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House Journal: Page 1903: Wednesday, April 22, 1998

to suspend the rules for the immediate consideration of Senate
File 2068.

CONSIDERATION OF BILLS
Unfinished Business Calendar
Senate File 2068, a bill for an act concerning the method by
which cities pay the medical costs incurred by members of the
police and fire departments of cities who are injured while on
duty, with report of committee recommending amendment and
passage, was taken up for consideration.
Vande Hoef of Osceola offered the following amendment H-8539
filed by the committee on local government and moved its
adoption:

H-8539

 1     Amend Senate File 2068, as amended, passed, and
 2   reprinted by the Senate, as follows:
 3     1.  Page 1, by inserting before line 1 the
 4   following:
 5     "Sec. ___.  NEW SECTION.  364.25  RETIREE HEALTH
 6   CARE.
 7     A city may provide health or medical insurance
 8   coverage or supplemental coverage to retired employees
 9   of the city.  A city providing health or medical
10   insurance coverage pursuant to this section may
11   establish such requirements or restrictions concerning
12   the coverage provided as the city may adopt.  If
13   coverage is provided, the cost of the health or
14   medical insurance coverage shall be paid from moneys
15   held in a trust and agency fund established pursuant
16   to section 384.6, or out of an appropriation from the
17   city general fund for this purpose."
18     2.  Page 1, line 21, by striking the word
19   "section" and inserting the following:  "sections
20   364.25 and".
21     3.  Title page, line 1, by inserting after the
22   word "pay" the following:  "health and medical
23   insurance coverage to retired employees and".
24     4.  By renumbering as necessary.
The committee amendment H-8539 was adopted.
Vande Hoef of Osceola moved that the bill be read a last time
now and placed upon its passage which motion prevailed and the
bill was read a last time.
On the question "Shall the bill pass?" (S.F. 2068)

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