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Eighty-first Calendar Day - Fifty-fourth Session Day
Hall of the House of Representatives
Des Moines, Iowa, Thursday, April 3, 1997
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 8:50 a.m., Speaker pro
tempore Van Maanen of Marion in the chair.
Prayer was offered by Reverend Mike Harvey, Presbyterian Church,
Carson.
The Memorial Session Choir sang, accompanied by Senator Mary
Kramer.
The Journal of Wednesday, April 2, 1997 was approved.
PETITIONS FILED
The following petitions were received and placed on file:
By Carroll of Poweshiek, from two hundred two constituents,
favoring the "Enrich Iowa: Fund Libraries."
By Mundie of Webster, from sixteen constituents of the 14th
District in Somers, favoring the "Enrich Iowa: Fund Libraries."
By Mundie of Webster, from seventy-five constituents of the 14th
District in Manson, favoring the "Enrich Iowa: Fund Libraries."
By Mundie of Webster, from ninety-three constituents of the 14th
District in Rockwell City, favoring the "Enrich Iowa: Fund
Libraries."
INTRODUCTION OF BILL
House File 719, by Rants, Thomson, Cormack, Lord, Gries, and
Carroll, a bill for an act relating to school finance, including
increasing the adjusted gross receipts tax on certain gambling
activities, providing for school vertical infrastructure
funding, and providing for on-time funding of new students based
upon increased student enrollment, making an appropriation, and
providing an effective date.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
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 April 2, 1997, passed the following bill in
which the concurrence of the House is asked:
Senate File 163, a bill for an act relating to the sale of
cigarettes and tobacco products through vending machines.
Also: That the Senate has on April 2, 1997, passed the following
bill in which the concurrence of the House is asked:
Senate File 187, a bill for an act relating to the issuance of
licenses and the imposition of fees for the fishing, trapping,
hunting, pursuing, catching, killing, or taking of wild animals,
birds, game, or fish, providing for other properly related
matters, and subjecting violators to existing penalties, and
providing effective and applicability dates.
Also: That the Senate has on April 2, 1997, passed the following
bill in which the concurrence of the House is asked:
Senate File 361, a bill for an act relating to the state
workers' compensation coverage for students participating in
school-to-work programs and providing for related matters.
Also: That the Senate has on April 2, 1997, passed the following
bill in which the concurrence of the House is asked:
Senate File 378, a bill for an act providing for the membership
of the investment board of the Iowa public employees' retirement
system and providing an effective and applicability date.
Also: That the Senate has on April 2, 1997, passed the following
bill in which the concurrence of the House is asked:
Senate File 417, a bill for an act providing for the amount of a
surety bond required to be executed by a treasurer of an
extension council.
Also: That the Senate has on April 2, 1997, passed the following
bill in which the concurrence of the House is asked:
Senate File 499, a bill for an act relating to privileges and
prohibitions for certain persons including those relating to
motor vehicle licenses and to the regulation of tobacco, tobacco
products, or cigarettes, and providing penalties.
Also: That the Senate has on April 2, 1997, passed the following
bill in which the concurrence of the House is asked:
Senate File 511, a bill for an act providing for the liability
of a person with supervisory or other administrative
responsibilities over an individual who the person knew or
suspected committed abuse of a child.
MARY PAT GUNDERSON, Secretary
On motion by Gipp of Winneshiek, the House was recessed at 9:07
a.m., until 11:30 a.m.
LATE MORNING SESSION
The House reconvened at 11:30 a.m., Speaker Corbett in the chair.
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 April 3, 1997, passed the following bill in
which the concurrence of the House is asked:
Senate File 490, a bill for an act relating to the consumer
fraud law by providing limited immunity from prosecution for
providing certain information, authorizing the attorney general
to commence an action related to telemarketing, and authorizing
the attorney general to establish and accept a civil penalty in
settlement of an investigation.
MARY PAT GUNDERSON, Secretary
SENATE MESSAGES CONSIDERED
Senate File 163, by Boettger and Iverson, a bill for an act
relating to the sale of cigarettes and tobacco products through
vending machines.
Read first time and referred to committee on local government.
Senate File 187, by committee on natural resources and
environment, a bill for an act relating to the issuance of
licenses and the imposition of fees for the fishing, trapping,
hunting, pursuing, catching, killing, or taking of wild animals,
birds, game, or fish, providing for other properly related
matters, and subjecting violators to existing penalties, and
providing effective and applicability dates.
Read first time and referred to committee on natural resources.
Senate File 361, by committee on state government, a bill
for an act relating to the state workers' compensation coverage
for students participating in school-to-work programs and
providing for related matters.
Read first time and referred to committee on labor and
industrial relations.
Senate File 378, by committee on state government, a bill
for an act providing for the membership of the investment board
of the Iowa public employees' retirement system and providing an
effective and applicability date.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
Senate File 417, by committee on local government, a bill
for an act providing for the amount of a surety bond required to
be executed by a treasurer of an extension council.
Read first time and referred to committee on local government.
Senate File 490, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an
act relating to the consumer fraud law by providing limited
immunity from prosecution for providing certain information,
authorizing the attorney general to commence an action related
to telemarketing, and authorizing the attorney general to
establish and accept a civil penalty in settlement of an
investigation.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
Senate File 499, by Iverson, a bill for an act relating to
privileges and prohibitions for certain persons including those
relating to motor vehicle licenses and to the regulation of
tobacco, tobacco products, or cigarettes, and providing
penalties.
Read first time and referred to committee on local government.
Senate File 511, by committee on human resources, a bill for
an act providing for the liability of a person with supervisory
or other administrative responsibilities over an individual who
the person knew or suspected committed abuse of a child.
Read first time and referred to committee on human resources.
QUORUM CALL
A non-record roll call was requested to determine that a quorum
was present. The vote revealed fifty-four members present,
forty-six absent.
CONSIDERATION OF BILLS
Regular Calendar
The House resumed consideration of House File 376, a bill for an
act relating to child welfare provisions involving juvenile
justice dispositional orders, hearings, and placements and
providing an effective date, previously deferred.
Thomson of Linn 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.
Brunkhorst of Bremer in the chair at 11:48 a.m.
On the question "Shall the bill pass?" (H.F. 376)
The ayes were, 99:
Arnold Barry Bell Bernau
Blodgett Boddicker Boggess Bradley
Brand Brauns Bukta Burnett
Carroll Cataldo Chapman Chiodo
Churchill Cohoon Connors Corbett,
Spkr. Cormack Dinkla Dix Doderer
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
Brunkhorst,
Presiding
The nays were, none.
Absent or not voting, 1:
Dolecheck
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 376 be immediately messaged to the Senate.
House File 333, a bill for an act relating to contracts between
city officers or employees and cities, with report of committee
recommending passage, was taken up for consideration.
Brauns of Muscatine 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. 333)
The ayes were, 99:
Arnold Barry Bell Bernau
Blodgett Boddicker Boggess Bradley
Brand Brauns Bukta Burnett
Carroll Cataldo Chapman Chiodo
Churchill Cohoon Connors Corbett,
Spkr. Cormack Dinkla Dix Doderer
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
Brunkhorst,
Presiding
The nays were, none.
Absent or not voting, 1:
Dolecheck
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 333 be immediately messaged to the Senate.
On motion by Siegrist of Pottawattamie, the House was recessed
at 11:55 a.m., until 1:00 p.m.
AFTERNOON SESSION
The House reconvened at 1:15 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-three members present,
thirty-seven absent.
CONSIDERATION OF BILLS
Regular Calendar
House File 581, a bill for an act authorizing rural water
districts to enter into agreements with other governmental
entities to provide for the acquisition, construction, and
equipping of sewer systems, and authorizing the issuance of
revenue obligations to finance the projects, was taken up for
consideration.
Arnold of Lucas offered the following amendment H-1214 filed by
him and moved its adoption:
H-1214
1 Amend House File 581 as follows:
2 1. Page 1, line 22, by striking the figure
3 "384.24" and inserting the following: "384.24A".
Amendment H-1214 was adopted.
Arnold of Lucas 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. 581)
The ayes were, 97:
Arnold Barry Bell Bernau
Blodgett Boddicker Boggess Bradley
Brand Brauns Brunkhorst Bukta
Burnett Carroll Cataldo Chapman
Chiodo Churchill Cohoon Connors
Cormack Dinkla Dix
Doderer Dolecheck Dotzler Drake Drees
Eddie Falck Fallon Foege
Ford Frevert Garman Gipp
Greig Greiner Gries Grundberg
Hahn Heaton Holmes
Holveck Huseman Huser Jacobs Jenkins
Jochum Kinzer Klemme Koenigs
Kreiman Kremer Lamberti Larkin
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 Mr. Speaker
Corbett
The nays were, none.
Absent or not voting, 3:
Hansen Houser Larson
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 581 be immediately messaged to the Senate.
House File 58, a bill for an act relating to fees charged by an
employer for copies of items in an employee's personnel file,
with report of committee recommending amendment and passage, was
taken up for consideration.
Barry of Harrison asked and received unanimous consent to
withdraw the committee amendment H-1159 filed by the committee
on labor and industrial relations on March 11, 1997.
Barry of Harrison offered the following amendment H-1403 filed
by her and moved its adoption:
H-1403
1 Amend House File 58 as follows:
2 1. Page 1, line 3, by inserting after the word
3 "each" the following: "page of a".
4 2. Page 1, by striking lines 5 through 7 and
5 inserting the following: "employee's personnel file,
6 except that the total amount charged for all copies
7 made cannot exceed five dollars. For purposes of
this
8 subsection, "reasonable fee" means an amount
9 equivalent to an amount charged per page for copies
10 made by a commercial copying business."
Amendment H-1403 was adopted.
Boggess of Taylor in the chair at 1:26 p.m.
Barry of Harrison 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. 58)
The ayes were, 100:
Arnold Barry Bell Bernau
Blodgett Boddicker 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 Vande Hoef Veenstra
Warnstadt Weidman Weigel Welter
Whitead Wise Witt Boggess,
Presiding
The nays were, none.
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.
IMMEDIATE MESSAGE
Siegrist of Pottawattamie asked and received unanimous consent
that House File 58 be immediately messaged to the Senate.
House File 269, a bill for an act extending the regular program
district cost guarantee for school districts for one year and
providing an effective date, with report of committee
recommending amendment and passage, was taken up for
consideration.
Gries of Crawford offered the following amendment H-1161 filed
by the committee on education and moved its adoption:
H-1161
1 Amend House File 269 as follows:
2 1. Page 1, line 3, by striking the words "years
3 year" and inserting the following: "years".
4 2. Page 1, line 4, by striking the words and
5 figures "July 1, 1995, and" and inserting the
6 following: "July 1, 1995 1997, and".
7 3. Page 1, line 5, by striking the figure "1997"
8 and inserting the following: "1998".
9 4. Title page, line 2, by striking the words "one
10 year" and inserting the following: "two years,".
The committee amendment H-1161 was adopted.
SENATE FILE 189 SUBSTITUTED FOR HOUSE FILE 269
Gries of Crawford asked and received unanimous consent to
substitute Senate File 189 for House File 269.
Senate File 189, a bill for an act extending the regular program
district cost guarantee for school districts for two years, and
providing an effective date, was taken up for consideration.
Osterhaus of Jackson asked and received unanimous consent to
withdraw amendment H-1548 filed by him from the floor.
Gries of Crawford 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. 189)
The ayes were, 99:
Arnold Barry Bell Bernau
Blodgett Boddicker 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 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 Boggess,
Presiding
The nays were, none.
Absent or not voting, 1:
Rants
The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared
to have passed the House and the title was agreed to.
HOUSE FILE 269 WITHDRAWN
Gries of Crawford asked and received unanimous consent to
withdraw House File 269 from further consideration by the House.
IMMEDIATE MESSAGE
Siegrist of Pottawattamie asked and received unanimous consent
that Senate File 189 be immediately messaged to the Senate.
House File 319, a bill for an act expanding the age range of the
employees to whom the board of directors of a school district
may offer a retirement incentive program, expanding the
conditions under which the district may utilize the district
management levy to pay for the program, and providing effective
and retroactive applicability provisions, with report of
committee recommending passage, was taken up for consideration.
Rants of Woodbury 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. 319)
The ayes were, 89:
Arnold Barry Bell Bernau
Boddicker Bradley Brand Brauns
Brunkhorst Bukta Burnett Carroll
Cataldo Chapman Chiodo Cohoon
Connors Corbett, Spkr. Cormack
Dinkla Dix Dolecheck Dotzler
Drake Drees Eddie Falck
Foege Ford Frevert Gipp
Greiner Gries Grundberg Hansen
Heaton Holmes Holveck Houser
Huseman Huser Jacobs Jenkins
Jochum Kinzer Klemme Koenigs
Kreiman
Kremer Lamberti Larkin Larson
Martin Mascher May Mertz
Meyer 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 Warnstadt Weidman Weigel
Welter Whitead Wise Witt
Boggess,
Presiding
The nays were, 10:
Churchill Doderer Fallon Garman
Greig Hahn Lord Metcalf
Millage Veenstra
Absent or not voting, 1:
Blodgett
The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared
to have passed the House and the title was agreed to.
HOUSE FILE 145 WITHDRAWN
Wise of Lee asked and received unanimous consent to withdraw
House File 145 from further consideration by the House.
IMMEDIATE MESSAGE
Siegrist of Pottawattamie asked and received unanimous consent
that House File 319 be immediately messaged to the Senate.
The House stood at ease at 2:52 p.m., until the fall of the
gavel.
The House resumed session at 3:26 p.m., Speaker Corbett in the
chair.
HOUSE FILES PLACED ON THE
UNFINISHED BUSINESS CALENDAR
Siegrist of Pottawattamie asked and received unanimous consent
that the following House Files be placed on the unfinished
business calendar:
House File 36 House File 556
House File 118 House File 564
House File 235 House File 626
House File 355 House File 634
House File 639 House File 681
House File 659 House File 682
House File 663 House File 695
House File 665 House File 706
House File 667 House File 708
House File 670 House File 709
House File 671 House File 710
House File 672 House File 715
EXPLANATION OF VOTE
I was necessarily absent from the House chamber on April 2,
1997. Had I been present, I would have voted "aye" on House File
540.
CARROLL of Poweshiek
BILLS SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR
A communication was received from the Governor announcing that
on April 3, 1997, he approved and transmitted to the Secretary
of State the following bills:
Senate File 233, an act concerning eligible alternative
retirement benefit systems for newly employed community college
employees, and providing an applicability date.
Senate File 272, an act relating to the implementation of
certain assistance programs of the department of economic
development.
Senate File 292, an act relating to cooperative corporations, by
providing for the transfer of stock, the allocation of patronage
dividends upon termination of membership, and dissolution.
Senate File 299, an act relating to cooperative associations and
corporations by providing for operations and procedures,
including providing for mergers, and providing an effective date.
SPECIAL PRESENTATION
Moreland of Wapello presented Nigel Mackey, Norma Mackey, Brenda
Thompson, Errol Johnston, David Lawler, and Andrew Glascott, who
were guests from Ireland accompanied by Lyn and Jim Williams,
and Vicki and Dave Meyer.
PRESENTATION OF VISITORS
The Speaker announced that the following visitors were present
in the House chamber:
Forty-five 5th grade students from Cody Elementary School,
Pleasant Valley, accompanied by Mrs. Sonja Vogel. By Bradley of
Clinton.
Seven 5th and 6th grade students who are members of Young
Leaders in Action from Lincoln Elementary School, Waterloo,
accompanied by Dr. Vicky Smith, Principal, and Nancy Showers,
Coordinator. By Dotzler, Jenkins, Shoultz and Witt, all of Black
Hawk.
COMMUNICATION RECEIVED
The following communication was received and filed in the office
of the Chief Clerk:
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Insurance Division
The 1997 Annual Report, pursuant to Chapter 505.13, Code of Iowa.
CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION
MR. SPEAKER: The Chief Clerk of the House respectfully reports
that certificates of recognition have been issued as follows.
ELIZABETH A. ISAACSON
Chief Clerk of the House
1997\355 Amanda Husband, Bedford - For qualifying to attend the
National Leadership Conference of Business and Professionals of
America.
1997\356 Monica Thompson, Bedford - For qualifying to attend the
National Leadership Conference of Business and Professionals of
America.
1997\357 Angie Richardson, Bedford - For qualifying to attend
the National Leadership Conference of Business and Professionals
of America.
1997\358 Tracy Hardee, Bedford - For qualifying to attend the
National Leadership Conference of Business and Professionals of
America.
1997\359 Sarah Ackley, Bedford - For qualifying to attend the
National Leadership Conference of Business and Professionals of
America.
1997\360 Jill Ritchie, Bedford - For qualifying to attend the
National Leadership Conference of Business and Professionals of
America.
1997\361 Vickie Sheley, Bedford - For qualifying to attend the
National Leadership Conference of Business and Professionals of
America.
1997\362 Darrick Zirker, Dubuque - For attaining the rank of
Eagle Scout, the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America.
1997\363 Captain Pat Egan, Dubuque - For his retirement after 34
years of service with the Dubuque Police Department.
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
House File 95 Reassigned
Ways and Means: Van Fossen, Chair; Doderer and Larson.
House File 719
Ways and Means: Rants, Chair; Lord and Shoultz.
Senate File 163
Local Government: Carroll, Chair; Dix and Myers.
Senate File 174
Natural Resources: Bell, Chair; Cormack and Eddie.
Senate File 361
Labor and Industrial Relations: Barry, Chair; Kremer and Taylor.
Senate File 362
Natural Resources: Klemme, Chair; Huseman and O'Brien.
Senate File 417
Local Government: Brauns, Chair; Klemme and Mertz.
Senate File 499
Local Government: Vande Hoef, Chair; Arnold and Fallon.
Senate File 515
Judiciary: Larson, Chair; Grundberg and Kreiman.
Senate File 522
Human Resources: Houser, Chair; Brand and Carroll.
HOUSE STUDY BILL SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT
House Study Bill 238
Ways and Means: Van Fossen, Chair; Bernau, Chapman, Holmes and
Rants.
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 AGRICULTURE
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.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass with amendment H-1550 April 2,
1997.
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.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass April 2, 1997.
Senate File 473, a bill for an act requiring owners of
agricultural drainage wells to prevent surface water intake into
the wells, providing for the closure of certain wells and the
construction of alternative drainage systems, providing state
assistance for closing agricultural drainage wells, prohibiting
the construction and use of certain structures located in
agricultural drainage well areas, providing for the assessment
and collection of certain drainage district expenses, providing
penalties, and providing an effective date.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass April 2, 1997.
COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE-REGULATION
Senate File 116, a bill for an act relating to the appointment
and resignation of registered agents of corporations, limited
liability companies, and partnerships and their registered
offices.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass April 3, 1997.
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.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass with amendment H-1552 April 3,
1997.
COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES
Senate File 459, a bill for an act establishing a domestic abuse
death review team and providing for membership, duties, immunity
for members acting in their official capacity, and
confidentiality.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass April 3, 1997.
Senate File 516, a bill for an act revising public assistance
provisions involving the family investment, job opportunities
and basic skills, food stamp, and medical assistance programs
administered by the department of human services, amending
certain child support provisions, providing for fraudulent
practices, and providing effective dates.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass April 3, 1997.
Senate File 522, a bill for an act relating to legal settlement
regarding providers of treatment or services.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass April 3, 1997.
Senate File 526, a bill for an act providing for the
establishment of a healthy opportunities for parents to
experience success-healthy families Iowa program by the Iowa
department of public health.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass April 3, 1997.
COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Senate File 296, a bill for an act relating to nonoccupational
health care plan payments when an employer disputes workers'
compensation liability.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass April 3, 1997.
Senate File 361, a bill for an act relating to the state
workers' compensation coverage for students participating in
school-to-work programs and providing for related matters.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass April 3, 1997.
Senate File 501, a bill for an act relating to the department of
workforce development and the enforcement of employment laws
concerning emergency and hazardous materials inventories,
amusement rides, asbestos and employment agency licenses, wage
assignments, and boxing and wrestling.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass April 3, 1997.
COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES
Senate File 174, a bill for an act relating to the operation of
motorboats on artificial lakes and providing an effective date.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass April 3, 1997.
COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT
Senate File 79, a bill for an act relating to a moratorium on
the issuance of new licenses to conduct gambling games and
providing an effective date.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass April 2, 1997.
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.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass with amendment H-1549 April 2,
1997.
Senate File 358, a bill for an act relating to the adoption of
the interstate emergency management assistance compact.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass April 2, 1997.
Senate File 359, a bill for an act relating to the
qualifications for the director of the department of corrections.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass April 2, 1997.
Senate File 460, a bill for an act relating to membership on the
workforce development board and providing an effective date.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass April 2, 1997.
AMENDMENTS FILED
H_1549 S.F. 357 Committee on
State Government
H_1550 S.F. 451 Committee on Agriculture
H_1551 S.F. 495 Blodgett of Cerro Gordo
H_1552 S.F. 519 Committee on Commerce-
Regulation
H_1553 H.F. 667 Rants of Woodbury
H_1554 S.F. 109 Sukup of Franklin
Murphy of Dubuque
H_1555 S.F. 174 Brauns of Muscatine
H_1556 S.F. 472 Koenigs of Mitchell
H_1557 S.F. 519 Osterhaus of Jackson
H_1558 H.F. 708 Teig of Hamilton
On motion by Siegrist of Pottawattamie, the House adjourned at
3:30 p.m., until 1:00 p.m., Monday, April 7, 1997.
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