House Journal: Friday, March 14, 1997

 Sixty-first Calendar Day - Forty-second Session Day

Hall of the House of Representatives
Des Moines, Iowa, Friday, March 14, 1997
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 10:00 a.m., Gipp of
Winneshiek in the chair.
Prayer was offered by Craig Schoenfeld, Legislative Research
Analyst for the House of Representatives. 
The Journal of Thursday, March 13, 1997 was approved.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
House File 630, by Thomas, a bill for an act relating to
compensation of landowners or tenants for agricultural crop
damage caused by deer, wild turkey, and other wildlife.
Read first time and referred to committee on natural resources.
House File 631, by Warnstadt, a bill for an act relating to
the allocation of tax revenue from gambling games authorized on
excursion gambling boats and at pari-mutuel racetrack enclosures
for educational infrastructure purposes.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House File 632, by Frevert, a bill for an act relating to
the state's reimbursement of local governments for the value of
the homestead tax credits allowed and providing an applicability
date provision.
Read first time and referred to committee on appropriations.
House File 633, by Vande Hoef, a bill for an act relating to
the definition of veteran, veterans' benefits, veterans
preference, and veterans' claims.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
House File 634, by committee on human resources, a bill for
an act relating to child and dependent adult abuse records
checks by requiring checks for employment in health care
facilities and the department of inspections and appeals.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 635, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an act
to 
consider the use of less lethal munitions by peace officers not
a use of deadly force.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 636, by committee on state government, a bill for
an act relating to the office of secretary of state and the
conduct of elections and voter registration in the state and
relating to corrective and technical changes to Iowa's election
laws, and providing an effective date.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 637, by committee on commerce-regulation, a bill
for an act relating to the general operation of corporations,
partnerships, and associations, including provisions relating to
certain filings made by corporations and associations, the
filing of biennial reports by certain corporations and
cooperative associations, and establishing fees.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 638, by committee on commerce-regulation, a bill
for an act relating to acts which constitute dealing in real
estate.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 639, by committee on labor and industrial
relations, a bill for an act relating to workers' compensation
by repealing the second injury compensation Act, eliminating the
second injury fund, providing for the resolution of claims
against the fund, including the imposition of an employer
surcharge, and providing an effective date.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 640, by committee on local government, a bill for
an act relating to the definition and location of a land-leased
community.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 641, by committee on transportation, a bill for
an act relating to motor vehicle damage disclosure statements.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 642, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an act
relating to limited partnerships and the rights and duties of
limited partners, partnership agreements, duties of the
secretary of state with respect to limited partnerships, and
other related matters affecting foreign and domestic limited
partnerships, and establishing fees and penalties.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 643, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an act
providing for grandparent and great-grandparent visitation
rights.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 644, by committee on commerce-regulation, a bill
for an act relating to the relationship between a real estate
broker or salesperson and parties to residential property real
estate transactions.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 645, by committee on local government, a bill for
an act relating to the financial and regulatory procedures of
counties, cities, and drainage districts, by amending the powers
and duties of county treasurers and including an effective date
provision.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 646, by committee on local government, a bill for
an act relating to a study on responses to hazardous conditions
by the director of transportation.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 647, by committee on commerce-regulation, a bill
for an act defining the crime of theft to include the utterance
of a financial instrument for the use of property which
knowingly will not be paid when presented to a financial
institution and making a penalty applicable.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 648, by Jacobs, Churchill, Heaton, Metcalf, Teig,
Boggess, Dolecheck, Drake, Martin, Myers, Wise, Jochum, and Van
Fossen, a bill for an act relating to housing development.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
House File 649, by Reynolds-Knight, a bill for an act
relating to funding for emergency medical services equipment.
Read first time and referred to committee on appropriations.
House File 650, by Arnold, a bill for an act relating to the
possession and use of slot machines for personal or
noncommercial purposes.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House File 651, by committee on appropriations, a bill for
an act to establish separate recycling funds for each prison
institution within the state treasury and making related changes.
Read first time and placed on the appropriations calendar.
House File 652, by committee on economic development, a bill
for an act relating to establishing a capital investment board,
tax credits, termination of the Iowa seed capital corporation,
establishing a capital transition board, and providing an
effective date.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
House File 653, by committee on environmental protection, a
bill for an act relating to financial assurance requirements for
waste tire collection and processing sites.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 654, by Fallon, a bill for an act relating to the
partial financing of campaigns for state office from income tax
revenues, providing limitations on the amounts that candidates
for state office may expend on campaigns, providing for public
matching funds for state campaigns and a standing appropriation,
providing penalties, and providing effective dates.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House File 655, by committee on appropriations, a bill for
an act appropriating funds to the department of economic
development, certain board of regents institutions, the
department of workforce development, the public employment
relations board, making statutory changes, and providing an
effective date.
Read first time and placed on the appropriations calendar.
House File 656, by Siegrist, a bill for an act relating to
the date before which the existence of a physical or medical
condition cannot be used to disqualify a commercial vehicle
operator.
Read first time and referred to committee on transportation.
House File 657, by committee on economic development, a bill
for an act relating to investments in counties and cities by
providing for the establishment of enterprise zones in areas of
counties and cities for which tax incentives and assistance are
available for eligible businesses locating or located in the
enterprise zone.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
House File 658, by committee on local government, a bill for
an act relating to city ordinances and other official actions of
a city council and mayor.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 659, by committee on state government, a bill for
an act relating to the regulation of the practice of respiratory
care.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 660, by committee on economic development, a bill
for an act providing a waiver of capital investment requirements
under the new jobs and income program.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.

BILL ENROLLED, SIGNED AND SENT TO GOVERNOR
The Chief Clerk of the House submitted the following report:
Mr. Speaker: The Chief Clerk of the House respectfully reports
that the following bill has been examined and found correctly
enrolled, signed by the Speaker of the House and the President
of the Senate, and presented to the Governor for his approval on
this 14th day of March, 1997: House File 373.
ELIZABETH A. ISAACSON
Chief Clerk of the House
Report adopted.
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\240	Ryan Friedrich, Riceville - For winning 1st place in
the 119 lb., Class 1-A 1997 Iowa High School State Wrestling
Tournament.
1997\241	Nabeel Yehyawi, Keokuk - For receiving 2nd place in the
Heavyweight Division, Class 3-A 1997 Iowa High School State
Wrestling Tournament.
1997\242	Bobby Gonshorowski, Washington - For winning 1st place
in the 145 lb., Class 2-A 1997 Iowa High School State Wrestling
Tournament.
1997\243	Bondurant-Farrar Wrestling Team, Bondurant - For
winning the Class 1-A Dual Championship at the 1997 Iowa High
School State Wrestling Tournament.
1997\244	Nichollette Rider, Waverly - For receiving the
Outstanding Junior Achievement Officer Scholarship.
1997\245	Bonnie and Bill Bleeker, Iowa City - For celebrating
their 50th wedding anniversary.
1997\246	Cindy Redig, Evansdale - For her heroic actions in
saving the life of an individual.
1997\247	Sister Mary Lee Cox, O. S. F., Dubuque - For
celebrating her 50th birthday, and a heartfelt thank you for her
inspiration and contributions to the community as a teacher,
counselor, social activist, role model, and police chaplain.
1997\248	Scott Swain, Appanoose County - For receiving a
National Water Safety Congress Award of Merit for outstanding
work on the Appanoose County Water Rescue Team.
1997\249	Sarah Sidwell, Iowa City - For being named to the
Dean's List at the University of Iowa for the fall semester with
a 4.0 grade-point average.
1997\250	Andrea E. Doering, Iowa City - For being named to the
Dean's List for the 1996 fall semester at Randolph-Macon Woman's
College.
1997\251	Aaron Wieland, North Liberty - For being named to the
College of Arts and Sciences' Dean's List at Loyola University
Chicago for the fall semester.
1997\252	John Mac Daggy, Des Moines - For winning 1st place in
the Heavyweight Division, Class 3-A 1997 Iowa High School State
Wrestling Tournament.
1997\253	Virginia and Max Miltner, Solon - For celebrating their
50th wedding anniversary.

SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT

House File 595

Judiciary: Sukup, Chair; Kreiman and Lamberti.

HOUSE STUDY BILL SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT

House Study Bill 198

Judiciary: Dinkla, Chair; Holveck and Larson.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

MR. SPEAKER: The Chief Clerk of the House respectfully reports 
that the following committee recommendations have been received
and are on file in the office of the Chief Clerk.

ELIZABETH A. ISAACSON
Chief Clerk of the House

COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 108), relating to
household hazardous materials and retail labeling requirements.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass March 13, 1997.
 COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
House File 409, a bill for an act allowing teaching parents to
provide driver's education instruction.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Committee Action: Failed to Pass March 13, 1997. 
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 152), providing for
the sale of unused highway right-of-way and other real property
by the state department of transportation to past or present
owners of adjacent property.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass March 13, 1997.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 179), relating to
substantive and other provisions affecting the department of
transportation and driver, motor vehicle, and highway
regulation, including the definition of road work zones,
regulation of certain persons who sell vehicles, providing
grounds for refusing renewal of vehicle registrations,
regulation of intrastate motor carriers, creating, eliminating,
or enhancing penalties, and providing effective dates.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass March 13, 1997. 
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 200), relating to the
required business hours of a motorcycle dealer.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass March 13, 1997. 
AMENDMENTS FILED

H_1173	H.F.	392	Richardson of Warren
H_1174	H.F.	403	Richardson of Warren
H_1175	H.F.	557	Hansen of Pottawattamie
H_1176	H.F.	557	Doderer of Johnson
H_1177	H.F.	403	Warnstadt of Woodbury
H_1178	H.F.	403	Fallon of Polk
On motion by Heaton of Henry, the House adjourned at 10:10 a.m.,
until 1:00 p.m., Monday, March 17, 1997.

Iowa General Assembly

Index: House Journal (77th General Assembly: Session 1)

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