Senate Journal: Wednesday, January 15, 1997

  THIRD CALENDAR DAY
  THIRD SESSION DAY

  Senate Chamber
  Des Moines, Iowa, Wednesday, January 15, 1997

  The Senate met in regular session at 9:02 a.m., President Kramer
  presiding.
  Prayer was offered by the Reverend Keith Scott, pastor of the First
  United Methodist Church, Cedar Falls, Iowa.
  The Journal of Tuesday, January 14, 1997, was approved.

  INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

  Senate File 25, by Rife, a bill for an act relating to state
  reimbursement for the granting of certain property tax credits and rent
  reimbursements and including effective and applicability
  date provisions.
  Read first time and passed on file.

  Senate File 26, by Rife, a bill for an act relating to the individual
  income tax by extending the special method of computation of tax for
  value-added S corporation shareholders to all S corporation
  shareholders and eliminating the refund limitation and providing a
  retroactive applicability date provision.

  Read first time and passed on file.

  The Senate stood at ease at 9:10 a.m., for the purpose of a party
  caucus until 9:45 a.m. for the joint convention in the House.
  JOINT CONVENTION

  In accordance with law and House Concurrent Resolution 2, duly
  adopted, the joint convention was called to order at 9:56 a.m., President
  Kramer presiding.
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  Senator Iverson moved that the roll call be dispensed with and that
  the President of the joint convention be authorized to declare a quorum
  present, which motion prevailed by a voice vote.

  President Kramer declared a quorum present and the joint
  convention duly organized.
  Senator Iverson moved that a committee or six, three members
  from the Senate and three members from the House, be appointed to escort
  Lieutenant Governor Joy Corning to the Condition of the
  Iowa Judiciary Message.
  The motion prevailed by a voice vote and the Chair announced the
  appointment of Senators Rittmer, Black from Kossuth and Fink onthe part of
  the Senate, and Representatives Churchill, Dix and
  Thomas on the part of the House.
  Senator Iverson moved that a committee of six, three members
  from the Senate and three members from the House, be appointed to notify the
  Honorable Arthur A. McGiverin, Chief Justice of the
  Iowa Supreme Court, that the joint convention was ready to receive him.

  The motion prevailed by a voice vote and the Chair appointed as
  such committee Senators King, McKibben and Neuhauser on the partof the
  Senate, and Representatives Lamberti, Dinkla and
  Richardson on the part of the House.
  The joint convention stood at ease until the fall of the gavel.

  The joint convention resumed session, President Kramer presiding.

  The following guests were escorted into the House chamber:

  Treasurer of State, Michael Fitzgerald; Secretary of Agriculture,
  Dale Cochran; State Auditor, Richard Johnson; and Attorney General, Tom
  Miller.

  The Justices of the Supreme Court, Chief Judge Habhab and the
  Judges of the Court of Appeals, and the Chief Judges of the state's judicial
  districts were escorted into the House chamber.
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  Mrs. Joan McGiverin, wife of the Chief Justice; and Ed and Joan
  McGiverin, Chief Justice McGiverin's cousin and his wife were escorted into
  the House chamber.

  The committee appointed waited upon Lieutenant Governor Joy
  Corning and escorted her to the speaker's station.
  The committee appointed waited upon Chief Justice McGiverin and
  escorted him to the speaker's station.
  President Kramer then presented Chief Justice McGiverin who
  delivered the following Condition of the Iowa Judiciary Message:
  Madam President, Mr. Speaker, Lieutenant Governor, Members of the General
  Assembly, State Officials, Judicial Colleagues and My Fellow Iowans:
  It's an honor and a privilege to speak with you each year. On behalf of the
  Judicial
  Branch, I want to thank you for this opportunity to report on the condition
  of our court system.

  I also want to extend a warm welcome to the new members of the Legislature.
  If you
  are not familiar with the operation of the Judicial Branch, I hope you will
  take some time from your busy schedules to become acquainted with it. One of
  the best
  ways to do that is to visit with your local district court officials --
  clerks of court, magistrates, judges, juvenile court officers and others.
  And please feel free to drop by
  our offices here in the Capitol at anytime to visit. You're always welcome.
  I invite all of you to join me and the other members of the judiciary, who
  are with us
  today, for refreshments and conversation downstairs in the courtroom
  following these remarks.

  My remarks today will focus on our past successes, our present challenges,
  and our
  high hopes for the future. I promise that I will not try to do the Macarena.
  I will, however, try to heed the words of one of my esteemed colleagues who
  said, "Never
  exhaust the topic or the audience."
  We are especially gratified to be able to report a number of successes we've
  had this
  year. Here are some of the highlights.
  By this summer, every courthouse in Iowa will be linked to our statewide
  computer
  network. The last of our clerk of court offices that have been waiting in
  line, dependent on the paper docket books used for over 150 years, will
  finally join the
  world of automation. Our computer network will serve as a foundation for the
  technological improvements that will be necessary to carry us into the
  twenty-first
  century.
  The benefits of our computer system extend beyond the courts. For example,
  we
  send over 1500 notices each week to the Departmentof Transportation so it
  can initiate license suspension procedures. This year, we started sending
  the information
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  the mail. In addition to speeding up the process,
  this means less work for the Transportation Department.
  We're working with the Department of Safety to create a domestic abuse
  registry.
  The registry will provide law enforcement officials with up-to-the minute
  information about protective orders in all ninety-nine counties. This will
  be a powerful
  weapon in Iowa's battle against domestic abuse.
  We're excited about our new jury management computer software that will
  streamline the jury system and make jury service more convenient for the
  public. How will it work? Well, right now nearly all of the counties use two
  jury commissions,
  one composed of three citizens and the other composed of three local
  officials, to create their lists of prospective jurors. It's all done by
  hand with thousands of pieces of
  paper. In a county the size of Story County, the entire process takes over
  four days. With our new program, it will take only a few hours.

  Also, following the recommendations of our Equality in the Courts Task
  Force, this
  new program will make jury pools more representative of a county's
  population and answer any claim there is subjectivity in the present system.
  How? Through the
  magic of technology, computers will sort the names and compile the lists.
  This program will help make jury service more convenient. The 1-trial /1-day
  option,
  which has been used successfully in Scott County, means that persons called
  for jury service are obligated to serve on only one trial. Once they've
  served they won't be
  called again for two years. Or, if they come to the courthouse on the first
  day of service and are not picked to serve, they're relieved from jury
  service for two years. It's
  much easier than being on call for jury service for three months. Contrary
  to vicious rumor, this program was in place long before I was called to
  appear for jury
  duty at the Wapello County Courthouse later this month.
  Our court improvement project for child in need of assistance cases, which
  is now in
  the implementation stage, will surely help brighten the future of hundreds
  of children and families living in limbo each year as they wait for the
  courts to sort out
  the wreckage of their lives. Six task forces are busy working on specific
  recommendations needed to implement this report. One of the groups is
  studying our
  juvenile laws for changes needed to improve our child in need of assistance
  process. We plan to present these recommendations to you next year.

  We learned from the study phase of this program that our courts are doing a
  good
  job overall with these important cases. But, however well we have performed,
  we must find ways to do even better. We need to find more time for hearings.
  For
  instance, fifteen minutes for a non-contested case or one hour for a
  contested case is often not enough when the future of a child or the life of
  a family is on the line. At
  the same time, we need to bring closure to such cases sooner. Three to four
  years, from the time of filing a child in need of assistance petition to the
  time of entering an
  order finalizing an adoption, is simply too long. We also need to improve
  the quality of legal representation provided to children and families. These
  crucial cases
  call for careful preparation. An initial meeting between an attorney and
  clients in the courthouse hallway to discuss the case, just before a
  hearing, is notgood enough.

  Fine enforcement efforts are expanding. Last summer we started sending cases
  through our computer network to the Central Collection Unit of the
  Department of
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  Revenue and Finance. It's amazing how quickly people pay their delinquent
  fines once
  they've received notice that the tax collectors are involved.
  Our magistrates and judges are continuing to take a tough attitude on the
  payment
  of fines and they are doing their best to crack down on scofflaws. One
  example of our "new attitude" comes from Lucas County where Magistrate Jim
  Mefferd expects
  defendants topay their fines the moment it's ordered. He says the word has
  gotten around and it's rare when someone asks for time to pay. Naturally,
  some people will
  try to escape paying. One person told Magistrate Mefferd that he was flat
  broke, had no job and no job prospects. The magistrate didn't buy the story.
  When he
  explained to the gentleman the meaning of contempt of court with possible
  jail consequences -- a $100 bill magically appeared and the fine was paid!

  These are just a few of the many ways we're enforcing fines. The task is
  formidable
  because millions of dollars of unpaid fines are on the books and many
  offenders are incarcerated, or truly unable to pay. Nevertheless, we will
  continue to explore all
  avenues for improving the collection of unpaid fines.
  Iowa's first computer-integrated courtroom began operating a few months ago
  in
  Polk County. During a court proceeding, a computer instantly translates a
  court reporter's steno strokes into English text and displays the text on
  computer terminals
  or TV monitors located around the courtroom. Another process also translates
  the text into Braille. These systems will allow persons who are hearing or
  sight impaired
  to actively participate in court proceedings. There's an added bonus --the
  equipment can be easily transported and set up in any courtroom around the
  state.

  Our district courts in Linn County and Polk County are using local area
  networks to
  provide judges with complete and immediate information about the criminal
  defendants appearing before them at arraignment or sentencing. According to
  District
  Associate Judge Michael Newmeister of Cedar Rapids, many defendants are
  repeat offenders who have pending matters that should be made known to the
  court.
  With the new computer networks, judges can quickly check for prior records,
  failures to appear to answer charges, delinquent fines, and other matters
  while the
  defendant is standing before them. These systems make it much easier for
  busy courts to hold offenders accountable.

  A full range of language interpreter services are now available to our
  courts thanks
  to a telephone interpreter program offered by one of the telephone
  companies. This service provides assistance in 140 languages, 7 days a week,
  24 hours a day. Prior
  to using this service, it was almost impossible to find qualified
  interpreters on short notice in most parts of the state. Fred Nydle, oneof
  our district court
  administrators, described the old process this way, "A person can be a
  defendant one day and an interpreter the next." That was not a good way to
  conduct court
  business.
  Our courts are dismantling language barriers in other ways. Tomorrow in
  Louisa
  County a group will "graduate" from the state's first program offered in
  Spanish for convicted drunk drivers. I want to commend District Associate
  Judge Thomas
  Brown of the Eighth District for recognizing the need for this program and
  for organizing it.

  We're encouraged by all of this progress. However, it wouldn't be accurate
  for me to
  paint a picture of roses with no thorns. Wecontinue to have our share of
  challenges. Two should be mentioned.
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  First--more cases are pouring into the courts and, once again, crime
  continues to
  take most of our attention and time. Indictable criminal cases shot up 20%
  last year, marking almost two decades of steady growth. For the first time
  ever, more than
  100,000 indictable criminal cases were filed in our courts in one year. The
  tremendous burden created by our high criminal caseload cannot beignored. It
  continues to drain valuable court resources.
  What can be done?

  First of all, I want to thank you for the help you've given us in the past.
  The
  additional judges, juvenile court staff, and other resources have taken the
  edge off a serious situation. We also appreciate your continued efforts to
  keep compensation
  competitive so that we can attract and retain talented people to handle the
  caseload. But problems remain.

  Our budget request for the next fiscal year, although a modest one, has been
  tailored to address our most pressing problems. Thedetails are included in
  the materials provided to you this morning. One request deserves your
  special attention --
  our request for more clerk of district court staff.
  Our clerks' offices are important for so many reasons. Litigants depend on
  them to
  get complete records of their cases to the judges. Our state and local
  governments depend on them to collect and distribute fines and fees. Crime
  victims depend on them
  to collect and disburse restitution payments. Custodial parents depend on
  them to collect and disburse child support payments. Businessesand property
  owners depend
  on them to keep track of liens. Everyone depends on them as the trusted
  gatekeepers for our justice system.

  I ask that you give this request special consideration.

  Second--there is one other problem you should know about. Most of our
  courthouses
  have run out of room for storing court records. This is a problem state
  government shares with the counties because they bear the responsibility to
  provide our courts
  with facilities. We can report some progress this year resulting from the
  use of CD-ROM and imaging systems to reproduce and store old courtrecords.
  One compact
  disc can store about five or six file cabinets full of records. But even
  though this is an effective way toaddress the records storage problem, it's
  only a short-term solution.
  It's like bailing water out of a boat that has a gaping hole in the bottom.
  Water keeps gushing in until the hole is plugged.

  The long-term solution will require electronic data management systems,
  commonly
  called EDMS. The applicability of EDMS to the courts has already been
  studied. Before committing scarce resources, we should study the cost of
  installing and
  operating EDMS. Our budget request includes a recommendation for such a
  study.
  The solutions I've mentioned are not simply answers to current problems;
  they will
  help us in the future as well. This brings meto our greatest success this
  year.
  When I addressed this assembly last year, we were eagerly awaiting the
  results of
  the first comprehensive study of our courts. The purpose of the study was to
  develop a long-range plan that would prepare our courts for the challenges
  we will face
  in the
  66 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE 3rd Day next century, that is fast approaching.

  I'm pleased to report that our Commission on Planning for the 21st Century,
  which
  conducted this study, submitted its report to us last summer. A copy of the
  report has been provided to you this morning. We now have an outstanding
  blueprint for a
  model system of justice. It will serve Iowans well into the future.
  Who were the architects of this plan? They were more than sixty Iowans from
  many
  different walks of life including --farmers, a retired newspaper executive,
  a county supervisor, small business owners, union representatives, former
  and current
  members of theGeneral Assembly, judges, business executives, attorneys, and
  heads of state agencies. And they came from every corner of the state--from
  Corwith
  to Carroll, Marathon to Bettendorf, and Burlington to Sioux City.
  We, indeed all Iowans, are indebted to every member of the Commission for
  the
  commitment and talent they brought to this project. We owe special thanks to
  Justice Linda Neuman, who chaired the Commission, and to Justices Bruce
  Snell and
  Marsha Ternus who served with Justice Neuman on the steering committee. And,
  of course, we are indebted to the many individuals and groups, including the
  Legislature, for their financial support that helped make this all possible.
  The creation of a formal planning process within the Judicial Branch is the
  cornerstone of the Commission's plan. With your support, we hope to add a
  professional planning staff this year so we can begin this important
  program. Because
  it is so obviously inthe public interest, this is one of our very top budget
  priorities.
  We have created an implementation committee to help us sift through the
  Commission's other recommendations. We will be coming toyou in the future to
  help us carry out the rest of our plan.

  What does the future hold in store?

  Start by thinking back twenty-five years--to 1971. Back then, I was a
  district court
  judge in the old Second Judicial District that included seven counties in
  South Central Iowa. My court reporter was a "pen-writer." He reported the
  testimony with a
  pen using Gregg shorthand symbols. The latest technology to hit the courts
  was the memory typewriter. And we couldn't operate without mass quantities
  of carbon
  paper. I must confess that I understand carbon paper easier than computers.
  I usually presided over a few divorce cases each month. Domestic abuse cases
  rarely
  came to the courts and were not identified as such. Unlike today, most
  district court judges had time to hear juvenile cases. The juveniles who
  came before me were
  usually there for petty property crimes. I don't remember a single case
  involving a violent juvenile during my thirteen years as a district court
  judge. I handled a drug
  case on occasion. But not many. Meth or crank didn't exist in our world
  then. Most of the drug casesinvolved marijuana. Most of the offenders
  inhaled!

  Who would have predicted the dramatic changes we've seen in just twenty-five
  years? The world is vastly different now. Yet the principles upon which our
  justice system is based remain the same. And those principles are the
  foundation upon which
  to build a court system that will best serve Iowans in the twenty-first
  century.
  No one can really predict the future, but with the Commission's help, we now
  have a
  3rd Day WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1997 67 clear image of what the future can
  be.

  Imagine a court system that has multiple access points to basic services in
  every
  county, one that is comprehensible to the average person, and offers a full
  range of dispute resolution options to fit different needs.

  Imagine going to a city library or a shopping mall and using a kiosk or the
  Internet
  to find information about the court system,pay a fine, or electronically
  file a small claims action.

  Imagine a court system that operates without paper. It may come to that.

  Imagine court proceedings taking place over interactive video, saving
  litigants and
  witnesses the time and expense of traveling long distances.
  Imagine a court system in which legal services are widely available to all
  who need
  them regardless of their income.
  Just imagine the possibilities!

  We have just completed a year long celebration during which we looked back
  -- with
  considerable pride -- on 150 years of Iowa's statehood. We should seize this
  vantage point and use the lessons of the past, as we look to our future.

  Iowa can certainly claim a demonstrated ability to adapt to an ever shifting
  scene,
  as history unfolds. In exceptional times, exceptional people from all three
  branches of state government have done more than simply react to changed
  circumstances. The brightest points in our proud history have been when
  leaders in state government have found the vision, the courage, and the
  dedication to shape
  the future.
  Let this be such a time.

  Chief Justice McGiverin was escorted from the House chamber by
  the committee previously appointed.
  Lieutenant Governor Joy Corning was escorted from the House
  chamber by the committee previously appointed.
  Representative Siegrist moved that the joint convention be
  dissolved, which motion prevailed by a voice vote.
  The Senate returned to the Senate chamber and resumed regular
  session, President Kramer presiding.
  INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

  Senate File 27, by Rife, a bill for an act eliminating the state
  inheritance tax and providing for the Act's applicability.
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  Read first time and passed on file.

  Senate File 28, by Rife, a bill for an act relating to licenses to
  conduct gambling games at pari-mutuel racetracks or on excursion boats by
  providing a moratorium on new licenses and an
  effective date.
  Read first time and passed on file.

  Senate File 29, by Maddox, a bill for an act to provide for the
  revocation of work release or parole for possession, consumption, or use of
  controlled substances, and providing for consecutive
  sentences for new possession convictions.
  Read first time and passed on file.

  Senate File 30, by Iverson, a bill for an act relating to the
  exemption from sales, services, and use taxes of adjuvants and surfactants
  used to enhance the application of fertilizers, limestone,
  herbicides, pesticides, and insecticides in agricultural production and
  providing effective and retroactive applicability date provisions.

  Read first time and passed on file.

  Senate File 31, by Tinsman, a bill for an act repealing the state
  inheritance tax and providing for an applicability date provision.
  Read first time and passed on file.

  Senate File 32, by Freeman, a bill for an act relating to the
  operation of watercraft by persons under eighteen years of age, bycreating a
  watercraft safety education course, by subjecting violators
  to an existing penalty, and by providing effective dates.
  Read first time and passed on file.

  RECESS

  On motion of Senator Iverson, the Senate recessed at 10:54 a.m.,
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  AFTERNOON SESSION

  The Senate reconvened  at 3:37 p.m., President Kramer presiding.

  QUORUM CALL

  Senator Iverson requested a non record roll call to determine that a
  quorum was present.
  The vote revealed 42 present, 8 absent and a quorum present.

  LEAVE OF ABSENCE

  Leave of absence was granted as follows:

  Senator McCoy for the remainder of the week on request of Senator Gronstal.

  BILLS REMOVED FROM VETO CALENDAR

  Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent that the
  following bills on the Item Veto and Veto Calendar be indefinitelypostponed
  and that the bills be removed from the Item Veto and Veto
  Calendars:
  Senate Files 2195, 2245, 2385, 2442, 2446, 2448, 2449, 2464 and
  2470.
  ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION
  (Regular Calendar)

  Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent to take up
  for consideration Senate Concurrent Resolution 1.
  Senate Concurrent Resolution 1

  On motion of Senator Iverson, Senate Concurrent Resolution 1, a
  concurrent resolution relating to the compensation of chaplains,officers and
  employees of the seventy-seventh general assembly, was
  taken up for consideration.
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  President pro tempore Redfern took the chair at 3:54 p.m.

  Senator Iverson moved the adoption of Senate Concurrent
  Resolution 1, which motion prevailed by a voice vote.
  INTRODUCTION OF BILL

  Senate File 33, by Lundby and Maddox, a bill for an act relating to
  runaway children, by defining when a child is a chronic runaway, authorizing
  county runaway treatment plans, providing for
  assessment and treatment procedures for chronic runaways, and making an
  appropriation.

  Read first time and passed on file.
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  APPENDIX

  REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES AND ADMINISTRATION

  MADAM PRESIDENT: Pursuant to Senate Concurrent Resolution 1, your
  committee on rules and administration submits the following names of
  officers and employees of the Senate for the Seventy-seventh General
  Assembly, 1997 Session,
  and their respective classifications, grades and steps:
  ~UClass~x~u ~UGrade~x~u ~UStep
  ~x~u
  Secretary of the Senate Mary Pat Gunderson P-FT $70,000
  annual
  Assistant Secretary
  of the Senate III Cynthia A. Clingan P-FT 38 6
  Caucus Staff Director Terry Nelson P-FT 38 3
  Sr. Caucus Staff Director Debbie O'Leary P-FT 41 2
  Sr. Administrative Assistant
  to Minority Leader Gregory Nichols P-FT 38 6
  Administrative Assistant
  to Majority Leader III Tom Cope P-FT 35 3
  Administrative Assistant
  to Majority Leader II Karen Slifka P-FT 32 3
  Administrative Assistant
  to President II Kaye Lozier P-FT 32 1
  Administrative Assistant
  to President II Becky Beach P-FT 32 2
  Sr. Legislative Research
  Analyst William Haigh P-FT 38 4
  Sr. Legislative Research
  Analyst James Boose P-FT 38 4
  Sr. Legislative Research
  Analyst Theresa Kehoe P-FT 38 3
  Sr. Legislative Research
  Analyst Steve T. Conway P-FT 38 3
  Sr. Legislative Research
  Analyst Suzanne Johnson P-FT 38 4
  Sr. Legislative Research
  Analyst Randy Bauer P-FT 38 2
  Sr. Legislative Research
  Analyst Carolann Jensen P-FT 38 3
  Legislative Research
  Analyst I Mark Braun P-FT 29 1
  Legislative Research
  Analyst I Kristin Ripperger P-FT 29 1
  Legislative Research
  Analyst I Linda Santi P-FT 29 2
  Legislative Research
  Analyst I Ronald M. Parker P-FT 29 2
  Research Assistant Robyn Mills P-PT 24 6
  Legislative Research
  Analyst Michael Savala P-FT 27 3
  Legislative Research
  Analyst Michael St. Clair P-FT 27 1
  Legislative Research
  Analyst III John Cacciatore P-FT 35 2
  Legislative Research
  Analyst III Pamela Dugdale P-FT 35 2
  Caucus Secretary Jon Gaskell P-FT 21 1
  Caucus Secretary James Fitzgerald P-FT 21 2
  Secretary to Leader Jeanine Iverson S-O 19 3
  Confidential Secretary
  to Leader Jo Ann Hanover P-FT 27 5
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  Confidential Secretary
  to Secretary Lori Bristol P-FT 27 6
  Administrative Secretary
  to Secretary LuAnn Randleman S-O 21 2
  Senior Journal Editor Carole (CJ) Kelly P-FT 30 6
  Journal Editor II Teri Souer P-FT 25 4
  Journal Editor I Linda Morrow S-O 22 3
  Senior Finance Officer Linda Laurenzo P-FT 31 4
  Finance Officer I Lois Brownell P-FT 24 2
  Recording Clerk Madonna Hauge S-O 21 2
  Assistant to Legal Counsel Sean Parnell S-O 19 1
  Indexer II Caryll Wilbur P-FT 25 6
  Indexing Assistant Kathleen Curoe P-FT 19 6
  Records & Supply Clerk Janice Boyle S-O 18 1
  Switchboard Operator Kandi Westphal S-O 14 1
  Switchboard Operator Kimberly Russell S-O 14 2
  Legislative Secretary Eleanor Barnhill S-O 18 2
  Legislative Secretary Joan Brauer S-O 17 4
  Legislative Secretary Matt Carrothers S-O 16 1
  Legislative Secretary Jean Cooper S-O 16 2
  Legislative Secretary Faye Fraise S-O 18 4
  Legislative Secretary Sally Gallagher S-O 16 6+2
  Legislative Secretary David Epley S-O 16 2
  Legislative Secretary Brenna Findley S-O 16 1
  Legislative Secretary Connie Follett S-O 16 1
  Legislative Secretary Mary Gettings S-O 16 3
  Legislative Secretary Jean Goudy S-O 16 5
  Legislative Secretary Bob Halvorson S-O 16 3
  Legislative Secretary Brenda Huyser S-O 18 3
  Legislative Secretary Kay Kibbie S-O 16 3
  Legislative Secretary Khadine Letendre S-O 16 1
  Legislative Secretary Jean Nelson S-O 17 3
  Legislative Secretary Jake Parsons S-O 18 1
  Legislative Secretary Carole Peterson S-O 17 5+2
  Legislative Secretary Mary Reed S-O 17 2
  Legislative Secretary Mark Sands S-O 17 1
  Legislative Secretary Diane Schrage S-O 17 2
  Legislative Secretary Julie Simon S-O 16 5
  Legislative Secretary Jane Tays S-O 16 1
  Legislative Secretary Martha Ullem S-O 16 1
  Legislative Secretary Nancy Wayman S-O 18 2
  Legislative Secretary Joanne Wengert S-O 16 4
  Legislative Secretary Jo Ann West S-O 16 6+2
  Legislative Secretary Lori Wildman S-O 17 1
  Legislative Committee Secretary Mary Lou Aspengren S-O 18 2
  Legislative Committee Secretary Juliet Bliss S-O 18 1
  Legislative Committee Secretary David Boettger S-O 18 1
  Legislative Committee Secretary Susan Cowden S-O 18 2
  Legislative Committee Secretary Vicki Davis S-O 18 6
  Legislative Committee Secretary Valerie Hansen S-O 17 2
  Legislative Committee Secretary Alleen Hedge S-O 18 4
  Legislative Committee Secretary Jane Hughes S-O 18 2
  Legislative Committee Secretary Sue Jennings S-O 18 5+2
  Legislative Committee Secretary Kim Jensen S-O 18 2
  Legislative Committee Secretary Myrtle Jensen S-O 17 5
  Legislative Committee Secretary Gay Leverich S-O 17 6+2
  Legislative Committee Secretary Marlene Martens S-O 18 2
  Legislative Committee Secretary Marilyn Rensink S-O 18 5+2
  Legislative Committee Secretary Elaine Rittmer S-O 18 1
  Legislative Committee Secretary Christina Schaefer S-O 17 1
  Legislative Committee Secretary Nicole Schlinger S-O 18 1
  Legislative Committee Secretary Betty Wise S-O 17 6+2
  Legislative Committee Secretary Beverly Zieman S-O 17 2
  Bill Clerk Jay Mosher S-O 14 2
  Postmaster Eleanor Hesseling S-O 12 3
  Sergeant-at-Arms Paul Whitmore S-O 17 2
  Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms Troy Bishop S-O 14 1
  Chief Doorkeeper William Krieg S-O 12 3
  Doorkeeper Svend Christensen S-O 11 4
  Doorkeeper George Finkenauer S-O 11 3
  3rd Day WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1997 73
  Doorkeeper Arnold Boyum S-O 11 2
  Doorkeeper Gaylard Parrish S-O 11 2
  Doorkeeper Robert Langbehn S-O 11 2
  Doorkeeper E.A. Samuelson S-O 11 5
  Page Emily Beattie S-O Minimum Wage
  Page Denell Bundt S-O Minimum Wage
  Page Luke Craven S-O Minimum Wage
  Page Erica Davis S-O Minimum Wage
  Page Danielle Host S-O Minimum Wage
  Page Jeremy Hovda S-O Minimum Wage
  Page Valerie Jensen S-O Minimum Wage
  Page Nicole Jones S-O Minimum Wage
  Page Sara Lanz S-O Minimum Wage
  Page Chris Luhring S-O Minimum Wage
  Page Tracy Ongena S-O Minimum Wage
  Page Angel Robinson S-O Minimum Wage
  Page Kari Sampson S-O Minimum Wage
  Page Joe Schmitz S-O Minimum Wage
  Page Hope Welander S-O Minimum Wage
  Page Natasha Welch S-O Minimum Wage
  Page Blair Winkler S-O Minimum Wage

  STEWART E. IVERSON, JR., Chair

  REPORT OF COMMITTEE MEETING

  WAYS AND MEANS

  Convened: January 14, 1997, 11:34 a.m.

  Members Present: Douglas, Chair; McKibben, Vice Chair; Palmer, Ranking
  Member;
  Borlaug, Deluhery, Drake, Freeman, Hedge, Judge, Maddox, Redfern and
  Szymoniak.

  Members Absent: Connolly, McLaren and Vilsack.

  Committee Business: Adopted committee rules; assigned study bill to
  subcommittee.

  Adjourned: 11:42.

  SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

  Senate File 1

  WAYS AND MEANS: Drake, Chair; Maddox and Palmer

  Senate File 2

  NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRON. J. Black, Chair; Angelo and D. Black

  Senate File 3

  WAYS AND MEANS: Borlaug, Chair; McKibben and Vilsack

  Senate File 9

  WAYS AND MEANS: McLaren, Chair; Hedge and Szymoniak
  74 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE 3rd Day
  Senate File 10

  WAYS AND MEANS: McLaren, Chair; Hedge and Szymoniak

  Senate File 11

  WAYS AND MEANS: McLaren, Chair; Hedge and Szymoniak

  Senate File 13

  LOCAL GOVERNMENT: McKean, Chair; Behn and Fraise

  SSB 2

  STATE GOVERNMENT: Lundby, Chair; Szymoniak and Tinsman

  SSB 3

  STATE GOVERNMENT: Lind, Chair; Deluhery and McLaren

  STUDY BILL RECEIVED

  SSB 3 State Government

  Relating to a moratorium on the issuance of new licenses to conduct gambling
  games and providing an effective date.
  BILLS ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE

  President Kramer announced the assignment of the following bills
  to committee:
  S. F.  18 State Government
  S. F.  19 State Government
  S. F.  20 Transportation
  S. F.  21 Commerce
  S. F.  22 Natural Resources & Environ.
  S. F.  23 Transportation
  S. F.  24 Transportation
  S. F.  25 Appropriations
  S. F.  26 Ways and Means
  S. F.  27 Ways and Means
  S. F.  28 State Government
  S. F.  29 Judiciary
  S. F.  30 Ways and Means
  S. F.  31 Ways and Means
  S. F.  32 Natural Resources & Environment
  3rd Day WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1997 75
  ADJOURNMENT

  On motion of Senator Iverson, the Senate adjourned at 4:27 p.m.,

  CORRECTION TO THE SENATE JOURNAL
  OF TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1997

  Page 56, a record roll call was requested and taken on amendment S-3009 as
  follows:
  Ayes, 20:

  Black, D. Connolly Dearden Deluhery
  Dvorsky Fink Flynn Fraise
  Gettings Gronstal Halvorson Hammond
  Hansen Horn Judge Kibbie
  McCoy Neuhauser Szymoniak Vilsack

  Nays, 27:

  Angelo Bartz Behn Black, J.
  Boettger Borlaug Douglas Drake
  Freeman Hedge Iverson Jensen
  King Kramer Lind Maddox
  McKean McKibben McLaren Redfern
  Redwine Rehberg Rife Rittmer
  Schuerer Tinsman Zieman

  Absent or not voting, 3:

  Lundby Palmer Rensink

Iowa General Assembly

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