House Journal: Tuesday, January 26, 1999

Sixteenth Calendar Day - Tenth Session Day

Hall of the House of Representatives
Des Moines, Iowa, Tuesday, January 26, 1999
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 8:48 a.m., Speaker 
Corbett in the chair.
Prayer was offered by Dr. Gary Rosberg of Cross Trainers 
Ministries, West Des Moines.
The Journal of January 25, 1999 was approved.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Leave of absence was granted as follows:
Millage of Scott, until his arrival, on request of Van Fossen of Scott. 
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
House File 136, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an act 
relating to the criminal offenses that require registration as provided 
in the sex offender registry law and providing an effective date.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 137, by O'Brien, a bill for an act providing for the per 
diem compensation and necessary travel and actual expenses of 
members of boards, committees, commissions, and councils.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House File 138, by Whitead, Warnstadt, Bukta, Scherrman, 
Taylor, Dotzler, Frevert, and Drees, a bill for an act establishing toll-
free telephone service for the general assembly and providing 
funding.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
	House File 139, by Burnett, a bill for an act increasing the 

membership of the advisory board to the Leopold center for 
sustainable agriculture.
Read first time and referred to committee on agriculture.
House File 140, by Metcalf, a bill for an act relating to the 
operation of insurance companies in this state by providing for the 
management of certain types of insurer, and the rights and duties of 
insurance companies under certain policies issued in this state.
Read first time and referred to committee on commerce and 
regulation.
House File 141, by Rants, a bill for an act relating to payments 
from the remedial account of the Iowa comprehensive petroleum 
underground storage tank fund to governmental subdivisions for 
costs of corrective actions taken due to certain releases from 
underground storage tanks and allowing the Iowa comprehensive 
petroleum underground storage tank fund board to seek 
reimbursement from responsible parties for expenses incurred by 
governmental subdivisions for costs of corrective actions taken due to 
certain releases from underground storage tanks.
Read first time and referred to committee on environmental 
protection.
House File 142, by Whitead, Warnstadt, and Klemme, a bill for 
an act relating to tip-up fishing in the waters of the Missouri and Big 
Sioux rivers and subjecting violators to an existing penalty.
Read first time and referred to committee on natural resources.
House File 143, by Heaton and Brauns, a bill for an act relating 
to coaching endorsement and authorization requirements.
Read first time and referred to committee on education.
House File 144, by Heaton, a bill for an act relating to the 
distribution of moneys held in trust for a participant in the certified 
school to career program.
Read first time and referred to committee on education.
House File 145, by Richardson, a bill for an act requiring that the 

clerk of the district court, prior to the filing of a nonstatutory lien, 
confirm that notice has been given to required parties.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
IMMEDIATE MESSAGE
Siegrist of Pottawattamie asked and received unanimous consent 
that House Concurrent Resolution 6 be immediately messaged to 
the Senate.
RULES SUSPENDED
Siegrist of Pottawattamie asked and received unanimous consent 
to suspend the rules for the consideration of three bills - relating to 
allowable growth, on-time funding and budget guarantee, by the 
committee on education upon recess.
On motion by Siegrist of Pottawattamie, the House was recessed at 
8:58 a.m., until 1:00 p.m.
AFTERNOON SESSION
The House reconvened at 1:08 p.m., Speaker Corbett in the chair.
QUORUM CALL
A non-record roll call was requested to determine that a quorum 
was present. The vote revealed seventy-two members present, 
twenty-eight  absent.
HOUSE STUDY BILL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT
H.S.B. 15   Education
Relating to the establishment of the state percent of growth for 
purposes of the state school foundation program, and providing an 
applicability date.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

MR. SPEAKER: The Chief Clerk of the House respectfully reports 
that the following committee recommendation has been received and 
is on file in the office of the Chief Clerk.
ELIZABETH A. ISAACSON
Chief Clerk of the House
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 15), relating to the establishment of 
the state percent of growth for purposes of the state school foundation program, and 
providing an applicability date.
Fiscal Note is not required. 
Recommended Do Pass January 26, 1999.
INTRODUCTION OF BILL
House File 146, by committee on education, a bill for an act 
relating to the establishment of the state percent of growth for 
purposes of the state school foundation program, and providing an 
applicability date.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
RULES SUSPENDED
Siegrist of Pottawattamie asked and received unanimous consent 
to suspend the rules for the immediate consideration of House File 
146.
CONSIDERATION OF BILL
Regular Calendar
House File 146, a bill for an act relating to the establishment of 
the state percent of growth for purposes of the state school foundation 
program, and providing an applicability date, with report of 
committee recommending passage, was taken up for consideration.
Grundberg 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. 146)
	The ayes were, 99:
Alons	Arnold	Barry	Baudler
Bell	Blodgett	Boal	Boddicker
Boggess	Bradley	Brauns	Brunkhorst
Bukta	Burnett	Carroll	Cataldo
Chapman	Chiodo	Cohoon	Connors
Cormack	Davis	Dix	Doderer
Dolecheck	Dotzler	Drake	Drees
Eddie	Falck	Fallon	Foege
Frevert	Garman	Gipp	Greiner
Grundberg	Hahn	Hansen	Heaton
Hoffman	Holmes	Holveck	Horbach
Houser	Huseman	Huser	Jacobs
Jager	Jenkins	Jochum	Johnson
Kettering	Klemme	Kreiman	Kuhn
Larkin	Larson	Lord	Martin
Mascher	May	Mertz	Metcalf
Millage	Mundie	Murphy	Myers
Nelson	O'Brien	Osterhaus	Parmenter
Raecker	Rants	Rayhons	Reynolds
Richardson	Scherrman	Schrader	Shoultz
Siegrist	Stevens	Sukup	Sunderbruch
Taylor	Teig	Thomas	Thomson
Tyrrell	Van Engelenhoven	Van Fossen	Warnstadt
Weidman	Weigel	Welter	Whitead
Wise	Witt	Mr. Speaker
			  Corbett
	The nays were, none.
	Absent or not voting, 1:
Ford	
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 146 be immediately messaged to the Senate.
RULE 57 SUSPENDED

Siegrist of Pottawattamie asked and received unanimous consent 
to suspend Rule 57, relating to committee notice and agenda for a 
meeting of the committee on education immediately following recess.
On motion by Siegrist of Pottawattamie, the House was recessed at 
1:45 p.m., until 4:30 p.m.
LATE AFTERNOON SESSION
The House reconvened at 4:45 p.m., Speaker Corbett in the chair.
HOUSE STUDY BILL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT
H.S.B. 17  Education
Providing additional funding for certain school districts that have 
either decreasing or increasing enrollments by extending the regular 
program district cost guarantee and by providing on-time funding, 
making an appropriation, and providing effective and applicability 
dates.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
MR. SPEAKER: The Chief Clerk of the House respectfully reports 
that the following committee recommendation has been received and 
is on file in the office of the Chief Clerk.
ELIZABETH A. ISAACSON
Chief Clerk of the House
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 17), providing additional funding for 
certain school districts that have either decreasing or increasing enrollments by 
extending the regular program district cost guarantee and by providing on-time 
funding, making an appropriation, and providing effective and applicability dates.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass January 26, 1999.
INTRODUCTION OF BILL

House File 147, by committee on education, a bill for an act 
providing additional funding for certain school districts that have 
either decreasing or increasing enrollments by extending the regular 
program district cost guarantee and by providing on-time funding, 
making an appropriation, and providing effective and applicability 
dates.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
The following message was received from the Senate:
Mr. Speaker: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has on 
January 26, 1999, passed the following concurrent resolution in which the concurrence 
of the Senate was asked:
House Concurrent Resolution 6, a concurrent resolution relating to a joint 
convention on Thursday, January 28, 1999 at 10:00 a.m. for Governor Vilsack to 
present his State of the Budget Message.
MICHAEL E. MARSHALL, Secretary
RULES SUSPENDED
Siegrist of Pottawattamie asked and received unanimous consent 
to suspend the rules for the immediate consideration of House File 
147.
CONSIDERATION OF BILL
Regular Calendar
House File 147, a bill for an act providing additional funding for 
certain school districts that have either decreasing or increasing 
enrollments by extending the regular program district cost guarantee 
and by providing on-time funding, making an appropriation, and 
providing effective and applicability dates, with report of committee 
recommending passage, was taken up for consideration.
Millage of Scott rose on a point of order and invoked Rule 32, to 
refer House File 147 to the committee on appropriations.
The Speaker ruled the point well taken.

Siegrist of Pottawattamie moved to suspend the rules for the 
immediate consideration of House File 147.
A non-record roll call was requested.
The ayes were 68, nays 2.
The motion prevailed.
Grundberg 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. 147)
	The ayes were, 98:
Alons	Arnold	Barry	Baudler
Bell	Blodgett	Boal	Boddicker
Boggess	Bradley	Brauns	Brunkhorst
Bukta	Burnett	Carroll	Cataldo
Chapman	Chiodo	Cohoon	Connors
Cormack	Davis	Dix	Doderer
Dolecheck	Dotzler	Drake	Drees
Eddie	Falck	Foege	Ford
Frevert	Garman	Gipp	Greiner
Grundberg	Hahn	Hansen	Heaton
Hoffman	Holmes	Holveck	Horbach
Houser	Huseman	Huser	Jacobs
Jager	Jenkins	Jochum	Johnson
Kettering	Klemme	Kreiman	Kuhn
Larkin	Larson	Lord	Martin
Mascher	May	Mertz	Metcalf
Mundie	Murphy	Myers	Nelson
O'Brien	Osterhaus	Parmenter	Raecker
Rants	Rayhons	Reynolds	Richardson
Scherrman	Schrader	Shoultz	Siegrist
Stevens	Sukup	Sunderbruch	Taylor
Teig	Thomas	Thomson	Tyrrell
Van Engelenhoven	Van Fossen	Warnstadt	Weidman
Weigel	Welter	Whitead	Wise
Witt	Mr. Speaker
		  Corbett
	The nays were, 2:
Fallon	Millage	
	Absent or not voting, none.

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 147 be immediately messaged to the Senate.
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
The Speaker announced the following committee assignments:
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Representative Mary Mascher	Replaces Representative Cecelia Burnett
COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Representative Cecelia Burnett	Replaces Representative Mary Mascher
ASSIGNMENT OF SEAT IN PRESS GALLERY
The following named person is an accredited member of the press 
and is entitled to access to the press gallery:
Spirit of Osceola	Nancy Seybert
EXPLANATION OF VOTE
I was necessarily absent from the House chamber on January 26, 
1999. Had I been present, I would have voted "aye" on House File 
146.
FORD of Polk
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\80	Norma and Max Emerson, Fairfield - For celebrating their 50th 

wedding anniversary.
1999\81	Mr. and Mrs. Van Sedore, Agency - For celebrating their 66th wedding 
anniversary.
1999\82	Dorothy and Harvey Morgan, Sewal - For celebrating their 60th 
wedding anniversary.
1999\83	Harold J. Kelly, Clinton - For celebrating his 90th birthday.
1999\84	Flora Beth Rouse, Clinton - For celebrating her 90th birthday.
1999\85	Daniel Svoboda, Clutier - For attaining the rank of Eagle Scout, the 
highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America.
1999\86	Verna and Leon Stamp, Garwin - For celebrating their 50th wedding 
anniversary.
1999\87	Mary Nutt, Luther - For celebrating her 98th birthday.
1999\88	Hermine and Rudy Vogel, Churdan - For celebrating their 60th 
wedding anniversary.
1999\89	Ruby and Ray Ferry, Manilla - For celebrating their 75th wedding 
anniversary.
1999\90	Robert Patrick Gaffey, Iowa City - For attaining the rank of Eagle 
Scout, the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America.
1999\91	James Telford Larew, Iowa City - For attaining the rank of Eagle 
Scout, the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America.
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT
House File 122
Transportation:  Rayhons, Chair; Blodgett and Larkin.
HOUSE STUDY BILL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
H.S.B. 16   Agriculture
Relating to liens arising out of contracts involving the care and 
feeding of livestock, and providing an effective date.
H.S.B. 18   Labor and Industrial Relations
Prohibiting payroll deductions from state employees for certain dues.
H.S.B. 19   Local Government

Establishing an age ceiling for hiring fire fighters and peace officers.
H.S.B. 20   Local Government
Relating to the surcharge on boat titles.
H.S.B. 21   Local Government
Increasing the marriage license application fee and providing for 
retention of the increased amount by the county registrar.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
MR. SPEAKER: The Chief Clerk of the House respectfully reports 
that the following committee recommendation has been received and 
is on file in the office of the Chief Clerk.
ELIZABETH A. ISAACSON
Chief Clerk of the House
COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES
House File 38, a bill for an act eliminating references to an obsolete federal 
requirement relating to the attachment of an adoption information form to an adoption 
petition and decree.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass January 26, 1999.
RESOLUTION FILED
HCR 7, by Warnstadt, Whitead, Rants, and Klemme, a concurrent 
resolution providing for the establishment of a committee by the 
Legislative Council to conduct a study of economic development 
issues related to the distribution of goods.
Referred to committee on economic development.

On motion by Siegrist of Pottawattamie the House adjourned at 
5:12 p.m., until 8:45 a.m., Wednesday, January 27, 1999.
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