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Eighty-seventh Calendar Day - Fifty-ninth Session Day Hall of the House of Representatives Des Moines, Iowa, Wednesday, April 8, 1998 The House met pursuant to adjournment at 8:50 a.m., Carroll of Poweshiek in the chair. Prayer was offered by Pastor Leonhardt Gebhardt, St. John's Lutheran Church, Charter Oak. The Journal of Tuesday, April 7, 1998 was approved. LEAVE OF ABSENCE Leave of absence was granted as follows: Cataldo of Polk on request of Moreland of Wapello. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS House File 2551, by committee on ways and means, a bill for an act providing a small business tax credit. Read first time and placed on the ways and means calendar. House File 2552, by committee on ways and means, a bill for an act relating to the budget certification deadline for school districts and providing an applicability date. Read first time and placed on the ways and means calendar. House File 2553, by committee on appropriations, a bill for an act relating to the compensation and benefits for public officials and employees, providing for related matters, and making appropriations. Read first time and placed on the appropriations calendar. On motion by Gipp of Winneshiek, the House was recessed at 8:55 a.m., until 10:30 a.m. MORNING SESSION The House reconvened at 10:42 a.m., Speaker Corbett in the chair. 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 April 7, 1998, amended and passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the House is asked: House File 667, a bill for an act relating to the Iowa administrative procedure Act and providing an effective and applicability date. Also: That the Senate has on April 7, 1998, amended and passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the House is asked: House File 2164, a bill for an act relating to local community and economic development planning assistance and the community builder program. Also: That the Senate has on April 7, 1998, amended and passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the House is asked: House File 2166, a bill for an act relating to regulation of food establishments and providing for fees and penalties and providing an effective date. Also: That the Senate has on April 7, 1998, amended and passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the House is asked: House File 2335, a bill for an act relating to persons holding interests in agricultural land and providing penalties and an effective date. MARY PAT GUNDERSON, Secretary SPECIAL PRESENTATION Greiner of Washington presented to the House the Honorable Bob Kistler, former state representative from Washington County. He was accompanied by his wife Dorothy. The House rose and expressed its welcome. ADOPTION OF SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 101 Taylor of Linn asked and received unanimous consent for the immediate consideration of Senate Concurrent Resolution 101, a concurrent resolution recognizing the notable achievements of the Jefferson High School Marching Band from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and moved its adoption. The motion prevailed and the resolution was adopted. Unfinished Business Calendar Senate File 2377, a bill for an act relating to the sixth judicial district pilot probation revocation project and providing for effective dates and for repeal of the pilot project provisions, with report of committee recommending passage, was taken up for consideration. Sukup of Franklin asked and received unanimous consent to withdraw amendment H-8947 filed by him on April 6, 1998. Sukup of Franklin offered the following amendment H-8952 filed by him and moved its adoption: H-8952 1 Amend Senate File 2377, as passed by the Senate, as 2 follows: 3 1. Page 1, line 5, by striking the words "in this 4 section". 5 2. Page 1, by striking lines 9 through 14 and 6 inserting the following: "sentencing order for each 7 person who is sentenced to the custody of the director 8 of the department of corrections and whose sentence is 9 suspended. The court shall retain jurisdiction to 10 establish the amount of restitution, approve the plan 11 of restitution, and for reconsideration of the 12 original sentence. The court shall also retain 13 jurisdiction". 14 3. Page 1, line 16, by striking the word 15 "information" and inserting the following: 16 "informations". 17 4. Page 1, line 17, by inserting after the word 18 "counsel." the following: "If a person is not 19 sentenced to the custody of the director of the 20 department of corrections the court shall retain the 21 jurisdiction over matters relating to those cases." 22 5. By striking page 1, line 18, through page 2, 23 line 7. 24 6. Page 2, by striking lines 21 through 24 and 25 inserting the following: "mayreceive the complaint,26issue an arrest warrant, orconduct theinitial27appearance andprobable cause hearing and probation 28 revocation hearing. Theinitial appearance,probable 29 cause hearing,and probation revocation hearing, or30any of them,may, at the discretion of". 31 7. Page 2, by striking lines 27 through 35 and 32 inserting the following: "will not be prejudiced by 33 the merger. An administrative parole and probation 34 judge may". 35 8. Page 3, line 4, by inserting after the word 36 "if" the following: "reconsideration is deemed 37 appropriate and". 38 9. Page 9, line 24, by striking the figure "1999" 39 and inserting the following: "2000". 40 10. Page 9, line 25, by striking the figure 41 "1999" and inserting the following: "2000". Amendment H-8952 was adopted. Sukup of Franklin 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. 2377) The ayes were, 78: Arnold Barry Blodgett Boddicker Boggess Bradley Brauns Brunkhorst Bukta Burnett Carroll Chiodo Churchill Cohoon Connors Dix Dolecheck Dotzler Drake Drees Eddie Falck Gipp Greig Greiner Gries Grundberg Hahn Hansen Heaton Holmes Houser Huseman Jacobs Jenkins Jochum Kinzer Klemme Kreiman Kremer Lamberti Larkin Larson Lord Martin Mascher May Mertz Metcalf Meyer Millage Mundie Murphy O'Brien Rants Rayhons Reynolds-Knight Scherrman Shoultz Siegrist Sukup Taylor Teig Thomas Thomson Tyrrell Van Fossen Van Maanen Vande Hoef Veenstra Warnstadt Weidman Weigel Welter Whitead Wise Witt Mr. Speaker Corbett The nays were, 19: Bell Bernau Chapman Cormack Doderer Fallon Foege Ford Frevert Garman Holveck Huser Koenigs Moreland Myers Nelson Osterhaus Richardson Schrader Absent or not voting, 3: Brand Cataldo Dinkla The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to have passed the House and the title was agreed to. IMMEDIATE MESSAGE Siegrist of Pottawattamie asked and received unanimous consent that Senate File 2377 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Regular Calendar House File 2532, a bill for an act relating to the maximum value of prizes awarded in raffles and certain games of skill and chance, with report of committee recommending passage, was taken up for consideration. Tyrrell of Iowa 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?" (H.F. 2532) The ayes were, 91: Arnold Barry Bell Bernau Blodgett Boddicker Boggess Bradley Brand Brauns Brunkhorst Bukta Burnett Carroll Chapman Chiodo Churchill Cohoon Connors Cormack Dinkla Doderer Dolecheck Dotzler Drake Drees Eddie Falck Foege Ford Frevert Gipp Greig Greiner Gries Grundberg Hahn Hansen Heaton Holmes Houser Huseman Huser Jacobs Jenkins Jochum Kinzer Klemme Koenigs Kreiman Kremer Lamberti Larkin Larson Martin Mascher May Mertz Metcalf Millage Moreland Mundie Murphy Myers Nelson O'Brien Osterhaus Rants Rayhons Reynolds-Knight Richardson Scherrman Schrader Shoultz Siegrist Sukup Taylor Teig Thomas Thomson Tyrrell Van Maanen Veenstra Warnstadt Weidman Weigel Welter Whitead Wise Witt Mr. Speaker Corbett The nays were, 6: Dix Fallon Garman Holveck Meyer Vande Hoef Absent or not voting, 3: Cataldo Lord Van Fossen The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to have passed the House and the title was agreed to. IMMEDIATE MESSAGES Siegrist of Pottawattamie asked and received unanimous consent that the following bills be immediately messaged to the Senate: Senate Concurrent Resolution 101 and House File 2532. Unfinished Business Calendar House File 2515, a bill for an act relating to workers' compensation by repealing the second injury compensation Act, eliminating the second injury fund, providing for the resolution of claims against the fund to include the imposition of an employer surcharge, providing for employee compensation for certain subsequent injuries, and providing an effective date, was taken up for consideration. Lamberti of Polk offered the following amendment H-8892 filed by him and Taylor of Linn and moved its adoption: H-8892 1 Amend House File 2515 as follows: 2 1. By striking everything after the enacting 3 clause and inserting the following: 4 "Section 1. Section 85.65, Code 1997, is amended 5 to read as follows: 6 85.65 PAYMENTS TO SECOND INJURY FUND. 7 The employer, or, if insured, the insurance carrier 8 in each case of compensable injury causing death, 9 shall pay to the treasurer of state for the second 10 injury fund the sum offourtwelve thousand dollars in 11 a case where there are dependents andfifteenforty- 12 five thousand dollars in a case where there are no 13 dependents. The payment shall be made at the time 14 compensation payments are begun, or at the time the 15 burial expenses are paid in a case where there are no 16 dependents. However, the payments shall be required 17 only in cases of injury resulting in death coming 18 within the purview of this chapter and occurring after 19 July 1, 1978. These payments shall be in addition to 20 any payments of compensation to injured employees or 21 their dependents, or of burial expenses as provided in 22 this chapter. 23 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 85.65A PAYMENTS TO SECOND 24 INJURY FUND - SURCHARGE ON EMPLOYERS. 25 1. For purposes of this section, unless the 26 context otherwise requires: 27 a. "Insured employers" means employers who are 28 commercially insured for purposes of workers' 29 compensation coverage or who have been self-insured 30 for less than twenty-four months as of the first day 31 of the fiscal year in which a surcharge is imposed 32 pursuant to this section. 33 b. "Self-insured employers" means employers who 34 have been self-insured for purposes of workers' 35 compensation coverage for at least twenty-four months 36 as of the first day of the fiscal year in which a 37 surcharge is imposed pursuant to this section. 38 2. Prior to each fiscal year commencing on or 39 after July 1, 1999, the commissioner of insurance 40 shall conduct an examination of the outstanding 41 liabilities of the second injury fund and shall make a 42 determination as to whether sufficient funds will be 43 available in the second injury fund to pay the 44 liabilities of the fund for each of the next two 45 fiscal years. If the commissioner of insurance 46 determines sufficient funds will be available, the 47 commissioner shall not impose a surcharge on employers 48 during the next succeeding fiscal year. If the 49 commissioner determines sufficient funds will not be 50 available, the commissioner shall impose by rule, Page 2 1 pursuant to chapter 17A, a surcharge on employers 2 during the next succeeding fiscal year for payment to 3 the treasurer of state for the second injury fund 4 pursuant to the requirements of this section. 5 3. If the commissioner of insurance determines 6 that a surcharge on employers shall be imposed during 7 any applicable fiscal year, the surcharge imposed 8 shall comply with and be subject to all of the 9 following requirements: 10 a. The surcharge shall apply to all workers' 11 compensation insurance policies and self-insurance 12 coverages of employers approved for self-insurance by 13 the commissioner of insurance pursuant to section 87.4 14 or 87.11, and to the state of Iowa, its departments, 15 divisions, agencies, commissions, and boards, or any 16 political subdivision coverages whether insured or 17 self-insured. The surcharge shall not apply to any 18 reinsurance or retrocessional transaction under 19 section 520.4 or 520.9. 20 b. In determining the surcharge for any applicable 21 fiscal year, the commissioner of insurance shall 22 provide that all insured and self-insured employers be 23 assessed, in total, an amount the commissioner 24 determines is sufficient, together with the moneys in 25 the second injury fund, to meet the outstanding 26 liabilities of the second injury fund. 27 c. The total assessment amount used in calculating 28 the surcharge shall be allocated between self-insured 29 employers and insured employers based on paid losses 30 for the preceding calendar year. The portion of the 31 total aggregate assessment that shall be collected 32 from self-insured employers shall be equal to that 33 proportion of total paid losses during the preceding 34 calendar year, which the total compensation payments 35 of all self-insured employers bore to the total 36 compensation payments made by all self-insured 37 employers and insurers on behalf of all insured 38 employers during the preceding calendar year. The 39 portion of the total aggregate assessment that is not 40 to be collected from self-insured employers shall be 41 collected from insured employers. 42 d. The method of assessing self-insured employers 43 a surcharge shall be based on paid losses. The method 44 of assessing insured employers a surcharge shall be by 45 insurers collecting assessments from insured employers 46 through a surcharge based on premium. 47 e. Assessments collected through imposition of a 48 surcharge pursuant to this section shall not 49 constitute an element of loss for the purpose of 50 establishing rates for workers' compensation insurance Page 3 1 but shall for the purpose of collection be treated as 2 separate costs by insurers. The surcharge is 3 collectible by an insurer and nonpayment of the 4 surcharge shall be treated as nonpayment of premium 5 and the insurer shall retain all cancellation rights 6 inuring to it for nonpayment of premium. An insurance 7 carrier, its agent, or a third-party administrator 8 shall not be entitled to any portion of the surcharge 9 as a fee or commission for its collection. The 10 surcharge is not subject to any taxes, licenses, or 11 fees. The surcharge is not deemed to be an assessment 12 or tax, but shall be deemed an additional benefit paid 13 for injuries compensable under this division. 14 4. The commissioner of insurance shall adopt 15 rules, pursuant to chapter 17A, concerning the 16 requirements of this section. 17 5. This section is repealed July 1, 2003. 18 Sec. 3. Section 85.66, Code 1997, is amended to 19 read as follows: 20 85.66 SECOND INJURY FUND -PAYMENTSCREATION - 21 CUSTODIAN. 22When the total amount of the payments provided for23in the preceding section, together with accumulated24interest and earnings, equals or exceeds one million25dollars no further contributions to the fund shall be26required; but when, thereafter, the amount of the sum27is reduced below five hundred thousand dollars by28reason of payments made to employees pursuant to this29division, contributions shall be resumed and shall30continue until the sum, together with accumulated31interest and earnings, again amounts to one million32dollars. The treasurer of state shall determine when33contributions shall be made to the fund and when they34shall be suspended and may enforce the collection of35contributions.36 The "Second Injury Fund" is hereby established 37 under the custody of the treasurer of state and shall 38 consist of payments to the fund as provided by this 39 division and any accumulated interest and earnings on 40 moneys in the second injury fund. The treasurer of 41 state is charged with the conservation of the assets 42 of the second injury fund. Moneyssocollectedshall43constitute ain the "Second Injury Fund", in the44custody of the treasurer of state, toshall be 45 disbursed only for the purposes stated in this 46 division, and shall not at any time be appropriated or 47 diverted to any other use or purpose. The treasurer 48 of state shall invest any surplus moneys of the fund 49 in securities which constitute legal investments for 50 state funds under the laws of this state, and may sell Page 4 1 any of the securities in which the fund is invested, 2 if necessary, for the proper administration or in the 3 best interests of the fund. Disbursements from the 4 fund shall be paid by the treasurer of state only upon 5 the written order of the industrial commissioner. The 6 treasurer of state shall quarterly prepare a statement 7 of the fund, setting forth the balance of moneys in 8 the fund, the income of the fund, specifying the 9 source of all income, the payments out of the fund, 10 specifying the various items of payments, and setting 11 forth the balance of the fund remaining to its credit. 12 The statement shall be open to public inspection in 13 the office of the treasurer of state. 14 Sec. 4. Section 85.67, Code 1997, is amended to 15 read as follows: 16 85.67 ADMINISTRATION OF FUND - SPECIAL COUNSEL - 17 PAYMENT OF AWARD. 18The treasurer of state shall be charged with the19conservation of the assets of the second injury fund,20and the collection of contributions to the fund.The 21 attorney general shall appoint a staff member to 22 represent the treasurer of state and the fund in all 23 proceedings and matters arising under this division. 24 In making an award under this division, the industrial 25 commissioner shall specifically find the amount the 26 injured employee shall be paid weekly, the number of 27 weeks of compensation which shall be paid by the 28 employer, the date upon which payments out of the fund 29 shall begin, and, if possible, the length of time the 30 payments shall continue. 31 Sec. 5. Section 85.68, Code 1997, is amended to 32 read as follows: 33 85.68 ACTIONS - COLLECTION OF PAYMENTS - 34 SUBROGATION. 35The treasurer of stateThe labor commissioner shall 36 be charged with the collection of contributions and 37 payments to the second injury fund required to be made 38 pursuant to section 85.65. In addition, the labor 39 commissioner, on behalf of the second injury fund 40 created under this division, shall have a cause of 41 action under section 85.22 to the same extent as an 42 employer against any person not in the same employment 43 by reason of whose negligence or wrong the subsequent 44 injury of the person with the previous disability was 45 caused. The action shall be brought by thetreasurer46of statelabor commissioner on behalf of the fund, and 47 any recovery, less the necessary and reasonable 48 expenses incurred by thetreasurer of statelabor 49 commissioner, shall be paid to the treasurer of state 50 and credited to the second injury fund. Page 5 1 Sec. 6. SECOND INJURY FUND LIABILITY - SURCHARGE 2 ON EMPLOYERS. 3 1. For purposes of this section, unless the 4 context otherwise requires: 5 a. "Insured employers" means employers who are 6 commercially insured for purposes of workers' 7 compensation coverage or who have been self-insured 8 for less than twenty-four months as of the first day 9 of the fiscal year in which a surcharge is imposed 10 pursuant to this section. 11 b. "Self-insured employers" means employers who 12 have been self-insured for purposes of workers' 13 compensation coverage for at least twenty-four months 14 as of the first day of the fiscal year in which a 15 surcharge is imposed pursuant to this section. 16 2. Prior to the fiscal year commencing July 1, 17 1998, the commissioner of insurance shall examine 18 claims in which there has been an agreement for 19 settlement or an award has been made involving the 20 second injury compensation Act and shall determine the 21 outstanding liability of such claims. 22 3. For the fiscal year commencing July 1, 1998, 23 the commissioner of insurance may adopt by rule, 24 pursuant to chapter 17A, a surcharge on employers 25 pursuant to the requirements of this section and 26 payable to the second injury fund if, pursuant to its 27 examination of claims, the commissioner of insurance 28 determines that insufficient funds are available in 29 the second injury fund to pay claims involving the 30 second injury compensation Act. The surcharge shall 31 apply to all workers' compensation insurance policies 32 and self-insurance coverages of employers approved for 33 self-insurance by the commissioner of insurance 34 pursuant to section 87.4 or 87.11, and to the state of 35 Iowa, its departments, divisions, agencies, 36 commissions, and boards, or any political subdivision 37 coverages whether insured or self-insured. The 38 surcharge shall not apply to any reinsurance or 39 retrocessional transaction under section 520.4 or 40 520.9. In determining the surcharge for each 41 applicable fiscal year, the commissioner of insurance 42 shall provide that all insured and self-insured 43 employers be assessed for the outstanding liabilities 44 arising out of claims involving the second injury 45 compensation Act as determined pursuant to subsection 46 2. The total assessment amount used in calculating 47 the surcharge for each applicable fiscal year shall be 48 allocated between self-insured employers and insured 49 employers, based on paid losses for the preceding 50 calendar year as provided in this subsection. The Page 6 1 method of assessing self-insured employers shall be 2 based on paid losses. The method of assessing insured 3 employers shall be a surcharge based on premium, as 4 set forth in this subsection. The portion of the 5 total aggregate assessment that shall be collected 6 from self-insured employers shall be equal to that 7 proportion of total paid losses during the preceding 8 calendar year, which the total compensation payments 9 of all self-insured employers bore to the total 10 compensation payments made by all self-insured 11 employers and insurers on behalf of all insured 12 employers during the preceding calendar year. The 13 portion of the total aggregate assessment that shall 14 be collected from insured employers shall be equal to 15 that proportion of total paid losses during the 16 preceding calendar year, which the total compensation 17 payments on behalf of all insured employers bore to 18 the total compensation payments made by all self- 19 insured employers and insurers on behalf of all 20 insured employers during the preceding calendar year. 21 Insurers shall collect assessments from insured 22 employers through a surcharge based on premium. Such 23 assessments when collected shall not constitute an 24 element of loss for the purpose of establishing rates 25 for workers' compensation insurance but shall for the 26 purpose of collection be treated as separate costs by 27 insurers. The surcharge is collectible by an insurer 28 and nonpayment of the surcharge shall be treated as 29 nonpayment of premium and the insurer shall retain all 30 cancellation rights inuring to it for nonpayment of 31 premium. An insurance carrier, its agent, or a third- 32 party administrator shall not be entitled to any 33 portion of the surcharge as a fee or commission for 34 its collection. The surcharge is not subject to any 35 taxes, licenses, or fees. The surcharge is not deemed 36 to be an assessment or tax, but shall be deemed an 37 additional benefit paid for injuries compensable under 38 the second injury compensation Act. 39 Sec. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE - APPLICABILITY. 40 1. This Act, being deemed of immediate importance, 41 takes effect upon enactment. 42 2. Section 1 of this Act, amending section 85.65, 43 applies to deaths occurring on or after the effective 44 date of this Act." 45 2. Title page, by striking lines 1 through 6 and 46 inserting the following: "An Act relating to the 47 second injury compensation Act, by providing for 48 payments to the second injury fund including the 49 imposition of an employer surcharge and a sunset of 50 the ability to impose an employer surcharge, providing Page 7 1 for the collection of payments to the second injury 2 fund, and providing an effective date and 3 applicability provision." 4 3. By renumbering as necessary. Amendment H-8892 was adopted. SENATE FILE 540 SUBSTITUTED FOR HOUSE FILE 2515 Lamberti of Polk asked and received unanimous consent to substitute Senate File 540 for House File 2515. Senate File 540, a bill for an act relating to the second injury compensation Act, by providing for payments to the second injury fund including the imposition of an employer surcharge and a sunset of the ability to impose an employer surcharge, providing for the collection of payments to the second injury fund, and providing an effective date and applicability provision, was taken up for consideration. Lamberti of Polk 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. 540) The ayes were, 99: Arnold Barry Bell Bernau Blodgett Boddicker Boggess Bradley Brand Brauns Brunkhorst Bukta Burnett Carroll Chapman Chiodo Churchill Cohoon Connors Cormack Dinkla Dix Doderer Dolecheck Dotzler Drake Drees Eddie Falck Fallon Foege Ford Frevert Garman Gipp Greig Greiner Gries Grundberg Hahn Hansen Heaton Holmes Holveck Houser Huseman Huser Jacobs Jenkins Jochum Kinzer Klemme Koenigs Kreiman Kremer Lamberti Larkin Larson Lord Martin Mascher May Mertz Metcalf Meyer Millage Moreland Mundie Murphy Myers Nelson O'Brien Osterhaus Rants Rayhons Reynolds-Knight Richardson Scherrman Schrader Shoultz Siegrist Sukup Taylor Teig Thomas Thomson Tyrrell Van Fossen Van Maanen Vande Hoef Veenstra Warnstadt Weidman Weigel Welter Whitead Wise Witt Mr. Speaker Corbett The nays were, none. Absent or not voting, 1: Cataldo The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to have passed the House and the title was agreed to. HOUSE RESOLUTION 105 WITHDRAWN Fallon of Polk asked and received unanimous consent to withdraw House Resolution 105 from further consideration by the House. HOUSE FILE 2515 WITHDRAWN Lamberti of Polk asked and received unanimous consent to withdraw House File 2515 from further consideration by the House. Ways and Means Calendar Senate File 2368, a bill for an act relating to the management of public rights-of-way by local government units, eliminating the power of cities to grant franchises to erect, maintain, and operate plants and systems for telecommunications services within the city, and providing an effective date, with report of committee recommending passage, was taken up for consideration. Weigel of Chickasaw 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. 2368) The ayes were, 98: Arnold Barry Bell Bernau Blodgett Boddicker Boggess Bradley Brand Brauns Brunkhorst Bukta Burnett Carroll Chapman Chiodo Churchill Cohoon Connors Cormack Dinkla Dix Doderer Dolecheck Dotzler Drake Drees Eddie Falck Fallon Foege Ford Frevert Garman Gipp Greig Greiner Gries Grundberg Hahn Hansen Heaton Holmes Holveck Houser Huseman Huser Jacobs Jenkins Jochum Kinzer Klemme Koenigs Kreiman Kremer Lamberti Larkin Larson Lord Martin Mascher May Mertz Metcalf Meyer Millage Moreland Mundie Murphy Myers Nelson O'Brien Osterhaus Rants Rayhons Reynolds-Knight Richardson Scherrman Schrader Shoultz Siegrist Sukup Taylor Teig Thomas Tyrrell Van Fossen Van Maanen Vande Hoef Veenstra Warnstadt Weidman Weigel Welter Whitead Wise Witt Mr. Speaker Corbett The nays were, none. Absent or not voting, 2: Cataldo Thomson The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to have passed the House and the title was agreed to. Senate File 2274, a bill for an act relating to certain funds paid to or administered by the department of corrections, by making changes to procedures for the charging of payments for goods and services of Iowa prison industries, providing for the nonreversion of revolving farm fund balance investment proceeds, and making changes relating to the distribution and accounting for inmate earnings from private employers, with report of committee recommending amendment and passage, was taken up for consideration. Garman of Story offered the following amendment H-8545 filed by the committee on judiciary and moved its adoption: H-8545 1 Amend Senate File 2274, as amended, passed, and 2 reprinted by the Senate, as follows: 3 1. By striking page 1, line 1, through page 2, 4 line 11. 5 2. Page 3, line 9, by inserting after the word 6 "center" the following: ", and which shall include an 7 amount for delinquent child support not to exceed 8 fifty percent of gross earnings". 9 3. Page 3, by inserting after line 9 the 10 following: 11 "(5) Restitution as ordered by the court under 12 chapter 910." 13 4. Page 3, line 10, by striking the figure "(5)" 14 and inserting the following: "(6)". 15 5. Page 3, line 11, by striking the figure "(4)" 16 and inserting the following: "(5)". 17 6. Page 3, line 13, by inserting after the word 18 "incarceration." the following: "However, effective 19 July 1, 1999, any balance remaining shall be deposited 20 in the general fund of the state." 21 7. By renumbering as necessary. The committee amendment H-8545 was adopted. Garman of Story 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. 2274) The ayes were, 98: Arnold Barry Bell Bernau Blodgett Boddicker Boggess Bradley Brand Brauns Brunkhorst Bukta Burnett Carroll Chapman Chiodo Churchill Cohoon Connors Cormack Dinkla Dix Doderer Dolecheck Dotzler Drake Drees Eddie Falck Fallon Foege Ford Frevert Garman Gipp Greig Greiner Gries Grundberg Hahn Hansen Heaton Holmes Holveck Houser Huseman Huser Jacobs Jenkins Jochum Kinzer Klemme Koenigs Kreiman Kremer Lamberti Larkin Larson Lord Mascher May Mertz Metcalf Meyer Millage Moreland Mundie Murphy Myers Nelson O'Brien Osterhaus Rants Rayhons Reynolds-Knight Richardson Scherrman Schrader Shoultz Siegrist Sukup Taylor Teig Thomas Thomson Tyrrell Van Fossen Van Maanen Vande Hoef Veenstra Warnstadt Weidman Weigel Welter Whitead Wise Witt Mr. Speaker Corbett The nays were, none. Absent or not voting, 2: Cataldo Martin The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to have passed the House and the title was agreed to. IMMEDIATE MESSAGES Siegrist of Pottawattamie asked and received unanimous consent that the following bills be immediately messaged to the Senate: Senate Files 540, 2368 and 2274. Unfinished Business Calendar Senate File 490, a bill for an act relating to the consumer fraud law by providing limited immunity from prosecution for providing certain information, authorizing the attorney general to commence an action related to telemarketing, and authorizing the attorney general to establish and accept a civil penalty in settlement of an investigation, with report of committee recommending passage, was taken up for consideration. Sukup of Franklin 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. 490) The ayes were, 96: Arnold Barry Bell Bernau Blodgett Boddicker Boggess Bradley Brand Brauns Brunkhorst Bukta Burnett Carroll Chapman Chiodo Churchill Cohoon Connors Cormack Dinkla Dix Dolecheck Dotzler Drake Drees Eddie Falck Fallon Foege Ford Frevert Garman Gipp Greig Greiner Gries Grundberg Hahn Hansen Heaton Holmes Holveck Houser Huseman Huser Jacobs Jenkins Jochum Kinzer Klemme Koenigs Kreiman Kremer Lamberti Larkin Larson Lord Mascher May Mertz Metcalf Meyer Millage Mundie Murphy Myers Nelson O'Brien Osterhaus Rants Rayhons Reynolds-Knight Richardson Scherrman Schrader Shoultz Siegrist Sukup Taylor Teig Thomas Thomson Tyrrell Van Fossen Van Maanen Vande Hoef Veenstra Warnstadt Weidman Weigel Welter Whitead Wise Witt Mr. Speaker Corbett The nays were, none. Absent or not voting, 4: Cataldo Doderer Martin Moreland The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to have passed the House and the title was agreed to. Senate File 2200, a bill for an act relating to the expenses, powers, and duties of county agricultural extension councils, with report of committee recommending amendment and passage, was taken up for consideration. Klemme of Plymouth offered the following amendment H-8528 filed by the committee on local government and moved its adoption: H-8528 1 Amend Senate File 2200, as passed by the Senate, as 2 follows: 3 1. Page 1, line 19, by inserting after the word 4 "including" the following: "in-state". The committee amendment H-8528 was adopted. Klemme of Plymouth 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. 2200) The ayes were, 98: Arnold Barry Bell Bernau Blodgett Boddicker Boggess Bradley Brand Brauns Bukta Burnett Carroll Chapman Chiodo Churchill Cohoon Connors Cormack Dinkla Dix Doderer Dolecheck Dotzler Drake Drees Eddie Falck Fallon Foege Ford Frevert Garman Gipp Greig Greiner Gries Grundberg Hahn Hansen Heaton Holmes Holveck Houser Huseman Huser Jacobs Jenkins Jochum Kinzer Klemme Koenigs Kreiman Kremer Lamberti Larkin Larson Lord Martin Mascher May Mertz Metcalf Meyer Millage Moreland Mundie Murphy Myers Nelson O'Brien Osterhaus Rants Rayhons Reynolds-Knight Richardson Scherrman Schrader Shoultz Siegrist Sukup Taylor Teig Thomas Thomson Tyrrell Van Fossen Van Maanen Vande Hoef Veenstra Warnstadt Weidman Weigel Welter Whitead Wise Witt Mr. Speaker Corbett The nays were, none. Absent or not voting, 2: Brunkhorst Cataldo The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to have passed the House and the title was agreed to. Senate File 2037, a bill for an act relating to the Iowa state fair convention by providing for its membership and the election of members to the Iowa state fair board, with report of committee recommending passage, was taken up for consideration. Churchill of Polk asked and received unanimous consent to withdraw amendment H-8548 filed by him and Cormack of Webster on March 23, 1998. Van Fossen of Scott 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. 2037) The ayes were, 96: Arnold Barry Bell Bernau Blodgett Boddicker Boggess Bradley Brand Brauns Brunkhorst Bukta Burnett Carroll Chapman Chiodo Cohoon Connors Cormack Dinkla Dix Doderer Dotzler Drake Drees Eddie Falck Fallon Foege Ford Frevert Garman Gipp Greig Greiner Gries Grundberg Hahn Hansen Heaton Holmes Holveck Houser Huseman Huser Jacobs Jenkins Jochum Kinzer Klemme Koenigs Kreiman Kremer Lamberti Larkin Larson Lord Martin Mascher May Mertz Metcalf Meyer Millage Moreland Mundie Murphy Myers Nelson O'Brien Osterhaus Rants Rayhons Reynolds-Knight Richardson Scherrman Schrader Shoultz Siegrist Sukup Taylor Teig Thomas Thomson Tyrrell Van Fossen Van Maanen Vande Hoef Veenstra Warnstadt Weidman Weigel Welter Whitead Wise Mr. Speaker Corbett The nays were, 1: Churchill Absent or not voting, 3: Cataldo Dolecheck Witt The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to have passed the House and the title was agreed to. IMMEDIATE MESSAGES Siegrist of Pottawattamie asked and received unanimous consent that the following bills be immediately messaged to the Senate: Senate Files 490, 2200 and 2037. On motion by Siegrist of Pottawattamie, the House was recessed at 11:50 a.m., until 1:00 p.m. AFTERNOON SESSION The House reconvened at 1:05 p.m., Speaker pro tempore Van Maanen of Marion in the chair. QUORUM CALL A non-record roll call was requested to determine that a quorum was present. The vote revealed eighty-three members present, seventeen absent. SPECIAL PRESENTATION Taylor of Linn presented to the House the Honorable Rich Running, former state representative and senator from Linn County. The House rose and expressed its welcome. CONSIDERATION OF BILLS Unfinished Business Calendar Senate File 2316, a bill for an act relating to entities and subject matter under the regulatory authority of the regulated industries unit of the insurance division, including business opportunities, cemeteries, and cemetery merchandise, motor vehicle service contracts, preneed funeral merchandise and services, and residential service contracts, providing for fees, and establishing penalties, with report of committee recommending amendment and passage, was taken up for consideration. Van Fossen of Scott asked and received unanimous consent to withdraw amendment H-8372 filed by the committee on commerce and regulation on March 12, 1998. Van Fossen of Scott offered the following amendment H-8809 filed by him and moved its adoption: H-8809 1 Amend Senate File 2316, as amended, passed, and 2 reprinted by the Senate, as follows: 3 1. By striking page 1, line 23, through page 2, 4 line 2. 5 2. Page 2, by inserting after line 7 the 6 following: 7 "Sec. ___. Section 321I.5, Code 1997, is amended 8 by adding the following new subsection: 9 NEW SUBSECTION. 3. A complete copy of the terms 10 of the motor vehicle service contract shall be 11 delivered to the prospective service contract holder 12 at or before the time that the prospective service 13 contract holder makes application for the service 14 contract. If there is no separate application 15 procedure, then a complete copy of the motor vehicle 16 service contract shall be delivered to the service 17 contract holder at or before the time the service 18 contract holder becomes bound under the contract." 19 3. Page 4, by striking lines 6 through 9 and 20 inserting the following: "amended by adding the 21 following new paragraph:" 22 4. Page 5, by striking lines 11 through 22. 23 5. Page 7, by striking lines 11 and 12. 24 6. Page 7, line 13, by striking the word "d." and 25 inserting the following: "c." 26 7. Page 7, line 15, by striking the word "e." and 27 inserting the following: "d." 28 8. Page 7, line 19, by striking the word "f." and 29 inserting the following: "e." 30 9. Page 8, by striking lines 15 through 20 and 31 inserting the following: 32 "c.f. The offer or sale of a business opportunity 33 for which the cash payment made by a purchaser does 34 not exceed five hundred dollars and the payment is 35 made for the not-for-profit sale of sales 36 demonstration equipment, material, or samples, or the 37 payment is made for product inventory sold to the 38 purchaser at a bona fide wholesale price." 39 10. Page 11, by striking lines 30 through 32, and 40 inserting the following: 41 "NEW SUBSECTION. 5. A complete copy of the terms 42 of the residential service contract shall be delivered 43 to the prospective service contract holder at or 44 before the time that the prospective service contract 45 holder makes application for the service contract. If 46 there is no separate application procedure, then a 47 complete copy of the residential service contract 48 shall be delivered to the service contract holder at 49 or before the time the service contract holder becomes 50 bound under the contract." Page 2 1 11. Page 13, by striking lines 21 through 26. 2 12. By renumbering as necessary. Amendment H-8809 was adopted. Van Fossen of Scott 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. 2316) The ayes were, 98: Arnold Barry Bell Bernau Blodgett Boddicker Boggess Bradley Brand Brauns Brunkhorst Bukta Burnett Carroll Chapman Chiodo Churchill Cohoon Connors Corbett, Spkr. Cormack Dinkla Dix Doderer Dolecheck Dotzler Drake Drees Eddie Falck Fallon Foege Ford Frevert Garman Gipp Greig Greiner Gries Grundberg Hahn Hansen Heaton Holmes Houser Huseman Huser Jacobs Jenkins Jochum Kinzer Klemme Koenigs Kreiman Kremer Lamberti Larkin Larson Lord Martin Mascher May Mertz Metcalf Meyer Millage Moreland Mundie Murphy Myers Nelson O'Brien Osterhaus Rants Rayhons Reynolds-Knight Richardson Scherrman Schrader Shoultz Siegrist Sukup Taylor Teig Thomas Thomson Tyrrell Van Fossen Vande Hoef Veenstra Warnstadt Weidman Weigel Welter Whitead Wise Witt Van Maanen, Presiding The nays were, none. Absent or not voting, 2: Cataldo Holveck The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to have passed the House and the title was agreed to. Ways and Means Calendar House File 2540, a bill for an act relating to the sales, services, and use tax exemption for the sale of tangible personal property which is purchased for lease or rental, was taken up for consideration. Myers of Johnson 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?" (H.F. 2540) The ayes were, 98: Arnold Barry Bell Bernau Blodgett Boddicker Boggess Bradley Brand Brauns Brunkhorst Bukta Burnett Carroll Chiodo Churchill Cohoon Connors Corbett, Spkr. Cormack Dinkla Dix Doderer Dolecheck Dotzler Drake Drees Eddie Falck Fallon Foege Ford Frevert Garman Gipp Greig Greiner Gries Grundberg Hahn Hansen Heaton Holmes Holveck Houser Huseman Huser Jacobs Jenkins Jochum Kinzer Klemme Koenigs Kreiman Kremer Lamberti Larkin Larson Lord Martin Mascher May Mertz Metcalf Meyer Millage Moreland Mundie Murphy Myers Nelson O'Brien Osterhaus Rants Rayhons Reynolds-Knight Richardson Scherrman Schrader Shoultz Siegrist Sukup Taylor Teig Thomas Thomson Tyrrell Van Fossen Vande Hoef Veenstra Warnstadt Weidman Weigel Welter Whitead Wise Witt Van Maanen, Presiding The nays were, 1: Chapman Absent or not voting, 1: Cataldo The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to have passed the House and the title was agreed to. Appropriations Calendar House File 2547, a bill for an act establishing the IowAccess system and providing for an appropriation, was taken up for consideration. Jacobs of Polk offered amendment H-8954 filed by her as follows: H-8954 1 Amend House File 2547 as follows: 2 1. Page 5, by inserting after line 30 the 3 following: 4 "Sec. ___. Section 22.2, subsection 1, Code 1997, 5 is amended to read as follows: 6 1. Every person shall have the right to examine 7 and copy a publicrecordsrecord and to publish or 8 otherwise disseminate a publicrecordsrecord or the 9 information containedthereinin a public record. 10 Unless otherwise provided for by law, the right to 11 examine a public record shall include the right to 12 examine a public record without charge while the 13 public record is in the physical possession of the 14 custodian of the public record. The right to copy a 15 publicrecordsrecord shall include the right to make 16 photographs or photographic copies while therecords17arepublic record is in the possession of the 18 custodian of therecordspublic record. All rights 19 under this section are in addition to the right to 20 obtain a certifiedcopiescopy ofrecordsa public 21 record under section 622.46." 22 2. Page 6, line 19, by inserting before the word 23 "Notwithstanding" the following: "1." 24 3. Page 6, line 27, by inserting after the figure 25 "VII." the following: "However, not more than four 26 hundred thousand dollars shall be transferred to the 27 division of information technology services under this 28 subsection during any fiscal year." 29 4. Page 6, line 28, by inserting before the word 30 "Notwithstanding" the following: "2." 31 5. Page 7, by striking lines 2 through 8. 32 6. Title page, line 1, by inserting after the 33 word "Act" the following: "providing for public 34 information, including by". 35 7. By renumbering as necessary. Jacobs of Polk offered the following amendment H-8999, to amendment H-8954, filed by her from the floor and moved its adoption: H-8999 1 Amend the amendment, H-8954, to House File 2547, as 2 amended, passed, and reprinted by the House, as 3 follows: 4 1. Page 1, by striking lines 22 through 31 and 5 inserting the following: 6 " . Page 7, by striking lines 2 through 8 and 7 inserting the following: 8 "Sec. ___. IOWACCESS FUNDING LIMITATION. 9 Notwithstanding section 321A.3A, as enacted by this 10 Act, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998, and 11 ending June 30, 1999, not more than $400,000 shall be 12 transferred to the division of information technology 13 services of the department of general services as 14 provided in section 321A.3A, as enacted by this Act."" 15 2. By renumbering as necessary. Amendment H-8999 was adopted. Jacobs of Polk moved the adoption of amendment H-8954, as amended. Amendment H-8954, as amended, was adopted. Jacobs of Polk 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?" (H.F. 2547) The ayes were, 90: Arnold Barry Bell Blodgett Boddicker Boggess Bradley Brand Brauns Brunkhorst Bukta Burnett Carroll Chapman Chiodo Cohoon Connors Corbett, Spkr. Cormack Dinkla Dix Dolecheck Dotzler Drake Drees Eddie Falck Foege Ford Frevert Gipp Greig Greiner Gries Grundberg Hahn Hansen Heaton Holmes Holveck Houser Huseman Jacobs Jenkins Jochum Kinzer Klemme Koenigs Kreiman Kremer Lamberti Larkin Larson Lord Martin Mascher May Mertz Metcalf Meyer Millage Mundie Murphy Myers Nelson O'Brien Osterhaus Rants Rayhons Reynolds-Knight Richardson Scherrman Schrader Siegrist Sukup Teig Thomas Thomson Tyrrell Van Fossen Vande Hoef Veenstra Warnstadt Weidman Weigel Welter Whitead Wise Witt Van Maanen, Presiding The nays were, 8: Bernau Churchill Doderer Fallon Garman Huser Moreland Taylor Absent or not voting, 2: Cataldo Shoultz The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to have passed the House and the title, as amended, was agreed to. SPECIAL PRESENTATION Bukta of Clinton presented to the House the Honorable Bob Johnson, former state representative from Clinton County. The House rose and expressed its welcome. IMMEDIATE MESSAGES Siegrist of Pottawattamie asked and received unanimous consent that the following bills be immediately messaged to the Senate: Senate File 2316, House Files 2540 and 2547. SENATE AMENDMENTS CONSIDERED Dix of Butler called up for consideration Senate File 2321, a bill for an act relating to the confidentiality of certain records and reports held by the labor commissioner, amended by the House, further amended by the Senate and moved that the House concur in the following Senate amendment H-8842: H-8842 1 Amend the House amendment, S-5391, to Senate File 2 2321, as follows: 3 1. Page 1, by inserting after line 10 the 4 following: 5 " . Page 2, line 13, by inserting after the 6 word "employer." the following: "This subsection 7 shall not affect the discovery rights of any party to 8 a contested case."" 9 2. By renumbering as necessary. The motion prevailed and the House concurred in the Senate amendment H-8842. Dix of Butler moved that the bill, as amended by the House, further amended by the Senate and concurred in by the House, 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. 2321) The ayes were, 99: Arnold Barry Bell Bernau Blodgett Boddicker Boggess Bradley Brand Brauns Brunkhorst Bukta Burnett Carroll Chapman Chiodo Churchill Cohoon Connors Corbett, Spkr. Cormack Dinkla Dix Doderer Dolecheck Dotzler Drake Drees Eddie Falck Fallon Foege Ford Frevert Garman Gipp Greig Greiner Gries Grundberg Hahn Hansen Heaton Holmes Holveck Houser Huseman Huser Jacobs Jenkins Jochum Kinzer Klemme Koenigs Kreiman Kremer Lamberti Larkin Larson Lord Martin Mascher May Mertz Metcalf Meyer Millage Moreland Mundie Murphy Myers Nelson O'Brien Osterhaus Rants Rayhons Reynolds-Knight Richardson Scherrman Schrader Shoultz Siegrist Sukup Taylor Teig Thomas Thomson Tyrrell Van Fossen Vande Hoef Veenstra Warnstadt Weidman Weigel Welter Whitead Wise Witt Van Maanen, Presiding The nays were, none. Absent or not voting, 1: Cataldo The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to have passed the House and the title was agreed to. Lamberti of Polk called up for consideration Senate File 2391, a bill for an act allowing probation for some operating-while-intoxicated offenders after service of a mandatory minimum sentence, permitting a .15 blood alcohol level to control the penalties applicable to an offender regardless of the margin of error associated with the test device, requiring the deletion from motor vehicle records after twelve years of certain youth license revocations for alcohol violations, and providing an effective date, amended by the House, further amended by the Senate and moved that the House concur in the following Senate amendment H-8960: H-8960 1 Amend the amendment, S-5468, to Senate File 2391, 2 as amended, passed, and reprinted by the Senate, as 3 follows: 4 1. Page 1, by striking lines 35 through 45. 5 2. Page 3, by inserting before line 14 the 6 following: 7 "c. The department of public safety shall adopt 8 nationally accepted standards for determining 9 detectable levels of controlled substances in the 10 division of criminal investigation's initial 11 laboratory screening test for controlled substances." 12 3. Page 3, by striking lines 25 through 36. 13 4. Page 4, by striking lines 18 through 22. 14 5. Page 11, line 43, by striking the words 15 "reason to believe" and inserting the following: "a 16 reasonable suspicion". 17 6. Page 12, by striking lines 6 through 10 and 18 inserting the following: "individual is providing a 19 sample and collection of the sample". 20 7. Page 12, by striking lines 38 through 43 and 21 inserting the following: "requested, if the 22 individual tested is a minor." 23 8. Page 13, by striking lines 17 through 21. 24 9. Page 13, line 49, by striking the words "a 25 limitation on the". 26 10. By striking page 13, line 50, through page 27 14, line 1. 28 11. Page 14, line 2, by striking the words 29 "temporary restricted license, and providing". 30 12. By renumbering, relettering, or redesignating 31 and correcting internal references as necessary. The motion prevailed and the House concurred in the Senate amendment H-8960. Lamberti of Polk moved that the bill, as amended by the House, further amended by the Senate and concurred in by the House, 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. 2391) The ayes were, 96: Arnold Barry Bell Bernau Blodgett Boggess Bradley Brand Brauns Brunkhorst Bukta Burnett Carroll Chapman Chiodo Churchill Cohoon Connors Corbett, Spkr. Cormack Dinkla Dix Doderer Dolecheck Dotzler Drake Drees Eddie Falck Ford Frevert Garman Gipp Greig Greiner Gries Grundberg Hahn Hansen Heaton Holmes Holveck Houser Huseman Huser Jacobs Jenkins Jochum Kinzer Klemme Koenigs Kreiman Kremer Lamberti Larkin Larson Lord Martin Mascher May Mertz Metcalf Meyer Millage Moreland Mundie Murphy Myers Nelson O'Brien Osterhaus Rants Rayhons Reynolds-Knight Richardson Scherrman Schrader Shoultz Siegrist Sukup Taylor Teig Thomas Thomson Tyrrell Van Fossen Vande Hoef Veenstra Warnstadt Weidman Weigel Welter Whitead Wise Witt Van Maanen, Presiding The nays were, 1: Fallon Absent or not voting, 3: Boddicker Cataldo Foege The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to have passed the House and the title was agreed to. IMMEDIATE MESSAGES Siegrist of Pottawattamie asked and received unanimous consent that the following bills be immediately messaged to the Senate: Senate Files 2321 and 2391. Unfinished Business Calendar House File 2447, a bill for an act relating to mobile home dealers, was taken up for consideration. Huser of Polk asked and received unanimous consent to withdraw amendments H-8449 and H-8450 filed by her and Moreland of Wapello on March 16, 1998. Richardson of Warren asked and received unanimous consent to withdraw amendment H-8406 filed by him on March 16, 1998. Rayhons of Hancock offered the following amendment H-8566 filed by him and moved its adoption: H-8566 1 Amend House File 2447 as follows: 2 1. Page 2, by striking lines 2 through 4 and 3 inserting the following: "connections without having 4 any additional license." Amendment H-8566 was adopted. SENATE FILE 2109 SUBSTITUTED FOR HOUSE FILE 2447 Rayhons of Hancock asked and received unanimous consent to substitute Senate File 2109 for House File 2447. Senate File 2109, a bill for an act relating to mobile home dealers, was taken up for consideration. Richardson of Warren asked and received unanimous consent to withdraw amendment H-8480 filed by him on March 17, 1998. Huser of Polk offered amendment H-8549 filed by her as follows: H-8549 1 Amend Senate File 2109, as amended, passed, and 2 reprinted by the Senate, as follows: 3 1. Page 2, by striking lines 1 and 2 and 4 inserting the following: "water, gas, electrical, and 5 other utility service connections in a mobile home, 6 space or within ten feet of such space, located in a 7 mobile home park, and the dealer or an employee of the 8 dealer may install a tie-down system on a mobile home 9 located in a mobile home park." Richardson of Warren offered the following amendment H-8733, to amendment H-8549, filed by him and moved its adoption: H-8733 1 Amend the amendment, H-8549, to Senate File 2109, 2 as amended, passed, and reprinted by the Senate, as 3 follows: 4 1. Page 1, line 9, by inserting after the word 5 "park." the following: "The connections are subject 6 to inspection and approval by local building code 7 officials and the mobile home dealer shall pay the 8 inspection fee, if any." Amendment H-8733 was adopted. Huser of Polk moved the adoption of amendment H-8549, as amended. Amendment H-8549, as amended, was adopted. Rayhons of Hancock 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. 2109) The ayes were, 97: Arnold Barry Bell Bernau Blodgett Boddicker Boggess Bradley Brand Brauns Brunkhorst Bukta Burnett Carroll Chapman Chiodo Churchill Cohoon Connors Corbett, Spkr. Cormack Dinkla Dix Doderer Dolecheck Dotzler Drake Drees Eddie Falck Fallon Foege Ford Frevert Garman Gipp Greig Greiner Gries Grundberg Hahn Hansen Holmes Holveck Houser Huseman Huser Jacobs Jenkins Jochum Kinzer Klemme Koenigs Kreiman Kremer Lamberti Larkin Larson Lord Martin Mascher May Mertz Metcalf Meyer Millage Moreland Mundie Murphy Myers Nelson O'Brien Osterhaus Rants Rayhons Reynolds-Knight Richardson Scherrman Schrader Shoultz Siegrist Sukup Taylor Teig Thomas Thomson Tyrrell Vande Hoef Veenstra Warnstadt Weidman Weigel Welter Whitead Wise Witt Van Maanen, Presiding The nays were, none. Absent or not voting, 3: Cataldo Heaton Van Fossen The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to have passed the House and the title was agreed to. SPECIAL PRESENTATION Bradley of Clinton presented to the House Nicholas Mohr from Pleasant Valley High School. He is the first Iowan in 65 years to receive the National Good Citizen Award through the Daughters of the American Revolution. The House rose and expressed its appreciation. HOUSE FILE 2447 WITHDRAWN Rayhons of Hancock asked and received unanimous consent to withdraw House File 2447 from further consideration by the House. Carroll of Poweshiek in the chair at 2:05 p.m. IMMEDIATE MESSAGE Siegrist of Pottawattamie asked and received unanimous consent that Senate File 2109 be immediately messaged to the Senate. The House resumed consideration of Senate File 2277, a bill for an act providing for exceptions to municipal tort liability for skateboarding, previously deferred. Fallon of Polk asked and received unanimous consent to withdraw amendment H-8886 filed by Fallon, et al., on April 2, 1998. Schrader of Marion offered the following amendment H-8970 filed by him and moved its adoption: H-8970 1 Amend Senate File 2277, as amended, passed, and 2 reprinted by the Senate, as follows: 3 1. Page 1, by striking lines 11 through 17. Roll call was requested by Schrader of Marion and Brand of Tama. Rule 75 was invoked. On the question "Shall amendment H-8970 be adopted?" (S.F. 2277) The ayes were, 42: Bell Bernau Brand Bukta Burnett Chapman Cohoon Connors Dinkla Doderer Dotzler Drees Falck Foege Ford Holmes Holveck Jenkins Jochum Kinzer Koenigs Kreiman Larkin Mascher May Mertz Moreland Mundie Murphy Myers O'Brien Osterhaus Richardson Scherrman Schrader Shoultz Taylor Thomas Warnstadt Weigel Whitead Wise The nays were, 56: Arnold Barry Blodgett Boddicker Boggess Bradley Brauns Chiodo Churchill Corbett, Spkr. Cormack Dix Dolecheck Drake Eddie Fallon Frevert Garman Gipp Greig Greiner Gries Grundberg Hahn Hansen Heaton Houser Huseman Huser Jacobs Klemme Kremer Lamberti Larson Lord Martin Metcalf Meyer Millage Nelson Rants Rayhons Reynolds-Knight Siegrist Sukup Teig Thomson Tyrrell Van Fossen Van Maanen Vande Hoef Veenstra Weidman Welter Witt Carroll, Presiding Absent or not voting, 2: Brunkhorst Cataldo Amendment H-8970 lost. Lamberti of Polk offered the following amendment H-9008 filed by him and Huser of Polk from the floor and moved its adoption: H-9008 1 Amend Senate File 2277, as amended, passed, and 2 reprinted by the Senate, as follows: 3 1. Page 1, line 17, by inserting after the word 4 "risk." the following: "This subsection shall not 5 apply to claims based upon gross negligence." Amendment H-9008 was adopted. Shoultz of Black Hawk offered the following amendment H-9006 filed by him from the floor and moved its adoption: H-9006 1 Amend Senate File 2277, as amended, passed, and 2 reprinted by the Senate, as follows: 3 1. Page 1, by striking lines 11 through 17, and 4 inserting the following: 5 "NEW SUBSECTION. 15. Any claim to recover 6 compensation for injuries received by a skateboarding 7 or in-line skating participant in a skateboarding or 8 in-line skating accident which occurred at a publicly 9 designated skateboarding or in-line skating facility, 10 based upon or arising out of an act or omission of an 11 officer or employee of the municipality or the 12 municipality's governing board. 13 For the purposes of this section, a publicly 14 designated skateboarding or in-line skating facility 15 means a site that complies with all of the following: 16 a. The site has been designated by a municipality 17 as being open to skateboarding or in-line skating. 18 b. The site has signs posted by the municipality 19 that indicate in black letters a minimum of one inch 20 high, the following: 21 WARNING. Under Iowa law, a municipality is not 22 liable, except under very limited circumstances, for 23 injuries to, or the death of, a person participating 24 in skateboarding or in-line skating at a designated 25 skateboarding or in-line skating facility pursuant to 26 Iowa Code chapter 670. 27 c. Users of the site are required by ordinance to 28 wear helmets, elbow pads, and knee pads, and the site 29 has signs posted notifying users of the requirement, 30 and that any person failing to comply with the 31 ordinance will be subject to citation. 32 Nothing in this subsection is intended to limit the 33 liability of a public entity with respect to any other 34 duty imposed pursuant to existing law, including the 35 duty to protect against dangerous conditions of public 36 property." Amendment H-9006 lost. 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. 2277) The ayes were, 66: Arnold Barry Bell Blodgett Boddicker Boggess Bradley Brauns Brunkhorst Chapman Chiodo Churchill Corbett, Spkr. Cormack Dix Dolecheck Drake Eddie Fallon Frevert Garman Gipp Greig Greiner Gries Grundberg Hahn Hansen Heaton Holmes Houser Huseman Huser Jacobs Klemme Kremer Lamberti Larson Lord Martin May Mertz Metcalf Meyer Millage Mundie Nelson O'Brien Rants Rayhons Reynolds-Knight Richardson Siegrist Sukup Teig Thomas Thomson Tyrrell Van Fossen Van Maanen Vande Hoef Veenstra Weidman Welter Witt Carroll, Presiding The nays were, 33: Bernau Brand Bukta Burnett Cohoon Connors Dinkla Doderer Dotzler Drees Falck Foege Ford Holveck Jenkins Jochum Kinzer Koenigs Kreiman Larkin Mascher Moreland Murphy Myers Osterhaus Scherrman Schrader Shoultz Taylor Warnstadt Weigel Whitead Wise Absent or not voting, 1: Cataldo The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to have passed the House and the title, as amended, was agreed to. IMMEDIATE MESSAGE Siegrist of Pottawattamie asked and received unanimous consent that Senate File 2277 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Speaker pro tempore Van Maanen of Marion in the chair at 4:10 p.m. Appropriations Calendar House File 2548, a bill for an act relating to the creation of a certified school to career program, providing refunds for certain wages paid to and amounts held in trust for individuals in the program, making an appropriation, providing for the program's repeal, and including an effective and applicability date provision, was taken up for consideration. Heaton of Henry offered the following amendment H-8991 filed by him and moved its adoption: H-8991 1 Amend House File 2548 as follows: 2 1. Page 1, line 8, by inserting before the word 3 "secondary" the following: "sequenced and 4 articulated". 5 2. Page 1, line 11, by striking the word 6 "certified" and inserting the following: "approved". 7 3. Page 1, line 33, by striking the word 8 "certified" and inserting the following: "approved". 9 4. Page 2, line 4, by striking the word 10 "certified" and inserting the following: "approved". 11 5. Page 2, line 5, by striking the word 12 "certified" and inserting the following: "approved". 13 6. Page 2, by inserting after line 19 the 14 following: 15 "___. The program involves an eligible 16 postsecondary institution as defined in section 17 261C.3." 18 7. Page 4, by striking lines 24 through 30 and 19 inserting the following: "participant may be made on 20 a single form." 21 8. Page 4, line 32, by striking the words and 22 figures "2000, and ending June 30, 2005" and inserting 23 the following: "1999, and ending June 30, 2004". 24 9. Page 4, line 35, by inserting after the word 25 "section." the following: "If the amount appropriated 26 in a fiscal year is insufficient to pay all refund 27 claims for the calendar year in full, each claimant 28 shall receive a proportion of the claimant's refund 29 claim equal to the ratio of the amount appropriated to 30 the total amount of refund claims. Any unpaid portion 31 of a claim shall not be paid from a subsequent fiscal 32 year appropriation." 33 10. Page 5, line 7, by striking the figure "2005" 34 and inserting the following: "2004". 35 11. Page 5, line 8, by striking the figure "2005" 36 and inserting the following: "2004". 37 12. Page 5, line 13, by striking the figure 38 "2003" and inserting the following: "2002". 39 13. Page 5, line 14, by striking the words "AND 40 APPLICABILITY DATES" and inserting the following: 41 "DATE". 42 14. Page 5, by striking lines 16 and 17 and 43 inserting the following: "enactment." 44 15. Title page, line 5, by striking the words 45 "and applicability". Amendment H-8991 was adopted. Heaton of Henry 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?" (H.F. 2548) The ayes were, 95: Arnold Barry Bell Bernau Blodgett Boggess Bradley Brand Brauns Brunkhorst Bukta Burnett Carroll Chapman Chiodo Churchill Cohoon Connors Corbett, Spkr. Cormack Dinkla Dix Doderer Dolecheck Dotzler Drake Drees Eddie Falck Fallon Foege Ford Frevert Gipp Greig Greiner Gries Grundberg Hahn Hansen Heaton Holmes Holveck Houser Huseman Huser Jacobs Jenkins Jochum Kinzer Klemme Kreiman Kremer Lamberti Larkin Larson Lord Martin Mascher May Mertz Metcalf Meyer Millage Moreland Mundie Murphy Myers Nelson O'Brien Osterhaus Rants Rayhons Reynolds-Knight Richardson Scherrman Schrader Shoultz Siegrist Sukup Taylor Teig Thomas Tyrrell Van Fossen Vande Hoef Veenstra Warnstadt Weidman Weigel Welter Whitead Wise Witt Van Maanen, Presiding The nays were, 2: Boddicker Garman Absent or not voting, 3: Cataldo Koenigs Thomson The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to have passed the House and the title, as amended, was agreed to. IMMEDIATE MESSAGE Siegrist of Pottawattamie asked and received unanimous consent that House File 2548 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Unfinished Business Calendar Senate File 2259, a bill for an act relating to search warrant applications, with report of committee recommending passage, was taken up for consideration. Larson of Linn asked and received unanimous consent to withdraw amendment H-8844 filed by Larson, et al., on April 1, 1998. Larson of Linn 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. 2259) The ayes were, 97: Arnold Barry Bell Bernau Blodgett Boddicker Boggess Bradley Brand Brauns Brunkhorst Bukta Burnett Carroll Chapman Chiodo Churchill Cohoon Connors Corbett, Spkr. Cormack Dinkla Dix Doderer Dolecheck Dotzler Drake Drees Eddie Falck Fallon Foege Ford Frevert Garman Gipp Greig Greiner Gries Grundberg Hahn Hansen Heaton Holmes Holveck Houser Huseman Huser Jacobs Jenkins Kinzer Klemme Kreiman Kremer Lamberti Larkin Larson Lord Martin Mascher May Mertz Metcalf Meyer Millage Moreland Mundie Murphy Myers Nelson O'Brien Osterhaus Rants Rayhons Reynolds-Knight Richardson Scherrman Schrader Shoultz Siegrist Sukup Taylor Teig Thomas Thomson Tyrrell Van Fossen Vande Hoef Veenstra Warnstadt Weidman Weigel Welter Whitead Wise Witt Van Maanen, Presiding The nays were, none. Absent or not voting, 3: Cataldo Jochum Koenigs The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to have passed the House and the title was agreed to. IMMEDIATE MESSAGE Siegrist of Pottawattamie asked and received unanimous consent that Senate File 2259 be immediately messaged to the Senate. RULES SUSPENDED Siegrist of Pottawattamie asked and received unanimous consent to suspend the rules for the immediate consideration of House File 2553. Appropriations Calendar House File 2553, a bill for an act relating to the compensation and benefits for public officials and employees, providing for related matters, and making appropriations, was taken up for consideration. Gipp of Winneshiek 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?" (H.F. 2553) The ayes were, 94: Arnold Barry Bell Bernau Blodgett Boddicker Boggess Bradley Brand Brauns Bukta Burnett Carroll Chapman Chiodo Churchill Cohoon Connors Corbett, Spkr. Cormack Dinkla Dix Doderer Dolecheck Dotzler Drake Drees Eddie Falck Foege Ford Frevert Garman Gipp Greig Greiner Gries Grundberg Hahn Hansen Heaton Holmes Holveck Houser Huseman Huser Jacobs Jenkins Jochum Kinzer Klemme Kreiman Kremer Lamberti Larkin Larson Lord Martin Mascher May Mertz Metcalf Millage Moreland Mundie Murphy Myers Nelson O'Brien Osterhaus Rants Rayhons Reynolds-Knight Scherrman Schrader Shoultz Siegrist Sukup Taylor Teig Thomas Thomson Tyrrell Van Fossen Vande Hoef Veenstra Warnstadt Weidman Weigel Welter Whitead Wise Witt Van Maanen, Presiding The nays were, 4: Brunkhorst Fallon Meyer Richardson Absent or not voting, 2: Cataldo Koenigs The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to have passed the House and the title was agreed to. IMMEDIATE MESSAGE Siegrist of Pottawattamie asked and received unanimous consent that House File 2553 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Unfinished Business Calendar Senate File 2292, a bill for an act relating to the sex offender registry and providing for the Act's applicability, with report of committee recommending passage, was taken up for consideration. Lamberti of Polk offered amendment H-8553 filed by him and Doderer of Johnson as follows: H-8553 1 Amend Senate File 2292, as amended, passed, and 2 reprinted by the Senate, as follows: 3 1. Page 1, by inserting before line 1 the 4 following: 5 "Section 1. Section 692A.1, subsection 3, 6 paragraphs a and b, Code Supplement 1997, are amended 7 by striking the paragraphs." 8 2. Page 1, line 17, by inserting after the word 9 "kidnapping," the following: "false imprisonment,". Lamberti of Polk offered the following amendment H-9011, to amendment H-8553, filed by him from the floor and moved its adoption: H-9011 1 Amend the amendment, H-8553, to Senate File 2292, 2 as amended, passed, and reprinted by the Senate, as 3 follows: 4 1. Page 1, by inserting after line 9, the 5 following: 6 " . Page 11, by inserting after line 30, the 7 following: 8 "Sec. ___. MEGAN'S LAW COMPLIANCE DETERMINATION. 9 The department of public safety shall submit a request 10 to the United States department of justice for a 11 determination of whether the failure of a state to 12 include as criminal offenses against a minor the 13 offenses of kidnapping or false imprisonment of a 14 minor, committed by someone other than a parent and 15 which do not involve sexual abuse or attempted sexual 16 abuse, will result in a state being found not to be in 17 compliance with the federal Megan's Law amendment to 18 the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and 19 Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act specified 20 in section 170101(f) of Pub. L. No. 104-145, 110 Stat. 21 1345 (codified at 42 U.S.C. "/g" 14071(f)). If the 22 department of public safety receives, as a result of 23 the request, an opinion that the failure to include 24 those offenses as criminal offenses against a minor 25 will cause a state to not be in compliance with the 26 federal Megan's Law amendment, the department shall 27 seek an exception to the requirement for inclusion of 28 those offenses and shall report the information 29 regarding the contents of the United States department 30 of justice opinion and any results of the exception 31 request at the commencement of the session of the 32 general assembly which convenes in January of 1999."" 33 2. By numbering and renumbering as necessary. Amendment H-9011 was adopted. Lamberti of Polk moved the adoption of amendment H-8553, as amended. Amendment H-8553, as amended, was adopted. Sukup of Franklin offered the following amendment H-8705 filed by him and moved its adoption: H-8705 1 Amend Senate File 2292, as amended, passed, and 2 reprinted by the Senate, as follows: 3 1. Page 1, by inserting before line 1, the 4 following: 5 "Section 1. Section 692A.1, subsection 3, Code 6 Supplement 1997, is amended by adding the following 7 new paragraph after paragraph h and by relettering 8 current paragraphs i through l as paragraphs j through 9 m: 10 NEW PARAGRAPH. i. Incest committed against a minor. 11 Sec. ___. Section 692A.1, subsection 3, paragraph 12 m, Code Supplement 1997, is amended to read as 13 follows: 14m.n. An indictable offense committed in another 15 jurisdiction which would constitute an indictable 16 offense under paragraphs "a" through"l""m"." 17 2. By renumbering as necessary. Amendment H-8705 was adopted. Jochum of Dubuque offered the following amendment H-8614 filed by her and Murphy of Dubuque and moved its adoption: H-8614 1 Amend Senate File 2292, as amended, passed, and 2 reprinted by the Senate, as follows: 3 1. Page 8, line 24, by striking the words "as 4 well as". 5 2. Page 8, line 25, by inserting after the word 6 "agencies" the following: ", and a requirement that 7 the persons performing each risk assessment include an 8 individual who at least meets the clinical standards 9 for professional competence adopted in the third 10 international congress on the treatment of sex 11 offenders and is experienced in working with the 12 assessment of sex offenders". Amendment H-8614 lost. Sukup of Franklin 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. 2292) The ayes were, 98: Arnold Barry Bell Bernau Blodgett Boddicker Boggess Bradley Brand Brauns Brunkhorst Bukta Burnett Carroll Chapman Chiodo Churchill Cohoon Connors Corbett, Spkr. Cormack Dinkla Dix Doderer Dolecheck Dotzler Drake Drees Eddie Falck Foege Ford Frevert Garman Gipp Greig Greiner Gries Grundberg Hahn Hansen Heaton Holmes Holveck Houser Huseman Huser Jacobs Jenkins Jochum Kinzer Klemme Koenigs Kreiman Kremer Lamberti Larkin Larson Lord Martin Mascher May Mertz Metcalf Meyer Millage Moreland Mundie Murphy Myers Nelson O'Brien Osterhaus Rants Rayhons Reynolds-Knight Richardson Scherrman Schrader Shoultz Siegrist Sukup Taylor Teig Thomas Thomson Tyrrell Van Fossen Vande Hoef Veenstra Warnstadt Weidman Weigel Welter Whitead Wise Witt Van Maanen, Presiding The nays were, 1: Fallon Absent or not voting, 1: Cataldo The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to have passed the House and the title was agreed to. HOUSE INSISTS Greiner of Washington called up for consideration Senate File 2295, a bill for an act relating to and making appropriations for agriculture and natural resources and providing an effective date and moved that the House insist on its amendment, which motion prevailed. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED (Senate File 2295) The Speaker announced the appointment of the conference committee to consider the differences between the House and Senate concerning Senate File 2295: Greiner of Washington, Chair; Dolecheck of Ringgold, Klemme of Plymouth, Murphy of Dubuque and Mertz of Kossuth. IMMEDIATE MESSAGES Siegrist of Pottawattamie asked and received unanimous consent that the following bills be immediately messaged to the Senate: Senate Files 2292 and 2295. SENATE AMENDMENT CONSIDERED Garman of Story called up for consideration House File 2539, a bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the justice system and providing effective dates, amended by the Senate amendment H-8958 as follows: H-8958 1 Amend House File 2539, as amended, passed, and 2 reprinted by the House, as follows: 3 1. Page 1, by striking lines 10 and 11 and 4 inserting the following: 5 " $ 7,564,661 6 FTEs 187.50" 7 2. Page 10, line 13, by striking the word 8 "officer". 9 3. Page 10, by striking lines 14 through 16 and 10 inserting the following: "pursuant to this section." 11 4. Page 24, by striking line 28 and inserting the 12 following: 13 " $ 101,028,908" 14 5. Page 29, by striking line 10 and inserting the 15 following: 16 " $ 963,551" 17 6. Page 31, by striking line 19 and inserting the 18 following: 19 " $ 11,534,456" 20 7. Page 34, by inserting after line 2 the 21 following: 22 "10. For costs associated with increased 23 enforcement of methamphetamine-related offenses: 24 $ 200,000" 25 8. By renumbering, relettering, or redesignating 26 and correcting internal references as necessary. Garman of Story offered the following amendment H-9010, to the Senate amendment H-8958, filed by her from the floor and moved its adoption: H-9010 1 Amend the Senate amendment, H-8958, to House File 2 2539, as amended, passed, and reprinted by the House, 3 as follows: 4 1. Page 1, by striking lines 3 through 6. 5 2. Page 1, by striking lines 11 through 24. 6 3. By renumbering as necessary. Roll call was requested by Bernau of Story and Murphy of Dubuque. Rule 75 was invoked. On the question "Shall amendment H-9010, to the Senate amendment H-8958, be adopted?" (H.F. 2539) The ayes were, 55: Arnold Barry Blodgett Boddicker Boggess Bradley Brauns Brunkhorst Carroll Churchill Corbett, Spkr. Cormack Dinkla Dix Doderer Dolecheck Drake Eddie Fallon Garman Gipp Greig Greiner Grundberg Hahn Hansen Heaton Holmes Houser Huseman Jacobs Jenkins Klemme Kremer Lamberti Larson Lord Martin Metcalf Meyer Millage Nelson Rants Rayhons Siegrist Sukup Teig Thomson Tyrrell Van Fossen Vande Hoef Veenstra Weidman Welter Van Maanen, Presiding The nays were, 44: Bell Bernau Brand Bukta Burnett Chapman Chiodo Cohoon Connors Dotzler Drees Falck Foege Ford Frevert Gries Holveck Huser Jochum Kinzer Koenigs Kreiman Larkin Mascher May Mertz Moreland Mundie Murphy Myers O'Brien Osterhaus Reynolds-Knight Richardson Scherrman Schrader Shoultz Taylor Thomas Warnstadt Weigel Whitead Wise Witt Absent or not voting, 1: Cataldo Amendment H-9010 was adopted. On motion by Garman of Story, the House concurred in the Senate amendment H-8958, as amended. Garman of Story moved that the bill as amended by the Senate, further amended and concurred in by the House, 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?" (H.F. 2539) The ayes were, 91: Arnold Barry Bell Bernau Blodgett Boddicker Boggess Bradley Brand Brauns Brunkhorst Bukta Burnett Carroll Chiodo Churchill Cohoon Connors Corbett, Spkr. Cormack Dinkla Dix Dolecheck Dotzler Drake Drees Eddie Falck Foege Frevert Garman Gipp Greig Greiner Gries Grundberg Hahn Hansen Heaton Holmes Houser Huseman Huser Jacobs Jenkins Jochum Kinzer Klemme Koenigs Kremer Lamberti Larkin Larson Lord Martin Mascher May Mertz Metcalf Meyer Millage Mundie Murphy Myers Nelson O'Brien Osterhaus Rants Rayhons Reynolds-Knight Richardson Scherrman Schrader Shoultz Siegrist Sukup Taylor Teig Thomas Thomson Tyrrell Van Fossen Veenstra Warnstadt Weidman Weigel Welter Whitead Wise Witt Van Maanen, Presiding The nays were, 4: Fallon Ford Kreiman Moreland Absent or not voting, 5: Cataldo Chapman Doderer Holveck Vande Hoef The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to have passed the House and the title was agreed to. IMMEDIATE MESSAGE Siegrist of Pottawattamie asked and received unanimous consent that House File 2539 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Unfinished Business Calendar The House resumed consideration of House File 2506, a bill for an act relating to the taking of mussels from the waters of this state and providing an effective date, previously deferred. Dotzler of Black Hawk asked and received unanimous consent to withdraw amendment H-8489 filed by him on March 18, 1998. Burnett of Story asked and received unanimous consent to withdraw amendment H-8518 filed by her on March 19, 1998. Hahn of Muscatine asked and received unanimous consent to withdraw amendment H-8473 filed by him on March 17, 1998. Hahn of Muscatine offered amendment H-8847 filed by him and Thomas of Clayton as follows: H-8847 1 Amend House File 2506 as follows: 2 1. By striking everything after the enacting 3 clause and inserting the following: 4 "Section 1. Section 482.4, subsection 6, 5 paragraphs h and i, Code 1997, are amended to read as 6 follows: 7 h. Commercial mussel buyer, resident $1,000.0 08 1,050.00 9 i. Commercial mussel buyer, nonresident $5,000.0010 5,050.00 11 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 482.12A MUSSEL FISHING - 12 SEASON. 13 Notwithstanding sections 481A.38, 481A.39, 482.1, 14 and 482.12, the open season for taking washboard 15 mussel each year shall be from April 1 to August 31. 16 The washboard mussel shall be taken only during the 17 hours between sunrise and sunset. The minimum size 18 limit on washboard mussel shall be four inches. 19 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 482.12B SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF 20 MUSSEL POPULATIONS - REPORT. 21 The department of natural resources shall conduct a 22 study of the populations of various mussel species in 23 the waters of this state with emphasis on the sublegal 24 population of washboard mussels in the waters of the 25 state. The department shall conduct independent field 26 investigations of the various mussel beds in boundary 27 waters of this state. The department shall fund up to 28 fifty percent of the cost of the field investigations 29 with the commercial mussel industry contributing the 30 remainder. The department shall contract with a 31 malacologist who is acceptable to the commercial 32 mussel industry and the department to conduct the 33 study and investigation. The department shall review 34 current scientific studies conducted by other state 35 natural resource agencies, federal wildlife and 36 natural resource agencies, and private parties 37 including commercial fishers, shell buyers, and shell 38 exporters. 39 The department shall report its findings to the 40 chairpersons and ranking members of the house 41 committee on natural resources and the senate 42 committee on natural resources and environment not 43 later than January 15, 2000. Notwithstanding section 44 482.12A, if the data in the report supports a closed 45 season for washboard mussels, the natural resource 46 commission may consider closing the season for 47 washboard mussels. 48 Sec. 4. Section 482.13, Code 1997, is amended to 49 read as follows: 50 482.13 RECIPROCITY FOR COMMERCIAL FISHING, Page 2 1 COMMERCIAL MUSSEL FISHING, AND COMMERCIAL TURTLE 2 FISHING. 3 1. Reciprocal commercial fishing, commercial 4 mussel fishing, and commercial turtle fishing 5 privileges are contingent upon a grant of similar 6 privileges by the appropriate state to residents of 7 this state. 8 2. The commission may negotiate commercial 9 reciprocity agreements with other states. 10 3. When another state confers upon commercial 11 mussel fishing licensees of this state reciprocal 12 rights, privileges, and immunities including the 13 taking of washboard mussels, a commercial mussel 14 fishing license issued by that state entitles the 15 licensee to all rights, privileges, and immunities 16 including the taking of washboard mussels in the 17 public waters of this state enjoyed by the holders of 18 equivalent licenses issued by this state, subject to 19 duties, responsibilities, and liabilities imposed on 20 its own licensees by the laws of this state. 21 Sec. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of 22 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment." 23 2. Title page, line 2, by inserting after the 24 word "state" the following: ", increasing license 25 fees,". Burnett of Story offered the following amendment H-8914, to amendment H-8847, filed by her and moved its adoption: H-8914 1 Amend the amendment, H-8847, to House File 2506 as 2 follows: 3 1. Page 1, line 8, by striking the figure 4 "1,050.00" and inserting the following: "2,500.00". 5 2. Page 1, line 10, by striking the figure 6 "5,050.00" and inserting the following: "6,500.00". Veenstra of Sioux in the chair at 5:38 p.m. Roll call was requested by Rants of Woodbury and Larson of Linn. On the question "Shall amendment H-8914, to amendment H-8847, be adopted?" (H.F. 2506) The ayes were, 25: Bell Bernau Brand Burnett Chapman Connors Doderer Fallon Foege Ford Holveck Jochum Kinzer Koenigs Kreiman Larkin Mascher Moreland Myers Osterhaus Shoultz Taylor Warnstadt Whitead Witt The nays were, 73: Arnold Barry Blodgett Boddicker Boggess Bradley Brauns Brunkhorst Bukta Carroll Chiodo Churchill Cohoon Corbett, Spkr. Cormack Dix Dolecheck Dotzler Drake Drees Eddie Falck Frevert Garman Gipp Greig Greiner Gries Grundberg Hahn Hansen Heaton Holmes Houser Huseman Huser Jacobs Jenkins Klemme Kremer Lamberti Larson Lord Martin May Mertz Metcalf Meyer Millage Mundie Murphy Nelson O'Brien Rants Rayhons Reynolds-Knight Richardson Scherrman Schrader Siegrist Sukup Teig Thomas Thomson Tyrrell Van Fossen Van Maanen Vande Hoef Weidman Weigel Welter Wise Veenstra, Presiding Absent or not voting, 2: Cataldo Dinkla Amendment H-8914 lost. Hahn of Muscatine offered the following amendment H-8985, to amendment H-8847, filed by him and Thomas of Clayton and moved its adoption: H-8985 1 Amend the amendment, H-8847, to House File 2506 as 2 follows: 3 1. Page 1, line 18, by inserting after the word 4 "inches." the following: "The taking of mussels shall 5 be limited to the Mississippi river and its connected 6 backwaters." Amendment H-8985 was adopted. Dotzler of Black Hawk offered the following amendment H-8913, to amendment H-8847, filed by him and moved its adoption: H-8913 1 Amend the amendment, H-8847, to House File 2506 as 2 follows: 3 1. Page 1, by striking lines 11 through 18 and 4 inserting the following: 5 "Sec. ___. NEW SECTION. 482.12A MUSSEL FISHING 6 MORATORIUM. 7 The season for taking washboard mussels shall be 8 closed from July 1, 1998, through June 30, 2000." 9 2. Page 1, by striking lines 43 through 47 and 10 inserting the following: "later than January 15, 11 2000. After June 30, 2000, the department may 12 continue the moratorium for taking washboard mussels 13 or reopen the season if the study data shows a healthy 14 population of washboard mussels that can support a 15 commercial harvest season." A non-record roll call was requested. The ayes were 31, nays 47. Amendment H-8913 lost. Dotzler of Black Hawk asked and received unanimous consent to withdraw amendment H-8895, to amendment H-8847, filed by him on April 3, 1998. Dotzler of Black Hawk offered the following amendment H-8955, to amendment H-8847, filed by him and moved its adoption: H-8955 1 Amend the amendment, H-8847, to House File 2506 as 2 follows: 3 1. Page 1, by inserting after line 38 the 4 following: 5 "The department shall establish two study control 6 refuge areas for mussels along the Mississippi river. 7 One refuge shall be pool no. 15, which is the region 8 of the upper Mississippi river system that is 9 impounded by lock and dam no. 15. The second refuge 10 shall be a healthy pool of the upper Mississippi river 11 system that is impounded by a lock and dam as 12 determined by the department and the commercial mussel 13 industry. The refuge areas shall be closed for mussel 14 fishing during the study." Amendment H-8955 lost. Siegrist of Pottawattamie asked and received unanimous consent to reconsider the vote by which amendment H-8955, to amendment H-8847, failed to be adopted. On motion by Hahn of Muscatine, amendment H-8955 was adopted. Hahn of Muscatine offered the following amendment H-8915, to amendment H-8847, filed by him and Thomas of Clayton and moved its adoption: H-8915 1 Amend the amendment, H-8847, to House File 2506 as 2 follows: 3 1. Page 2, by striking lines 10 through 20 and 4 inserting the following: 5 "3. All nonresident licensed commercial mussel 6 fishers shall conform with the regulations of the 7 state in which they are fishing. However, if the 8 regulations of the licensee's state of residence are 9 more restrictive, the licensee must conform with the 10 more restrictive regulations." Amendment H-8915 was adopted. Hahn of Muscatine moved the adoption of amendment H-8847, as amended. Amendment H-8847, as amended, was adopted placing the following amendments out of order: H-8426 filed by Dotzler of Black Hawk on March 16, 1998. H-8427 filed by Dotzler of Black Hawk on March 16, 1998. H-8428 filed by Dotzler of Black Hawk on March 16, 1998. H-8429 filed by Dotzler of Black Hawk on March 16, 1998. H-8430 filed by Dotzler of Black Hawk on March 16, 1998. H-8482 filed by Dotzler of Black Hawk on March 18, 1998. H-8485 filed by Dotzler of Black Hawk on March 18, 1998. H-8488, to amendment H-8426, filed by Dotzler of Black Hawk on March 18, 1998. H-8491, to amendment H-8429, filed by Dotzler of Black Hawk on March 18, 1998. H-8504, to amendment H-8429, filed by Hahn of Muscatine on March 19, 1998. SPECIAL PRESENTATION Fallon of Polk presented to the House three college students from Denmark who are studying political science. Their names were Tanja Nielson, Anne Schmidt and Lisa Rasmussen. They are traveling all over the United States for four months. RULE 32 INVOKED Siegrist of Pottawattamie invoked rule 32 to refer House File 2506 to the committee on ways and means 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 April 8, 1998, passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the Senate was asked: House File 2282, a bill for an act authorizing the imposition of a local option sales and services tax and use of certain federal funds for school infrastructure projects and the issuance of bonds, and providing an effective date. Also: That the Senate has on April 8, 1998, adopted the following resolution in which the concurrence of the House is asked: Senate Concurrent Resolution 114, a Senate concurrent resolution requesting that the legislative council establish an interim study committee to consider increasing the percent of oxygen by weight in motor vehicle fuel. Also: That the Senate has on April 8, 1998, amended the House amendment, concurred in the House amendment as amended, and passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the House is asked: Senate File 2311, a bill for an act relating to partnerships by replacing the existing law with a uniform partnership law and providing penalties and an effective date. Also: That the Senate has on April 8, 1998, concurred in the House amendment and passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the Senate was asked: Senate File 2376, a bill for an act relating to the operation of the lottery. MARY PAT GUNDERSON, Secretary PRESENTATION OF VISITORS The Speaker announced that the following visitors were present in the House chamber: Forty-five Junior and Senior Government students from Lenox, accompanied by Karl Peterson and Alan Dukes. By Boggess of Taylor and Dolecheck of Ringgold. Seventeen Senior Government students from Monticello High School, Monticello, accompanied by Mark Holtzman. By Welter of Jones. 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\435 Jeremiah DeHeck, Dubuque - For attaining the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America. 1998\436 LeRoy Schoon, Cherokee - For being named the 1998 Iowa Small Business Person of the Year. 1998\437 Charles and Mamie Kyarsgaard, Clinton - For celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary. 1998\438 Dorothy Dierks, Clinton - For celebrating her 90th birthday. 1998\439 John and Mildred Haack, Clinton - For celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. 1998\440 Nicholas Mohr, Pleasant Valley - For being the first Iowan to win the National Good Citizen Award through the Daughters of the American Revolution. 1998\441 Genevieve Hastie, Indianola - For celebrating her 80th birthday. 1998\442 Berniece Seymour, Indianola - For celebrating her 97th birthday. 1998\443 Larry White, Southeast Polk -For being named District Coach of the Year. 1998\444 Jessman Smith, Southeast Polk - For winning the 171-pound State Wrestling Championship 1998\445 Greg Roorda, Southeast Polk - For winning 2nd place at 189-pounds at the State Wrestling Meet. 1998\446 BJ Iseminger, Southeast Polk - For winning 6th place at 140-pounds at the State Wrestling Meet. 1998\447 Ryan Parlee, Southeast Polk - For placing 7th at the State Swim Meet in the 200 freestyle. 1998\448 Austin Kelly, Southeast Polk - For being named to the All-State Cheerleading Squad. 1998\449 Kristina Hansen, Southeast Polk - For being named to the All-State Cheerleading Squad. 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 APPROPRIATIONS Committee Bill (Formerly House File 2411), relating to solid waste tonnage fees, the allocation of taxes on solid waste collection, and disposal service and making appropriations. Fiscal Note is not required. Recommended Amend and Do Pass April 8, 1998. Committee Bill (Formerly House File 2483), relating to employment background checks by care facilities and services, creating a single contact repository, and making appropriations. Fiscal Note is not required. Recommended Amend and Do Pass April 8, 1998. Committee Bill (Formerly House File 2520), relating to mental health, developmental disability, and substance abuse service and payment provisions, providing a penalty, and including an applicability provision and an effective date. Fiscal Note is not required. Recommended Amend and Do Pass April 8, 1998. COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS Senate File 2416, a bill for an act relating to the replacement of property tax on property associated with electricity and natural gas with excise taxes associated with electricity and natural gas, establishing a statewide property tax on property associated with electricity and natural gas, providing for a special utility property tax levy or tax credit, providing for the Act's retroactive applicability, providing an effective date, and providing penalties. Fiscal Note is required. Recommended Do Pass April 8, 1998. RESOLUTIONS FILED HCR 118, by Churchill, a concurrent resolution requesting that the federal government take all necessary and appropriate action to ensure that Japan establishes and maintains an open and competitive market for United States exports. Laid over under Rule 25. HCR 119, by Tyrrell, a concurrent resolution urging federal Congressional support for widows and widowers under the federal Railroad Retirement Act of 1974. Laid over under Rule 25. HCR 120, by Connors and Fallon, a concurrent resolution congratulating Dr. Joan Roberts for being named the 1997 Iowa Secondary Principal of the Year. Laid over under Rule 25. AMENDMENTS FILED H-8994 H.F. 2164 Senate Amendment H-8995 H.F. 2335 Senate Amendment H-8996 H.F. 2166 Senate Amendment H-8997 H.F. 667 Senate Amendment H-8998 H.F. 2537 Dolecheck of Ringgold Arnold of Lucas H-9000 S.F. 58 Bukta of Clinton H-9001 S.F. 187 Arnold of Lucas Dotzler of Black Hawk H-9002 S.F. 2061 Huser of Polk H-9003 S.F. 2381 Whitead of Woodbury H-9004 S.F. 2410 Huser of Polk H-9005 S.F. 2410 Huser of Polk H-9007 S.F. 2311 Senate Amendment H-9009 H.F. 2164 Wise of Lee Heaton of Henry Larkin of Lee H-9012 S.F. 58 Moreland of Wapello H-9013 S.F. 2410 Witt of Black Hawk H-9014 S.F. 2410 Osterhaus of Jackson H-9015 S.F. 2410 Jochum of Dubuque H-9016 S.F. 2410 Jochum of Dubuque H-9017 S.F. 2410 Jochum of Dubuque H-9018 S.F. 2410 Osterhaus of Jackson H-9019 S.F. 2410 Foege of Linn H-9020 S.F. 2363 Brand of Tama H-9021 H.F. 2164 Weigel of Chickasaw H-9022 S.F. 2410 Jochum of Dubuque Richardson of Warren H-9023 S.F. 2410 Houser of Pottawattamie H-9024 S.F. 2410 Houser of Pottawattamie Barry of Harrison H-9025 H.F. 2538 Dix of Butler H-9026 S.F. 367 Holveck of Polk Kreiman of Davis Doderer of Johnson H-9027 S.F. 367 Holveck of Polk Kreiman of Davis Doderer of Johnson H-9028 S.F. 367 Holveck of Polk Kreiman of Davis Doderer of Johnson H-9029 S.F. 547 Bernau of Story Jochum of Dubuque H-9030 S.F. 2410 Houser of Pottawattamie H-9031 S.F. 2410 Hansen of Pottawattamie Van Fossen of Scott Sukup of Franklin Houser of Pottawattamie H-9032 S.F. 2410 Houser of Pottawattamie H-9033 S.F. 2061 Dix of Butler H-9034 S.F. 2410 Houser of Pottawattamie Osterhaus of Jackson Hansen of Pottawattamie On motion by Siegrist of Pottawattamie, the House adjourned at 6:40 p.m., until 9:00 a.m., Thursday, April 9, 1998.
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