House Journal: Tuesday, February 2, 1999

Twenty-third Calendar Day - Fourteenth Session Day

Hall of the House of Representatives
Des Moines, Iowa, Tuesday, February 2, 1999
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 8:45 a.m., Speaker 
Corbett in the chair.
Prayer was offered by Reverend Leif A. Pohl, pastor of Grace 
Lutheran Church, Muscatine.
The Journal of Monday, February 1, 1999 was approved.
PETITION FILED
The following petition was received and placed on file:
By Hahn of Muscatine, from fifty-seven constituents of the 48th 
district opposing Senate File 37, an act relating to the hunting of 
mourning doves and subjecting violators to a penalty.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
House File 174, by Greiner, a bill for an act prohibiting packers 
from executing contracts for the marketing of livestock after being 
found liable of a breach of contract, and providing a penalty.
Read first time and referred to committee on agriculture.
House File 175, by Wise, Cohoon, Nelson, Larkin, Heaton, 
Stevens, Falck, Thomas, Foege, Warnstadt, and Bukta, a bill for an 
act relating to accountability for student achievement in 
employability skills, making appropriations, and providing an 
effective date.
Read first time and referred to committee on education.
House File 176, by Carroll, a bill for an act relating to the 
reimbursement of fees and expenses associated with the state medical 
examiner's performance of certain duties relating to a death that 

affects the public interest.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House File 177, by Larson, Connors, Jager, and Sunderbruch, a 
bill for an act relating to veterans' benefits, veterans preference, 
veterans' claims and providing a penalty.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House File 178, by Wise and Mascher, a bill for an act relating to 
school district transportation of students participating in open 
enrollment.
Read first time and referred to committee on education.
House File 179, by Doderer, a bill for an act providing for a .08 
blood alcohol concentration standard for operating while intoxicated 
offenses.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
House File 180, by Fallon, a bill for an act establishing daylight 
saving time as the official time in this state throughout the year.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House File 181, by Richardson and Larkin, a bill for an act to 
increase the penalty applicable to lascivious acts with a child.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
House File 182, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an act 
expanding the criminal code definition of serious injury to include 
certain injuries to children.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
	House File 183, by Doderer, a bill for an act relating to special 

services provided to a foster child who is a candidate for adoption or 
who is adopted.
Read first time and referred to committee on human resources.
House File 184, by Brauns, a bill for an act relating to mileage 
reimbursement for county supervisors.
Read first time and referred to committee on local government.
House File 185, by Brauns and Klemme, a bill for an act relating 
to the operation of motorboats on artificial lakes and providing an 
effective date.
Read first time and referred to committee on natural resources.
House File 186, by Brauns, a bill for an act relating to school 
district plans for student access to school breakfast programs.
Read first time and referred to committee on education.
House File 187, by Kreiman, a bill for an act relating to third-
party payment of health care coverage costs for substance abuse 
treatment services.
Read first time and referred to committee on commerce and 
regulation.
House File 188, by Dotzler, a bill for an act concerning employer 
payment to an injured employee for participation in a vocational 
rehabilitation or other training program.
Read first time and referred to committee on labor and 
industrial relations.
House File 189, by Larson, a bill for an act relating to the 
continuation of group health care coverage by retired governmental 
employees.
	Read first time and referred to committee on commerce and 

regulation.
SPONSOR ADDED
(House File 163)
Davis of Wapello requested to be added as a sponsor of House File 
163.
BILLS ENROLLED, SIGNED AND SENT TO GOVERNOR
The Chief Clerk of the House submitted the following report:
Mr. Speaker: The Chief Clerk of the House respectfully reports that the 
following bills have been examined and found correctly enrolled, signed by the 
Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate, and presented to the 
Governor for his approval on this 2nd day of February, 1999: House Files 146 and 
147.
ELIZABETH A. ISAACSON
Chief Clerk of the House
Report adopted.
REPORT OF ADMINISTRATION AND RULES COMMITTEE
MR. SPEAKER: Pursuant to Senate Concurrent Resolution 1, your 
committee on administration and rules submits the following to be 
employed in the indicated positions, and at the indicated 
classification, grades and steps, and the changes in the classification 
of the indicated officers and employees to be effective on the date 
indicated:
		Grade	Class of
		and	Appoint-	Eff. 
Position	Name	Step	ment	Date

Recording Clerk II	Alyce M. Elmitt	24-4 to	S-O	01-22-99
		24-5
Legislative Secretary	Theresa M. Ferin	16-4 to	S-O	01-22-99
		16-5
Confidential Secretary II	Carolyn McNeill	32-2 to	P-PT	03-05-99
to Leader	  Gaukel	32-3
			Grade	Class of

		and	Appoint-	Eff. 
Position	Name	Step	ment	Date

Legislative Secretary	Jill E. Howard	15-1	S-O	01-11-99
Legislative Committee	Twyla L. Miller	17-4+2 to	S-O	02-05-99
Secretary		17-5+2
Legislative Research	Justin D. Hupfer	27-2 to	P-FT	03-19-99
Analyst
Legislative Research		29-2
Analyst I
Legislative Secretary	M. Anne O'Connell	16-4+2 to	S-O	03-05-99
		16-5+2
Legislative Committee	Julie K. Pierce	17-4 to	S-O	01-22-99
Secretary		17-5
Confidential Secretary II	Betty M. Soener	32-1 to	P-FT	01-22-99
to Chief Clerk		32-2
Assistant to the Legal	Doreen R. Terrell	19-2 to	S-O	03-19-99
Counsel		19-3
CARROLL of Poweshiek, Chair
COMMUNICATION RECEIVED
The following communication was received and filed in the office of 
the Chief Clerk:
CITIZENS' AIDE/OMBUDSMAN
A report reviewing fairness and due process in Iowa's child protection system, 
pursuant to Chapter 1191, 1998 Acts of the Seventy-seventh General Assembly.
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\99	Doyle Anderson, Sioux Rapids - For being named a 1998 Iowa Master 
Pork Producer.
1999\100	Loren Anderson, Marathon - For being named a 1998 Iowa Master 

Pork Producer.
1999\101	Betty and Raymond Cooper, Indianola - For celebrating their 50th 
wedding anniversary.
1999\102	Emma Sutherland, Indianola - For celebrating her 80th birthday.
1999\103	Malinda Reyerson, Guttenberg - For celebrating her 90th birthday.
1999\104	Shirley and Reynold Kann, McGregor - For celebrating their 50th 
wedding anniversary.
1999\105	Cora Stickels, Vinton - For celebrating her 90th birthday.
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
House File 104
Human Resources: Carroll, Chair; Boddicker and Burnett.
House File 127
Human Resources: Carroll, Chair; Kreiman and Lord.
House File 148
Natural Resources: Weidman, Chair; Dotzler and Sunderbruch.
House File 153
Natural Resources: Kettering, Chair; Klemme and Mundie.
House Concurrent Resolution 7
Economic Development: Hoffman, Chair; Dolecheck and Stevens.
Senate File 10
Natural Resources: Rayhons, Chair; Brauns and Scherrman.
Senate File 37
Natural Resources: Weidman, Chair; Dotzler and Sunderbruch.
HOUSE STUDY BILL SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
House Study Bill 26
State Government: Jacobs, Chair; Arnold, Cataldo, Davis, Holmes, Jochum and 
Reynolds.
House Study Bill 29

State Government: Metcalf, Chair; Connors, Davis, Houser and Taylor.
House Study Bill 30
State Government: Davis, Chair; Arnold, Brauns, O'Brien and Whitead.
House Study Bill 31
State Government: Holmes, Chair; Arnold, Chiodo, Connors and Van Engelenhoven.
House Study Bill 32
State Government: Bradley, Chair; Brauns, Connors, Metcalf and Whitead.
House Study Bill 33
State Government: Bradley, Chair; Brauns, Connors, Metcalf and Whitead.
House Study Bill 34
State Government: Bradley, Chair; Arnold, Jager, O'Brien and Whitead.
House Study Bill 35
Judiciary: Davis, Chair; Doderer and Thomson.
House Study Bill 36
Judiciary: Baudler, Chair; Kettering and Parmenter.
House Study Bill 37
Judiciary: Sunderbruch, Chair; Chapman and Millage.
House Study Bill 38
Judiciary: Raecker, Chair; Davis and Shoultz.
House Study Bill 39
Judiciary: Thomson, Chair; Baudler and Holveck.
House Study Bill 40
Judiciary: Kettering, Chair; Boddicker and Parmenter.
House Study Bill 41
Human Resources: Lord, Chair; Carroll and Witt.
House Study Bill 43

Human Resources: Martin, Chair; Blodgett and Bukta.
House Study Bill 44
Human Resources: Martin, Chair; Lord and Witt.
House Study Bill 45
Human Resources: Blodgett, Chair; Boal and Murphy.
House Study Bill 49
Commerce and Regulation: Jacobs, Chair; Holveck and Raecker.
House Study Bill 50
Commerce and Regulation: Dix, Chair; Jacobs and Wise.
HOUSE STUDY BILL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
H.S.B. 51  Economic Development
Relating to the workforce development fund account and fees paid by 
community colleges and generated by the funding of new jobs training 
programs.
H.S.B. 52  Judiciary
Creating the new criminal offense of disarming a peace officer of a 
dangerous weapon.
H.S.B. 53  Judiciary
Relating to the maximum duration of a support order under a 
judgment of annulment, dissolution, or separate maintenance.
H.S.B. 54  Commerce and Regulation
Concerning unemployment insurance by providing for the distribu-
tion of certain moneys in the unemployment trust fund and the 
transfer of experience for unemployment insurance tax purposes.
H.S.B. 55  Commerce and Regulation

Relating to the use of net metering systems by certain facilities pro-
ducing electrical energy and providing an effective date.
H.S.B. 56  Commerce and Regulation
Relating to retail sales permits, including fees, for certain tobacco 
products.
H.S.B. 57  Judiciary
Relating to statutory corrections which may adjust language to reflect 
current practices, insert earlier omissions, delete redundancies and 
inaccuracies, delete temporary language, resolve inconsistencies and 
conflicts, update ongoing provisions, or remove ambiguities and 
providing effective dates and for retroactive applicability.
H.S.B. 58  Judiciary
Relating to confidentiality for certain taxpayer communications.
H.S.B. 59  Judiciary
Relating to notification of forfeited and cancelled mechanic's liens, 
challenging a mechanic's lien, and providing a remedy.
H.S.B. 60  Judiciary
Relating to operating watercraft while intoxicated, and providing 
penalties.
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 ADMINISTRATION AND RULES

Senate Concurrent Resolution 2, a concurrent resolution relating to the 
compensation of chaplains, officers and employees of the seventy-eighth general 
assembly.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass February 2, 1999.
AMENDMENTS FILED
H-1004	S.J.R.	1	Jochum of Dubuque
H-1005	S.J.R.	1	Shoultz of Black Hawk
Bell of Jasper		Bukta of Clinton
Burnett of Story		Cataldo of Polk
Chapman of Linn		Chiodo of Polk
Cohoon of Des Moines		Connors of Polk
Doderer of Johnson		Dotzler of Black Hawk
Drees of Carroll		Falck of Fayette
Fallon of Polk		Foege of Linn
Ford of Polk			Frevert of Palo Alto
Holveck of Polk		Huser of Polk
Jochum of Dubuque		Kreiman of Davis
Kuhn of Floyd		Larkin of Lee
Mascher of Johnson		May of Worth
Murphy of Dubuque		Myers of Johnson
O'Brien of Boone		Osterhaus of Jackson
Parmenter of Story		Reynolds of Van Buren
Richardson of Warren		Scherrman of Dubuque
Schrader of Marion		Stevens of Dickinson
Taylor of Linn		Thomas of Clayton
Warnstadt of Woodbury	Weigel of Chickasaw
Whitead of Woodbury		Wise of Lee
Witt of Black Hawk		
On motion by Siegrist of Pottawattamie the House adjourned at 
8:55 a.m., until 8:45 a.m., Wednesday, February 3, 1999.
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