Senate Journal: Tuesday, April 4, 2000

  EIGHTY-SIXTH CALENDAR DAY
  FIFTIETH SESSION DAY

  Senate Chamber
  Des Moines, Iowa, Tuesday, April 4, 2000

  The Senate met in regular session at 9:10 a.m., President Kramer
  presiding.

  Prayer was offered by the Reverend Doug Pfeiffer, pastor of the
  Altoona Christian Church of Altoona, guest of Senator Lamberti.

  The Journal of Monday, April 3, 2000, was approved.

  SPECIAL GUESTS

  Senator Hedge appeared before the rostrum and presented Jessie
  Kraayenbrink, Queen of the Sixty-fifth Annual Tulip Time Festival
  from Pella, Iowa.

  Queen Kraayenbrink introduced the members of her court:
  Kimberly De Bruin, Stephanie Roozeboom, Amy Jones, and Melanie
  De Nooy.  The girls were accompanied by their parents.

  Queen Kraayenbrink invited the members of the Senate to attend
  the Tulip Time Festival in Pella on May 11, 12, and 13, 2000.

  The Queen, her attendants, and their parents distributed the
  famous Dutch cookies to the Senators and staff.

  Senator Boettger took the chair at 9:17 a.m.

  LEAVES OF ABSENCE

  Leaves of absence were granted as follows:

  Senators Lamberti and Kramer, until they return, on request of Senator
  Bartz.
  HOUSE AMENDMENT CONSIDERED

  Senate File 2371

  Senator Bartz called up for consideration Senate File 2371, a bill
  for an act relating to the establishment of a water quality initiative
  program by the department of agriculture and land stewardship and
  the department of natural resources, defining and providing for the
  use of credible data for quality control and assurance procedures, and
  providing for other properly related matters, and providing an
  applicability date, amended by the House in House amendment
  S-5239, filed March 23, 2000.

  Senator Bartz offered amendment S-5331, filed by him on April 3,
  2000, to pages 1-3 of House amendment S-5239, and moved its
  adoption.

  Amendment S-5331 was adopted by a voice vote.

  Senator Bartz moved that the Senate concur in the House
  amendment, as amended.

  The motion prevailed by a voice vote and the Senate concurred in
  the House amendment, as amended.

  Senator Bartz moved that the bill, as amended by the House,
  further amended and concurred in by the Senate, 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. 2371), the vote was:

  Ayes, 48:

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

  Nays, none.

  Absent or not voting, 2:

  Kramer	Lamberti			

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

  RECESS

  On motion of Senator Iverson, the Senate recessed at 10:30 a.m.,
  until 2:00 p.m.
  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:

  April 4, 2000

  DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES

  January 2000 Second Baseline Report-Baseline Survey Results for Children in
  the
  Healthy and Well Kids in Iowa Program.

  REPORT OF COMMITTEE MEETING

  BUSINESS AND LABOR RELATIONS

  Convened:  March 30, 2000, 1:07 p.m.

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

  Members Absent:  Fraise (excused).

  Committee Business:  Recommended confirmation of Governor's appointees.

  Adjourned:  1:15 p.m.

  INTRODUCTION OF BILL

  Senate File 2443, by Iverson and Gronstal, a bill for an act
  relating to compacts or agreements entered into by the Iowa lottery
  board and commissioner of the lottery.

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

  SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

  Senate Concurrent Resolution 112

  WAYS AND MEANS:  Drake, Chair; Harper and Hedge
  Senate File 2443

  STATE GOVERNMENT:  Sexton, Chair; Connolly and Fink

  House File 2550

  WAYS AND MEANS:  Redwine, Chair; Connolly and Maddox

  REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE

  MADAM PRESIDENT:  Pursant to Senate Rule 21, I report that in enrolling
  Senate File 2221, the following correction was made:

  1. Page 1, line 16, the word "judgement" was changed to the word "judgment".

  MICHAEL E. MARSHALL
  Secretary of the Senate

  BILLS 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 bills have 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
  4th day
  of April, 2000:

  Senate Files 182, 2089, 2111, 2221, and 2303.

  MICHAEL E. MARSHALL
  Secretary of the Senate

  MOTIONS TO RECONSIDER

  MADAM PRESIDENT:  I move to reconsider the vote by which Senate File 2371
  passed the Senate on April 4, 2000.

  MERLIN E. BARTZ

  MADAM PRESIDENT:  I move to reconsider the vote by which Senate File 2371
  passed the Senate on April 4, 2000.

  WILLIAM "BILL" FINK
  AFTERNOON SESSION

  The Senate reconvened at 2:19 p.m., President Kramer presiding.

  QUORUM CALL

  Senator Jensen requested a non-record roll call to determine that a
  quorum was present.

  The vote revealed 43 present, 7 absent, and a quorum present.

  UNFINISHED BUSINESS
  (Deferred March 28, 2000)

  House File 2519

  The Senate resumed consideration of House File 2519, a bill for
  an act relating to the repeal of the sixth judicial district pilot project
  concerning probation revocation hearings, and providing an effective
  date, amendment S-5238B to amendment S-5165 and amendment
  S-5165, deferred March 28, 2000.

  Senator Angelo asked and received unanimous consent to
  withdraw division S-5238B.

  Senator Angelo offered amendment S-5310, filed by him on
  March 30, 2000, to pages 2-6 and 10 of amendment S-5165.

  Senator Szymoniak asked and received unanimous consent that
  action on amendment S-5310 and House File 2519 be deferred.

  LEAVES OF ABSENCE

  Leaves of absence were granted as follows:

  Senator McCoy, until he returns, on request of Senator Gronstal; and Senator
  Connolly, until he returns, on request of Senator Deluhery.
  UNFINISHED BUSINESS

  House File 475

  On motion of Senator Lundby, House File 475, a bill for an act
  concerning nonsubstantive gender-related provisions in the Code,
  with report of committee recommending amendment and passage,
  placed on the Unfinished Business Calendar on March 23, 2000, was
  taken up for consideration.

  Senator Lundby offered amendment S-5004, filed by the
  committee on State Government on February 2, 2000, to pages 1-3
  and 4 of the bill, and moved its adoption.

  Amendment S-5004 was adopted by a voice vote.

  Senator Lundby 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. 475), the vote was:

  Ayes, 48:

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

  Nays, none.

  Absent or not voting, 2:

  Connolly	McCoy			

  The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was declared to
  have passed the Senate and the title was agreed to.
  CONSIDERATION OF BILL
  (Ways and Means Calendar)

  Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent to take up
  for consideration House File 2542.

  House File 2542

  On motion of Senator Drake, House File 2542, a bill for an act
  relating to distributions made to and income from missing property of
  certain persecuted victims of World War II and their heirs, including
  effective and retroactive applicability dates, with report of committee
  recommending passage, 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. 2542), the vote was:

  Ayes, 48:

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

  Nays, none.

  Absent or not voting, 2:

  Connolly	McCoy			

  The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was declared to
  have passed the Senate and the title was agreed to.
  CONSIDERATION OF MOTION TO RECONSIDER

  Senator Bartz called up the motion to reconsider Senate File 2371,
  filed by him on April 4, 2000, found on page 989 of the Senate
  Journal.

  Senator Gronstal asked and received unanimous consent that
  action on the motion to reconsider Senate File 2371 be deferred.

  The Senate stood at ease at 2:52 p.m. until the fall of the gavel for
  the purpose of party caucuses.

  The Senate resumed session at 3:52 p.m., President Kramer
  presiding.

  BUSINESS PENDING

  Senate File 2371

  The Senate resumed consideration of Senate File 2371, previously
  deferred.

  MOTIONS TO RECONSIDER WITHDRAWN

  Senate File 2371

  Senators Bartz and Fink withdrew the motions to reconsider
  Senate File 2371, a bill for an act relating to the establishment of a
  water quality initiative program by the department of agriculture
  and land stewardship and the department of natural resources,
  defining and providing for the use of credible data for quality control
  and assurance procedures, and providing for other properly related
  matters, and providing an applicability date, filed by them on April 4,
  2000, found on page 989 of the Senate Journal.

  IMMEDIATELY MESSAGED

  Senator Bartz asked and received unanimous consent that Senate
  File 2371 be immediately messaged to the House.
  UNFINISHED BUSINESS

  House File 2170

  On motion of Senator McKibben, House File 2170, a bill for an
  act regarding application of the margin of error for chemical test
  evidence used in operating while intoxicated prosecutions, with
  report of committee recommending passage, placed on the Unfinished
  Business Calendar on March 23, 2000, was taken up for
  consideration.

  Senator McKibben 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. 2170), the vote was:

  Ayes, 50:

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

  Nays, none.

  Absent or not voting, none.

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

  CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION

  Senator Bartz asked and received unanimous consent to take up
  for immediate consideration House Concurrent Resolution 106.
  House Concurrent Resolution 106

  On motion of Senator Tinsman, House Concurrent Resolution 106,
  a concurrent resolution relating to support of the State of Minnesota's
  lawsuit against the federal government and the United States
  Secretary of Health and Human Services regarding disparate funding
  under the federal Medicare program, with report of committee
  recommending passage, was taken up for consideration.

  Senator Tinsman moved the adoption of House Concurrent
  Resolution 106, which motion prevailed by a voice vote.

  UNFINISHED BUSINESS

  House File 2429

  On motion of Senator McKibben, House File 2429, a bill for an
  act relating to the publication and recordkeeping duties of county
  officers by providing for the maintenance of permanent records by
  electronic means and the determination of publication rates, with
  report of committee recommending passage, placed on the Unfinished
  Business Calendar on March 23, 2000, was taken up for
  consideration.

  Senator McKibben offered amendment S-5327, filed by him on
  April 3, 2000, to pages 1 and 2 of the bill, and moved its adoption.

  Amendment S-5327 was adopted by a voice vote.

  Senator McKibben 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. 2429), the vote was:

  Ayes, 50:

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

  Nays, none.

  Absent or not voting, none.

  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
  House Files 475, 2170, 2429, 2542, and House Concurrent
  Resolution 106 be immediately messaged to the House.

  HOUSE MESSAGES RECEIVED

  The following messages were received from the Chief Clerk of the
  House:

  MADAM PRESIDENT:  I am directed to inform your honorable body that the
  House has on April 4, 2000, passed the following bill in which the
  concurrence of the
  Senate is asked:

  House File 2373, a bill for an act relating to the issuance of
  closing protection letters by the Iowa finance authority.

  Read first time and attached to similar Senate File 2440.

  ALSO:  That the House has on April 4, 2000, amended and passed the following
  bills in which the concurrence of the Senate is asked:

  Senate File 2113, a bill for an act relating to the licensing of
  individuals engaged in the healing art of massage therapy.(S-5335)

  Senate File 2252, a bill for an act eliminating the future repeal of
  the school finance formula and providing for periodic legislative
  review.(S-5336)
  ALSO:  That the House has on April 4, 2000, concurred in the Senate
  amendment
  and passed the following bills in which the concurrence of the House was
  asked:

  House File 2362, a bill for an act relating to the establishment of
  a domestic abuse death review team and providing a penalty.

  House File 2538, a bill for an act relating to and making
  transportation and other infrastructure-related appropriations to the
  state department of transportation, including allocation and use of
  moneys from the general fund of the state, road use tax fund, and
  primary road fund, and including fees for certain registration plates,
  allowing the department to conduct a pilot project, and providing for
  the nonreversion of certain moneys.
  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:

  April 4, 2000

  AUDITOR OF STATE

  Single Audit Report of the State of Iowa for the fiscal year ended June 30,
  1999.

  PRESENTATION OF VISITORS

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

  Forty-five fifth graders from Cody Elementary School, Pleasant
  Valley Community Schools, accompanied by their teacher, Sandra
  Vogel, and chaperones.  One of the chaperones is Betty Clausen from
  LeClaire, who is in the U. S. Basketball Hall of Fame and was a
  member of the first women's Olympic basketball team.  This team
  won the gold medal.  Senator Rittmer.

  SIMILAR BILL RECEIVED

  On April 4, 2000, House File 2373 was received and attached to
  similar Senate File 2440 on the Senate calendar.

  REPORTS OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  RULES AND ADMINISTRATION

  Convened:  April 4, 2000, 4:20 p.m.

  Members Present:  Iverson, Chair; Kramer, Vice Chair; Gronstal, Ranking
  Member;
  Dvorsky, Fink, Harper, Jensen, Lundby, Redfern, Rehberg, and Rittmer.

  Members Absent:  None.

  Committee Business:  Passed SR 112 and HCRs 111, 115, and 116.

  Adjourned:  4:24 p.m.
  STATE GOVERNMENT

  Convened:  April 4, 2000, 1:00 p.m.

  Members Present:  Rittmer, Chair; Lamberti, Vice Chair; Kibbie, Ranking
  Member;
  Dearden, Deluhery, Drake, Fink, King, Lundby, Maddox, Schuerer, Sexton, and
  Szymoniak.

  Members Absent:  Connolly and McLaren (both excused).

  Committee Business:  Passed SF 2443.  Recommended confirmation of Governor's
  appointee.

  Adjourned:  1:20 p.m.

  WAYS AND MEANS

  Convened:  April 4, 2000, 11:20 a.m.

  Members Present:  Johnson, Chair; McKibben, Vice Chair; Harper, Ranking
  Member; Bolkcom, Connolly, Deluhery, Drake, Flynn, Hedge, Lamberti, Redwine,
  and
  Soukup.

  Members Absent:  Bartz, Maddox, and McLaren (all excused).

  Committee Business:  Approved SSB 3225 and passed SF 2121.

  Adjourned:  11:50 a.m.

  INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS

  Senate Concurrent Resolution 113, by Drake, Johnson, Judge,
  Harper, Fraise, Rittmer, and Redfern, a concurrent resolution
  establishing a special commission to study and make
  recommendations concerning the impact of current and future state
  replacement funds paid to local governments to mitigate the effects of
  the elimination of the property tax on industrial machinery,
  equipment, and computers.

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

  Senate Concurrent Resolution 114, by McKean and Lamberti,
  a concurrent resolution requesting the office of the attorney general
  to establish an operating while intoxicated (OWI) task force to review
  the clarity, complexity, and functionality of current operating while
  intoxicated Code provisions and to make recommendations to the
  general assembly.

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

  INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

  Senate File 2444, by committee on Ways and Means , a bill for an
  act relating to the taxation of property used by the Iowa national
  guard.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on Ways and Means
  calendar.

  Senate File 2445, by committee on Ways and Means, a bill for an
  act providing for additional local funding authority under the
  instructional support levy for school districts.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on Ways and Means
  calendar.

  STUDY BILLS RECEIVED

  SSB 3226	Way and Means

  Establishing a healthy environmental and value-added energy
  initiative, providing for revenues, the expenditure of moneys, and
  providing for penalties.

  SSB 3227	Ways and Means

  A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of
  the State of Iowa relating to the power of the people to affirm or
  reject Acts of the General Assembly relating to the individual income
  tax or sales or use tax.

  SSB 3228	Ways and Means

  Relating to the state's disposition of unclaimed property law by
  setting a limit on the retention of abandoned property records,
  excluding certain property from being considered abandoned
  property, and setting requirements and conditions for hiring
  independent auditors.

  SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

  Senate Concurrent Resolution 113

  WAYS AND MEANS:  Drake, Chair; Harper and Hedge

  SSB 3226

  WAYS AND MEANS:  Bartz, Chair; Harper and McKibben

  SSB 3227

  WAYS AND MEANS:  McKibben, Chair; Bartz and Deluhery

  SSB 3228

  WAYS AND MEANS:  Redwine, Chair; Maddox and Soukup

  COMMITTEE REPORTS

  RULES AND ADMINISTRATION

  Final Bill Action:  SENATE RESOLUTION 112, a resolution honoring the Story
  City
  firefighter who died in the line of duty.

  Recommendation:  DO PASS.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 11:  Iverson, Kramer, Gronstal, Dvorsky, Fink, Harper,
  Jensen,
  Lundby, Redfern, Rehberg, and Rittmer.  Nays, none.  Absent or not voting,
  none.

  Fiscal Note:  NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.

  ALSO:

  Final Bill Action:  HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 111, a concurrent
  resolution encouraging state and local governments, business interests,
  health care
  professionals, and individuals with interest in good health to help in
  educating the
  public to raise awareness regarding osteoporosis prevention, detection, and
  treatment.

  Recommendation:  DO PASS.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 11:  Iverson, Kramer, Gronstal, Dvorsky, Fink, Harper,
  Jensen,
  Lundby, Redfern, Rehberg, and Rittmer.  Nays, none.  Absent or not voting,
  none.

  Fiscal Note:  NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
  ALSO:

  Final Bill Action:  HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 115, a concurrent
  resolution urging citizen participation in and cooperation with the
  conducting of the
  year 2000 census.

  Recommendation:  DO PASS.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 11:  Iverson, Kramer, Gronstal, Dvorsky, Fink, Harper,
  Jensen,
  Lundby, Redfern, Rehberg, and Rittmer.  Nays, none.  Absent or not voting,
  none.

  Fiscal Note:  NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.

  ALSO:

  Final Bill Action:  HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 116, a concurrent
  resolution urging the Governor to appoint a commission to develop design
  proposals for
  Iowa's participation in the United States Mint's 50 state quarters program
  and to
  direct the commission to develop designs incorporating the Loess Hills as a
  symbol for
  the state.

  Recommendation:  DO PASS.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 11:  Iverson, Kramer, Gronstal, Dvorsky, Fink, Harper,
  Jensen,
  Lundby, Redfern, Rehberg, and Rittmer.  Nays, none.  Absent or not voting,
  none.

  Fiscal Note:  NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.

  STATE GOVERNMENT

  Final Bill Action:  SENATE FILE 2443, a bill for an act relating to compacts
  or
  agreements entered into by the Iowa lottery board and commissioner of the
  lottery.

  Recommendation:  DO PASS.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 10:  Rittmer, Lamberti, Kibbie, Dearden, Deluhery, Fink,
  Lundby,
  Maddox, Sexton, and Szymoniak.  Nays, 3:  Drake, King, and Schuerer.  Absent
  or not
  voting, 2:  Connolly and McLaren.

  Fiscal Note:  NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.

  WAYS AND MEANS

  Final Bill Action:  SENATE FILE 2444 (SSB 3225), a bill for an act relating
  to the
  taxation of property used by the Iowa national guard.

  Recommendation:  APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 12:  Johnson, McKibben, Harper, Bolkcom, Connolly,
  Deluhery,
  Drake, Flynn, Hedge, Lamberti, Redwine, and Soukup.  Nays, none.  Absent or
  not
  voting, 3:  Bartz, Maddox, and McLaren.
  Fiscal Note:  NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.

  ALSO:

  Final Bill Action:  *SENATE FILE 2445 (Formerly SF 2121), a bill for an act
  providing for additional local funding authority under the instructional
  support levy
  for school districts.

  Recommendation:  WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 12:  Johnson, McKibben, Harper, Bolkcom, Connolly,
  Deluhery,
  Drake, Flynn, Hedge, Lamberti, Redwine, and Soukup.  Nays, none.  Absent or
  not
  voting, 3:  Bartz, Maddox, 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 Ways and Means Committee on Senate File 2445,
  and
  they were attached to the committee report.

  EXPLANATION OF VOTES

  MADAM PRESIDENT:  I was necessarily absent from the Senate Chamber on
  April 4, 2000, when the votes were taken on House Files 475 and 2542.  Had I
  been
  present, I would have voted "Aye" on both.

  MICHAEL E. CONNOLLY

  GOVERNOR'S APPOINTEE PLACED
  ON EN BLOC CALENDAR

  The following appointee, assigned to standing committee for
  investigation, was placed on the En Bloc Calendar with
  recommendation for confirmation:

  STATE GOVERNMENT

  Glen Meier - Board for the Licensing and Regulation of Hearing Aid Dealers

  AMENDMENTS FILED

  S-5332	S.F.	2436	JoAnn Johnson
  S-5333	H.F.	2502	Merlin E. Bartz
  S-5334	H.F.	2519	Robert E. Dvorsky
  Jeff Angelo
  S-5335	S.F.	2113	House
  S-5336	S.F.	2252	House
  S-5337	H.F.	2528	Jeff Angelo
  Joe Bolcom
  Richard F. Drake
  Andy McKean
  Steve King
  Matt McCoy

  ADJOURNMENT

  On motion of Senator Iverson, the Senate adjourned at 4:17 p.m.,
  until 9:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 5, 2000.
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