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Senate Journal: Thursday, February 20, 1997

  THIRTY-NINTH CALENDAR DAY
  TWENTY-FOURTH SESSION DAY

  Senate Chamber
  Des Moines, Iowa, Thursday, February 20, 1997


  The Senate met in regular session at 9:12 a.m., President Kramer
  presiding.

  Prayer was offered by Dr. William Hamm, President of Waldorf
  College, Forest City, Iowa.

  The Journal of Wednesday, February 19, 1997, was approved.


  LEAVE OF ABSENCE

  Leave of absence was granted as follows:

  Senator King for the day on request of Senator Iverson.

  COMMITTEE ON MEMORIALS

  Senator Iverson moved that a committee of four be appointed as a
  committee on Memorial Resolutions to appoint committees to prepare
  suitable resolutions for deceased members of the Senate.

  The motion prevailed by a voice vote and the Chair announced the
  appointment of Senators Boettger, Chair; Jensen, Palmer and Kibbie.

  RECESS

  On motion of Senator Iverson, the Senate recessed at 9:30 a.m.,
  until 1:00 p.m.
  39th Day THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1997 341
  APPENDIX

  PRESENTATION OF VISITORS

  Senator Kibbie presented the Honorable James Schaben, former
  member of the Senate from Harrison County, who was present in the
  Senate chamber.

  The Chair welcomed the following visitors who were present in the
  Senate chamber:

  Members of the Shelby County 4-H program. Senator Boettger.

  GOVERNOR'S APPOINTEES PLACED ON EN BLOC CALENDAR

  The following appointees assigned to a standing committee for investigation
  were
  placed on the En Bloc Calendar with recommendation for confirmation on
  February
  19, 1997:

  EDUCATION

  Charlene R. Fulton, State Board of Education.
  James H. Arenson, State Board of Regents.

  REPORTS OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  AGRICULTURE

  Convened: February 19, 1997, 8:35 a.m.

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

  Members Absent: Hedge (excused).

  Committee Business: Assigned bills to subcommittees; deferred action on SSB
  137.

  Adjourned: 9:10 a.m.

  BUSINESS AND LABOR

  Convened: February 19, 1997, 3:03 p.m.

  Members Present: Rife, Chair; Dearden, Ranking Member; Behn, Freeman,
  Gettings, Horn, Palmer, Schuerer and Zieman.

  Members Absent: King, Vice Chair (excused) and Jensen.
  342 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE 39th Day
  Committee Business: Presentations regarding occupational hearing loss.

  Adjourned: 4:00 p.m.

  EDUCATION

  Convened: February 19, 1997, 3:12 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; approved SSB 124 as a
  committee bill; recommended confirmation of governor's appointees.

  Adjourned; 3:56 p.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

  Convened: February 19, 1997, 10:05 a.m.

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

  Members Absent: none.

  Committee Business: Presentations on Iowa Business Council and
  apprenticeship
  programs.

  Adjourned: 11:43 a.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS

  Convened: February 19, 1997, 10:25 a.m.

  Members Present: Rittmer, Chair; Redfern, Vice Chair and Flynn, Ranking
  Member.

  Members Absent: Jensen and Palmer (both excused).

  Committee Business: Presentation by the department of public health
  regarding
  abstinence education.

  Adjourned: 10:50 a.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES

  Convened: February 19, 1997, 10:16 a.m.

  Members Present: Tinsman, Chair; Boettger, Vice Chair; Hammond, Ranking
  Member; Redwine and Szymoniak.
  39th Day THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1997 343
  Members Absent: none.

  Committee Business: Presentations by LFB and the department of management.

  Adjourned: 11:29 a.m.

  APPROP. SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND COMMUNCATIONS

  Convened: February 19, 1997, 10:10 a.m.

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

  Members Absent: Kramer, Vice Chair (excused).

  Committee Business: Presentations by: the director of employment services on
  the
  department of workforce development; the Urbandale city administrator
  regarding
  inter-governmental information technology; video on digital signatures.

  Adjourned: 11:40 a.m.

  APPROP. SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, INFRASTRUCTURE &
  CAPITALS.

  Convened: February 19, 1997, 10:10 a.m.

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

  Members Absent: none.

  Committee Business: Subcommittee amended and approved and submitted proposed
  appropriations transportation bill to the full appropriations committee.

  Adjourned: 11:45 a.m.


  COMMITTEE REPORT

  TRANSPORTATION

  Final Bill Action: *SENATE FILE 177 (SSB 15), a bill for an act relating to
  motor
  vehicle operator prohibitions and restrictions including exhibition driving,
  littering,
  blood alcohol test certificates, and handicapped parking, and by
  establishing or
  making existing penalties applicable.

  Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.

  Final Vote: Ayes, 13: Drake, Borlaug, McCoy, Connolly, Fraise, Freeman,
  Gettings,
  Halvorson, Jensen, Lind, McKean, McKibben and Rittmer. Nays, none.
  344 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE 39th Day
  Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.

  *Pursuant to Senate Rule 40, the Legislative Service Bureau reported
  nonsubstantive changes to the members of the Transportation Committee on
  Senate
  File 177 and they were attached to the committee report.

  SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

  Senate Concurrent Resolution 5

  STATE GOVERNMENT: Szymoniak, Chair; Lundby and Tinsman

  Senate File 151

  WAYS AND MEANS: Douglas, Chair; Connolly and McKibben

  Senate File 158

  WAYS AND MEANS: Douglas, Chair; Freeman and Judge

  Senate File 166

  STATE GOVERNMENT: King, Chair; Drake, Gronstal, Kibbie and Lundby

  Senate Joint Resolution 8

  STATE GOVERNMENT: Lundby, Chair; Halvorson, McLaren, Szymoniak and
  Tinsman

  SSB 148

  APPROPRIATIONS: Rife, Chair; Borlaug, Gronstal, Rittmer and Vilsack

  SSB 149

  APPROPRIATIONS: Rittmer, Chair; Flynn, Freeman, Halvorson and Tinsman

  SSB 156

  COMMERCE: Jensen, Chair; Douglas and Palmer

  SSB 157

  WAYS AND MEANS: Redfern, Chair; Douglas and Vilsack

  SSB 158

  WAYS AND MEANS: Borlaug, Chair; Hedge and Palmer

  House File 229

  COMMERCE: King, Chair; Jensen and McCoy
  39th Day THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1997 345
  AFTERNOON SESSION

  The Senate reconvened at 1:05 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 40 present, 10 absent and a quorum present.

  CONSIDERATION OF BILL
  (Ways and Means Calendar)

  Senate File 129

  On motion of Senator McKibben, Senate File 129, a bill for an act
  updating the Iowa Code references to the Internal Revenue Code and
  providing a retroactive applicability date and an effective date, was
  taken up for consideration.

  Senator McKibben 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. 129) the vote was:

  Ayes, 47:

  Angelo Bartz 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 Kramer
  Lind Maddox McCoy McKean
  McKibben McLaren Neuhauser Palmer
  Redfern Redwine Rehberg Rensink
  Rife Rittmer Schuerer Szymoniak
  Tinsman Vilsack Zieman

  Nays, none.
  346 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE 39th Day
  Absent or not voting, 3:

  Hedge King Lundby

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

  BILL REFERRED TO COMMITTEE

  Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent that
  Senate File 59 be referred from the Regular Calendar to the
  committee on State Government.

  IMMEDIATELY MESSAGED

  Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent that
  Senate File 129 be immediately messaged to the House.

  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 February 20, 1997, passed the following bill in which the concurrence
  of the
  Senate is asked:

  House File 81, a bill for an act relating to the qualifications for the
  successful completion of an approved hunter safety and ethics
  education course.

  This bill was read first time and passed on file.

  INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

  Senate File 177, by committee on Transportation, a bill for an act
  relating to motor vehicle operator prohibitions and restrictions
  including exhibition driving, littering, blood alcohol test certificates,
  and handicapped parking, and by establishing or making existing
  penalties applicable.

  Read first time and placed on calendar.
  39th Day THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1997 347
  Senate File 178, by Gronstal, a bill for an act to increase the
  penalty applicable to the selling, giving, or supplying of alcohol to
  persons under the age of eighteen by persons other than licensees,
  permittees, or minors.

  Read first time and passed on file.

  Senate File 179, by Kibbie, a bill for an act relating to the election
  of county supervisors in certain counties.

  Read first time and passed on file.

  Senate File 180, by Deluhery, a bill for an act providing that
  member contributions under certain public retirement systems are
  considered employer contributions for state income tax purposes, and
  providing applicability and effective date provisions.

  Read first time and passed on file.

  Senate File 181, by Rife, a bill for an act relating to applications
  for temporary restricted motor vehicle licenses by habitual offenders.

  Read first time and passed on file.

  Senate File 182, by Maddox, a bill for an act relating to the
  membership of the county compensation board and providing an
  effective date.

  Read first time and passed on file.

  Senate File 183, by Flynn, a bill for an act permitting the school
  budget review committee to grant transportation assistance to certain
  school districts and providing for an appropriation.

  Read first time and passed on file.

  Senate File 184, by committee on Local Government, a bill for an
  act 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.

  Read first time and placed on calendar.
  348 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE 39th Day
  Senate File 185, by Rehberg, a bill for an act concerning the
  condemnation of private property by owners of land without a public
  way to the land.

  Read first time and passed on file.

  Senate File 186, by Borlaug and Douglas, a bill for an act allowing
  teaching parents to provide driver's education instruction.

  Read first time and passed on file.
  39th Day THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1997 349
  APPENDIX

  REPORTS OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

  Convened: February 18, 1997, 10:26 a.m.

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

  Members Absent: none.

  Committee Business: Presentations by faculty and students from Wartburg
  College
  and Graceland College regarding independent colleges; presentation on
  cultural grants
  by the arts councils of Cedar Falls, Bluffs and Spencer.

  Adjourned: 11:37 a.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

  Convened: February 19, 1997, 10:05 a.m.

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

  Members Absent: none.

  Committee Business: Presentations by: the department of economic development
  on
  the school to work program; the association of business and industry on the
  school to
  work program and career pathways; department of education on the integration
  of
  school to work, career pathways and workforce development.

  Adjourned: 11:11 a.m.

  STATE GOVERNMENT

  Convened: February 19, 1997, 2:13 p.m.

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

  Members Absent: Szymoniak (excused).

  Committee Business: Presentations by the department of personnel and
  department
  of revenue and finance on IPERS issues; approved SSB 155 as a committee
  bill.

  Adjourned: 3:04 p.m.
  350 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE 39th Day
  COMMITTEE REPORTS

  EDUCATION

  Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 189 (SSB 124), a bill for an act extending
  the
  regular program district costs guarantee for school districts for two years,
  andproviding an effective date.

  Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.

  Final Vote: Ayes, 15: Redfern, Rehberg, Connolly, Angelo, J. Black,
  Boettger,
  Dvorsky, Fink, Kibbie, Lind, Neuhauser, Redwine, Rensink, Szymoniak and
  Tinsman.
  Nays, none.

  Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.

  LOCAL GOVERNMENT

  Final Bill Action: *SENATE FILE 184 (SSB 95), a bill for an act 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.

  Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.

  Final Vote: Ayes, 12: Zieman, Behn, Fraise, Angelo, D. Black, J. Black,
  Boettger,
  Connolly, Hansen, McKean, Redwine and Rehberg. Nays, none. Absent or not
  voting,
  1: Dearden.

  Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.

  *Pursuant to Senate Rule 40, the Legislative Service Bureau reported
  nonsubstantive changes to the members of the Local Government Committee on
  Senate File 184 and they were attached to the committee report.

  NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT

  Final Bill Action: *SENATE FILE 187 (SSB 60), a bill for an act relating to
  the
  issuance of licenses and the imposition of fees for the fishing, trapping,
  hunting,
  pursuing, catching, killing, or taking of wild animals, birds, game, or
  fish, providing
  for other properly related matters, and subjecting violators to existing
  penalties, and
  providing effective and applicability dates.

  Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.

  Final Vote: Ayes, 14: Bartz, Angelo, Fink, D. Black, J. Black, Borlaug,
  Dearden,
  Deluhery, Dvorsky, Freeman, Judge, McKibben, Rehberg and Zieman. Nays, none.
  Absent or not voting, 1: Hedge.

  Fiscal Note: REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
  39th Day THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1997 351
  *Pursuant to Senate Rule 40, the Legislative Service Bureau reported
  nonsubstantive changes to the members of the Natural Resources & Environment
  Committee on Senate File 187 and they were attached to the committee report.

  ALSO:

  Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 190 (SSB 11), a bill for an act relating to
  granting
  easements on certain property by the department of natural resources.

  Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.

  Final Vote: Ayes, 14: Bartz, Angelo, Fink, D. Black, J. Black, Borlaug,
  Dearden,
  Deluhery, Dvorsky, Freeman, Judge, McKibben, Rehberg and Zieman. Nays, none.
  Absent or not voting, 1: Hedge.

  Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.

  STATE GOVERNMENT

  Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 188 (SSB 155), a bill for an act relating to
  the
  allocation of gambling receipts for horse race purses.

  Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.

  Final Vote: Ayes, 12: Lind, Rittmer, Kibbie, Deluhery, Drake, Gronstal,
  King,
  Lundby, McKibben, McLaren, Rife and Tinsman. Nays, 1: Halvorson. Absent or
  not
  voting, 2: Fink and Szymoniak.

  Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.

  STUDY BILLS RECEIVED

  SSB 156 Commerce

  Establishing requirements for utilization review of health care
  services conducted by third-party payors of health benefits.

  SSB 159 Commerce

  Relating to the regulation of telecommunications providers,
  including regulation of the prices to be charged between certain
  carriers, establishing a universal service fund, providing for local
  exchange service assistance, issuing certificates for providing local
  telecommunications services, establishing a dispute resolution
  mechanism, and providing for property tax assessments.
  352 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE 39th Day
  SSB 160 Commerce

  Relating to an alternative price regulation plan for certain local
  exchange carriers, providing for related matters, and providing an
  effective date.

  SSB 161 Natural Resources

  Relating to snowmobiles by requiring title certificates, increasing
  snowmobile registration fees, and providing for point of sale
  registration.

  SSB 162 Ways & Means

  Relating to the exemption from the sales, services, and use taxes of
  building materials and supplies used in construction of new single
  family dwellings.

  SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

  Senate File 98

  JUDICIARY: McKean, Chair; Hammond and Maddox

  Senate File 122

  JUDICIARY: McKean, Chair; Boettger, Hammond, Hansen and Tinsman

  Senate File 124

  JUDICIARY: Redfern, Chair; Hansen and Maddox

  Senate File 130

  JUDICIARY: Maddox, Chair; Hammond and King

  Senate File 139

  JUDCIARY: Tinsman, Chair; Maddox and Neuhauser

  Senate File 141

  JUDICIARY: Maddox, Chair; Boettger, Hammond, Hansen and Tinsman

  Senate File 152

  HUMAN RESOURCES: J. Black, Chair; Dvorsky and Tinsman
  39th Day THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1997 353
  Senate File 153

  HUMAN RESOURCES: Tinsman, Chair; Behn and Szymoniak

  Senate File 156

  HUMAN RESOURCES: Boettger, Chair; Behn and Dvorsky

  Senate File 157

  HUMAN RESOURCES: Boettger, Chair; Behn and Dvorsky

  Senate File 163

  HUMAN RESOURCES: Boettger, Chair; Hammond and Tinsman

  Senate File 165

  LOCAL GOVERNMENT: McKean, Chair; J. Black and Dearden

  House Joint Resolution 10

  JUDICIARY: Redfern, Chair; Tinsman and Vilsack

  House File 114

  JUDICIARY: Redfern, Chair; McKibben and Neuhauser

  House File 200

  JUDICIARY: Vilsack, Chair; Boettger and Maddox

  House File 232

  JUDICIARY: Angelo, Chair; Hammond and Redfern

  House File 244

  LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Rehberg, Chair; J. Black and Connolly

  SSB 150

  JUDICIARY: Vilsack, Chair; McKibben and Redfern

  SSB 151

  JUDICIARY: Redfern, Chair; Tinsman and Vilsack

  SSB 152

  JUDICIARY: King, Chair; Halvorson and Redfern
  354 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE 39th Day
  SSB 153

  JUDICIARY: McKean, Chair; Boettger, Halvorson, Maddox and Neuhauser

  SSB 154

  JUDICIARY: Maddox, Chair; Boettger, Hammond, Hansen and Tinsman

  SSB 159

  COMMERCE: Maddox, Chair; King and McCoy

  SSB 160

  COMMERCE: Maddox, Chair; King and McCoy

  SSB 162

  WAYS AND MEANS: Freeman, Chair; Deluhery and Douglas

  AMENDMENT FILED

  S(3072 S. F.  132 Allen Borlaug

  BILLS ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE

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

  S. F.  171 Ways and Means
  S. F.  172 Judiciary
  S. F.  173 Transportation
  S. F.  174 Natural Resources
  S. F.  175 Transportation
  S. F.  178 Judiciary
  S. F.  179 Local Government
  S. F.  180 State Government
  S. F.  181 Judiciary
  S. F.  182 Local Government
  S. F.  183 Education
  S. F.  185 State Government
  S. F.  186 Education
  S. R.  5 State Government
  H. F.  81 Natural Resources
  H. F.  228 Natural Resources
  39th Day THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1997 355
  INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

  Senate File 187, by committee on Natural Resources and
  Environment, a bill for an act relating to the issuance of licenses and
  the imposition of fees for the fishing, trapping, hunting, pursuing,
  catching, killing, or taking of wild animals, birds, game, or fish,
  providing for other properly related matters, and subjecting violators
  to existing penalties, and providing effective and applicability dates.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.

  Senate File 188, by committee on State Government, a bill for an
  act relating to the allocation of gambling receipts for horse race
  purses.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.

  Senate File 189, by committee on Education, a bill for an act
  extending the regular program district cost guarantee for school
  districts for two years, and providing an effective date.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.

  Senate File 190, by committee on Natural Resources and
  Environment, a bill for an act relating to granting easements on
  certain property by the department of natural resources.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.

  Senate File 191, by Fink, Dvorsky, Neuhauser, Vilsack, Gronstal,
  Horn, Redfern, Deluhery, Kibbie, Judge, McCoy, Connolly, Palmer,
  Hansen, Fraise, Szymoniak, and Hammond, a bill for an act
  establishing an Iowa wins scholarship program and making an
  appropriation.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and passed on file.

  ADJOURNMENT

  On motion of Senator Iverson, the Senate adjourned at 2:00 p.m.,
  until 10:00 a.m., Monday, February 24, 1997.

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