Senate Journal: Wednesday, January 17, 2001

  TENTH CALENDAR DAY
  SEVENTH SESSION DAY

  Senate Chamber
  Des Moines, Iowa, Wednesday, January 17, 2001

  The Senate met in regular session at 9:09 a.m., President Pro
  Tempore McKean presiding.

  Prayer was offered by Dr. J. Albert Calaway, pastor of the
  Heartland Assembly of God Church in Ankeny, Iowa, guest of Senator
  Lamberti.

  The Journal of Tuesday, January 16, 2001, was approved.

  CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION
  (Regular Calendar)

  Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent to take up
  for immediate consideration Senate Concurrent Resolution 1.

  Senate Concurrent Resolution 1

  On motion of Senator Kramer, Senate Concurrent Resolution 1, a
  concurrent resolution supporting the admission of the Baltic States of
  Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania to the North Atlantic Treaty
  Organization, with report of committee recommending passage, was
  taken up for consideration.

  Senator Kramer moved the adoption of Senate Concurrent
  Resolution 1, which motion prevailed by a voice vote.

  SPECIAL GUESTS

  Senator Kramer welcomed Imants Kalnins and representatives
  from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.  The visitors were here to
  recognize and celebrate our passage of Senate Concurrent Resolution 1.
  IMMEDIATELY MESSAGED

  Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent that
  Senate Concurrent Resolution 1 be immediately messaged to the
  House.

  ADJOURNMENT

  On motion of Senator Iverson, the Senate adjourned at 9:25 a.m.
  until 9:00 a.m. Thursday, January 18, 2001.
  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:

  January 17, 2001

  DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH

  Iowa Child Death Review Team-December 2000, pursuant to Iowa Code, chapter
  135.43.

  REPORTS OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATION AND
  REGULATION

  Convened:  January 17, 2001, 9:45 a.m.

  Members Present:  Schuerer, Chair; Bartz, Vice Chair; Hansen and Zieman.

  Members Absent:  Flynn, Ranking Member (excused).

  Committee Business:  Review of Governor's recommendations by Legislative
  Fiscal
  Bureau.  Presentation by Director of Inspections and Appeals.

  Adjourned:  11:10 a.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL
  RESOURCES

  Convened:  January 17, 2001, 9:45 a.m.

  Members Present:  Gaskill, Chair; Sexton, Vice Chair; Black, Ranking Member;
  Fink
  and Greiner.

  Members Absent:  None.

  Committee Business:  Presentation by Legislative Fiscal Bureau and
  discussion of
  the Governor's FY 2002 budget.

  Adjourned:  10:30 a.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

  Convened:  January 17, 2001, 9:40 a.m.
  Members Present:  Behn, Chair; Miller, Vice Chair; Fiegen, Ranking Member;
  and
  McKinley.

  Members Absent:  Holveck (excused).

  Committee Business:  Overview of FY 2002 department requests and Governor's
  recommendations.

  Adjourned:  11:00 a.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS

  Convened:  January 17, 2001, 9:40 a.m.

  Members Present:  Tinsman, Chair; Bolkcom, Ranking Member; Dearden and
  Rittmer.

  Members Absent:  Johnson, Vice Chair (excused).

  Committee Business:  Tour of the Department for the Blind facilities in Des
  Moines.

  Adjourned:  11:05 a.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES

  Convened:  January 17, 2001, 9:40 a.m.

  Members Present:  Veenstra, Chair; Boettger, Vice Chair; Hammond, Ranking
  Member; Harper and Redwine.

  Members Absent:  None.

  Committee Business:  Discussion of Department of Human Services
  appropriations
  budget.

  Adjourned:  11:40 a.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON JUSTICE SYSTEM

  Convened:  January 17, 2001, 9:41 a.m.

  Members Present:  Angelo, Chair; McKean, Vice Chair; Dvorsky, Ranking
  Member;
  Fraise and Maddox.

  Members Absent:  None.

  Committee Business:  Presentation by the Department of Corrections.

  Adjourned:  11:05 a.m.
  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND
  COMMUNICATIONS

  Convened:  January 17, 2001, 10:00 a.m.

  Members Present:  Lundby, Chair; King, Vice Chair; Freeman and Shearer.

  Members Absent:  Deluhery, Ranking Member (excused).

  Committee Business:  Presentation on budget by Legislative Fiscal Bureau.

  Adjourned:  10:45 a.m.

  APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION,
  INFRASTRUCTURE, AND CAPITALS

  Convened:  January 17, 2001, 9:35 a.m.

  Members Present:  Jensen, Chair; Lamberti, Vice Chair; Soukup, Ranking
  Member;
  Connolly and McKibben.

  Members Absent:  None.

  Committee Business:  Presentations by Department of Transportation.

  Adjourned:  11:26 a.m.

  COMMERCE

  Convened:  January 17, 2001, 3:05 p.m.

  Members Present:  Johnson, Chair; Schuerer, Vice Chair; Deluhery, Ranking
  Member; Bolkcom, Freeman, Gronstal, Jensen, King, Lundby, Maddox, and
  Redwine.

  Members Absent:  Flynn, Hansen, McCoy, and Redfern (all excused).

  Committee Business:  Overview of upcoming meetings and speakers.

  Adjourned:  3:15 p.m.

  EDUCATION

  Convened:  January 17, 2001, 1:05 p.m.

  Members Present:  Boettger, Chair; Rehberg, Vice Chair; Connolly, Ranking
  Member; Angelo, Harper, McKinley, Redfern, Redwine, Shearer, Tinsman, and
  Veenstra.

  Members Absent:  Dvorsky, Fink, Kramer, and Soukup (all excused).

  Committee Business:  Presentation by Ted Stilwell, Director of the
  Department of
  Education.
  Adjourned:  2:00 p.m.

  HUMAN RESOURCES

  Convened:  January 17, 2001, 2:10 p.m.

  Members Present:  Redwine, Chair; Hammond, Ranking Member; Bartz, Behn,
  Boettger, Dvorsky, Harper, Holveck, Miller, Schuerer, Shearer, and Veenstra.

  Members Absent:  Tinsman, Vice Chair (excused).

  Committee Business:  Distribution of Legislative Guide to Family Investment
  Program and Food Stamp Program. Presentation by Kris Bell, Community
  Empowerment Facilitator.

  Adjourned:  2:45 p.m.

  TRANSPORTATION

  Convened:  January 17, 2001, 2:08 p.m.

  Members Present:  Rittmer, Chair; Drake, Vice Chair; McCoy, Ranking Member;
  Dearden, Fink, Fraise, Freeman, Jensen, Kibbie, McKinley, McLaren, Sexton,
  and
  Zieman.

  Members Absent:  None.

  Committee Business:  Approved subcommittee assignments.  Presentation by the
  Department of Transportation on the Graduated Driver Licensing system.

  Adjourned:  2:55 p.m.

  INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTION

  Senate Concurrent Resolution 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.

  Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.
  INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

  Senate File 33, by Lundby, a bill for an act relating to the
  licensure of used motor vehicle dealers and making penalties
  applicable.

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

  Senate File 34, by Lamberti, a bill for an act relating to the
  awarding of joint physical care of children.

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

  Senate File 35, by Johnson, a bill for an act providing for the
  Iowa state fair, by changing references from Iowa state fairgrounds to
  Iowa state fair park.

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

  STUDY BILLS RECEIVED

  SSB 1004	Judiciary

  Relating to civil rights investigations by expanding the subpoena
  and discovery authority of the civil rights commission and providing
  the attorney general investigative authority in civil rights cases.

  SSB 1005	Judiciary

  Relating to the verification of a uniform citation and complaint
  issued by a law enforcement agency.

  SSB 1006	Judiciary

  Relating to the mediation process in civil rights cases.
  SSB 1007	Judiciary

  Authorizing the sixth judicial district department of correctional
  services to extend a lease-purchase agreement and providing an
  effective date.

  SSB 1008	Ways and Means

  Relating to the exemption during a certain period from the state
  sales and use taxes of the gross receipts from the sale, furnishing, or
  service of metered gas and fuel used for heating of residential-type
  dwelling and including an effective date.

  SSB 1009	Commerce

  Permitting state banks to establish additional bank offices, and
  containing effective dates.

  SSB 1010	Ethics

  Relating to the Senate Code of Ethics governing the conduct of
  members of the Senate in relation to their senatorial duties during
  the Seventy-ninth General Assembly.

  SSB 1011	Ethics

  Relating to the senate rules governing lobbyists and their
  interactions with the senate and members of the senate during the
  seventy-ninth general assembly.

  SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

  Senate File 9

  TRANSPORTATION:  Sexton, Chair; Fraise and Zieman

  Senate File 18

  TRANSPORTATION:  Jensen, Chair; Drake and Kibbie

  Senate File 22

  LOCAL GOVERNMENT:  Johnson, Chair; Bartz, Hammond, Hansen, and McKibben
  Senate File 26

  TRANSPORTATION:  Rittmer, Chair; Drake and Kibbie

  Senate File 27

  TRANSPORTATION:  Rittmer, Chair; Drake and Kibbie

  Senate File 28

  COMMERCE:  Johnson, Chair; Deluhery and Maddox

  Senate File 31

  LOCAL GOVERNMENT:  Bartz, Chair; Angelo, Fraise, Horn, and Schuerer

  SSB 1004

  JUDICIARY:  Lamberti, Chair; Fiegen and King

  SSB 1005

  JUDICIARY:  Angelo, Chair; Hansen and McKean

  SSB 1006

  JUDICIARY:  King, Chair; Holveck and Miller

  SSB 1007

  JUDICIARY:  McKean, Chair; Angelo and Fraise

  SSB 1008

  WAYS AND MEANS:  McKibben, Chair; Harper and Redwine

  SSB 1009

  COMMERCE:  Schuerer, Chair; Lundby and McCoy

  SSB 1010

  ETHICS:  Drake, Chair; Kibbie and McKean

  SSB 1011

  ETHICS:  Drake, Chair; Kibbie and McKean
  COMMITTEE REPORT

  AGRICULTURE

  Final Bill Action:  *SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 4 (SSB 1002), 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.

  Recommendation:  APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 15:  McLaren, Behn, Fraise, Angelo, Bartz, Black, Fiegen,
  Gaskill,
  Greiner, Kibbie, Sexton, Shearer, Soukup, Veenstra, and Zieman.  Nays, none.
  Absent
  or not voting, none.

  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 Agriculture Committee on Senate Concurrent
  Resolution 4, and they were attached to the committee report.
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