House Journal: Page 1831: Wednesday, April 28, 1999

38   of this Act.

39     4.  MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED.  In holding hearings
40   and preparing the report required under subsection 3,
41   the commission shall consider all issues related to
42   the reform of campaign finance disclosure and related
43   laws.  The commission may secure directly from any
44   department or agency such information as the
45   commission considers necessary, and the department or
46   agency shall promptly furnish such information to the
47   commission.
48     5.  STAFFING.  Assistance shall be provided to the
49   commission by the central nonpartisan legislative
50   staff bureaus.  The commission may utilize the
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 1   services of the legislative service bureau in
 2   formulating a draft of legislation.  The attorney
 3   general's office and the ethics and campaign
 4   disclosure board shall serve as consultants, and
 5   advise the commission as necessary.
 6     Sec. 15.  ASSIGNMENT OF LEGISLATION.  The
 7   legislation drafted by the commission shall be filed
 8   with each chamber on the first day of the legislative
 9   session beginning in the year 2000, and immediately
10   assigned to the committee on state government in each
11   chamber.
12     Sec. 16.  TERMINATION.  The commission shall cease
13   to exist one month after the submission of its report.
14     Sec. 17.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  This Act, being deemed
15   of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
16     Sec. 18.  SEVERABILITY.  If any section of this
17   Act, or any potion of any section of this Act, is
18   found unconstitutional or otherwise unenforceable by a
19   court, the remaining sections and portions of sections
20   shall be given effect to the fullest extent possible."
21     2.  Title page, by striking lines 4 and 5.
22     3.  Title page, line 8, by striking the words
23   "applicability, and providing for".
A non-record roll call was requested.
The ayes were 51, nays 49.
Amendment H?1847 was adopted placing the following amend-
ments out of order:
Amendment H-1824 filed by Larkin of Lee and Jochum of 
Dubuque on April 26, 1999.

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