House Journal: Wednesday, January 26, 2000
JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE
Seventeenth Calendar Day - Eleventh Session Day
Hall of the House of Representatives
Des Moines, Iowa, Wednesday, January 26, 2000
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 8:48 a.m., Speaker pro
tempore Sukup in the chair.
Prayer was offered by Reverend Alan Hazelton, pastor of First
Assembly of God, Harlan.
The Journal of Tuesday, January 25, 2000 was approved.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
House File 2073, by Garman, Davis, Millage, Jager and Cormack,
a bill for an act providing for crediting of telephone rebates for
inmates of correctional institutions to the general fund of the state.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
House File 2074, by Nelson-Forbes, a bill for an act relating to
the powers and duties of the adjutant general by providing uniformed
honor guards at burial, interment, or memorial services of military
veterans.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House File 2075, by Alons, a bill for an act relating to
certification requirements for the application of substances typically
used for crop production by providing that a fee paid by a person as
part of a required educational program satisfies fee requirements for
family members who concurrently complete the program.
Read first time and referred to committee on agriculture.
House File 2076, by Bukta, a bill for an act relating to windshield
wiper operation and lighted headlamps and making a penalty
applicable.
Read first time and referred to committee on transportation.
House File 2077, by Boddicker, a bill for an act relating to third-
party payment of health care coverage costs for social anxiety
disorder.
Read first time and referred to committee on commerce and
regulation.
House File 2078, by Thomas, a bill for an act relating to the
certification of pump installers, creating a well contractor and pump
installer certification fund, and appropriating moneys from the fund.
Read first time and referred to committee on environmental
protection.
House File 2079, by Carroll, a bill for an act relating to a bona
fide retirement under the Iowa public employees' retirement system
and by eliminating the reemployment earnings limitation for certain
teachers.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House File 2080, by Grundberg, Hoffman, Hansen, Martin,
Davis, Foege, Witt, Cormack, Myers, Huser, Raecker, Mascher,
Heaton, Houser, Arnold, Sunderbruch, Barry, Nelson-Forbes, Brauns,
Doderer, Fallon, Blodgett, and Reynolds, a bill for an act relating to
third-party payment of health care coverage costs for biologically
based mental illness treatment services.
Read first time and referred to committee on commerce and
regulation.
House File 2081, by Metcalf, a bill for an act relating to
directional signs visible from the street at polling places.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House File 2082, by Carroll, Welter, Larson, Mertz, Huser,
Chiodo, Doderer, Rants, Dolecheck, Lord, Johnson, Bukta, and
Siegrist, a bill for an act establishing covenant marriages and
providing an effective date.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
House File 2083, by Brunkhorst, a bill for an act relating to
teacher shortages by creating a lifetime substitute teacher license
and school district contract negotiations for teacher contracts.
Read first time and referred to committee on education.
SPECIAL PRESENTATION
Holveck of Polk presented to the House three teachers and three
students from Cherkasy School Number 27. They are from our sister
state, Cherkasy, Ukraine, and have spent the last week campaigning
for Democratic and Republican candidates, attending political events
and observing the caucuses, as a part of a democracy education
project.
The House rose and expressed its welcome.
On motion by Speaker Siegrist, the House was recessed at 8:58
a.m., until 1:00 p.m.
AFTERNOON SESSION
The House reconvened at 1:08 p.m., Speaker Siegrist in the chair.
HOUSE FILE 574 WITHDRAWN
Brauns of Muscatine asked and received unanimous consent to
withdraw House File 574 from further consideration by the House.
REPORT OF ADMINISTRATION AND RULES COMMITTEE
MR. SPEAKER: Pursuant to Senate Concurrent Resolution 2, your
committee on administration and rules submits the following to be
employed in the indicated positions, and at the indicated
classification, grades and steps, and the changes in the classification
of the indicated officers and employees to be effective on the date
indicated:
Grade Class of
and Appoint- Eff.
Position Name Step ment Date
Assistant Sergeant- Maynard L. Boatwright 14-2 to S-O 02-18-00
at-Arms 14-3
Doorkeeper Marvin Hollingshead 11-4 to S-O 02-18-00
11-5
Confidential Secretary Betty M. Soener 32-2 to P-FT 01-21-00
II to Chief Clerk 32-3
Legislative Secretary Judith K. Elliott 16-1 to S-O 02-04-00
16-2
Legislative Secretary Ann I. Ihm 16-1 to S-O 01-10-00
17-1
Legislative Secretary John F. Kiernan 16-2 S-O 01-11-00
Legislative Committee Betty C. Millen 17-6 to S-O 01-10-00
Secretary
Legislative Secretary 15-6
Legislative Committee Craig R. Robinson 17-1 S-O 01-25-00
Secretary
CARROLL of Poweshiek, Chair
SENATE FILE 466 REREFERRED
The Speaker announced that Senate File 466, previously referred
to committee on ways and means was rereferred to committee on
agriculture.
SPONSOR ADDED
(House File 2072)
Davis of Wapello requested to be added as a sponsor of House File
2072.
SPONSORS WITHDRAWN
(House File 2080)
Arnold of Lucas requested to be withdrawn as a sponsor of House
File 2080.
Sunderbruch of Scott requested to be withdrawn as a sponsor of
House File 2080.
EXPLANATION OF VOTE
I was necessarily absent from the House chamber on January 20,
2000. Had I been present, I would have voted "aye" on House File
2059.
WEIGEL of Chickasaw
PRESENTATION OF VISITORS
The Speaker announced that the following visitors were present in
the House chamber:
Adult Orientation and Adjustment Center students from the Iowa
Department for the Blind, Des Moines, accompanied by Orientation
Center instructors. By Connors of Polk.
COMMUNICATION RECEIVED
The following communication was received and filed in the office of
the Chief Clerk:
IOWA LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY
The Annual Report for Fiscal Year 1999, pursuant to Chapter 80B.10, Code of Iowa.
CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION
MR. SPEAKER: The Chief Clerk of the House respectfully reports
that certificates of recognition have been issued as follows.
ELIZABETH A. ISAACSON
Chief Clerk of the House
2000\109 Martha and Gene Miller, Pleasant Hill - For celebrating their 50th
wedding anniversary.
2000\110 Edna and Clifford Lee, Onawa - For celebrating their 60th wedding
anniversary.
2000\111 Josephine and Ramon Lingle, Manilla - For celebrating their 50th
wedding anniversary.
2000\112 Irene and Harry Sachau, Denison - For celebrating their 64th wedding
anniversary.
2000\113 Dorothy Neddermeyer, Charter Oak - For celebrating her 80th
birthday.
2000\114 Herbert Sievers, Charter Oak - For celebrating his 90th birthday.
2000\115 Alice and Le Roy Naig, Graettinger - For celebrating their 50th wedding
anniversary.
2000\116 Edith and Donald "Dutch" Forsythe, Independence - For celebrating
their 50th wedding anniversary.
2000\117 Delores and Pete Amfahr, Independence - For celebrating their 50th
wedding anniversary.
2000\118 Raymond Lundry, Oelwein - For celebrating his 80th birthday.
2000\119 Evelyn Arthur, Maynard - For celebrating her 80th birthday.
2000\120 Kathryn Pint, Jesup - For celebrating her 80th birthday.
2000\121 Helen Shriver, Independence -For celebrating her 100th birthday.
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
House File 2055
Economic Development: Heaton, Chair; Dotzler and Horbach.
House File 2061
Appropriations: Millage, Chair; Cormack and Falck.
House File 2066
Transportation: Brauns, Chair; Cohoon and Garman.
House File 2075
Agriculture: Alons, Chair; Johnson and Parmenter.
House File 2076
Transportation: Johnson, Chair; Arnold and Huser.
Senate File 466 Reassigned
Agriculture: Klemme, Chair; Drees and Horbach.
HOUSE STUDY BILL SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
House Study Bill 540
Ways and Means: Sukup, Chair; Larson and Shoultz.
House Study Bill 542
Local Government: Weidman, Chair; Greimann and Welter.
House Study Bill 543
Transportation: Blodgett, Chair; May and Welter.
HOUSE STUDY BILL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
H.S.B. 547 Education
Relating to the establishment of the state percent of growth for
purposes of the state school foundation program and providing an
applicability date.
H.S.B. 548 Education
Providing for the utilization of budget enrollment in determining
gifted and talented program funding, and providing an effective date.
H.S.B. 549 Transportation
Relating to the use of lights by vehicles on roadways and making
penalties applicable.
H.S.B. 550 Ways and Means
Relating to the allocation to Iowa of income earned by an S
corporation for purposes of the state individual income tax and
including a retroactive applicability date provision.
H.S.B. 551 Ways and Means
Relating to the sales tax charged on the sales of lottery tickets and
shares.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
MR. SPEAKER: The Chief Clerk of the House respectfully reports
that the following committee recommendations have been received
and are on file in the office of the Chief Clerk.
ELIZABETH A. ISAACSON
Chief Clerk of the House
COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES
Committee Bill (Formerly House File 2011), an act prohibiting body piercing of
persons less than eighteen years of age without prior written notarized consent of a
parent, providing for injunctive relief, and providing a penalty.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass January 25, 2000.
COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 519), an act changing the name of the
forests and forestry division of the department of natural resources to the forests and
prairies division and expanding its responsibilities.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass January 25, 2000.
RESOLUTION FILED
HCR 104, by Alons, a concurrent resolution relating to reform in the
United States Department of Justice.
Laid over under Rule 25.
On motion by Rants of Woodbury the House adjourned at 1:10
p.m., until 8:45 a.m., Thursday, January 27, 2000.
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