House Journal: Wednesday, January 13, 1999

Third Calendar Day - Third Session Day

Hall of the House of Representatives
Des Moines, Iowa, Wednesday, January 13, 1999
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 8:48 a.m., Speaker 
Corbett in the chair.
Prayer was offered by Father Jim Kirby, pastor of St. Theresa's 
Catholic Church, Des Moines.
The Journal of Tuesday, January 12, 1999 was approved.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Leave of absence was granted as follows:
Burnett of Story on request of Mascher of Johnson.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
House Joint Resolution 2, by Nelson, a joint resolution 
proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa to 
make the Constitution of the State of Iowa gender neutral.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House Joint Resolution 3, by Cormack, a joint resolution 
proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa to 
allow the recall, by petition and election, of the Governor, Lieutenant 
Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor of State, Treasurer of State, 
Attorney General, Secretary of Agriculture, members of the General 
Assembly, and elective officials of political subdivisions.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House Joint Resolution 4, by Cormack, a joint resolution 
proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa 
relating to the power of the people to propose laws and amendments 
to the Constitution by initiative petition.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
	House File 43, by Hahn, a bill for an act relating to the issuance 

of certain deer hunting licenses for various gun seasons.
Read first time and referred to committee on natural resources.
House File 44, by Thomson, a bill for an act relating to eluding or 
attempting to elude an official law enforcement vehicle and providing 
a penalty.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
House File 45, by Thomson, a bill for an act prohibiting persons 
under legal age from entering or remaining in a premises licensed for 
sale and serving of alcoholic beverages, and providing a penalty.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
House File 46, by Cormack, a bill for an act relating to the 
general assembly by providing for public access to meetings.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House File 47, by Fallon, a bill for an act relating to voting by 
requiring employers to post notice of an employee's right to be absent 
from work to vote, by requiring that absentee ballots be mailed to the 
voter's registration address, by prohibiting political persons from 
receiving, handling, or delivering absentee ballots, by amending the 
requirements for establishment and operation of satellite absentee 
voting stations, by requiring notification concerning payment of 
postage due on an absentee ballot, and by requiring the commissioner 
to record the method of delivery of absentee ballots.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House File 48, by Huser and Boal, a bill for an act relating to the 
date of the annual sale of parcels with delinquent property taxes.
Read first time and referred to committee on local government.
House File 49, by Cormack, a bill for an act relating to the 
issuance of free deer hunting licenses to landowners, tenants, or their 
respective family members.
	Read first time and referred to committee on natural resources.

House File 50, by Barry, a bill for an act imposing civil and 
criminal penalties for taking of endangered and protected wildlife 
species.
Read first time and referred to committee on natural resources.
House File 51, by Cormack, a bill for an act relating to the tuition 
charged of nonresidents at the institutions of higher learning under 
the control of the state board of regents.
Read first time and referred to committee on education.
House File 52, by Cormack, a bill for an act relating to the time of 
holding an election on the question of imposition of a local sales and 
services tax after such question was previously defeated.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House File 53, by Cormack, a bill for an act prohibiting the 
commercial harvest of timber in state parks and subjecting violators 
to a penalty.
Read first time and referred to committee on natural resources.
House File 54, by Cormack, a bill for an act relating to state 
computer use by state officers and employees.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House File 55, by Bukta, a bill for an act relating to the elements 
to be considered by the court in awarding support to either party to a 
judgment of dissolution, annulment, or separate maintenance and in 
awarding child support.
Read first time and referred to committee on human resources.
House File 56, by Rants, a bill for an act relating to requirements 
for statements of account issued to students by each community 
college and institution of higher learning under the control of the 
state board of regents and providing an effective date.
	Read first time and referred to committee on education.

House File 57, by Rants, a bill for an act relating to the tuition 
charged for courses at the institutions of higher learning under the 
control of the state board of regents.
Read first time and referred to committee on education.
House File 58, by Brunkhorst, a bill for an act relating to access 
to adoption records by the biological siblings of an adoptee.
Read first time and referred to committee on human resources.
House File 59, by Hahn, a bill for an act relating to the issuance 
of deer hunting licenses for the regular gun deer hunting season.
Read first time and referred to committee on natural resources.
House File 60, by Heaton, a bill for an act establishing an 
increasing weighted enrollment scale for dual enrollment students 
and providing an effective and applicability date.
Read first time and referred to committee on education.
House File 61, by Weigel, a bill for an act relating to criteria for 
establishing an economic development enterprise zone.
Read first time and referred to committee on economic 
development.
House File 62, by Thomas, a bill for an act providing an 
individual income tax credit for volunteer fire fighters and emergency 
medical services personnel and providing effective and retroactive 
applicability dates.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
House File 63, by Thomas, a bill for an act relating to forestry 
and forest resource support and making appropriations.
Read first time and referred to committee on natural resources.
	House File 64, by Heaton, a bill for an act requiring that an 

insurance company not consider certain accidents for the purpose of 
establishing motor vehicle insurance rates.
Read first time and referred to committee on commerce-
regulation.
House File 65, by Heaton, a bill for an act relating to the closing 
hour of precinct polling places.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House File 66, by Richardson, a bill for an act relating to the 
increase in the amount reimbursed by the state for loss of property 
taxes due to the allowance of the military service tax exemption and 
including effective and applicability date provisions.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
House File 67, by Brunkhorst, a bill for an act limiting the types 
of courses secondary students may take under the postsecondary 
enrollment options Act.
Read first time and referred to committee on education.
House File 68, by Tyrrell, a bill for an act eliminating licensed 
executive search agencies as an enumerated service that is subject to 
the state sales and use taxes.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
House File 69, by Tyrrell, a bill for an act relating to visitation 
provisions between siblings under a custody order.
Read first time and referred to committee on human resources.
House File 70, by Alons, a bill for an act relating to the date on 
which the regular school calendar may commence.
Read first time and referred to committee on education.
House File 71, by Greiner, a bill for an act relating to the 
regulation of auctions and the licensing of auctioneers and other 
auction personnel and providing fees, penalties, and an 

appropriation.
Read first time and referred to committee on commerce-
regulation.
House File 72, by Kreiman, a bill for an act concerning the open 
meetings statute by permitting the awarding of appellate attorney 
fees for a successful action involving the statute.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
House File 73, by Nelson, a bill for an act concerning the 
determination of a member's average covered wage for purposes of 
calculating retirement benefits under the Iowa public employees' 
retirement system.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House File 74, by Thomson, a bill for an act relating to the sales 
of beer kegs, by requiring an identification number on each keg of 
beer, by recording the purchase of beer by the keg, and subjecting 
violators to an existing penalty.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
The House stood at ease at 9:04 a.m., until the fall of the gavel.
The House resumed session at 9:35 a.m., Speaker Corbett in the 
chair.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
House File 75, by Warnstadt and Whitead, a bill for an act 
expanding the criminal code definition of serious injury to include 
certain injuries to children.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
House File 76, by Garman, a bill for an act providing for a cause 
of action for a wrongful mechanic's lien.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
	House File 77, by Garman, a bill for an act establishing 

restrictions on contributions to political campaigns and making 
penalties applicable.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House File 78, by Heaton, a bill for an act relating to the 
definition of commercial property for purposes of property taxation.
Read first time and referred to committee on local government.
House File 79, by Larson, a bill for an act establishing a small 
business guaranty fee tax credit against individual and corporate 
income tax liability and including a retroactive applicability date 
provision.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
COMMITTEE TO NOTIFY THE SENATE
Alons of Sioux moved that a committee of three be appointed to 
notify the Senate that the House was ready to receive it in joint 
convention.
The motion prevailed and the Speaker appointed as such 
committee: Representative Alons of Sioux, Jager of Black Hawk and 
Stevens of Dickinson.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE TO NOTIFY THE SENATE
Alons of Sioux, chair of the committee to notify the Senate that the 
House was ready to receive it in joint convention, reported that the 
committee had performed its duty.
The report was accepted and the committee discharged.
The Sergeant-at-Arms announced the arrival of the President of 
the Senate, the Secretary of the Senate and the honorable body of the 
Senate.
The President was escorted to the Speaker's station, the Secretary 
to the Chief Clerk's desk and the members of the Senate were seated 
in the House chamber.
JOINT CONVENTION

In accordance with House Concurrent Resolution 2, duly adopted, 
the joint convention was called to order at 9:48 a.m., President 
Kramer presiding.
Senator Iverson of Wright moved that the roll call be dispensed 
with and the President of the joint convention be authorized to 
declare a quorum present, which motion prevailed.
President Kramer announced a quorum was present and the joint 
convention duly organized.
Senator Iverson of Wright moved that a committee of four, 
consisting of two members of the Senate and two members of the 
House, be appointed to escort Governor Terry E. Branstad to the 
House chamber for the Condition of the Judicial Branch Message.
The motion prevailed and the President appointed as such 
committee: Senators Gaskill of Hancock and Shearer of Washington 
on the part of the Senate; and Representatives Sunderbruch of Scott 
and Kuhn of Floyd on the part of the House.
Senator Iverson of Wright moved that a committee of six, 
consisting of three members of the Senate and three members of the 
House, be appointed to notify Chief Justice Arthur A. McGiverin that 
the joint convention was ready to receive him.
The motion prevailed and the President appointed as such 
committee: Senators Maddox of Polk, Freeman of Buena Vista and 
Fraise of Lee on the part of the Senate; and Representatives Baudler 
of Adair, Garman of Story and Parmenter of Story on the part of the 
House.
Secretary of State, Chester J. Culver; Treasurer of the State, 
Michael Fitzgerald;  Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, 
Patty Judge; State Auditor, Dick Johnson, and Attorney General Tom 
Miller were escorted into the House chamber.
The Justices of the Supreme Court, the Chief Judge and Chief 
Judges of the Court of Appeals and the Chief Judges of the state's 
judicial districts were escorted into the House chamber.
	Lieutenant Governor Joy Corning was escorted into the House 

chamber.
Mrs. Jo Ann McGiverin, wife of the Chief Justice and Ed and Mrs. 
Jo McGiverin, cousins of the Chief Justice were escorted into the 
House chamber.
Governor-elect Tom Vilsack and Lieutenant Governor-elect Sally 
Pederson were escorted into the House chamber.
The committee waited upon Governor Terry E. Branstad and 
escorted him into the House chamber.
The committee waited upon Chief Justice Arthur A. McGiverin 
and escorted him to the Speaker's station.
President Kramer presented Chief Justice Arthur A. McGiverin 
who delivered the following Condition of the Judicial Branch 
Message:
Madam President, Mr. Speaker, Governor Branstad and Lieutenant Governor 
Corning, Governor-Elect Vilsack and Lieutenant Governor-Elect Pederson, members of 
the General Assembly, state officials, judges, and friends:
We are honored and pleased by the opportunity each year to review the significant 
activities of the court system and make recommendations aimed at providing the 
highest quality of justice to the people of Iowa.  We sincerely thank the General 
Assembly for the kind invitation to speak here today. 
Let me begin by extending a warm welcome to the new legislators and state 
officials.  I also want to welcome Governor-Elect Vilsack and Lieutenant Governor-
Elect Pederson.  We look forward to working with all of you on issues involving the 
administration of justice.
I would like to acknowledge Justice Mark Cady, the newest member of the supreme 
court, and Judge Van Zimmer who joined the court of appeals last week.
Before I begin my main remarks, I would like to recognize and thank Governor 
Branstad for his strong support of the judicial branch over the years. His leadership 
was crucial in bringing about the landmark Court Reorganization Act in the 1980s, 
which secured state funding for the court system.  As a result of this far-sighted 
reform, our courts operate more efficiently and resources flow where they are most 
needed.  Today, Iowans in all counties enjoy more equal access to court services than 
was possible under the previous county funding structure.  
Governor Branstad has always said that appointing judges is a governor's most 
important job.  He has appointed nearly  eighty percent of Iowa's judges.  However, it is 
the quality of the appointments he has made rather than the quantity for which he will 
be remembered.  He took great care to appoint hardworking, fair minded and highly 
principled judges, without regard to partisan political pressures.  Because I am 

among the twenty percent he did not appoint, it is appropriate for me to say this.
Governor Branstad, we thank you and wish you well.
After my address, we hope all of you will join us for coffee and conversation 
downstairs in the courtroom.  During the reception, I will present our Child Advocate 
of the Year Award.  This award is given to recognize an individual who has made an 
extraordinary personal commitment to helping Iowa's troubled children.
The focus of my address will be about the primary work of the courts deciding cases.  
However, I would be remiss if I did not mention a few of the many activities we have 
underway to help shape the future of the court system. 
Last session, we agreed to move judicial branch operations into a new building 
which will house both appellate courts and our administrative offices.  If everything 
goes as planned, we will move into the new judicial building in the summer of 2002.
We look forward to the challenge of creating a building that will serve as a 
monument to justice.  We envision a building which conveys a sense of timelessness 
and dignity; a building equipped with state-of-the-art communications technology; and 
a building which reflects Iowans' respect for the rule of law.  Though no building could 
ever rival the splendor of our majestic Capitol, we hope that the new judicial branch 
building will, like the Capitol, be a source of lasting pride for all Iowans.
Shaping the ideal judicial branch for the year 2020 was the basic premise of our 
Commission on Planning for the 21st Century.  You will remember that the 
commission, which was composed of over seventy Iowans from diverse backgrounds, 
conducted the first comprehensive, long-range study of the Iowa court system.  Much 
has been said about the careful report of the commission since it was submitted to our 
court.  Rather than attempt to summarize the report, I will briefly discuss some of the 
steps we are taking to achieve the commission's vision of the ideal court system for the 
21st Century and beyond.
Recognizing that we could not simultaneously respond to all 89 of the commission's 
recommendations, we selected twelve priorities to address during the next two years.  
You will find a summary of those twelve priorities attached to my remarks. I want to 
briefly mention five of them.
The first priority concerns safety.  Of all public institutions, the courthouse should 
be a safe haven.  We are taking steps to ensure the safety of all court participants - not 
just court personnel but all people who come to court.
Another priority involves public service.  The courts are here to serve the people - 
not the system.  With that in mind, we are placing more emphasis on customer service 
to make our courts more user-friendly.
A third priority is information.  Information is the key to effective decision-making.  
It is key, not only for deciding cases, but also for management and public policy 
decisions.  We are expanding our statistical reports to cover a broad spectrum of 
detailed information about cases - for your benefit as well as for our own.
Another priority involves education.  The vitality of the judicial branch depends 
upon the confidence and understanding of the public.  We are establishing a 
comprehensive public education program which will include developing law-related 

education programs for schools and promoting public understanding of the courts. 
The last priority concerns technology.  Information technology is rapidly changing 
the way people communicate and conduct business, including that of the courts.  We 
are exploring technological advances such as electronic filing of court papers and 
electronic data management for storage and retrieval of court records.  
As with most plans to enhance the effective administration of justice, successful 
implementation of our priorities will require broad public support.  We ask for yours.
Much of the court system's ability to remain effective in the 21st Century hinges on 
the use of technology.  Someone once said: technology is like a steamroller.  If you are 
not the steamroller, then you are destined to become part of the road.  I am pleased to 
report that we are not part of the road.  In fact, Iowa has one of the most 
technologically advanced state court systems in the nation.  
Although computer technology offers the promise of a bright future, it is not 
problem free.  Predictions of global disaster abound because of the infamous Y2K bug.  
Those of you who know of my love affair with computers will understand my 
assessment of the situation when I say, I have seen the future and it does not compute.  
But I assure you that we are prepared.  Our critical software applications have been 
upgraded to understand the year 2000.  And if that does not work, I have a large 
stockpile of sharpened pencils! 
We are preparing our courts to meet the challenges of the future.  But we must not 
overlook the challenges of today, for they will not simply disappear come January 1, 
2000.  Only with your assistance can we overcome our most immediate challenge - 
coping with high caseloads.
This is not a new development.  Indeed, a few years ago, I reported to you about the 
court system's struggle with rising caseloads.  You helped ease the situation 
temporarily by providing some new judgeships throughout the state over a period of 
three years and we greatly appreciate that assistance.  Nonetheless, as the tide of cases 
rises, the demand for judges continues to exceed our supply.
As in the past, our criminal and juvenile caseloads are the most demanding. 
Caseload statistics, however, do not illustrate the problems as well as personal 
accounts from our trial judges who are on the front lines.  So rather than recite 
statistics,  I ask that you carefully study the information provided with these remarks.
Swift court action is one of the most effective deterrents to crime.  Long time lags 
between conviction or plea of guilty and sentencing undermine the effectiveness of the 
punishment and ultimately the effectiveness of the criminal justice system.  Here are 
some examples of sentencing delays around the state.
In the district associate court in Black Hawk County, criminal cases are so backed 
up at times that it takes three months after conviction or entry of a guilty plea before a 
defendant can be sentenced. 
A similar situation exists in Johnson County district associate court where there is 
a six to eight week delay from entry of a guilty plea until sentencing.
	In Polk County district court, the state's busiest courthouse, the number of felony 

drug cases and class A felony cases have quadrupled since 1990.  Because of the high 
felony caseload, there is an eight to nine week delay from entry of a guilty verdict until 
sentence in these most serious cases.
This session as you consider tougher penalties or sentencing options, please 
understand that due, in part, to a shortage of judges we cannot carry out sentencing in 
as timely a manner as basic justice clearly demands.
Like the criminal caseload, our trial courts are also struggling with a burdensome 
juvenile caseload.  And we anticipate more pressure on the juvenile docket in the near 
future as we implement new state and federal time lines to move children out of foster 
care faster and into permanent homes.
There are special problems in the juvenile court.
In Benton County, for example, where a judge is available for juvenile cases a little 
more than two days per month, juvenile hearings are scheduled every fifteen minutes.  
According to Judge Susan Flaherty who hears cases in Benton County and surrounding 
counties, "We have attempted to deal with the increase by improving efficiency in 
scheduling and reducing hearing time allotted to each case and doing more reviews on 
paper.  I am always concerned that by spending less time on individual cases, we are 
shortchanging the kids and families."
Judge Flaherty's concern is well taken.  Imagine how the families must feel, when, 
because of inadequate resources, their day in court is reduced to minutes.  We simply 
must provide a climate in which justice is not rationed by use of a stopwatch.
Although present difficulties in the criminal and juvenile dockets take priority, we 
certainly cannot ignore civil cases.  Nearly one-half of the trial courts' civil docket is 
composed of domestic relations cases, which include dissolution of marriage, contempt, 
modification of dissolution, and uniform child support cases.  These are important 
cases. But because criminal and juvenile cases must be given highest priority, domestic 
relations cases must wait in line.  Other segments of the civil docket such as property 
disputes, personal injury suits, and business litigation, must wait longer.   
To keep criminal and juvenile cases moving in Polk County, two district court 
judges are being moved from the general trial assignment.  One judge is being assigned 
to juvenile cases and the other is being assigned to criminal cases.  This shift will have 
a ripple effect on the civil docket.  Previously, parties in dissolution of marriage cases 
had to wait about nine months for a trial.  Now, they will have to wait even longer.
We have no control over the number of cases presented.  Nor should we.  To limit 
the number of cases would be to limit the ability of Iowans to have meaningful access 
to justice.
Some might suggest we can temporarily relieve the pressure in the criminal and 
juvenile dockets by shifting judges here and there.  But this is simply reorganizing the 
deck chairs.  It is not even an effective temporary solution, much less a long term 
solution.  Efficiency measures and aggressive case management have been 
implemented, but can only do so much, because even the most productive judges can 
carefully decide only a certain number of cases each day.  There is no escape from 
simple arithmetic:  As long as the demand for justice grows, we will need more judges.  
The details of our specific recommendations are contained in our budget request 

which we have submitted to you. 
Alexis de Toqueville observed more than 160 years ago that in America, all public 
issues are eventually resolved in the courts.  That observation is as true today as it was 
in the early 19th Century.  And surely one of the most challenging issues  permeating 
our courts in the late 20th Century is drug abuse.
Many of the cases pouring into the court system today involve drug abuse in one 
way or another.  Its impact is not confined to prosecutions for possession or distribution 
of illicit drugs.  Our judges see drug abuse as a major contributing cause in many child 
in need of assistance cases, juvenile delinquency cases, dissolution of marriage cases, 
termination of parental rights cases and domestic violence cases.  The implications are 
profound.  The following information was provided to me by judges from around the 
state who have witnessed the destruction caused by drug abuse. 
Drug addiction is not isolated to one area of the state, one race or one age group. 
Our judges see addicts, who are, or were, professional people, homeless people, single 
parents and married couples, college students, factory workers, homemakers and 
teenagers.  Drug addiction exists in rural Iowa as well as urban Iowa. 
Drug addiction overlaps with child abuse and neglect.  Children often end up in 
foster care or with relatives because they have been abused by their drug addicted 
parents or by others in the household while the parents are in a drug induced haze.  
Nor is it unusual for children to be neglected while their parents feed their drug 
addiction.  In many cases, parental rights are eventually terminated. 	
Drug addiction is the root of many violent crimes.  One of our judges told me of a 
sixteen-year-old boy who was a normal, good natured child until he became hooked on 
meth.  When his mother confronted him about the drug, he threatened to douse her 
with lighter fluid and set her on fire.  Later, he did.
Drug addiction is linked to domestic violence.   A judge in eastern Iowa told me of 
four children whose meth addicted father rammed his vehicle into a car carrying them, 
their mother and a domestic abuse advocate.  The children were traumatized.  Despite 
the dangerous situation, the mother later reunited with her husband and the children 
eventually had to be placed in foster care.    
When dealing with drug addicts, our traditional punitive measures tend to be 
ineffective.  A judge in southern Iowa told me that meth is so addictive that 
probationers routinely fail drug testing even when they are given ten days advance 
notice of the test.  Many addicts return to their addiction as soon as they are released 
from jail or prison.  Many addicts commit more crimes to support their habits.  And 
many addicts end up back in court again and again.	
There is obviously no single solution to the problem. Some judges are exploring 
innovative approaches which strike at the heart of the problem - the addiction.  For 
instance, Judge Linda Reade in Polk County emphasizes treatment of drug-addicted 
defendants in addition to punitive measures.  Judge Reade says that this therapeutic 
approach is a better way to deal with drug-addicted defendants because it focuses on 
ending the addiction. 
The criminal justice system cannot be the exclusive vehicle for ending drug 
addiction.  The entire community must join forces to end this scourge.   
	As you search for solutions to the drug problem and other problems, please bear in 

mind that new laws, tougher criminal penalties, and more resources for law 
enforcement will add to the existing bottleneck in the courts through which all cases 
must flow.  We will do our part to deliver justice as effectively as we can under the 
circumstances.  But without sufficient resources to match the high demand for court 
services, justice will continue to lag behind the public's rightful expectations. 
Our system of government calls on all three branches, in differing roles but working 
together, to contribute to the administration of justice.  Our role is to decide cases 
according to the law, promptly and equally to all people.  But we must rely on the other 
branches for the resources required to carry out this enormously important re-
sponsibility.  I am confident that by working in unison, we can overcome the grave 
problems that threaten to impede the delivery of justice - today and in the future.
Governor Branstad was escorted from the House chamber by the 
committee previously appointed.
Chief Justice Arthur A. McGiverin was escorted from the House 
chamber by the committee previously appointed.
On motion by Siegrist of Pottawattamie, the joint convention was 
dissolved at 10:34 a.m.
The House reconvened at 10:35 a.m., Speaker Corbett in the chair.
ASSIGNMENT OF SEATS IN PRESS GALLERIES
The following named persons are accredited members of the press, 
TV and radio stations and are entitled to access to the press galleries:
Ames Daily Tribune	Tim Paradise
Burlington Hawkeye	Dennis J. Carroll
Dubuque Telegraph Herald	Mary Rae Bragg
Iowa Legislative News Service	Jack Hunt, Leslie Campbell,
	Tom Hunt, Bob Halvorson
Lee Enterprises Des Moines Bureau	Kathie Obradovich, Todd Dorman,
	Ed Tibbetts, Joel Hannahs, 
	Bob Fenske
Omaha World Herald	Chris Clayton, David Kotok,
	Jeff Bundy
Sioux City Journal	Kate Thompson
The Associated Press	Mike Glover, Peter Banda,
	Mary Neubauer
The Des Moines Register	Jon Roos, David Yepsen, 
	Jeff Zaleny, Shirley Salemy
The Gazette	Rod Boshart, Ken Sullivan,
	Katie Thuman
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier	Eric Stern
Council Bluffs News Now - CH 44	Dana Dyksterhvis, Christine Mixan, 
	Cris Harbold, Joel Kassera,
	Torri Pantaleon 
Des Moines Radio Group	Polly Carver-Kimm

KASI Radio	Trent Rice
KCCI	Steve Oswalt, Geoff Greenwood,
	Brian Polcyn, Sheila Brummer, 
	Erin Hurley
KFXB	Liz Luby, Jim Philbrick,
	Brendan Conway, Surae Chinn
KUNI Radio	Jeneane Beck
Radio Iowa	O. Kay Henderson, Dar Danielson,
	Matt Kelley
WHO - TV	Jim Strickland, Lisa Brones,
	Cal Woods, Jim Hibbs,
	Mary Milz
WHO - Radio	Mike McGinnis, Jodi Chapman,
	Chuck Shockley, Sue Danielson
WOI Radio	Joyce Russell
WOI TV (ABC)	Dan Farkas
COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED
The following communications were received and filed in the office 
of the Chief Clerk:
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Iowa Utilities Board
The Annual Report, pursuant to Chapter 476.66(6), Code of Iowa.
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
A summary of the number of environmental audit notices received, the violations, 
and the remediation status of the violations reported pursuant to this chapter during 
the preceding fiscal year, pursuant to Chapter 455J.11, Code of Iowa.
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
The 1998 Annual Report, pursuant to Chapter 135.11, Code of Iowa.
STATE BOARD OF REGENTS
The Annual Report, pursuant to Chapter 263.17(4b), Code of Iowa.
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
1999\26	Alice and Duane Johnson, Murray - For celebrating their 50th wedding 

anniversary.
1999\27	Ann and Joe Barbaglia, Centerville - For celebrating their 50th wedding 
anniversary.	
1999\28	Catherine and Charles Cook, Chariton - For celebrating their 50th 
wedding anniversary.	
1999\29	Mary and Albert White, Garden Grove - For celebrating their 55th 
wedding anniversary.
1999\30	Christopher Lynn Nelson, Dennison - For attaining the rank of Eagle 
Scout, the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America.
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
House Joint Resolution 1
Ways and Means:  Larson, Chair; Blodgett, Boal, Jochum and Shoultz.
House File 5
Ways and Means:  Holmes, Chair; Chapman and Jager.
House File 6
Ways and Means:  Blodgett, Chair; Lord and Osterhaus.
House File 7
Ways and Means:  Blodgett, Chair; Hoffman and Weigel.
House File 8
Ways and Means:  Rants, Chair; Raecker and Richardson.
House File 9
Ways and Means:  Rants, Chair; Kuhn and Raecker.
House File 19
Ways and Means:  Rants, Chair; Boal and Doderer.
House File 21
Ways and Means:  Larson, Chair; Houser and Weigel.
House File 30
Ways and Means:  Van Fossen, Chair; Drake and Frevert.
House File 35

Transportation:  Eddie, Chair; Chiodo and Rayhons.
House File 39
Ways and Means:  Van Fossen, Chair; Drake and Myers.
House File 41
Ways and Means:  Van Fossen, Chair; Drake and Larkin.
House File 42
Ways and Means:  Rants, Chair; Boal and Doderer.
On motion by Siegrist of Pottawattamie the House adjourned at 
10:39 a.m., until 8:45 a.m., Thursday, January 14, 1999.
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