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Senate Journal: Wednesday, March 24, 1999

  SEVENTY-THIRD CALENDAR DAY
  FORTY-THIRD SESSION DAY

  Senate Chamber
  Des Moines, Iowa, Wednesday, March 24, 1999

  The Senate met in regular session at 9:15 a.m., President Kramer presiding.

  Prayer was offered by Pastor H. W. Kramer of the Emmanuel Lutheran Church,
  Lake View, Iowa.

  The Journal of Tuesday, March 23, 1999, was approved.

  SPECIAL GUESTS

  Senator Boettger introduced the following members of the Future Homemakers
  of Iowa:

  National Vice President of Public Relations, Leslie Allensworth, Glenwood;
  State President, Joy Larson, Oakland; and State
  Student Body Chair, Melissa Earles, Traer.  They were accompanied by their
  advisors, Vera Larson and Janice Halupnick.

  INTRODUCTION OF VISITORS

  The Chair welcomed the following visitors who were present in the Senate
  gallery: Sixty high school students from Eddyville-
  Blakesburg School District and Baud Aarrolson, Germany, accompanied by
  Dr. Alan L. Mayer, Mr. Whitver and Mr. Helmut Koolhop.

  CONSIDERATION OF BILLS
  (Regular Calendar)

  Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent to take up for
  consideration House File 136 and Senate Files 277, 319
  and 439.
  House File 136

  On motion of Senator Angelo, House File 136, a bill for an act relating to
  the criminal offenses that require registration as
  provided in the sex offender registry law and providing an effective date,
  with report of committee recommending amendment and
  passage, was taken up for consideration.

  Senator Angelo offered amendment S-3018 filed by the committee on Judiciary
  on February 23, 1999, to page 1 of the bill and
  moved its adoption.

  Amendment S-3018 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?" (H.F. 136), the vote was:

  Ayes, 49:

  Angelo	Bartz	Behn	Black	Boettger	Bolkcom	Connolly	Dearden	Deluhery	Drake	
  Dvorsky	Fink
  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	Schuerer	Sexton	Shearer	Soukup	
  Szymoniak
  Tinsman	Veenstra	Zieman	

  Nays, none.

  Absent or not voting, 1:

  Flynn			

  The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to have
  passed the Senate and the title was agreed to.
  Senate File 277

  On motion of Senator Lamberti, Senate File 277, a bill for an act relating
  to hospital clinical privileges of a physician assistant
  or advanced registered nurse practitioner, 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. 277), the vote was:

  Ayes, 48:

  Angelo	Bartz	Behn	Black	Boettger	Bolkcom	Connolly	Dearden	Deluhery	Drake	
  Dvorsky	Fink
  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	Schuerer	Sexton	Shearer	Soukup	Szymoniak	
  Tinsman
  Veenstra	Zieman

  Nays, none.

  Absent or not voting, 2:

  Flynn	Rittmer			

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

  Senate File 319

  On motion of Senator  Lamberti, Senate File 319, 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, was taken up for
  consideration.
  Senator Lamberti offered amendment S-3104 filed by Senators Lamberti and
  Deluhery on March 18, 1999, to pages 1, 3-5, 7,
  11-13 and to the title page of the bill and moved its adoption.

  Amendment S-3104 was adopted by a voice vote.

  Senator Lamberti asked and received unanimous consent that House File 571 be
  substituted for Senate File 319.

  House File 571

  On motion of Senator Lamberti, House File 571, 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, and providing an effective %'% date, was taken up for
  consideration.

  Senator Lamberti offered amendment S-3106 filed by Senators Lamberti and
  Deluhery on March 18, 1999, to page 5 of the bill
  and moved its adoption.

  Amendment S-3106 was adopted by a voice vote.

  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?" (H.F. 571), the vote was:

  Ayes, 49:

  Angelo	Bartz	Behn	Black	Boettger	Bolkcom	Connolly	Dearden	Deluhery	Drake	
  Dvorsky	Fink
  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	Schuerer	Sexton	Shearer	Soukup	
  Szymoniak
  Tinsman	Veenstra	Zieman	
  Nays, none.

  Absent or not voting, 1:

  Flynn			

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

  WITHDRAWN

  Senator Lamberti asked and received unanimous consent that Senate File 319
  be withdrawn from further consideration of the
  Senate.

  Senate File 439

  On motion of Senator Boettger, Senate File 439, a bill for an act relating
  to the Iowa community empowerment Act and related
  provisions, and providing an effective date, was taken up for consideration.

  Senator Boettger offered amendment S-3131 filed by Senators Boettger,
  Tinsman and Szymoniak from the floor, to pages 1-5
  and 7 of the bill and moved its adoption.

  Amendment S-3131 was adopted by a voice vote.

  Senator Boettger 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. 439), the vote was:

  Ayes, 49:

  Angelo	Bartz	Behn	Black	Boettger	Bolkcom	Connolly	Dearden	Deluhery	Drake	
  Dvorsky	Fink
  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	Schuerer	Sexton	Shearer	Soukup	
  Szymoniak	Tinsman
  Veenstra	Zieman	

  Nays, none.

  Absent or not voting, 1:

  Flynn			

  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 House Files 136
  and 571 and Senate File 277 be immediately
  messaged to the House.

  PRESENTATION OF VISITORS

  The Chair welcomed members of the United Methodist Women from the First
  United Methodist Church, Cedar Falls; Prairie
  Springs; Washington Chapel; St. Tims United Methodist Church and the Trinity
  United Methodist Church, Waverly.  They were
  accompanied by Reverend Bruce Ursin, Reverend Steve Hansen, Reverend Keith
  Scott and Senator Redfern.

  RECESS

  On motion of Senator Iverson, the Senate recessed at 10:14 a.m., until 3:00
  p.m.
  APPENDIX

  REPORTS OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT

  Convened:  March 24, 1999, 10:23 a.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:  Passed HF 489.

  Adjourned:  10:27 a.m.

  SMALL BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM

  Convened:  March 24, 1999, 10:20 a.m.

  Members Present:  Lundby, Chair; Behn, Vice Chair; Shearer, Ranking Member;
  Boettger, Hansen, Judge, Rittmer, Sexton, Soukup, Tinsman, Veenstra, and
  Zieman.

  Members Absent:  Flynn (excused).

  Committee Business:  Passed SF 328, as amended.

  Adjourned:  10:55 a.m.

  STATE GOVERNMENT

  Convened:  March 24, 1999, 11:08 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:  Subcommittee assignments.  Passed HF 417.  Passed HF
  656, as amended.

  Adjourned:  12:02 p.m.

  WAYS AND MEANS

  Convened:  March 24, 1999, 1:05 p.m.
  Members Present:  Johnson, Chair; McKibben, Vice Chair; Harper, Ranking
  Member; Bartz, Bolkcom, Connolly, Deluhery, Drake, Hedge, Lamberti, Maddox,
  Redwine, and Soukup.

  Members Absent:  Flynn and McLaren (both excused).

  Committee Business:  Passed SF 139 and HF 199.  Passed SF 291, as amended.
  Recommended governor's appointees for confirmation.

  Adjourned:  1:50 p.m.

  COMMITTEE REPORTS

  NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT

  Final Bill Action:  HOUSE FILE 489, a bill for an act eliminating certain
  requirements relating to the regulation of infectious waste.

  Recommendation:  DO PASS.

  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.

  RULES AND ADMINISTRATION

  Final Bill Action:  *SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 12, a joint resolution to
  nullify an administrative rule of the secretary of state concerning
  preparation of
  descriptions of constitutional amendments and statewide public measures and
  providing an effective date.

  Recommendation:  APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 11:  Iverson, Kramer, Gronstal, Dvorsky, Fink, Harper,
  Jensen, Lundby, Redfern, Rehberg, and Rittmer.  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 Rules and Administration
  Committee on
  Senate Joint Resolution 12, and they were attached to the committee report.

  STATE GOVERNMENT

  Final Bill Action:  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.

  Recommendation:  DO PASS.
  Final Vote:  Ayes, 11:  Rittmer, Lamberti, Kibbie, Connolly, Dearden,
  Deluhery, Drake, Fink, King, Schuerer, and Sexton.  Nays, none.  Absent or
  not voting, 4:
  Lundby, Maddox, McLaren, and Szymoniak.

  Fiscal Note:  NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.

  MOTIONS TO RECONSIDER

  MADAM PRESIDENT:  I move to reconsider the vote by which Senate File 439
  passed the Senate on March 24, 1999.

  NANCY BOETTGER

  MADAM PRESIDENT:  I move to reconsider the vote by which Senate File 439
  passed the Senate on March 24, 1999.

  MICHAEL E. GRONSTAL

  AMENDMENTS FILED

  S-3130	S.F. 393	Jack Rife
  S-3131	S.F. 439	Nancy Boettger
  Maggie Tinsman
  Elaine Szymoniak
  S-3132	S.F. 190	Mary A. Lundby
  S-3133	S.F. 446	Dick L. Dearden
  S-3134	S.F. 211	Maggie Tinsman
  S-3135	S.F. 404	JoAnn Johnson
  S-3136	S.F. 445	Andy McKean
  S-3137	S.F. 413	John Redwine
  AFTERNOON SESSION

  The Senate reconvened at 3:23 p.m., President Kramer presiding.

  PRESENTATION OF VISITORS

  The Chair welcomed fifty students from North High School, Sioux City, Iowa,
  who were present in the balcony.  Senators Hansen
  and Redwine.

  UNFINISHED BUSINESS
  (Deferred March 23, 1999)

  Senate File 445

  The Senate resumed consideration of Senate File 445, 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, deferred March 23,
  1999.

  Senator McKean offered amendment S-3136 filed by him from the floor, to
  pages 2 and 6 of the bill and moved its adoption.

  A record roll call was requested.

  On the question "Shall amendment S-3136 be adopted?" (S.F. 445), the vote
  was:

  Ayes, 27:

  Angelo	Bartz	Behn	Black	Boettger	Bolkcom	Drake	Dvorsky
  Freeman	Gronstal	Hammond	Harper	Hedge	Jensen	King	Lundby	McKean	McKibben	
  Miller
  Redfern	Redwine	Rehberg	Schuerer	Shearer	Soukup	Tinsman	Veenstra	

  Nays, 22:

  Connolly	Dearden	Deluhery	Fink	Fraise	Gaskill	Hansen	Horn	Iverson	Johnson	
  Judge	Kibbie
  Kramer	Lamberti	Maddox	McCoy	McLaren	Rife	Rittmer	Sexton	Szymoniak	Zieman	

  Absent or not voting, 1:

  Flynn			

  Amendment S-3136 was adopted.

  Senator Rife asked and received unanimous consent to withdraw amendment
  S-3101 filed by him on March 18, 1999, to page 3
  of the bill.

  Senator Zieman asked and received unanimous consent to withdraw amendment
  S-3108 filed by him on March 22, 1999, to page
  6 of the bill.

  Senator Rittmer offered amendment S-3110 filed by him on
  March 22, 1999, to page 6 of the bill.

  Senator Zieman offered amendment S-3114 filed by him on
  March 23, 1999, to amendment S-3110 and moved its adoption.

  Amendment S-3114 was adopted by a voice vote.

  Senator Rittmer moved adoption of amendment S-3110 as amended.

  Amendment S-3110 was adopted by a voice vote.

  Senator Lundby offered amendment S-3115 filed by her on
  March 23, 1999, to page 6 of the bill and moved its adoption.
  Amendment S-3115 was adopted by a voice vote.

  President pro tempore Redfern took the chair at 4:23 p.m.

  Senator McLaren asked and received unanimous consent to withdraw amendment
  S-3140 filed by him from the floor, to page 3
  of the bill.

  President Kramer took the chair at 4:28 p.m.

  Senator McCoy offered amendment S-3139 filed by him from the floor, to page
  5 of the bill and moved its adoption.

  Amendment S-3139 was adopted by a voice vote.

  Senator McCoy offered amendment S-3138 filed by him from the floor, to page
  6 and to the title page of the bill and moved its
  adoption.

  A record roll call was requested.

  On the question "Shall amendment S-3138 be adopted?" (S.F. 445), the vote
  was:

  Rule 23, requiring all Senators present to vote except those who express a
  conflict of interest, was invoked.

  Ayes, 27:

  Black	Bolkcom	Connolly	Dearden	Deluhery	Drake	Dvorsky	Fink	Gaskill	Gronstal	
  Harper	Horn
  Iverson	Johnson	Kibbie	Kramer	Lamberti	Lundby	Maddox	McCoy	Rife	Rittmer	
  Sexton	Shearer
  Soukup	Szymoniak	Zieman	

  Nays, 22:

  Angelo	Bartz	Behn	Boettger	Fraise	Freeman	Hammond	Hansen	Hedge	Jensen	Judge
  King	McKean	McKibben	McLaren	Miller	Redfern	Redwine	Rehberg	Schuerer	Tinsman	
  Veenstra	
  Absent or not voting, 1:

  Flynn			

  Amendment S-3138 was adopted.

  Senator Gronstal asked and received unanimous consent that action on Senate
  File 445 be deferred.

  CONSIDERATION OF BILLS
  (Regular Calendar)

  Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent to take up for
  consideration Senate Files 404 and 275.

  Senate File 404

  On motion of Senator Johnson, Senate File 404, a bill for an act relating to
  a relationship involving real estate licensees and
  real estate clients, and establishing restrictions on the payment of
  commissions or other consideration, was taken up for
  consideration.

  Senator Johnson offered amendment S-3135 filed by her from the floor, to
  pages 1 and 2 of the bill and moved its adoption.

  Amendment S-3135 was adopted by a voice vote.

  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. 404), the vote was:

  Ayes, 48:

  Angelo	Bartz	Behn	Black	Boettger	Bolkcom	Connolly	Dearden	Deluhery	Drake	
  Dvorsky	Fink
  Fraise	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
  Schuerer	Sexton	Shearer	Soukup	Szymoniak	Tinsman	Veenstra	Zieman	

  Nays, none.

  Absent or not voting, 2:

  Flynn	Freeman			

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

  Senate File 275

  On motion of Senator Szymoniak, Senate File 275, a bill for an act relating
  to services for children by requiring the department %'% of human services
  to establish certification or licensing standards for children's centers,
  was taken up for consideration.

  Senator Szymoniak offered amendment S-3105 filed by Senators Boettger,
  Szymoniak and Kramer on March 18, 1999, to page 1
  and to the title page of the bill and moved its adoption.

  Amendment S-3105 was adopted by a voice vote.

  Senator Szymoniak 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. 275), the vote was:

  Ayes, 49:

  Angelo	Bartz	Behn	Black	Boettger	Bolkcom	Connolly	Dearden	Deluhery	Drake	
  Dvorsky	Fink
  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	Schuerer	Sexton	Shearer	Soukup	
  Szymoniak
  Tinsman	Veenstra	Zieman	
  Nays, none.

  Absent or not voting, 1:

  Flynn			

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

  IMMEDIATELY MESSAGED

  Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent that Senate Files 275
  and 404 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 24, 1999, passed the following bills in which the concurrence
  of the Senate is asked:

  House File 322, a bill for an act relating to production contracts,
  providing penalties, and providing an effective date.

  Read first time and passed on file.

  House File 433, a bill for an act relating to the exclusion of certain
  transactions involving a public utility or common carrier %'% from the
  applicability of the consumer credit code.

  Read first time and referred to committee on Commerce.

  House File 472, a bill for an act relating to burial sites on private
  property.

  Read first time and referred to committee on Local Government.

  House File 721, a bill for an act relating to the Iowa egg council by
  providing for its administration and membership, and
  providing an effective date.
  Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture.

  House File 743, a bill for an act relating to the establishment of an Iowa
  early intervention block grant program, providing for a
  school improvement technology block grant program, and making
  appropriations.

  Read first time and referred to committee on Education.

  ALSO:  That the House has on March 23, 1999, passed the following bill in
  which the concurrence of the House was asked:

  Senate File 203, a bill for an act relating to transportation, including
  regulation of school buses and special trucks, vehicle
  titling and registration, commercial driver's licenses, regulations on motor
  carriers, regulations on motor vehicle manufacturers, %'% distributors, and
  dealers, size, weight, and load restrictions on vehicles, driver education,
  transportation of students, equipment on
  vehicles, recision of a driver's license revocation, and administrative
  procedures of the state department of transportation, and %'% providing for
  fees and penalties and an effective date.

  ALSO:  That the House has on March 23, 1999, passed the following bills in
  which the concurrence of the Senate is asked:

  House File 620, a bill for an act relating to persons with disabilities by
  providing for the use of wheelchair parking cones,
  providing for persons with disabilities registration plates for trailers,
  and providing for penalties.

  Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation.

  House File 649, a bill for an act relating to the issuance of a limited
  number of deer or wild turkey hunting licenses.

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

  House File 687, a bill for an act relating to the location requirements for
  a licensed hunting preserve.
  Read first time and referred to committee on Natural Resources and
  Environment.

  House File 689, a bill for an act relating to a proposal by the department
  of cultural affairs concerning the establishment of an %'% Iowa freedom
  trail program.

  Read first time and referred to committee on Education.

  House File 696, a bill for an act relating to the sale of timber by a county
  conservation board.

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

  House File 707, a bill for an act relating to regulation of needles by
  requiring the conducting of a study.

  Read first time and referred to committee on Human Resources.

  House File 708, a bill for an act establishing a governor's award for
  quality care in health care facilities.

  Read first time and referred to committee on Human Resources.

  House File 710, a bill for an act providing for the location of the drug
  enforcement and abuse prevention coordinator and the
  governor's alliance on substance abuse.

  Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary.

  INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTION

  Senate Joint Resolution 12, by committee on Rules and Administration, a
  joint resolution to nullify an administrative rule of
  the secretary of state concerning preparation of descriptions of
  constitutional amendments and statewide public measures and
  providing an effective date.

  Read first time and placed on calendar.
  APPENDIX

  APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS

  In accordance with Senate Rule 59, the following senators were appointed to
  subcommittees of standing committees on March 24,
  1999, to investigate the appointment and reappointment of the following
  appointees:

  BUSINESS AND LABOR RELATIONS

  As Labor Commissioner:

  BYRON K. ORTON - Schuerer, Chair; Hedge and Fraise

  COMMERCE

  As Consumer Advocate:

  GARY D. STEWART - Gronstal, Chair; Jensen and King

  As a member of the Credit Union Review Board:

  DON GETTINGS - Jensen, Chair; Johnson and Bolkcom

  As Commissioner of Insurance:

  THERESE M. VAUGHAN - Jensen, Chair; Deluhery and Redfern

  As a member of the Iowa Telecommunications and Technology Commission:

  TIMOTHY LAPOINTE - Lundby, Chair; Lamberti and Hansen

  As a member of the Utilities Board:

  SUSAN FRYE - Deluhery, Chair; Schuerer and Maddox

  EDUCATION

  As members of the Board of Educational Examiners:

  BILL HAIGH - Szymoniak, Chair; Rehberg and Tinsman
  HELEN LEWIS - Redwine, Chair; Angelo and Fink
  MARY SETTLES - Boettger, Chair; Gaskill and Harper

  As a member of the Iowa Higher Education Loan Authority:

  ROBERT FLEMING - Dvorsky, Chair; Tinsman and Veenstra
  As members of the State Board of Regents:

  DAVID NEIL - Redfern, Chair; Harper and Rehberg
  OWEN NEWLIN - Redfern, Chair; Rehberg and Connolly
  DEBORAH TURNER - Gaskill, Chair; Sexton and Rehberg

  As a member of the School Budget Review Committee:

  CONNIE COOK - Redfern, Chair; Shearer and Angelo

  HUMAN RESOURCES

  As a member of the Board of Examiners for Athletic Training:

  JILL MEILAHN - Hammond, Chair; Behn and Schuerer

  As members of the Board of Behavioral Science Examiners:

  REBECCA BEACH - Schuerer, Chair; Harper and Tinsman
  JACK HILLYARD - Behn, Chair; Miller and Szymoniak

  As a member of the Commission for the Blind:

  JULIA SCURR - Schuerer, Chair; Veenstra and Hammond

  As Administrator of the Division of Community Action Agencies:

  WILLIAM JOSEPH BRAND - Miller, Chair; Bartz and Dvorsky

  As members of the Commission on Community Action Agencies:

  KATHY BEAUCHAMP - Bartz, Chair; Veenstra and Harper
  MICHAEL COVERDALE - Shearer, Chair; Tinsman and Veenstra
  ARBELLA JETTER - Szymoniak, Chair; Bartz and Behn

  As a member of the Commission on the Deaf:

  LOREN WOODS - Boettger, Chair; Behn and Hammond

  As members of the Commission of Elder Affairs:

  JOHN LOWE - Harper, Chair; Behn and Veenstra
  JANE PAULSEN - Hammond, Chair; Miller and Tinsman

  As members of the State Citizen Foster Care Review Board:

  RICHARD DICKINSON - Behn, Chair; Tinsman and Dvorsky
  ALBERT SORENSEN - Tinsman, Chair; Bartz and Hammond

  As a member of the Health Facilities Council:

  EDWARD NICHOLS - Shearer, Chair; Behn and Bartz
  As members of the Iowa Council on Human Investment:

  THOMAS GLENN - Dvorsky, Chair; Schuerer and Tinsman
  BETTY GRANDQUIST - Harper, Chair; Behn and Bartz

  As Director of the Department of Human Services:

  JESSIE K. RASMUSSEN - Boettger, Chair; Redwine and Szymoniak

  As members of the Council on Human Services:

  DIANNE DETHMERS PACA - Bartz, Chair; Schuerer and Veenstra
  MARK HAVERLAND - Veenstra, Chair; Miller and Szymoniak
  CHRISTINE LOUSCHER - Tinsman, Chair; Shearer and Veenstra

  As members of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Commission:

  LORI BEARS - Dvorsky, Chair; Miller and Veenstra
  MICHAEL FLAUM - Dvorsky, Chair; Miller and Tinsman
  JACKIE KIBBIE-WILLIAMS - Veenstra, Chair; Hammond and Behn
  NANCY McKLVEEN - Szymoniak, Chair; Behn and Schuerer

  As Director of Public Health:

  STEPHEN C. GLEASON - Redwine, Chair; Boettger and Szymoniak

  As Administrator of the Division on the Status of Women:

  CHARLOTTE B. NELSON - Tinsman, Chair; Hammond and Miller

  JUDICIARY

  As members of the Iowa State Civil Rights Commission:

  ALICIA CLAYPOOL - McCoy, Chair; Angelo and Tinsman
  DAVID LESHTZ - Dvorsky, Chair; McKean and Tinsman
  RACHEL SCHERLE - Fraise, Chair; Maddox and Miller

  As members of the Board of Corrections:

  FRANCES COLSTON - Maddox, Chair; Hammond and McKean
  ROBYN MILLS - McCoy, Chair; Boettger and McKibben
  ARTHUR NEU - Hammond, Chair; Maddox and McKean
  WALTER REED, JR. - Redfern, Chair; McKean and Hammond

  As Drug Enforcement and Abuse Prevention Coordinator:

  R. BRUCE UPCHURCH - Miller, Chair; Lamberti and McCoy
  As members of the State Judicial Nominating Commission:

  CRAIG RYPMA - Lamberti, Chair; Maddox and Dvorsky
  LINDA STEENSLAND - Boettger, Chair; Miller and Hansen

  As a member of the Commission on Judicial Qualifications:

  LENNIS MOORE - Fraise, Chair; Maddox and McKean

  As a member of the Board of Parole:

  KAREN MUELHAUPT - Maddox, Chair; McKean and Hansen

  LOCAL GOVERNMENT

  As a member of the County Finance Committee:

  JOANNE STOCKDALE - Zieman, Chair; Miller and Judge

  NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT

  As members of the Environmental Protection Commission:

  JAMES BRAUN - Bartz, Chair; Kibbie and Rehberg
  ELIZABETH CHRISTIANSEN - Bolkcom, Chair; Rife and Johnson
  GARY PRIEBE - Bartz, Chair; Fink and Deluhery
  RITA VENNER - King, Chair; Fink and Gaskill

  As members of the Natural Resource Commission:

  PAUL CHRISTIANSEN - Freeman, Chair; Gaskill and Bolkcom
  CAROL KRAMER - Black, Chair; Kibbie and Rehberg
  WILLIAM SULLIVAN - Miller, Chair; Drake and Dearden

  SMALL BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM

  As Director of the Department of Economic Development:

  DAVID J. LYONS - Flynn, Chair; Hansen and Rittmer

  As members of the Iowa Economic Development Board:

  ROBERT BOCKEN - Sexton, Chair; Boettger and Flynn
  PAMELA SESSIONS - Judge, Chair; Behn and Veenstra

  STATE GOVERNMENT

  As members of the Accountancy Examining Board:

  DOROTHY DUNPHY - Fink, Chair; McLaren and Dearden
  JAMES EGERTON - Deluhery, Chair; Drake and Fink
  As Administrator of the Division on the Status of African-Americans:

  TRAEVENA L. POTTER-HALL - Connolly, Chair; Drake and Deluhery

  As a member of the Alcoholic Beverages Commission:

  SHIRLEY DAGGETT - Fink, Chair; Lamberti and McLaren

  As members of the Architectural Examining Board:

  GORDON MILLS - Connolly, Chair; Sexton and Kibbie
  KATHERINE SCHWENNSEN - Connolly, Chair; Dearden and Schuerer

  As a member of the Board of Barber Examiners:

  RAYMOND BARKER - Maddox, Chair; Dearden and Lamberti

  As members of the Board of Chiropractic Examiners:

  DARYL ENGELEN - King, Chair; Szymoniak and Sexton
  THOMAS STANZEL - Deluhery, Chair; Drake and Fink

  As members of the Board of Cosmetology Arts and Sciences Examiners:

  DAVID CREIGHTON, SR. - Lamberti, Chair; Dearden and Maddox
  JANET FISHER - Kibbie, Chair; Sexton and Szymoniak
  TERESA MERTENS - Deluhery, Chair; Drake and Connolly
  SHEILA O'HERN - Sexton, Chair; Kibbie and Lundby

  As members of the Board of Dental Examiners:

  PHYLLIS CACCIATORE - Dearden, Chair; Fink and Maddox
  STEVEN WETTACH - Szymoniak, Chair; Rittmer and Dearden
  DEBRA YOSSI - Lundby, Chair; Kibbie and Schuerer

  As a member of the Engineering and Land Surveying Examining Board:

  NICHOLAS KONRADY - Sexton, Chair; Dearden and Maddox

  As members of the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board:

  MARK McCORMICK - Szymoniak, Chair; Lamberti and Dearden
  (Appointment and Reappointment)
  PHYLLIS PETERS - Kibbie, Chair; Sexton and Dearden

  As members of the Board for the Licensing and Regulation of Hearing Aid
  Dealers:

  MARIE CALLAS - Szymoniak, Chair; Lamberti and Dearden
  PATRICIA STARK - Rittmer, Chair; Deluhery and Connolly
  As members of the Investment Board of the IPERS:

  JANET ADAMS - Kibbie, Chair; Sexton and Fink
  SHIELA RIGGS - Kibbie, Chair; Lundby and Drake

  As a member of the Landscape Architectural Examining Board:

  GREGORY JONES - Dearden, Chair; Maddox and Szymoniak

  As Commissioner of the Lottery:

  EDWARD J. STANEK - Lamberti, Chair; Dearden and Maddox

  As members of the Lottery Board:

  MICHAEL McCOY - Szymoniak, Chair; Lamberti and Dearden
  SUSAN THOMPSON - Szymoniak, Chair; Maddox and Dearden

  As members of the Board of Examiners for Massage Therapy:

  LANA FOGUE - Szymoniak, Chair; Maddox and Lundby
  LOIS LEYTEM - Connolly, Chair; Drake and Deluhery

  As members of the Board of Medical Examiners:

  DIANE NAGLE - Kibbie, Chair; Schuerer and Sexton
  STUART WINSTON - Maddox, Chair; Szymoniak and Dearden
  ALLEN ZAGOREN - Maddox, Chair; Szymoniak and Lamberti

  As members of the Board of Mortuary Science Examiners:

  J. CRAIG FRATZKE - King, Chair; Kibbie and Sexton
  MARCUS VIGEN - Drake, Chair; Deluhery and Sexton

  As a member of the Board of Nursing Examiners:

  ANNA FALLON - Sexton, Chair; Szymoniak and Lundby

  As a member of the State Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators:

  LARRY HERTEL - Fink, Chair; Drake and Deluhery

  As members of the Board of Optometry Examiners:

  DUANE ATTEBERRY - Schuerer, Chair; Connolly and Lundby
  LARRY HICKS - McLaren, Chair; Fink and Kibbie

  As Director of the Department of Personnel:

  MOLLIE K. ANDERSON - Fink, Chair; Dearden and Maddox
  As members of the Board of Pharmacy Examiners:

  MARY PAT MITCHELL - McLaren, Chair; Fink and Maddox
  MATTHEW OSTERHAUS - Rittmer, Chair; Connolly and Kibbie

  As members of the Board of Psychology Examiners:

  MADONNA RYAN - Lamberti, Chair; Szymoniak and Maddox
  KUROSH SHAHRIARI - Dearden, Chair; King and Kibbie
  JACOB SINES - Deluhery, Chair; Drake and Fink

  As members of the State Racing and Gaming Commission:

  DIANE L. HAMILTON - Kibbie, Chair; King and Sexton
  WILLARD HANSEN - Maddox, Chair; Szymoniak and Lamberti
  JAMES F. HASSENFRITZ - Dearden, Chair; Drake and Deluhery
  MICHAEL W. MAHAFFEY - Lundby, Chair; Fink and Lamberti
  RITA SEALOCK - McLaren, Chair; Fink and Maddox

  As a member of the Real Estate Appraiser Examining Board:

  SHARON CHISM - Lamberti, Chair; Dearden and Sexton

  As members of the Real Estate Commission:

  BARBARA LEESTAMPER - Kibbie, Chair; Lundby and Connolly
  ROBERT MILLER - Dearden, Chair; Maddox and Szymoniak

  As members of the Board of Social Work Examiners:

  LANCE CLEMSEN - Deluhery, Chair; Schuerer and Fink
  MARK SMITH - Szymoniak, Chair; Schuerer and Fink

  As a member of the Board of Speech Pathology and Audiology Examiners:

  TRACY RIAL - Szymoniak, Chair; Maddox and Dearden

  As a member of the Commission of Veterans Affairs:

  MARY ELLEN WHITE - Drake, Chair; Kibbie and King

  As Executive Director of the Commission of Veterans Affairs:

  BRIAN B. BALES - Kibbie, Chair; Drake and Dearden

  TRANSPORTATION

  As a member of the State Transportation Commission:

  TOM ALLER - Kibbie, Chair; Drake and Jensen
  WAYS AND MEANS

  As members of the Iowa Finance Authority:

  VIRGINIA BORDWELL - Bartz, Chair; McLaren and Bolkcom
  VINCENT LINTZ - Hedge, Chair; Bartz and Soukup
  LISA WAGEMAN - Maddox, Chair; Drake and Flynn

  As Director of Revenue and Finance:

  GERALD D. BAIR - Johnson, Chair; McKibben and Harper

  As a member of the State Board of Tax Review:

  LOWELL NORLAND - McKibben, Chair; Redwine and Harper


  GOVERNOR'S APPOINTEES PLACED ON EN BLOC CALENDAR

  The following appointees, assigned to standing committees for investigation,
  were placed on the En Bloc Calendar with recommendations for confirmation on
  March 24, 1999:

  WAYS AND MEANS

  Gerald D. Bair - Director of Revenue and Finance

  Lowell Norland - State Board of Tax Review


  REPORT OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  JUDICIARY

  Convened:  March 24, 1999, 2:05 p.m.

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

  Members Absent:  None.

  Committee Business:  Assignment of Governor's appointees to subcommittees.
  Subcommittee assignments of bills.  Passed HFs 165, 242,313, 386, 403, 414,
  573,
  and 659.

  Adjourned:  3:15 p.m.
  CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION

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

  Daniel Dehrkoop, Marshalltown - For achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
  Senator McKibben (03/18/99).

  Justin Hegland, McCallsburg - For achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
  Senator McKibben (03/18/99).

  Kyle Lloyd Kooima, Sioux Center - For achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
  Senator Veenstra (03/24/99).

  SIMILAR BILL RECEIVED

  On March 23, 1999, House File 322 was received and attached to similar
  Senate File 443 on the calendar.

  MOTIONS TO RECONSIDER

  MADAM PRESIDENT:  I move to reconsider the vote by which S-3136 to Senate
  File 445 was adopted by the Senate on March 24, 1999.

  MICHAEL E. GRONSTAL

  MADAM PRESIDENT:  I move to reconsider the vote by which S-3136 to Senate
  File 445 was adopted by the Senate on March 24, 1999.

  ANDY McKEAN

  COMMITTEE REPORTS

  JUDICIARY

  Final Bill Action:  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.

  Recommendation:  DO PASS.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 15:  McKean, Lamberti, Hansen, Angelo, Boettger, Dvorsky,
  Fraise, Hammond, Horn, Maddox, McCoy, McKibben, Miller,Redfern, and Tinsman.
  Nays, none.

  Fiscal Note:  NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
  ALSO:

  Final Bill Action:  HOUSE FILE 242, a bill for an act relating to statutory
  corrections which may adjust language to reflect currentpractices, insert
  earlier
  omissions, delete redundancies and inaccuracies, delete temporary language,
  resolve inconsistencies and conflicts, update ongoing provisions, or remove
  ambiguities
  and providing effective dates and for retroactive applicability.

  Recommendation:  AMEND AND DO PASS AS PROVIDED IN AMENDMENT
  S-3147.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 15:  McKean, Lamberti, Hansen, Angelo, Boettger, Dvorsky,
  Fraise, Hammond, Horn, Maddox, McCoy, McKibben, Miller,Redfern, and Tinsman.
  Nays, none.

  Fiscal Note:  NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.

  ALSO:

  Final Bill Action:  HOUSE FILE 313, a bill for an act creating the new
  criminal offense of disarming a peace officer of a dangerous weapon.

  Recommendation:  DO PASS.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 15:  McKean, Lamberti, Hansen, Angelo, Boettger, Dvorsky,
  Fraise, Hammond, Horn, Maddox, McCoy, McKibben, Miller,Redfern, and Tinsman.
  Nays, none.

  Fiscal Note:  NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.

  ALSO:

  Final Bill Action:  HOUSE FILE 386, a bill for an act relating to increasing
  the penalties for an assault on a jailer.

  Recommendation:  AMEND AND DO PASS AS PROVIDED IN AMENDMENT
  S-3146.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 15:  McKean, Lamberti, Hansen, Angelo, Boettger, Dvorsky,
  Fraise, Hammond, Horn, Maddox, McCoy, McKibben, Miller,Redfern, and Tinsman.
  Nays, none.

  Fiscal Note:  REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.

  ALSO:

  Final Bill Action:  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.

  Recommendation:  DO PASS.
  Final Vote:  Ayes, 15:  McKean, Lamberti, Hansen, Angelo, Boettger, Dvorsky,
  Fraise, Hammond, Horn, Maddox, McCoy, McKibben, Miller,Redfern, and Tinsman.
  Nays, none.

  Fiscal Note:  NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.

  ALSO:

  Final Bill Action:  HOUSE FILE 414, a bill for an act relating to carrying a
  gun in or on a vehicle on a public highway.

  Recommendation:  DO PASS.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 13:  McKean, Lamberti, Hansen, Angelo, Boettger, Fraise,
  Horn, Maddox, McCoy, McKibben, Miller, Redfern, and Tinsman.  Nays, 2:
  Dvorsky
  and Hammond.

  Fiscal Note:  NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.

  ALSO:

  Final Bill Action:  HOUSE FILE 573, a bill for an act to change the
  penalties applicable to the possession, manufacture, or deliveryof
  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.

  Recommendation:  AMEND AND DO PASS AS PROVIDED IN AMENDMENT
  S-3145.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 15:  McKean, Lamberti, Hansen, Angelo, Boettger, Dvorsky,
  Fraise, Hammond, Horn, Maddox, McCoy, McKibben, Miller,Redfern, and Tinsman.
  Nays, none.

  Fiscal Note:  NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.

  ALSO:

  Final Bill Action:  HOUSE FILE 659, a bill for an act establishing the crime
  of identity theft and providing penalties.

  Recommendation:  DO PASS.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 14:  McKean, Lamberti, Hansen, Angelo, Boettger, Dvorsky,
  Fraise, Horn, Maddox, McCoy, McKibben, Miller, Redfern,and Tinsman.  Nays,
  1:
  Hammond.

  Fiscal Note:  REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.

  WAYS AND MEANS

  Final Bill Action:  HOUSE FILE 199, a bill for an act relating to the
  taxation of aircraft under the state sales, services, and use taxes.
  Recommendation:  DO PASS.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 12:  Johnson, McKibben, Bartz, Bolkcom, Connolly,
  Deluhery, Drake, Hedge, Lamberti, Maddox, Redwine, and Soukup.  Nays, none.
  Absent or
  not voting, 3:  Harper, Flynn, and McLaren.

  Fiscal Note:  REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.

  AMENDMENTS FILED

  S-3138	S.F. 445	Matt McCoy
  S-3139	S.F. 445	Matt McCoy
  S-3140	S.F. 445	Derryl McLaren
  S-3141	S.F. 395	Jeff Angelo
  S-3142	S.F. 264	Merlin E. Bartz
  S-3143	H.F. 218	Steve King
  Derryl McLaren
  S-3144	S.F. 274	Steve King
  Derryl McLaren
  S-3145	H.F. 573	Judiciary
  S-3146	H.F. 386	Judiciary
  S-3147	H.F. 242	Judiciary
  S-3148	S.F. 392	John W. Jensen
  Michael E. Gronstal
  S-3149	S.F. 179	Johnie Hammond

  ADJOURNMENT

  On motion of Senator Iverson, the Senate adjourned at 5:28 p.m., until 9:00
  a.m., Thursday, March 25, 1999.
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