House Journal: Tuesday, March 9, 1999

Fifty-eighth Calendar Day - Thirty-fifth Session Day

Hall of the House of Representatives
Des Moines, Iowa, Tuesday, March 9, 1999
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 10:00 a.m., Speaker 
pro tempore Rants in the chair.
Prayer was offered by the Honorable Henry Rayhons, state 
representative from Hancock County.
The Journal of Monday, March 8, 1999 was approved.
PETITION FILED
The following petition was received and placed on file:
By Sunderbruch of Scott, from fifteen constituents favoring House 
File 185, an act changing the boat motor regulations to allow any size 
boat motor on Lake McBride at no wake speed for all size motors.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
House File 570, by committee on agriculture, a bill for an act re-
lating to the Iowa turkey marketing council, by providing procedures 
for the administration of the council, a producer assessment, refunds, 
and for the expenditure of moneys by the council, and providing an 
effective date.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 571, by committee on commerce and regulation, a bill 
for an act relating to the deposit of public funds and the conditions 
which must be met by a savings and loan association or savings bank 
to be eligible to receive such deposits.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
	House File 572, by committee on local government, a bill for an 

act relating to the payment and allocation of the real estate transfer 
tax.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
House File 573, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an act to 
change the penalties applicable to the possession, manufacture, or 
delivery of methamphetamine and other controlled substances, 
relating to the possession or control of adulterated or improperly 
labeled articles, providing for the reopening of certain sentences, and 
providing for restrictions on bail.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
SENATE MESSAGE CONSIDERED
Senate File 283, by committee on appropriations, a bill for an act 
appropriating federal funds made available from federal block grants 
and other federal grants, allocating portions of federal block grants, 
and providing procedures if federal funds are more or less than 
anticipated or if federal block grants are more or less than 
anticipated.
Read first time and referred to committee on appropriations.
ADOPTION OF HOUSE MEMORIAL RESOLUTION 1
Greiner of Washington offered the following House Memorial Reso-
lution 1 and moved its adoption:
HOUSE MEMORIAL RESOLUTION 1
Whereas, The Honorable Herbert L. Campbell II, of 
Washington County, Iowa, who was a member of the Sixty-
third and Sixty-fourth general assemblies, passed away 
March 10, 1998; Now Therefore,
Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives, That 
a committee of three be appointed by the Speaker of the 
House to prepare suitable resolutions commemorating his 
life, character and service to the state.
	The motion prevailed and the Speaker appointed as such 

committee Greiner of Washington, Heaton of Henry and Tyrrell of 
Iowa.
ADOPTION OF HOUSE MEMORIAL RESOLUTION 2
Dolecheck of Ringgold offered the following House Memorial Reso-
lution 2 and moved its adoption:
HOUSE MEMORIAL RESOLUTION 2
Whereas, The Honorable Horace C. Daggett, of Union 
County, Iowa, who was a member of the Sixty-fifth, Sixty-
sixth, Sixty-seventh, Sixty-seventh Extra, Sixty-eighth, 
Sixty-ninth, Sixty-ninth Extra, Sixty-ninth Second Extra, 
Seventieth, Seventy-first, Seventy-second, Seventy-second 
Extra, Seventy-second Second Extra, Seventy-third, 
Seventy-fourth, Seventy-fourth Extra, Seventy-fourth 
Second Extra, Seventy-fifth and Seventy-sixth general 
assemblies, passed away June 16, 1998; Now Therefore,
Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives, That 
a committee of three be appointed by the Speaker of the 
House to prepare suitable resolutions commemorating his 
life, character and service to the state.
The motion prevailed and the Speaker appointed as such 
committee Dolecheck of Ringgold, Boddicker of Cedar and Schrader of 
Marion.
ADOPTION OF HOUSE MEMORIAL RESOLUTION 3
Foege of Linn offered the following House Memorial Resolution 3 
and moved its adoption:
HOUSE MEMORIAL RESOLUTION 3
Whereas, The Honorable James D. Jordan, of Linn 
County, Iowa, who was a member of the Sixty-fifth and 
Sixty-sixth general assemblies, passed away April 7, 1997; 
Now Therefore,
Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives, That 
a committee of three be appointed by the Speaker of the 
House to prepare suitable resolutions commemorating his 
life, character and service to the state.
	The motion prevailed and the Speaker appointed as such com-

mittee Foege of Linn, Larson of Linn and Taylor of Linn.
ADOPTION OF HOUSE MEMORIAL RESOLUTION 4
Rants of Woodbury offered the following House Memorial Resolu-
tion 4 and moved its adoption:
HOUSE MEMORIAL RESOLUTION 4
Whereas, The Honorable Willis Junker, of Woodbury 
County, Iowa, who was a member of the Sixty-fifth, Sixty-
sixth, Sixty-seventh and Sixty-seventh Extra general 
assemblies, passed away April 29, 1998; Now Therefore,
Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives, That 
a committee of three be appointed by the Speaker of the 
House to prepare suitable resolutions commemorating his 
life, character and service to the state.
The motion prevailed and the Speaker appointed as such com-
mittee Rants of Woodbury, Klemme of Plymouth and Warnstadt of 
Woodbury.
ADOPTION OF HOUSE MEMORIAL RESOLUTION 5
Drees of Carroll offered the following House Memorial Resolution 5 
and moved its adoption:
HOUSE MEMORIAL RESOLUTION 5
Whereas, The Honorable Carroll A. Lane, of Carroll, 
Iowa, who was a member of the Fiftieth, Fiftieth Extra and 
Fifty-first general assemblies, passed away October 5, 1995; 
Now Therefore,
Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives, That 
a committee of three be appointed by the Speaker of the 
House to prepare suitable resolutions commemorating his 
life, character and service to the state.
The motion prevailed and the Speaker appointed as such 
committee Drees of Carroll, Carroll of Poweshiek and Whitead of 
Woodbury.
ADOPTION OF HOUSE MEMORIAL RESOLUTION 6

Reynolds of Van Buren offered the following House Memorial 
Resolution 6 and moved its adoption:
HOUSE MEMORIAL RESOLUTION 6
Whereas, The Honorable Floyd H. Millen, of Van 
Buren County, Iowa, who was a member of the Sixtieth, 
Sixtieth Extra, Sixty-first, Sixty-second, Sixty-third, Sixty-
fourth, Sixty-fifth, Sixty-sixth, Sixty-seventh, Sixty-seventh 
Extra and Sixty-eighth general assemblies, passed away 
May 18, 1998; Now Therefore,
Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives, That 
a committee of three be appointed by the Speaker of the 
House to prepare suitable resolutions commemorating his 
life, character and service to the state.
The motion prevailed and the Speaker appointed as such 
committee Reynolds of Van Buren, Hoffman of Crawford and 
Kettering of Sac.
ADOPTION OF HOUSE MEMORIAL RESOLUTION 7
Welter of Jones offered the following House Memorial Resolution 7 
and moved its adoption:
HOUSE MEMORIAL RESOLUTION 7
Whereas, The Honorable Roy A. Miller, of Jones 
County, Iowa, who was a member of the Sixtieth, Sixtieth 
Extra, Sixty-second and Sixty-third general assemblies, 
passed away October 26, 1998; Now Therefore,
Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives, That 
a committee of three be appointed by the Speaker of the 
House to prepare suitable resolutions commemorating his 
life, character and service to the state.
The motion prevailed and the Speaker appointed as such 
committee Welter of Jones, Thomas of Clayton and Boddicker of 
Cedar.
ADOPTION OF HOUSE MEMORIAL RESOLUTION 8

May of Worth offered the following House Memorial Resolution 8 
and moved its adoption:
HOUSE MEMORIAL RESOLUTION 8
Whereas, The Honorable Harold Mueller, of Worth 
County, Iowa, who was a member of the Fifty-eighth, Fifty-
ninth, Sixtieth, Sixtieth Extra and Sixty-first general 
assemblies, passed away September 3, 1998; Now Therefore,
Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives, That 
a committee of three be appointed by the Speaker of the 
House to prepare suitable resolutions commemorating his 
life, character and service to the state.
The motion prevailed and the Speaker appointed as such 
committee May of Worth, Blodgett of Cerro Gordo and Rayhons of 
Hancock.
ADOPTION OF HOUSE MEMORIAL RESOLUTION 9
Rants of Woodbury offered the following House Memorial 
Resolution 9 and moved its adoption:
HOUSE MEMORIAL RESOLUTION 9
Whereas, The Honorable Don Shoning, of Woodbury 
County, Iowa, who was a member of the Seventy-first, 
Seventy-second, Seventy-second Extra, Seventy-second 
Second Extra, Seventy-third, Seventy-fourth, Seventy-fourth 
Extra and Seventy-fourth Second Extra general assemblies, 
passed away February 11, 1999; Now Therefore,
Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives, That 
a committee of three be appointed by the Speaker of the 
House to prepare suitable resolutions commemorating his 
life, character and service to the state.
The motion prevailed and the Speaker appointed as such 
committee Rants of Woodbury, Whitead of Woodbury and Warnstadt 
of Woodbury.
ADOPTION OF HOUSE MEMORIAL RESOLUTION 10

Bradley of Clinton offered the following House Memorial 
Resolution 10 and moved its adoption:
HOUSE MEMORIAL RESOLUTION 10
Whereas, The Honorable Lloyd G. Jackson, of Clinton 
County, Iowa, who was a member of the Sixty-first general 
assembly, passed away September 22, 1998; Now Therefore,
Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives, That 
a committee of three be appointed by the Speaker of the 
House to prepare suitable resolutions commemorating his 
life, character and service to the state.
The motion prevailed and the Speaker appointed as such 
committee Bradley of Clinton, Bukta of Clinton and May of Worth.
RULE 57 SUSPENDED
Siegrist of Pottawattamie asked and received unanimous consent 
to suspend Rule 57, relating to committee notice and agenda for 
committee meetings today.
HOUSE FILE 423 REREFERRED
The Speaker announced that House File 423, previously referred 
to committee on state government was rereferred to committee on 
judiciary.
PASSED ON FILE
The Speaker announced that Senate File 193, previously referred 
to committee on judiciary, has been passed on file.
SPONSOR ADDED
(House File 500)
Davis of Wapello requested to be added as a sponsor of House File 
500.
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

House File 112
Local Government:  Houser, Chair; Arnold, Eddie, Fallon and Richardson.
House File 371
Appropriations:  Millage, Chair; Dix and Falck.
House File 431
Local Government:  Arnold, Chair; Brauns and Huser.
House File 435 Reassigned
Local Government:  Arnold, Chair; Fallon and Weidman.
House File 463
Appropriations:  Heaton, Chair; Hansen and Wise.
House File 484
Economic Development:  Dolecheck, Chair; Horbach and May.
House File 505
Judiciary:  Davis, Chair; Baudler and Kreiman.
House File 509
Economic Development:  Metcalf, Chair; Martin and O'Brien.
House File 512
Labor and Industrial Relations:  Horbach, Chair; Dolecheck and Taylor.
House File 513
Economic Development:  Teig, Chair; Dotzler, Jenkins, Van Fossen and Weigel.
House File 519
Environmental Protection:  Kettering, Chair; Alons and Witt.
House File 520
State Government:  Jacobs, Chair; Gipp and O'Brien.
House File 521

Labor and Industrial Relations:  Dolecheck, Chair; Horbach and Parmenter.
House File 523
Labor and Industrial Relations:  Horbach, Chair; Dolecheck and Murphy.
House File 527
State Government:  Gipp, Chair; Bradley, Connors, Van Engelenhoven and Whitead.
House File 528
Appropriations:  Sukup, Chair; Barry and Warnstadt.
House File 541
Environmental Protection:  Cormack, Chair; Boggess and Burnett.
House File 543
Environmental Protection:  Huseman, Chair; Drake and Foege.
House File 547
Appropriations:  Millage, Chair; Dix and Huser.
House File 567
State Government:  Jacobs, Chair; Gipp and O'Brien.
Senate File 41
Local Government:  Alons, Chair; Eddie and Mundie.
Senate File 151
Local Government:  Arnold, Chair; Brauns and Huser.
Senate File 189
Judiciary:  Raecker, Chair; Kreiman and Larson.
Senate File 209
Judiciary:  Jager, Chair; Barry and Kreiman.
Senate File 216
Judiciary:  Sukup, Chair; Boddicker and Kreiman.
Senate File 283

Appropriations:  Nelson, Chair; Heaton and Parmenter.
HOUSE STUDY BILL SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
House Study Bill 150
Local Government:  Arnold, Chair; Fallon and Van Engelenhoven.
House Study Bill 223
Labor and Industrial Relations:  Sukup, Chair; Horbach and Taylor.
House Study Bill 227
Judiciary:  Boddicker, Chair; Kettering and Kreiman.
House Study Bill 228
Judiciary:  Kettering, Chair; Davis and Parmenter.
House Study Bill 229
Judiciary:  Kettering, Chair; Chapman and Millage.
House Study Bill 230
Human Resources:  Brunkhorst, Chair; Boddicker and Mertz.
House Study Bill 231
Local Government:  Houser, Chair; Arnold, Burnett, Fallon and Van Engelenhoven.
HOUSE STUDY BILL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
H.S.B. 235  Judiciary 
Relating to the rate of compensation for attorneys representing 
certain indigents and changing the procedure for approval of indigent 
defense costs.
H.S.B. 236  Judiciary 
Relating to the payment of the legal defense costs of indigent persons, 
expanding the duties of the state public defender, and providing for 
the appointment and removal of certain state public defender 

personnel.
H.S.B. 237  Judiciary 
Establishing criminal and delinquent offenses related to the sale, use, 
or possession of a laser pointer and providing a penalty.
H.S.B. 238  Judiciary 
Relating to registration and titling of certain leased vehicles.
H.S.B. 239  Education 
Providing supplementary weighting for determining enrollment in 
school districts involved in district-to-district or district-to-
community-college sharing programs, and at-risk programs, and 
providing an effective date.
H.S.B. 240  Judiciary 
Relating to compensation for the legal defense of indigent persons in 
criminal, appellate, and certain civil cases.
H.S.B. 241  Education 
Relating to the national board certification awards and establishing a 
national board certification pilot project.
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 COMMERCE AND REGULATION
House File 458, a bill for an act relating to the role of an auctioneer in conducting 
a public sale or auction involving real property.
	Fiscal Note is not required.

Recommended Amend and Do Pass with amendment H-1059 March 4, 1999.
Senate File 233, a bill for an act relating to the preservation of records held by 
financial institutions.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass March 4, 1999.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 49), relating to the exclusion of 
certain real estate transactions involving a power of attorney from state licensure and 
regulation.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass March 4, 1999.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 168), relating to the transfer of real 
estate, the filing of a release of mortgage, and providing a remedy.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass March 4, 1999.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 171), prohibiting unauthorized 
changes in telecommunications service, prohibiting certain acts in the advertisement or 
solicitation of changes in telecommunications service, and providing remedies and 
penalties.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass March 4, 1999.
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Committee Bill (Formerly House File 377), relating to the number of monthly 
state aid payments received by school districts.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass March 8, 1999.
Committee Bill (Formerly House File 416), 	relating to the local option sales tax 
for school infrastructure, and including an effective date and retroactive applicability 
provision.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass March 8, 1999.
	Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 155), relating to teacher shortage 

areas, establishing a teacher shortage area forgivable loan and fund, and providing for 
teacher recruitment and preparation, professional development and planning time for 
teachers, content area requirements for teacher licensure, and a task force to study the 
use of retired professionals as mentors and teacher aides.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass March 8, 1999.
COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Committee Bill (Formerly House File 226), 	establishing an on-site sewage 
disposal system assistance program and revolving fund and making an appropriation.
Fiscal note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass March 4, 1999.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 199), relating to review and oversight 
of actions of the United States environmental protection agency.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass March 9, 1999.
COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES
Committee Bill (Formerly House File 286), 	providing for conditional employment 
pending the outcome of background checks for health care facility employees.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass March 4, 1999.
Committee Bill (Formerly House File 316), 	relating to eligibility of certain 
disabled persons under the optional services coverage category of medical assistance.
Fiscal Note is required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass March 4, 1999.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 129), relating to child care provisions 
administered by the department of human services and to the terminology used to 
describe child care, making an appropriation of civil penalties, and including an 
effective date and applicability provisions.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass March 4, 1999.
	Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 147), relating to child support 

enforcement, including child support recovery in instances of guardianships, income 
withholding, interest on child support collected, and payments to financial institutions 
for record matters, and providing for retroactive applicability.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass March 4, 1999.
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 190), to change the penalties 
applicable to the possession, manufacture, or delivery of methamphetamine and other 
controlled substances, relating to the possession or control of adulterated or improperly 
labeled articles, providing for the reopening of certain sentences, and providing for 
restrictions on bail.
Fiscal note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass March 4, 1999.
COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
House File 421, a bill for an act relating to a study by the department of 
corrections of the operation of the private industry employment of inmates program.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass March 9, 1999.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 144), concerning the workforce 
development department, by providing for the establishment of a workforce 
development corporation, expenses for members of the regional advisory board to the 
workforce development board, authority to charge fees for certain services of the 
department, and Iowa conservation corps employee rights.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass March 9, 1999.
COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT
House File 184, a bill for an act relating to mileage reimbursement for county 
supervisors.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass with amendment H-1058 March 4, 1999.
Committee Bill (Formerly House File 300), 	relating to residency requirements for 
county, city, and school district elective offices.
	Fiscal Note is not required.

Recommended Amend and Do Pass March 4, 1999.
COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES
Senate File 67, a bill for an act relating to the assessment of civil damages for the 
illegal taking of a swan or a crane.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass March 4, 1999.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 63), relating to the operation, 
regulation, and equipment of watercraft, establishing watercraft safety courses, and 
subjecting violators to a penalty.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass March 4, 1999.
COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 26), relating to the office of secretary 
of state and the conduct of elections and voter registration in the state and relating to 
corrective and technical changes to Iowa's election laws.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass March 8, 1999.
COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 146), relating to implements of 
husbandry and restrictions on the movement of such implements, and other vehicles, 
upon the highways of this state.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass March 4, 1999.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 191), increasing the fine for moving 
traffic violations in school zones.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass March 4, 1999.
AMENDMENTS FILED
H-1054	H.F.	199	Jenkins of Black Hawk
H-1055	H.F.	445	Weigel of Chickasaw

H-1056	H.F.	445	Weigel of Chickasaw
H-1057	H.F.	514	Murphy of Dubuque
H-1058	H.F.	184	Committee on Local Government
H-1059	H.F.	458	Committee on Commerce and
				Regulation
H-1060	H.F.	514	Murphy of Dubuque
H-1061	H.F.	185	Foege of Linn
H-1062	H.F.	325	Foege of Linn
H-1063	H.F.	362	Foege of Linn
H-1064	H.F.	427	Schrader of Marion
H-1065	H.F.	573	Baudler of Adair
On motion by Siegrist of Pottawattamie the House adjourned at 
10:12 a.m., until 8:45 a.m., Wednesday, March 10, 1999.
592	JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE	58th Day
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