House Journal: Monday, February 4, 2002
JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE
Twenty-second Calendar Day - Fourteenth Session Day
Hall of the House of Representatives
Des Moines, Iowa, Monday, February 4, 2002
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 1:03 p.m., Carroll of
Poweshiek in the chair.
Prayer was offered by Lowell Lyngaas, member of East Clearmont
Lutheran Church, Clearmont. He was the guest of Representative
Leigh Rekow from Allamakee County.
The Journal of Friday, February 1, 2002 was approved.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by the Valley High School Race
America Group, and their Coach Lowell Lyngaas from Northeast
Iowa.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Leave of absence was granted as follows:
De Boef of Mahaska on request of Rants of Woodbury; Smith of Marshall on request
of Myers of Johnson.
INTRODUCTION OF BILL
House File 2193, by committee on transportation, a bill for an act
relating to modal transportation, including changes in transit
coordination requirements, elimination of the Iowa railway finance
authority, and changes in the aircraft registration process.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
SENATE MESSAGES CONSIDERED
Senate File 2034, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an act
relating to the filing of a criminal indictment or trial information
against a person who is not present in the state.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
Senate File 2079, by Bartz a bill for an act eliminating the
requirement that a bicycle safety flag be used while operating an all-
terrain vehicle or snowmobile on a highway.
Read first time and passed on file.
ADOPTION OF HOUSE RESOLUTION 104
Rekow of Allamakee called up for consideration House
Resolution 104, a resolution honoring Coach Lowell Lyngaas and
his Race America runners from Valley School District in Northeast
Iowa and moved its adoption.
The motion prevailed and the resolution was adopted.
SPECIAL PRESENTATION
Rekow of Allamakee introduced to the House, Coach Lowell
Lyngaas and the Valley High School Race America Runners.
The House rose and expressed its welcome.
On motion by Rants of Woodbury, the House was recessed at 1:15
p.m., until 3:30 p.m.
AFTERNOON SESSION
The House reconvened at 4:58 p.m., Gipp of Winneshiek in the
chair.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Leave of absence was granted as follows:
O'Brien of Boone on request of Myers of Johnson; Speaker Siegrist on request of
Rants of Woodbury.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
House File 2194, by Myers, a bill for an act providing for the sale
and display of United States flag stickers for motor vehicle
registration plates.
Read first time and referred to committee on transportation.
House File 2195, by Myers, a bill for an act authorizing the state
board of regents to issue bonds to construct, improve, remodel, repair,
furnish, and equip inpatient, outpatient, and patient care facilities at
the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics.
Read first time and referred to committee on appropriations.
House File 2196, by Jochum, a bill for an act relating to the
possession of firearms or offensive weapons by felons.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
House File 2197, by Grundberg, a bill for an act relating to
historic property rehabilitation tax credits, including transferability
of credits and the limit on the amount of credits that may be
approved for a fiscal year.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
House File 2198, by Frevert, a bill for an act including licensed
teachers at the prekindergarten level for purposes of the student
achievement and teacher quality program.
Read first time and referred to committee on education.
House File 2199, by Drake, a bill for an act relating to the
establishment of a list of threatened or endangered species by the
department of natural resources.
Read first time and referred to committee on natural resources.
House File 2200, by Grundberg, a bill for an act relating to the
earned income credit under the individual income tax and including a
retroactive applicability date provision.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
House File 2201, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an act
requiring all felons to submit a physical specimen for DNA profiling,
and providing for a contingent effective date.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 2202, by Larson, a bill for an act establishing an
economic development commission.
Read first time and referred to committee on economic
development.
House File 2203, by Wilderdyke, a bill for an act expanding the
types and numbers of veterans eligible for the military service tax
credit and including an effective date.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
CONSIDERATION OF BILLS
Regular Calendar
House File 2151, a bill for an act adding certain information
concerning school security or emergency preparedness to the list of
public records kept confidential, was taken up for consideration.
Sukup of Franklin 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. 2151)
The ayes were, 95:
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Alons | Arnold | Atteberry | 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 | Dix | Dolecheck |
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Dotzler | Drake | Eddie | Eichhorn |
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Elgin | Fallon | Finch | Foege |
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Ford | Frevert | Garman | Greimann |
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Grundberg | Hahn | Hansen | Hatch |
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Heaton | Hoffman | Horbach | Hoversten |
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Huseman | Huser | Jacobs | Jenkins |
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Jochum | Johnson | Jones | 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 | Osterhaus | Petersen |
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Quirk | Raecker | Rants | Rayhons |
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Reeder | Rekow | Reynolds | Richardson |
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Roberts | Scherrman | Schrader | Seng |
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Shoultz | Sievers | Stevens | Sukup |
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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 | Wilderdyke | Winckler |
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Wise | Witt | Gipp, |
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The nays were, none.
Absent or not voting, 5:
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De Boef | O'Brien | Shey | Siegrist, Spkr. |
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Smith |
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The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to
have passed the House and the title was agreed to.
The House stood at ease at 5:20 p.m., until the fall of the gavel.
The House resumed session at 6:04 p.m., Gipp of Winneshiek in
the chair.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Leave of absence was granted as follows:
Chiodo of Polk and Jochum of Dubuque on request of Myers of Johnson.
House File 2139, a bill for an act to increase the maximum
amount of a vocational-technical tuition grant, was taken up for
consideration.
Dolecheck of Ringgold 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. 2139)
The ayes were, 92:
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Alons | Arnold | Atteberry | Baudler |
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Bell | Boal | Boddicker | Boggess |
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Bradley | Brauns | Broers | Brunkhorst |
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Bukta | Carroll | Cohoon | Connors |
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Cormack | Dix | Dolecheck | Dotzler |
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Drake | Eddie | Eichhorn | Elgin |
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Fallon | Finch | Foege | Ford |
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Frevert | Garman | Greimann | Grundberg |
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Hahn | Hansen | Hatch | Heaton |
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Hoffman | Horbach | Hoversten | Huseman |
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Huser | Jacobs | Jenkins | Johnson |
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Jones | 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 | Myers |
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Osterhaus | Petersen | Quirk | Raecker |
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Rants | Rayhons | Reeder | Rekow |
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Reynolds | Richardson | Roberts | Scherrman |
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Schrader | Seng | Shoultz | Sievers |
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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 | Wilderdyke |
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Winckler | Wise | Witt | Gipp, |
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| | | Presiding |
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The nays were, none.
Absent or not voting, 8:
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Chiodo | De Boef | Jochum | O'Brien |
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Shey | Siegrist, Spkr. | Smith | 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 MESSAGES
Rants of Woodbury asked and received unanimous consent that
the following bills be immediately messaged to the Senate: House
Files 2139 and 2151.
Myers of Johnson asked for unanimous consent to suspend the
rules and rerefer Senate File 165 to the committee on local
government.
Objection was raised.
Myers of Johnson moved to suspend the rules to rerefer Senate
File 165 to the committee on local government.
A non-record roll call was requested.
The ayes were 41, nays 43.
The motion to suspend the rules lost.
Rants of Woodbury asked and received unanimous consent to
rerefer Senate File 165 to the committee on local government.
SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON MILEAGE
Mr. Speaker: Your committee appointed to determine the mileage
each member is entitled to begs leave to submit the following
supplemental report:
Name Round Trip Miles
Jacqueline J. Reeder 281
Paul A. Wilderdyke 242
Respectfully submitted,
MICHAEL G. CORMACK, Chair
DICK B. WEIDMAN
GERI D. HUSER
HOUSE FILE 2181 REREFERRED
The Speaker announced that House File 2181, previously referred
to committee on state government was rereferred to committee on
local government.
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
2002\177 Jim and Elsie Kalskett, Moorhead - For celebrating their 50th
wedding anniversary.
2002\178 Don and Alma Fritz, Deloit - For celebrating their 50th wedding
anniversary.
2002\179 Don and Mary Jane Petersen, Denison - For celebrating their 50th
wedding anniversary.
2002\180 Walter Beermann, Denison - For celebrating his 85th birthday.
2002\181 Hazel Palmquist, Mapleton - For celebrating her 90th birthday.
2002\182 Mary Sprock, George - For celebrating her 90th birthday.
2002\183 Henry Hopmann, Rock Rapids - For celebrating his 90th birthday.
2002\184 Cleyta Lange, Monona - For celebrating her 95th birthday.
2002\185 Mildred Bean, Clarinda - For celebrating her 90th birthday.
2002\186 Wallace and Margaret Norman, Grundy Center - For celebrating
their 65th wedding anniversary.
2002\187 Jack and Argyle Nagel, Traer - For celebrating their 63rd wedding
anniversary.
2002\188 Cleo and Eileen Taeger, Stockport - For celebrating their 60th
wedding anniversary.
2002\189 Victor and Myrtle Leibfried, Rickardsville - For celebrating their
60th wedding anniversary.
2002\190 Brian Matthew Pfeiler, Dyersville - For attaining the rank of Eagle
Scout, the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America.
2002\191 Berenice Mack, Wall Lake - For celebrating her 80th birthday.
2002\192 Leland Weitzel, Wall Lake - For celebrating his 85th birthday.
2002\193 Birdella Brostad, Galva - For celebrating her 80th birthday.
2002\194 Doug and Marge Hussey, Ida Grove - For celebrating their 50th
wedding anniversary.
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT
House File 2167
Agriculture: Boggess, Chair; Alons and May.
HOUSE STUDY BILL SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
House Study Bill 596
Human Resources: Roberts, Chair; De Boef and Tremmel.
House Study Bill 597
Human Resources: Boal, Chair; Reynolds and Tymeson.
House Study Bill 598
Human Resources: Broers, Chair; Ford and Wilderdyke.
House Study Bill 599
Labor and Industrial Relations: Horbach, Chair; Dotzler and Millage.
HOUSE STUDY BILL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
H.S.B. 601 Labor and Industrial Relations
Designating May 1, 2002, as Iowa Right-to-Work Day.
H.S.B. 602 Human Resources
Relating to child protection confidentiality requirements involving
the department of human services.
H.S.B. 603 Local Government
Relating to judgment liens attaching to city real estate.
H.S.B. 604 Education
Providing for the establishment of the state percent of growth for the
school budget year beginning July 1, 2002, for purposes of the state
school foundation program, making an appropriation, and providing
an effective date.
H.S.B. 605 Education
Providing for the establishment of the state percent of growth for
purposes of the state school foundation program and providing an
applicability date.
H.S.B. 606 Education
Relating to the amount and allocation of area education agency
funding, and providing an effective date.
H.S.B. 607 Local Government
Relating to services for persons with mental illness, mental
retardation or other developmental disability, or brain injury and
providing an effective date.
H.S.B. 608 Education
Expanding the board of educational examiners' authority with regard
to licensee disciplinary investigations and proceedings.
H.S.B. 609 Education
Authorizing the state board of regents to issue bonds to construct,
improve, remodel, repair, furnish, and equip inpatient, outpatient,
and patient care facilities at the university of Iowa hospitals and
clinics.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
MR. SPEAKER: The Chief Clerk of the House respectfully reports
that the following committee recommendation have been received and
are on file in the office of the Chief Clerk.
MARGARET A. THOMSON
Chief Clerk of the House
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Committee Bill (Formerly House File 2077), requiring all felons to submit a
physical specimen for DNA profiling.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass January 31, 2002.
COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Senate File 165, a bill for an act enacting the Iowa English language reaffirmation
Act of 2001.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass February 4, 2002.
Pursuant to Rule 55, a Minority Report was filed by the following:
Richardson of Warren, Kuhn of Floyd, Fallon of Polk and Reynolds of Van Buren.
COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 524), relating to modal
transportation, including changes in transit coordination requirements, elimination of
the Iowa railway finance authority, and changes in the aircraft registration process.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass January 31, 2002.
AMENDMENTS FILED
H-8022 H.F. 2079 Warnstadt of Woodbury
H-8023 S.F. 2057 Cormack of Webster
H-8026 S.F. 2057 Cormack of Webster
H-8027 H.F. 2112 Baudler of Adair
Kreiman of Davis
H-8028 H.C.R. 109 Rekow of Allamakee
H-8029 H.F. 2135 Eddie of Buena Vista
H-8030 H.F. 2153 Tremmel of Wapello
On motion by Rants of Woodbury the House adjourned at 6:49
p.m., until 8:45 a.m., Tuesday, February 5, 2002.
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