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Seventy-third Calendar Day - Forty-ninth Session Day
Hall of the House of Representatives
Des Moines, Iowa, Wednesday, March 26, 1997
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 8:50 a.m., Speaker
Corbett in the chair.
Prayer was offered by Reverend Steve Williams, United Methodist
Church, Gladbrook. Harriet Vande Hoef of Osceola sang the
Lord's Prayer.
The Journal of Tuesday, March 25, 1997 was approved.
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 March 25, 1997, passed the following bill in
which the concurrence of the House is asked:
Senate File 281, a bill for an act relating to judicial
administration.
Also: That the Senate has on March 25, 1997, passed the
following bill in which the concurrence of the House is asked:
Senate File 296, a bill for an act relating to nonoccupational
health care plan payments when an employer disputes workers'
compensation liability.
Also: That the Senate has on March 25, 1997, passed the
following bill in which the concurrence of the House is asked:
Senate File 341, a bill for an act prohibiting certain contracts
for the delayed delivery and pricing of grain by agricultural
producers and grain dealers.
Also: That the Senate has on March 25, 1997, passed the
following bill in which the concurrence of the House is asked:
Senate File 357, a bill for an act relating to the regulation of
amusement devices and casino-type gambling and subjecting
violators to an existing penalty.
Also: That the Senate has on March 25, 1997, passed the
following bill in which the concurrence of the House is asked:
Senate File 429, a bill for an act relating to the operation,
regulation, and equipment of watercraft, and subjecting
violators to a penalty.
Also: That the Senate has on March 25, 1997, passed the
following bill in which the concurrence of the House is asked:
Senate File 435, a bill for an act relating to the consideration
by the court of a pattern of domestic abuse and of the identity
of the primary physical aggressor in the determination of a
history of domestic abuse pertaining to the awarding of child
custody.
Also: That the Senate has on March 25, 1997, passed the
following bill in which the concurrence of the House is asked:
Senate File 449, a bill for an act relating to state programs
dealing with citizen and consumer protection and advocacy.
Also: That the Senate has on March 25, 1997, passed the
following bill in which the concurrence of the House is asked:
Senate File 457, a bill for an act relating to the Iowa pharmacy
practice Act by permitting qualified individuals to transport
emergency medications; permitting more than one emergency drug
box in a licensed health care facility; providing for electronic
signatures on prescriptions; establishing programs to aid
impaired pharmacists, pharmacist interns, and pharmacy
technicians; and establishing a penalty.
Also: That the Senate has on March 25, 1997, passed the
following bill in which the concurrence of the House is asked:
Senate File 519, a bill for an act relating to the authorized
use and users of the Iowa communications network and providing
an effective date.
MARY PAT GUNDERSON, Secretary
MOTION TO RECONSIDER WITHDRAWN
(House File 551)
Rants of Woodbury asked and received unanimous consent to
withdraw the motion to reconsider House File 551, a bill for an
act relating to workers' compensation coverage for injuries
occurring outside of the state, filed by him on March 18, 1997.
IMMEDIATE MESSAGE
Siegrist of Pottawattamie asked and received unanimous consent
that House File 551 be immediately messaged to the Senate.
On motion by Siegrist of Pottawattamie, the House was recessed
at 9:00 a.m., until 10:00 a.m.
MORNING SESSION
The House reconvened at 10:00 a.m., Carroll of Poweshiek in the
chair.
SENATE MESSAGES CONSIDERED
Senate File 281, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an
act relating to judicial administration.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
Senate File 296, by committee on commerce, a bill for an act
relating to nonoccupational health care plan payments when an
employer disputes workers' compensation liability.
Read first time and referred to committee on commerce-regulation.
Senate File 341, by committee on agriculture, a bill for an
act prohibiting certain contracts for the delayed delivery and
pricing of grain by agricultural producers and grain dealers.
Read first time and referred to committee on agriculture.
Senate File 357, by committee on state government, a bill
for an act relating to the regulation of amusement devices and
casino-type gambling and subjecting violators to an existing
penalty.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
Senate File 429, by committee on natural resources and
environment, a bill for an act relating to the operation,
regulation, and equipment of watercraft, and subjecting
violators to a penalty.
Read first time and referred to committee on natural resources.
Senate File 435, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an
act relating to the consideration by the court of a pattern of
domestic abuse and of the identity of the primary physical
aggressor in the determination of a history of domestic abuse
pertaining to the awarding of child custody.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
Senate File 457, by committee on human resources, a bill for
an act relating to the Iowa pharmacy practice Act by permitting
qualified individuals to transport emergency medications;
permitting more than one emergency drug box in a licensed health
care facility; providing for electronic signatures on
prescriptions; establishing programs to aid impaired
pharmacists, pharmacist interns, and pharmacy technicians; and
establishing a penalty.
Read first time and referred to committee on human resources.
Senate File 519, by committee on commerce, a bill for an act
relating to the authorized use and users of the Iowa
communications network and providing an effective date.
Read first time and referred to committee on commerce-regulation.
CONSIDERATION OF BILLS
Regular Calendar
House File 615, a bill for an act relating to abandoned coal
mines expenditures, including reclamation of land and drainage
abatement, was taken up for consideration.
Klemme of Plymouth moved that the bill be read a last time now
and placed upon its passage which motion prevailed and the bill
was read a last time.
On the question "Shall the bill pass?" (H.F. 615)
The ayes were, 95:
Arnold Barry Bell Bernau
Blodgett Boddicker Boggess Bradley
Brauns Brunkhorst Bukta Burnett
Cataldo Chapman Chiodo Churchill
Cohoon Connors Corbett, Spkr. Cormack
Dinkla Doderer Dolecheck Dotzler
Drake Drees Eddie Falck
Fallon Foege Ford Frevert Garman
Gipp Greig Greiner Gries
Grundberg Hansen Heaton Holmes
Holveck Houser Huseman Huser
Jacobs Jenkins Kinzer Klemme
Koenigs Kreiman Kremer Lamberti
Larkin Larson Lord Martin Mascher
May Mertz Metcalf
Millage Moreland Mundie Murphy Myers
Nelson O'Brien Osterhaus Rants
Rayhons Reynolds-Knight Richardson Scherrman
Schrader Shoultz Siegrist Sukup
Taylor Teig Thomas Thomson
Tyrrell Van Fossen Van Maanen Vande Hoef
Veenstra Warnstadt Weidman Weigel
Welter Whitead Wise Witt
Carroll,
Presiding
The nays were, none.
Absent or not voting, 5:
Brand Dix Hahn Jochum
Meyer
The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared
to have passed the House and the title was agreed to.
House File 647, 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, was taken
up for consideration.
Van Fossen of Scott moved that the bill be read a last time now
and placed upon its passage which motion prevailed and the bill
was read a last time.
On the question "Shall the bill pass?" (H.F. 647)
The ayes were, 89:
Arnold Barry Bell Bernau
Blodgett Boddicker Boggess Bradley
Brauns Brunkhorst Bukta Burnett
Cataldo Churchill Cohoon Connors
Corbett, Spkr. Cormack Dinkla Dix
Doderer Dolecheck Dotzler Drake
Eddie Frevert Garman Gipp
Greig Greiner Gries Grundberg
Hahn Hansen Heaton Holmes Holveck
Houser Huseman Huser Jacobs
Jenkins Jochum Kinzer Klemme
Koenigs Kreiman Kremer Lamberti
Larkin Larson Lord Martin May
Mertz Metcalf Meyer Millage
Moreland Mundie Murphy Nelson
O'Brien Osterhaus Rants Rayhons
Reynolds-Knight Richardson Scherrman Schrader
Shoultz Siegrist Sukup Teig
Thomas Thomson Tyrrell Van Fossen
Van Maanen Vande Hoef Veenstra Warnstadt
Weidman Weigel Welter Whitead
Wise Witt Carroll,
Presiding
The nays were, 10:
Chapman Chiodo Drees Falck
Fallon Foege Ford Mascher
Myers Taylor
Absent or not voting, 1:
Brand
The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared
to have passed the House and the title was agreed to.
IMMEDIATE MESSAGES
Siegrist of Pottawattamie asked and received unanimous consent
that the following bills be immediately messaged to the Senate:
House Files 615 and 647.
House File 538, a bill for an act relating to cooperative
corporations, by providing for the transfer of stock, the
allocation of patronage dividends upon termination of
membership, and dissolution, was taken up for consideration.
Huseman of Cherokee offered the following amendment H-1262 filed
by him and moved its adoption:
H-1262
1 Amend House File 538 as follows:
2 1. Page 1, by striking lines 13 through 25 and
3 inserting the following:
4 "Sec. ___. Section 501.502, subsection 5, Code
5 1997, is amended to read as follows:
6 5. The cooperative shall redeem, without interest,
7 all of the terminated member's allocated patronage
8 refunds and preferred stock originally issued as
9 allocated patronage refunds for the issue price. as
10 follows:
11 a. A If a terminated member's current equity
is
12 less than two percent of the cooperative's total
13 members' equity, the cooperative shall make this
14 payment either redeem the terminated member's equity
15 within one year after the termination of the
16 membership or redeem the terminated member's equity in
17 annual amounts of not less than twenty percent of the
18 total amount provided that the entire amount must be
19 redeemed within five years after the termination of
20 the membership. However, if
21 b. If a terminated member's current equity equals
22 or exceeds two percent of the cooperative's total
23 members' equity, the cooperative shall redeem the
24 terminated member's equity in annual amounts of not
25 less than fifteen percent of the total amount provided
26 that the entire amount must be redeemed within seven
27 years after the termination of the membership."
Amendment H-1262 was adopted.
SENATE FILE 292 SUBSTITUTED FOR HOUSE FILE 538
Huseman of Cherokee asked and received unanimous consent to
substitute Senate File 292 for House File 538.
Senate File 292, a bill for an act relating to cooperative
corporations, by providing for the transfer of stock, the
allocation of patronage dividends upon termination of
membership, and dissolution, was taken up for consideration.
Huseman of Cherokee moved that the bill be read a last time now
and placed upon its passage which motion prevailed and the bill
was read a last time.
On the question "Shall the bill pass?" (S.F. 292)
The ayes were, 98:
Arnold Barry Bell Bernau
Blodgett Boddicker Boggess Bradley
Brauns Brunkhorst Bukta Burnett
Cataldo Chapman Chiodo Churchill
Cohoon Connors Corbett,
Spkr. Cormack Dinkla Dix Doderer
Dolecheck Dotzler Drake Drees
Eddie Falck Fallon Foege
Ford Frevert Garman Gipp
Greig Greiner Gries Grundberg
Hahn Hansen Heaton Holmes Holveck
Houser Huseman Huser Jacobs
Jenkins Jochum Kinzer Klemme
Koenigs Kreiman Kremer Lamberti Larkin
Larson Martin Mascher May
Mertz Metcalf Meyer Millage
Moreland Mundie Murphy Myers
Nelson O'Brien Osterhaus Rants
Rayhons Reynolds-Knight Richardson Scherrman
Schrader Shoultz Siegrist Sukup
Taylor Teig Thomas Thomson
Tyrrell Van Fossen Van Maanen Vande Hoef
Veenstra Warnstadt Weidman Weigel
Welter Whitead Wise Witt
Carroll,
Presiding
The nays were, none.
Absent or not voting, 2:
Brand Lord
The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared
to have passed the House and the title was agreed to.
HOUSE FILE 538 WITHDRAWN
Huseman of Cherokee asked and received unanimous consent to
withdraw House File 538 from further consideration by the House.
HOUSE FILE 291 WITHDRAWN
Martin of Scott asked and received unanimous consent to withdraw
House File 291 from further consideration by the House.
House File 707, a bill for an act relating to substance abuse
evaluation and education, use of ignition interlock devices,
motor vehicle license revocations and payment of restitution by
certain drivers; to civil liability, forfeiture, and criminal
penalties arising from operation
of a motor vehicle by a person whose license is suspended,
denied, re-voked, or barred; and providing penalties, was taken
up for consideration.
Dinkla of Guthrie offered the following amendment H-1378 filed
by him and moved its adoption:
H-1378
1 Amend House File 707 as follows:
2 1. By striking page 1, line 1, through page 2,
3 line 4.
4 2. Page 4, by striking lines 27 through 31, and
5 inserting the following:
6 "3. No conviction for, deferred judgment for, or
7 plea of guilty to, a violation of this section which
8 occurred more than six twelve years prior to the
date
9 of the violation charged shall be considered in
10 determining that the violation charged is a second,
11 third, or subsequent offense. For the purpose of".
12 3. Page 9, by striking lines 1 and 2 and
13 inserting the following: "conviction or revocation
14 under this chapter within the previous six twelve
15 years and the. The defendant shall not be".
16 4. Page 9, line 18, by striking the words "within
17 the previous six years" and inserting the following:
18 "within the previous six twelve years".
19 5. Page 22, line 22, by striking the words
20 "within the previous six years" and inserting the
21 following: "within the previous six twelve years".
22 6. Page 22, line 25, by striking the words
23 "within the previous six years" and inserting the
24 following: "within the previous six twelve years".
25 7. Page 23, line 13, by striking the words
26 "within the previous six years" and inserting the
27 following: "within the previous six twelve years".
28 8. Page 23, line 15, by striking the words
29 "within the previous six years" and inserting the
30 following: "within the previous six twelve years".
31 9. Page 23, by inserting before line 16 the
32 following:
33 "Sec. ___. Section 321J.12, subsection 5, Code
34 1997, is amended to read as follows:
35 5. Upon certification, subject to penalty of
36 perjury, by the peace officer that there existed
37 reasonable grounds to believe that the person had been
38 operating a motor vehicle in violation of section
39 321J.2A, that there existed one or more of the
40 necessary conditions for chemical testing described in
41 section 321J.6, subsection 1, and that the person
42 submitted to chemical testing and the test results
43 indicated an alcohol concentration as defined in
44 section 321J.1 of .02 or more but less than .10, the
45 department shall revoke the person's motor vehicle
46 license or operating privilege for a period of sixty
47 days if the person has had no revocations within the
48 previous six twelve years under section 321J.2A, and
49 for a period of ninety days if the person has had one
50 or more previous revocations within the previous six
Page 2
1 twelve years under section 321J.2A."
2 10. Page 24, lines 24 and 25, by striking the
3 words "within the previous six years" and inserting
4 the following: "within the previous six twelve
5 years".
6 11. By striking page 29, line 32, through page
7 30, line 1, and inserting the following:
8 "g. The offense is a violation of section 321J.2
9 and, within the previous six twelve years, the
person
10 has been convicted of a violation of that section or
11 the person's driver's license has been revoked
12 pursuant to section 321J.4, 321J.9, or 321J.12 under
13 chapter 321J; a violation of section 707.6A,
14 subsection 1; or a".
15 12. By renumbering, relettering, redesignating,
16 and correcting internal references as necessary.
Amendment H-1378 was adopted.
Lamberti of Polk offered amendment H-1312 filed by him and
requested division as follows:
H-1312
1 Amend House File 707 as follows:
H-1312A
2 1. Page 4, line 6, by striking the word
3 "chemical".
4 2. Page 4, lines 10 and 11, by striking the words
5 "pursuant to chapter 125".
6 3. Page 9, lines 20 and 21, by striking the words
7 "at least".
H-1312B
8 4. Page 23, by inserting before line 16 the
9 following:
10 "Sec. ___. Section 321J.12, subsection 5, Code
11 1997, is amended to read as follows:
12 5. Upon certification, subject to penalty of
13 perjury, by the peace officer that there existed
14 reasonable grounds to believe that the person had been
15 operating a motor vehicle in violation of section
16 321J.2A, that there existed one or more of the
17 necessary conditions for chemical testing described in
18 section 321J.6, subsection 1, and that the person
19 submitted to chemical testing and the test results
20 indicated an alcohol concentration as defined in
21 section 321J.1 of .02 or more but less than .10, the
22 department shall revoke the person's motor vehicle
23 license or operating privilege for a period of sixty
24 days if the person has had no revocations within the
25 previous six years under section 321J.2A, and for a
26 period of ninety days if the person has had one or
27 more a previous revocations within the previous
six
28 years revocation under section 321J.2A."
H-1312A
29 5. Page 24, line 3, by striking the words "as
30 provided in chapter 125".
31 6. Page 28, line 11, by striking the words "as
32 provided in chapter 125".
33 7. Page 29, line 18, by striking the word
34 "chemical".
35 8. Page 30, line 17, by striking the word
36 "chemical".
37 9. Page 31, line 23, by striking the word
38 "chemical".
39 10. Page 32, line 33, by striking the word
40 "chemical".
41 11. By renumbering as necessary.
Amendment H-1312B was out of order.
Lamberti of Polk moved the adoption of amendment H-1312A.
Amendment H-1312A was adopted.
Lamberti of Polk moved that the bill be read a last time now and
placed upon its passage which motion prevailed and the bill was
read a last time.
On the question "Shall the bill pass?" (H.F. 707)
The ayes were, 99:
Arnold Barry Bell Bernau
Blodgett Boddicker Boggess Bradley
Brauns Brunkhorst Bukta Burnett
Cataldo Chapman Chiodo Churchill
Cohoon Connors Corbett, Spkr.
Cormack Dinkla Dix Doderer
Dolecheck Dotzler Drake Drees
Eddie
Falck Fallon Foege Ford Frevert
Garman Gipp Greig Greiner
Gries Grundberg Hahn Hansen
Heaton Holmes Holveck Houser
Huseman Huser Jacobs Jenkins
Jochum Kinzer Klemme Koenigs
Kreiman Kremer Lamberti Larkin
Larson Lord Martin Mascher
May Mertz Metcalf Meyer
Millage Moreland Mundie Murphy
Myers Nelson O'Brien Osterhaus
Rants Rayhons Reynolds-Knight Richardson
Scherrman Schrader Shoultz Siegrist
Sukup Taylor Teig Thomas
Thomson Tyrrell Van Fossen Van Maanen
Vande Hoef Veenstra Warnstadt Weidman
Weigel Welter Whitead Wise
Witt Carroll,
Presiding
The nays were, none.
Absent or not voting, 1:
Brand
The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared
to have passed the House and the title was agreed to.
HOUSE FILE 129 WITHDRAWN
Larson of Linn asked and received unanimous consent to withdraw
House File 129 from further consideration by the House.
IMMEDIATE MESSAGES
Siegrist of Pottawattamie asked and received unanimous consent
that the following bills be immediately messaged to the Senate:
Senate File 292 and House File 707.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 18 WITHDRAWN
Doderer of Johnson asked and received unanimous consent to
withdraw House Joint Resolution 18 from further consideration by
the House.
On motion by Siegrist of Pottawattamie, the House was recessed
at 11:50 a.m., until 1:15 p.m.
AFTERNOON SESSION
The House reconvened at 1:20 p.m., Speaker Corbett in the chair.
QUORUM CALL
A non-record roll call was requested to determine that a quorum
was present. The vote revealed sixty-four members present,
thirty-six absent.
SENATE MESSAGE CONSIDERED
Senate File 449, by committee on state government, a bill
for an act relating to state programs dealing with citizen and
consumer protection and advocacy.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
CONSIDERATION OF BILLS
Regular Calendar
House File 589, a bill for an act relating to professional
boxing and wrestling matches, providing for properly related
matters, and providing for a tax and for penalties, with report
of committee recommending passage, was taken up for
consideration.
Barry of Harrison in the chair at 1:33 p.m.
Connors of Polk moved that the bill be read a last time now and
placed upon its passage which motion prevailed and the bill was
read a last time.
On the question "Shall the bill pass?" (H.F. 589)
The ayes were, 99:
Arnold Bell Bernau
Blodgett Boddicker Boggess Bradley
Brand Brauns Brunkhorst Bukta
Burnett Carroll Cataldo Chapman
Chiodo Churchill Cohoon Connors
Corbett, Spkr. Cormack Dinkla Dix
Doderer Dolecheck Dotzler Drake
Drees Eddie Falck Fallon
Foege Ford Frevert Garman
Gipp Greig Greiner Gries
Grundberg Hahn Hansen Heaton
Holmes Holveck Houser Huseman
Huser Jacobs Jenkins Jochum
Kinzer Klemme Koenigs Kreiman Kremer
Lamberti Larkin Larson Lord
Martin Mascher May Mertz
Metcalf Meyer Millage Moreland
Mundie Murphy Myers Nelson
O'Brien Osterhaus Rants Rayhons
Reynolds-Knight Richardson Scherrman Schrader
Shoultz Siegrist Sukup Taylor Teig
Thomas Thomson Tyrrell Van
Fossen Van Maanen Veenstra Warnstadt
Weidman Weigel Welter Whitead
Wise Witt Barry,
Presiding
The nays were, none.
Absent or not voting, 1:
Vande Hoef
The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared
to have passed the House and the title was agreed to.
House File 577, a bill for an act relating to continuing
education requirements of real estate appraisers, was taken up
for consideration.
Van Fossen of Scott moved that the bill be read a last time now
and placed upon its passage which motion prevailed and the bill
was read a last time.
On the question "Shall the bill pass?" (H.F. 577)
The ayes were, 99:
Arnold Bell Bernau
Blodgett Boddicker Boggess Bradley
Brand Brauns Brunkhorst Bukta Burnett
Carroll Cataldo Chapman Chiodo
Churchill Cohoon Connors Corbett, Spkr.
Cormack Dinkla Dix Doderer
Dolecheck Dotzler Drake Drees
Eddie Falck Fallon Foege
Ford Frevert Garman Gipp
Greig Greiner Gries Grundberg
Hahn Hansen Heaton Holmes
Holveck Houser Huseman Huser
Jacobs Jenkins Jochum Kinzer
Klemme Koenigs Kreiman Kremer
Lamberti Larkin Larson Lord Martin
Mascher May Mertz Metcalf
Meyer Millage Moreland Mundie
Murphy Myers Nelson O'Brien
Osterhaus Rants Rayhons
Reynolds-Knight Richardson Scherrman Schrader Shoultz
Siegrist Sukup Taylor Teig
Thomas Thomson Tyrrell Van Fossen
Van Maanen Veenstra Warnstadt
Weidman Weigel Welter Whitead Wise
Witt Barry,
Presiding
The nays were, none.
Absent or not voting, 1:
Vande Hoef
The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared
to have passed the House and the title was agreed to.
IMMEDIATE MESSAGES
Siegrist of Pottawattamie asked and received unanimous consent
that the following bills be immediately messaged to the Senate:
House Files 589 and 577.
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 March 26, 1997, passed the following bill in
which the concurrence of the House is asked:
Senate File 451, a bill for an act relating to milk and milk
products, providing for the issuance of licenses and permits,
fees, and providing penalties.
MARY PAT GUNDERSON, Secretary
House File 697, a bill for an act relating to certain procedures
of the ethics and campaign disclosure board and filing
requirements and certain requirements for use of campaign funds,
was taken up for consideration.
The House stood at ease at 2:00 p.m., until the fall of the
gavel.
The House resumed session and consideration of House File 697 at
3:25 p.m., Carroll of Poweshiek in the chair.
QUORUM CALL
A non-record roll call was requested to determine that a quorum
was present. The vote revealed fifty-five members present,
forty-five absent.
Jochum of Dubuque offered the following amendment H-1381 filed
by Doderer of Johnson and moved its adoption:
H-1381
1 Amend House File 697 as follows:
2 1. Page 7, lines 26 through 28, by striking the
3 words "expenses that are reimbursed or paid by the
4 client of the lobbyist and are reported by the client
5 pursuant to section 68B.38, subsection 1, or".
A non-record roll call was requested.
The ayes were 40, nays 49.
Amendment H-1381 lost.
Doderer of Johnson offered amendment H-1382 filed by her as
follows:
H-1382
1 Amend House File 697 as follows:
2 1. Page 9, lines 4 and 5, by striking the words
3 "and July 31" and inserting the following: "and July
4 31".
5 2. Page 9, by striking lines 7 through 11 and
6 inserting the following: "that contains information
7 on all salaries, fees, and retainers paid by the
8 lobbyist's client to the lobbyist for lobbying
9 purposes during the preceding six calendar months.
10 Reports by lobbyists' clients shall be filed with
11 the".
Jochum of Dubuque offered the following amendment H-1402, to
amendment H-1382, filed by her from the floor and moved its
adoption:
H-1402
1 Amend the amendment, H-1382, to House File 697 as
2 follows:
3 1. Page 1, by striking lines 5 through 11 and
4 inserting the following:
5 " . Page 9, lines 10 and 11, by striking the
6 words "six calendar months year." and inserting the
7 following: "six calendar months.""
8 2. By renumbering as necessary.
Amendment H-1402 was adopted.
Doderer of Johnson moved the adoption of amendment H-1382, as
amended.
Roll call was requested by Doderer of Johnson and Jochum of
Dubuque.
On the question "Shall amendment H-1382 as amended, be adopted?"
(H.F. 697)
Rule 75 was invoked.
The ayes were, 47:
Bell Bernau Brand Bukta
Burnett Cataldo Chapman Chiodo
Cohoon Connors Doderer Dotzler
Drees Falck Fallon Foege
Ford Frevert Garman Holveck Huser
Jochum Kinzer Koenigs Kreiman
Larkin Mascher May Mertz
Moreland Mundie Murphy Myers
O'Brien Osterhaus Reynolds-Knight Richardson
Scherrman Schrader Shoultz Taylor
Thomas Warnstadt Weigel Whitead
Wise Witt
The nays were, 52:
Arnold Barry Blodgett Boddicker
Boggess Bradley Brauns Brunkhorst
Churchill Corbett, Spkr. Cormack Dinkla
Dix Dolecheck Drake Eddie
Gipp Greig Greiner Gries
Grundberg Hahn Hansen Heaton
Holmes Houser Huseman Jacobs
Jenkins Klemme Kremer Larson
Lord Martin Metcalf Meyer
Millage Nelson Rants Rayhons
Siegrist Sukup Teig Thomson
Tyrrell Van Fossen Van Maanen Vande Hoef
Veenstra Weidman Welter Carroll,
Presiding
Absent or not voting, 1:
Lamberti
Amendment H-1382 lost.
Doderer of Johnson offered amendment H-1389 filed by her as
follows:
H-1389
1 Amend House File 697 as follows:
2 1. Page 9, by inserting after line 20 the
3 following:
4 "Sec. 100. CAMPAIGN FINANCE COMMISSION
5 ESTABLISHED. The campaign finance commission is
6 established to study the laws relating to the
7 financing of elections for office and to recommend
8 reforms in these laws, according to the following:
9 1. Appointment. The commission shall be composed
10 of seven members, bipartisan and gender-balanced in
11 accordance with sections 69.16 and 69.16A, and
12 appointed as follows:
13 a. Three members shall be the state chairs of each
14 of the political parties, as defined in section 43.2,
15 or their designees.
16 b. Four members shall be jointly appointed by the
17 majority and minority leaders of the house and senate.
18 These members shall be appointed from nonpartisan
19 organizations which have researched, studied, and
20 advocated the issue of political campaign finance
21 reform for fifteen years or more, or who are specially
22 qualified to serve on the commission because of
23 training or experience.
24 c. The commission shall elect a chair and vice-
25 chair at its first meetings.
26 2. Terms. The members of the commission shall
27 serve for the life of the commission.
28 3. Vacancies. A vacancy in the commission shall
29 be filled in the manner in which the original
30 appointment was made.
31 Sec. 101. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.
32 1. Hearings. The commission may hold hearings
33 which shall be open and announced in advance to the
34 public, take testimony, and receive evidence as the
35 commission considers appropriate. Activities of the
36 commission shall be held in accordance with chapter
37 21.
38 The commission shall hold at least one hearing in
39 each congressional district within the state
40 specifically to obtain public input on the issue of
41 campaign finance reform.
42 2. Quorum. Four members of the commission shall
43 constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may hold
44 hearings.
45 3. Report. Not later than December 15, 1997, the
46 commission shall submit to the general assembly a
47 report of the activities of the commission, together
48 with a draft of legislation recommended by the
49 commission to reform the laws regarding the financing
50 of political campaigns for consideration by the
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1 general assembly in 1998 according to the provisions
2 of this Act.
3 4. Matters to be considered. In holding hearings
4 and preparing the report required under subsection 3,
5 the commission shall consider all issues related to
6 campaign finance reform, including, but not limited to
7 expenditure limits, expenditure and contribution
8 disclosure, contribution limits by individuals and
9 committees, soft money, independent expenditures, and
10 negative campaigning. The commission may secure
11 directly from any department or agency such
12 information as the commission considers necessary, and
13 the department or agency shall promptly furnish such
14 information to the commission.
15 5. Staffing. Assistance shall be provided to the
16 commission by the central nonpartisan legislative
17 staff bureaus. The commission may utilize the
18 services of the legislative service bureau in
19 formulating a draft of legislation. The attorney
20 general's office and the ethics and campaign
21 disclosure board shall serve as consultants, and
22 advise the commission as necessary.
23 Sec. 102. FAST-TRACK PROCEDURE.
24 1. The legislation drafted by the commission shall
25 be filed with each chamber on the first day of the
26 1998 legislative session, and immediately assigned to
27 the committee on state government in each chamber.
28 2. Each committee on state government shall have
29 no more than one week from the first day of the
30 legislative session to review the legislation. If
31 approved by the committee, the legislation shall
32 immediately be placed on the calendar for
33 consideration by the full chamber. The legislation
34 must be approved or rejected by both chambers within
35 thirty days of the first day of the 1998 legislative
36 session.
37 3. No amendment to the draft legislation shall be
38 in order in either chamber of the general assembly,
39 either in committee or on the floor. No motion to
40 suspend the application of these rules shall be in
41 order in either chamber of the general assembly,
42 either in committee or on the floor.
43 4. All time periods under this section shall be
44 calculated according to calendar days. Weekends and
45 days when the general assembly is not in session shall
46 be included in any calculation.
47 Sec. 103. TERMINATION. The commission shall cease
48 to exist one month after the submission of its report
49 under section 101 of this Act."
Gipp of Winneshiek rose on a point of order that amendment
H-1389 was not germane.
The Speaker ruled the point well taken and amendment H-1389 not
germane.
Jochum of Dubuque asked for unanimous consent to suspend the
rules to consider amendment H-1389.
Objection was raised.
Jochum of Dubuque moved to suspend the rules to consider
amendment H-1389.
Roll call was requested by Jochum of Dubuque and Schrader of
Marion.
On the question "Shall the rules be suspended to consider
amendment H-1389?" (H.F. 697)
The ayes were, 46:
Bell Bernau Brand Bukta
Burnett Cataldo Chapman Chiodo
Cohoon Connors Doderer Dotzler
Drees Falck Fallon Foege
Ford Frevert Holveck Huser
Jochum Kinzer Koenigs Kreiman
Larkin Mascher May Mertz
Moreland Mundie Murphy Myers
O'Brien Osterhaus Reynolds-Knight Richardson
Scherrman Schrader Shoultz Taylor
Thomas Warnstadt Weigel Whitead
Wise Witt
The nays were, 54:
Arnold Barry Blodgett Boddicker
Boggess Bradley Brauns Brunkhorst
Churchill Corbett, Spkr. Cormack Dinkla
Dix Dolecheck Drake Eddie
Garman Gipp Greig Greiner
Gries Grundberg Hahn Hansen
Heaton Holmes Houser Huseman
Jacobs Jenkins Klemme Kremer
Lamberti Larson Lord Martin
Metcalf Meyer Millage Nelson
Rants Rayhons Siegrist Sukup
Teig Thomson Tyrrell Van Fossen
Van Maanen Vande Hoef Veenstra Weidman
Welter Carroll,
Presiding
Absent or not voting, none.
The motion to suspend the rules lost.
Jochum of Dubuque asked for unanimous consent to suspend the
rules to consider amendment H-1395.
Objection was raised.
Jochum of Dubuque moved to suspend the rules to consider
amendment H-1395, filed by her from the floor as follows:
H-1395
1 Amend House File 697 as follows:
2 1. Page 5, by striking lines 21 through 33.
3 2. By renumbering as necessary.
Roll call was requested by Jochum of Dubuque and Myers of
Johnson.
On the question "Shall the rules be suspended to consider
amendment H-1395?" (H.F. 697)
The ayes were, 45:
Bell Bernau Brand Bukta
Burnett Chapman Chiodo Cohoon
Connors Doderer Dotzler Drees
Falck Fallon Foege Ford
Frevert Holveck Huser Jochum
Kinzer Koenigs Kreiman Larkin
Mascher May Mertz Moreland
Mundie Murphy Myers O'Brien
Osterhaus Reynolds-Knight Richardson Scherrman
Schrader Shoultz Taylor Thomas
Warnstadt Weigel Whitead Wise
Witt
The nays were, 54:
Arnold Barry Blodgett Boddicker
Boggess Bradley Brauns Brunkhorst
Churchill Corbett, Spkr. Cormack Dinkla
Dix Dolecheck Drake Eddie
Garman Gipp Greig Greiner
Gries Grundberg Hahn Hansen
Heaton Holmes Houser Huseman
Jacobs Jenkins Klemme Kremer
Lamberti Larson Lord Martin
Metcalf Meyer Millage Nelson
Rants Rayhons Siegrist Sukup
Teig Thomson Tyrrell Van Fossen
Van Maanen Vande Hoef Veenstra Weidman
Welter Carroll,
Presiding
Absent or not voting, 1:
Cataldo
The motion to suspend the rules lost.
RULE 31.8 SUSPENDED
Jochum of Dubuque asked and received unanimous consent to
suspend Rule 31.8, relating to the timely filing of amendments,
to consider amendment H-1393.
Jochum of Dubuque offered the following amendment H-1393 filed
by her from the floor and moved its adoption:
H-1393
1 Amend House File 697 as follows:
2 1. Page 6, by striking lines 14 through 17 and
3 inserting the following:
4 "d. Return of contributions to contributors on a
5 pro rata basis, except that any contributor who
6 contributed five ten dollars or less may be excluded
7 from the distribution.
8 e. Contributions to another candidate's committee
9 when".
Amendment H-1393 was adopted.
Jochum of Dubuque asked and received unanimous consent to
suspend Rule 31.8, relating to the timely filing of amendments,
to consider amendment H-1392.
Jochum of Dubuque offered the following amendment H-1392 filed
by her from the floor and moved its adoption:
H-1392
1 Amend House File 697 as follows:
2 1. Page 9, by inserting after line 20 the
3 following:
4 "Sec. ___. The legislative council is directed to
5 establish an interim study committee to review all
6 administrative rules adopted by the Iowa ethics and
7 campaign disclosure board."
8 2. By renumbering as necessary.
Amendment H-1392 was adopted.
Gipp of Winneshiek moved that the bill be read a last time now
and placed upon its passage which motion prevailed and the bill
was read a last time.
On the question "Shall the bill pass?" (H.F. 697)
The ayes were, 59:
Arnold Barry Blodgett Boddicker
Boggess Bradley Brauns Brunkhorst
Cataldo Chiodo Corbett, Spkr. Cormack
Dinkla Dix Dolecheck Drake
Drees Eddie Ford Gipp
Greig Greiner Gries Grundberg
Hahn Hansen Heaton Holmes
Houser Huseman Huser Jacobs
Jenkins Klemme Kremer Lamberti
Larson Lord Martin Metcalf
Meyer Millage Mundie Nelson
Rants Rayhons Siegrist Sukup
Teig Thomas Thomson Tyrrell
Van Fossen Van Maanen Vande Hoef Veenstra
Weidman Welter Carroll,
Presiding
The nays were, 41:
Bell Bernau Brand Bukta
Burnett Chapman Churchill Cohoon
Connors Doderer Dotzler Falck
Fallon Foege Frevert Garman
Holveck Jochum Kinzer Koenigs
Kreiman Larkin Mascher May
Mertz Moreland Murphy Myers
O'Brien Osterhaus Reynolds-Knight Richardson
Scherrman Schrader Shoultz Taylor
Warnstadt Weigel Whitead Wise
Witt
Absent or not voting, none.
The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared
to have passed the House and the title was agreed to.
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 March 26, 1997, passed the following bill in
which the concurrence of the House is asked:
Senate File 188, a bill for an act relating to the allocation of
gambling receipts for horse race purses.
MARY PAT GUNDERSON, Secretary
IMMEDIATE MESSAGE
Siegrist of Pottawattamie asked and received unanimous consent
that House File 697 be immediately messaged to the Senate.
MOTIONS TO RECONSIDER WITHDRAWN
(House File 686)
Koenigs of Mitchell and Vande Hoef of Osceola asked and received
unanimous consent to withdraw their motions to reconsider House
File 686, a bill for an act 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
affected property, filed by them on March 24, 1997, placing out
of order amendment H-1357, filed by Murphy, et al., on March 25,
1997.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Leave of absence was granted as follows:
Weigel of Chickasaw, for the remainder of the day, on request of
Schrader of Marion.
House File 612, a bill for an act relating to child support
recovery, providing penalties, and providing effective dates,
was taken up for consideration.
Boddicker of Cedar asked and received unanimous consent to
withdraw amendment H-1270 filed by him on March 20, 1997.
Boddicker of Cedar offered the following amendment H-1277 filed
by him and moved its adoption:
H-1277
1 Amend House File 612 as follows:
2 1. Page 6, by striking lines 6 and 7 and
3 inserting the following: "rescinded by registration
4 by the state registrar of a completed and".
5 2. Page 6, line 14, by striking the word "(a)"
6 and inserting the following: "(1)".
7 3. Page 6, line 16, by striking the word "(b)"
8 and inserting the following: "(2)".
9 4. By striking page 6, line 21, through page 7,
10 line 1.
11 5. Page 7, line 2, by striking by striking the
12 word "c" and inserting the following: "b".
13 6. Page 7, line 10, by striking by striking the
14 word "d" and inserting the following: "c".
15 7. Page 7, line 11, by striking the words "and
16 the" and inserting the following: "and an
17 administrative process for rescission. The".
18 8. Page 7, line 15, by inserting after the word
19 "form." the following: "The Iowa department of public
20 health shall adopt rules which establish a fee, based
21 upon the average administrative cost, to be collected
22 for the registration of a rescission."
23 9. Page 7, by inserting after line 15 the
24 following:
25 "d. If an affidavit of paternity has been
26 rescinded under this subsection, the state registrar
27 shall not register any subsequent affidavit of
28 paternity signed by the same mother and putative
29 father relating to the same child."
Amendment H-1277 was adopted.
Boddicker of Cedar asked and received unanimous consent to
withdraw amendment H-1286 filed by him on March 24, 1997.
Boddicker of Cedar asked and received unanimous consent to
withdraw amendment H-1328 filed by him on March 25, 1997.
Boddicker of Cedar offered amendment H-1342 filed by him as
follows:
H-1342
1 Amend House File 612 as follows:
2 1. Page 31, by inserting after line 31 the
3 following:
4 "Sec. ___. NEW SECTION. 252B.6A EXTERNAL
5 SERVICES - OBSTRUCTION OF ACTIONS.
6 1. Provided that the action is consistent with
7 applicable federal law and regulation, an attorney
8 licensed to practice in this state may, for the
9 purposes of collecting support payments for cases
10 being enforced by the unit for which public assistance
11 is being provided to a dependent child and for which
12 no payment has been made in accordance with an
13 administrative or court order for more than one year
14 from the entering of the order, initiate proceedings
15 to collect the support.
16 2. The attorney initiating the action shall notify
17 the unit of the action, but shall not be subject to
18 prior consent of the unit, any party to the action, or
19 any other person to initiate the action.
20 3. The attorney may utilize any action or
21 proceeding authorized by law and available to a
22 private attorney or obligee to enforce the support
23 obligation.
24 4. All of the following are applicable to an
25 action initiated by an attorney under this section:
26 a. The attorney has a lien for compensation which
27 is an amount equal to thirty-three and one-third
28 percent of any amount collected due to the action.
29 b. The amount paid toward the lien and any court
30 costs incurred are in addition to the amount of the
31 support obligation to be paid under the support order.
32 c. Negotiation of a partial payment or settlement
33 of any action shall not be made without the approval
34 of the unit.
35 5. An obligor or payor of income who obstructs an
36 action to collect support under this section is
37 subject to a penalty, which is three times the amount
38 of the support obligation and which is in addition to
39 the amount of support owed. The attorney shall reduce
40 this amount to a judgment which may be collected
41 through any action or proceeding available to a
42 private attorney. Any penalty collected shall be
43 applied equally to the support obligation assigned to
44 the state and to payment of the lien established under
45 subsection 4.
46 6. An action initiated under this section
47 constitutes a substantial change in circumstances.
48 This basis for modification of the child support order
49 is applicable to orders existing or entered on or
50 after July 1, 1997."
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1 2. Page 117, by inserting after line 7 the
2 following:
3 "Sec. ___. Section 598.21, Code 1997, is amended
4 by adding the following new subsection:
5 NEW SUBSECTION. 9A. An action initiated under
6 section 252B.6A constitutes a substantial change of
7 circumstances. This basis for modification is
8 applicable to orders existing or entered on or after
9 July 1, 1997."
10 3. By renumbering as necessary.
The following amendment H-1434, to amendment H-1342, filed by
Boddicker of Cedar from the floor was adopted by unanimous
consent:
H-1434
1 Amend amendment H-1342, to House File 612, as
2 follows:
3 1. Page 1, line 35, by inserting after the word
4 "who" the word "knowingly".
Gipp of Winneshiek in the chair at 6:50 p.m.
Boddicker of Cedar moved the adoption of H-1342, as amended.
A non-record roll call was requested.
The ayes were 41, nays 45.
Amendment H-1342 lost.
Boddicker of Cedar offered the following amendment H-1330 filed
by Boddicker, et al., and moved its adoption:
H-1330
1 Amend House File 612 as follows:
2 1. Page 41, by inserting after line 20 the
3 following:
4 "Sec. ___. NEW SECTION. 252B.17A IMAGING OR
5 PHOTOGRAPHIC COPIES - ORIGINALS DESTROYED.
6 1. If the unit, in the regular course of business
7 or activity, has recorded or received any memorandum,
8 writing, entry, print, document, representation, or
9 combination thereof, of any act, transaction,
10 occurrence, event, or communication from any source,
11 and in the regular course of business has caused any
12 or all of the same to be recorded, copied, or
13 reproduced by any photographic, photostatic,
14 microfilm, microcard, miniature photographic,
15 electronic imaging, electronic data processing, or
16 other process which accurately reproduces or forms a
17 durable medium for accurately and legibly reproducing
18 an unaltered image or reproduction of the original,
19 the original may be destroyed. Such reproduction,
20 when satisfactorily identified, is as admissible in
21 evidence as the original itself in any judicial or
22 administrative proceeding whether the original is in
23 existence or not and an enlargement or facsimile of
24 such reproduction is likewise admissible in evidence
25 if the original recording, copy, or reproduction is in
26 existence and available for inspection. The
27 introduction of a reproduced record, enlargement, or
28 facsimile, does not preclude admission of the
29 original.
30 2. The electronically imaged, copied, or otherwise
31 reproduced record or document maintained or received
32 by the unit, when certified over the signature of a
33 designated employee of the unit, shall be considered
34 to be satisfactorily identified. Certified documents
35 are deemed to have been imaged or copied or otherwise
36 reproduced accurately and unaltered in the regular
37 course of business, and such documents are admissible
38 in any judicial or administrative proceeding as
39 evidence. Additional proof of the official character
40 of the person certifying the record or authenticity of
41 the person's signature shall not be required.
42 Whenever the unit or an employee of the unit is served
43 with a summons, subpoena, subpoena duces tecum, or
44 order directing production of such records, the unit
45 or employee may comply by transmitting a copy of the
46 record certified as described above to the district
47 court."
48 2. By renumbering as necessary.
Amendment H-1330 was adopted.
Heaton of Henry offered amendment H-1318 filed by him and
Lamberti of Polk as follows:
H-1318
1 Amend House File 612, as follows:
2 1. Page 44, by inserting after line 11 the
3 following:
4 "Sec. ___. Section 252C.3, subsection 1, paragraph
5 f, and subsection 5, Code 1997, are amended to read as
6 follows:
7 f. A statement that, as soon as the order is
8 entered, unless the responsible person requests
9 judicial review of the financial responsibility order
10 pursuant to section 252C.5, the property of the
11 responsible person is subject to collection action,
12 including but not limited to wage withholding,
13 garnishment, attachment of a lien, and execution.
14 5. The responsible person shall be sent a copy of
15 the order by regular mail addressed to the responsible
16 person's last known address, or if applicable, to the
17 last known address of the responsible person's
18 attorney. The Unless the responsible person requests
19 judicial review pursuant to section 252C.5, the order
20 is final, and action by the administrator to enforce
21 and collect upon the order, including arrearages and
22 medical support, or both, may be taken from the date
23 of issuance of the order.
24 Sec. ___. Section 252C.4, subsection 6, Code 1997,
25 is amended to read as follows:
26 6. Actions initiated by the administrator under
27 this chapter, with the exception of an action
28 requesting judicial review of a financial
29 responsibility order pursuant to section 252C.5, are
30 not subject to chapter 17A and resulting court
31 hearings following certification shall be an original
32 hearing before the district court.
33 Sec. ___. Section 252C.5, Code 1997, is amended to
34 read as follows:
35 252C.5 FILING AND DOCKETING OF FINANCIAL
36 RESPONSIBILITY ORDER - ORDER EFFECTIVE AS DISTRICT
37 COURT DECREE.
38 1. A true copy of any order entered by the
39 administrator pursuant to this chapter, along with a
40 true copy of the return of service, if applicable, may
41 be filed in the office of the clerk of the district
42 court in the manner established pursuant to section
43 252C.4, subsection 1.
44 2. The administrator's order shall be presented,
45 ex parte, to the district court for review and
46 approval and the administrator shall serve notice of
47 the presentation of the order to the responsible
48 person in accordance with the rules of civil
49 procedure. Unless defects appear on the face of the
50 order or on the attachments, or unless the responsible
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1 person requests judicial review of the financial
2 responsibility order, the district court shall approve
3 the order. The approved order shall have all the
4 force, effect, and attributes of a docketed order or
5 decree of the district court.
6 3. A responsible person may request judicial
7 review of a financial responsibility order presented
8 by the administrator under this section, within forty-
9 five days after being served notice pursuant to
10 subsection 2. If the responsible person timely
11 requests judicial review of the administrator's order,
12 enforcement of the order shall be stayed until
13 judicial review is completed. Judicial review shall
14 determine if the amount of support established in the
15 financial responsibility order is appropriate under
16 the circumstances of the individual case and pursuant
17 to section 598.21, subsection 4, and chapter 252E. If
18 the court determines that the amount of support is
19 appropriate, the administrator's order shall be
20 approved by the court. If the court determines that
21 the amount of support is not appropriate, the court
22 shall establish the amount of support pursuant to
23 section 598.21, subsection 4, and chapter 252E. If
24 the court establishes the amount of support, the
25 responsible person shall not be subject to payment of
26 any amount which has accrued from the time that the
27 notice was served under subsection 2 which is the
28 difference between the amount under the
29 administrator's order and the amount established by
30 the court.
31 3. 4. Upon filing or upon completion of judicial
32 review, the clerk shall enter the order in the
33 judgment docket."
34 2. By renumbering as necessary.
Heaton of Henry offered the following amendment H-1433, to
amendment H-1318, filed by him and Lamberti of Polk from the
floor and moved its adoption:
H-1433
1 Amend the amendment, H-1318, to House File 612 as
2 follows:
3 1. By striking page 1, line 4, through page 2,
4 line 34, and inserting the following:
5 "Sec. ___. Section 252C.3, subsection 1, paragraph
6 c, subparagraphs (2) and (4), Code 1997, are amended
7 to read as follows:
8 (2) A statement that if a negotiation conference
9 is requested, then the responsible person shall have
10 ten days from the date set for the negotiation
11 conference or twenty thirty days from the date of
12 service of the original notice, whichever is later, to
13 send a request for a hearing to the office of the
14 child support recovery unit which issued the notice.
15 (4) A statement that if the administrator issues a
16 new notice and finding of financial responsibility for
17 child support or medical support, or both, then the
18 responsible person shall have ten thirty days from the
19 date of issuance of the new notice or twenty days from
20 the date of service of the original notice, whichever
21 is later, to send a request for a hearing to the
22 office of the child support recovery unit which issued
23 the notice. If the administrator does not issue a new
24 notice and finding of financial responsibility for
25 child support or medical support, or both, the
26 responsible party shall have ten days from the date of
27 issuance of the conference report to send a request
28 for a hearing to the office of the child support
29 recovery unit which issued the conference report.
30 Sec. ___. Section 252C.3, subsection 1, paragraph
31 d, Code 1997, is amended to read as follows:
32 d. A statement that if the responsible person
33 objects to all or any part of the notice or finding of
34 financial responsibility for child support or medical
35 support, or both, and a negotiation conference is not
36 requested, the responsible person shall, within twenty
37 thirty days of the date of service send to the office
38 of the child support recovery unit which issued the
39 notice a written response setting forth any objections
40 and requesting a hearing.
41 Sec. ___. Section 252C.3, subsection 5, Code 1997,
42 is amended to read as follows:
43 5. The responsible person shall be sent a copy of
44 the order by regular mail addressed to the responsible
45 person's last known address, or if applicable, to the
46 last known address of the responsible person's
47 attorney. The order is final, and action by the
48 administrator to enforce and collect upon the order,
49 including arrearages and medical support, or both, may
50 be taken from the date of issuance approval of the
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1 order by the court pursuant to section 252C.5.
2 Sec. ___. Section 252C.5, Code 1997, is amended by
3 adding the following new subsection:
4 NEW SUBSECTION. 4. If the responsible party
5 appeals the order approved by the court under this
6 section, and the court on appeal establishes an amount
7 of support which is less than the amount of support
8 established under the approved order, the court, in
9 the order issued on appeal, shall reconcile the
10 amounts due and shall provide that any amount which
11 represents the difference between the amount under the
12 approved order and the amount under the order of the
13 court on appeal shall be applied to satisfy any unpaid
14 support obligations."
15 2. By renumbering as necessary.
Amendment H-1433 was adopted.
Heaton of Henry moved the adoption of H-1318, as amended.
Amendment H-1318, as amended was adopted.
Moreland of Wapello offered the following amendment H-1343 filed
by him and moved its adoption:
H-1343
1 Amend House File 612 as follows:
2 1. Page 47, line 34, by inserting after the words
3 "these obligations." the following: "These
4 obligations may include support for a child who is
5 between the ages of eighteen and twenty-two years and
6 who is regularly attending an accredited school in
7 pursuance of a course of study leading to a high
8 school diploma or its equivalent, or regularly
9 attending a course of vocational-technical training
10 either as part of a regular school program or under
11 special arrangements adapted to the individual
12 person's needs, or is, in good faith, a full-time
13 student in a college, university, or community
14 college, or has been accepted for admission to a
15 college, university, or community college and the next
16 regular term has not yet begun."
17 2. Page 48, by striking lines 5 through 7, and
18 inserting the following: "foreign jurisdiction."
19 3. By striking page 113, line 6, through page
20 114, line 11.
21 4. Page 115, by striking lines 23 through 27.
22 5. By renumbering as necessary.
A non-record roll call was requested.
The ayes were 33, nays 51.
Amendment H-1343 lost.
Boddicker of Cedar offered the following amendment H-1314 filed
by him and moved its adoption:
H-1314
1 Amend House File 612 as follows:
2 1. Page 69, by striking lines 7 through 9 and
3 inserting the following:
4 "5. "Financial institution" includes a bank,
5 credit union, or savings and loan association means
6 "financial institution" as defined in 42 U.S.C. }
7 669A(d)(1). "Financial"".
Amendment H-1314 was adopted.
Millage of Scott offered the following amendment H-1335 filed by
him and moved its adoption:
H-1335
1 Amend House File 612 as follows:
2 1. Page 113, by inserting after line 5 the
3 following:
4 "Sec. 101. Section 598.1, subsections 1, 3, and 5,
5 Code 1997, are amended to read as follows:
6 1. "Best interest of the child" includes, but is
7 not limited to, the opportunity for the maximum
8 possible continuous physical and emotional contact
9 possible with access by the child to both parents,
10 unless direct physical or significant emotional harm
11 to the child may result from this contact access.
12 Refusal by one parent to provide this opportunity
13 access by the child to the other parent without just
14 cause shall be considered harmful to the best interest
15 of the child.
16 3. "Joint custody" or "joint legal custody" means
17 an award of legal custody of a minor child to both
18 parents jointly under which both parents have legal
19 custodial rights and responsibilities toward the child
20 and under which neither parent has legal custodial
21 rights superior to those of the other parent. The
22 court may award physical care to one parent only.
23 Rights and responsibilities of joint legal custody
24 include, but are not limited to, equal participation
25 in decisions affecting the child's legal status,
26 medical care, education, extracurricular activities,
27 third-party child care, and religious instruction.
28 5. "Physical care" means the right and
29 responsibility to maintain the principal a home of for
30 the minor child and provide for the routine care of
31 the child.
32 Sec. 102. Section 598.1, Code 1997, is amended by
33 adding the following new subsections:
34 NEW SUBSECTION. 3A. "Joint physical care" means
35 an award of physical care of a minor child to both
36 joint legal custodial parents under which both parents
37 have rights and responsibilities toward the child
38 including, but not limited to, shared parenting time
39 with the child, maintaining homes for the child,
40 providing routine care for the child and under which
41 neither parent has physical care rights superior to
42 those of the other parent.
43 NEW SUBSECTION. 3B. "Legal custody" or "custody"
44 means an award of the rights of legal custody of a
45 minor child to a parent under which a parent has legal
46 custodial rights and responsibilities toward the
47 child. Rights and responsibilities of legal custody
48 include, but are not limited to, decision making
49 affecting the child's legal status, medical care,
50 education, extracurricular activities, third-party
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1 child care, and religious instruction."
2 2. Page 122, by inserting after line 35 the
3 following:
4 "Sec. 103. Section 598.41, subsection 1,
5 paragraphs a and c, Code 1997, are amended to read as
6 follows:
7 a. The court, insofar as is reasonable and in the
8 best interest of the child, shall order the custody
9 award, including liberal visitation rights where
10 appropriate, which will assure the child the
11 opportunity for the maximum possible continuing
12 physical and emotional contact with access to both
13 parents after the parents have separated or dissolved
14 the marriage, and which will encourage parents to
15 share the rights and responsibilities of raising the
16 child unless direct physical harm or significant
17 emotional harm to the child, other children, or a
18 parent is likely to result from such contact with
19 access to one parent.
20 c. The court shall consider the denial by one
21 parent of the child's opportunity for right to the
22 maximum possible continuing contact with access to the
23 other parent, without just cause, a significant factor
24 in determining the proper custody arrangement. Just
25 cause may include a determination by the court
26 pursuant to subsection 3, paragraph "j", that a
27 history of domestic abuse exists between the parents.
28 Sec. 104. Section 598.41, subsection 3, paragraph
29 b, Code 1997, is amended to read as follows:
30 b. Whether the psychological and emotional needs
31 and development of the child will suffer due to lack
32 of active contact with access to and attention from
33 both parents.
34 Sec. 105. Section 598.41, subsections 5 and 6,
35 Code 1997, are amended to read as follows:
36 5. Joint legal custody does not require joint
37 physical care. When the court determines such action
38 would be in the best interest of preserve the
39 relationship between each parent and the child, joint
40 physical care may be given awarded to both joint
41 custodial parents or physical care may be awarded to
42 one joint custodial parent and not to the other. If
43 one joint custodial parent is awarded physical care,
44 the court shall hold that parent responsible for
45 providing for the best interest of physical care shall
46 support the other parent's relationship with the
47 child. However, physical Physical care given awarded
48 to one parent does not affect the other parent's
49 rights and responsibilities as a joint legal custodian
50 of the child. Rights and responsibilities as joint
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1 legal custodian of the child include, but are not
2 limited to, equal participation in decisions affecting
3 the child's legal status, medical care, education,
4 extracurricular activities, third-party child care,
5 and religious instruction.
6 6. When the a parent awarded legal custody or
7 physical care of the a child cannot act as custodian
8 or caretaker because the parent has died or has been
9 judicially adjudged incompetent, the court shall award
10 legal custody including physical care of the child to
11 the surviving parent unless the court finds that such
12 an award is not in the child's best interest."
13 3. Page 124, by inserting after line 13 the
14 following:
15 "Sec. ___. EFFECTIVE DATE. Sections 101, 102,
16 103, 104, and 105 of this Division XII, being deemed
17 of immediate importance, are effective upon
18 enactment."
19 4. By renumbering as necessary.
Amendment H-1335 was adopted.
Boddicker of Cedar offered the following amendment H-1320 filed
by him and Burnett of Story and moved its adoption:
H-1320
1 Amend House File 612 as follows:
2 1. Page 114, line 27, by inserting after the
3 figure "598.14." the following: "The three-month
4 limitation applies to modification actions pending on
5 or after July 1, 1997."
6 2. Page 116, line 17, by inserting after the word
7 "party." the following: "The three-month limitation
8 applies to a modification action pending on or after
9 July 1, 1997."
Amendment H-1320 was adopted.
Boddicker of Cedar asked and received unanimous consent that
amendment H-1282 be deferred.
Connors of Polk asked and received unanimous consent to withdraw
amendment H-1333 filed by him and Boddicker of Cedar on March
25, 1997.
Connors of Polk offered amendment H-1379 filed by him and
Boddicker of Cedar as follows:
H-1379
1 Amend House File 612 as follows:
2 1. Page 115, line 24, by striking the word
3 "subsection" and inserting the following:
4 "subsections".
5 2. Page 115, by inserting after line 27 the
6 following:
7 "NEW SUBSECTION. 8A. If a parent awarded joint
8 legal custody and physical care or sole legal custody
9 is relocating the residence of the minor child to a
10 location which is less than one hundred fifty miles
11 from the residence of the minor child at the time that
12 custody was awarded, the court may consider the
13 relocation as a factor in determining whether to grant
14 an application for modification of a decree or a
15 petition for modification of an order regarding the
16 custody arrangements. If a parent awarded joint legal
17 custody and physical care or sole legal custody is
18 relocating the residence of the minor child to a
19 location which is one hundred fifty miles or more from
20 the residence of the minor child at the time that
21 custody was awarded, the relocation shall be
22 considered a substantial change in circumstances and
23 the court shall modify the custody order to, at a
24 minimum, preserve, as nearly as possible, the existing
25 relationship between the minor child and the
26 nonrelocating parent. If modified, the order may
27 include a provision for extended visitation during
28 summer vacations and school breaks and scheduled
29 telephone contact between the nonrelocating parent and
30 the minor child. The modification may include a
31 provision assigning the responsibility for
32 transportation of the minor child for visitation
33 purposes to either or both parents. If the court
34 makes a finding of past interference by the parent
35 awarded joint legal custody and physical care or sole
36 legal custody with the minor child's access to the
37 other parent, the court may order the posting of a
38 cash bond to assure future compliance with the
39 visitation provisions of the decree. The supreme
40 court shall prescribe guidelines for the forfeiting of
41 the bond and restoration of the bond following
42 forfeiting of the bond."
43 3. Page 121, by inserting after line 25 the
44 following:
45 "Sec. ___. Section 598.23, subsection 2, Code
46 1997, is amended by adding the following new
47 paragraphs:
48 NEW PARAGRAPH. c. Directs the parties to provide
49 access to the child through a neutral party or neutral
50 site or center.
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1 NEW PARAGRAPH. d. Imposes sanctions or specific
2 requirements or orders the parties to participate in
3 mediation to enforce the joint custody provisions of
4 the decree.
5 Sec. ___. Section 598.23, Code 1997, is amended by
6 adding the following new subsection:
7 NEW SUBSECTION. 3. In addition to the provisions
8 for punishment for contempt under this section, if the
9 court finds a person in contempt for failing to comply
10 with the visitation provisions of an order or decree
11 without good cause, the court may enjoin the contemnor
12 from engaging in the activity governed by a license to
13 operate a motor vehicle through suspension or
14 revocation of the license and may impose conditions
15 for reinstatement of the license."
16 4. By renumbering as necessary.
Kreiman of Davis offered amendment H-1400, to amendment H-1379,
filed by him from the floor and requested division as follows:
H-1400
1 Amend the amendment, H-1379, to House File 612 as
2 follows:
H-1400A
3 1. Page 1, line 33, by striking the words "If the
4 court".
5 2. Page 1, by striking lines 34 through 42.
H-1400B
6 3. Page 2, by striking lines 5 through 15.
H-1400A
7 4. By renumbering as necessary.
Kreiman of Davis moved the adoption of amendment H-1400A, to
amendment H-1379.
Amendment H-1400A lost.
Kreiman of Davis moved the adoption of amendment H-1400B to
amendment H-1379.
Roll call was requested by Kreiman of Davis and Doderer of
Johnson.
On the question "Shall amendment H-1400B, to amendment
H-1379, be adopted?" (H.F. 612)
The ayes were, 43:
Bell Bernau Brand Bukta
Burnett Cataldo Chapman Chiodo
Cohoon Doderer Dotzler Drees
Falck Foege Ford Frevert
Holveck Huser Jenkins Jochum
Kinzer Koenigs Kreiman Larkin
Mascher May Mertz Moreland
Mundie Murphy Myers O'Brien
Osterhaus Reynolds-Knight Richardson Scherrman
Schrader Shoultz Taylor Thomas
Warnstadt Wise Witt
The nays were, 54:
Arnold Barry Blodgett Boddicker
Boggess Bradley Brauns Brunkhorst
Carroll Churchill Connors Corbett, Spkr.
Cormack Dinkla Dix Dolecheck
Drake Eddie Fallon Garman
Greig Greiner Gries Grundberg
Hahn Hansen Heaton Holmes
Houser Huseman Jacobs Klemme
Kremer Lamberti Larson Lord
Martin Metcalf Meyer Millage
Nelson Rants Rayhons Sukup
Teig Thomson Tyrrell Van Fossen
Van Maanen Veenstra Weidman Welter
Whitead Gipp,
Presiding
Absent or not voting, 3:
Siegrist Vande Hoef Weigel
Amendment H-1400B lost.
Connors of Polk moved the adoption of amendment H-1379.
Amendment H-1379 was adopted.
Tyrrell of Iowa asked and received unanimous consent to withdraw
amendment H-1279 filed by him on March 24, 1997.
Kreiman of Davis offered the following amendment H-1341 filed by
him and moved its adoption:
H-1341
1 Amend House File 612 as follows:
2 1. By striking page 123, line 1, through page
3 124, line 13.
4 2. By striking page 129, line 15, through page
5 130, line 22.
6 3. By renumbering as necessary.
A non-record roll call was requested.
The ayes were 54, nays 29.
Amendment H-1341 was adopted.
Boddicker of Cedar asked and received unanimous consent to
withdraw amendment H-1278 filed by him on March 24, 1997.
Burnett of Story offered amendment H-1295 filed by Burnett, et
al., as follows:
H-1295
1 Amend House File 612 as follows:
2 1. By striking page 131, line 26, through page
3 132, line 5.
4 2. By renumbering as necessary.
Roll call was requested by Moreland of Wapello and Doderer of
Johnson.
On the question "Shall amendment H-1295 be adopted?" (H.F. 612)
The ayes were, 44:
Bell Bernau Brand Bukta
Burnett Cataldo Chapman Chiodo
Cohoon Connors Doderer Dotzler
Falck Foege Ford Frevert
Holveck Huser Jochum Kinzer
Koenigs Kreiman Larkin Mascher
May Mertz Metcalf Moreland
Mundie Murphy Myers O'Brien
Osterhaus Reynolds-Knight Richardson Scherrman
Schrader Shoultz Taylor Thomas
Warnstadt Whitead Wise Witt
The nays were, 53:
Arnold Barry Blodgett Boddicker
Boggess Bradley Brauns Brunkhorst
Carroll Churchill Corbett, Spkr. Cormack
Dix Dolecheck Drake Drees
Eddie Fallon Garman Greig
Greiner Gries Grundberg Hahn
Hansen Heaton Holmes Houser
Huseman Jacobs Jenkins Klemme
Kremer Lamberti Larson Lord
Martin Meyer Millage Nelson
Rants Rayhons Siegrist Sukup
Teig Thomson Tyrrell Van
Fossen Van Maanen Veenstra Weidman Welter
Gipp,
Presiding
Absent or not voting, 3:
Dinkla Vande Hoef Weigel
Amendment H-1295 lost.
Tyrrell of Iowa asked and received unanimous consent that
amendment H-1329 be deferred.
Boddicker of Cedar offered the following amendment H-1282,
previously deferred, filed by him and moved its adoption:
H-1282
1 Amend House File 612 as follows:
2 1. Page 115, by inserting after line 22 the
3 following:
4 "Sec. ___. Section 598.21, subsection 4A,
5 paragraph c, Code 1997, is amended to read as follows:
6 c. Notwithstanding paragraph "a", in a pending
7 dissolution action under this chapter, a prior
8 determination of paternity by operation of law through
9 the marriage of the established father and mother of
10 the child may be overcome under this chapter if the
11 following conditions are met:
12 (1) The established father and mother of the child
13 file a written statement with the court that both
14 parties agree that the established father is not the
15 biological father of the child.
16 (2) The court finds that it is in the best
17 interest of the child to overcome the established
18 paternity. In determining the best interest of the
19 child, the court shall consider the criteria provided
20 in section 600B.41A, subsection 3, paragraph "g"."
21 2. Page 131, by inserting before line 16 the
22 following:
23 "Sec. ___. Section 600B.41A, subsection 3,
24 paragraph e, subparagraph (1), Code 1997, is amended
25 to read as follows:
26 (1) Unless otherwise specified pursuant to
27 subsection 2 or 8, blood or genetic testing shall be
28 conducted in all cases prior to the determination by
29 the court of the best interest of the child in an
30 action to overcome the establishment of paternity."
31 3. By renumbering as necessary.
Roll call was requested by Schrader of Marion and Siegrist of
Pottawattamie.
On the question "Shall amendment H-1282 be adopted?" (H.F. 612)
Rule 75 invoked.
The ayes were, 51:
Arnold Barry Blodgett Boddicker
Boggess Bradley Brauns Brunkhorst
Carroll Churchill Corbett, Spkr. Cormack
Dinkla Dix Dolecheck Eddie
Fallon Garman Greig
Greiner Gries Hahn Hansen Heaton
Holmes Houser Huseman Jacobs
Jenkins Klemme Kremer Lamberti
Larson Lord Martin Meyer
Millage Nelson Rants Rayhons
Siegrist Sukup Teig Thomson
Tyrrell Van Fossen Van Maanen Veenstra
Weidman Welter Gipp,
Presiding
The nays were, 47:
Bell Bernau Brand Bukta
Burnett Cataldo Chapman Chiodo
Cohoon Connors Doderer Dotzler
Drake Drees Falck Foege
Ford Frevert Grundberg Holveck
Huser Jochum Kinzer Koenigs
Kreiman Larkin Mascher May
Mertz Metcalf Moreland Mundie
Murphy Myers O'Brien Osterhaus
Reynolds-Knight Richardson Scherrman Schrader
Shoultz Taylor Thomas Warnstadt
Whitead Wise Witt
Absent or not voting, 2:
Vande Hoef Weigel
Amendment H-1282 was adopted.
Tyrrell of Iowa offered the following amendment H-1329,
previously deferred, filed by him and moved its adoption:
H-1329
1 Amend House File 612 as follows:
2 1. Page 132, by inserting after line 5, the
3 following:
4 "Sec. ___. Section 600B.41A, Code 1997, is amended
5 by adding the following new subsection:
6 NEW SUBSECTION. 6A. a. If the court determines
7 that test results conducted in accordance with section
8 600B.41 or chapter 252F exclude the established father
9 as the biological father, but the court dismisses the
10 action to overcome paternity, and the criteria of
11 paragraph "b" are met, the court shall enter an order
12 which provides for all of the following:
13 (1) Relieves the established father of any or all
14 future support obligations owed on behalf of the
15 child, while preserving the paternity determination.
16 (2) Provides that any unpaid support due prior to
17 the date the order determining that the established
18 father is not the biological father is filed, is
19 satisfied.
20 b. The court shall issue an order pursuant to
21 paragraph "a" if all of the following criteria are
22 met:
23 (1) The mother represented the established father
24 as the biological father of the child in a court
25 proceeding or in any documents submitted to the court
26 or a state agency.
27 (2) The mother testified in court that a
28 possibility exists that the established father is not
29 the biological father of the child.
30 c. This subsection is applicable to any support
31 order existing or entered on or after July 1, 1997.
32 d. Any costs associated with the action to
33 overcome paternity under this section to which this
34 subsection applies shall be paid by the mother."
35 2. By renumbering as necessary.
Amendment H-1329 lost.
Boddicker of Cedar moved that the bill be read a last time now
and placed upon its passage which motion prevailed and the bill
was read a last time.
On the question "Shall the bill pass?" (H.F. 612)
The ayes were, 58:
Arnold Barry Blodgett Boddicker
Boggess Bradley Brauns Brunkhorst
Carroll Churchill Connors Corbett, Spkr.
Cormack Dix Dolecheck Drake
Drees Eddie Falck Fallon
Garman Greig Greiner Gries
Grundberg Hahn Hansen Heaton
Holmes Houser Huseman Jacobs
Jenkins Klemme Kremer Lamberti
Larson Lord Martin Mertz
Metcalf Meyer Millage Nelson
Rants Rayhons Siegrist Sukup
Teig Thomas Thomson Tyrrell
Van Fossen Van Maanen Veenstra Weidman
Welter Gipp,
Presiding
The nays were, 39:
Bell Bernau Brand Bukta
Burnett Cataldo Chapman Chiodo
Cohoon Doderer Dotzler Foege
Ford Frevert Holveck Huser
Jochum Kinzer Koenigs Kreiman
Larkin Mascher May Moreland
Mundie Murphy Myers O'Brien
Osterhaus Reynolds-Knight Richardson Scherrman
Schrader Shoultz Taylor Warnstadt
Whitead Wise Witt
Absent or not voting, 3:
Dinkla Vande Hoef Weigel
The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared
to have passed the House and the title was agreed to.
IMMEDIATE MESSAGE
Siegrist of Pottawattamie asked and received unanimous consent
that House File 612 be immediately messaged to the Senate.
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 March 26, 1997, passed the following bill in
which the concurrence of the House is asked:
Senate File 442, a bill for an act relating to the designation
of certain correctional facilities.
Also: That the Senate has on March 26, 1997, passed the
following bill in which the concurrence of the House is asked:
Senate File 472, a bill for an act prohibiting a habitual
violator or person charged with violation from constructing or
expanding an animal feeding operation structure.
MARY PAT GUNDERSON, Secretary
SPONSORS WITHDRAWN
(House File 389)
Koenigs of Mitchell requested to be withdrawn as a sponsor of
House File 389.
(House File 389)
Mertz of Kossuth requested to be withdrawn as a sponsor of House
File 389.
EXPLANATIONS OF VOTE
I was necessarily absent from the House chamber on Tuesday
morning, March 25, 1997. Had I been present, I would have voted
"aye" on House File 550.
CATALDO of Polk
On the roll call on House File 697, I inadvertently voted "aye"
when I meant to vote "nay."
FORD of Polk
PRESENTATION OF VISITORS
The Speaker announced that the following visitors were present
in the House chamber:
Thirty fifth grade students from Winterset Middle School,
Winterset, accompanied by Sharon Christopher. By Dinkla of
Guthrie.
Fifth grade students from Winterset Middle School, Winterset,
accompanied by Mrs. Olson. By Dinkla of Guthrie.
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\311 Wyndi Gray, Central Lee High School - For being named
Most Valuable Player on the varsity girls basketball team.
1997\312 Shannon Crozier, Central Lee High School - For being
named Best Defensive Player on the varsity girls basketball team.
1997\313 LeAnn Schinstock, Central Lee High School - For being
named Best Offensive Player on the varsity girls basketball team.
1997\314 Jacob Jarvis, Central Lee High School - For being named
Most Valuable Wrestler.
1997\315 Jimmie Koller, Central Lee High School - For being
named to the Southeast Iowa Super Conference First Team in boys
basketball.
1997\316 Jim Hopp, Central Lee High School - For being named to
the Southeast Iowa Super Conference Second Team in boys
basketball.
1997\317 Laura Freitag, Central Lee High School - For being
named to the Southeast Iowa Super Conference First Team in
varsity girls basketball.
1997\318 Coach Merlyn Thorson and the Saints Boys Basketball
Team, St. Ansgar - For winning the Sportsmanship Award for the
Iowa State Class 2-A Boys Basketball Tournament.
1997\319 Coach Merlyn Thorson and the Saints Boys Basketball
Team, St. Ansgar - For receiving 2nd place in the Iowa State
Class 2-A Boys Basketball Tournament.
1997\320 Adam Means, Muscatine - For being named to the "MAC"
All-Conference Basketball 1st Team.
1997\321 Jeffrey D. Vogler, Dubuque - For attaining the rank of
Eagle Scout, the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America.
1997\322 Chuck Van Hecke, Muscatine - For being named National
Athletic Director of the Year.
1997\323 Robbie Sieverding, Bellevue - For being named to the
Class 1A All-State 1st Team.
1997\324 Jerry Arthur, Norwalk - For receiving the Jaycee
Governorship Award.
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
Senate File 21
Commerce-Regulation: Van Fossen, Chair; Brunkhorst and Wise.
Senate File 354
Commerce-Regulation: Rants, Chair; Van Fossen and Weigel.
Senate File 358
State Government: Hansen, Chair; Connors and Van Fossen.
Senate File 395
Labor and Industrial Relations: Metcalf, Chair; Dix and Dotzler.
Senate File 420
Transportation: Weidman, Chair; May and Welter.
Senate File 492
Labor and Industrial Relations: Kremer, Chair; Falck and Klemme.
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 APPROPRIATIONS
Committee Bill, relating to appropriations for the department of
human services and the prevention of disabilities policy council
and including other provisions and appropriations involving
human services and health care, providing a penalty, and
providing for effective and applicability dates.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass March 25, 1997.
Senate File 391, a bill for an act relating to and making
appropriations to the state department of transportation,
including allocation and use of moneys from the general fund of
the state, road use tax fund, and primary road fund, providing
for the nonreversion of certain moneys, establishing a toll-free
road and weather reporting system, eliminating the motor vehicle
use tax as the funding source for the value-added agricultural
products and processes financial assistance program and the
renewable fuels and coproducts fund, and providing for the
designation of access Iowa highways, and providing effective
dates.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass March 24, 1997.
COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES
Senate File 176, a bill for an act relating to child sexual
abuse reporting.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass March 26, 1997.
Senate File 230, a bill for an act relating to child abuse
provisions involving assessments performed by the department of
human services in response to reports of child abuse and
providing effective dates.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass March 26, 1997.
Senate File 236, a bill for an act relating to the certificate
of need program.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass with amendment H-1416 March 26,
1997.
COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES
Senate File 95, 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 an effective date and the Act's applicability.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass March 26, 1997.
COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
House File 626, a bill for an act relating to the property tax
levy allowed certain fire districts.
Fiscal Note is required.
Recommended Do Pass March 26, 1997.
Committee Bill (Formerly House File 531), relating to the
transportation of public and nonpublic school students and other
properly related matters.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass March 26, 1997.
Committee Bill (Formerly House File 675), relating to and making
property tax relief fund appropriations and providing an
effective date.
Fiscal Note is required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass March 25, 1997.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 199), relating to
hospitals and health care facilities, including licensing and
license fees, inspections and inspection fees and fines.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass March 25, 1997.
AMENDMENTS FILED
H_1394 H.F. 681 Bradley of Clinton
Witt of Black Hawk
H_1396 H.F. 644 Holveck of Polk
H_1397 H.F. 644 Holveck of Polk
H_1398 H.F. 644 Holveck of Polk
H_1399 H.F. 644 Holveck of Polk
H_1401 H.F. 448 Moreland of Wapello
H_1402 H.F. 697 Jochum of Dubuque
H_1403 H.F. 58 Barry of Harrison
H_1404 H.F. 613 Warnstadt of Woodbury
Whitead of Woodbury
H_1405 H.F. 693 Moreland of Wapello
H_1406 H.F. 706 Koenigs of Mitchell
H_1407 H.F. 708 Koenigs of Mitchell
H_1408 H.F. 708 Koenigs of Mitchell
H_1409 H.F. 708 Koenigs of Mitchell
H_1410 H.F. 708 Kreiman of Davis
H_1411 H.F. 710 Van Fossen of Scott
Millage of Scott
Bradley of Clinton
Holmes of Scott
H_1412 H.F. 704 Welter of Jones
H_1413 H.F. 681 Burnett of Story
H_1414 H.F. 681 Mascher of Johnson
H_1415 H.F. 681 Mascher of Johnson
H_1416 S.F. 236 Committee on
Human Resources
H_1417 H.F. 643 Lamberti of Polk
H_1418 H.F. 704 May of Worth
Welter of Jones
H_1419 H.F. 704 May of Worth
Welter of Jones
H_1420 H.F. 708 Frevert of Palo Alto
Burnett of Story
Fallon of Polk
H_1421 H.F. 708 Fallon of Polk
Burnett of Story
H_1422 H.F. 708 Koenigs of Mitchell
H_1423 H.F. 708 Moreland of Wapello
H_1424 H.F. 708 Moreland of Wapello
H_1425 H.F. 708 Frevert of Palo Alto
Fallon of Polk
H_1426 S.F. 104 Mascher of Johnson
H_1427 S.F. 433 Carroll of Poweshiek
H_1428 H.F. 706 Koenigs of Mitchell
H_1429 H.F. 706 Weigel of Chickasaw
H_1430 H.F. 708 Bell of Jasper
H_1431 S.F. 104 Scherrman of Dubuque
H_1432 H.F. 706 Mundie of Webster
H_1435 H.F. 644 Jacobs of Polk
H_1436 H.F. 613 Metcalf of Polk
H_1437 H.F. 613 Wise of Lee
H_1438 H.F. 613 Wise of Lee
H_1439 H.F. 708 Drees of Carroll
H_1440 H.F. 448 Millage of Scott
H_1441 H.F. 613 Warnstadt of Woodbury
Whitead of Woodbury
H_1442 H.F. 580 Hansen of Pottawattamie
H_1443 H.F. 644 Holveck of Polk
H_1444 H.F. 640 Richardson of Warren
On motion by Siegrist of Pottawattamie, the House adjourned at
10:42 p.m., until 9:15 a.m., Thursday, March 27, 1997.
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