House Journal: Thursday, March 1, 2001
JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE
Fifty-third Calendar Day - Thirty-sixth Session Day
Hall of the House of Representatives
Des Moines, Iowa, Thursday, March 1, 2001
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 8:48 a.m., Speaker pro
tempore Sukup in the chair.
Prayer was offered by Reverend Nathan Frazee, pastor of Heritage
United Methodist Church, Waverly.
The Journal of Wednesday, February 28, 2001 was approved.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
House File 455, by Murphy, Mertz, Ford, Dotzler, Hatch, Larkin,
Greimann, Foege, Cohoon, Mascher, and Lensing, a bill for an act
relating to the use of the school lunch and breakfast program
information to identify and assist in the enrollment of children in the
medical assistance and healthy and well kids in Iowa programs.
Read first time and referred to committee on commerce and
regulation.
House File 456, by committee on human resources, a bill for an
act relating to children's program and juvenile court provisions
involving the department of human services in regard to the foster
home insurance fund, group child care providers, juvenile
delinquency and child in need of assistance dispositions, and
termination of parental rights.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 457, by committee on local government, 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 placed on the calendar.
House File 458, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an act
extending the statute of limitations period for filing a criminal charge
of incest.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 459, by Reynolds, a bill for an act relating to the
issuance of deer hunting licenses to nonresident owners of
agricultural land in this state.
Read first time and referred to committee on natural resources.
House File 460, by Murphy, a bill for an act relating to a time
trade of work hours to allow a fire fighter to become an officer in a
chartered statewide organization or local association for fire
department personnel and providing an effective date.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House File 461, by Murphy, a bill for an act relating to the
appointment and compensation of the administrator of the state
racing and gaming commission.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House File 462, by committee on education, a bill for an act
relating to the reimbursement of administrative costs of an area
education agency for services provided by the agency under part C of
the federal Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, and
providing an effective date.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
SENATE MESSAGES CONSIDERED
Senate File 106, 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 referred to committee on judiciary.
Senate File 222, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an act
relating to the statute of limitations in civil actions arising out of the
unsafe or defective condition of an improvement to real property.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
SPECIAL PRESENTATION
Witt of Black Hawk introduced to the House, Peace Corps
volunteers. He presented a certificate to the volunteers for their
service.
The House rose and expressed its welcome.
RULE 57 SUSPENDED
Rants of Woodbury asked and received unanimous consent to
suspend Rule 57, relating to committee notice and agenda for a
meeting of the committee on judiciary upon recess to discuss Senate
File 258.
On motion by Rants of Woodbury, the House was recessed at 9:07
a.m., until 11:30 a.m.
LATE MORNING SESSION
The House reconvened at 11:31 a.m., Speaker Siegrist in the chair.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
House File 463, by Warnstadt, a bill for an act establishing a
teacher scarcity loan reduction program and teacher scarcity loan
reduction fund, and making an appropriation.
Read first time and referred to committee on education.
House File 464, by Bradley, a bill for an act relating to inmate
telephone rebate funds and creating a commission to approve fund
disbursements.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
House File 465, by Hatch, Jochum, Myers, Witt, Frevert, Smith,
Bukta, Seng, Dotzler, Atteberry, Greimann, and Petersen, a bill for
an act endorsing the concept of multiple language skills in the state of
Iowa.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House File 466, by Shoultz, a bill for an act requiring a signed
receipt for removal of a dead body and the personal effects of the
deceased.
Read first time and referred to committee on human resources.
House File 467, by Mertz, a bill for an act relating to open burn
notifications and providing a penalty.
Read first time and referred to committee on environmental
protection.
House File 468, by Roberts, a bill for an act relating to
assessment of unimproved property in platted lots for purposes of
property taxation and providing an applicability date.
Read first time and referred to committee on economic
development.
House File 469, by committee on agriculture, a bill for an act
requiring agricultural equipment suppliers to repurchase certain
items upon termination of an agricultural equipment dealership
agreement.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 470, by committee on state government, a bill for an
act providing for the protection of proprietary rights and collection of
fees for software, network designs, and technology applications of the
Iowa communications network.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
MR. SPEAKER: The Chief Clerk of the House respectfully reports
that the following committee recommendation has been received and
is on file in the office of the Chief Clerk.
MARGARET A. THOMSON
Chief Clerk of the House
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Senate File 258, a bill for an act relating to the extension of the tobacco settlement
authority Act, and providing an effective date.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass March 1, 2001.
RULES SUSPENDED
Rants of Woodbury asked and received unanimous consent to
suspend the rules for the immediate consideration of Senate File 258.
CONSIDERATION OF BILL
Regular Calendar
Senate File 258, a bill for an act relating to the extension of the
tobacco settlement authority Act, and providing an effective date,
with report of committee recommending passage, was taken up for
consideration.
Broers of Cerro Gordo 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. 258)
The ayes were, 97:
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Alons | Arnold | Atteberry | Barry |
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Baudler | Bell | Boal | Boddicker |
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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 | Garman |
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Gipp | Greimann | Grundberg | Hahn |
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Hansen | Hatch | Heaton | Hoffman |
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Horbach | Houser | Hoversten | Huseman |
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Huser | Jacobs | Jenkins | Jochum |
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Johnson | Kettering | Klemme | Kreiman |
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Kuhn | Larkin | Larson | Lensing |
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Manternach | Mascher | May | Mertz |
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Metcalf | Millage | Murphy | O'Brien |
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Osterhaus | Petersen | Quirk | Raecker |
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Rants | Rayhons | Rekow | Reynolds |
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Richardson | Roberts | Scherrman | Schrader |
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Seng | Shey | Shoultz | Sievers |
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Smith | Stevens | Sukup | Taylor, D. |
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Taylor, T. | Teig | Tremmel | Tymeson |
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Tyrrell | Van Engelenhoven | Van Fossen | Warnstadt |
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Weidman | Winckler | Wise | Witt |
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Mr. Speaker |
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Siegrist |
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The nays were, none.
Absent or not voting, 3:
The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to
have passed the House and the title was agreed to.
SPECIAL PRESENTATION TO HOUSE PAGES
Speaker Siegrist invited the House Pages to the Speaker's station
for a special presentation and thanked them for their service to the
House of Representatives.
Certificates of excellence for serving with honor and distinction as
a House Page during the First Regular Session of the Seventy-ninth
General Assembly were presented to the following Pages by Speaker
Siegrist, Majority Leader Rants of Woodbury and Minority Whip
Huser of Polk:
Jessica Krogmeier Melinda Padley
Austin Lapierre Jennie Van Velzen
Sophia Magill Travis Van Zetten
SPECIAL PRESENTATION
In celebration of "March Women’s History Month", the Iowa
Commission on the Status of Women, the Iowa Department of
Education and the State Historical Society of Iowa sponsored a "Write
Women Back Into History" essay contest. Jacobs of Polk and
Mascher of Johnson presented the following winners of the contest:
Sixth and Seventh Grade Category
First Place - Carla Schaffer, Parkview Middle School, Ankeny.
Second Place - Melissa Dunlap, Colo-Nesco Middle School, Zearing.
Third Place - Caitlyn Levetzow, Wood Intermediate School,
Davenport.
Eight and Ninth Grade Category
First Place - Katie Bartlett, Central Academy, Des Moines.
Second Place - Molly Gallentine, BCLUW High School, Conrad.
Third Place - Erin Wonder, Indianola Middle School, Indianola.
Best Essays on Women in Science and Engineering
Sixth and Seventh Grade Category
First Place - Valerie Brophy, Prairie Middle School, Cedar Rapids.
Second Place - Emily A. Nagle, Jefferson Junior High School,
Dubuque.
Eighth and Ninth Grade Category
First Place - Kathleen M. Vonderhaar, Marquette Junior/Senior
High School, West Point.
Second Place - Daniela Vigliotti, Lourdes Catholic School,
Bettendorf.
Edith Rose Murphy Sackett Award for the
Best Essay on a Woman Volunteer
First Place - Iman El Khatib, Jefferson Junior High School,
Dubuque.
ADOPTION OF HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 17
Jacobs of Polk called up for consideration House Concurrent
Resolution 17, a concurrent resolution designating March 2001 as
Iowa Women's History Month, and moved its adoption.
The motion prevailed and the resolution was adopted.
IMMEDIATE MESSAGES
Rants of Woodbury asked and received unanimous consent that
the following bills be immediately messaged to the Senate: House
Concurrent Resolution 17 and Senate File 258.
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
1st day of March, 2001: House File 267.
MARGARET A. THOMSON
Chief Clerk of the House
Report adopted.
PRESENTATION OF VISITORS
The Speaker announced that the following visitors were present in
the House chamber:
Eighty high school government students from Vinton-Shellsburg,
accompanied by teachers and parents. By Horbach of Tama.
Parents and students from Weber Elementary School, Iowa City.
By Lensing, Mascher and Myers of Johnson.
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\420 Evelyn and Robert Sharp, Denison - For celebrating their 70th wedding
anniversary.
2001\421 Ann and Maynard Swenson, Soldier - For celebrating their 50th wedding
anniversary.
2001\422 Odessa Jones, Onawa - For celebrating her 90th birthday.
2001\423 Donnie Deardorff, Yale - For celebrating his 80th birthday.
2001\424 Francis Martin, Winterset - For celebrating her 90th birthday.
2001\425 Dorothy and Melvin Van Der Pol, Oskaloosa - For celebrating their 50th
wedding anniversary.
2001\426 Grace Strickler, Kalona - For celebrating her 90th birthday.
2001\427 Timothy Kalvig, Fort Dodge - For attaining the rank of Eagle Scout, the
highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America.
2001\428 Ellen and Murel McCreary, Toledo - For celebrating their 60th wedding
anniversary.
2001\429 Emma and Leo Rolfes, Dysart - For celebrating their 60th wedding
anniversary.
2001\430 Hilma Hogen, Mason City - For celebrating her 105th birthday.
2001\431 Paul Espinosa, Mason City - For celebrating his 80th birthday.
2001\432 Harley Alitz, Mason City - For celebrating his 80th birthday.
2001\433 Molly Fredricks, Mason City - For celebrating her 80th birthday.
2001\434 Vivian and Dale Hanson, Callendar - For celebrating their 50th wedding
anniversary.
2001\435 Bertha and William Willhoite, Dayton - For celebrating their 60th
wedding anniversary.
2001\436 Elvina and Warren Schmadeke, Callendar - For celebrating their 58th
wedding anniversary.
2001\437 George Van Wyngarden, Manson - For celebrating his 99th birthday.
2001\438 Edwin Rasmussen, Callendar - For celebrating his 85th birthday.
2001\439 Dan Shea, Marcus - For attaining the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest
rank in the Boy Scouts of America.
2001\440 Eva Allen, Winterset - For celebrating her 85th birthday.
2001\441 Edith Munger, Newton - For celebrating her 100th birthday.
2001\442 Frank Diamond, Anthon - For celebrating his 80th birthday.
2001\443 Adeline Mohrhauser, Danbury - For celebrating her 89th birthday.
2001\444 Melva Schultz, Battle Creek - For celebrating her 80th birthday.
2001\445 Jean and G.C. Boysen, Ida Grove - For celebrating their 50th wedding
anniversary.
2001\446 Carla Schaffer, Ankeny - For receiving 1st place in the 6-7th grade
category in the "Write Women Back Into History" Essay Contest.
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
House File 186
Education: Wise, Chair; Finch and Roberts.
House File 299
Local Government: Sievers, Chair; Huser and Van Engelenhoven.
House File 336
Local Government: Dix, Chair; Eddie, Huser, Richardson and Van Engelenhoven.
House File 378
Education: Boal, Chair; Cohoon and Eddie.
House File 380
Environmental Protection: Sievers, Chair; Drake and Witt.
House File 414
Transportation: Johnson, Chair; Manternach and Warnstadt.
House File 415
Judiciary: Baudler, Chair; Bell and Kettering.
House File 444
Human Resources: Kreiman, Chair; Boddicker and Hoversten.
Senate File 104
Education: Brunkhorst, Chair; Tymeson and Winckler.
Senate File 114
Human Resources: Hoversten, Chair; Boal and Murphy.
HOUSE STUDY BILL SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
House Study Bill 175
Ways and Means: Hoffman, Chair; Hansen and Shoultz.
House Study Bill 182
Judiciary: Eichhorn, Chair; Kreiman and Millage.
House Study Bill 183
Judiciary: Shey, Chair; Baudler and Jochum.
House Study Bill 186
Agriculture: Teig, Chair; Klemme and Kuhn.
House Study Bill 187
Ways and Means: Sukup, Chair; Eichhorn, Huser, Shey and Winckler.
House Study Bill 188
State Government: Metcalf, Chair; Brauns and Falck.
House Study Bill 191
Environmental Protection: Bradley, Chair; Kettering and Shoultz.
HOUSE STUDY BILL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
H.S.B. 192 Judiciary
Relating to the release of certain personal information by the state
department of transportation.
H.S.B. 193 Education
Relating to establishing the state percent of growth for a school
budget year, and providing an applicability date.
H.S.B. 194 Local Government
Relating to the approval of city zoning ordinances and regulations
extending beyond the corporate limits of a city and providing an
applicability date.
H.S.B. 195 Local Government
Relating to a referendum on city zoning ordinances or regulations
affecting areas outside the boundaries of a city.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
MR. SPEAKER: The Chief Clerk of the House respectfully reports
that the following committee recommendation has been received and
is on file in the office of the Chief Clerk.
MARGARET A. THOMSON
Chief Clerk of the House
COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES
House File 341, a bill for an act relating to informed consent to an abortion and
providing a criminal penalty, and providing an effective date.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass March 1, 2001.
AMENDMENTS FILED
H-1136 S.F. 66 Smith of Marshall
H-1137 S.F. 66 Osterhaus of Jackson
H-1138 S.F. 66 Mascher of Johnson
H-1139 H.F. 310 Boddicker of Cedar
Kreiman of Davis
H-1140 S.F. 66 Chiodo of Polk
H-1141 H.F. 399 Murphy of Dubuque
H-1142 S.F. 66 Bell of Jasper
H-1143 S.F. 66 Lensing of Johnson
H-1144 H.F. 370 Connors of Polk
H-1145 H.F. 271 Kettering of Sac
Falck of Fayette
H-1146 S.F. 66 Petersen of Polk
H-1147 H.F. 399 Wise of Lee
H-1148 H.F. 272 Tremmel of Wapello
Grundberg of Polk
H-1149 S.F. 66 Foege of Linn
H-1150 S.F. 66 Foege of Linn
H-1151 H.F. 453 Cormack of Webster
H-1152 S.F. 66 Hatch of Polk
H-1153 S.F. 66 Murphy of Dubuque
H-1154 H.F. 324 Tremmel of Wapello
Huser of Polk
On motion by Rants of Woodbury the House adjourned at 11:54
a.m., until 9:00 a.m., Friday, March 2, 2001.
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