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Senate Journal: Monday, March 15, 1999

  SIXTY-FOURTH CALENDAR DAY
  THIRTY-SEVENTH SESSION DAY

  Senate Chamber
  Des Moines, Iowa, Monday, March 15, 1999

  The Senate met in regular session at 1:02 p.m., President Kramer presiding.

  Prayer was offered by Reverend Marvin Leese, pastor of the Sibley Christian
  Reformed Church, Sibley, Iowa.

  The Journal of Thursday, March 11, 1999, was approved.

  LEAVES OF ABSENCE

  Leaves of absence were granted as follows:

  Senator Bartz until he arrives, on request of Senator Boettger; Senator
  Dearden until he arrives, on request of Senator Gronstal.%'%
  SPECIAL GUEST

  Senator Jensen introduced the Honorable Allen Borlaug, former member of the
  Senate from Chickasaw County, Protivin, Iowa.

  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 March 11, 1999, passed the following bills in which the concurrence
  of the Senate is asked:

  House File 403, a bill for an act relating to the fingerprinting of persons
  or juveniles who have been arrested or taken into
  custody
  and changing the procedures for the collection of a criminal disposition
  report.

  Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary.

  House File 417, a bill for an act relating to release of certain information
  on claimants of the property tax rent reimbursement %'% to the department of
  inspections and appeals.

  Read first time and referred to committee on State Government.

  House File 445, a bill for an act relating to the rights of a dissenting
  shareholder of a state bank.

  Read first time and referred to committee on Commerce.

  INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

  Senate File 420, by committee on State Government, a bill for an act
  relating to the authorization of a local law enforcement
  agency to enforce smoking restrictions in a public place.

  Read first time and placed on calendar.

  Senate File 421, by committee on Judiciary, a bill for an act to extend the
  jurisdiction of the juvenile court to include adoption
  and termination of parental rights proceedings.

  Read first time and placed on calendar.

  Senate File 422, by committee on Judiciary, a bill for an act providing for
  a .08 blood alcohol concentration standard for
  operating while intoxicated offenses.

  Read first time and placed on calendar.

  Senate File 423, by committee on Judiciary, a bill for an act prohibiting
  the loaning of money for gambling purposes through a
  credit card or an electronic or mechanical device at a licensed gambling
  facility.
  Read first time and placed on calendar.

  Senate File 424, by committee on Appropriations, a bill for an act relating
  to and making transportation and other infra-
  structure-related appropriations to the state department of transportation,
  including allocation and use of moneys from the general
  fund of the state, road use tax fund, and primary road fund, providing for
  the use of a former rest area, and providing for the non-
  reversion of certain moneys.

  Read first time and placed on Appropriations calendar.

  Senate File 425, by committee on Education, a bill for an act relating to
  state school aid for budget years commencing with the
  budget year beginning July 1, 1999, and making appropriations and including
  effective and applicability date provisions.

  Read first time and placed on calendar.

  BILLS REFERRED TO COMMITTEE

  Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent that the following
  bills be referred from the Regular Calendar to
  committee:

  S.F. 120			Appropriations
  S.F. 293			Local Government
  S.F. 328			Small Business, Economic					Development, and Tourism
  S.F. 353			Appropriations
  S.F. 400			Ways and Means
  S.F. 411			Ways and Means

  LEAVE OF ABSENCE

  Leave of absence was granted as follows:

  Senator Schuerer until he arrives, on request of Senator Boettger.
  CONSIDERATION OF BILLS
  (Regular Calendar)

  Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent to take up for
  consideration Senate Files 303, 281 and 287.

  Senate File 303

  On motion of Senator Lamberti, Senate File 303, a bill for an act requiring
  that the clerk of the district court confirm that notice
  has been given to required parties prior to the filing of a nonstatutory
  lien, was taken up for consideration.

  Senator Lamberti 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. 303), the vote was:

  Ayes, 47:

  Angelo	Behn	Black	Boettger	Bolkcom	Connolly	Deluhery	Drake	Dvorsky	Fink	
  Flynn	Fraise
  Freeman	Gaskill	Gronstal	Hammond	Hansen	Harper	Hedge	Horn	Iverson	Jensen	
  Johnson	Judge
  Kibbie	King	Kramer	Lamberti	Lundby	Maddox	McCoy	McKean	McKibben	McLaren	
  Miller
  Redfern	Redwine	Rehberg	Rife	Rittmer	Sexton	Shearer	Soukup	Szymoniak	Tinsman	
  Veenstra
  Zieman	

  Nays, none.

  Absent or not voting, 3:

  Bartz	Dearden	Schuerer			
  The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to have
  passed the Senate and the title was agreed to.
  Senate File 281

  On motion of Senator Flynn, Senate File 281, a bill for an act 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,
  was taken up for consideration.

  Senator Flynn 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. 281), the vote was:

  Ayes, 46:

  Angelo	Behn	Black	Boettger	Bolkcom	Connolly	Deluhery	Drake	Dvorsky	Fink	
  Flynn	Fraise
  Freeman	Gaskill	Gronstal	Hammond	Hansen	Harper	Hedge	Horn	Iverson	Jensen	
  Johnson	Judge
  Kibbie	King	Kramer	Lamberti	Lundby	Maddox	McKean	McKibben	McLaren	Miller	
  Redfern
  Redwine	Rehberg	Rife	Rittmer	Sexton	Shearer	Soukup	Szymoniak	Tinsman	
  Veenstra	Zieman	

  Nays, none.

  Absent or not voting, 4:

  Bartz	Dearden	McCoy	Schuerer			

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

  Senator Hedge took the chair at 1:48 p.m.
  Senate File 287

  On motion of Senator Veenstra, Senate File 287, a bill for an act 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, was taken
  up for consideration.

  Senator Veenstra 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. 287), the vote was:

  Ayes, 46:

  Angelo	Behn	Black	Boettger	Bolkcom	Connolly	Deluhery	Drake	Dvorsky	Fink	
  Flynn	Fraise
  Freeman	Gaskill	Gronstal	Hammond	Hansen	Harper	Hedge	Horn	Iverson	Jensen	
  Johnson	Judge
  Kibbie	King	Kramer	Lamberti	Lundby	Maddox	McKean	McKibben	McLaren	Miller	
  Redfern
  Redwine	Rehberg	Rife	Rittmer	Sexton	Shearer	Soukup	Szymoniak	Tinsman	
  Veenstra	Zieman	

  Nays, none.

  Absent or not voting, 4:

  Bartz	Dearden	McCoy	Schuerer

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

  LEAVE OF ABSENCE

  Leave of absence was granted as follows:

  Senator McCoy until he arrives, on request of Senator Gronstal.
  PRESENTATION OF VISITORS

  The Chair welcomed at the request of Senator Soukup fifteen eighth grade
  students from Crestwood School, Cresco, Iowa,
  accompanied by Mr. Doug Hatch, who were present in the balcony.

  SPECIAL GUESTS

  Senator Iverson introduced Congressman Leonard Boswell and his wife, Dody.
  Congressman Boswell previously served as
  President of the Iowa Senate.

  CONSIDERATION OF BILLS
  (Regular Calendar)

  Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent to take up for
  consideration Senate Files 313, 339, and 335.

  Senate File 313

  On motion of Johnson, Senate File 313, a bill for an act prohibiting the
  sale or distribution of purple loosestrife, was taken up %'% for
  consideration.

  Senator Johnson 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. 313), the vote was:


  Ayes, 45:

  Angelo	Behn	Black	Boettger	Bolkcom	Connolly	Deluhery	Drake	Dvorsky	Fink	
  Flynn	Fraise
  Freeman	Gaskill	Gronstal	Hammond	Hansen	Harper	Hedge	Horn	Iverson	Jensen	
  Johnson	Judge
  Kibbie	King	Kramer	Lamberti	Maddox	McKean	McKibben	McLaren	Miller	Redfern	
  Redwine
  Rehberg	Rife	Rittmer	Sexton	Shearer
  Soukup	Szymoniak	Tinsman	Veenstra	Zieman

  Nays, 1:

  Lundby

  Absent or not voting, 4:

  Bartz	Dearden	McCoy	Schuerer

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

  Senate File 339

  On motion of Senator Drake, Senate File 339, a bill for an act providing for
  directional signs for historic sites listed on the
  national register of historic places, was taken up for consideration.

  Senator Connolly asked and received unanimous consent that action on Senate
  File 339 be deferred.

  Senate File 335

  On motion of Senator Lamberti, Senate File 335, a bill for an act relating
  to the transfer of real estate, the filing of a release of
  mortgage, and providing a remedy, was taken up for consideration.

  Senator Lamberti 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. 335), the vote was:

  Ayes, 46:

  Angelo	Behn	Black	Boettger	Bolkcom	Connolly	Deluhery	Drake	Dvorsky	Fink	
  Flynn	Fraise
  Freeman	Gaskill	Gronstal	Hammond	Hansen	Harper	Hedge	Horn	Iverson	Jensen	
  Johnson	Judge
  Kibbie	King	Kramer	Lamberti	Lundby	Maddox	McKean	McKibben	McLaren	Miller	
  Redfern
  Redwine
  Rehberg	Rife	Rittmer	Sexton	Shearer	Soukup	Szymoniak	Tinsman	Veenstra	Zieman

  Nays, none.

  Absent or not voting, 4:

  Bartz	Dearden	McCoy	Schuerer

  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 Files 281,
  287, 303, 313, and 335 be immediately
  messaged to the House.

  ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS
  (Regular Calendar)

  Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent to take up for
  consideration Senate Concurrent Resolution 5 and Senate
  Concurrent Resolution 6.

  Senate Concurrent Resolution 5

  On motion of Senator Drake, Senate Concurrent Resolution 5, a concurrent
  resolution relating to a biennial memorial
  session, with report of committee recommending passage, was taken up for
  consideration.

  Senator Drake moved the adoption of Senate Concurrent Resolution 5, which
  motion prevailed by a voice vote.

  Senate Concurrent Resolution 6

  On motion of Senator Drake, Senate Concurrent Resolution 6, a concurrent
  resolution relating to Pioneer Lawmakers, with
  report of committee recommending passage, was taken up for consideration.

  Senator Drake moved adoption of Senate Concurrent Resolution 6, which motion
  prevailed by a voice vote.
  CONSIDERATION OF BILLS
  (Regular Calendar)

  Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent to take up for
  consideration Senate Files 294, 265, 314, 253, and 210.

  Senate File 294

  On motion of Senator Angelo, Senate File 294, a bill for an act relating to
  lifetime registration for certain sex offenders, the %'% performance of sex
  offender risk assessments, and the procedures for dissemination of registry
  information to agencies and the
  public, was taken up for consideration.

  Senator Dvorsky offered amendment S-3063 filed by Senators Dvorsky and
  Angelo from the floor to page 1 of the bill and moved
  its adoption.

  Amendment S-3063 was adopted by a voice vote.

  Senator Angelo 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. 294), the vote was:

  Ayes, 47:

  Angelo	Behn	Black	Boettger	Bolkcom	Connolly	Deluhery	Drake	Dvorsky	Fink	
  Flynn	Fraise
  Freeman	Gaskill	Gronstal	Hammond	Hansen	Harper	Hedge	Horn	Iverson	Jensen	
  Johnson	Judge
  Kibbie	King	Kramer	Lamberti	Lundby	Maddox	McCoy	McKean	McKibben	McLaren	
  Miller
  Redfern	Redwine	Rehberg	Rife	Rittmer	Sexton	Shearer	Soukup	Szymoniak	Tinsman	
  Veenstra
  Zieman

  Nays, none.
  Absent or not voting, 3:

  Bartz	Dearden	Schuerer

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

  Senate File 265

  On motion of Senator Kibbie, Senate File 265, a bill for an act relating to
  the taking of muskrats by colony trap, was taken up
  for consideration.

  Senator Kibbie 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. 265), the vote was:

  Ayes, 40:

  Angelo	Behn	Boettger	Connolly	Deluhery	Drake	Fink	Flynn	Fraise	Freeman	
  Gaskill	Gronstal
  Harper	Hedge	Horn	Iverson	Jensen	Johnson	Judge	Kibbie	King	Kramer	Lamberti	
  Maddox
  McCoy	McKean	McKibben	McLaren	Miller	Redfern	Redwine	Rehberg	Rife	Rittmer	
  Sexton	Soukup
  Szymoniak	Tinsman	Veenstra	Zieman

  Nays, 7:

  Black	Bolkcom	Dvorsky	Hammond	Hansen	Lundby	Shearer

  Absent or not voting, 3:

  Bartz	Dearden	Schuerer

  The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to have
  passed the Senate and the title was agreed to.
  Senate File 314

  On motion of Senator Rittmer, Senate File 314, a bill for an act relating to
  the minimum training standards for operation of
  radiation machines, was taken up for consideration.

  Senator Rittmer 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. 314), the vote was:

  Ayes, 47:

  Angelo	Behn	Black	Boettger	Bolkcom	Connolly	Deluhery	Drake	Dvorsky	Fink	
  Flynn	Fraise
  Freeman	Gaskill	Gronstal	Hammond	Hansen	Harper	Hedge	Horn	Iverson	Jensen	
  Johnson	Judge
  Kibbie	King	Kramer	Lamberti	Lundby	Maddox	McCoy	McKean	McKibben	McLaren	
  Miller
  Redfern	Redwine	Rehberg	Rife	Rittmer	Sexton	Shearer	Soukup	Szymoniak	Tinsman	
  Veenstra
  Zieman

  Nays, none.

  Absent or not voting, 3:

  Bartz	Dearden	Schuerer

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

  Senate File 253

  On motion of Senator Kibbie, Senate File 253, a bill for an act concerning
  reporting requirements for real estate conveyances
  relating to the identification of wells, disposal sites for solid waste,
  underground storage tanks, and hazardous waste, was taken up
  for consideration.

  Senator Kibbie offered amendment S-3061 filed by him from the floor to page
  1 of the bill and moved its adoption.
  Amendment S-3061 was adopted by a voice vote.

  Senator Black asked and received unanimous consent that action on Senate
  File 253 be deferred.

  Senate File 210

  On motion of Senator Rife, Senate File 210, a bill for an act increasing the
  minimum daily pay for members of the Iowa national
  guard while in state active service, with report of committee on
  Appropriations recommending passage, was taken up for
  consideration.

  Senator Rife 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. 210), the vote was:

  Ayes, 47:

  Angelo	Behn	Black	Boettger	Bolkcom	Connolly	Deluhery	Drake	Dvorsky	Fink	
  Flynn	Fraise
  Freeman	Gaskill	Gronstal	Hammond	Hansen	Harper	Hedge	Horn	Iverson	Jensen	
  Johnson	Judge
  Kibbie	King	Kramer	Lamberti	Lundby	Maddox	McCoy	McKean	McKibben	McLaren	
  Miller
  Redfern	Redwine	Rehberg	Rife	Rittmer	Sexton	Shearer	Soukup	Szymoniak	Tinsman	
  Veenstra
  Zieman

  Nays, none.

  Absent or not voting, 3:

  Bartz	Dearden	Schuerer

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

  Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent that Senate Concurrent
  Resolutions 5 and 6 and Senate Files 210,
  265, 294 and 314 be immediately messaged to the House.

  CONSIDERATION OF BILL
  (Regular Calendar)

  Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent to take up for
  consideration Senate File 263.

  Senate File 263

  On motion of Senator Deluhery, Senate File 263, a bill for an act relating
  to the issuance of a hunter safety and ethics
  certificate to certain honorably discharged military veterans, was taken up
  for consideration.

  Senator Deluhery 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. 263), the vote was:

  Ayes, 37:

  Angelo	Behn	Boettger	Bolkcom	Connolly	Deluhery	Drake	Flynn	Fraise	Freeman	
  Gaskill	Gronstal
  Hansen	Hedge	Horn	Iverson	Jensen	Judge	Kibbie	King	Kramer	Lamberti	Maddox	
  McCoy
  McKibben	McLaren	Miller	Redfern	Rehberg	Rife	Rittmer	Sexton	Soukup	Szymoniak	
  Tinsman
  Veenstra	Zieman

  Nays, 10:

  Black	Dvorsky	Fink	Hammond	Harper	Johnson	Lundby	McKean	Redwine	Shearer
  Absent or not voting, 3:

  Bartz	Dearden	Schuerer

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

  CONSIDERATION OF BILL
  (Appropriations Calendar)

  Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent to take up for
  consideration Senate File 366.

  Senate File 366

  On motion of Senator King, Senate File 366, a bill for an act making a
  supplemental appropriation for the fiscal year beginning
  July 1, 1998, for replacement of certain embedded chips in the technology
  and equipment of state departments and providing an
  effective date, was taken up for consideration.

  President Kramer took the chair at 3:13 p.m.

  Senator King 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. 366), the vote was:

  Ayes, 47:

  Angelo	Behn	Black	Boettger	Bolkcom	Connolly	Deluhery	Drake	Dvorsky	Fink	
  Flynn	Fraise
  Freeman	Gaskill	Gronstal	Hammond	Hansen	Harper	Hedge	Horn	Iverson	Jensen	
  Johnson	Judge
  Kibbie	King	Kramer	Lamberti	Lundby	Maddox	McCoy	McKean	McKibben	McLaren	
  Miller
  Redfern	Redwine	Rehberg	Rife	Rittmer	Sexton	Shearer	Soukup	Szymoniak	Tinsman	
  Veenstra
  Zieman

  Nays, none.
  Absent or not voting, 3:

  Bartz	Dearden	Schuerer

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

  IMMEDIATELY MESSAGED

  Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent that Senate Files 263
  and 366 be immediately messaged to the
  House.

  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 March 15, 1999, passed the following bills in which the concurrence
  of the Senate is asked:

  House File 144, a bill for an act relating to the distribution of moneys
  held in trust for a participant in the certified school to
  career program.

  Read first time and referred to committee on Education.

  House File 442, a bill for an act relating to payments from the remedial
  account of the Iowa comprehensive petroleum
  underground storage tank fund to governmental subdivisions for costs of
  corrective actions taken due to certain releases from
  underground storage tanks and allowing the Iowa comprehensive petroleum
  underground storage tank fund board to seek
  reimbursement from responsible parties for expenses incurred by governmental
  subdivisions for costs of corrective actions taken
  due to certain releases from underground storage tanks.

  Read first time and referred to committee on Natural Resources and
  Environment.

  House File 497, a bill for an act relating to certain programs and public
  health issues under the purview of the Iowa department %'% of public health.

  Read first time and referred to committee on Human Resources.
  APPENDIX

  CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION

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

  Ankeny Girls' Basketball Team, Ankeny - For becoming Class 4A Champions of
  the 1999 Iowa Girls' State Basketball Championship.  Coaches: Scott DeJong,
  Dennis Albertson, and Mitzi Pilcher.  Varsity Girls' Basketball Team.
  Senator Lamberti (03/15/99).

  REPORTS OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

  Convened:  March 10, 1999, 7:19 a.m.

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

  Members Absent:  None.

  Committee Business:  Distribution of amendments to the Economic Development
  Appropriations bill.

  Adjourned:  7:49 a.m.

  STATE GOVERNMENT

  Convened:  March 11, 1999, 11:20 a.m.

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

  Members Absent:  None.

  Committee Business:  Passed SCR 8.  Approved SSBs 1100, 1151, 1199, 1202,
  1203, and 1204.  Passed SFs 62, 86, 289, 307, 328, and 357.

  Recessed:  12:55 p.m.

  Reconvened:  March 11, 1999, 4:00 p.m.

  Reconvened Members Present:  Rittmer, Chair; Lamberti, Vice Chair; Kibbie,
  Ranking Member; Connolly, Dearden, Drake, Fink, King, Lundby, Maddox,
  McLaren, Schuerer, Sexton, and Szymoniak.
  Reconvened Members Absent:  Deluhery (excused).

  Adjourned:  5:00 p.m.

  BILL SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR

  A communication was received announcing that on March 12, 1999, the Governor
  approved and transmitted to the Secretary of
  State the following bill:

  S.F. 70 - an act concerning unemployment insurance by providing for the
  distribution of certain moneys in the unemployment trust fund and the
  transfer of
  experience for unemployment insurance tax purposes.

  INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

  Senate File 426, by committee on Small Business, Economic Development and
  Tourism, a bill for an act relating to linked
  investment deposits by providing a low- interest loan program to assist
  persons involved in value- added agricultural processing.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.

  Senate File 427, by committee on Natural Resources and Environment, a bill
  for an act relating to a watershed protection task
  force and creating a watershed protection program and a watershed protection
  account within the water protection fund.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.

  Senate File 428, by committee on State Government , a bill for an act
  relating to the authority of cities and counties to adopt
  rent control ordinances.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.

  Senate File 429, by committee on Judiciary, a bill for an act relating to
  notification of forfeited and cancelled mechanic's liens,
  challenging a mechanic's lien, and providing a remedy.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.
  Senate File 430, by committee on Appropriations, a bill for an act relating
  to and making supplemental and other
  appropriations for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998, and providing an
  effective date.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on Appropriations calendar.

  Senate File 431, by committee on State Government, a bill for an act
  relating to the moving of duties and responsibilities for
  providing telecommunications cabling necessary to provide state
  communications services from the department of general services
  to the Iowa telecommunications and technology commission.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.

  Senate File 432, by committee on Judiciary , a bill for an act relating to
  the establishment of an automatic temporary financial %'% protective order
  against the parties to a dissolution of marriage, separate maintenance, or
  annulment action, and limiting certain %'% actions relating to assets and
  income of the parties.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.

  Senate File 433, by committee on State Government, a bill for an act
  permitting certain transfers of campaign funds after a
  candidate has not served in public office for a stated number of years.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.

  Senate File 434, by committee on State Government, a bill for an act
  relating to government efficiency by providing retirement
  incentives for certain government employees, providing for the reduction in
  certain governmental positions due to early retirement,
  and providing an effective date.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.

  Senate File 435, by committee on State Government, a bill for an act
  relating to the authority to regulate passenger elevators,
  requiring a study, and providing an effective date.
  Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.

  Senate File 436, by committee on Agriculture, a bill for an act relating to
  practices involving the marketing of livestock by
  packers, by prohibiting price discrimination, requiring reporting, and
  providing criminal penalties and civil remedies.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.

  Senate File 437, by committee on Judiciary, a bill for an act relating to
  notification regarding mechanics' liens.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.

  Senate File 438, by committee on Natural Resources and Environment, a bill
  for an act providing for unformed manure storage
  structures associated with animal feeding operations, by providing for their
  regulation and providing an effective date.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.

  Senate File 439, by committee on Human Resources, a bill for an act relating
  to the Iowa community empowerment Act and
  related provisions, and providing an effective date.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.

  Senate File 440, by committee on State Government, a bill for an act
  relating to the process for restoring for certain persons the
  right to register to vote and to vote.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.

  Senate File 441, by committee on Education, a bill for an act providing an
  exemption from certain requirements of self- insured
  accident and health insurance plans provided by school corporations.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.

  Senate File 442, by committee on Natural Resources and Environment, a bill
  for an act making appropriations from the
  rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1999,
  and ending June 30, 2000, to the department of
  agriculture and land stewardship and the department of natural resources.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.

  Senate File 443, by committee on Agriculture, a bill for an act relating to
  liens arising out of contracts involving the care and %'% feeding of
  livestock, and providing an effective date.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.

  Senate File 444, by committee on Business and Labor Relations, a bill for an
  act relating to limitations of liability pertaining to
  certain construction contracts.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.

  Senate File 445, by committee on State Government, a bill for an act
  relating to gambling, by imposing a moratorium on the
  issuance or transfer of certain gambling licenses and on increasing the
  number of games and machines, authorizing the use of video %'% slot
  machines, providing for the transfer of collective bargaining agreements,
  limiting the location of excursion gambling boats and
  pari-mutuel racetracks, prohibiting the dispensing of cash or credit on
  certain gambling premises, imposing a scheduled fine for
  gambling by persons under twenty-one years of age, limiting civil penalties
  related to violations of legal age for gambling, providing
  for the disposition of charitable contributions, nullifying certain
  administrative rules relating to gambling, rescinding the nine-year
  period of operation for certain licenses, providing for properly related
  matters, and providing effective dates.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.

  Senate File 446, by committee on State Government, a bill for an act
  relating to establishment of satellite absentee voting
  stations and providing an effective date.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.
  Senate File 447, by committee on Agriculture, a bill for an act relating to
  the imposition of an annual conservation and land
  preservation tax for agricultural property converted to residential,
  industrial, or commercial use and providing penalties.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.

  Senate File 448, by committee on Local Government, a bill for an act
  relating to the purchase of certain parcels with delinquent %'% taxes by a
  city or county, and providing effective and applicability dates.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.

  Senate File 449, by committee on Small Business, Economic Development and
  Tourism, a bill for an act relating to public policy
  involving the use of the English language and assistance to legal immigrants
  and foreign nationals and providing a future repeal.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.

  Senate File 450, by Harper, Lundby, Dearden, Drake, and Hammond, a bill for
  an act establishing civil immunity for a person's
  participation in government and providing an effective date.

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

  INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS

  Senate Resolution 6, by Fink, a resolution to honor posthumously United
  States Presidents Thomas Jefferson and Herbert C.
  Hoover, by hanging their portraits in the Senate chamber.

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

  Senate Concurrent Resolution 10, by Fink, a concurrent resolution requesting
  the Department of Education to cooperate with
  the Iowa Arts Council in administering a contest for students to submit
  design proposals for Iowa's participation in the United
  States Mint's 50 state quarters program.
  Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on Education.

  STUDY BILLS RECEIVED

  SSB 1205	Appropriations

  Relating to and making appropriations to the justice system and providing
  effective dates.

  SSB 1206	Appropriations

  Relating to the funding of, operation of, and appropriation of moneys to the
  college student aid commission, the department of
  cultural affairs, the department of education, and the state board of
  regents, providing related statutory changes, and providing an
  effective date.

  SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

  Senate File 415

  BUSINESS AND LABOR RELATIONS:  King, Chair; Dearden and Schuerer

  Senate File 416

  WAYS AND MEANS:  Maddox, Chair; Bolkcom and Hedge

  Senate File 417

  WAYS AND MEANS:  Bartz, Chair; Johnson and Soukup

  House File 337

  SMALL BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM:  Sexton, Chair; Judge and
  Rittmer

  SSB 1205

  APPROPRIATIONS:  Maddox, Chair; Lamberti and Dvorsky

  SSB 1206

  APPROPRIATIONS:  Rehberg, Chair; McLaren and Horn
  COMMITTEE REPORTS

  AGRICULTURE

  Final Bill Action:  *SENATE FILE 436 (Formerly SF 131), a bill for an act
  relating to practices involving the marketing of livestockby packers, by
  prohibiting price
  discrimination, requiring reporting, and providing criminal penalties and
  civil remedies.

  Recommendation:  APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 13:  Gaskill, Miller, Fraise, Angelo, Bartz, Behn, Hedge,
  Judge, Kibbie, Sexton, Shearer, Veenstra, and Zieman.  Nays, none.  Absent
  or not
  voting, 2:  Black and Soukup.

  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 Agriculture Committee on Senate
  File 436, and
  they were attached to the committee report.

  ALSO:

  Final Bill Action:  SENATE FILE 443 (SSB 1126), a bill for an act relating
  to liens arising out of contracts involving the care and feeding of
  livestock, and
  providing an effective date.

  Recommendation:  APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 13:  Gaskill, Miller, Fraise, Angelo, Bartz, Behn, Hedge,
  Judge, Kibbie, Sexton, Shearer, Veenstra, and Zieman.  Nays, none.  Absent
  or not
  voting, 2:  Black and Soukup.

  Fiscal Note:  NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.

  ALSO:

  Final Bill Action:  *SENATE FILE 447 (Formerly SF 198), a bill for an act
  relating to the imposition of an annual conservation and land preservation
  tax for
  agricultural property converted to residential, industrial, or commercial
  use and providing penalties.

  Recommendation:  APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 9:  Gaskill, Miller, Angelo, Bartz, Judge, Kibbie,
  Sexton, Veenstra, and Zieman.  Nays, 6:  Fraise, Behn, Black, Hedge,
  Shearer, and Soukup.

  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 Agriculture Committee on Senate
  File 447, and
  they were attached to the committee report.
  APPROPRIATIONS

  Final Bill Action:  *SENATE FILE 424 (SSB 1150), a bill for an act relating
  to and making transportation and other infra-structure-related
  appropriations to the
  state department of transportation, including allocation and use of moneys
  from the general fund of the state, road use tax fund, and primary road
  fund, providing
  for the use of a former rest area, and providing for the nonreversion of
  certain moneys.

  Recommendation:  APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 25:  McLaren, Kramer, Flynn, Behn, Black, Bolkcom,
  Connolly, Deluhery, Dvorsky, Freeman, Hammond, Hedge, Horn, Jensen, Johnson,
  King,
  Lamberti, Maddox, McCoy, Redwine, Rehberg, Rife, Schuerer, Soukup, and
  Tinsman.  Nays, none.

  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 Appropriations Committee on
  Senate File 424,
  and they were attached to the committee report.

  ALSO:

  Final Bill Action:  *SENATE FILE 430 (SSB 1116), a bill for an act relating
  to and making supplemental and other appropriations for the fiscal year
  beginning
  July 1, 1998, and providing an effective date.

  Recommendation:  APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 25:  McLaren, Kramer, Flynn, Behn, Black, Bolkcom,
  Connolly, Deluhery, Dvorsky, Freeman, Hammond, Hedge, Horn, Jensen, Johnson,
  King,
  Lamberti, Maddox, McCoy, Redwine, Rehberg, Rife, Schuerer, Soukup, and
  Tinsman.  Nays, none.

  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 Appropriations Committee on
  Senate File 430,
  and they were attached to the committee report.

  BUSINESS AND LABOR RELATIONS

  Final Bill Action:  *SENATE FILE 444 (Formerly SF 363), a bill for an act
  relating to limitations of liability pertaining to certainconstruction
  contracts.

  Recommendation:  APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 10:  McKibben, Freeman, Dearden, Behn, Fraise, Hansen,
  Hedge, Horn, King, and Schuerer.  Nays, none.  Absent or not voting, 1:
  Rife.

  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 Business and LaborRelations
  Committee on
  Senate File 444, and they were attached to the committee report.

  COMMERCE

  Final Bill Action:  SENATE FILE 190, a bill for an act relating to the
  requirements for establishing and operating a city cable communication
  utility.

  Recommendation:  AMEND AND DO PASS AS PROVIDED IN AMENDMENT
  S-3060.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 15:  Jensen, Maddox, Deluhery, Bolkcom, Flynn, Gronstal,
  Hansen, Johnson, King, Lamberti, Lundby, McCoy, Redfern,Redwine, and
  Schuerer.
  Nays, none.

  Fiscal Note:  NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.

  EDUCATION

  Final Bill Action:  *SENATE FILE 425 (SSB 1195), a bill for an act relating
  to state school aid for budget years commencing with thebudget year
  beginning July 1,
  1999, and making appropriations and including effective and applicability
  date provisions.

  Recommendation:  APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 14:  Redfern, Rehberg, Connolly, Angelo, Boettger,
  Dvorsky, Fink, Gaskill, Redwine, Sexton, Shearer, Szymoniak, Tinsman, and
  Veenstra.  Nays,
  none.  Absent or not voting, 1:  Harper.

  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 Education Committee on Senate
  File 425, and
  they were attached to the committee report.

  ALSO:

  Final Bill Action:  SENATE FILE 441 (SSB 1174), a bill for an act providing
  an exemption from certain requirements of self-insured accident and health
  insurance
  plans provided by school corporations.

  Recommendation:  APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 14:  Redfern, Rehberg, Connolly, Angelo, Boettger,
  Dvorsky, Fink, Gaskill, Harper, Redwine, Sexton, Shearer, Tinsman, and
  Veenstra.  Nays,
  none.  Absent or not voting, 1:  Szymoniak.

  Fiscal Note:  REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
  HUMAN RESOURCES

  Final Bill Action:  *SENATE FILE 439 (SSB 1185), a bill for an act relating
  to the Iowa community empowerment Act and related provisions, and providing
  an
  effective date.

  Recommendation:  APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 12:  Boettger, Redwine, Szymoniak, Bartz, Behn, Dvorsky,
  Hammond, Miller, Schuerer, Shearer, Tinsman, and Veenstra.  Nays, none.
  Absent or
  not voting, 1:  Harper.

  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 Human Resources Committee on
  Senate File
  439, and they were attached to the committee report.

  JUDICIARY

  Final Bill Action:  SENATE FILE 421 (SSB 1187), a bill for an act to extend
  the jurisdiction of the juvenile court to include adoption and termination
  of parental
  rights proceedings.

  Recommendation:  APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 12:  McKean, Hansen, Boettger, Dvorsky, Fraise, Hammond,
  Horn, Maddox, McCoy, McKibben, Miller, and Tinsman.  Nays, 2:  Lamberti and
  Angelo.  Absent or not voting, 1:  Redfern.

  Fiscal Note:  NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.

  ALSO:

  Final Bill Action:  SENATE FILE 422 (SSB 1045), a bill for an act providing
  for a .08 blood alcohol concentration standard for operating while
  intoxicated offenses.

  Recommendation:  APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 8:  McKean, Angelo, Boettger, Fraise, McKibben, Miller,
  Redfern, and Tinsman.  Nays, 7:  Lamberti, Hansen, Dvorsky, Hammond, Horn,
  Maddox,
  and McCoy.

  Fiscal Note:  REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.

  ALSO:

  Final Bill Action:  SENATE FILE 423 (SSB 1169), a bill for an act
  prohibiting the loaning of money for gambling purposes through a credit card
  or an electronic or
  mechanical device at a licensed gambling facility.

  Recommendation:  APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
  Final Vote:  Ayes, 12:  McKean, Hansen, Angelo, Boettger, Dvorsky, Fraise,
  Hammond, Maddox, McKibben, Miller, Redfern, and Tinsman.  Nays, 3:
  Lamberti,
  Horn, and McCoy.

  Fiscal Note:  NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.

  ALSO:

  Final Bill Action:  *SENATE FILE 429 (SSB 1022), a bill for an act relating
  to notification of forfeited and cancelled mechanic's liens, challenging a
  mechanic's
  lien, and providing a remedy.

  Recommendation:  APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 14:  McKean, Lamberti, Hansen, Angelo, Boettger, Dvorsky,
  Fraise, Hammond, Horn, Maddox, McCoy, McKibben, Miller,and Tinsman.  Nays,
  none.  Absent or not voting, 1:  Redfern.

  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 Judiciary Committee on Senate
  File 429, and
  they were attached to the committee report.

  ALSO:

  Final Bill Action:  *SENATE FILE 432 (SSB 1016), a bill for an act relating
  to the establishment of an automatic temporary financialprotective order
  against the
  parties to a dissolution of marriage, separate maintenance, or annulment
  action, and limiting certain actions relating to assets andincome of the
  parties.

  Recommendation:  APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 14:  McKean, Lamberti, Hansen, Angelo, Boettger, Dvorsky,
  Fraise, Hammond, Horn, Maddox, McCoy, McKibben, Miller,and Tinsman.  Nays,
  none.  Absent or not voting, 1:  Redfern.

  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 Judiciary Committee on Senate
  File 432, and
  they were attached to the committee report.

  ALSO:

  Final Bill Action:  *SENATE FILE 437 (SSB 1076), a bill for an act relating
  to notification regarding mechanics' liens.

  Recommendation:  APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
  Final Vote:  Ayes, 14:  McKean, Lamberti, Hansen, Angelo, Boettger, Dvorsky,
  Fraise, Hammond, Horn, Maddox, McCoy, McKibben, Miller,and Tinsman.  Nays,
  none.  Absent or not voting, 1:  Redfern.

  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 Judiciary Committee on Senate
  File 437, and
  they were attached to the committee report.

  LOCAL GOVERNMENT

  Final Bill Action:  SENATE FILE 448 (SSB 1168), a bill for an act relating
  to the purchase of certain parcels with delinquent taxes by a city or
  county, and
  providing effective and applicability dates.

  Recommendation:  APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 12:  Angelo, Bartz, Bolkcom, Fraise, Hammond, Judge,
  McCoy, McKean, McKibben, Miller, Rife, and Zieman.  Nays, none.  Absent or
  not voting,
  1:  Gaskill.

  Fiscal Note:  NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.

  NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT

  Final Bill Action:  SENATE FILE 427 (SSB 1147), a bill for an act relating
  to a watershed protection task force and creating a watershed protection
  program and a
  watershed protection account within the water protection fund.

  Recommendation:  APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 15:  Bartz, King, Fink, Black, Bolkcom, Dearden,
  Deluhery, Drake, Freeman, Gaskill, Johnson, Kibbie, Miller, Rehberg, and
  Rife.  Nays, none.

  Fiscal Note:  NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.

  ALSO:

  Final Bill Action:  *SENATE FILE 438 (Formerly SF 322), a bill for an act
  providing for unformed manure storage structures associated with animal
  feeding
  operations, by providing for their regulation and providing an effective
  date.

  Recommendation:  APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 11:  Bartz, Fink, Black, Bolkcom, Dearden, Deluhery,
  Drake, Freeman, Gaskill, Kibbie, and Rehberg.  Nays, 1:  Rife.  Present, 3:
  King, Johnson,
  and Miller.

  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 Natural Resources and
  Environment
  Committee on Senate File 438, and they were attached to the committee
  report.

  ALSO:

  Final Bill Action:  *SENATE FILE 442 (SSB 1146), a bill for an act making
  appropriations from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund for the fiscal year
  beginning
  July 1, 1999, and ending June 30, 2000, to the department of agriculture and
  land stewardship and the department of natural resources.

  Recommendation:  APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 15:  Bartz, King, Fink, Black, Bolkcom, Dearden,
  Deluhery, Drake, Freeman, Gaskill, Johnson, Kibbie, Miller, Rehberg, and
  Rife.  Nays, none.

  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 Natural Resources and
  Environment
  Committee on Senate File 442, and they were attached to the committee
  report.

  SMALL BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM

  Final Bill Action:  *SENATE FILE 426 (SSB 1127), a bill for an act relating
  to linked investment deposits by providing a low-interest loan program to
  assist
  persons involved in value-added agricultural processing.

  Recommendation:  APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 13:  Lundby, Behn, Shearer, Boettger, Flynn, Hansen,
  Judge, Rittmer, Sexton, Soukup, Tinsman, Veenstra, and Zieman.  Nays, none.

  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 Small Business, Economic
  Development and
  Tourism Committee on Senate File 426, and they were attached to the
  committee report.

  ALSO:

  Final Bill Action:  *SENATE FILE 449 (Formerly SF 332), a bill for an act
  relating to public policy involving the use of the Englishlanguage and
  assistance to
  legal immigrants and foreign nationals and providing a future repeal.

  Recommendation:  APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 10:  Lundby, Behn, Boettger, Flynn, Hansen, Rittmer,
  Sexton, Tinsman, Veenstra, and Zieman.  Nays, 3: Judge, Shearer, and Soukup.

  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 Small Business, Economic
  Development, and
  Tourism Committee on Senate File 449, and they were attached to the
  committee report.

  STATE GOVERNMENT

  Final Bill Action:  SENATE FILE 328, a bill for an act establishing a
  tourism 2000 fund and providing for activities related to a tourism 2000
  congress.

  Recommendation:  DO PASS.

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

  Fiscal Note:  NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.

  ALSO:

  Final Bill Action:  SENATE FILE 357, a bill for an act creating an Iowa
  products of high quality commission.

  Recommendation:  DO PASS.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 13:  Rittmer, Lamberti, Kibbie, Connolly Dearden, Drake,
  Fink, King, Lundby, Maddox, Schuerer, Sexton, and Szymoniak.  Nays, none.
  Absent
  or not voting, 2:  Deluhery and McLaren.

  Fiscal Note:  NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.

  ALSO:

  Final Bill Action:  SENATE FILE 420 (SSB 1202), a bill for an act relating
  to the authorization of a local law enforcement agency toenforce smoking
  restrictions in
  a public place.

  Recommendation:  APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 8:  Rittmer, Kibbie, Connolly, Dearden, Fink, King,
  Maddox, and Szymoniak.  Nays, 3:  McLaren, Schuerer, and Sexton.  Absent or
  not voting, 4:
  Lamberti, Deluhery, Drake, and Lundby.

  Fiscal Note:  NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.

  ALSO:

  Final Bill Action:  SENATE FILE 428 (SSB 1151), a bill for an act relating
  to the authority of cities and counties to adopt rent control ordinances.

  Recommendation:  APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
  Final Vote:  Ayes, 9:  Rittmer, Lamberti, Kibbie, Dearden, Drake, King,
  Maddox, Schuerer, and Sexton.  Nays, 4:  Connolly, Fink, Lundby, and
  Szymoniak.  Absent
  or not voting, 2:  Deluhery and McLaren.

  Fiscal Note:  NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.

  ALSO:

  Final Bill Action:  SENATE FILE 431 (SSB 1199), a bill for an act relating
  to the moving of duties and responsibilities for providing
  telecommunications cabling
  necessary to provide state communications services from the department of
  general services to the Iowa telecommunications and technology commission.

  Recommendation:  APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 13:  Rittmer, Lamberti, Kibbie, Connolly, Dearden, Drake,
  Fink, King, Lundby, Maddox, Schuerer, Sexton, and Szymoniak.  Nays, none.
  Absent
  or not voting, 2:  Deluhery and McLaren.

  Fiscal Note:  NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.

  ALSO:

  Final Bill Action:  *SENATE FILE 433 (Formerly SF 62), a bill for an act
  permitting certain transfers of campaign funds after a candidate has not
  served in public
  office for a stated number of years.

  Recommendation:  APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 15:  Rittmer, Lamberti, Kibbie, Connolly, Dearden,
  Deluhery, Drake, Fink, King, Lundby, Maddox, McLaren, Schuerer, Sexton, and
  Szymoniak.
  Nays, none.

  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 State Government Committee on
  Senate File
  433, and they were attached to the committee report.

  ALSO:

  Final Bill Action:  *SENATE FILE 434 (SSB 1204), a bill for an act relating
  to government efficiency by providing retirement incentives for certain
  government
  employees, providing for the reduction in certain governmental positions due
  to early retirement, and providing an effective date.%'%
  Recommendation:  APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 14:  Rittmer, Lamberti, Kibbie, Connolly, Dearden, Drake,
  Fink, King, Lundby, Maddox, McLaren, Schuerer, Sexton, and Szymoniak.  Nays,
  none.  Absent or not voting, 1:  Deluhery.
  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 State Government Committee on
  Senate File
  434, and they were attached to the committee report.

  ALSO:

  Final Bill Action:  *SENATE FILE 435 (Formerly SF 307), a bill for an act
  relating to the authority to regulate passenger elevators,requiring a study,
  and
  providing an effective date.

  Recommendation:  APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 9:  Rittmer, Lamberti, Kibbie, Drake, King, Lundby,
  McLaren, Schuerer, and Sexton.  Nays, 6:  Connolly, Dearden, Deluhery, Fink,
  Maddox, and
  Szymoniak.

  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 State Government Committee on
  Senate File
  435, and they were attached to the committee report.

  ALSO:

  Final Bill Action:  *SENATE FILE 440 (Formerly SF 86), a bill for an act
  relating to the process for restoring for certain persons the right to
  register to vote and to
  vote.

  Recommendation:  APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 10:  Rittmer, Lamberti, Kibbie, Connolly, Dearden,
  Deluhery, Drake, Fink, Maddox, and Szymoniak.  Nays, 5:  King,Lundby,
  McLaren, Schuerer,
  and Sexton.

  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 State Government Committee on
  Senate File
  440, and they were attached to the committee report.

  ALSO:

  Final Bill Action:  *SENATE FILE 445 (SSB 1100), a bill for an act relating
  to gambling, by imposing a moratorium on the issuance ortransfer of certain
  gambling
  licenses and on increasing the number of games and machines, authorizing the
  use of video slot machines, providing for the transfer of collective
  bargaining
  agreements, limiting the location of excursion gambling boats and
  pari-mutuel racetracks, prohibiting the dispensing of cash or credit on
  certain gambling premises,
  imposing a scheduled fine for gambling by persons under twenty-one years of
  age, limiting civil penalties related to violations of legal age for
  gambling, providing for
  the disposition of charitable contributions, nullifying certain
  administrative rules relating to gambling,
  rescinding the nine-year period of operation for certain licenses, providing
  for properly related matters, and providing effective dates.

  Recommendation:  APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 13:  Rittmer, Lamberti, Kibbie, Connolly, Dearden, Fink,
  King, Lundby, Maddox, McLaren, Schuerer, Sexton, and Szymoniak.  Nays, 1:
  Drake.
  Absent or not voting, 1:  Deluhery.

  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 State Goverment Committee on
  Senate File
  445, and they were attached to the committee report.

  ALSO:

  Final Bill Action:  *SENATE FILE 446 (Formerly SF 289), a bill for an act
  relating to establishment of satellite absentee voting stations and
  providing an effective
  date.

  Recommendation:  APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 9:  Rittmer, Lamberti, Dearden, Drake, King, Maddox,
  McLaren, Schuerer, and Sexton.  Nays, 6:  Kibbie, Connolly, Deluhery, Fink,
  Lundby, and
  Szymoniak.

  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 State Government Committee on
  Senate File
  446, and they were attached to the committee report.

  AMENDMENTS FILED

  S-3059	S.F. 367	Gene Maddox
  S-3060	S.F. 190	Commerce
  S-3061	S.F. 253	John P. Kibbie
  S-3062	S.F. 312	Dennis H. Black
  S-3063	S.F. 294	Robert E. Dvorsky
  Jeff Angelo
  S-3064	H.F. 224	Richard F. Drake
  S-3065	S.F. 284	Tom Flynn
  S-3066	S.F. 339	Mike Connolly
  S-3067	S.F. 339	Tom Flynn
  S-3068	S.F. 430	Maggie Tinsman
  Jeff Angelo
  S-3069	S.F. 253	Matt McCoy
  S-3070	S.F. 376	Elaine Szymoniak
  ADJOURNMENT

  On motion of Senator Iverson, the Senate adjourned at 3:18 p.m., until 9:00
  a.m., Tuesday, March 16, 1999.
  586	JOURNAL OF THE SENATE	64th Day
  64th Day	MONDAY, MARCH 15, 1999	585

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