House Journal: Thursday, February 8, 2001
JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE
Thirty-second Calendar Day - Twenty-third Session Day
Hall of the House of Representatives
Des Moines, Iowa, Thursday, February 8, 2001
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 8:47 a.m., Speaker pro
tempore Sukup in the chair.
Prayer was offered by the Honorable Cecil Dolecheck, state
representative from Ringgold County.
The Journal of Wednesday, February 7, 2001 was approved.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Leave of absence was granted as follows:
Garman of Story, until her arrival, on request of Rants of Woodbury; Mertz of
Kossuth, until her arrival, by Myers of Johnson; Witt of Black Hawk, until his arrival,
by Wise of Lee.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
House File 222, by committee on commerce and regulation, a bill
for an act permitting banks in Iowa to establish additional bank
offices, and containing effective dates.
Read first time and placed on calendar.
House File 223, by Grundberg and Shey, a bill for an act relating
to dependent tax credits under the individual income tax for
household services and care for certain dependents and including a
retroactive applicability date provision.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
House File 224, by Atteberry, a bill for an act relating to the
nondisclosure of certain information contained in psychological test
material.
Read first time and referred to committee on commerce and
regulation.
House File 225, by Brauns, a bill for an act providing for the
reorganization of districts for the election of Iowa state fair board
directors, and providing for an election.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House File 226, by Jochum, T. Taylor, and Dotzler, a bill for an
act relating to wage discrimination in employment by providing for
the determination of wage discrimination, creating an equal pay
commission, and providing civil penalties and appropriating the
penalties for enforcement purposes.
Read first time and referred to committee on labor and
industrial relations.
House File 227, by Barry, a bill for an act abolishing annual
renewal fees for registration notices for aboveground petroleum
storage tanks.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House File 228, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an act
relating to the duties of the department of public safety.
Read first time and placed on calendar.
House File 229, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an act
relating to judicial district departments of correctional services by
providing for a judgment lien for supervision fees and for the
establishment of a reserve peace officer force.
Read first time and referred to placed on calendar.
SPECIAL PRESENTATION
Bukta of Clinton introduced to the House, Julie Nixon Eisenhower,
daughter of former President Richard M. Nixon, author, editor and
public speaker as well as the granddaughter of the famous Iowan,
Mamie Eisenhower.
The House rose and expressed its welcome.
MOTION TO RECONSIDER WITHDRAWN
(Senate Concurrent Resolution 5)
Huser of Polk asked and received unanimous consent to withdraw
the motion to reconsider Senate Concurrent Resolution 5, a
concurrent resolution relating to the compensation of chaplains,
officers and employees of the Seventy-ninth General Assembly, filed
by her on February 7, 2001.
IMMEDIATE MESSAGE
Rants of Woodbury asked and received unanimous consent that
Senate Concurrent Resolution 5 be immediately messaged to the
Senate.
ADOPTION OF HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 8
Johnson of Osceola called up for consideration House Concurrent
Resolution 8, a concurrent resolution honoring Herb Plambeck, and
moved its adoption.
The motion prevailed and the resolution was adopted.
CONSIDERATION OF BILL
Regular Calendar
House File 104, a bill for an act relating to child endangerment
violations and injuries to a child or minor and providing penalties,
was taken up for consideration.
SENATE FILE 63 SUBSTITUTED FOR HOUSE FILE 104
Shey of Linn asked and received unanimous consent to substitute
Senate File 63 for House File 104.
Senate File 63, a bill for an act relating to child endangerment
violations and injuries to a child and providing penalties, was taken
up for consideration.
Shey of Linn asked and received unanimous consent to withdraw
amendment H-1038 filed by him on February 5, 2001.
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?" (S.F. 63)
The ayes were, 93:
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Alons | Atteberry | Barry | Baudler |
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Bell | Boal | Boddicker | Boggess |
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Bradley | Brauns | Broers | Brunkhorst |
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Bukta | Carroll | Chiodo | Cohoon |
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Connors | Cormack | De Boef | Dix |
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Dolecheck | Dotzler | Drake | Eddie |
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Eichhorn | Elgin | Falck | Fallon |
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Finch | Foege | Frevert | Gipp |
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Greimann | Grundberg | Hahn | Hansen |
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Hatch | Heaton | Hoffman | Horbach |
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Houser | Hoversten | Huseman | Huser |
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Jacobs | Jenkins | Jochum | Johnson |
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Kettering | Klemme | Kreiman | Kuhn |
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Larkin | Larson | Lensing | Manternach |
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Mascher | May | Metcalf | Millage |
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Murphy | Myers | Osterhaus | Petersen |
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Quirk | Raecker | Rants | Rayhons |
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Rekow | Reynolds | Richardson | Roberts |
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Scherrman | Schrader | Seng | Shey |
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Shoultz | Sievers | Smith | Stevens |
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Taylor, D. | Taylor, T. | Teig | Tremmel |
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Tymeson | Tyrrell | Van Engelenhoven | Van Fossen |
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Warnstadt | Weidman | Winckler | Wise |
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Sukup, |
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Presiding
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The nays were, none.
Absent or not voting, 7:
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Arnold | Ford | Garman | Mertz |
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O'Brien | Siegrist, Spkr. | Witt |
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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
Concurrent Resolution 8 and Senate File 63.
EXPLANATION OF VOTE
I was necessarily absent from the House chamber on February 8,
2001. Had I been present, I would have voted "aye" on Senate File
63.
ARNOLD of Lucas
BILL ENROLLED, SIGNED AND SENT TO GOVERNOR
The Chief Clerk of the House submitted the following report:
Mr. Speaker: The Chief Clerk of the House respectfully reports that the following bill
has been examined and found correctly enrolled, signed by the Speaker of the House
and the President of the Senate, and presented to the Governor for his approval on this
8th day of February, 2001: House File 191.
MARGARET A. THOMSON
Chief Clerk of the House
Report adopted.
COMMUNICATION RECEIVED
The following communication was received and filed in the office of
the Chief Clerk:
STATE OF IOWA
Information Technology Department
The Fiscal Year 2000 Annual Report, pursuant to Chapter 1141, 2000 Acts of the
Seventy-eighth General Assembly.
CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION
MR. SPEAKER: The Chief Clerk of the House respectfully reports
that certificates of recognition have been issued as follows.
MARGARET A. THOMSON
Chief Clerk of the House
2001\257 Kenneth Newton, Greenfield - For celebrating his 90th birthday.
2001\258 Steve Van Oort, Ankeny - For receiving the 2000 Outstanding Citizen
of the Year Award from the Ankeny Area Chamber of Commerce.
2001\259 Lisa Morlock, Ankeny - For receiving the 2000 Educator of the Year
Award from the Ankeny Area Chamber of Commerce.
2001\260 Lynn and Ted Deal, Ankeny - For receiving the 2000 Small Business
Person of the Year Award from the Ankeny Area Chamber of
Commerce.
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
House File 69
Environmental Protection: Brunkhorst, Chair; Elgin, Finch, Greimann and Shoultz.
House File 157
Judiciary: Barry, Chair; Grundberg and Witt.
House File 167
Judiciary: Baudler, Chair; Raecker and Witt.
House File 172
Environmental Protection: Brunkhorst, Chair; Elgin, Finch, Greimann and Shoultz.
House File 173
Judiciary: Baudler, Chair; Raecker and Shoultz.
House File 183
Human Resources: Brunkhorst, Chair; Reynolds and Roberts.
HOUSE STUDY BILL SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
House Study Bill 127
Ways and Means: Eichhorn, Chair; Jochum and Shey.
House Study Bill 128
Ways and Means: Sukup, Chair; Boal and Fallon.
House Study Bill 131
Ways and Means: Tymeson, Chair; Boal and D. Taylor.
House Study Bill 132
Human Resources: Tymeson, Chair; Boddicker and Tremmel.
House Study Bill 133
Judiciary: Eichhorn, Chair; Kreiman and Shey.
House Study Bill 134
Judiciary: Shey, Chair; Baudler and Chiodo.
House Study Bill 135
Judiciary: Boddicker, Chair; Kreiman and Raecker.
House Study Bill 136
Judiciary: Eichhorn, Chair; Larson and Tremmel.
House Study Bill 137
Judiciary: Broers, Chair; Baudler and Jochum.
House Study Bill 138
Judiciary: Eichhorn, Chair; Kreiman and Shey.
House Study Bill 139
Judiciary: Grundberg, Chair; Kreiman and Shey.
House Study Bill 140
Judiciary: Eichhorn, Chair; Kreiman and Sukup.
House Study Bill 141
Judiciary: Kettering, Chair; Ford and Sukup.
House Study Bill 142
Environmental Protection: Brunkhorst, Chair; Elgin, Finch, Greimann and Shoultz.
HOUSE STUDY BILL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT
H.S.B. 143 Appropriations
Restricting the expenditure of moneys from the general fund of the
state for out-of-state travel by members and employees of the general
assembly and providing an effective date.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
MR. SPEAKER: The Chief Clerk of the House respectfully reports
that the following committee recommendations have been received
and are on file in the office of the Chief Clerk.
MARGARET A. THOMSON
Chief Clerk of the House
COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 103), to request that the Congress of
the United States maintain its commitment to clean air and the ethanol industry, by
maintaining the oxygenate requirement in the federal Clean Air Act that promotes the
use of ethanol in reformulated gasoline, and urging the United States Environmental
Protection Agency to resist California's attempt to waive the oxygenate requirement in
that state.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass February 7, 2001.
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 68), establishing child endangerment
offenses for certain criminal acts committed in the presence of a child or minor.
Fiscal Note is required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass February 8, 2001.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 69), relating to the verification of a
uniform citation and complaint issued by a law enforcement agency.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass February 8, 2001.
COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT
House Joint Resolution 5, a joint resolution to nullify an administrative rule of
the department of revenue and finance relating to the collection of a fee to recover
direct costs in the administration of a local option sales and services tax and providing
an effective date.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass February 7, 2001.
House File 81, a bill for an act providing an exemption from continuing education
requirements for barbers under specified circumstances.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass with amendment H-1044 February 7, 2001.
AMENDMENTS FILED
H-1044 H.F. 81 Committee on State Government
H-1045 H.F. 180 Kreiman of Davis
H-1046 H.F. 179 Seng of Scott
On motion by Rants of Woodbury the House adjourned at 9:19
a.m., until 9:30 a.m., Friday, February 9, 2001.
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