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House Journal: Monday, March 6, 2000

JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE

Fifty-seventh Calendar Day - Thirty-seventh Session Day

Hall of the House of Representatives
Des Moines, Iowa, Monday, March 6, 2000

The House met pursuant to adjournment at 1:05 p.m., Speaker
Siegrist in the chair.

Prayer was offered by Reverend Steven Teske, pastor of Trinity
Lutheran Church, Shenandoah.

The Journal of Friday, March 3, 2000 was approved.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

The Pledge of Allegiance was led by the Grant Wood All City Drum
Corps, directed by Slayton Thompson, Cedar Rapids.

SENATE MESSAGES CONSIDERED

Senate File 2078, by Maddox, a bill for an act relating to the
definition of theft.

Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.

Senate File 2265, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an act to
provide an additional sentence of parole or work release for certain
persons who commit the crime of lascivious acts with a child.

Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.

Senate File 2282, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an act
relating to a criminal sentence subject to the maximum accumulation
of good time credits of fifteen percent of the total sentence of
confinement.

Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.

Senate File 2325, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an act
relating to the crimes of burglary and forgery.

Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.

Senate File 2360, by committee on human resources, a bill for an
act relating to the authority of the department of human services
involving state institutions and employee and volunteer background
checks.

Read first time and referred to committee on human resources.

Senate File 2368, by committee on human resources, a bill for an
act relating to the family investment program and associated
provisions.

Read first time and passed on file.

Senate File 2372, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an act
relating to certain providers of consumer services by eliminating the
registration requirement for physical exercise clubs, making social
referral service providers subject to provisions relating to door-to-door
sales, and making penalties applicable.

Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.

Senate File 2373, by committee on business and labor relations, a
bill for an act relating to workers' compensation concerning service of
notices on nonresident employers, the calculation of weekly earnings,
and the approval of related liens.

Read first time and passed on file.

Senate File 2409, by committee on commerce, a bill for an act
relating to the operation and regulation of insurance companies,
mutual insurance associations, benevolent associations, health
maintenance organizations, and other insurance or risk-assuming
entities, including the rights and duties of such entities and the
powers and authority of the insurance commissioner and providing
effective dates.

Read first time and referred to committee on commerce and
regulation.


PETITION FILED

The following petition was received and placed on file:

By T. Taylor of Linn, from fifty-one Taylor elementary students
favoring the Governor and the Department of Natural Resources
proposals to place a moratorium on new and expanded large scale
animal confinements in Iowa until we know exactly what is in our
waterways and how we can protect them for the future.

ADOPTION OF HOUSE RESOLUTION 110

Connors of Polk called up for consideration House Resolution 110,
a resolution honoring pianist Roger Williams, and moved its adoption.

The motion prevailed and the resolution was adopted.

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

Connors of Polk introduced to the House the world renown pianist
Roger Williams. Mr. Williams grew up in Des Moines and is best
known by his recording of "Autumn Leaves", which continues to stand
as the greatest selling piano recording of all time. Mr. Williams
briefly addressed and performed five of his favorite songs for the
House.

The House rose and expressed its appreciation.

Sunderbruch of Scott introduced to the House, Miss Iowa, Jennifer
Caudle of Davenport. She briefly addressed the House regarding her
interest in the potential for students in music and the arts.

The House rose and expressed its welcome.

On motion by Jacobs of Polk, the House was recessed at 1:35 p.m.,
until 3:30 p.m.

AFTERNOON SESSION

The House reconvened at 3:33 p.m., Carroll of Poweshiek in the
chair.

QUORUM CALL

A non-record roll call was requested to determine that a quorum
was present. The vote revealed sixty-five members present, thirty-
five absent.

CONSIDERATION OF BILLS
Regular Calendar

House File 2280, a bill for an act requiring the director of the
department of education to develop and administer an operation
recognition program, was taken up for consideration.

Shey of Linn offered the following amendment H-8110 filed by him
and moved its adoption:

H-8110

1 Amend House File 2280 as follows:
2 1. Page 1, by striking lines 9 through 14 and
3 inserting the following: "commission shall jointly
4 develop an application procedure, distribute
5 applications, and publicize the program to school
6 districts, accredited nonpublic schools, county
7 commissions of veterans affairs, veterans
8 organizations, and state, regional, and local media.
9 All honorably".
10 2. Page 1, line 19, by striking the word "The".
11 3. Page 1, by striking lines 20 through 30 and
12 inserting the following: "Upon approval of an
13 application, the department shall issue an honorary
14 high school diploma for an eligible veteran. The
15 diploma shall indicate the veteran's school of
16 attendance. The department and the commission shall
17 work together to provide school districts, schools,
18 communities, and county commissions of veterans
19 affairs with information about hosting a diploma
20 ceremony on or around Veterans Day. The diploma shall
21 be mailed to the veteran or, if the veteran is
22 deceased, to the veteran's family."

Amendment H-8110 was adopted.

Shey of Linn moved that the bill be read a last time now and
placed upon its passage which motion prevailed and the bill was read
a last time.

On the question "Shall the bill pass?" (H.F. 2280)

The ayes were, 97:
Alons Arnold Barry Baudler
Bell Blodgett Boal Boddicker
Boggess Bradley Brauns Brunkhorst
Bukta Cataldo Chiodo Cohoon
Connors Cormack Davis Dix
Dolecheck Dotzler Drake Drees
Eddie Falck Fallon Foege
Ford Frevert Garman Greimann
Greiner Grundberg Hahn Hansen
Heaton Hoffman Holmes Holveck
Horbach Houser Huseman Huser
Jacobs Jager Jenkins Jochum
Johnson Kettering Klemme Kreiman
Kuhn Larkin Larson Lord
Martin Mascher May Mertz
Metcalf Millage Mundie Murphy
Myers Nelson-Forbes O'Brien Osterhaus
Raecker Rants Rayhons Reynolds
Richardson Scherrman Schrader Shey
Shoultz Siegrist, Spkr. Stevens Sukup
Sunderbruch Taylor, D. Taylor, T. Teig
Thomas Thomson Tyrrell Van Engelenhoven
Van Fossen Warnstadt Weidman Weigel
Welter Whitead Wise Witt
Carroll,
Presiding

 


The nays were, none.

Absent or not voting, 3:
Doderer Gipp Parmenter

 


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

House File 2333, a bill for an act relating to authorization to
provide emergency and nonemergency medical care services, was
taken up for consideration.

Davis of Wapello moved that the bill be read a last time now and
placed upon its passage which motion prevailed and the bill was read
a last time.


On the question "Shall the bill pass?" (H.F. 2333)

The ayes were, 97:
Alons Arnold Barry Baudler
Bell Blodgett Boal Boddicker
Boggess Bradley Brauns Brunkhorst
Bukta Cataldo Chiodo Cohoon
Connors Cormack Davis Dix
Dolecheck Dotzler Drake Drees
Eddie Falck Fallon Foege
Ford Frevert Garman Greimann
Greiner Grundberg Hahn Hansen
Heaton Hoffman Holmes Holveck
Horbach Houser Huseman Huser
Jacobs Jager Jenkins Jochum
Johnson Kettering Klemme Kreiman
Kuhn Larkin Larson Lord
Martin Mascher May Mertz
Metcalf Millage Mundie Murphy
Myers Nelson-Forbes O'Brien Osterhaus
Raecker Rants Rayhons Reynolds
Richardson Scherrman Schrader Shey
Shoultz Siegrist, Spkr. Stevens Sukup
Sunderbruch Taylor, D. Taylor, T. Teig
Thomas Thomson Tyrrell Van Engelenhoven
Van Fossen Warnstadt Weidman Weigel
Welter Whitead Wise Witt
Carroll,
Presiding

 


The nays were, none.

Absent or not voting, 3:
Doderer Gipp Parmenter

 


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

House File 2385, a bill for an act providing for establishment of a
statewide organ and tissue donor registry, was taken up for
consideration.

Blodgett of Cerro Gordo offered the following amendment H-8084
filed by him and moved its adoption:


H-8084

1 Amend House File 2385 as follows:
2 1. Page 1, by inserting before line 1 the
3 following:
4 "Section 1. Section 142C.15, subsection 4,
5 paragraph a, Code 1999, is amended to read as follows:
6 a. Not more than twenty percent of the moneys in
7 the fund annually may be expended in the form of
8 grants to state agencies or to nonprofit legal
9 entities with an interest in anatomical gift public
10 awareness and transplantation to conduct public
11 awareness projects or to research and develop a
12 statewide organ and tissue donor registry. Grants
13 shall be made based upon the submission of a grant
14 application by an agency or entity to conduct a public
15 awareness project or to research and develop a
16 statewide organ and tissue donor registry."
17 2. By renumbering as necessary.

Amendment H-8084 was adopted.

Blodgett of Cerro Gordo moved that the bill be read a last time
now and placed upon its passage which motion prevailed and the bill
was read a last time.

On the question "Shall the bill pass?" (H.F. 2385)

The ayes were, 98:
Alons Arnold Barry Baudler
Bell Blodgett Boal Boddicker
Boggess Bradley Brauns Brunkhorst
Bukta Cataldo Chiodo Cohoon
Connors Cormack Davis Dix
Doderer Dolecheck Dotzler Drake
Drees Eddie Falck Fallon
Foege Ford Frevert Garman
Greimann Greiner Grundberg Hahn
Hansen Heaton Hoffman Holmes
Holveck Horbach Houser Huseman
Huser Jacobs Jager Jenkins
Jochum Johnson Kettering Klemme
Kreiman Kuhn Larkin Larson
Lord Martin Mascher May
Mertz Metcalf Millage Mundie
Murphy Myers Nelson-Forbes O'Brien
Osterhaus Raecker Rants Rayhons
Reynolds Richardson Scherrman Schrader
Shey Shoultz Siegrist, Spkr. Stevens
Sukup Sunderbruch Taylor, D. Taylor, T.
Teig Thomas Thomson Tyrrell
Van Engelenhoven Van Fossen Warnstadt Weidman
Weigel Welter Whitead Wise
Witt Carroll,
Presiding

 


The nays were, none.

Absent or not voting, 2:
Parmenter

 


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

IMMEDIATE MESSAGES

Rants of Woodbury asked and received unanimous consent that
the following bills be immediately messaged to the Senate: House
Files 2280, 2333 and 2385.

House File 2277, a bill for an act relating to hunting preserves by
eliminating regulations applicable to certain animals classified as
livestock, with report of committee recommending passage, was taken
up for consideration.

Mertz of Kossuth offered the following amendment H-8107 filed by
her and moved its adoption:

H-8107

1 Amend House File 2277 as follows:
2 1. Page 1, line 1, by striking the word and
3 figure "159.16, Code" and inserting the following:
4 "159.5, Code Supplement".

Amendment H-8107 was adopted.

Mertz of Kossuth moved that the bill be read a last time now and
placed upon its passage which motion prevailed and the bill was read
a last time.

On the question "Shall the bill pass?" (H.F. 2277)

The ayes were, 98:

Alons Arnold Barry Baudler
Bell Blodgett Boal Boddicker
Boggess Bradley Brauns Brunkhorst
Bukta Cataldo Chiodo Cohoon
Connors Cormack Davis Dix
Doderer Dolecheck Dotzler Drake
Drees Eddie Falck Fallon
Foege Ford Frevert Garman
Gipp Greimann Greiner Grundberg
Hahn Hansen Heaton Hoffman
Holmes Horbach Houser Huseman
Huser Jacobs Jager Jenkins
Jochum Johnson Kettering Klemme
Kreiman Kuhn Larkin Larson
Lord Martin Mascher May
Mertz Metcalf Millage Mundie
Murphy Myers Nelson-Forbes O'Brien
Osterhaus Raecker Rants Rayhons
Reynolds Richardson Scherrman Schrader
Shey Shoultz Siegrist, Spkr. Stevens
Sukup Sunderbruch Taylor, D. Taylor, T.
Teig Thomas Thomson Tyrrell
Van Engelenhoven Van Fossen Warnstadt Weidman
Weigel Welter Whitead Wise
Witt Carroll,
Presiding

 


The nays were, none.

Absent or not voting, 2:
Parmenter

 


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

IMMEDIATE MESSAGE

Rants of Woodbury asked and received unanimous consent that
House File 2277 be immediately messaged to the Senate.

House File 2312, a bill for an act relating to the regulation of
certain low-speed vehicles and making a penalty applicable, was
taken up for consideration.


SENATE FILE 2330 SUBSTITUTED FOR HOUSE FILE 2312

Eddie of Buena Vista asked and received unanimous consent to
substitute Senate File 2330 for House File 2312.

Senate File 2330, a bill for an act relating to the regulation of
certain low-speed vehicles and making a penalty applicable, was
taken up for consideration.

Eddie of Buena Vista moved that the bill be read a last time now
and placed upon its passage which motion prevailed and the bill was
read a last time.

On the question "Shall the bill pass?" (S.F. 2330)

The ayes were, 99:
Alons Arnold Barry Baudler
Bell Blodgett Boal Boddicker
Boggess Bradley Brauns Brunkhorst
Bukta Cataldo Chiodo Cohoon
Connors Cormack Davis Dix
Doderer Dolecheck Dotzler Drake
Drees Eddie Falck Fallon
Foege Ford Frevert Garman
Gipp Greimann Greiner Grundberg
Hahn Hansen Heaton Holmes
Holveck Horbach Houser Huseman
Huser Jacobs Jager Jenkins
Jochum Johnson Kettering Klemme
Kreiman Kuhn Larkin Larson
Lord Martin Mascher May
Mertz Metcalf Millage Mundie
Murphy Myers Nelson-Forbes O'Brien
Osterhaus Parmenter Raecker Rants
Rayhons Reynolds Richardson Scherrman
Schrader Shey Shoultz Siegrist, Spkr.
Stevens Sukup Sunderbruch Taylor, D.
Taylor, T. Teig Thomas Thomson
Tyrrell Van Engelenhoven Van Fossen Warnstadt
Weidman Weigel Welter Whitead
Wise Witt Carroll,
Presiding

 


The nays were, none.


Absent or not voting, 1:
Hoffman

 


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

HOUSE FILE 2312 WITHDRAWN

Eddie of Buena Vista asked and received unanimous consent to
withdraw House File 2312 from further consideration by the House.

House File 2281, a bill for an act relating to procedures for
discontinuance of a city, was taken up for consideration.

SENATE FILE 2091 SUBSTITUTED FOR HOUSE FILE 2281

Alons of Sioux asked and received unanimous consent to substitute
Senate File 2091 for House File 2281.

Senate File 2091, a bill for an act relating to procedures for
discontinuance of a city, was taken up for consideration.

Alons of Sioux moved that the bill be read a last time now and
placed upon its passage which motion prevailed and the bill was read
a last time.

On the question "Shall the bill pass?" (S.F. 2091)

The ayes were, 100:
Alons Arnold Barry Baudler
Bell Blodgett Boal Boddicker
Boggess Bradley Brauns Brunkhorst
Bukta Cataldo Chiodo Cohoon
Connors Cormack Davis Dix
Doderer Dolecheck Dotzler Drake
Drees Eddie Falck Fallon
Foege Ford Frevert Garman
Gipp Greimann Greiner Grundberg
Hahn Hansen Heaton Hoffman
Holmes Holveck Horbach Houser
Huseman Huser Jacobs Jager
Jenkins Jochum Johnson Kettering
Klemme Kreiman Kuhn Larkin
Larson Lord Martin Mascher
May Mertz Metcalf Millage
Mundie Murphy Myers Nelson-Forbes
O'Brien Osterhaus Parmenter Raecker
Rants Rayhons Reynolds Richardson
Scherrman Schrader Shey Shoultz
Siegrist, Spkr. Stevens Sukup Sunderbruch
Taylor, D. Taylor, T. Teig Thomas
Thomson Tyrrell Van Engelenhoven Van Fossen
Warnstadt Weidman Weigel Welter
Whitead Wise Witt Carroll,
Presiding

 


The nays were, none.

Absent or not voting, none.

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

HOUSE FILE 2281 WITHDRAWN

Alons of Sioux asked and received unanimous consent to withdraw
House File 2281 from further consideration by the House.

IMMEDIATE MESSAGES

Rants of Woodbury asked and received unanimous consent that
the following bills be immediately messaged to the Senate: Senate
Files 2091and 2330.

EXPLANATIONS OF VOTE

I was necessarily absent from the House chamber on March 6,
2000. Had I been present, I would have voted "aye" on Senate File
2330.

HOFFMAN of Crawford

I was necessarily absent from the House chamber on Thursday,
March 2, 2000. Had I been present, I would have voted "aye" on
House Files 754, 2374 and 2492.

NELSON-FORBES of Marshall


PRESENTATION OF VISITORS

The Speaker announced that the following visitors were present in
the House chamber:

Twenty-five female students from Simpson College. By Thomson of
Linn.

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\426 Stanley and Arlise Anderson, Sioux City - For celebrating their 50th
wedding anniversary.

2000\427 Edith Randels, Grinnell - For celebrating her 88th birthday.

2000\428 Elsie and Daryl Minner, Montezuma - For celebrating their 50th
wedding anniversary.

2000\429 Dorthy and Ralph Fleener, Grinnell - For celebrating their 63rd
wedding anniversary.

2000\430 Grace Krumm, Grinnell - For celebrating her 90th birthday.

2000\431 Nick Cole, Riverside - For winning 1st place in the 135 lb. weight class
in the Class 1-A division of the 2000 Iowa High School State Wrestling
Tournament.

2000\432 Frances E. Dickerson, Davenport - For celebrating her 90th birthday.

2000\433 Howard Freeman, Bedford - For celebrating his 100th birthday.

2000\434 Harold "Bibs" Minard, Clarinda - For celebrating his 91st birthday.

2000\435 Nellie Perry, Shenandoah - For celebrating her 91st birthday.

2000\436 Eleanor Welsh, Lake View - For celebrating her 92nd birthday.

2000\437 Sophie Haradon, Sac City - For celebrating her 91st birthday.

2000\438 Rosella Nehring, Sac City - For celebrating her 80th birthday.

2000\439 Ann Pithan, Danbury - For celebrating her 90th birthday.

2000\440 Lenore Henrich, Wall Lake - For celebrating her 89th birthday.

2000\441 Rosemary and Gordan Cowan, Clinton - For celebrating their 55th
wedding anniversary.

2000\442 Minnie Wohlers, Missouri Valley - For celebrating her 100th birthday.

2000\443 Marie Gilmore, Missouri Valley - For celebrating her 100th birthday.

2000\444 Elsie Manson, Independence - For celebrating her 94th birthday.

2000\445 Letha Bunn, Maynard - For celebrating her 90th birthday.

2000\446 Evelyn and Wilbur Bender, Independence - For celebrating their 65th
wedding anniversary.

2000\447 Eileen Weidemann, Hawkeye - For celebrating her 80th birthday.

2000\448 JoAnn and LeRoy DeReus, Newton - For celebrating their 50th wedding
anniversary.

2000\449 Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ballanger, Moulton - For celebrating their 70th
wedding anniversary.

2000\450 Audrey and Cecil Lockridge, Russell - For celebrating their 50th
wedding anniversary.

2000\451 Erville and Robert Pettinger, Russell - For celebrating their 60th
wedding anniversary.

2000\452 Taylor Wood, Chariton - For winning 1st place in the 130 lb. weight
class in the Class 2-A division of the 2000 Iowa High School State
Wrestling Tournament.

2000\453 Wilbur Kunze, Soldier - For celebrating his 80th birthday.

2000\454 Helma and William Ladwig, Denison - For celebrating their 60th
wedding anniversary.

2000\455 Joan and Robert Miller, Onawa - For celebrating their 50th wedding
anniversary.

2000\456 Hubert Wilken, Westside - For celebrating his 90th birthday.

2000\457 La Verne Strait, Charter Oak - For celebrating his 80th birthday.

HOUSE STUDY BILL SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

House Study Bill 751

Ways and Means: Drake, Chair; Doderer and Holmes.


House Study Bill 752

Ways and Means: Drake, Chair; Doderer and Holmes.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

MR. SPEAKER: The Chief Clerk of the House respectfully reports
that the following committee recommendation has been received and
is on file in the office of the Chief Clerk.

ELIZABETH A. ISAACSON
Chief Clerk of the House

COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

Senate File 2147, a bill for an act relating to motor vehicles, including motor
vehicle enforcement, titling, and registration, the renewal of certain licenses related to
selling vehicles, and motor carrier regulation, making penalties applicable, and
providing effective dates.

Fiscal Note is not required.

Recommended Amend and Do Pass with amendment H-8180 March 2, 2000.

AMENDMENTS FILED

H-8172 H.F. 2459 Blodgett of Cerro Gordo
H-8173 H.F. 2534 Kettering of Sac
H-8174 H.F. 2457 Thomas of Clayton
H-8175 H.F. 2533 Grundberg of Polk
H-8176 H.F. 2530 Wise of Lee
H-8177 H.F. 2519 Sunderbruch of Scott
Larson of Linn
H-8178 H.F. 2421 Baudler of Adair
H-8179 H.F. 2528 Johnson of Osceola
H-8180 S.F. 2147 Committee on Transportation
H-8181 H.F. 2454 Davis of Wapello
H-8182 H.F. 2530 Metcalf of Polk
Chiodo of Polk
H-8183 H.F. 2470 Kreiman of Davis
H-8184 H.F. 2486 Myers of Johnson
H-8185 H.F. 2410 Dolecheck of Ringgold
H-8186 S.F. 2248 Dolecheck of Ringgold
H-8187 H.F. 2418 Blodgett of Cerro Gordo
H-8188 H.F. 2471 Ford of Polk

H-8189 H.F. 2491 Weigel of Chickasaw
H-8190 H.F. 2491 Weigel of Chickasaw
H-8191 H.F. 2491 Weigel of Chickasaw
H-8192 H.F. 2491 Weigel of Chickasaw
H-8193 H.F. 2433 Fallon of Polk
H-8194 H.F. 2249 Heaton of Henry
H-8195 H.F. 2491 Weigel of Chickasaw
H-8196 H.F. 2476 Blodgett of Cerro Gordo
H-8197 H.F. 2528 Fallon of Polk

On motion by Rants of Woodbury the House adjourned at 4:27
p.m., until 8:45 a.m., Tuesday, March 7, 2000.


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