House Journal: Wednesday, January 27, 1999

Seventeenth Calendar Day - Eleventh Session Day

Hall of the House of Representatives
Des Moines, Iowa, Wednesday, January 27, 1999
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 8:53 a.m., Speaker pro 
tempore Rants in the chair.
Prayer was offered by Iman AKO Abdul-Samad, pastor of the 
Islamic Center of Des Moines.
The Journal of January 26, 1999 was approved.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
House File 148, by Weidman, Boddicker, Eddie, Dolecheck, 
Baudler, Hahn, Drake, Sunderbruch, Johnson, Davis, and Klemme, a 
bill for an act relating to taking or possession of certain migratory 
birds.
Read first time and referred to committee on natural resources.
House File 149, by Grundberg, a bill for an act relating to juror 
compensation.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
House File 150, by Reynolds, Holveck, Dotzler, Mertz, Thomas, 
Kreiman, Falck, Warnstadt, Barry, Mundie, Fallon, Weigel, Jacobs, 
and Kettering, a bill for an act relating to creating a main street 
investments loan program for the preservation of historical buildings 
within central business districts and making an appropriation.
Read first time and referred to committee on economic 
development.
House File 151, by Whitead, 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.
Read first time and referred to committee on environmental 
protection.
House File 152, by Taylor and Dotzler, a bill for an act relating to 
civil service coverage for police officers and fire fighters.
Read first time and referred to committee on labor and 
industrial relations.
House File 153, by Mundie and Kettering, a bill for an act 
relating to the operation, regulation, and equipment of watercraft, 
and subjecting violators to a penalty.
Read first time and referred to committee on natural resources.
House File 154, by Doderer, a bill for an act defining domestic 
abuse to include acts of harassment, and permitting the issuance of 
no-contact orders for acts of harassment in domestic abuse 
circumstances.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
House File 155, by Bradley, a bill for an act relating to hospital 
clinical privileges of a physician assistant or advanced registered 
nurse practitioner.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House File 156, by Murphy, a bill for an act relating to the 
development and implementation of a citizenship grade point average 
by the board of directors of a school district.
Read first time and referred to committee on education.
House File 157, by Houser, a bill for an act to change the penalty 
applicable to unlawful possession of methamphetamine.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
House File 158, by Reynolds, a bill for an act relating to the 

definition of political party.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House File 159, by Foege, Wise, Kreiman, Reynolds, Mertz, 
Frevert, Myers, Thomas, Cohoon, Larkin, and Bukta, a bill for an act 
providing supplementary weighting for determining enrollment in 
school districts involved in district to district, or district to 
community college, sharing programs, and providing an effective 
date.
Read first time and referred to committee on education.
House File 160, by Wise, a bill for an act relating to school 
corporation bond issuance elections and authorizing school 
corporations to impose an income surtax to partially fund certain 
bonds by providing a property tax credit, and providing for the Act's 
applicability.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT
The Speaker announced the following committee assignment:
ADMINISTRATIVE RULES REVIEW COMMITTEE
Representative Geri Huser	Replaces Representative Keith Weigel
	who has resigned
COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED
The following communications were received and filed in the office 
of the Chief Clerk:
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
The State Preserves Biennial Report for 1997-1998, pursuant to Chapter 7A.11a, 
Code of Iowa.
The Toxic Cleanup Day Program, pursuant to Chapter 455F.8, Code of Iowa.
CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION

MR. SPEAKER: The Chief Clerk of the House respectfully 
reports that a certificate of recognition has been issued as follows.
ELIZABETH A. ISAACSON
Chief Clerk of the House
1999\92	Madonna and Edwin Hankemeier, Maquoketa - For celebrating 
their 50th wedding anniversary.
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
House Joint Resolution 3
State Government:  Holmes, Chair; Connors, Jager, Larkin and Martin.
House Joint Resolution 6
State Government:  Holmes, Chair; Houser, Reynolds, Taylor and Van Engelenhoven.
House File 2
State Government:  Houser, Chair; Bradley, Brauns, O'Brien and Whitead.
House File 32
State Government:  Jacobs, Chair; Arnold, Cataldo, Davis, Holmes, Jochum and 
Reynolds.
House File 47
State Government:  Jacobs, Chair; Arnold, Chiodo, Davis, Holmes, Jochum and 
Reynolds.
House File 52
State Government:  Jacobs, Chair; Arnold, Cataldo, Davis, Holmes, Jochum and 
Reynolds.
House File 54
State Government:  Bradley, Chair; Connors, Houser, Jager and Whitead.
House File 65
State Government:  Jacobs, Chair; Arnold, Cataldo, Davis, Holmes, Jochum and 
Reynolds.
House File 77

State Government:  Gipp, Chair; Arnold, Chiodo, Jager, Jochum, O'Brien and 
Van Engelenhoven.
House File 83
State Government:  Gipp, Chair; Arnold, Chiodo, Jager, Jochum, O'Brien and 
Van Engelenhoven.
House File 100
State Government:  Brauns, Chair; Bradley, Cataldo, Davis and O'Brien.
House File 113
State Government:  Gipp, Chair; Arnold, Chiodo, Jager, Jochum, O'Brien and 
Van Engelenhoven.
House File 116
State Government:  Jacobs, Chair; Arnold, Cataldo, Davis, Holmes, Jochum and 
Reynolds.
House File 120
State Government:  Gipp, Chair; Connors, Jager, Taylor and Van Engelenhoven.
House File 125
State Government:  Jacobs, Chair; Arnold, Cataldo, Davis, Holmes, Jochum and 
Reynolds.
House File 132
Judiciary:  Boddicker, Chair; Davis and Myers.
House File 138
State Government:  Arnold, Chair; Brauns, Metcalf, Taylor and Whitead.
House File 140
Commerce and Regulation:  Hoffman, Chair; Holveck and Jenkins.
House File 142
Natural Resources:  Brauns, Chair; Bell and Klemme.
House File 145
Judiciary:  Millage, Chair; Chapman and Larson.
House File 149

Judiciary:  Kettering, Chair; Jager and Shoultz.
House File 154
Judiciary:  Boddicker, Chair; Doderer and Larson.
House File 157
Judiciary:  Sukup, Chair; Baudler, Kreiman, Larson and Myers.
HOUSE STUDY BILL SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
House Study Bill 14
Judiciary:  Boddicker, Chair; Chapman and Raecker.
House Study Bill 16
Agriculture:  Teig, Chair; Klemme and Mundie.
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 JUDICIARY
Committee Bill (Formerly House File 72), concerning the open meetings statute 
by permitting the awarding of appellate attorney fees for a successful action involving 
the statute.
Fiscal Note is required.
Recommended Do Pass January 26, 1999.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 4), relating to adoption procedural 
requirements including those related to investigations, reports, and counseling.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass January 26, 1999.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 9), including the preparation or 
compounding of a controlled substance for one's own use within the definition of 
manufacturing a controlled substance, and providing an effective date.
Fiscal Note is required.

Recommended Do Pass January 26, 1999.
COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Committee Bill (Formerly House File 48), relating to the date of the annual sale of 
parcels with delinquent property taxes.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass January 26, 1999.
On motion by Siegrist of Pottawattamie the House adjourned at 
9:00 a.m., until 8:45 a.m., Thursday, January 28, 1999.
196	JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE	17th Day
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