.	Peter Small, Jack Hunt,
	Pat Mooney
Lee News Papers	Kathie Obradovich, Patrick Lalley
Legis Web	Jon Neiderbach
Omaha World-Herald	Jim Smiley, Rainbow Rowell
Prairie Fire News Service	Dennis Carroll
Sioux City Journal	Kate Thompson
Telegraph Herald	Mary Rae Bragg
Waterloo Courier	Cari Noga
Des Moines Radio Group	Polly Carver-Kimm
KIOA/KKTK/KRNT/KSTZ/KAZR
KCCI-TV	Martin Augustine, Todd Magel,
	Steve Karlin, Michelle Parker,
	Jeanette Trompeter, 
	Geoff Greenwood
KIMT-TV	Jeff Nelson, Karl Ringel,
	Susan Zillmer, Michelle Oshann,
	Brian Mastre
KWWL-TV	Jim Talley
KTIV-TV	Joel Johnson, Bruce Scheid, 
	Pat Mack, Donna Walker, 
	Matt Breen
WOI-TV	Lena Vanier, Tom Cox, Julie Kraft,
	Don Taylor, Don Schmith, 
	Tyler Danerville, Greg Stivers
WHO-TV	Scott Pope, Phil Scott,
	Terese Thompson, Cal Woods,
	Lisa Brones
KASI/KCCQ	Darwin Danielson
KUNI Radio	Bill Menner
Radio Iowa	O. Kay Henderson, Matt Kelley,
	Doug Cooper
WHO Radio	Jeneane Beck
WOI Radio	Mark Moran
KOEL Radio	Pamela Ohrt
News Radio 1330 KWLO	Shawn Harmsen

SPONSOR ADDED
(House File 35)
Mundie of Webster requested to be added as a sponsor of House 
File 35.
COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED
The following communications were received and filed in the
office of the Chief Clerk:
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Preparation
A report to the General Assembly, pursuant to Chapter 260D, Code
of Iowa.
Division of Financial and Information Services
The Report on Programs and Funding for Limited English
Proficient Students, pursuant to Chapter 280.4(4), Code of Iowa.
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
State-County Management Committee
The annual report, pursuant to Chapter 331.438(3)(c)(13), Code
of Iowa.
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Professional Licensing Boards
The annual report, pursuant to Chapter 272C.4(2), Code of Iowa.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
The 1997-2001 Transportation Improvement Program annual report,
pursuant to Chapter 307A.2(12), Code of Iowa.
IOWA COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
The Agency Savings Report, pursuant to Chapter 8D.10, Code of
Iowa.
STATE BOARD OF REGENTS
The annual report for the Center for Health Effects of
Environmental Contamination, pursuant to Chapter 263.17, (4)(b),
Code of Iowa.
The Fiscal Year 1998-2002 Five-Year Building Program report,
pursuant to Chapter 262A.3, Code of Iowa.
CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION
MR. SPEAKER: The Chief Clerk of the House respectfully reports
that certificates of recognition have been issued as follows.
ELIZABETH A. ISAACSON
    					Chief Clerk of the House
1997\17	James Johnson, Avoca - For attaining the rank of Eagle
Scout, the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America.
1997\18	Joshua Peterson, Avoca - For attaining the rank of Eagle
Scout, the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America.
1997\19	Thomas Hegna, Avoca - For attaining the rank of Eagle
Scout, the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America.
1997\20	Anna Ruth and Reuben Steenhoek, Prairie City - For
celebrating their fiftieth wedding anniversary.
1997\21	Marjorie and John Shuey, Prairie City - For celebrating
their fiftieth wedding anniversary.
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
House File 5
Judiciary: Kremer, Chair; Kreiman and Veenstra.
House File 24
Judiciary: Larson, Chair; Churchill and Moreland.
House File 27
Local Government: Carroll, Chair; Dix and Myers.
House File 28
Appropriations: Millage, Chair; Sukup and Wise.
House File 29
Education: Brunkhorst, Chair; Brand and Thomson.
House File 30
Judiciary: Dinkla, Chair; Chapman and Grundberg.
HOUSE STUDY BILL SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
House Study Bill 2
Labor and Industrial Relations: Sukup, Chair; Barry and Kinzer.
House Study Bill 3
Labor and Industrial Relations: Kremer, Chair; Veenstra and
Whitead.
RESOLUTION FILED
SCR 1, by committee on rules and administration, a concurrent
resolution relating to the compensation of chaplains, officers
and employees of the seventy-seventh general assembly.
Referred to committee on administration and rules.
On motion by Siegrist of Pottawattamie, the House adjourned at
9:12 a.m., until 9:00 a.m., Friday, January 17, 1997.

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