Senate Journal: Monday, February 17, 1997

  THIRTY-SIXTH CALENDAR DAY
  TWENTY-FIRST SESSION DAY

  Senate Chamber
  Des Moines, Iowa, Monday, February 17, 1997

  The Senate met in regular session at 1:10 p.m., President Kramer
  presiding.

  Prayer was offered by the Reverend Robert Skoor, pastor of the
  Reformed Church of Latter Day Saints, Des Moines, Iowa.

  The Journal of Thursday, February 13, 1997, was approved.

  LEAVE OF ABSENCE

  Leave of absence was granted as follows:

  Senator Neuhauser for the day on request of Senator Dvorsky.

  INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

  Senate File 140, by Fink, a bill for an act relating to the
  possession of curio or relic firearms by members of certain
  organizations.

  Read first time and passed on file.

  Senate File 141, by Maddox, a bill for an act relating to access to
  information pertaining to juveniles involved in delinquent acts.

  Read first time and passed on file.

  Senate File 142, by Szymoniak, a bill for an act relating to the
  grounds for termination of parental rights of a putative father.

  Read first time and passed on file.

  Senate File 143, by Fink, a bill for an act relating to the
  disposition of receipts from the sale of state-owned timber.
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  Read first time and passed on file.

  LEAVES OF ABSENCE

  Leaves of absence were granted as follows:

  Senator Hedge until he arrives and Senator Bartz for the day on request of
  Senator
  Iverson.

  CONSIDERATION OF BILLS
  (Regular Calendar)

  Senate File 116

  On motion of Senator Lundby, 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, was taken up for consideration.

  Senator Lundby moved that the bill be read the last time now and
  placed upon its passage, which motion prevailed by a voice vote, and
  the bill was read the last time.

  On the question "Shall the bill pass?" (S.F. 116) the vote was:

  Ayes, 46:

  Angelo Behn Black, D. Black, J.
  Boettger Borlaug Connolly Dearden
  Deluhery Douglas Drake Dvorsky
  Fink Flynn Fraise Freeman
  Gettings Gronstal Halvorson Hammond
  Hansen Horn Iverson Jensen
  Judge Kibbie King Kramer
  Lind Lundby Maddox McCoy
  McKean McKibben McLaren Redfern
  Redwine Rehberg Rensink Rife
  Rittmer Schuerer Szymoniak Tinsman
  Vilsack Zieman

  Nays, 1:

  Palmer

  Absent or not voting, 3:

  Bartz Hedge Neuhauser
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  The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to
  have passed the Senate and the title was agreed to.

  Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent to take up
  for consideration Senate File 131.

  Senate File 131

  On motion of Senator Behn, Senate File 131, a bill for an act
  relating to fraudulent practices involving family investment and
  medical assistance program benefits and making penalties applicable,
  was taken up for consideration.

  Senator Behn moved that the bill be read the last time now and
  placed upon its passage, which motion prevailed by a voice vote, and
  the bill was read the last time.

  On the question "Shall the bill pass?" (S.F. 131) the vote was:

  Ayes, 47:

  Angelo Behn Black, D. Black, J.
  Boettger Borlaug Connolly Dearden
  Deluhery Douglas Drake Dvorsky
  Fink Flynn Fraise Freeman
  Gettings Gronstal Halvorson Hammond
  Hansen Horn Iverson Jensen
  Judge Kibbie King Kramer
  Lind Lundby Maddox McCoy
  McKean McKibben McLaren Palmer
  Redfern Redwine Rehberg Rensink
  Rife Rittmer Schuerer Szymoniak
  Tinsman Vilsack Zieman

  Nays, none.

  Absent or not voting, 3:

  Bartz Hedge Neuhauser

  The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to
  have passed the Senate and the title was agreed to.

  IMMEDIATELY MESSAGED

  Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent that
  Senate Files 116 and 131 be immediately messaged to the House.
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  INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

  Senate Joint Resolution 6, by Halvorson, a joint resolution
  requesting the proposal of an amendment to the Constitution of the
  United States to limit the number of terms of service of members of
  the United States Congress.

  Read first time and passed on file.

  Senate Joint Resolution 7, by Halvorson, a joint resolution
  proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa
  changing the legislative branch of state government to a unicameral
  system.

  Read first time and passed on file.

  Senate File 144, by Kibbie, a bill for an act relating to publication
  of false or misleading information in political advertisements and
  applying a penalty.

  Read first time and passed on file.

  Senate File 145, by Judge, Black of Kossuth, and Redwine, a bill
  for an act relating to the county mental health, mental retardation,
  and developmental disabilities services fund levy by providing a
  procedure for a county to make revisions affecting the services fund
  levy and other levies, and providing an effective date.

  Read first time and passed on file.

  Senate File 146, by McCoy, a bill for an act relating to vehicles
  classified as school buses.

  Read first time and passed on file.
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  APPENDIX

  REPORTS OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  APPROP. SUBCOMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATION AND REGULATION

  Convened: February 13, 1997, 9:57 a.m.

  Members Present: Lundby, Chair; Bartz, Vice Chair; McCoy, Ranking Member; J.
  Black and Gettings.

  Members Absent: none.

  Committee Business: Discussed budget decisions for the departments of
  treasurer of
  state, state-federal relations office, and revenue and finance.

  Adjourned: 11:13 a.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL
  RESOURCES

  Convened: February 13, 1997, 9:50 a.m.

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

  Members Absent: Hedge, Chair (excused).

  Committee Business: Discussed proposed appropriation bill.

  Adjourned: 11:25 a.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

  Convened: February 13, 1997, 9:50 a.m.

  Members Present: Borlaug, Chair; Schuerer, Vice Chair; Fink and Zieman.

  Members Absent: Vilsack, Ranking Member (excused).

  Committee Business: Presentation by the DED business development division.

  Adjourned: 11:10 a.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

  Convened: February 13, 1997, 9:45 a.m.

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

  Members Absent: none.
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  Committee Business: Presentation by the president and executive director of
  the
  board of regents; budget presentation by representatives of IPTV;
  superintendent and
  students of Iowa braille and sight saving school reviewed the school's
  programs;
  superintendent and students of Iowa school for the deaf reviewed the
  school's
  activities.

  Adjourned: 11:55 a.m.


  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS

  Convened: February 13, 1997, 9:59 a.m.

  Members Present: Rittmer, Chair and Flynn, Ranking Member.

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

  Committee Business: Budgeting for results and block grants presentations.

  Adjourned: 11:15 a.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES

  Convened: February 13, 1997, 9:54 a.m.

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

  Members Absent: none.

  Committee Business: Presentations by: Central point coordinators roundtable;
  Iowa
  state association of counties; state county management committee.

  Adjourned: 11:42 a.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON JUSTICE SYSTEM

  Convened: February 13, 1997, 9:55 a.m.

  Members Present: Maddox, Chair; Angelo, Vice Chair; Dvorksy, Ranking Member;
  Fraise and McKean.

  Members Absent: none.

  Committee Business: D.A.R.E. program.

  Adjourned: 10:41 a.m.

  APPROP. SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND COMMUNICATIONS

  Convened: February 13, 1997, 9:55 a.m.
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  Members Present: Neuhauser, Ranking Member and Deluhery.

  Members Absent: Rife, Chair; Kramer, Vice Chair; and McLaren (all excused).

  Committee Business: Presentation on the Year 2000 and ITS structure by DHS.

  Adjourned: 11:44 a.m.

  APPROP. SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, INFRASTRUCTURE &
  CAPITALS

  Convened: February 13, 1997, 9:55 a.m.

  Members Present: Freeman, Chair; King, Vice Chair; Halvorson, Ranking Member
  and Connolly.

  Members Absent: Douglas.

  Committee Business: Presentations by: ISU department of civil and const.
  eng. state
  of Iowa infrastructure needs; veterans affairs commission capital projects
  recommendations; Iowa public employees retirement system, proposed
  construction of
  the IPERS headquarters.

  Adjourned: 11:50 a.m.

  EDUCATION

  Convened: February 12, 1997, 3:56 p.m.

  Members Present: Redfern, Chair; Rehberg, Vice Chair; Connolly, Ranking
  Member;
  Angelo, J. Black, Boettger, Dvorsky, Fink, Kibbie, Lind, Neuhauser, Redwine,
  Rensink, Szymoniak and Tinsman.

  Members Absent: none.

  Committee Business: Assigned bills to subcommittees and a presentation by
  Iowa
  future farmers of America.

  Adjourned: 4:06 p.m.

  JUDICIARY

  Convened: February 13, 1997, 1:53 p.m.

  Members Present: McKean, Chair; Maddox, Vice Chair; Angelo, Drake, Fraise,
  Hammond, Hansen, King and Tinsman.

  Members Absent: Neuhauser, Ranking Member; Boettger, Halvorson, McKibben,
  Redfern and Vilsack (all excused).
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  Committee Business: Assigned bills to subcommittees.

  Adjourned: 1:58 p.m.

  BILL ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE

  President Kramer announced the assignment of the following bill to
  committee on February 12, 1997:

  H.F.  8 State Government

  BILL ENROLLED, SIGNED AND SENT TO GOVERNOR

  The Secretary of the Senate submitted the following report:

  MADAM PRESIDENT: The Secretary of the Senate respectfully reports that the
  following bill has been enrolled, signed by the President of the Senate and
  the Speaker
  of the House, and presented to the Governor for his approval on this 17th
  day of
  February, 1997:

  Senate File 5.

  MARY PAT  GUNDERSON
  Secretary of the Senate

  STUDY BILLS RECEIVED

  SSB 128 Natural Resources & Environment

  Relating to animal feeding operations, by providing for the
  application of manure and the inspection of certain animal feeding
  operation structures.

  SSB 129 Commerce

  Eliminating notice requirements relating to the location of certain
  electric transmission lines, wires, or cables.

  SSB 130 Commerce

  Relating to garnishment of employee's earnings.

  SSB 131 Commerce
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  Relating to permissible charges which may be contracted for and
  received with respect to open-end credit.

  SSB 132 Comm erce

  Relating to the review of the reorganization of a public utility and
  providing and effective date.

  SSB 133 Agriculture

  Restricting the use of spray irrigation equipment on land draining
  into agricultural drainage wells.

  SSB 134 Transportation

  Relating to the issuance of motor vehicle licenses for certain law
  enforcement officers and providing penalties.

  SSB 135 Local Government

  Relating to the qualifications for the office of county sheriff.

  SSB 136 Local Government

  Relating to notarial acts and the issuance of marriage licenses by
  county registrars.

  SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS FOR
  APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS

  In accordance with Senate Rule 59, the following senators were
  appointed to subcommittees of standing committees to investigate the
  appointment of the following governor's appointees:

  BUSINESS AND LABOR
  (2-17-97)

  Members of the Iowa Workforce Development Board:

  PERRY CHAPIN: Palmer, Chair; Jensen and Schuerer
  MARGARET A. HOLMES: King, Chair; Zieman and Gettings
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  ALAN R. KABELA: Schuerer; Chair; Behn and Horn
  PATRICIA M. MARSHALL: Horn, Chair; Freeman and Jensen
  KATHRYN A. MURPHY: Jensen, Chair; King and Dearden
  EARNEST L. NELSON: Freeman, ChairZieman and Gettings
  NORMA J. SCHMOKER: King, Chair; Jensen and Horn
  RICHARD T. VANDER LAAN: Zieman, Chair; Schuerer and Dearden
  WILLIAM E. YEAGER: Freeman, Chair; Behn and Palmer

  Member of the Public Employment Relations Board:

  ELIZABETH L. SEISER: Behn, Chair; Freeman and Dearden

  COMMERCE
  (2-17-97)

  Members of the Iowa Telecommunications and Technology Commission:

  MARY JEAN MONTGOMERY: Rife, Chair; Redfern and McCoy
  MARK J. SCHOUTEN: Rife, Chair; Redfern and McCoy

  EDUCATION
  (2-17-97)

  Members of the State Board of Education:

  CHARLENE R. FULTON: Rensink, Chair; Redwine and Kibbie
  KAY E. WAGNER: Tinsman, Chair; Neuhauser and Angelo

  Members of the State Board of Regents:

  JAMES H. ARENSON: Lind, Chair; Dvorsky and Rehberg

  JUDICIARY
  (2-13-97)

  Member of the Commission on Judicial Qualifications:

  ARTHUR P. SILVA: Hansen Chair; King and Tinsman

  NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
  (2-13-97)

  Members of the Environmental Protection Commission:

  DEAN R. McWILLIAMS: Dvorsky, Chair; Dearden and Zieman
  RITA A. VENNER: Deluhery, Chair; Freeman and McKibben

  Member of the Renewable Fuels and Coproducts Advisory Committee:

  MARY L. NORTON: Angelo, Chair; D. Black and Borlaug
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  STATE GOVERNMENT
  (2-13-97)

  Administrator of Professional Licensing and Regulation:

  ROGER A. HALVORSON: Gronstal, Chair; Drake and Tinsman

  Member of the Board of Dental Examiners:

  DR. LeROY I. STROHMAN: Halvorson, Chair; Lundby and McKibben

  Member of the Board of Medical Examiners:

  SHIRLEY A. MEISENHEIMER: Szymoniak, Chair; McLaren and King

  Members of the Board of Mortuary Science Examiners:

  CARLTON D. PETERSON: Deluhery, Chair; Lind and Rife
  RICARD R. PORTER: Deluhery, Chair; Lind and Rife

  Member of the Commission on the Status of African-Americans:

  CAMILLE V. SCULLY: Fink, Chair; Tinsman and Lundby

  Director of the Department of Inspections and Appeals:

  KIM D. SCHMETT: Szymoniak, Chair; McLaren and King

  Member of the Investment Board of the IPERS:

  KIMBERLY K. REYNOLDS: Kibbie, Chair; Rittmer and Lind

  AMENDMENTS FILED

  S(3048 S. F.  132 Allen Borlaug
  S(3049 S. F.  128 Johnie Hammond
  Bill Fink
  S(3050 S. F.  132 Rod Halvorson

  SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

  Senate File 125

  COMMERCE: Jensen, Chair; Douglas and Gronstal

  House File 108

  BUSINESS AND LABOR: Rife, Chair; Palmer and Zieman
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  SSB 73
  (Reassigned)

  SMALL BUSINESS AND ECON. DEVELOP.: Rittmer, Chair; Boettger, Flynn, McCoy
  and Schuerer

  SSB 127

  HUMAN RESOURCES: Tinsman, Chair; Boettger and Szymoniak

  SSB 129

  COMMERCE: King, Chair; Hansen and Lundby

  SSB 130

  COMMERCE: Bartz, Chair; Deluhery and Maddox

  SSB 131

  COMMERCE: Schuerer, Chair; Palmer and Rife

  SSB 132

  COMMERCE: King, Chair; Deluhery and Redfern

  SSB 133

  AGRICULTURE: Rensink, Chair; Bartz, J. Black, D. Black and Kibbie

  SSB 134

  TRANSPORTATION: Drake, Chair; Jensen and McCoy

  INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

  Senate File 147, by Dvorsky, a bill for an act relating to the
  exemption from the sales, services, and use taxes of gas and
  electricity for use in residential-type dwellings and providing an
  applicability date provision.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and passed on file.

  Senate File 148, by Dvorsky and Neuhauser, a bill for an act
  relating to school finance by providing a formula to fund costs
  resulting from increased student enrollment and making an
  appropriation.
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  Read first time under Rule 28 and passed on file.

  BILLS ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE

  President Kramer announced the assignment of the following bills
  to committee on February 17, 1997:

  S. F.  136 Ways and Means
  S. F.  137 Natural Resources
  S. F.  138 Human Resources
  S. F.  139 Judiciary
  S. F.  140 State Government
  S. F.  141 Judiciary
  S. F.  142 Human Resources
  S. F.  143 Natural Resources
  S. F.  144 State Government
  S. F.  145 Local Government
  S. F.  146 Education
  S. F.  147 Ways and Means
  S. F.  148 Education
  S. J. R. 6 State Government
  S. J. R. 7 State Government

  SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT FOR
  APPOINTMENT TO BOARD AND COMMISSION

  In accordance with Senate Rule 59, the following senators were
  appointed to subcommittees of standing committee on February 17,
  1997, to investigate the appointment of the following governor's
  appointee:

  SMALL BUSINESS, ECON. DEVLPT AND TOURISM

  Member of the Iowa Seed Capital Corporation:

  HUGH M. FIELD: Hansen, Chair; Schuerer and King

  ADJOURNMENT

  On motion of Senator Iverson, the Senate adjourned at 2:51 p.m.,
  until 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 18, 1997.

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