Senate Journal: Thursday, February 4, 1999

  TWENTY-FIFTH CALENDAR DAY
  SIXTEENTH SESSION DAY

  Senate Chamber
  Des Moines, Iowa, Thursday, February 4, 1999

  The Senate met in regular session at 9:03 a.m., President pro
  tempore Redfern presiding.

  Prayer was offered by Pastor Doug Helton, of Calvary Baptist
  Church, St. Charles, Iowa.

  The Journal of Wednesday, February 3, 1999, was approved.

  HOUSE MESSAGES RECEIVED

  The following messages were received from the Chief Clerk of the
  House:

  MADAM PRESIDENT:  I am directed to inform your honorable body that the
  House has on February 3, 1999, passed the following bill in which
  concurrence of the
  Senate is asked:

  House File 165, a bill for an act 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.

  Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary.

  ALSO:  That the House has on February 3, 1999, adopted the following
  resolution
  in which the concurrence of the House was asked:

  Senate Joint Resolution 1, a joint resolution proposing
  amendments to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the
  state budget by limiting state general fund expenditures and
  restricting certain state tax revenue changes.
  ALSO:  That the House has on February 3, 1999, passed the following bill in
  which
  the concurrence of the House was asked:

  Senate File 47, a bill for an act relating to the classification of
  funding agreements issued by a life insurance company for purposes
  of the prioritization of claims against the assets of an insurer subject
  to supervision, rehabilitation, and liquidation, and including an
  effective date and a retroactive applicability provision.

  LEAVE OF ABSENCE

  Leave of absence was granted as follows:

  Senator Zieman until his arrival, on request of Senator Rehberg.

  CONSIDERATION OF BILL
  (Regular Calendar)

  Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent to take up
  for consideration Senate File 53.

  Senate File 53

  On motion of Senator Miller, Senate File 53, a bill for an act
  relating to the date of the annual sale of parcels with delinquent
  property taxes and providing an effective and applicability date, was
  taken up for consideration.

  LEAVES OF ABSENCE

  Leaves of absence were granted as follows:

  Senators Hammond, Kramer, McKibben, McLaren, Rife, Shearer and Zieman on
  request of Senator Iverson.

  BUSINESS PENDING
  Senate File 53

  The Senate resumed consideration of Senate File 53.

  Senator Miller moved that the bill be read the last time now and
  placed upon its passage, which motion prevailed by a voice vote, and
  the bill was read the last time.
  On the question "Shall the bill pass?" (S.F. 53), the vote was:

  Ayes, 42:

  Angelo	Bartz	Behn	Black
  Boettger	Bolkcom	Connolly	Dearden
  Deluhery	Drake	Dvorsky	Fink
  Flynn	Fraise	Freeman	Gaskill
  Gronstal	Hansen	Harper	Hedge
  Horn	Iverson	Jensen	Johnson
  Judge	King	Lamberti	Lundby
  Maddox	McCoy	McKean	Miller
  Redfern	Redwine	Rehberg	Rittmer
  Schuerer	Sexton	Soukup	Szymoniak
  Tinsman	Veenstra	

  Nays, none.

  Absent or not voting, 8:

  Hammond	Kibbie	Kramer	McKibben
  McLaren	Rife	Shearer	Zieman

  The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to
  have passed the Senate and the title was agreed to.

  Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent that
  Senate File 53 be immediately messaged to the House.
  APPENDIX

  REPORTS OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATION AND
  REGULATION

  Convened:  February 4, 1999, 9:50 a.m.

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

  Members Absent:  McCoy, Ranking Member (excused).

  Committee Business:  Review of:  IA Dept. of Inspections and Appeals staff
  turnover
  and technology request, fiscal impact on Ethic and Campaign Disclosure of
  campaign
  software, IDOP IPERS building request and possible funding for IPERS in FY
  1999
  and FY 2000, Dept. of Revenue and Finance specific requests, fiscal impact
  of employee
  turnover on the Secretary of State's Office, and Dept. of General Services
  implementation of a Client Server Procurement System.

  Adjourned:  10:50 a.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL
  RESOURCES

  Convened:  February 4, 1999, 9:45 a.m.

  Members Present:  Behn, Chair; Hedge, Vice Chair; Black, Ranking Member;
  Fink
  and Gaskill.

  Members Absent:  None.

  Committee Business:  Presentation by DNR.

  Adjourned:  10:50 a.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

  Convened:  February 4, 1999, 9:45 a.m.

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

  Members Absent:  Boettger, Vice Chair (excused).

  Committee Business:  Presentations by U of I, ISU, and UNI.

  Adjourned:  11:50 a.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

  Convened:  February 4, 1999, 9:40 a.m.
  Members Present:  Rehberg, Chair; Redfern, Vice Chair; and Horn, Ranking
  Member.

  Members Absent:  Kibbie and McLaren (both excused).

  Committee Business:  Presentations by the Board of Regents, Iowa School for
  the
  Deaf, and the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School.

  Adjourned:  11:40 a.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS

  Convened:  February 4, 1999, 8:30 a.m.

  Members Present:  Rife, Chair; Zieman, Vice Chair; and McKibben.

  Members Absent:  Bolkcom, Ranking Member; and Dearden (both excused).

  Committee Business:  Tour of Veterans Home in Marshalltown.

  Adjourned:  12:30 p.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES

  Convened:  February 4, 1999, 9:47 a.m.

  Members Present:  Tinsman, Chair; Veenstra, Vice Chair; Hammond, Ranking
  Member; Miller and Szymoniak.

  Members Absent:  None.

  Committee Business:  Presentation by DHS.

  Adjourned:  11:56 a.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON JUSTICE SYSTEM

  Convened:  February 4, 1999, 9:40 a.m.

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

  Members Absent:  None.

  Committee Business:  Presentations by the Legal Service Poverty Grant
  Program
  and the Dept. of Corrections.

  Adjourned:  11:31 a.m.
  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND
  COMMUNICATIONS

  Convened:  February 4, 1999, 9:35 a.m.

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

  Members Absent:  None.

  Committee Business:  IPTV budget presentation, ICN usage report, and a FY
  2000
  requested technology initiative projects presentation.

  Adjourned:  11:10 a.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION,
  INFRASTRUCTURE AND CAPITALS

  Convened:  February 4, 1999, 9:50 a.m.

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

  Members Absent:  Shearer (absent) and Johnson (excused).

  Committee Business:  Presentations by IPERS, Dept. of Public Safety, and
  Loess
  Hills Development and Conservation Authority.

  Adjourned:  11:20 a.m.

  ETHICS

  Convened:  February 4, 1999, 1:08 p.m.

  Members Present:  Hedge, Chair; Drake, Vice Chair; Connolly, Hammond, and
  McKean.

  Members Absent:  Szymoniak, Ranking Member (excused).

  Committee Business:  Discussion of senate ethics and lobbyist rule changes.

  Adjourned:  1:45 p.m.

  JUDICIARY

  Convened:  February 4, 1999, 3:03 p.m.

  Members Present:  McKean, Chair; Lamberti, Vice Chair; Hansen, Ranking
  Member;
  Angelo, Dvorsky, Fraise, Hammond, Horn, Maddox, McCoy, Redfern, and Tinsman.

  Members Absent:  Boettger, McKibben, and Miller (all excused).
  Committee Business:  Subcommittee assignments.  Approved SSBs 1020 and 1065.
  Passed SFs 52 and 55.

  Adjourned:  3:38 p.m.

  LOCAL GOVERNMENT

  Convened:  February 4, 1999, 2:03 p.m.

  Members Present:  Angelo, Chair; Bartz, Vice Chair; Fraise, Hammond, McCoy,
  McKean, Rife, Judge, and Zieman.

  Members Absent:  McKibben (absent); Bolkcom, Ranking Member; Gaskill, and
  Miller (all excused).

  Committee Business:  Subcommittee assignments.

  Adjourned:  2:08 p.m.

  SMALL BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM

  Convened:  February 4, 1999, 1:03 p.m.

  Members Present:  Lundby, Chair; Behn, Vice Chair; Flynn, Hansen, Sexton,
  Soukup, Tinsman, Judge, Veenstra, and Zieman.

  Members Absent:  Shearer, Ranking Member; Boettger, Dvorsky, and Rittmer
  (all
  excused).

  Committee Business:  Presentation by Iowa Dept. of Economic Development.

  Adjourned:  2:04 p.m.

  STATE GOVERNMENT

  Convened:  February 4, 1999, 2:03 p.m.

  Members Present:  Rittmer, Chair; Lamberti, Vice Chair; Connolly, Dearden,
  Deluhery, Drake, Fink, King, Lundby, Maddox, McLaren, Schuerer, Sexton, and
  Szymoniak.

  Members Absent:  Kibbie, Ranking Member (excused).

  Committee Business:  Subcommittee assignments.  Approved SSBs 1053 and 1055.

  Adjourned:  2:25 p.m.

  CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION

  The Secretary of the Senate issued the following certificates of
  recognition:
  Anya Jepson, Glidden - For being an outstanding community volunteer and for
  receiving a bronze Distinguished Finalist medallion from The Prudential
  Insurance
  Company of America.  Senator Behn (02/4/99).

  Stephanie Vinton, Glenwood - For being an outstanding community volunteer
  and
  for receiving a bronze Distinguished Finalist medallion from The Prudential
  Insurance
  Company of America.  Senator McLaren (02/4/99).

  COMMITTEE CHANGE

  Senator Gronstal announced the following change in Senate
  committee memberships:

  Senator Dvorsky will replace Senator Horn on the Human Resources Committee.

  INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

  Senate File 94, by Szymoniak, Connolly, Tinsman, Harper, and
  Gaskill, a bill for an act requiring school districts and accredited
  nonpublic schools to provide an articulated sequential guidance
  program for grades kindergarten through twelve, and providing for a
  waiver.

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

  Senate File 95, by committee on Transportation, a bill for an act
  relating to mandatory motor vehicle proof of financial responsibility
  by requiring such proof when a motor vehicle subject to registration
  in this state is operated on a parking lot.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.

  Senate File 96, by Harper, a bill for an act relating to a sales and
  use tax exemption for unassisted coin-operated motor vehicle wash,
  wax, and vacuum services.

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

  Senate File 97, by McCoy, a bill for an act relating to the content
  on the face of commercial driver's licenses.
  Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on
  Transportation.

  Senate File 98, by committee on State Government, a bill for an
  act relating to confidentiality of voter registration information.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.

  Senate File 99, by committee on State Government, a bill for an
  act providing for a change in the composition requirement for nurses
  on the Iowa board of nursing examiners.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.

  Senate File 100, by Tinsman and Rittmer, a bill for an act
  providing an exemption from state individual income tax for pension
  and retirement income and providing a retroactive applicability date.

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

  STUDY BILLS RECEIVED

  SSB 1077	Education

  Providing a one hundred one percent school district budget
  guarantee, and providing an effective date.

  SSB 1078	Human Resources

  Relating to child welfare provisions involving foster home
  damages, voluntary foster care placements of children with mental
  retardation or other developmental disability, release of child abuse
  information, and annual group foster care and decategorization
  plans, and providing a contingent effective date.

  SSB 1079	Appropriations

  Establishing a regional detention facility program, advisory
  council, and revolving loan fund; authorizing certain entities to
  certify taxes to be levied; providing for a future repeal; and making
  an appropriation.

  SSB 1080	Small Business, Economic Development and
  Tourism

  Establishing the community attraction and tourism development
  program and fund, making an appropriation, and providing an
  effective date.

  SSB 1081	Small Business, Economic Development and
  Tourism

  Relating to the new investment tax credit under the new jobs and
  income program.

  SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

  Senate File 42

  EDUCATION:  Redwine, Chair; Boettger and Dvorsky

  Senate File 61

  STATE GOVERNMENT:  Rittmer, Chair; Kibbie and Lundby

  Senate File 62

  STATE GOVERNMENT:  Rittmer, Chair; Kibbie and Lundby

  Senate File 63

  STATE GOVERNMENT:  Rittmer, Chair; Kibbie and Lundby

  Senate File 65

  STATE GOVERNMENT:  Rittmer, Chair; Kibbie and Lundby

  Senate File 76

  APPROPRIATIONS:  Freeman, Chair; Black and Jensen

  Senate File 79

  STATE GOVERNMENT:  Rittmer, Chair; Kibbie and Lundby
  Senate File 86

  STATE GOVERNMENT:  Szymoniak, Chair; Lamberti and Maddox

  Senate File 90

  STATE GOVERNMENT:  Drake, Chair; Kibbie and Schuerer

  SSB 1077

  EDUCATION:  Redfern, Chair; Connolly and Rehberg

  SSB 1078

  HUMAN RESOURCES:  Veenstra, Chair; Szymoniak and Tinsman

  SSB 1079

  APPROPRIATIONS:  Maddox, Chair; Connolly, Flynn, Freeman, and Tinsman

  SSB 1080

  SMALL BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM:  Veenstra,
  Chair; Hansen and Zieman

  SSB 1081

  SMALL BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM:  Zieman, Chair;
  Behn, Flynn, Rittmer, and Shearer

  COMMITTEE REPORTS

  JUDICIARY

  Final Bill Action:  SENATE FILE 52, a bill for an act establishing the new
  criminal
  offense of interference with a peace officer's service horse, and applying a
  penalty.

  Recommendation:  DO PASS.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 9:  McKean, Lamberti, Hansen, Angelo, Fraise, Maddox,
  McCoy,
  Redfern, and Tinsman.  Nays, 1:  Hammond.  Present, 2:  Dvorsky and Horn.
  Absent
  or not voting, 3:  Boettger, McKibben and Miller.

  Fiscal Note:  NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.

  ALSO:

  Final Bill Action:  SENATE FILE 55, a bill for an act to legalize the
  transfer of
  certain property by the joint county system of Black Hawk and Buchanan
  counties to
  the Independence community school district, and providing an effective date.

  Recommendation:  DO PASS.
  Final Vote:  Ayes, 12:  McKean, Lamberti, Hansen, Angelo, Dvorsky, Fraise,
  Hammond, Horn, Maddox, McCoy, Redfern, and Tinsman.  Nays, none.  Absent or
  not
  voting, 3:  Boettger, McKibben, and Miller.

  Fiscal Note:  NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.

  STATE GOVERNMENT

  Final Bill Action:  SENATE FILE 98 (SSB 1053), a bill for an act relating to
  confidentiality of voter registration information.

  Recommendation:  APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 12:  Rittmer, Lamberti, Connolly, Dearden, Deluhery,
  Drake, Fink,
  Lundby, Maddox, McLaren, Sexton, and Szymoniak.  Nays, 2:  King and
  Schuerer.
  Absent or not voting, 1:  Kibbie.

  Fiscal Note:  NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.

  ALSO:

  Final Bill Action:  SENATE FILE 99 (SSB 1055), a bill for an act providing
  for a
  change in the composition requirement for nurses on the Iowa board of
  nursing
  examiners.

  Recommendation:  APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 14:  Rittmer, Lamberti, Connolly, Dearden, Deluhery,
  Drake, Fink,
  King, Lundby, Maddox, McLaren, Schuerer, Sexton, and Szymoniak.  Nays, none.
  Absent or not voting, 1:  Kibbie.

  Fiscal Note:  NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.

  TRANSPORTATION

  Final Bill Action:  *SENATE FILE 95, a bill for an act relating to mandatory
  motor
  vehicle proof of financial responsibility by requiring such proof when a
  motor vehicle
  subject to registration in this state is operated on a parking lot.

  Recommendation:  APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 12:  Drake, Sexton, McCoy, Fink, Fraise, Freeman, Jensen,
  McKean, McKibben, Rittmer, Judge, and Zieman.  Nays, none.  Absent or not
  voting, 1:
  Kibbie.

  Fiscal Note:  NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.

  *Pursuant to Senate Rule 40, the Legislative Service Bureau reported
  nonsubstantive
  changes to the members of the Transportation Committee on Senate File 95,
  and they
  were attached to the committee report.
  ADJOURNMENT

  On motion of Senator Iverson, the Senate adjourned at 9:37 a.m.,
  until 1:00 p.m., Monday, February 8, 1999.
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