House Journal: Wednesday, February 5, 1997

Twenty-fourth Calendar Day - Seventeenth Session Day

Hall of the House of Representatives
Des Moines, Iowa, Wednesday, February 5, 1997
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 8:45 a.m., Speaker
Corbett in the chair.
Prayer was offered by Monsignor Frank Chiodo, Basilica of Saint
Johns, Des Moines.
The Journal of Tuesday, February 4, 1997 was approved.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
House File 151, by Shoultz, a bill for an act prohibiting
the use of spray irrigation equipment to apply manure to land
draining into an agricultural drainage well or known sinkhole.
Read first time and referred to committee on agriculture.
House File 152, by Bradley, a bill for an act providing for
the establishment of a lien by licensed professionals against
damages collected by an injured patient.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
House File 153, by Tyrrell, a bill for an act providing for
first responder certification to attach neck collars and splints.
Read first time and referred to committee on human resources.
House File 154, by Huser, a bill for an act relating to an
exception from mandatory participation in a course by parties to
an action involving child custody or visitation.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
House File 155, by Wise, a bill for an act providing an
alternative method of budget enrollment calculation for
districts experiencing decreasing enrollment, and providing an
effective date.
Read first time and referred to committee on education.
House File 156, by Reynolds-Knight, a bill for an act
relating to political party affiliation information on voter
registration forms.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House File 157, by Van Fossen, a bill for an act relating to
certain machinery, equipment, and computers for purposes of
property taxation and providing a retroactive applicability date.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
House File 158, by Bradley, a bill for an act to prohibit
the intentional tossing, throwing, or expelling of bodily fluids
or material on jail or correctional employees by inmates, and
providing penalties.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
House File 159, by Heaton and Thomas, a bill for an act
relating to the disposition of emergency medical care provider
certification fees.
Read first time and referred to committee on human resources.
House File 160, by Kreiman, a bill for an act relating to
the collection of fines, penalties, court costs, fees, and
surcharges.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
House File 161, by Garman, a bill for an act relating to the
compensation of judicial magistrates.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
House File 162, by Kreiman, a bill for an act prohibiting a
court from deferring a judgment or deferring or suspending a
sentence for the offense of operating while intoxicated.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
House File 163, by Kreiman, a bill for an act relating to
permits to carry weapons for retired peace officers formerly
employed by the department of public safety.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
House File 164, by Eddie, a bill for an act requiring
transfer to the special conservation fund of proceeds of excise
taxes on sale of all-terrain vehicle and snowmobile fuel.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
House File 165, by Lamberti, a bill for an act providing for
treble damages for failing to make required disclosures
associated with a transfer of real estate.
Read first time and referred to committee on commerce-regulation.
House File 166, by Lamberti, a bill for an act relating to
the exemption from insurance regulation of a multiple employer
welfare arrangement and providing an effective date.
Read first time and referred to committee on commerce-regulation.
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 February 4, 1997, passed the following bill in
which the concurrence of the House is asked:

Senate File 5, a bill for an act relating to the registration
fee for ex-prisoner of war motor vehicle plates and providing an
effective date and a retroactive applicability date.

Also: That the Senate has on February 4, 1997, passed the
following bill in which the concurrence of the House is asked:

Senate File 21, a  bill for an act eliminating the requirement
that a nonperpetual care cemetery  post a sign indicating the
cemetery is a nonperpetual care cemetery.

MARY PAT GUNDERSON, Secretary

BILL ENROLLED, SIGNED AND SENT TO 
SECRETARY OF STATE
The Chief Clerk of the House submitted the following report:
Mr. Speaker: The Chief Clerk of the House respectfully reports
that the following resolution has been examined and found
correctly enrolled, signed by the Speaker of the House and the
President of the Senate, and presented to the Secretary of State
for his approval on this Fifth day of February, 1997: House
Joint Resolution 5.
ELIZABETH A. ISAACSON
	  Chief Clerk of the House
Report adopted.
SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON MILEAGE
Mr. Speaker: Your committee appointed to determine the mileage
for the members of the house submits the following supplemental
report:
Name	Round Trip Miles

Geri D. Huser	NONE
Jeffrey M. Lamberti	NONE

 	Respectfully submitted,
 	CLYDE E. BRADLEY, Chair
 	PHILLIP E. TYRRELL
 	WILLIAM H. BERNAU
COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED
The following communications were received and filed in the
office of the Chief Clerk:
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
A summary of activities for the 1996 certification programs,
pursuant to Chapter 258A, Code of Iowa.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
A report on the purchasing activities of soy based inks and
recycled content trash bags for calendar year 1996, pursuant to
Chapter 307.21, Code of Iowa.
JUDICIAL COMPENSATION COMMISSION
The Biennial Report, pursuant to Chapter 602.1514, 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\79	Hilda and Vinton Hayden, Sioux City - For celebrating
their 52nd wedding anniversary.
1997\80	Clara and Merrill Atwell, Russell - For celebrating
their 60th wedding anniversary.
1997\81	Velma and Harry Horton, Osceola - For celebrating their
66th wedding anniversary.
1997\82	Laura Sievers, Albert City - For receiving the Iowa Pork
Producers District 2 Bellringer Award.
 SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

House Joint Resolution 4

State Government: Churchill, Chair; Connors and Nelson.

House File 116

Agriculture: Greig, Chair; Kreiman and Rayhons.

House File 132

Agriculture: Boggess, Chair; Frevert and Klemme.

House File 134

State Government: Jacobs, Chair; Van Fossen and Whitead.
House File 138

Agriculture: Klemme, Chair; Reynolds-Knight and Welter.

House File 140

State Government: Houser, Chair; Gipp and Larkin.

House File 147

Transportation: Heaton, Chair; Arnold and Drees.

House File 148

Education: Veenstra, Chair; Lord and Mascher.

House File 149

Agriculture: Eddie, Chair; Heaton and May.

HOUSE STUDY BILL SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

House Study Bill 33

Economic Development: Teig, Chair; Jenkins and Kinzer.

House Study Bill 49

Economic Development: Drake, Chair; May and Rayhons.

House Study Bill 52

Economic Development: Barry, Chair; Teig and Weigel.

House Study Bill 53

Economic Development: Thomson, Chair; Jenkins and Scherrman.

House Study Bill 54

Economic Development: Heaton, Chair; Bukta and Dolecheck.

House Study Bill 63

Human Resources: Boddicker, Chair; Burnett and Carroll.

House Study Bill 66

Environmental Protection: Bradley, Chair; Foege and Jenkins.

House Study Bill 67

Environmental Protection: Drake, Chair; Boggess and Shoultz.
House Study Bill 79

Local Government: Vande Hoef, Chair; Klemme and Mertz.

House Study Bill 80

Local Government: Brauns, Chair; Huser and Welter.

House Study Bill 81

Local Government: Welter, Chair; Dix and Whitead.

House Study Bill 82

Local Government: Brauns, Chair; Arnold and Reynolds-Knight.

House Study Bill 83

Labor and Industrial Relations: Holmes, Chair; Kremer and Taylor.

House Study Bill 84

Local Government: Vande Hoef, Chair; Huseman, Mertz, Myers and
Weidman.

House Study Bill 88

Labor and Industrial Relations: Kremer, Chair; Dotzler and
Klemme.

House Study Bill 89

Labor and Industrial Relations: Lamberti, Chair; Bell and
Metcalf.

House Study Bill 90

Labor and Industrial Relations: Kremer, Chair; Holmes and Taylor.

House Study Bill 91

Human Resources: Boddicker, Chair; Burnett and Carroll.
HOUSE STUDY BILL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
H.S.B. 98  State Government
Amending the campaign finance law, by providing for a defense to
noncompliance with statutory requirements, by regulating the
name that may be used by a political committee, by providing for
certain verification to accompany the statement of organization,
by establishing filing deadlines for reports in certain
elections, and by requiring subpoenas to be used for the
verification of information in a committee's report.
H.S.B. 99  State Government
Relating to the investigation of governmental entities by the
office of citizens' aide.
H.S.B. 100  Labor and Industrial Relations
Relating to inspections of unfired steam pressure vessels.
H.S.B. 101  Judiciary
Relating to notification requirements for communications between
a debt collector and a debtor.
H.S.B. 102  Judiciary
Relating to the establishment of an automatic temporary
restraining order against the parties to a dissolution of
marriage, separate maintenance, or annulment action limiting
certain actions by the parties.
H.S.B. 103  Judiciary
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.
H.S.B. 104  Commerce-Regulation
Relating to the regulation of municipal utilities providing
telecommunications services.
H.S.B. 105  Labor and Industrial Relations
Concerning drug and alcohol testing of private sector employees
and prospective employees and providing an effective date.
AMENDMENTS FILED
H_1012	H.F.	108	Murphy of Dubuque
H_1013	H.F.	108	Jochum of Dubuque
H_1014	H.F.	108	Dotzler of Black Hawk
				Taylor of Linn
H_1015	H.F.	108	Sukup of Franklin
				Taylor of Linn
H_1016	H.F.	108	Taylor of Linn
H_1017	H.F.	108	Taylor of Linn
On motion by Gipp of Winneshiek, the House adjourned at 8:55
a.m., until 8:45 a.m., Thursday, February 6, 1997.

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