House Journal: Wednesday, February 10, 1999

Thirty-first Calendar Day - Twentieth Session Day

Hall of the House of Representatives
Des Moines, Iowa, Wednesday, February 10, 1999
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 8:55 a.m., Speaker 
Corbett in the chair.
Prayer was offered by Father Jerry Kopacek, pastor of St. Mary's 
Church, Marshalltown.
The Journal of Tuesday, February 9, 1999 was approved.
SPECIAL PRESENTATION
The Valley Singers from Valley High School, West Des Moines, 
directed by James Cacciatore, performed in the House chamber.  
They are the National Grammy Signature for Music Education award 
winners for 1999. 
The House rose and expressed its appreciation.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Leave of absence was granted as follows:
Gipp of Winneshiek on request of Rants of Woodbury. 
INTRODUCTION OF BILL
House File 254, by Larson, a bill for an act relating to the 
allocation of income of S corporations, partnerships, limited liability 
companies, sole proprietorships, and other business entities for the 
purpose of the state individual income tax and including a retroactive 
applicability date provision.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
SPECIAL PRESENTATION

Representative Huseman of Cherokee introduced to the House the 
Honorable Richard Vande Hoef, former state representative from 
Osceola and his wife Harriet.
The House rose and expressed its welcome.
CONSIDERATION OF BILLS
Regular Calendar
House File 164, 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, was taken up for 
consideration.
Sunderbruch of Scott 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. 164)
	The ayes were, 93:
Alons	Arnold	Barry	Baudler
Bell	Blodgett	Boal	Boddicker
Boggess	Bradley	Brauns	Brunkhorst
Bukta	Burnett	Carroll	Cataldo
Chapman	Cohoon	Connors	Cormack
Davis	Dix	Doderer	Dolecheck
Dotzler	Drake	Drees	Eddie
Falck	Foege	Frevert	Garman
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	Scherrman	Schrader	Shoultz
Siegrist	Sukup	Sunderbruch	Taylor		
Teig	Thomas	Thomson	Tyrrell
Van Engelenhoven	Van Fossen	Warnstadt	Weidman
Weigel	Welter	Whitead	Wise

Mr. Speaker
  Corbett
	The nays were, 3:
Fallon	Stevens	Witt	
	Absent or not voting, 4:
Chiodo	Ford	Gipp	Richardson
The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to 
have passed the House and the title was agreed to.
HOUSE FILE 72 WITHDRAWN 
Sunderbruch of Scott asked and received unanimous consent to 
withdraw House File 72 from further consideration by the House.
House File 210, a bill for an act relating to the exclusion of 
certain transactions under the business opportunities law and 
providing effective and retroactive applicability dates, was taken up 
for consideration.
Rants of Woodbury in the chair at 9:16 a.m.
Weigel of Chickasaw asked for unanimous consent to have House 
File 210 rereferred to the committee on judiciary.
Objection was raised.
Weigel of Chickasaw asked for unanimous consent to have House 
File 210 referred to the committee on commerce and regulation.
Objection was raised.
Weigel of Chickasaw moved to refer House File 210 to the 
committee on commerce and regulation.
A non-record roll call was requested.
The ayes were 37, nays 50.
	The motion lost.

Jager of Black Hawk 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. 210)
	The ayes were, 96:
Alons	Arnold	Barry	Baudler
Bell	Blodgett	Boal	Boddicker
Boggess	Bradley	Brauns	Brunkhorst
Bukta	Burnett	Carroll	Cataldo
Chapman	Cohoon	Connors	Corbett, Spkr.
Cormack	Davis	Dix	Doderer
Dolecheck	Dotzler	Drake	Drees
Eddie	Falck	Fallon	Foege
Frevert	Garman	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
Rayhons	Reynolds	Scherrman	Schrader
Shoultz	Siegrist	Stevens	Sukup
Sunderbruch	Taylor	Teig	Thomas
Thomson	Tyrrell	Van Engelenhoven	Van Fossen
Warnstadt	Weidman	Weigel	Welter
Whitead	Wise	Witt	Rants,
				  Presiding
	The nays were, none.
	Absent or not voting, 4:
Chiodo	Ford	Gipp	Richardson	
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 164 be immediately messaged to the Senate.
HOUSE FILE 48 WITHDRAWN 
Huser of Polk asked and received unanimous consent to withdraw 
House File 48 from further consideration by the House.
MOTION TO RECONSIDER
(House File 210)
I move to reconsider the vote by which House File 210 passed the 
House on February 10, 1999.
WEIGEL of Chickasaw
SPONSOR ADDED
(House File 250)
Davis of Wapello requested to be added as a sponsor of House File 
250.
EXPLANATIONS OF VOTE
I was necessarily absent from the House chamber on Monday, 
February 8, 1999. Had I been present, I would have voted "aye" on 
House File 38, Senate File 53 and Senate Concurrent Resolution 2.
FORD of Polk
I was necessarily absent from the House chamber on February 10, 
1999. Had I been present, I would have voted "aye" on House Files 
164 and 210.
RICHARDSON of Warren
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\162	Kathleen and Donald Streuber, Jewell - For receiving a Century Farm 
Award.
1999\163	Florence Kent, Climbing Hill - For celebrating her 80th birthday.
1999\164	Vera Fisher, Indianola -For celebrating her 90th birthday.
1999\165	Ola Sleister, Manilla - For celebrating her 87th birthday.
1999\166	Muriel Uhl, Mapleton - For celebrating her 85th birthday.
1999\167	Ethlyn Kolbe, Lake View - For celebrating her 80th birthday.
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
House File 226
Environmental Protection: Klemme, Chair; Alons and Richardson.
House File 232
Transportation: Eddie, Chair; Huser and Weidman.
House File 243
Transportation: Blodgett, Chair; Larkin and Welter.
House File 249
Natural Resources: Tyrrell, Chair; Klemme and Scherrman.
House File 251
Transportation: Eddie, Chair; Johnson and Warnstadt.
HOUSE STUDY BILL SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
House Study Bill 12
Natural Resources: Alons, Chair; Drake and Frevert.
House Study Bill 63
Natural Resources: Kettering, Chair; Klemme and Mundie.
House Study Bill 69

Natural Resources: Baudler, Chair; Alons and Mundie.
House Study Bill 70
Natural Resources: Baudler, Chair; Alons and Mundie.
HOUSE STUDY BILL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
H.S.B. 94  Environmental Protection
Relating to rulemaking duties of the department of natural resources 
regarding baled solid waste.
H.S.B. 95  Environmental Protection
Eliminating requirements for pesticide-contaminated and fertilizer-
contaminated sites classification.
H.S.B. 96  Environmental Protection
Eliminating requirements relating to the department of natural re-
sources adopting rules requiring public water systems to test source 
water.
H.S.B. 97  Judiciary
Relating to the imposition of mandatory minimum fines upon con-
viction of a felony.
H.S.B. 98  Agriculture
Providing for the demonstration of best management practices to 
assist livestock producers in storing, transporting, and applying 
manure.
H.S.B. 99  Judiciary
Concerning judicial administration.
H.S.B. 100  Environmental Protection
Eliminating certain requirements relating to the regulation of 
infectious waste.
H.S.B. 101  Judiciary

Relating to judges, concerning associate juvenile judges, associate 
probate judges, and retired judges.
H.S.B. 102  Judiciary
Relating to the duties of a guardian ad litem appointed to represent a 
child in juvenile court proceedings.
H.S.B. 103  Judiciary
Relating to the credit to be applied for time served for inmates 
charged with a new offense.
H.S.B. 104  Judiciary
Relating to the type and size of knives concealed or used in con-
nection with a crime and providing penalties.
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 STATE GOVERNMENT
House File 100, a bill for an act relating to the revocation or suspension of a law 
enforcement officer's certification.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass February 10, 1999.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 30), related to activities of bail 
enforcement agents that are exempt from state licensing requirements.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass February 10, 1999.
	Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 34), providing for a change in the 

composition requirement for nurses on the Iowa board of nursing examiners.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass February 10, 1999.
On motion by Siegrist of Pottawattamie the House adjourned at 
9:35 a.m., until 8:45 a.m., Thursday, February 11, 1999.
330	JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE	31st Day
31st Day	WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1999	331

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