Senate Journal: Wednesday, February 5, 1997

  TWENTY-FOURTH CALENDAR DAY
  FIFTEENTH SESSION DAY

  Senate Chamber
  Des Moines, Iowa, Wednesday, February 5, 1997

  The Senate met in regular session at 9:01 a.m., President Kramer
  presiding.

  Prayer was offered by Monsignor Frank Chido, pastor of Basilica of Saint
  John, Des Moines, Iowa

  The Journal of Tuesday, February 4, 1997, was approved.

  LEAVES OF ABSENCE

  Leaves of absence were granted as follows:

  Senators Flynn and Kibbie for the day on request of Senator Gronstal.

  RECESS

  On motion of Senator Iverson, the Senate recessed at 9:05 a.m.,
  until 5:00 p.m.
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  APPENDIX


  REPORTS OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL
  RESOURCES

  Convened: February 4, 1997, 9:50 a.m.

  Members Present: Rensink, Vice Chair; D. Black, Ranking Member and Dearden.

  Members Absent: Hedge, Chair and Behn (both excused).

  Committee Business: Presentations by: division administrator for
  international
  marketing, DED, on international trade and marketing in the agriculture
  industry;
  executive director for the Iowa agricultural development authority on
  funding and
  program development for his department.

  Adjourned: 11:10 a.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

  Convened: February 4, 1997, 9:40 a.m.

  Members Present: Borlaug, Chair; Schuerer, Vice Chair; Vilsack, Ranking
  Member
  and Fink.

  Members Absent: Zieman (excused).

  Committee Business: Presentation by the Iowa Seed Capital Corporation.

  Adjourned: 11:15 a.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

  Convened: February 4, 1997, 9:37 a.m.

  Members Present: Lind, Chair; McKibben, Vice Chair; Horn, Ranking Member;
  Kibbie and Rehberg.

  Members Absent: none.

  Committee Business: Presentation by the state fire marshal on old and new
  school
  buildings.

  Adjourned: 11:00 a.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS

  Convened: February 4, 1997, 9:50 a.m.
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  Members Present: Rittmer, Chair (excused).

  Members Absent: Redfern, Vice Chair; Flynn, Ranking Member; Jensen and
  Palmer
  (all excused).

  Committee Business: Budget presentation by the department of public health.

  Adjourned: 11:40 a.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES

  Convened: February 4, 1997, 9:39 a.m.

  Members Present: Tinsman, Chair; Boettger, Vice Chair; Hammond, Ranking
  Member; Redwine and Szymoniak.

  Members Absent: none.

  Committee Business: Presentations by: DHS state hospital schools and mental
  health institutions; dual diagnosis unit of Mt. Pleasant; and Glenwood state
  hospital
  school.

  Adjourned: 11:49 a.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON JUSTICE SYSTEM

  Convened: February 4, 1997, 9:43 a.m.

  Members Present: Maddox, Chair; Dvorsky, Ranking Member; Fraise and McKean.

  Members Absent: Angelo, Vice Chair (excused).

  Committee Business: Budget presentation by the department of corrections.

  Adjourned: 11:35 a.m.

  APPROP. SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND COMMUNICATIONS

  Convened: February 4, 1997, 9:39 a.m.

  Members Present: Rife, Chair; Kramer, Vice Chair; Neuhauser, Ranking Member;
  Deluhery and McLaren.

  Members Absent: none.

  Committee Business: Presentation by information technology services and
  principal
  financial group on Year 2000.

  Adjourned: 11:22 a.m.

  APPROP. SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, INFRASTRUCTURE &
  CAPITALS

  Convened: February 4, 1997, 9:46 a.m.
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  Members Present: Freeman, Chair; King, Vice Chair; Halvorson, Ranking Member
  and Connolly

  Members Absent: Douglas (excused).

  Committee Business: Presentations by the department of cultural affairs,
  department of parks and recreation, and underground storage tanks.

  Adjourned: 11:30 a.m.

  AGRICULTURE

  Convened: February 4, 1997, 8:10 a.m.

  Members Present: Rensink, Chair; J. Black, Vice Chair; Judge, Ranking
  Member;
  Bartz, Behn, D. Black, Fraise, Kibbie, Rehberg, Rife and Zieman.

  Members Absent: Angelo, Gettings, Hedge and Vilsack (all excused).

  Committee Business: Presentation by the DALS on the beginning farmer loan
  program, Iowa agriculture youth program, rural rehabilitation trust fund and
  other
  related programs.

  Adjourned: 8:50 a.m.

  ETHICS

  Convened: February 4, 1997, 9:24 a.m.

  Members Present: Drake, Acting Chair; Gettings, Ranking Member; Iverson,
  temporary member, McKean, Neuhauser and Szymoniak.

  Members Absent: none.

  Committee Business: Discussed SSBs 92 and 93.

  Adjourned: 9:35 a.m.

  HUMAN RESOURCES

  Convened: February 4, 1997, 2:20 p.m.

  Members Present: Boettger, Chair; Redwine, Vice Chair; Szymoniak, Ranking
  Member; Bartz, Behn, J. Black, Dearden, Dvorsky, Rensink, Schuerer, Tinsman
  and
  Vilsack.

  Members Absent: Hammond (excused).

  Committee Business: Presentation by the department of human resources; SSB
  33
  will be discussed at next meeting.

  Adjourned: 3:35 p.m.
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  LOCAL GOVERNMENT

  Convened: February 4, 1997, 1:05 p.m.

  Members Present: Zieman, Chair; Behn, Vice Chair; Fraise, Ranking Member; D.
  Black, J. Black, Boettger, Connolly, Redwine and Rehberg.

  Members Absent: Angelo, Dearden, Hansen and McKean (all excused).

  Committee Business: Assigned bills to subcommittees.

  Adjourned: 1:08 p.m.

  NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT

  Convened: January 29, 1997, 2:48 p.m.

  Members Present: Bartz, Chair; Angelo, Vice Chair; Fink, Ranking Member; D.
  Black, J. Black, Borlaug, Dearden, Deluhery, Dvorsky, Freeman, Hedge,
  McKibben,
  Rehberg and Zieman.

  Members Absent: Judge (excused).

  Committee Business: Recommended passage of Senate File 2.

  Adjourned: 3:03 p.m.

  NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT

  Convened: February 3, 1997, 3:03 p.m.

  Members Present: Bartz, Chair; Fink, Ranking Member; D. Black, J. Black,
  Borlaug,
  Dearden, Deluhery, Dvorsky, Freeman, Judge, McKibben, Rehberg and Zieman.

  Members Absent: Angelo, Vice Chair; and Hedge (both excused)

  Committee Business: Presentation on hog lagoons by the geological survey
  bureau
  in the energy and geological division of the department of natural
  resources.

  Adjourned: 4:07 p.m.

  STATE GOVERNMENT

  Convened: February 4, 1997, 1:05 p.m.

  Members Present: Lind, Chair; Rittmer, Vice Chair; Kibbie, Ranking Member;
  Drake, Fink, Gronstal, Halvorson, King and Tinsman.

  Members Absent: Deluhery, Lundby, McKibben (excused), McLaren, Rife and
  Szymoniak (excused).
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  Committee Business: Assigned bills to subcommittees.

  Adjourned: 1:08 p.m.

  TRANSPORTATION

  Convened: February 4, 1997, 2:16 p.m.

  Members Present: Drake, Chair; Borlaug, Vice Chair; McCoy, Ranking Member;
  Connolly, Fraise, Freeman, Gettings, Halvorson, Jensen, Lind, McKean,
  McKibben
  and Rittmer.

  Members Absent: none.

  Committee Business: Assigned bills to subcommittees; recommended passage of
  Senate File 23 as amended; recommended passage of Senate File 80.

  Adjourned: 2:49 p.m.

  EXPLANATION OF VOTE

  MADAM PRESIDENT: I was temporarily absent from the Senate chamber on
  February 4, 1997, when the vote was taken on Senate File 5.

  Had I been present, I would have voted "aye" on the bill.

  ROBERT E. DVORSKY

  STUDY BILLS RECEIVED

  SSB 94 Human Services

  Relating to appropriations for the department of human services,
  prevention of disabilities policy council, and state foster care review
  board, and including other provisions and appropriations involving
  human services and health care.

  SSB 95 Local Government

  Relating to collection of fees charged prisoners for room and board,
  by providing for the entry of judgment against the prisoner and
  enforcement of the judgment through writ of execution.

  SSB 96 Local Government

  Relating to state reimbursement of county costs for certain
  prisoners after entry of judgment in a criminal case.
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  SSB 97 Local Government

  Raising the fee for renewing a permit to carry weapons.

  SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

  Senate File 89

  AGRICULTURE: Rensink, Chair; Hedge and Kibbie

  Senate File 91

  HUMAN RESOURCES: Boettger, Chair; Dvorsky and Tinsman

  Senate File 94

  AGRICULTURE: Rensink, Chair; Fraise and Zieman

  Senate File 97

  HUMAN RESOURCES: Schuerer, Chair; Szymoniak and Tinsman

  Senate File 100

  HUMAN RESOURCES: Schuerer, Chair; Redwine and Vilsack

  Senate File 109

  BUSINESS AND LABOR: King, Chair; Dearden and Zieman

  SSB 28
  (Reassignment)

  COMMERCE: Rife, Chair; Deluhery, Gronstal, Redfern and Schuerer
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  AFTERNOON SESSION

  The Senate reconvened at 5:06 p.m., President Kramer presiding.

  INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

  Senate File 111, by Halvorson, a bill for an act relating to the
  state sales and use tax exemption on certain computers, machinery,
  and equipment and other items related to the manufacturing process.

  Read first time and passed on file.

  Senate File 112, by McKean, a bill for an act to change the name
  of the Iowa state men's reformatory.

  Read first time and passed on file.

  Senate File 113, by McKean, a bill for an act relating to the
  disposition of private property condemned under eminent domain.

  Read first time and passed on file.

  BILLS ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE

  President Kramer announced the assignment of the following bills
  to committee:

  S.F.  111 Ways and Means
  S.F.  112 Judiciary

  ADJOURNMENT

  On motion of Senator Iverson, the Senate adjourned at 5:08 p.m.,
  until 9:00 a.m., Thursday, February 6, 1997.

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