House Journal: Wednesday, January 28, 1998

Seventeenth Calendar Day -  Twelfth Session Day

Hall of the House of Representatives
Des Moines, Iowa, Wednesday, January 28, 1998
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 8:45 a.m., Speaker pro
tempore Van Maanen of Marion in the chair.
Prayer was offered by Reverend Norm Knight, pastor of United
Methodist Church, Mount Vernon.
The Journal of Tuesday, January 27, 1998 was approved.
PETITIONS FILED
The following petitions were received and placed on file:
By Carroll of Poweshiek, from one thousand three Iowans favoring
the restructuring of Iowa tax laws by eliminating the
unreasonable reliance upon property taxes as well as the
inequities and discrimination between classes of property
prevalent in the state's real property tax laws.
By Shoultz of Black Hawk, from redemption center operators
favoring House File 2064, that reimbursement by distributors be
raised from the present rate of one cent per container to two
cents per container.
HOUSE FILE 262 REREFERRED
The Speaker announced that House File 262, previously referred
to committee on education was rereferred to committee on
judiciary.
HOUSE FILE 2067 REREFERRED
The Speaker announced that House File 2067, previously referred
to committee on human resources was rereferred to committee on
ways and means.
EXPLANATIONS OF VOTE
I was necessarily absent from the House chamber on Tuesday,
January 27, 1998. Had I been present, I would have voted "aye"
on House File 2002 and Senate File 2022.
CHIODO of Polk
I was necessarily absent from the House chamber on Tuesday,
January 27, 1998. Had I been present, I would have voted "aye"
on House File 2002 and Senate File 2022.
MORELAND of Wapello
CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION
MR. SPEAKER: The Chief Clerk of the House respectfully reports
that certificates of recognition have been issued as follows.
ELIZABETH A. ISAACSON
Chief Clerk of the House
1998\70	Francis and Jack Young, Chariton - For celebrating their
50th wedding anniversary.
1998\71	Fred Karre, Keokuk - For his 25 years of service on the
Keokuk Community School Board.
1998\72	Evelyn and Robert Payne, Fairfield - For celebrating
their 60th wedding anniversary.
1998\73	Jean and Roger Sarchet, Newell - For being named a 1998
Iowa Master Pork Producer.

SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

House File 382 Reassigned

Judiciary: Lamberti, Chair; Boddicker and Kreiman.

House File 470

Human Resources: Barry, Chair; Ford and Martin.

House File 493

Human Resources: Kremer, Chair; Houser and Thomas.

House File 622

Education: Metcalf, Chair; Bukta and Van Maanen.

House File 2004

Judiciary: Lamberti, Chair; Grundberg and Moreland.

House File 2010

Human Resources: Lamberti, Chair; Falck and Kremer.
House File 2063

Agriculture: Huseman, Chair; Kreiman and Rayhons.

House File 2064

Environmental Protection: Drake, Chair; Shoultz and Van Fossen.

House File 2072

Agriculture: Frevert, Chair; Greiner and Klemme.

House File 2077

Education: Brunkhorst, Chair; Foege and Lord.

House File 2078

Human Resources: Lamberti, Chair; Falck and Kremer.

House File 2079

Judiciary: Veenstra, Chair; Bell and Dinkla.

House File 2091

Human Resources: Carroll, Chair; Foege and Houser.

House File 2092

Human Resources: Carroll, Chair; Foege and Houser.

House File 2093

Human Resources: Houser, Chair; Carroll and Foege.

House File 2097

Appropriations: Brauns, Chair; Greiner and Koenigs.

House File 2098

Human Resources: Barry, Chair; Burnett and Thomson.

House File 2101

State Government: Martin, Chair; Chiodo, Hansen, Larkin and
Tyrrell.

House File 2104

Education: Brunkhorst, Chair; Lord and Wise.
House File 2105

Human Resources: Carroll, Chair; Brand and Veenstra.

House Resolution 101

Human Resources: Boddicker, Chair; Lamberti and Moreland.

HOUSE STUDY BILL SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

House Study Bill 501 Reassigned

Agriculture: Greig, Chair; Drees, Meyer, Mundie and Teig.

House Study Bill 518

Ways and Means: Holmes, Chair; Chapman and Hansen.

House Study Bill 519

Ways and Means: Van Fossen, Chair; Lamberti and Weigel.

House Study Bill 521

State Government: Bradley, Chair; Connors and Tyrrell.

House Study Bill 522

State Government: Holmes, Chair; Burnett and Nelson.

House Study Bill 523

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

House Study Bill 524

State Government: Jacobs, Chair; Burnett, Hansen, Holmes and
Whitead.

House Study Bill 525

Judiciary: Larson, Chair; Chapman and Lamberti.

House Study Bill 526

Judiciary: Veenstra, Chair; Holveck and Sukup.

House Study Bill 527

Agriculture: Meyer, Chair; Boggess and Scherrman.

House Study Bill 528

Agriculture: Boggess, Chair; Hahn and Reynolds-Knight.
House Study Bill 529

Agriculture: Mertz, Chair; Greig and Huseman.

House Study Bill 530

Judiciary: Lamberti, Chair; Greiner and Kreiman.

House Study Bill 531

Judiciary: Lamberti, Chair; Churchill and Moreland.

House Study Bill 532

Education: Gries, Chair; Rants and Wise.

House Study Bill 533

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

House Study Bill 534

Ways and Means: Greig, Chair; Holmes, Lord, Richardson and
Weigel.

HOUSE STUDY BILL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

H.S.B. 535 Economic Development

Relating to the sale of stock or ownership interest of any
corporation formed under the Iowa business development finance
Act.

H.S.B. 536 Economic Development

Relating to a successor corporation to the Wallace technology
transfer foundation of Iowa.

H.S.B. 537 Judiciary

To provide for the imposition of the death penalty or life
imprisonment, by establishing the offense of capital murder, by
providing a minimum age for imposition of a death sentence, by
providing for review of death sentences, by providing for
execution by lethal injection, by amending the rules of criminal
procedure, and by providing for the Act's effectiveness and
applicability.

H.S.B. 538 Economic Development

Relating to local community and economic development planning
assistance and the community builder program.
H.S.B. 539 Transportation

Relating to exemptions from distinguishing registration plates
for motor vehicles.

H.S.B. 540 State Government

Relating to a transfer of the records management duties of the
department of general services to the department of cultural
affairs and making conforming changes.

H.S.B. 541 Local Government

Relating to the funding of district court administrator offices.

H.S.B. 542 Judiciary

Providing that a mechanic's lien filed by a subcontractor
against an owner-occupant is enforceable only to the extent of
the amount due to the primary contractor under the principal
contract, less any payments made under the contract prior to
service and receipt of the notice of mechanic's lien.

H.S.B. 543 Judiciary

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.

H.S.B. 544 Judiciary

Relating to nonsubstantive Code corrections and including a
retroactive applicability provision.

H.S.B. 545 Commerce and Regulation

Relating to the time for review of the reorganization of a
public utility by the utilities board and providing an effective
date.

H.S.B. 546 Commerce and Regulation

Establishing an electronic benefits transfer program in the
department of human services.
H.S.B. 547 Appropriations

Relating to energy conservation including making appropriations
of petroleum overcharge funds and providing for the dissolution
of the energy fund disbursement council and intermodal revolving
loan fund.

H.S.B. 548 Appropriations

Appropriating federal funds made available from federal block
grants and other federal grants, allocating portions of federal
block grants, and providing procedures if federal funds are more
or less than anticipated or if federal block grants are more or
less than anticipated.

H.S.B. 549 Education

Relating to the review, investigation, and confidential
recordkeeping authority of the board of educational examiners
related to licensee discipline.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
MR. SPEAKER: The Chief Clerk of the House respectfully reports
that the following committee recommendation has been received
and is on file in the office of the Chief Clerk.
ELIZABETH A. ISAACSON
Chief Clerk of the House
COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES
House File 569, a bill for an act relating to hunting of deer in
parties of hunters.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass January 27, 1998. 

RESOLUTION FILED

HCR 103, by Taylor and Chapman, a concurrent resolution
recognizing the notable achievements of the Jefferson High
School Marching Band from Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Referred to committee on state government.
AMENDMENT FILED

H_8004	H.F.	2023	Chapman of Linn
On motion by Siegrist of Pottawattamie, the House adjourned at
8:55 a.m., until 8:45 a.m., Thursday, January 29, 1998.

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