Senate Journal: Tuesday, January 20, 1998

  NINTH CALENDAR DAY
  SIXTH SESSION DAY

  Senate Chamber
  Des Moines, Iowa, Tuesday, January 20, 1998

  The Senate met in regular session at 10:04 a.m., President Kramer
  presiding.

  Prayer was offered by the Honorable Nancy Boettger, member of
  the Senate from Shelby County, Harlan, Iowa.

  The Journal of Friday, January 16, 1998, was approved.

  REQUEST WITHDRAWN

  Senator Bartz asked and received unanimous consent to withdraw
  his request of April 29, 1997, that House File 202 be withdrawn
  from further consideration by the Senate.


  APPENDIX

  REPORTS OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

  Convened:  January 15, 1998, 9:39 a.m.

  Members Present:  Rehberg, Chair; Redfern, Vice Chair; Horn, Ranking Member;
  Kibbie, and McLaren.

  Members Absent:  None.

  Committee Business:  Presentation by LFB.

  Adjourned:  10:30 a.m.
  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES

  Convened:  January 15, 1998, 9:40 a.m.

  Members Present:  Tinsman, Chair; Boettger, Vice Chair; Hammond, Ranking
  Member; Redwine, and Szymoniak.

  Members Absent:  None.

  Committee Business:  Presentations from the LFB and DHS.  Handouts were
  distributed.

  Adjourned:  11:40 a.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATION AND
  REGULATION

  Convened:  January 20, 1998, 10:43 a.m.

  Members Present:  Lundby, Chair; Bartz, Vice Chair; McCoy, Ranking Member;
  Gettings and Iverson.

  Members Absent:  None.

  Committee Business:  Presentations by the Treasurer of State and the Auditor
  of
  State.

  Adjourned:  11:20 a.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL
  RESOURCES

  Convened:  January 20, 1998, 10:45 a.m.

  Members Present:  Hedge, Chair; Rensink, Vice Chair; Black, Ranking Member;
  Behn and Dearden.

  Members Absent:  None.

  Committee Business:  Presentation by DNR.

  Adjourned:  11:35 a.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

  Convened:  January 20, 1998, 10:42 a.m.

  Members Present:  Schuerer, Vice Chair; Harper, Ranking Member; Fink and
  Zieman.

  Members Absent:  Borlaug, Chair (excused).
  Committee Business:  Presentation by DED.

  Adjourned:  11:44 a.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

  Convened:  January 20, 1998, 10:35 a.m.

  Members Present:  Rehberg, Chair; Redfern, Vice Chair; Horn, and Kibbie.

  Members Absent:  McLaren.

  Committee Business:  Presentation by Department of Cultural Affairs.

  Adjourned:  12:07 p.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS

  Convened:  January 20, 1998, 10:45 a.m.

  Members Present:  Rittmer, Chair; Kramer and Palmer.

  Members Absent:  McKibben, Vice Chair and Flynn, Ranking Member (both
  excused).

  Committee Business:  Presentations from The Department of the Blind and The
  Civil
  Rights Commission.

  Adjourned:  11:50 a.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON JUSTICE SYSTEM

  Convened:  January 20, 1998, 10:43 a.m.

  Members Present:  Maddox, Chair; Angelo, Vice Chair; Dvorsky, Ranking
  Member;
  and Fraise.

  Members Absent:  McKean (excused).

  Committee Business:  Presentation by the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy.

  Adjourned:  11:35 a.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND
  COMMUNICATIONS

  Convened:  January 20, 1998, 10:45 a.m.

  Members Present:  Rife, Chair; King, Vice Chair; Neuhauser, Ranking Member;
  Deluhery and Jensen.

  Members Absent:  None.
  Committee Business:  Presentations by State Auditor and LFB.

  Adjourned:  11:46 a.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION,
  INFRASTRUCTURE AND CAPITALS

  Convened:  January 20, 1998, 10:43 a.m.

  Members Present:  Freeman, Chair; Drake, Vice Chair; Halvorson, Ranking
  Member;
  Connolly, and Douglas.

  Members Absent:  None.

  Committee Business:  Department of Transportation Summary.  Department of
  Public Safety-Road/Weather Information System Costs.  Funding for 106 County
  Fairs.

  Adjourned:  11:33 a.m.

  LOCAL GOVERNMENT

  Convened:  January 20, 1998, 2:05 p.m.

  Members Present:  Zieman, Chair; Behn, Vice Chair; Fraise, Ranking Member;
  Angelo, Bartz, Black, Boettger, Connolly, Hansen, and McKean.

  Members Absent:  Dearden, Redwine, and Schuerer (all excused).

  Committee Business:  Assignment of subcommittees.

  Adjourned:  2:25 p.m.

  NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT

  Convened:  January 20, 1998, 1:00 p.m.

  Members Present:  Bartz, Chair; Angelo, Vice Chair; Fink, Ranking Member;
  Black,
  Dearden, Deluhery, Dvorsky, Freeman, Hedge, Judge, McKibben, Rehberg, and
  Zieman.

  Members Absent:  Borlaug and Iverson (both excused).

  Committee Business:  Presentations by DNR and representatives of the cities
  of Iowa
  City and Cedar Rapids.

  Adjourned:  2:04 p.m.

  STATE GOVERNMENT

  Convened:  January 20, 1998, 2:10 p.m.
  Members Present:  Rittmer, Chair; Kibbie, Ranking Member; Deluhery, Drake,
  Fink,
  Halvorson, Harper, Lundby, McKibben, Rife, and Tinsman.

  Members Absent:  Borlaug, Vice Chair; King, McLaren, and Szymoniak (all
  excused).

  Committee Business:  Consideration of last year's committee bill list.
  Assignment of
  SF 2019 and SF 2026 to subcommittees.

  Adjourned:  2:30 p.m.

  INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

  Senate File 2041, by Vilsack, a bill for an act relating to
  electronic access to information relating to health care facility
  violations.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and passed on file.

  Senate File 2042, by Rife, a bill for an act prohibiting the exercise
  of the power of eminent domain over certain real property for
  purposes of economic development.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and passed on file.

  Senate File 2043, by Boettger, a bill for an act relating to motor
  vehicle child restraint systems and the transportation of preschool-
  age children who require special education.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and passed on file.

  Senate File 2044, by Hansen, a bill for an act restricting the
  awarding of child visitation rights to a parent convicted of murder in
  the first degree of the other parent.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and passed on file.

  Senate File 2045, by Fink, Dearden, Deluhery, Gronstal,
  Halvorson, Hammond, Flynn, Black, Connolly, Harper, Horn, Kibbie,
  Judge, Neuhauser, Palmer, McCoy, Vilsack, Gettings, Dvorsky, and
  Fraise, a bill for an act relating to the establishment of a class size
  reduction weighting program and increasing the physical plant and
  equipment levy limit for eligible school districts.
  Read first time under Rule 28 and passed on file.

  Senate File 2046, by Fink, a bill for an act relating to the
  licensing of hunting guides and fishing guides, providing reciprocity
  with other states, and providing a penalty.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and passed on file.

  STUDY BILLS RECEIVED

  SSB 2011 Ways & Means

  Relating to the taxation of certain business-related transactions by
  eliminating the taxation of certain capital gains and providing special
  treatment of gains from the sales of businesses to descendants, and
  by exempting internet and other on-line access charges from the state
  sales, services, and use tax, and including effective and prospective
  and retroactive applicability date provisions.

  SSB 2012 Ways & Means

  Relating to the sales and use tax exemption on certain computers,
  equipment, machinery, and fuel and providing a retroactive
  applicability date.

  SSB 2013 Agriculture

  Requiring that gasoline for certain purposes contain oxygenates,
  restricting the blending of gasoline, making a penalty applicable, and
  providing an effective date.

  SSB 2014 Agriculture

  Relating to persons holding interests in agricultural land and
  providing penalties.

  BILLS ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE

  S.F. 2041 Human Resources
  S.F. 2042 State Government
  S.F. 2043 Education
  S.F. 2044 Judiciary
  S.F. 2045 Education
  S.F. 2046 Natural Resources and Environment

  SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

  Senate File 194
  (Reassignment)

  WAYS AND MEANS:  Douglas, Chair; Borlaug and Palmer

  Senate File 243
  (Reassignment)

  AGRICULTURE:  Kibbie, Chair; Behn and Zieman

  Senate File 365

  JUDICIARY:  McKean, Chair; Angelo, Halvorson, Hammond, and McKibben

  Senate File 401

  EDUCATION:  Boettger, Chair; Szymoniak and Tinsman

  Senate File 421

  JUDICIARY:  McKibben, Chair; Neuhauser and Tinsman

  Senate File 437

  EDUCATION:  Angelo, Chair; Dvorsky and Redwine

  Senate File 455

  JUDICIARY:  Tinsman, Chair; Angelo and Neuhauser

  Senate File 458

  BUSINESS AND LABOR RELATIONS:  Rife, Chair; Horn and Zieman

  Senate File 476

  JUDICIARY:  Redfern, Chair; Hansen and Maddox

  Senate File 484
  (Reassignment)

  AGRICULTURE:  Bartz, Chair; Behn and Fraise
  Senate File 485

  EDUCATION:  Rensink, Chair; Angelo and Neuhauser

  Senate File 493

  JUDICIARY:  Redfern, Chair; Boettger and Neuhauser

  Senate File 540

  BUSINESS AND LABOR RELATIONS:  Rife, Chair; Gettings and Zieman

  Senate File 554
  (Reassignment)

  WAYS AND MEANS:  Douglas, Chair; Borlaug and Vilsack

  Senate File 2001

  JUDICIARY:  Boettger, Chair; Hammond and King

  Senate File 2002

  JUDICIARY:  McKibben, Chair; Hammond and King

  Senate File 2003

  WAYS AND MEANS:  Douglas, Chair; Deluhery and McKibben

  Senate File 2006

  WAYS AND MEANS:  McKibben, Chair; Connolly and McLaren

  Senate File 2008

  JUDICIARY:  Tinsman, Chair; Drake and Halvorson

  Senate File 2011

  HUMAN RESOURCES:  Behn, Chair; Boettger and Harper

  Senate File 2013

  EDUCATION:  Redfern, Chair; Fink and Tinsman

  Senate File 2014

  JUDICIARY:  Boettger, Chair; Maddox and Neuhauser

  Senate File 2016

  JUDICIARY:  McKean, Chair; Harper and Redfern
  Senate File 2018

  WAYS AND MEANS:  McKibben, Chair; Hedge and Szymoniak

  Senate File 2021

  WAYS AND MEANS:  McLaren, Chair; Judge and McKibben

  Senate File 2030

  JUDICIARY:  Boettger, Chair; Harper and King

  Senate File 2031

  JUDICIARY:  Angelo, Chair; Halvorson and King

  Senate File 2032

  JUDICIARY:  Tinsman, Chair; Drake and Fraise

  Senate File 2036

  AGRICULTURE:  Rensink, Chair; McLaren and Vilsack

  Senate File 2040

  JUDICIARY:  McKean, Chair; Harper and Redfern

  Senate File 2041

  HUMAN RESOURCES:  Boettger, Chair; Dvorsky and Redwine

  House File 319

  EDUCATION:  Redfern, Chair; Rehberg and Szymoniak

  SSB 2006

  JUDICIARY:  Maddox, Chair; Neuhauser and Tinsman

  SSB 2007

  JUDICIARY:  McKibben, Chair; Fraise and King

  SSB 2008

  JUDICIARY:  Angelo, Chair; Halvorson and King

  SSB 2009

  JUDICIARY:  Hammond, Chair; Angelo and Redfern
  SSB 2010

  JUDICIARY:  McKibben, Chair; Hansen and King

  SSB 2013

  AGRICULTURE:  Behn, Chair; Kibbie and McLaren

  SSB 2014

  AGRICULTURE:  Rensink, Chair; Angelo and Judge

  ADJOURNMENT

  On motion of Senator Iverson, the Senate adjourned at 10:14 a.m.,
  until 9:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 21, 1998.
  88 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE 9th Day
  9th Day TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1998 87

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