House Journal: Tuesday, March 13, 2001
JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE
Sixty-fifth Calendar Day - Forty-fourth Session Day
Hall of the House of Representatives
Des Moines, Iowa, Tuesday, March 13, 2001
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 8:49 a.m., Speaker
Siegrist in the chair.
Prayer was offered by Reverend Kevin Cameron, pastor of the
Catholic Pastoral Center, Des Moines. He is the guest of
Representative Ed Fallon of Polk County. Representative Fallon
accompanied his guest, Jose Wilson who sang before the House.
The House rose and expressed its appreciation.
The Journal of Monday, March 12, 2001 was approved.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
House File 582, by committee on local government, a bill for an
act relating to the division and development of land by amending
provisions relating to subdivision plats and plats of survey and
relating to annexation and other boundary adjustments, and
providing for the Act's applicability.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 583, by committee on environmental protection, a bill
for an act relating to the certification of persons providing water
pump services.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 584, by committee on environmental protection, a bill
for an act relating to wastewater systems, establishing a fund,
appropriating moneys from the fund, and providing an effective date.
Read first time and referred to committee on appropriations.
House File 585, by Heaton, a bill for an act relating to the
electronic benefits transfer program of the department of human
services.
Read first time and referred to committee on human resources.
House File 586, by Scherrman, a bill for an act relating to the
issuance of permits for the display of certain emergency vehicles to
motor vehicle dealers not licensed in Iowa and to nonresident motor
vehicle manufacturers and distributors.
Read first time and referred to committee on transportation.
House File 587, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an act
providing magistrates who are not licensed to practice law in Iowa
with the authority to review applications for involuntary
hospitalization and applications for involuntary commitment or
treatment of chronic substance abusers and making conforming
changes.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 588, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an act
relating to service of a nontestimonial identification order by a law
enforcement officer.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 589, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an act
relating to the authentication of out-of-state judicial records.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 590, by committee on human resources, a bill for an
act relating to the testing of individuals and the release of the results
of tests for communicable and infectious diseases and for the human
immunodeficiency virus and making penalties applicable.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 591, by committee on human resources, a bill for an
act relating to eligibility requirements for certain persons with
disabilities under the medical assistance program.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 592, by Greimann, a bill for an act relating to child
care by requiring registration of family child care homes.
Read first time and referred to committee on human resources.
House File 593, by committee on human resources, a bill for an
act providing for the transfer of custody and termination of parental
rights for certain newborn infants whose parent voluntarily
surrenders physical custody at certain health facilities and providing
for immunity from prosecution for child abandonment crimes for such
parent, establishing confidentiality protections and a penalty, and
providing an effective date.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 594, by Hoffman, a bill for an act relating to the
display of one motor vehicle registration plate on motor vehicles
twenty-five years old or older.
Read first time and referred to committee on transportation.
House File 595, by Hoffman, a bill for an act creating a council of
governments fund for economic development, related financial
assistance, and making an appropriation.
Read first time and referred to committee on appropriations.
House File 596, by Mascher, a bill for an act relating to child
workers and child migrant workers and providing penalties.
Read first time and referred to committee on labor and
industrial relations.
CONSIDERATION OF BILL
Regular Calendar
House File 451, a bill for an act regulating the practice of
accounting, establishing fees, providing penalties, and providing an
effective date, was taken up for consideration.
Millage of Scott asked and received unanimous consent to
withdraw amendment H-1203 filed by him and Elgin of Linn on
March 6, 2001.
Millage of Scott offered amendment H-1210 filed by Millage, et al.,
as follows:
H-1210
1 Amend House File 451 as follows:
2 1. Page 17, line 34, by inserting after the word
3 "following" the following: "occur".
4 2. Page 18, by inserting after line 4 the
5 following:
6 "( ) All nonlicensee owners participate in a
7 program of learning designed to maintain professional
8 competency in compliance with rules adopted by the
9 board which shall include requiring compliance with
10 requirements imposed by a regulatory authority charged
11 with regulation of a nonlicensee owner's professional
12 or occupational license which is relevant to the
13 firm's services.
14 ( ) All nonlicensee owners comply with all
15 applicable rules of professional conduct adopted by
16 the board."
17 3. Page 25, by inserting after line 21 the
18 following:
19 "( ) All nonlicensee owners participate in a
20 program of learning designed to maintain professional
21 competency in compliance with rules adopted by the
22 board which shall include requiring compliance with
23 requirements imposed by a regulatory authority charged
24 with regulation of a nonlicensee owner's professional
25 or occupational license which is relevant to the
26 firm's services.
27 ( ) All nonlicensee owners comply with all
28 applicable rules of professional conduct adopted by
29 the board."
30 4. Page 37, line 15, by inserting after the word
31 "member" the following: "or employee".
32 5. By renumbering as necessary.
Tremmel of Wapello offered the following amendment H-1228, to
amendment H-1210, filed by him from the floor and moved its
adoption:
H-1228
1 Amend the amendment, H-1210, to House File 451 as
2 follows:
3 1. Page 1, line 16, by inserting after the word
4 "board" the following: ", and their own regulatory
5 authority".
6 2. Page 1, line 29, by inserting after the word
7 "board" the following: ", and their own regulatory
8 authority".
Amendment H-1228 was adopted.
On motion by Millage of Scott amendment H-1210, as amended,
was adopted.
Tremmel of Wapello offered the following amendment H-1171 filed
by him and moved its adoption:
H-1171
1 Amend House File 451 as follows:
2 1. Page 37, by striking lines 13 through 17 and
3 inserting the following:
4 "d. a person engaged in the practice as a
5 certified public accountant or as a licensed public
6 accountant, or any member, employee, or nonlicensed
7 owner of a firm licensed under this chapter, shall not
8 engage either directly or indirectly in the practice
9 of law within the entities licensed under this
10 chapter."
A non-record roll call was requested.
The ayes were 42, nays 46.
Amendment H-1171 lost.
Elgin 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?" (H.F. 451)
The ayes were, 95:
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Alons | Arnold | Atteberry | Barry |
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Baudler | Bell | Boal | Boddicker |
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Boggess | Bradley | Brauns | Broers |
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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 | Ford | 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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Jenkins | Jochum | Johnson | Kettering |
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Klemme | Kreiman | Kuhn | Larkin |
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Larson | Lensing | Manternach | Mascher |
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May | Mertz | Metcalf | Millage |
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Murphy | Myers | O'Brien | Osterhaus |
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Petersen | Quirk | Raecker | Rants |
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Rayhons | Rekow | Reynolds | Richardson |
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Roberts | Scherrman | Schrader | Seng |
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Shey | Shoultz | Sievers | Smith |
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Stevens | Taylor, D. | Taylor, T. | Teig |
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Tremmel | Tymeson | Tyrrell | Van Engelenhoven |
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Van Fossen | Warnstadt | Weidman | Winckler |
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Wise | Witt | Mr. Speaker |
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| | Siegrist |
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The nays were, none.
Absent or not voting, 5:
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Brunkhorst | Foege | Huser | Jacobs |
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Sukup |
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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 MESSAGE
Rants of Woodbury asked and received unanimous consent that
House File 451 be immediately messaged to the Senate.
HOUSE FILE 568 REFERRED
The Speaker announced that House File 568, presently placed on
the calendar was referred to the committee on ways and means.
EXPLANATIONS OF VOTE
I was necessarily absent from the House chamber on March 13,
2001. Had I been present, I would have voted "aye" on House File
451.
HUSER of Polk
I was necessarily absent from the House chamber on March 13,
2001. Had I been present, I would have voted "aye" on House File
451.
JACOBS of Polk
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\552 Irene Brown, Lisbon - For celebrating her 90th birthday.
2001\553 Dorothy Ellison, Mt. Vernon - For celebrating her 85th birthday.
2001\554 Mt. Vernon High School Academic Decathlon Team, Mt. Vernon - For
winning the State Academic Decathlon.
2001\555 Lee Rhoads, Lisbon - For celebrating his 100th birthday.
2001\556 Jean and Kenneth Ihle, Slaten - For celebrating their 63rd wedding
anniversary.
2001\557 Coach Dicecco and the University of Northern Iowa Womens
Basketball Team, Cedar Falls - For being invited to the National
Invitational Tournament.
2001\558 Verola Olson, Mason City - For celebrating her 90th birthday.
2001\559 Dorothy Beinke, Mason City - For celebrating her 80th birthday.
2001\560 Wilma and Laurice Woiwod, Clear Lake - For celebrating their 50th
wedding anniversary.
2001\561 Margaret Jorgensen, Clinton - For celebrating her 90th birthday.
2001\562 Lorin Furrow, Marshalltown - For celebrating his 85th birthday.
2001\563 Rose Thorson, St. Ansgar - For celebrating her 85th birthday.
2001\564 Micheal Pink, St. Ansgar - For attaining the rank of Eagle Scout, the
highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America.
2001\565 Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Brenneman, Kalona - For celebrating their 50th
wedding anniversary.
2001\566 Jackie and Kenny Breon, Hedrick - For celebrating their 50th wedding
anniversary.
2001\567 Mr. and Mrs. Homer Long, Oskaloosa - For celebrating their 60th
wedding anniversary.
2001\568 Evelyn and Victor Deutsch, Brighton - For celebrating their 60th
wedding anniversary.
2001\569 Alice Kelley, Independence - For celebrating her 80th birthday.
2001\570 Frances J. Pint, Independence - For celebrating her 95th birthday.
2001\571 Matt Langreck, Waucoma - For celebrating his 83rd birthday.
2001\572 Carl Koehler, Independence - For celebrating his 90th birthday.
2001\573 Lucille Franck, Independence - For celebrating her 80th birthday.
2001\574 Leo Ellis, Jamaica - For celebrating his 89th birthday.
2001\575 Doris and Howard Bergman, Stratford - For celebrating their 50th
wedding anniversary.
2001\576 Lennice and Floyd Barnum, Callender - For celebrating their 65th
wedding anniversary.
2001\577 Lurlene Anderson, Lake City - For celebrating her 80th birthday.
2001\578 Margaret (Mardyce) Clark, Lake City - For celebrating her 80th
birthday.
2001\579 Margerie and Keith Doud, Batavia - For celebrating their 60th wedding
anniversary.
2001\580 Agnes and William Steele, Lockridge - For celebrating their 60th
wedding anniversary.
2001\581 Betty and Evon Wilson, Douds - For celebrating their 50th wedding
anniversary.
2001\582 Forrest McLain, Montezuma - For celebrating his 90th birthday.
2001\583 Johanna Eysink, Sully - For celebrating her 99th birthday.
2001\584 Edna Chyma, Grinnell - For celebrating her 90th birthday.
2001\585 Margaret and Lawrence Vander Werff, Reasnor - For celebrating their
60th wedding anniversary.
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
House File 149
Commerce and Regulation: Hansen, Chair; Schrader and Shey.
House File 153 Reassigned
Commerce and Regulation: Hansen, Chair; Johnson and Osterhaus.
House File 182
Ways and Means: Van Fossen, Chair; Shey and Shoultz.
House File 198
Commerce and Regulation: Hansen, Chair; Bradley and Chiodo.
House File 252
Commerce and Regulation: Hansen, Chair; Raecker and Schrader.
House File 277
Commerce and Regulation: Jenkins, Chair; Hansen and Wise.
House File 285
Commerce and Regulation: Raecker, Chair; Johnson and Quirk.
House File 315
Natural Resources: Alons, Chair; Huseman and Scherrman.
House File 319
Commerce and Regulation: Hansen, Chair; Osterhaus and Shey.
House File 333
Commerce and Regulation: Dix, Chair; Falck and Hansen.
House File 343
Ways and Means: Huser, Chair; Boal and Sievers.
House File 351
Ways and Means: Huser, Chair; Sievers and Tymeson.
House File 454
Commerce and Regulation: Metcalf, Chair; Chiodo and Hansen.
House File 487
Commerce and Regulation: Hoffman, Chair; Bradley and Petersen.
House File 488
Commerce and Regulation: Hansen, Chair; Hoffman and Petersen.
House File 489
Commerce and Regulation: Hoffman, Chair; Hansen and Osterhaus.
House File 491
Commerce and Regulation: Hansen, Chair; Schrader and Shey.
House File 516
Judiciary: Shey, Chair; Kreiman and Millage.
House File 528
Commerce and Regulation: Hansen, Chair; Chiodo and Hoffman.
House File 531
Human Resources: Brunkhorst, Chair; Reynolds and Tymeson.
House File 555
Human Resources: Roberts, Chair; Broers and Foege.
House File 558
Human Resources: Carroll, Chair; Hoversten and Murphy.
House File 559
Human Resources: De Boef, Chair; Atteberry and Barry.
House File 584
Appropriations: Drake, Chair; Barry and Hatch.
House File 595
Appropriations: Boggess, Chair; Dix and Warnstadt.
Senate File 198
Human Resources: Boal, Chair; Ford and Tymeson.
HOUSE STUDY BILL SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
House Study Bill 203
Human Resources: Tymeson, Chair; Atteberry and Barry.
House Study Bill 220
Education: Wise, Chair; Boal and Grundberg.
House Study Bill 221
Agriculture: Teig, Chair; Klemme and Kuhn.
House Study Bill 222
Transportation: Van Engelenhoven, Chair; Klemme and Osterhaus.
House Study Bill 223
Commerce and Regulation: Johnson, Chair; Kettering and Quirk.
House Study Bill 225
Judiciary: Eichhorn, Chair; Mertz and Shey.
House Study Bill 226
Judiciary: Kettering, Chair; Kreiman and Sukup.
HOUSE STUDY BILL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
H.S.B. 227 Agriculture
Relating to the powers of the Iowa agricultural development
authority to provide financing for processing of agricultural products
and livestock production operations and to undertake and support
agricultural education programs in the state and removing the
requirements to file annual reports, to establish a soil conservation
loan program and to have its members and the executive director give
bond.
H.S.B. 228 Agriculture
Providing for a weed-free certification program for forage or mulch,
and establishing fees.
H.S.B. 229 Judiciary
Relating to the amount of contributions to and accumulated increases
in the value of certain retirement plans which are exempt from
creditors and providing an effective date.
H.S.B. 230 Judiciary
Limiting the liability of the department of education, school boards,
school districts, area education agencies, or employees of the
department, districts, or agencies.
H.S.B. 231 Ways and Means
Relating to deductions under the individual income tax for dentists
providing services and procedures for medical assistance patients and
including effective and retroactive applicability date provisions.
H.S.B. 232 Ways and Means
Relating to the tax rate on the adjusted gross receipts from gambling
games at certain racetrack enclosures.
H.S.B. 233 Judiciary
Relating to the imposition of a conditional discharge or a deferred
judgment in a criminal sentence.
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 File 485), relating to farm deer and providing for
an effective date.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass March 13, 2001.
Committee Bill (Formerly House File 527), relating to the growing and processing
of grapes, creating a state commission, establishing a fund for certain tax receipts, and
providing an appropriation.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass March 13, 2001.
COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND REGULATION
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 14), relating to delinquency charges
on certain precomputed consumer credit transactions.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass March 12, 2001.
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
House File 468, a bill for an act relating to assessment of unimproved property in
platted lots for purposes of property taxation and providing an applicability date.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass March 8, 2001.
Pursuant to Rule 31.7, House File 468 was referred to the committee on
ways and means.
Committee Bill (Formerly House File 474), relating to an Iowa new economy
council.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass March 13, 2001.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 196), relating to cluster groups under
the new jobs and income program.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass March 8, 2001.
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 190), relating to the responsibilities
and duties of the department of education and the commission of libraries, including
the renaming of the regional library system, the appointment of trustees for the unified
library service district, development of a biennial unified plan of service and service
delivery in consultation with unified library service districts and area education agency
media centers, and distribution of moneys allocated for purposes of the enrich Iowa
program.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass March 12, 2001.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 216), providing statutory revisions
relating to the department of education, school districts and area education agencies,
and the kindergarten through grade twelve educational program.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass March 12, 2001.
COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 119), relating to benefits provided
through funds administered by the Iowa comprehensive petroleum underground
storage tank fund board.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass March 13, 2001.
COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 180), relating to certain programs and
public health issues under the purview of the Iowa department of public health, and
providing a penalty.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass March 13, 2001.
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 101), relating to the appointment and
dismissal of a police chief or marshal under a mayor-council form of city government.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass March 13, 2001.
Committee Bill (Formerly House File 258), relating to a criminal defendant on
bail submitting a physical specimen for the performance of a drug test as a condition of
release.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass March 13, 2001.
Committee Bill (Formerly House File 320), relating to the criminal offense of
disarming a peace officer.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass March 13, 2001.
Committee Bill (Formerly House File 475), relating to the jurisdiction of district
associate judges in a felony eluding or attempting to elude a law enforcement vehicle
offense.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass March 13, 2001.
Committee Bill (Formerly House File 486), relating to the imposition of a fine for
a criminal offense classified as an aggravated misdemeanor.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass March 13, 2001.
COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Committee Bill (Formerly House File 197), relating to the distribution of revenues
collected from the imposition of the local option school infrastructure sales and services
tax by counties and including an effective date.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass March 13, 2001.
COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES
Committee Bill (Formerly House File 347), relating to the disposition of
unclaimed deer venison processed by a meat and poultry processing establishment.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass March 12, 2001.
COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT
House File 42, a bill for an act relating to elections at which certain propositions of
cities, counties, and school corporations may be placed on the ballot.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass March 12, 2001.
Committee Bill (Formerly House File 92), relating to mandatory disclosures in
certain political telephone communications, and applying a penalty.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass March 13, 2001.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 89), relating to campaign finance law
and providing penalties.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass March 12, 2001.
COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
Committee Bill (Formerly House File 414), relating to highway improvement
assistance from the revitalize Iowa's sound economy fund for brownfield sites.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass March 13, 2001.
RESOLUTION FILED
HCR 22, by Wise, Petersen, Winckler, and Mascher, a concurrent
resolution requesting the formation of a committee by the Legislative
Council to conduct a comprehensive study of the creation and
implementation of regional academies as an alternative governing
and taxing structure for school districts.
Laid over under Rule 25.
AMENDMENT FILED
H-1229 H.F. 525 Tremmel of Wapello
On motion by Rants of Woodbury the House adjourned at 9:34
a.m., until 8:45 a.m., Wednesday, March 14, 2001.
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