Senate Journal: Monday, February 10, 1997

  TWENTY-NINTH CALENDAR DAY
  SEVENTEENTH SESSION DAY

  Senate Chamber
  Des Moines, Iowa, Monday, February 10, 1997

  The Senate met in regular session at 1:03 p.m., President Kramer
  presiding.

  Prayer was offered by the Reverend Phillip Olson, pastor of the
  Ridgeway Lutheran Parish, Ridgeway, Iowa.

  The Journal of Thursday, February 6, 1997, was approved.

  HOUSE MESSAGE RECEIVED AND CONSIDERED

  The following message was received from the Chief Clerk of the
  House:

  MADAM. PRESIDENT: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House
  has on January 6, 1997, passed the following bill in which the concurrence
  of the
  Senate is asked:

  House File 108, a bill for an act relating to occupational hearing
  loss, concerning the definitions, apportionment of hearing loss, and
  measurement of hearing loss.

  This bill was read first time and passed on file.

  LEAVE OF ABSENCE

  Leave of absence was granted as follows:

  Senator Hedge for the week on request of Senator Iverson.
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  APPENDIX

  BILL SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR

  A communication was received announcing that on February 10,
  1997, the governor approved and transmitted to the secretary of state
  the following bill:

  SENATE FILE 35, a bill for an act eliminating the inheritance tax on
  property
  passing to parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, and other lineal
  ascendants,
  children including legally adopted children and biological children entitled
  to inherit
  under the laws of this state, stepchildren, and grandchildren,
  great-grandchildren, and
  other lineal descendants of the decedent and providing an applicability date
  provision.

  COMMITTEE REPORTS

  COMMERCE

  Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 61, a bill for an act relating to the
  membership of a
  joint 911 service board.

  Recommendation: DO PASS.

  Final Vote: Ayes, 13: Jensen, Schuerer, Deluhery, Bartz, Douglas, Flynn,
  Gronstal,
  Hansen, King, Lundby, McCoy, Redfern and Rife. Nays, none. Absent or not
  voting, 2:
  Maddox and Palmer.

  Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.

  ALSO:

  Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 98, a bill for an act relating to the willful
  destruction of E911 addressing signs and providing a penalty.

  Recommendation: DO PASS.

  Final Vote: Ayes, 13: Jensen, Schuerer, Deluhery, Bartz, Douglas, Flynn,
  Gronstal,
  Hansen, King, Lundby, McCoy, Redfern and Rife. Nays, none. Absent or not
  voting, 2:
  Maddox and Palmer.

  Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.

  JUDICIARY

  Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 118 (SSB 59), a bill for an act relating to
  statutory
  corrections which may adjust language to reflect current practices, insert
  earlier
  omissions, delete redundancies and inaccuracies, delete temporary language,
  resolve
  inconsistencies and conflicts, update ongoing provisions, or remove
  ambiguities, and
  providing effective and retroactive applicability dates.
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  Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.

  Final Vote: Ayes, 13: McKean, Maddox, Neuhauser, Angelo, Drake, Fraise,
  Halvorson, Hammond, Hansen, McKibben, Redfern, Tinsman and Vilsack. Nays,
  none.
  Absent or not voting, 2: Boettger and King.

  Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.

  STUDY BILLS RECEIVED

  SSB 103 Commerce

  Eliminating the registration requirements of a nonresident issuer
  of credit cards issuing credit cards to residents of this state.

  SSB 104 Commerce

  Increasing the property damage limit for mandatory reporting of
  motor vehicle accidents.

  SSB 105 Commerce

  Relating to the regulation of municipal utilities providing
  telecommunications services.

  SSB 106 Commerce

  Relating to licensing and certification of certain occupations
  relating to real estate, by providing for appraiser certification,
  discipline of brokers and salespersons, and related matters, and
  making a penalty applicable..

  SSB 107 Commerce

  Amending the uniform securities Act relating to the registration of
  securities and the registration of broker-dealers and agents,
  establishing fees, and providing an effective date.

  SSB 108 Commerce

  Relating to funds held by insurance companies and providing an
  effective date.
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  SSB 109 Natural Resources and Environment

  Authorizing the issuance of lifetime hunting licenses for residents
  who are sixty-five years of age or older.

  SSB 48.1 Transportation

  Relating to state department of transportation operations,
  including regulating hazardous materials transport, regulating motor
  vehicle dealers, eliminating requirements that the department adopt
  administrative rules in certain instances, and establishing, making
  applicable, or enhancing penalties.

  SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

  Senate File 62

  HUMAN RESOURCES: Boettger, Chair; Dearden and Schuerer

  Senate File 108

  HUMAN RESOURCES: Redwine, Chair; J. Black and Dvorsky

  SSB 99

  STATE GOVERNMENT: Lind, Chair; Gronstal and King

  SSB 100

  STATE GOVERNMENT: Drake, Chair; Fink and Tinsman

  SSB 101

  STATE GOVERNMENT: Rittmer, Chair; Drake and Kibbie

  SSB 102

  STATE GOVERNMENT: McLaren, Chair; Lundby and Szymoniak

  SSB 103

  COMMERCE: Rife, Chair; King and McCoy

  SSB 104

  COMMERCE: Douglas, Chair; Gronstal and Rife
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  SSB 105

  COMMERCE: Redfern, Chair; Lundby and Palmer

  SSB 106

  COMMERCE: King, Chair; Douglas and McCoy

  SSB 107

  COMMERCE: Schuerer, Chair; Bartz and Deluhery

  SSB 108

  COMMERCE: Maddox, Chair; Douglas and Gronstal

  PETITIONS

  The following petitions by Senator Kibbie were presented and
  placed on file:

  Six hundred eighty residents of northwest Iowa opposing legislation
  lowering the legal standard of intoxication from 0.10 to 0.08 blood
  alcohol content.

  One hundred eleven residents of Clay County favoring legislation to
  increase by two cents per can the bottle deposit for redemption
  centers.

  INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

  Senate File 118, by committee on Judiciary, a bill for an act
  relating to statutory corrections which may adjust language to reflect
  current practices, insert earlier omissions, delete redundancies and
  inaccuracies, delete temporary language, resolve inconsistencies and
  conflicts, update ongoing provisions, or remove ambiguities, and
  providing effective and retroactive applicability dates.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.

  Senate File 119, by Lind, a bill for an act relating to speed zones
  for which the first two speeding violations are not counted for
  purposes of operator's license suspension or insurance costs.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and passed on file.
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  ADJOURNMENT

  On motion of Senator Iverson, the Senate adjourned at 1:10 p.m.,
  until 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 11, 1997.

Iowa General Assembly

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