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ELEVENTH CALENDAR DAY EIGHTH SESSION DAY Senate Chamber Des Moines, Iowa, Thursday, January 20, 2000 The Senate met in regular session at 9:12 a.m., President Kramer presiding. Prayer was offered by Dr. James R. Newby, pastor of the Plymouth Church of Des Moines, Iowa, guest of Senator Kramer. The Journal of Wednesday, January 19, 2000, was approved. LEAVE OF ABSENCE Leave of absence was granted as follows: Senator Veenstra, for the day, on request of Senator Hedge. RECESS On motion of Senator Iverson, the Senate recessed at 9:20 a.m., until 1:15 p.m. APPENDIX REPORTS OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Convened: January 20, 2000, 9:49 a.m. Members Present: Schuerer, Chair; Boettger, Vice Chair; Soukup, Ranking Member; and Lamberti. Members Absent: Judge (excused). Committee Business: Budget review and joint meeting with Administration and Regulation Appropriations Subcommittee. Adjourned: 11:20 a.m. APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS Convened: January 20, 2000, 9:49 a.m. Members Present: Rife, Chair; Zieman, Vice Chair; Bolkcom, Ranking Member; Dearden and McKibben. Members Absent: None. Committee Business: Review of Dept. of Human Rights funding sources, 1%-3%-5% cuts, and budget restoration packages. Adjourned: 11:06 a.m. APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND COMMUNICATIONS Convened: January 20, 2000, 9:55 a.m. Members Present: King, Chair; Lundby, Vice Chair; Deluhery, Ranking Member; Harper and Rittmer. Members Absent: None. Committee Business: Discussion of budgets and technology requests. Adjourned: 10:40 a.m. APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND CAPITALS Convened: January 20, 2000, 9:50 a.m. Members Present: Freeman, Chair; Connolly, Ranking Member; Johnson and Shearer. Members Absent: Jensen, Vice Chair (excused). Committee Business: Discussed recreational trails issue, State Aviation Assistance Programs issue, Railroad Revolving Loan Fund, and Governor's FY 2001 budget recommendations for the DOT. Adjourned: 11:16 a.m. CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION The Secretary of the Senate issued the following certificates of recognition: Sallie L. White, Estherville - For 12 years as an Iowa Regional Library Trustee and for serving on the Iowa Humanities Board. Senator Kibbie (01/19/00). Sara S. Pralle, Latimer - For being the recipient of the 1999 Milken Family Foundation National Education Award. Senator Iverson (01/19/00). INTRODUCTION OF BILLS Senate File 2029, by Johnson, a bill for an act relating to the distribution of tax revenues from the local option sales and services tax for school infrastructure purposes collected in a county and providing an effective and applicability date provision. Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on Ways and Means. Senate File 2030, by McKean, a bill for an act relating to the date of the primary election and providing an effective date and applicability date. Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on State Government. STUDY BILLS RECEIVED SSB 3008 Natural Resources and Environment Providing for the registration of environmental auditors. SSB 3009 Natural Resources and Environment Relating to the regulation of vessels by increasing fees, reducing the categories of vessels to be registered, providing for the disposition of fee revenue and other properly related matters, and providing an effective and applicability date. SSB 3010 Ways and Means Relating to collection of the physical plant and equipment property tax levy in certain urban renewal areas and providing an applicability date. SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS SSB 3008 NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT: Bartz, Chair; Fink and King SSB 3009 NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT: Bartz, Chair; Black and Johnson SSB 3010 WAYS AND MEANS: Johnson, Chair; Maddox and Soukup AFTERNOON SESSION The Senate reconvened at 1:23 p.m., President Kramer presiding. QUORUM CALL Senator Iverson requested a non-record roll call to determine that a quorum was present. The vote revealed 40 present, 10 absent, and a quorum present. HOUSE MESSAGE RECEIVED The following message was received from the Chief Clerk of the House: MADAM PRESIDENT: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House has on January 20, 2000, passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the Senate is asked: House File 2059, a bill for an act making an appropriation to the commission of veterans affairs for a contribution toward the construction of a national World War II memorial. Read first time and attached to companion Senate File 2024. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS Senate File 2031, by Angelo, a bill for an act relating to violations of the sex offender registry requirements and providing an effective date. Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary. Senate File 2032, by Fink, a bill for an act relating to the information included when a payor of income withholds a child support obligor's income for payment to the clerk of the district court or to the collection services center. Read first time and referred to committee on Human Resources. Senate File 2033, by Fink, a bill for an act relating to replacement crash parts used in motor vehicles damaged in collisions and making a remedy applicable. Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation. LEAVE OF ABSENCE Leave of absence was granted as follows: Senator Szymoniak, until she returns, on request of Senator Gronstal. CONSIDERATION OF BILL (Regular Calendar) Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent to take up for consideration Senate File 2024. Senate File 2024 On motion of Senator Drake, Senate File 2024, a bill for an act making an appropriation to the commission of veterans affairs for a contribution toward the construction of a national World War II memorial, with reports of committees on State Government and Appropriations recommending passage, was taken up for consideration. Senator Drake asked and received unanimous consent that House File 2059 be substituted for Senate File 2024. House File 2059 On motion of Senator Drake, House File 2059, a bill for an act making an appropriation to the commission of veterans affairs for a contribution toward the construction of a national World War II memorial, was taken up for consideration. Senator Drake 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. 2059), the vote was: Ayes, 46: Angelo Bartz Behn Black Boettger Bolkcom Connolly Dearden Deluhery Drake Dvorsky Fink Flynn Fraise Freeman Gaskill Gronstal Hammond Hansen Harper Hedge Horn Iverson Johnson Judge Kibbie King Kramer Lamberti Lundby Maddox McCoy McKean McKibben Miller Redfern Redwine Rehberg Rife Rittmer Schuerer Sexton Shearer Soukup Tinsman Zieman Nays, none. Absent or not voting, 4: Jensen McLaren Szymoniak Veenstra The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was declared to have passed the Senate and the title was agreed to. WITHDRAWN Senator Drake asked and received unanimous consent that Senate File 2024 be withdrawn from further consideration of the Senate. IMMEDIATELY MESSAGED Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent that House File 2059 be immediately messaged to the House. APPENDIX REPORTS OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES Convened: January 20, 2000, 9:46 a.m. Members Present: Behn, Chair; Hedge, Vice Chair; Black, Ranking Member; Fink and Gaskill. Members Absent: None. Committee Business: Discussed the Department of Natural Resources budget. Adjourned: 10:45 a.m. APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION Convened: January 20, 2000, 9:45 a.m. Members Present: Rehberg, Chair; Redfern, Vice Chair; Horn, Ranking Member; and Kibbie. Members Absent: McLaren (excused). Committee Business: Discussion about cultural affairs and began budget review process. Adjourned: 11:30 a.m. AGRICULTURE Convened: January 20, 2000, 8:36 a.m. Members Present: Gaskill, Chair; Miller, Vice Chair; Fraise, Ranking Member; Angelo, Bartz, Behn, Hedge, Judge, Kibbie, Soukup, and Zieman. Members Absent: Black, Sexton, Shearer, and Veenstra (all excused). Committee Business: Discussion of holdover bills. Adjourned: 8:50 a.m. NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT Convened: January 20, 2000, 2:45 p.m. Members Present: Bartz, Chair; King, Vice Chair; Fink, Ranking Member, Black, Bolkcom, Dearden, Deluhery, Freeman, Gaskill, Johnson, Kibbie, Rehberg, and Rife. Members Absent: Drake and Miller (both excused). Committee Business: Approved SSBs 3005 and 3007. Adjourned: 3:02 p.m. COMPANION BILL RECEIVED On January 20, 2000, House File 2059 was received and attached to companion Senate File 2024 on the calendar. INTRODUCTION OF BILL Senate File 2034, by McCoy, Black, Bolkcom, Connolly, Dearden, Deluhery, Dvorsky, Fink, Flynn, Fraise, Gronstal, Hammond, Hansen, Harper, Horn, Judge, Kibbie, Shearer, Soukup, and Szymoniak, a bill for an act relating to individual and group accident and sickness insurance, nonprofit health service plans, health maintenance organizations, and Medicare supplemental insurance policies, by mandating coverage for anesthesia and certain hospital charges associated with the provision of dental care services. Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on Commerce. ADJOURNMENT On motion of Senator Iverson, the Senate adjourned at 1:45 p.m., until 9:00 a.m., Friday, January 21, 2000. 80 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE 8th Day 8th Day THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 2000 79
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