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  The motion prevailed by a voice vote and the Chair announced the
  appointment of Senators Freeman, Chair; Jensen, Gettings and
  Connolly.

  COMMITTEE ON CHAPLAINS
  Senator Iverson moved that Senator Kramer be appointed as a
  committee of one to work with a Representative of the House in
  securing chaplains for the Senate during the Seventy-seventh
  General Assembly, which motion prevailed by a voice vote.

  LEAVES OF ABSENCE

  Leaves of absence were granted as follows:

  Senator Palmer until he arrives on request of Senator Horn and
  Senator Rensink for the week on request of Senator Iverson.

  SELECTION OF SEATS

  The Chair announced the next order of business would be the selection of
  seats.

  Senator Iverson moved that the holdover and reelected Senators who
  participated in
  seat selection in 1996 be granted the privilege of selecting new seats in
  order of
  seniority from unassigned seats; that the reelected Senators first elected
  during the
  1996 session be granted the privilege of selecting their seats from the
  unassigned
  seats according to their seniority; that former members of the House of
  Representatives be granted the privilege of selecting their seats from the
  unassigned
  seats according to seniority; that newly elected Senators be granted the
  privilege of
  selecting their seats from the unassigned seats with the order of selection
  being
  established by lot; that first, the Majority Floor Leader and the Minority
  Floor Leader
  be permitted to select their seats.

  The motion prevailed by a voice vote.

  Senator Horn asked and received unanimous consent that Senator
  Palmer retain his seat from the Seventy-sixth General Assembly.

Iowa General Assembly

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

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