Senate Journal: Thursday, January 21, 1999

  ELEVENTH CALENDAR DAY
  EIGHTH SESSION DAY

  Senate Chamber
  Des Moines, Iowa, Thursday, January 21, 1999

  The Senate met in regular session at 9:06 a.m., President Kramer
  presiding.

  Prayer was offered by Father Vorwald, of St. John's Catholic
  Church, Independence, Iowa.

  The Journal of Wednesday, January 20, 1999, was approved.

  LEAVE OF ABSENCE

  Leave of absence was granted as follows:

  Senator Hansen for the day, on request of Senator Gronstal.
  APPENDIX

  REPORTS OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATION AND
  REGULATION

  Convened:  January 21, 1999, 9:47 a.m.

  Members Present:  Redwine, Chair; Bartz, Vice Chair; McCoy, Ranking Member;
  Flynn and Sexton.

  Members Absent:  None.

  Committee Business:  Presentation by the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure
  Board.

  Adjourned:  10:32 a.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL
  RESOURCES

  Convened:  January 21, 1999, 9:48 a.m.

  Members Present:  Behn, Chair; Hedge, Vice Chair; and Gaskill.

  Members Absent:  Black, Ranking Member; and Fink (both excused).

  Committee Business:  Presentation on the earthen waste storage project by
  ISU.

  Adjourned:  10:36 a.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

  Convened:  January 21, 1999, 9:46 a.m.

  Members Present:  Schuerer, Chair; Soukup, Ranking Member; and Lamberti.

  Members Absent:  Boettger, Vice Chair; and Hansen (both excused).

  Committee Business:  Presentations by State Economist and Workforce
  Development
  Economist.

  Adjourned:  11:02 a.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES

  Convened:  January 21, 1999, 9:40 a.m.

  Members Present:  Tinsman, Chair; Veenstra, Vice Chair; Hammond, Ranking
  Member; Miller and Szymoniak.
  Members Absent:  None.

  Committee Business:  Committee attended the ICN meeting on Empowerment.

  Adjourned:  12:20 p.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON JUSTICE SYSTEM

  Convened:  January 21, 1999, 9:45 a.m.

  Members Present:  Maddox, Chair; Angelo, Vice Chair; Dvorsky, Ranking
  Member;
  Fraise and McKean.

  Members Absent:  None.

  Committee Business:  Presentation by Judicial Branch.

  Adjourned:  10:45 a.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND
  COMMUNICATIONS

  Convened:  January 21, 1999, 9:40 a.m.

  Members Present:  King, Chair; Lundby, Vice Chair; Deluhery, Ranking Member;
  Harper and Rittmer.

  Members Absent:  None.

  Committee Business:  Update on Embedded Chip Report.  State Contingency
  Planning for Y2K by Disaster Services.  Presentations on Iowa Electric
  Utility
  Industry Y2K Efforts by MidAmerican Energy, Alliant, Iowa Assn. of Municipal
  Utilities, Iowa Assn. of Electric Cooperatives, and Iowa Utilities Board.

  Adjourned:  11:30 a.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION,
  INFRASTRUCTURE AND CAPITALS

  Convened:  January 21, 1999, 9:40 a.m.

  Members Present:  Freeman, Chair; Jensen, Vice Chair; Connolly, Ranking
  Member;
  Johnson and Shearer.

  Members Absent:  None.

  Committee Business:  Presentation by DOT.

  Adjourned:  11:02 a.m.
  JUDICIARY

  Convened:  January 21, 1999, 1:00 p.m.

  Members Present:  McKean, Chair; Lamberti, Vice Chair; Angelo, Hammond,
  Horn,
  Maddox, McCoy, McKibben, Miller, and Redfern.

  Members Absent:  Hansen, Ranking Member; Boettger, Dvorsky, Fraise, and
  Tinsman (all excused).

  Committee Business:  Subcommittee assignments.

  Adjourned:  1:02 p.m.

  LOCAL GOVERNMENT

  Convened:  January 21, 1999, 2:06 p.m.

  Members Present:  Angelo, Chair; Bartz, Vice Chair; Bolkcom, Ranking Member;
  Gaskill, Hammond, McCoy, McKibben, Miller, Rife, and Zieman.

  Members Absent:  Fraise, Hansen, and McKean (all excused).

  Committee Business:  Approved SSB 1004.

  Adjourned:  2:16 p.m.

  NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT

  Convened:  January 21, 1999, 1:04 p.m.

  Members Present:  Bartz, Chair; King, Vice Chair; Fink, Ranking Member;
  Black,
  Bolkcom, Dearden, Deluhery, Drake, Freeman, Gaskill, Johnson, Kibbie,
  Miller,
  Rehberg, and Rife.

  Members Absent:  None.

  Committee Business:  Approved SSB 1010.

  Adjourned:  1:17 p.m.

  INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

  Senate File 36, by Fink and McKean, a bill for an act relating to
  the voter approval of annexation and severance of territory to or from
  a city and including effective date and applicability provisions.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on Local
  Government.
  Senate File 37, by committee on Natural Resources and
  Environment, a bill for an act relating to the hunting of mourning
  doves and subjecting violators to a penalty.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.

  Senate File 38, by Kibbie and Lundby, a bill for an act forming a
  bipartisan commission to recommend reforms in the laws relating to
  the financing of political campaigns.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on State
  Government.

  Senate File 39, by Angelo, a bill for an act relating to an
  exemption from property taxation for mobile, manufactured, and
  modular home access devices for persons with disabilities and
  providing an applicability date.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on Ways
  and Means.

  Senate File 40, by Angelo, a bill for an act relating to the
  establishment of a beginning teacher induction program.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on
  Education.

  Senate File 41, by committee on Local Government, a bill for an
  act relating to the duties and meetings of the county agricultural
  extension councils.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.

  STUDY BILLS RECEIVED

  SSB 1019	Local Government

  Relating to the exercise of the power of eminent domain and to
  condemnation proceedings and including effective and applicability
  date provisions.
  SSB 1020	Judiciary

  Establishing the offense of promoting or possessing contraband in
  prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities and establishing penalties.

  SSB 1021	Judiciary

  Changing the criminal offenses that require registration as provided
  in the sex offender registry law and providing an effective date.

  SSB 1022	Judiciary

  Relating to notification of forfeited and cancelled mechanic's liens,
  challenging a mechanic's lien, and providing a remedy.

  SSB 1023	Judiciary

  Relating to presentation of evidence in civil commitment
  proceedings for chronic substance abusers, and including an
  implementation provision.

  SSB 1024	Judiciary

  Eliminating the limitation on the reduction in damages awarded
  to plaintiffs who fail to wear a safety belt or safety harness.

  SSB 1025	Natural Resources and Environment

  Eliminating certain requirements relating to the regulation of
  infectious waste.

  SSB 1026	Natural Resources and Environment

  Relating to rulemaking duties of the department of natural
  resources regarding baled solid waste.

  SSB 1027	Natural Resources and Environment

  Relating to the operation, regulation, and equipment of watercraft,
  establishing watercraft safety courses, and subjecting violators to a
  penalty.
  SSB 1028	Natural Resources and Environment

  Eliminating requirements for a pollution hotline.

  SSB 1029	Natural Resources and Environment

  Relating to operating watercraft while intoxicated, and providing
  penalties.

  SSB 1030	Natural Resources and Environment

  Eliminating requirements relating to the department of natural
  resources adopting rules requiring public water systems to test
  source water.

  SSB 1031	Natural Resources and Environment

  Relating to the designation of endangered and threatened species
  of fish, plants, or wildlife and providing civil and criminal penalties
  for illegal acts affecting endangered or threatened species of fish,
  plants, or wildlife.

  SSB 1032	Natural Resources and Environment

  Eliminating requirements for pesticide-contaminated and
  fertilizer-contaminated sites classification.

  SSB 1033	Natural Resources and Environment

  Relating to the assessment of civil damages for the illegal taking of
  a swan or a crane.

  PETITION

  The following petition was presented and placed on file by:

  Senator Flynn from 308 residents of Dubuque and Jackson
  Counties favoring guard rails be installed on U.S. Highway 52 south
  of Dubuque at St. Catherine Road, as a matter of public safety by the
  Iowa Department of Transportation.
  SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

  Senate Joint Resolution 3

  STATE GOVERNMENT:  Rittmer, Chair; Kibbie and McLaren

  Senate File 26

  JUDICIARY:  Redfern, Chair; McCoy and Tinsman

  Senate File 30

  TRANSPORTATION:  McKean, Chair; Fraise and Zieman

  Senate File 31

  STATE GOVERNMENT:  Dearden, Chair; Lundby and Maddox

  Senate File 32

  STATE GOVERNMENT:  Rittmer, Chair; Dearden and Lundby

  Senate File 33

  STATE GOVERNMENT:  Lamberti, Chair; Fink and Schuerer

  Senate File 35

  STATE GOVERNMENT:  Maddox, Chair; Sexton and Szymoniak

  SSB 1019

  LOCAL GOVERNMENT:  Angelo, Chair; Bartz, Hansen, McCoy, and Rife

  SSB 1020

  JUDICIARY:  McKean, Chair; Fraise and Maddox

  SSB 1021

  JUDICIARY:  Angelo, Chair; Dvorsky and Tinsman

  SSB 1022

  JUDICIARY:  Lamberti, Chair; Boettger and Fraise

  SSB 1023

  JUDICIARY:  Miller, Chair; Hammond and Tinsman
  SSB 1024

  JUDICIARY:  McKibben, Chair; Dvorsky and Lamberti

  SSB 1025

  NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT:  Rife, Chair; Bolkcom and Drake

  SSB 1026

  NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT:  Bartz, Chair; Bolkcom and Gaskill

  SSB 1027

  NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT:  Freeman, Chair; Johnson and
  Kibbie

  SSB 1028

  NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT:  Fink, Chair; Bartz and Deluhery

  SSB 1029

  NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT:  Freeman, Chair; Dearden and
  Drake

  SSB 1030

  NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT:  Fink, Chair; Freeman and Johnson

  SSB 1031

  NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT:  King, Chair; Black and Miller

  SSB 1032

  NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT:  King, Chair; Fink and Rife

  SSB 1033

  NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT:  Gaskill, Chair; black and Rehberg

  COMMITTEE REPORTS

  LOCAL GOVERNMENT

  Final Bill Action:  SENATE FILE 41 (SSB 1004), a bill for an act relating to
  the
  duties and meetings of the county agricultural extension councils.

  Recommendation:  APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
  Final Vote:  Ayes, 10:  Angelo, Bartz, Bolkcom, Gaskill, Hammond, McCoy,
  McKibben,
  Miller, Rife, and Zieman.  Nays, none.  Absent or not voting, 3:  Fraise,
  Hansen, and
  McKean.

  Fiscal Note:  NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.

  NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT

  Final Bill Action:  SENATE FILE 37 (SSB 1010), a bill for an act relating to
  the
  hunting of mourning doves and subjecting violators to a penalty.

  Recommendation:  APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 9:  Bartz, King, Black, Dearden, Gaskill, Johnson,
  Kibbie, Miller,
  and Rife.  Nays, 6:  Fink, Bolkcom, Deluhery, Drake, Freeman, and Rehberg.

  Fiscal Note:  NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.

  CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION

  The Secretary of the Senate issued the following certificates of
  recognition:

  Andrew Johnson, Boy Scout Troop 216 - For achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
  Senator Dvorsky (01/21/99).

  Ben Zimmerman, Boy Scout Troop 216 - For achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
  Senator Dvorsky (01/21/99).

  ADJOURNMENT

  On motion of Senator Iverson, the Senate adjourned at 9:17 a.m.,
  until 1:00 p.m., Monday, January, 25, 1999.
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