Senate Journal: Wednesday, January 26, 2000

  SEVENTEENTH CALENDAR DAY
  ELEVENTH SESSION DAY

  Senate Chamber
  Des Moines, Iowa, Wednesday, January 26, 2000

  The Senate met in regular session at 9:09 a.m., Senator Hedge
  presiding.

  Prayer was offered by the Reverend Alan Hazelton, pastor of the
  First Assembly of God Church of Harlan, Iowa, guest of Senator
  Boettger.

  The Journal of Tuesday, January 25, 2000, was approved.

  SPECIAL GUEST

  Senator Connolly presented the Honorable Robert M. Carr, former
  member of the Senate and House from Dubuque County.
  APPENDIX

  REPORTS OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  COMMERCE

  Convened:  January 25, 2000, 3:50 p.m.

  Members Present:  Jensen, Chair; Maddox, Vice Chair; Deluhery, Ranking
  Member;
  Bolkcom, Flynn, Gronstal, Johnson, King, Lamberti, McCoy, Redfern, Redwine,
  and
  Schuerer.

  Members Absent:  Hansen and Lundby (both excused).

  Committee Business:  Presentation by Insurance Commissioner, Therese Vaughn.

  Adjourned:  4:37 p.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATION AND
  REGULATION

  Convened:  January 26, 2000, 9:42 a.m.

  Members Present:  Redwine, Chair;  Bartz, Vice Chair; Flynn and Sexton.

  Members Absent:  McCoy, Ranking Member (excused).

  Committee Business:  Presentations from the Dept. of Personnel and Auditor's
  Office
  and Dept. of Revenue.

  Adjourned:  11:26 a.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL
  RESOURCES

  Convened:  January 26, 2000, 9:38 a.m.

  Members Present:  Behn, Chair; Hedge, Vice Chair; Black, Ranking Member; and
  Gaskill.

  Members Absent:  Fink (excused).

  Committee Business:  Presentations from the DNR and Dept. of General
  Services.

  Adjourned:  11:20 a.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

  Convened:  January 26, 2000, 9:45 a.m.
  Members Present:  Schuerer, Chair; Boettger, Vice Chair; Soukup, Ranking
  Member;
  Judge and Lamberti.

  Members Absent:  None.

  Committee Business:  Presentations by DED and Iowa Workforce Development.

  Adjourned:  11:23 a.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

  Convened:  January 26, 2000, 9:45 a.m.

  Members Present:  Rehberg, Chair; Redfern, Vice Chair; Horn, Ranking Member;
  and Kibbie.

  Members Absent:  McLaren.

  Committee Business:  Presentations by IPTV and Board of Education Examiners.

  Adjourned:  11:45 a.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS

  Convened:  January 26, 2000, 9:40 a.m.

  Members Present:  Zieman, Vice Chair; Bolkcom, Ranking Member; Dearden and
  McKibben.

  Members Absent: Rife, Chair (excused).

  Committee Business:  Presentation by Dept. of Human Rights.

  Adjourned:  10:59 a.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES

  Convened:  9:50 a.m.

  Members Present:  Tinsman, Chair; Veenstra, Vice Chair; Hammond, Ranking
  Member; Miller and Szymoniak.

  Members Absent:  None.

  Committee Business:  Presentation by Director Rasmussen, Dept. of Human
  Services.

  Adjourned:  12:07 p.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON JUSTICE SYSTEM

  Convened:  January 26, 2000, 9:40 a.m.
  Members Present:  Maddox, Chair; Angelo, Vice Chair; Fraise and McKean.

  Members Absent:  Dvorsky, Ranking Member (excused).

  Committee Business:  Presentation by Dept. of Corrections.

  Adjourned:  11:10 a.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION,
  INFRASTRUCTURE, AND CAPITALS

  Convened:  January 26, 2000, 9:40 a.m.

  Members Present:  Freeman, Chair; Jensen, Vice Chair; Johnson and Shearer.

  Members Absent:  Connolly, Ranking Member (excused).

  Committee Business:  Presentation by DOT.

  Adjourned:  10:45 a.m.

  AGRICULTURE

  Convened:  January 26, 2000, 8:01 a.m.

  Members Present:  Gaskill, Chair; Miller, Vice Chair; Fraise, Ranking
  Member;
  Angelo, Bartz, Behn, Hedge, Judge, Kibbie, Sexton, Shearer, Soukup,
  Veenstra, and
  Zieman.

  Members Absent:  Black (excused).

  Committee Business:  Passed SF 2010.  Presentation by ISU staff member.

  Adjourned:  8:58 a.m.

  BUSINESS AND LABOR RELATIONS

  Convened:  January 26, 2000, 1:07 p.m.

  Members Present:  McKibben, Chair; Freeman, Vice Chair; Dearden, Ranking
  Member; Behn, Fraise, Hansen, Hedge, Horn, King, Rife, and Schuerer.

  Members Absent:  None.

  Committee Business:  Subcommittee assignment.  Presentation by Iowa
  Workforce
  Development.

  Adjourned:  1:40 p.m.

  EDUCATION

  Convened:  January 26, 2000, 1:00 p.m.
  Members Present:  Redfern, Chair; Rehberg, Vice Chair; Connolly, Ranking
  Member;
  Angelo, Boettger, Gaskill, Harper, Redwine, Sexton, Shearer, Szymoniak,
  Tinsman,
  and Veenstra.

  Members Absent:  Dvorsky and Fink.

  Committee Business:  Subcommittee assignments.

  Adjourned:  1:07 p.m.

  HUMAN RESOURCES

  Convened:  January 26, 2000, 3:08 p.m.

  Members Present:  Boettger, Chair; Redwine, Vice Chair; Szymoniak, Ranking
  Member; Bartz, Behn, Dvorsky, Hammond, Harper, Miller, Schuerer, Shearer,
  Tinsman, and Veenstra.

  Members Absent:  None.

  Committee Business:  Presentation on Empowerment Areas in the state of Iowa.

  Adjourned:  3:48 p.m.

  JUDICIARY

  Convened:  January 26, 2000, 2:01 p.m.

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

  Members Absent:  Dvorsky, Horn, and Miller (all excused).

  Committee Business:  Subcommittee assignments.

  Adjourned:  2:04 p.m.

  INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

  Senate File 2047, by committee on Local Government, a bill for
  an act relating to the powers and duties of county officers with
  respect to county warrants.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.

  Senate File 2048, by committee on State Government, a bill for
  an act providing for the appointment and length of terms for
  members added to a hospital board of trustees.
  Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.

  Senate File 2049, by Freeman, a bill for an act providing an
  exception from regulation as a food establishment for hospital bake
  shops and cafeterias selling nonpotentially hazardous baked goods.

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

  Senate File 2050, by Szymoniak, a bill for an act relating to
  notification made by a law enforcement officer in connection with an
  arrest for domestic abuse assault.

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

  Senate File 2051, by Maddox and Szymoniak, a bill for an act
  authorizing alternative means of publication of city notices, hearings,
  and other official actions.

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

  Senate File 2052, by Maddox, a bill for an act relating to the
  value of property or services obtained through the criminal offense of
  fraudulent use of a credit card.

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

  Senate File 2053, by Rehberg, Veenstra, Zieman, Behn, Kibbie,
  Lundby, Schuerer, Boettger, and McCoy, a bill for an act making an
  appropriation and allocating moneys to school districts to pay for the
  costs of making technology available to students attending accredited
  nonpublic schools.

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

  Senate File 2054, by Harper, Black, Deluhery, Fink, Fraise,
  Kibbie, and Shearer, a bill for an act providing for a .08 blood alcohol
  concentration limit for motor vehicle operating while intoxicated
  offenses.

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

  Senate File 2055, by Harper, Lundby, Soukup, Hammond,
  Bolkcom, Shearer, Fink, Hansen, Connolly, Black, Gronstal,
  Szymoniak, and Tinsman, a bill for an act providing unemployment
  compensation benefits to individuals who quit employment due to
  domestic violence.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on
  Business and Labor Relations.

  Senate File 2056, by McCoy, a bill for an act relating to operating
  a vessel while intoxicated, and providing penalties.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on
  Natural Resources and Environment.

  PRESENTATION OF VISITORS

  The Chair welcomed the following visitors who were present in the
  Senate gallery:

  Adult Orientation and Adjustment Center students from the Iowa
  Department for the Blind in Des Moines, Iowa, accompanied by
  Orientation Center instructors.  Senator Deluhery.

  STUDY BILLS RECEIVED

  SSB  3013	Natural Resources and Environment

  Relating to the establishment of a wild places program by the
  state advisory board for preserves and the department of natural
  resources.
  SSB 3014	Judiciary

  Relating to statutory corrections which may adjust language to
  reflect current practices, insert earlier omissions, delete redundancies
  and inaccuracies, delete temporary language, resolve inconsistencies
  and conflicts, update ongoing provisions, or remove ambiguities and
  providing effective dates.

  SSB 3015	Judiciary

  Relating to nonsubstantive Code corrections.

  SSB 3016	Small Business, Economic Development, and
  Tourism

  Relating to the refundability of the investment tax credit under
  the new jobs and income program.

  SSB 3017	Small Business, Economic Development, and
  Tourism

  Relating to compensation of members on the Iowa economic
  development board.

  SSB 3018	Judiciary

  Providing for a .08 blood alcohol concentration limit for operating
  while intoxicated offenses.

  SSB 3019	Judiciary

  Relating to DNA profiling.

  SSB 3020	Judiciary

  Relating to the criminal jurisdiction of the state regarding the
  crimes of escape and absence from custody.

  SSB 3021	Judiciary

  Relating to the appearance in court and the release from custody
  of certain criminal defendants.
  SSB 3022	Judiciary

  Providing for a .08 blood alcohol concentration limit for motor
  vehicle operating while intoxicated offenses.

  SSB 3023	Judiciary

  Relating to the prohibition of shipping or importing into the state,
  or the offering for sale, selling, transporting, distributing, or
  processing within the state, of cigarettes and tobacco products which
  were previously exported from or which are manufactured for the use
  outside the United States, and making penalties applicable.

  SSB 3024	Commerce

  Relating to the collection, use, and disclosure of certain
  information associated with insurance transactions and providing for
  civil and criminal penalties.

  SSB 3025	Commerce

  Requiring the expenditure of moneys to pay the salary and
  support costs of a real estate trust account auditor within the
  department of commerce.

  SSB 3026	Commerce

  Relating to the provision under a group health insurance policy or
  health maintenance organization contract for compensation of
  podiatrists.

  SSB 3027	Commerce

  Relating to the required provider provisions under group health
  insurance policies and health maintenance organization contracts.

  SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

  Senate Resolution 102

  COMMERCE:  Jensen, Chair; Gronstal and Redfern
  Senate File 2026

  HUMAN RESOURCES:  Harper, Chair; Redwine and Veenstra

  Senate File 2027

  JUDICIARY:  McKean, Chair; Fraise and McKibben

  Senate File 2031

  JUDICIARY:  Angelo, Chair; Dvorsky and Tinsman

  Senate File 2032

  HUMAN RESOURCES:  Miller, Chair; Bartz and Shearer

  Senate File 2034

  COMMERCE:  Maddox, Chair; McCoy and Schuerer

  Senate File 2037

  EDUCATION:  Boettger, Chair; Dvorsky and Redwine

  Senate File 2039

  JUDICIARY:  Redfern, Chair; Hammond and Miller

  Senate File 2040

  HUMAN RESOURCES:  Miller, Chair; Hammond and Redwine

  Senate File 2042

  TRANSPORTATION:  Kibbie, Chair; Jensen and McKean

  Senate File 2045

  LOCAL GOVERNMENT:  Bolkcom, Chair; McKean and McKibben

  Senate File 2046

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

  Senate File 2055

  BUSINESS AND LABOR RELATIONS:  Schuerer, Chair; Fraise and Hedge

  SSB 3013

  NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT:  Rehberg, Chair; Bolkcom and
  Miller
  SSB 3014

  JUDICIARY:  Lamberti, Chair; Hammond and Maddox

  SSB 3015

  JUDICIARY:  Hansen, Chair; Lamberti and Maddox

  SSB 3016

  SMALL BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM:  Behn, Chair;
  Shearer and Veenstra

  SSB 3017

  SMALL BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM:  Soukup, Chair;
  Sexton and Rittmer
  SSB 3018

  JUDICIARY:  McKean, Chair; Fraise and McKibben

  SSB 3019

  JUDICIARY:  Maddox, Chair; Boettger and Dvorsky

  SSB 3020

  JUDICIARY:  Lamberti, Chair; Hansen and Redfern

  SSB 3021

  JUDICIARY:  McKibben, Chair; Dvorsky and Maddox

  SSB 3022

  JUDICIARY:  McKean, Chair; Fraise and McKibben

  SSB 3023

  JUDICIARY:  McKean, Chair; Boettger and Hammond

  SSB 3024

  COMMERCE:  Deluhery, Chair; Lamberti and Redfern

  SSB 3025

  COMMERCE:  Maddox, Chair; Lundby and Bolkcom

  SSB 3026

  COMMERCE:  Maddox, Chair; Flynn and Schuerer
  SSB 3027

  COMMERCE:  Hansen, Chair; Lundby and Jensen

  COMMITTEE REPORTS

  AGRICULTURE

  Final Bill Action:  SENATE FILE 2010, a bill for an act relating to the
  traditional
  livestock producer's linked investment loan program by modifying eligibility
  requirements.

  Recommendation:  DO PASS.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 14:  Gaskill, Miller, Fraise, Angelo, Bartz, Behn, Hedge,
  Judge,
  Kibbie, Sexton, Shearer, Soukup, Veenstra, and Zieman.  Nays, none.  Absent
  or not
  voting, 1:  Black.

  Fiscal Note:  NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.

  LOCAL GOVERNMENT

  Final Bill Action:  *SENATE FILE 2047 (SSB 3001), a bill for an act relating
  to the
  powers and duties of county officers with respect to county warrants.

  Recommendation:  APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 10:  Angelo, Bartz, Bolkcom, Fraise, Gaskill, Judge,
  McCoy,
  McKibben, Miller, and Rife.  Nays, none.  Absent or not voting, 3:  Hammond,
  McKean,
  and Zieman.

  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 Local Government Committee on Senate File
  2047, and
  they were attached to the committee report.

  STATE GOVERNMENT

  Final Bill Action:  *SENATE FILE 2048 (SSB 3004), a bill for an act
  providing for
  the appointment and length of terms for members added to a hospital board of
  trustees.

  Recommendation:  APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 12:  Lamberti, Kibbie, Connolly, Deluhery, Drake, Fink,
  King,
  Lundby, Maddox, Schuerer, Sexton, and Szymoniak.  Nays, none.  Absent or not
  voting, 3:  Rittmer, Dearden, and McLaren.

  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
  2048, and
  they were attached to the committee report.

  ADJOURNMENT

  On motion of Senator Iverson, the Senate adjourned at 9:20 a.m.,
  until 9:00 a.m., Thursday, January 27, 2000.
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