House Journal: Monday, February 9, 1998

Twenty-ninth Calendar Day - Eighteenth Session Day

Hall of the House of Representatives
Des Moines, Iowa, Monday, February 9, 1998
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 1:08 p.m., Speaker pro
tempore Van Maanen of Marion in the chair.
Prayer was offered by Reverend Perry Fruhling, Bethany Lutheran
Church, Thompson.
The Journal of Thursday, February 5, 1998 was approved.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by the Hoover Concert Choir,
accompanied by Matt Woody, Des Moines.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
House Joint Resolution 2003, by Kremer, a joint resolution to
approve the request by the state public defender to establish
the Fort Dodge satellite public defender office as a separate
public defender office.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
House Joint Resolution 2004, by Vande Hoef, Brauns, Mascher,
Barry, Klemme, Mundie, Huseman, Whitead, Welter, Veenstra,
O'Brien, Holmes, Mertz, Osterhaus, and Rants, a joint resolution
designating by name an official highest elevation in the State
of Iowa.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House File 2164, by committee on economic development , a
bill for an act relating to local community and economic
development planning assistance and the community builder
program.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 2165, by committee on state government, a bill
for an act relating to the state fire marshal, including the
installation of automatic fire extinguishing systems in new
construction.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 2166, by committee on ways and means, a bill for
an act relating to regulation of food establishments and
providing for fees and penalties and providing an effective date.
Read first time and placed on the ways and means calendar.
House File 2167, by committee on economic development, a
bill for an act relating to a successor corporation to the
Wallace technology transfer foundation of Iowa and providing an
effective date.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 2168, by committee on economic development, a
bill for an act relating to the sale of stock or ownership
interest of any corporation formed under the Iowa business
development finance Act.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 2169, by Rants, a bill for an act raising the
limit on the amount of assets subject to a conservatorship in
cases where a private nonprofit corporation serves as
conservator.
Read first time and referred to committee on commerce and
regulation.
House File 2170, by Myers, a bill for an act relating to the
property tax relief fund by striking an appropriation from the
fund for a state medical assistance obligation.
Read first time and referred to committee on appropriations.
House File 2171, by Welter and Heaton, a bill for an act
relating to the display of a persons with disabilities parking
permit placard.
Read first time and referred to committee on transportation.
House File 2172, by Foege and Taylor, a bill for an act
relating to grandparent and great-grandparent visitation rights.
Read first time and referred to committee on human resources.
House File 2173, by Greig, Lord, Jacobs, Heaton, Van Fossen,
Blodgett, Martin, Nelson, and Grundberg, a bill for an act
establishing a property tax credit for commercial property and
providing effective and applicability date provisions.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
House File 2174, by Van Fossen, a bill for an act providing
an exemption from state sales and services tax for certain
equipment used in transporting telephone services.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
House File 2175, by Greig, a bill for an act relating to the
creation of, and annexation of property to, a sanitary sewer
district.
Read first time and referred to committee on local government.
House File 2176, by Arnold and Teig, a bill for an act
relating to soil and water conservation districts by providing
for alternate commissioners.
Read first time and referred to committee on local government.
House File 2177, by Kreiman, a bill for an act to increase
the penalty applicable to persons who commit animal abuse.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
House File 2178, by Kreiman, a bill for an act providing a
credit for the electronic filing of a return and payment of tax
due under the individual income tax and providing a retroactive
applicability date.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
House File 2179, by Kreiman, a bill for an act relating to
the commencement of the school calendar.
Read first time and referred to committee on education.
House File 2180, by Doderer, Myers, and Mascher, a bill for
an act relating to cigarettes and tobacco products and providing
penalties.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
House File 2181, by Cohoon, a bill for an act relating to
the appointment of the director of the department of education.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House File 2182, by Garman, Van Maanen, Brunkhorst, Kremer,
Boddicker, Heaton, Tyrrell, Cormack, Witt, Nelson, Rants,
Jacobs, Welter, Lamberti, Thomson, Burnett, Sukup, Van Fossen,
Boggess, Mundie, Warnstadt, Vande Hoef, Barry, Shoultz, Myers,
Gipp, Bradley, Bernau, Dix, Doderer, Huser, and Klemme, a bill
for an act providing for a study of gambling and its impact on
this state, making an appropriation, and providing an effective
date.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House File 2183, by Larson, a bill for an act relating to a
deduction under the individual income tax of tuition paid which
results in a certificate, diploma, or degree from a community
college, or a degree 
from an accredited college or university, or similar
institution, and including effective and retroactive
applicability date provisions.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
House File 2184, by Brunkhorst, a bill for an act
prohibiting a real estate broker or salesperson from
representing a buyer and a seller to a transaction.
Read first time and referred to committee on commerce and
regulation.
House File 2185, by Fallon, a bill for an act relating to
the assessing of a service charge in lieu of property taxes for
the providing of police and fire protection by a city to a
hospital for real property that is totally or partially exempt
from property tax, and providing an applicability date.
Read first time and referred to committee on local government.
House File 2186, by Rants, a bill for an act requiring the
continued placement of a child with a foster parent who is a
prospective adoptive parent for the child during a termination
of parental rights proceeding.
Read first time and referred to committee on human resources.
House File 2187, by Grundberg, a bill for an act relating to
information included in the published list of claims allowed by
the board of directors of a school district.
Read first time and referred to committee on education.
House File 2188, by Jacobs, a bill for an act prohibiting
the payment of a commission or other valuable consideration to
certain persons by a real estate licensee.
Read first time and referred to committee on commerce and
regulation.
House File 2189, by Myers and Lamberti, a bill for an act
relating to the exemption of certain multiple employer welfare
arrangements from regulation by the insurance division and
providing an effective date.
Read first time and referred to committee on commerce and
regulation.
House File 2190, by Kreiman, a bill for an act providing for
an individual income tax credit for perfect attendance at K-12
parent teacher conferences and including effective and
retroactive applicability date provisions.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
House File 2191, by Brunkhorst, a bill for an act abolishing
the county compensation board.
Read first time and referred to committee on local government.
House File 2192, by Osterhaus, a bill for an act requiring
certain disclosures regarding pharmaceutical contracts
associated with benefits provided by third-party payors.
Read first time and referred to committee on commerce and
regulation.
House File 2193, by Cohoon, a bill for an act relating to
the issuance of motor vehicle and mobile home certificates of
title.
Read first time and referred to committee on transportation.
House File 2194, by Larkin, Thomas, Weigel, Falck, Murphy,
Osterhaus, Scherrman, and Reynolds-Knight, a bill for an act
relating to programs administered by the agricultural
development authority, by providing for the issuance of private
activity bonds.
Read first time and referred to committee on agriculture.
House File 2195, by Kreiman, a bill for an act eliminating
vehicle wash and wax as a taxable service under the sales,
services, and use taxes.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
House File 2196, by Wise and Warnstadt, a bill for an act
relating to charter schools.
Read first time and referred to committee on education.
House File 2197, by Wise, Myers, Connors, Kinzer, Whitead,
May, Bukta, Frevert, Burnett, Mascher, Dotzler, Taylor, Falck,
Foege, Scherrman, Richardson, Murphy, Cohoon, Warnstadt, Huser,
Osterhaus, and Mundie, a bill for an act relating to the
establishment of a class size reduction program, smaller class
size infrastructure program, an infrastructure study, and making
an appropriation.
Read first time and referred to committee on education.
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 February 5, 1998, passed the following bill in
which the concurrence of the House is asked:
Senate File 2073, a bill for an act prohibiting the performance
of partial-birth abortions relative to a human fetus,
establishing a cause of action for violation of the prohibition,
and providing penalties.
Also: That the Senate has on February 5, 1998, passed the
following bill in which the concurrence of the House is asked:
Senate File 2081, a bill for an act regulating implements of
husbandry.
Also: That the Senate has on February 5, 1998, passed the
following bill in which the concurrence of the House is asked:
Senate File 2082, a bill for an act regulating anhydrous ammonia
by prohibiting tampering with related equipment and the
unauthorized possession and transportation of containers and
receptacles used to store anhydrous ammonia, providing enhanced
penalties, and providing an effective date.
Also: That the Senate has on February 5, 1998, passed the
following bill in which the concurrence of the House is asked:
Senate File 2090, a bill for an act relating to compensation for
the legal defense of indigent persons in prison disciplinary
postconviction cases and providing an effective date and for
retroactive applicability.
Also: That the Senate has on February 5, 1998, passed the
following bill in which the concurrence of the House is asked:
Senate File 2121, a bill for an act regulating veterinary
practice and procedures, by providing for the treatment of
horses, and providing an effective date.
MARY PAT GUNDERSON, Secretary
SENATE MESSAGES CONSIDERED
Senate File 2073, by Behn, Redwine, King, McKibben, Douglas,
McKean, Angelo, Rehberg, Schuerer, Hedge, Freeman, Iverson,
Boettger, Jensen, Rensink, Flynn, Bartz, Redfern, McCoy,
McLaren, and Borlaug, a bill for an act prohibiting the
performance of partial-birth abortions relative to a human
fetus, establishing a cause of action for violation of the
prohibition, and providing penalties.
Read first time and referred to committee on human resources.
Senate File 2082, by committee on agriculture, a bill for an
act regulating anhydrous ammonia by prohibiting tampering with
related equipment and the unauthorized possession and
transportation of
 containers and receptacles used to store anhydrous ammonia,
providing enhanced penalties, and providing an effective date.
Read first time and passed on file.
Senate File 2090, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an
act relating to compensation for the legal defense of indigent
persons in prison disciplinary postconviction cases and
providing an effective date and for retroactive applicability.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
Senate File 2121, by committee on agriculture, a bill for an
act regulating veterinary practice and procedures, by providing
for the treatment of horses, and providing an effective date.
Read first time and passed on file.

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\100	James Hall, Mt. Pleasant - For attaining the rank of
Eagle Scout, the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America.
1998\101	Anna and Leo Heineman, Readlyn - For celebrating their
60th wedding anniversary.
1998\102	Kathleen and Lawrence Traeger, Hawkeye - For
celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary.
1998\103	Doris and Norman Rowray, Solon - For celebrating their
50th wedding anniversary.
1998\104	Lillian and Raymond Bell, Newton - For celebrating
their 50th wedding anniversary.
1998\105	Hazelle and Clay Lanman, Keosauqua - For celebrating
their 50th wedding anniversary.
1998\106	Goldie and Opal Fields, Keosauqua - For celebrating
their 74th wedding anniversary.
1998\107	Agnes Christiansen, Dunlap - For celebrating her 95th
birthday.
1998\108	Ralph Shepard, Pisgah - For celebrating his 90th
birthday.
1998\109	Alysia Clark, Iowa Falls - For being a Distinguished
Finalist in the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards.

SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

House File 12 Reassigned

Ways and Means: Drake, Chair; Chapman and Larson.

House File 2089

Local Government: Mundie, Chair; Arnold and Van Maanen.

House File 2152

Education: Van Maanen, Chair; Garman and Kinzer.

House File 2157

State Government: Tyrrell, Chair; Chiodo and Gipp.

House Concurrent Resolution 106

State Government: Nelson, Chair; Connors and Gipp.

Senate File 2073

Human Resources: Barry, Chair; Burnett and Thomson.

HOUSE STUDY BILL SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

House Study Bill 570

Labor and Industrial Relations: Lamberti, Chair; Sukup and
Taylor.

House Study Bill 576

Transportation: Heaton, Chair; Arnold, Bukta, Cohoon and Welter.

House Study Bill 577

Labor and Industrial Relations: Veenstra, Chair; Dix and Whitead.

House Study Bill 578

Labor and Industrial Relations: Holmes, Chair; Dix and Dotzler.

House Study Bill 582

Appropriations: Jacobs, Chair; Huser, Kreiman, Meyer and Sukup.

House Study Bill 583

State Government: Tyrrell, Chair; Larkin and Van Fossen.
House Study Bill 584

State Government: Tyrrell, Chair; Larkin and Van Fossen.
HOUSE STUDY BILL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
H.S.B. 586 Commerce and Regulation
Relating to authorized investments by insurance companies in
obligations of foreign governments and foreign corporations.
H.S.B. 587 Education
Relating to the establishment of regional systems by the
department of education to provide technical assistance to
improve teacher and administrator performance in public school
districts and area education agencies.
H.S.B. 588 Education
Relating to a meritorious recognition award program and fund for
public school teachers and administrators.
H.S.B. 589 Education
Relating to the establishment of a teacher induction program.
H.S.B. 590 Education
Relating to state aid to school districts for pupils enrolled in
kindergarten.
H.S.B. 591 Education
Relating to state assistance for school improvement programs and
making an appropriation.
H.S.B. 592 Education
Establishing a building blocks of success grant program.
H.S.B. 593 Education
Relating to the establishment of a national board certification
award and making an appropriation.
H.S.B. 594 Education
Relating to the establishment of a teacher shortage loan payment
program and fund.
H.S.B. 595 Human Resources
Relating to the timing and scope of health care facility
inspections.
H.S.B. 596 Human Resources 
Relating to involvement of federal military installations with
child abuse assessments.
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 EDUCATION

Senate File 2094, a bill for an act relating to the
establishment of the state percent of growth for purposes of the
state school foundation program, and providing an applicability
date.

Fiscal Note is not required. 

Recommended Do Pass February 9, 1998. 

COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

House File 2153, 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 effective and applicability date provisions.

Fiscal Note is not required.

Recommended Do Pass February 9, 1998. 
AMENDMENTS FILED
H_8018	H.F.	2107	Richardson of Warren
H_8019	S.F.	2082	Kreiman of Davis
H_8020	S.F.	2082	Kreiman of Davis
On motion by Siegrist of Pottawattamie, the House adjourned at
1:27 p.m., until 8:45 a.m., Tuesday, February 10, 1998.

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