House Journal: Thursday, January 22, 1998

Eleventh Calendar Day - Eighth Session Day

Hall of the House of Representatives
Des Moines, Iowa, Thursday, January 22, 1998
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 8:50 a.m., Speaker pro
tempore Van Maanen of Marion in the chair.
Prayer was offered by Reverend Marilyn Henrich, pastor of Grace
United Methodist Church, Des Moines.
Speaker Corbett in the chair at 9:53 a.m.
The Journal of Wednesday, January 21, 1998 was approved.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
House File 2063, by Chapman, a bill for an act relating to
mediations affecting agricultural producers.
Read first time and referred to committee on agriculture.
House File 2064, by Shoultz, a bill for an act relating to
the reimbursement paid by beverage distributors.
Read first time and referred to committee on environmental
protection.
House File 2065, by Vande Hoef and Lord, a bill for an act
relating to the transportation of pupils participating in open
enrollment.
Read first time and referred to committee on education.
House File 2066, by Warnstadt, a bill for an act requiring
certain state departments to request moneys from the general
fund of the state to pay for services by the departments
relating to the state department of transportation and providing
an effective date and applicability date.
Read first time and referred to committee on transportation.
House File 2067, by Thomson and Brunkhorst, a bill for an
act relating to tobacco products and cigarettes, providing
penalties, providing for an increased tax on cigarettes, and
providing for appropriations.
Read first time and referred to committee on human resources.
House File 2068, by Brauns, a bill for an act relating to
the timely 
filing of a request for open enrollment to attend school in
another school district.
Read first time and referred to committee on education.
House File 2069, by Brauns, a bill for an act relating to
open enrollment deadlines.
Read first time and referred to committee on education.
House File 2070, by Scherrman and Murphy, a bill for an act
to add sexual abuse in the third degree to the crimes for which
offenders must serve at least eighty-five percent of the
sentence imposed.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
House File 2071, by Van Fossen, Rants, Holmes, Tyrrell,
Larson, Millage, and Brunkhorst, a bill for an act exempting
internet and other on-line services from the state sales,
services, and use taxes.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
House File 2072, by Frevert, Drees, Mertz, Eddie, Bukta,
Garman, Reynolds-Knight, Boggess, Larkin, Huseman, Greig,
Koenigs, Mundie, Klemme, Schrader, Huser, Witt, Fallon, Thomas,
Sukup, Whitead, Dix, and Hahn, a bill for an act regarding best
practices for managing swine suffering from porcine reproductive
and respiratory syndrome, by appropriating moneys for
demonstration projects.
Read first time and referred to committee on agriculture.
House File 2073, by Frevert, Jacobs, Huser, Burnett, Bukta,
Thomson, Scherrman, Martin, Grundberg, and Thomas, a bill for an
act relating to public intoxication by inhaling chemical
substances and providing a penalty.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
House File 2074, by Osterhaus, a bill for an act relating to
adjustments of reimbursement rates for medical assistance
services for which all or part of the nonfederal share is paid
by counties.
Read first time and referred to committee on local government.
House File 2075, by Scherrman, a bill for an act relating to
certification of the need for minor's school licenses.
Read first time and referred to committee on transportation.
MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE
The following messages were received from the Senate:
Mr. Speaker: I am directed to inform your honorable body that
the Senate has on January 21, 1998, amended and passed the
following bill in which the concurrence of the House is asked:
House File 8, a bill for an act relating to the funding of state
mandates.
Also: That the Senate has on January 21, 1998, passed the
following bill in which the concurrence of the House is asked:
Senate File 2029, a bill for an act relating to the composition
of the board of podiatry examiners.
Also: That the Senate has on January 21, 1998, amended the House
amendment, concurred in the House amendment as amended, and
adopted the following resolution in which the concurrence of the
House is asked:
Senate Concurrent Resolution 1, a concurrent resolution relating
to the compensation of chaplains, officers and employees of the
seventy-seventh general assembly.
MARY PAT GUNDERSON, Secretary
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 17 WITHDRAWN
Fallon of Polk asked and received unanimous consent to withdraw
House Concurrent Resolution 17 from further consideration by the
House.
HOUSE FILE 157 WITHDRAWN
Van Fossen of Scott asked and received unanimous consent to
withdraw House File 157 from further consideration by the House.
HOUSE FILE 98 WITHDRAWN
Jacobs of Polk asked and received unanimous consent to withdraw
House File 98 from further consideration by the House.

SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

House File 209

Ways and Means: Larson, Chair; Myers and Van Fossen.

House File 504

Ways and Means: Blodgett, Chair; Dix and Myers.

House File 576 Reassigned

Ways and Means: Blodgett, Chair; Holmes and Osterhaus.
House File 620

Ways and Means: Dinkla, Chair; Dix, Frevert, Jochum and Larson.

House File 621 Reassigned

Ways and Means: Blodgett, Chair; Holmes and Osterhaus.

House File 716

Ways and Means: Lord, Chair; Frevert and Rants.

House File 720

Ways and Means: Dinkla, Chair; Dix, Frevert, Jochum and Larson.

House File 2003

Commerce and Regulation: Bradley, Chair; Holveck and Rants.

House File 2007

Commerce and Regulation: Dix, Chair; Chiodo and Hansen.

House File 2017

Ways and Means: Blodgett, Chair; Holmes and Osterhaus.

House File 2023

State Government: Jacobs, Chair; Houser, Jochum, Nelson and
Whitead.

House File 2054

Environmental Protection: Gipp, Chair; Holveck and Jenkins.

House File 2055

State Government: Jacobs, Chair; Houser, Jochum, Nelson and
Whitead.

House File 2066

Transportation: Blodgett, Chair; Brauns and Drees.

House File 2075

Transportation: Heaton, Chair; Carroll and Scherrman.

HOUSE STUDY BILL SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

House Study Bill 502

Ways and Means: Lord, Chair; Dinkla and Weigel.
House Study Bill 508

State Government: Houser, Chair; Burnett and Nelson.

House Study Bill 509

Judiciary: Dinkla, Chair; Holveck and Sukup.

House Study Bill 510

Judiciary: Veenstra, Chair; Kreiman and Lamberti.

House Study Bill 511

Commerce and Regulation: Bradley, Chair; Holveck and Rants.

HOUSE STUDY BILL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

H.S.B. 513 Education 

Establishing an early childhood education imperatives program
and making an appropriation.

H.S.B. 514 Education 

Relating to school infrastructure funding by exempting interest
from general obligation bonds and notes issued by school
districts the proceeds of which are used for infrastructure
projects, and by providing a means for school districts to
receive a portion of the local sales and services tax imposed in
the area of the district's boundaries which must be used for
infrastructure projects.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

MR. SPEAKER: The Chief Clerk of the House respectfully reports
that the following committee recommendations have been received
and are on file in the office of the Chief Clerk.

ELIZABETH A. ISAACSON
Chief Clerk of the House
COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE

Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 500), supporting
drainage districts, by extending the period when certain
contracts must be let, and providing an effective date.

Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass January 21, 1998.

COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

Senate File 2022, relating to the authority of the state
transportation commission to temporarily transfer revitalize
Iowa's sound economy (RISE) funds to the primary road fund and
providing an effective date.

Fiscal Note is not required.

Recommended Do Pass January 22, 1998.

AMENDMENTS FILED

H_8001	S.C.R	1	Senate Amendment
H_8002	H.F.	8	Senate Amendment
H_8003	H.F.	2002	Kreiman of Davis
				Millage of Scott
On motion by Siegrist of Pottawattamie, the House adjourned at
9:00 a.m., until 9:05 a.m., Friday, January 23, 1998.

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