Senate Journal: Monday, February 7, 2000

  TWENTY-NINTH CALENDAR DAY
  SEVENTEENTH SESSION DAY

  Senate Chamber
  Des Moines, Iowa, Monday, February 7, 2000

  The Senate met in regular session at 1:10 p.m., President Kramer
  presiding.

  Prayer was offered by the Reverend Jack Gray, pastor of the
  Calvary Christian Reformed Church of Orange City, Iowa, guest of
  Senator Veenstra.

  The Journal of Thursday, February 3, 2000, was approved.

  LEAVES OF ABSENCE

  Leaves of absence were granted as follows:

  Senator Deluhery, for the day, on request of Senator Black; Senator Drake,
  for the
  day and Tuesday, February 8, on request of Senator Jensen; and Senator
  Flynn, until
  he arrives, on request of Senator Black.

  INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

  Senate File 2092, by committee on Judiciary, a bill for an act
  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.

  Read first time and placed on calendar.
  Senate File 2093, by Sexton, a bill for an act relating to a
  requirement that the state department of transportation purchase
  soydiesel fuel for use in its vehicles.

  Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation.

  Senate File 2094, by Lamberti, a bill for an act relating to
  interference with lawful hunting, fishing, or fur harvesting and
  providing a penalty.

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

  Senate File 2095, by Fink, a bill for an act making an
  appropriation to provide advance funding to school districts with an
  unusual need to provide a program or other special assistance to non-
  English speaking pupils because of the district's location.

  Read first time and referred to committee on Education.

  Senate File 2096, by Schuerer, a bill for an act relating to the
  appropriation to cities and counties of state franchise tax revenues
  received from financial institutions.

  Read first time and referred to committee on Appropriations.

  CONSIDERATION OF BILL
  (Regular Calendar)

  Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent to take up
  for consideration Senate File 2031.

  Senate File 2031

  On motion of Senator Angelo, Senate File 2031, a bill for an act
  relating to violations of the sex offender registry requirements and
  providing an effective date, with report of committee recommending
  passage, was taken up for consideration.

  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?" (S.F. 2031), the vote was:

  Ayes, 46:

  Angelo	Bartz	Behn	Black
  Boettger	Bolkcom	Connolly	Dearden
  Dvorsky	Fink	Fraise	Freeman
  Gaskill	Gronstal	Hammond	Hansen
  Harper	Hedge	Horn	Iverson
  Jensen	Johnson	Judge	Kibbie
  King	Kramer	Lamberti	Lundby
  Maddox	McCoy	McKibben	McLaren
  Miller	Redfern	Redwine	Rehberg
  Rife	Rittmer	Schuerer	Sexton
  Shearer	Soukup	Szymoniak	Tinsman
  Veenstra	Zieman	

  Nays, none.

  Absent or not voting, 4:

  Deluhery	Drake	Flynn	McKean	

  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
  Senate File 2031 be immediately messaged to the House.

  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 February 3, 2000, passed the following bill in which the
  concurrence of
  the House was asked:

  Senate File 2082, a bill for an act relating to the establishment of
  the state percent of growth for purposes of the state school foundation
  program and providing an applicability date.
  APPENDIX

  COMMUNICATION RECEIVED

  The following communication was received in the office of the
  Secretary of the Senate and placed on file in the Legislative Service
  Bureau:

  February 4, 2000

  DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS

  1999-2000 Iowa Juvenile Crime Prevention Community Grant Fund Report.

  CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION

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

  Jim Peavey, Davenport - For your service in World War II and the Korean
  Conflict.
  Senator Deluhery (02/07/00).

  Grant Sutphin, Iowa City - For achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.  Senator
  Dvorsky (02/07/00).

  Adam Forsyth, Estherville - For achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.  Senator
  Kibbie
  (02/07/00).

  REPORTS OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES

  Convened:  February 3, 2000, 10:10 a.m.

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

  Members Absent:  None.

  Committee Business:  Discussed juvenile issues and school liaison program.

  Adjourned:  11:55 a.m.

  BUSINESS AND LABOR RELATIONS

  Convened:  February 7, 2000, 2:29 p.m.

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

  Committee Business:  Recommended confirmation of Governor's appointee.

  Adjourned:  2:32 p.m.

  EDUCATION

  Convened:  February 7, 2000, 2:25 p.m.

  Members Present:  Redfern, Chair; Rehberg, Vice Chair; Connolly, Ranking
  Member;
  Angelo, Boettger, Dvorsky, Fink, Gaskill, Harper, Redwine, Sexton, Shearer,
  Szymoniak, Tinsman, and Veenstra.

  Members Absent:  None.

  Committee Business:  Subcommittee assignments and approved SSB 3073.

  Adjourned:  2:35 p.m.

  STUDY BILLS RECEIVED

  SSB 3076	State Government

  Relating to regulation and inspection of health care facilities
  including the establishment of a quality-based inspections system.

  SSB 3077	State Government

  Relating to the granting of a franchise by a city.

  SSB 3078	State Government

  Relating to ethics and campaign disclosure board procedures and
  to conflicts of interest of public officers and employees.

  SSB 3079	Natural Resources and Environment

  Relating to the taking of fish and game by increasing fees for
  hunting, fishing, harvesting, and related licenses, authorizing the
  natural resource commission to adjust future license fees, providing
  for other properly related matters, and providing effective and
  applicability dates.
  SSB 3080	Natural Resources and Environment

  Relating to land restoration requirements for interstate natural
  gas pipeline construction projects.

  SSB 3081	Natural Resources and Environment

  Relating to motor vehicle fuels, by providing for fuel quality
  standards regulated by the department of agriculture and land
  stewardship, providing for the transportation, sale, and dispensing of
  oxygenated fuel, providing for tax revenues, and making penalties
  applicable.

  SSB 3082	Appropriations

  A Senate Concurrent Resolution urging that the Iowa
  Agricultureal Industry Finance Corporation immediately begin
  implementing the Iowa Agricultural Industry Finance Act in a
  manner that encourages local agricultural producer-let ventures to
  expand production and processing of high value agricultural
  products, including agricultural processed products.

  SSB 3083	Natural Resources and Environment

  Including transfer stations under the siting requirements for
  sanitary landfill and infectious waste incinerator

  SSB 3084	Natural Resources and Environment

  Relating to funding for purposes of waste tire management and
  collection of other hazardous materials.

  SSB 3085	Natural Resources and Environment

  Extending a partial suspension of permitting requirements of
  facilities that deal with hazardous waste.

  SSB 3086	Natural Resources and Environment

  Relating to hunting by allocating nonresident turkey and deer
  hunting licenses, providing for deer management plans, and other
  properly related matters.
  SSB 3087	Commerce

  Relating to the disclosure requirements associated with a change
  in terms of an open-end credit account.

  SSB 3088	Commerce

  Relating to the mandatory certification of real estate appraisers
  and providing exceptions.

  SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

  Senate File 2069

  HUMAN RESOURCES:  Redwine, Chair; Hammond and Veenstra

  Senate File 2074

  HUMAN RESOURCES:  Miller, Chair; Bartz and Harper

  Senate File 2076

  HUMAN RESOURCES:  Redwine, Chair; Boettger and Szymoniak

  Senate File 2077

  STATE GOVERNMENT:  Drake, Chair; Kibbie and Sexton

  Senate File 2086

  STATE GOVERNMENT:  Kibbie, Chair; Maddox and Rittmer

  Senate File 2087

  NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT:  Kibbie, Chair; Johnson and
  Rehberg

  SSB 3076

  STATE GOVERNMENT:  Szymoniak, Chair; Fink and Lamberti

  SSB 3077

  STATE GOVERNMENT:  Dearden, Chair; McLaren and Sexton

  SSB 3078

  STATE GOVERNMENT:  Lamberti, Chair; Kibbie and King
  SSB 3079

  NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT:  Bartz, Chair; Black and King

  SSB 3080

  NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT:  Bartz, Chair; Kibbie and Rehberg

  SSB 3081

  NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT:  Bartz, Chair; Gaskill and Kibbie

  SSB 3082

  APPROPRIATIONS:  Rehberg, Chair; McLaren and Soukup

  SSB 3083

  NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT:  Deluhery, Chair; Bolkcom and Fink

  SSB 3084

  NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT:  Rife, Chair; Bolkcom and Freeman

  SSB 3085

  NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT:  Gaskill, Chair; Dearden and Miller

  SSB 3086

  NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT:  Bartz, Chair; Black and King

  SSB 3087

  COMMERCE:  Redwine, Chair; McCoy and Schuerer

  SSB 3088

  COMMERCE:  Lundby, Chair; Hansen and Lamberti

  GOVERNOR'S APPOINTEE PLACED ON
  INDIVIDUAL CONFIRMATION CALENDAR

  The following appointee, assigned to standing committee for
  investigation, was placed on the Individual Confirmation Calendar
  with recommendation for confirmation on February 7, 2000:

  BUSINESS AND LABOR RELATIONS

  Richard V. Running - Director of Workforce Development
  BILL ENROLLED, SIGNED, AND SENT TO GOVERNOR

  The Secretary of the Senate submitted the following report:

  MADAM PRESIDENT:  The Secretary of the Senate respectfully reports that the
  following bill has been enrolled, signed by the President of the Senate and
  the Speaker
  of the House, and presented to the Governor for his approval on this 7th day
  of
  February, 2000:

  Senate File 2082.

  MICHAEL E. MARSHALL
  Secretary of the Senate

  COMMITTEE REPORT

  JUDICIARY

  Final Bill Action:  SENATE FILE 2092 (SSB 3014), a bill for an act 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.

  Recommendation:  APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 15:  McKean, Lamberti, Hansen, Angelo, Boettger, Dvorsky,
  Fraise,
  Hammond, Horn, Maddox, McCoy, McKibben, Miller, Redfern, and Tinsman.  Nays,
  none.  Absent or not voting, none.

  Fiscal Note:  NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.

  ADJOURNMENT

  On motion of Senator Iverson, the Senate adjourned at 1:58 p.m.,
  until 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 8, 2000.
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