House Journal: Monday, February 19, 2001
JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE
Forty-third Calendar Day - Twenty-eighth Session Day
Hall of the House of Representatives
Des Moines, Iowa, Monday, February 19, 2001
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 1:09 p.m., Barry of
Harrison in the chair.
Prayer was offered by Bridget Prins, Governor of the Iowa
American Legion Auxiliary Girls State from Sibley-Ocheyedan High
School.
The Journal of Thursday, February 15, 2001 was approved.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by the Linn-Mar SODA Group
(Students O.K. Without Drugs and Alcohol) and TRY (Teens
Reaching Youth) from Linn-Mar High School, Marion.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
House Joint Resolution 6, by Jochum, a joint resolution
proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa
relating to the qualification of electors.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
House Joint Resolution 7, by Hansen, a joint resolution
designating the black squirrel as the official state animal of Iowa.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House File 292, by committee on state government, a bill for an
act relating to the financial operations and transactions of the
information technology department.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 293, by committee on education, a bill for an act
relating to the duties of the board of directors of a school district prior
to a regular school election.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 294, by committee on education, a bill for an act
relating to contracts and compensation that benefit a member of the
board of directors of a school district.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 295, by Foege and Houser, a bill for an act authorizing
an area education agency to serve as fiscal agent for a community
empowerment area board and providing an effective date.
Read first time and referred to committee on local government.
House File 296, by Tremmel, Smith, Mertz, Witt, Ford, Dotzler,
Murphy, Warnstadt, Larkin, Greimann, Foege, Mascher, Lensing,
Shoultz, Osterhaus, Kuhn, and Seng, a bill for an act relating to a
prescription drug program and making an appropriation.
Read first time and referred to committee on appropriations.
House File 297, by Stevens, a bill for an act relating to the
authority of a city to regulate the application of fertilizers and soil
conditioners on residential property.
Read first time and referred to committee on agriculture.
House File 298, by Fallon, a bill for an act relating to benefits
provided to reinstated state employees and providing an effective
date and for retroactive applicability.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House File 299, by Houser, a bill for an act relating to the
administration of county government by providing for the issuance of
certain lease or lease-purchase contracts, the recording of certain
property transfers, an increase in the real estate transfer fee, the
imposition of a real estate contract fee, changing the date for
reporting agricultural land tax credits, and by striking a real estate
record notification requirement regarding name changes on marriage
licenses.
Read first time and referred to committee on local government.
House File 300, by Scherrman, a bill for an act concerning
membership within the protection occupation classification of the
Iowa public employees' retirement system by certain department of
corrections employees.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House File 301, by committee on local government, a bill for an
act establishing a rural fire protection program and limiting the
liability of rural water districts and associations in connection with
the provision of water for fire protection.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 302, by Boddicker, a bill for an act relating to the
award of joint physical care of a child.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
House File 303, by Sukup, a bill for an act providing for a partial
deduction under the individual income tax for the capital gain from
the sale or exchange of capital stock of a corporation which was
acquired by an individual on account of employment with the
corporation or while employed by the corporation and including an
effective and retroactive applicability date provision.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
House File 304, by Jacobs, a bill for an act relating to elections
and voter qualifications and voter registration and concerning
election misconduct and criminal penalties, voter registration
deadlines and voter registration by mail, written summaries of
proposed constitutional amendments or of certain other public
measures, election polling hours, receiving, handling, and delivering
absentee ballots, and the election of directors of local school districts,
area education agencies, and merged areas, and including effective
date and applicability date provisions.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House File 305, by Ford, a bill for an act directing the state board
of education to adopt rules providing criteria and a procedure for
recognizing performance excellence that results from the
implementation of outstanding comprehensive school improvement
plans submitted by school districts.
Read first time and referred to committee on education.
House File 306, by Ford, Dotzler, and Reynolds, a bill for an act
relating to and making an appropriation for the childhood lead
poisoning prevention program.
Read first time and referred to committee on appropriations.
House File 307, by Ford, Dotzler, and Reynolds, a bill for an act
relating to the adoption of model lead hazard remediation rules.
Read first time and referred to committee on human resources.
House File 308, by Heaton, Hansen, Cormack, Weidman,
Van Engelenhoven, Brauns, Teig, Arnold, Eichhorn, Finch,
Manternach, Dix, Klemme, Jenkins, Brunkhorst, Alons, Houser,
Van Fossen, Rants, Horbach, Hoversten, Barry, Sievers, Siegrist,
Tyrrell, Eddie, Gipp, Shey, Boddicker, Grundberg, Johnson, Metcalf,
Boggess, Kettering, Broers, Dolecheck, Drake, Rayhons, Hoffman,
Baudler, Rekow, Raecker, Larson, Hahn, Roberts, Huseman, Bradley,
Elgin, Jacobs, Boal, Carroll, Sukup, and Tymeson, a bill for an act
relating to the addition of an optional category to be covered under
the medical assistance program.
Read first time and referred to committee on human resources.
House File 309, by Frevert and Mertz, a bill for an act to legalize
participation in an instructional support program by the West Bend-
Mallard Community School District and providing an effective and
retroactive applicability date.
Read first time and referred to committee on education.
House File 310, by committee on human resources, a bill for an
act relating to child support enforcement, including disclosure of
certain juvenile court records to the child support recovery unit,
waiting periods for administrative review and adjustment of orders,
and federal tax and nontax setoff payments for accrued support, and
providing effective dates.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 311, by Dix, a bill for an act relating to security
interests in farm products, providing for fees and their expenditure,
and providing for the Act's applicability.
Read first time and referred to committee on agriculture.
House File 312, by Richardson, a bill for an act establishing a
community development program to aid certain neighborhoods and
communities and providing tax credits for income tax, franchise tax,
and premiums tax for businesses contributing to community
development projects and including effective and applicability date
provisions.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
House File 313, by Mascher, a bill for an act relating to teacher or
educator shortage forgivable loan programs, to the work-study
employment of students who are eligible for the programs, and
making an appropriation.
Read first time and referred to committee on education.
House File 314, by Kreiman, a bill for an act providing incentives
for the installation, replacement, or conversion of motor vehicle fuel
storage tanks used to store and dispense super ethanol and providing
funding.
Read first time and referred to committee on environmental
protection.
House File 315, by Kreiman, a bill for an act relating to the
public use requirements for newly established forest reservations.
Read first time and referred to committee on natural resources.
House File 316, by Larson, a bill for an act relating to city and
county ordinances allowing adoption of ordinances by petition and
election.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE
The following messages were received from the Senate:
Mr. Speaker: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has on
February 15, 2001, passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the House is
asked:
Senate File 94, a bill for an act creating a new criminal offense of escape from
custody by a sexually violent predator civilly committed to confinement and providing a
penalty.
Also: That the Senate has on February 15, 2001, passed the following bill in which
the concurrence of the House is asked:
Senate File 144, a bill for an act requiring contracts for the construction or
maintenance of highways to include certain provisions for the restoration of areas in
which fill dirt or other materials are to be removed.
Also: That the Senate has on February 15, 2001, adopted the following resolution in
which the concurrence of the House is asked:
Senate Concurrent Resolution 4, a concurrent resolution requesting that the
President of the United States, the Chief of Engineers and Commander of the United
States Corps of Engineers, and the United States Congress take action necessary to
provide a spring navigation target flow on the Missouri River that is consistent with
the needs of landowners and the region's economy.
Also: That the Senate has on February 15, 2001, adopted the following resolution in
which the concurrence of the House is asked:
Senate Concurrent Resolution 9, a concurrent resolution urging third-party
coverage for cancer screening.
MICHAEL E. MARSHALL, Secretary
SENATE MESSAGES CONSIDERED
Senate File 62, by committee on agriculture, a bill for an act
relating to the processing and distribution of honey in residences.
Read first time and referred to committee on agriculture.
Senate File 83, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an act
relating to the verification of a uniform citation and complaint issued
by a law enforcement agency.
Read first time and passed on file.
Senate File 94, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an act
creating a new criminal offense of escape from custody by a sexually
violent predator civilly committed to confinement and providing a
penalty.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
Senate File 98, by committee on business and labor relations, a
bill for an act concerning unemployment compensation by relieving
unemployment compensation charges for employees who become
unemployed due to a presidentially declared disaster.
Read first time and referred to committee on labor and
industrial relations.
Senate File 144, by committee on transportation, a bill for an act
requiring contracts for the construction or maintenance of highways
to include certain provisions for the restoration of areas in which fill
dirt or other materials are to be removed.
Read first time and referred to committee on transportation.
Senate File 146, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an act
relating to the tobacco master settlement agreement and providing an
effective date.
Read first time and referred to committee on appropriations.
HOUSE FILE 289 REREFERRED
The Speaker announced that House File 289, previously referred
to committee on human resources was rereferred to committee on
judiciary.
BILL SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR
A communication was received from the Governor announcing that
on February 16, 2001, he approved and transmitted to the Secretary
of State the following bill:
Senate File 63, an act relating to child endangerment violations and injuries to a
child or minor and providing penalties.
EXPLANATION OF VOTE
I was necessarily absent from the House chamber on February 14,
2001. Had I been present, I would have voted "aye" on House Joint
Resolution 5 and House Files 178, 194 and 222.
GARMAN of Story
PROOF OF PUBLICATION
(House File 309)
Published copy of House File 309 and verified proof of publication of said bill in the
Emmetsburg Reporter, a weekly newspaper of general circulation, printed and
published in the County of Palo Alto and State of Iowa on February 6, 2001, was filed
with the Chief Clerk of the House prior to the time said bill was placed on passage in
the House.
COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED
The following communications were received and filed in the office
of the Chief Clerk:
DEPARTMENT FOR THE BLIND
The 2000 Annual Report, pursuant to Chapter 216B.7, Code of Iowa.
MUNICIPAL FIRE AND POLICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF IOWA
The Annual Report, pursuant to Chapter 411.5, Code of Iowa.
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT
House File 253
Transportation: Rayhons, Chair; Manternach and Quirk.
HOUSE STUDY BILL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
H.S.B. 160 Human Resources
Relating to appeals of orders and decrees entered by the juvenile
court.
H.S.B. 161 Ways and Means
Relating to a limitation on property taxes for cities and counties.
H.S.B. 162 Judiciary
Creating the criminal offense of bestiality and providing a penalty.
H.S.B. 163 Judiciary
Relating to child support and custody provisions based upon the
relocation of a party to the custody order.
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 COMMERCE AND REGULATION
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 115), relating to regulation of
multiple employer welfare arrangements by the commissioner of insurance, repealing
the future repeal date for such regulation, and providing an effective date.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass February 15, 2001.
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Committee Bill (Formerly House File 105), relating to the boundaries of an
enterprise zone under the enterprise zone program.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass February 15, 2001.
Committee Bill (Formerly House File 119), relating to the enterprise zone
program by creating an eligible development business portion of the program,
amending the incentives and assistance provisions available under the enterprise zone
program, and providing a retroactive applicability date.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass February 15, 2001.
COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 48), relating to the allocation of
special fees collected from the sale of Iowa heritage license plates.
Fiscal Note is required.
Recommended Do Pass February 15, 2001.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 98), requesting the legislative council
to establish a road use tax fund formula interim study committee.
Fiscal note is required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass February 15, 2001.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 147), relating to transportation,
including provisions on road projects, vehicle sales, movement, and reports, and
mailing of notices, and providing a penalty and an effective date.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass February 15, 2001.
RESOLUTIONS FILED
HCR 13, by Siegrist and Myers, a concurrent resolution relating to a
biennial memorial session.
Laid over under Rule 25.
HCR 14, by Rants and Myers, a concurrent resolution relating to
Pioneer Lawmakers.
Laid over under Rule 25.
SCR 2, by committee on rules and administration, a concurrent
resolution to approve and confirm the appointment of the Citizens'
Aide.
Referred to committee on administration and rules.
SCR 4, by committee on agriculture, a concurrent resolution
requesting that the President of the United States, the Chief of
Engineers and Commander of the United States Corps of Engineers,
and the United States Congress take action necessary to provide a
spring navigation target flow on the Missouri River that is consistent
with the needs of landowners and the region's economy.
Laid over under Rule 25.
SCR 9, by Johnson, Jensen, Gaskill, Tinsman, Lundby, Redwine,
Boettger, Iverson, Gronstal, Bolkcom, Connolly, Hammond, Dvorsky,
and Harper, a concurrent resolution urging third-party coverage for
cancer screening.
Laid over under Rule 25.
AMENDMENTS FILED
H-1052 H.F. 268 Baudler of Adair
H-1053 H.F. 268 Baudler of Adair
H-1054 H.F. 268 Baudler of Adair
H-1055 H.F. 81 Richardson of Warren
H-1056 H.F. 81 Richardson of Warren
On motion by Jacobs of Polk the House adjourned at 1:29 p.m.,
until 8:45 a.m., Tuesday, February 20, 2001.
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