House Journal: Tuesday, February 19, 2002
JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE
Thirty-seventh Calendar Day - Twenty-fourth Session Day
Hall of the House of Representatives
Des Moines, Iowa, Tuesday, February 19, 2002
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 8:47 a.m., Speaker
Siegrist in the chair.
Prayer was offered by the Honorable Henry Rayhons, state
representative from Hancock County.
The Journal of Monday, February 18, 2002 was approved.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Leave of absence was granted as follows:
Ford of Polk on request of Huser of Polk; Garman of Story and Teig of Hamilton on
request of Rants of Woodbury.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
House File 2408, by Alons, a bill for an act prohibiting the
cancellation or nonrenewal of property and casualty insurance
policies due to certain claims involving no fault of the insureds.
Read first time and referred to committee on commerce and
regulation.
House File 2409, by Jacobs, a bill for an act relating to election
misconduct and providing criminal penalties.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House File 2410, by Alons, a bill for an act requiring a watercraft
rental company to offer a collision damage waiver to customers and
providing penalties.
Read first time and referred to committee on commerce and
regulation.
House File 2411, by committee on education, a bill for an act
relating to the reorganization or dissolution of area education
agencies and providing an effective date.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 2412, by Chiodo, Hatch, Kreiman, and Fallon, a bill
for an act relating to consumer credit transactions secured by an
interest in real or personal property used as a primary dwelling,
making related changes, and providing a penalty.
Read first time and referred to committee on commerce and
regulation.
House File 2413, by Mascher, a bill for an act creating a wetlands
program and providing penalties.
Read first time and referred to committee on environmental
protection.
House File 2414, by Grundberg, a bill for an act permitting the
juvenile court to modify certain child support orders.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
House File 2415, by Myers, a bill for an act to provide for a
comprehensive review of Iowa's state and local fiscal structure and
making an appropriation.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
On motion by Rants of Woodbury, the House was recessed at 8:51
a.m., until 5:00 p.m.
EVENING SESSION
The House reconvened at 5:05 p.m., Speaker Siegrist in the chair.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Leave of absence was granted as follows:
Boddicker of Cedar on request of Bradley of Clinton; O'Brien of Boone on request of
Huser of Polk.
QUORUM CALL
A non-record roll call was requested to determine that a quorum
was present. The vote revealed sixty-seven members present, thirty-
three absent.
The House stood at ease at 5:11 p.m., until the fall of the gavel.
The House resumed session at 5:44 p.m., Speaker Siegrist in the
chair.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Leave of absence was granted as follows:
Richardson of Warren on request of T. Taylor of Linn.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
House File 2416, by committee on human resources, a bill for an
act relating to mental health and developmental disability services
requirements.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 2417, by committee on environmental protection, a
bill for an act relating to statewide standards, site-specific cleanup
standards, and public participation in the Iowa land recycling and
environmental remediation standards Act.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 2418, by committee on state government, a bill for an
act relating to the applicability of the thermal efficiency energy
conservation standards in the state building code.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 2419, by Foege, Myers, Bukta, Kuhn, Warnstadt,
Reeder, Stevens, Dotzler, Reynolds, Fallon, Mertz, Hatch, Mascher,
Smith, Atteberry, Cohoon, D. Taylor, T. Taylor, May, Bell, Seng,
Connors, Tremmel, Osterhaus, Murphy, Scherrman, Lensing,
Richardson, Schrader, Chiodo, Huser, and Witt, a bill for an act
relating to mental health and substance abuse treatment coverage,
and providing for applicability.
Read first time and referred to committee on commerce and
regulation.
House File 2420, by Murphy, a bill for an act relating to the
issuance of a no-contact order against a defendant convicted of a
sexual offense upon the defendant's release from jail or prison.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
House File 2421, by Foege, Myers, Bukta, Jochum, Kuhn, Reeder,
Stevens, Reynolds, Dotzler, Mertz, Hatch, Mascher, Smith, Atteberry,
Larkin, Cohoon, D. Taylor, T. Taylor, May, Bell, Seng, Connors,
Osterhaus, Murphy, Quirk, Scherrman, Lensing, Richardson,
Shoultz, and Witt, a bill for an act creating an early childhood
programs endowment fund.
Read first time and referred to committee on appropriations.
House File 2422, by Warnstadt, a bill for an act relating to
educational, tax, homebuyer, and welfare benefits and protections for
members and families of Iowa national guard or United States
reserve forces during activation for federal service or active state
service, providing for other properly related matters, and providing
for appropriations.
Read first time and referred to committee on economic
development.
CONSIDERATION OF BILLS
Regular Calendar
House File 2344, a bill for an act relating to the retention of
unemployment benefits contested case hearing records, was taken up
for consideration.
Grundberg of Polk 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. 2344)
The ayes were, 94:
Alons | Arnold | Atteberry | Baudler |
Bell | Boal | Boggess | Bradley |
Brauns | Broers | Brunkhorst | Bukta |
Carroll | Chiodo | Cohoon | Connors |
Cormack | De Boef | Dix | Dolecheck |
Dotzler | Drake | Eddie | Eichhorn |
Elgin | Fallon | Finch | Foege |
Frevert | Gipp | Greimann | Grundberg |
Hahn | Hansen | Hatch | Heaton |
Hoffman | Horbach | Hoversten | Huseman |
Huser | Jacobs | Jenkins | Jochum |
Johnson | Jones | Kettering | Klemme |
Kreiman | Kuhn | Larkin | Larson |
Lensing | Manternach | Mascher | May |
Mertz | Metcalf | Millage | Murphy |
Myers | Osterhaus | Petersen | Quirk |
Raecker | Rants | Rayhons | Reeder |
Rekow | Reynolds | Roberts | Scherrman |
Schrader | Seng | Shey | Shoultz |
Sievers | Smith | Stevens | Sukup |
Taylor, D. | Taylor, T. | Tremmel | Tymeson |
Tyrrell | Van Engelenhoven | Van Fossen | Warnstadt |
Weidman | Wilderdyke | Winckler | Wise |
Witt | Mr. Speaker |
| Siegrist |
|
The nays were, none.
Absent or not voting, 6:
Boddicker | Ford | Garman | O'Brien |
Richardson | Teig |
|
The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to
have passed the House and the title was agreed to.
House File 2341, a bill for an act relating to electric transmission
lines, was taken up for consideration.
Metcalf of Polk offered the following amendment H-8057 filed by
her and moved its adoption:
H-8057
1 Amend House File 2341 as follows:
2 1. Page 1, line 12, by striking the word "so" and
3 inserting the following: "with the intent".
Amendment H-8057 was adopted.
Metcalf of Polk 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. 2341)
The ayes were, 94:
Alons | Arnold | Atteberry | Baudler |
Bell | Boal | Boggess | Bradley |
Brauns | Broers | Brunkhorst | Bukta |
Carroll | Chiodo | Cohoon | Connors |
Cormack | De Boef | Dix | Dolecheck |
Dotzler | Drake | Eddie | Eichhorn |
Elgin | Fallon | Finch | Foege |
Frevert | Gipp | Greimann | Grundberg |
Hahn | Hansen | Hatch | Heaton |
Hoffman | Horbach | Hoversten | Huseman |
Huser | Jacobs | Jenkins | Jochum |
Johnson | Jones | Kettering | Klemme |
Kreiman | Kuhn | Larkin | Larson |
Lensing | Manternach | Mascher | May |
Mertz | Metcalf | Millage | Murphy |
Myers | Osterhaus | Petersen | Quirk |
Raecker | Rants | Rayhons | Reeder |
Rekow | Reynolds | Roberts | Scherrman |
Schrader | Seng | Shey | Shoultz |
Sievers | Smith | Stevens | Sukup |
Taylor, D. | Taylor, T. | Tremmel | Tymeson |
Tyrrell | Van Engelenhoven | Van Fossen | Warnstadt |
Weidman | Wilderdyke | Winckler | Wise |
Witt | Mr. Speaker |
| Siegrist |
|
The nays were, none.
Absent or not voting, 6:
Boddicker | Ford | Garman | O'Brien |
Richardson | Teig |
|
The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to
have passed the House and the title was agreed to.
House File 2345, a bill for an act authorizing the department of
justice to administer the violence against women program, was taken
up for consideration.
Grundberg of Polk 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. 2345)
The ayes were, 94:
Alons | Arnold | Atteberry | Baudler |
Bell | Boal | Boggess | Bradley |
Brauns | Broers | Brunkhorst | Bukta |
Carroll | Chiodo | Cohoon | Connors |
Cormack | De Boef | Dix | Dolecheck |
Dotzler | Drake | Eddie | Eichhorn |
Elgin | Fallon | Finch | Foege |
Frevert | Gipp | Greimann | Grundberg |
Hahn | Hansen | Hatch | Heaton |
Hoffman | Horbach | Hoversten | Huseman |
Huser | Jacobs | Jenkins | Jochum |
Johnson | Jones | Kettering | Klemme |
Kreiman | Kuhn | Larkin | Larson |
Lensing | Manternach | Mascher | May |
Mertz | Metcalf | Millage | Murphy |
Myers | Osterhaus | Petersen | Quirk |
Raecker | Rants | Rayhons | Reeder |
Rekow | Reynolds | Roberts | Scherrman |
Schrader | Seng | Shey | Shoultz |
Sievers | Smith | Stevens | Sukup |
Taylor, D. | Taylor, T. | Tremmel | Tymeson |
Tyrrell | Van Engelenhoven | Van Fossen | Warnstadt |
Weidman | Wilderdyke | Winckler | Wise |
Witt | Mr. Speaker |
| Siegrist |
|
The nays were, none.
Absent or not voting, 6:
Boddicker | Ford | Garman | O'Brien |
Richardson | Teig |
|
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 2341, 2344 and 2345.
Senate File 437, a bill for an act relating to the registration and
titling of all-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles, and subjecting
violators to a penalty, with report of committee recommending
amendment and passage, was taken up for consideration.
Rayhons of Hancock offered the following amendment H-8047 filed
by the committee on natural resources and moved its adoption:
H-8047
1 Amend Senate File 437, as passed by the Senate, as
2 follows:
3 1. Page 1, line 13, by inserting after the word
4 "Code" the following: "Supplement".
5 2. Page 1, line 16, by inserting before the word
6 "Each" the following: "1."
7 3. Page 1, line 28, by inserting before the word
8 "A" the following: "2."
9 4. Page 2, line 7, by inserting after the word
10 "Code" the following: "Supplement".
The committee amendment H-8047 was adopted.
Cormack of Webster asked and received unanimous consent to
withdraw amendment H-1435 filed by him on April 5, 2001.
Quirk of Chickasaw offered amendment H-1424 filed by him as
follows:
H-1424
1 Amend Senate File 437, as passed by the Senate, as
2 follows:
3 1. Page 2, by inserting after line 35 the
4 following:
5 "Sec. . Section 321G.7, unnumbered paragraph 2,
6 Code 2001, is amended to read as follows:
7 The department shall remit the fees to the
8 treasurer of state, who shall place the money in a
9 special conservation fund. The special conservation
10 fund shall also include moneys transferred to the fund
11 pursuant to section 452A.84. The money is moneys in
12 the fund are appropriated to the department for the
13 all-terrain vehicle and snowmobile programs of the
14 state. All-terrain vehicle fees shall be used only
15 for all-terrain vehicle programs and snowmobile fees
16 shall be used only for snowmobile programs. Joint
17 programs shall be supported from both types of fees on
18 a usage basis. The all-terrain vehicle and snowmobile
19 programs shall include grants, subgrants, contracts,
20 or cost-sharing of all-terrain vehicle and snowmobile
21 programs with political subdivisions or incorporated
22 private organizations or both in accordance with rules
23 adopted by the commission. All all-terrain vehicle
24 programs using cost-sharing, grants, subgrants, or
25 contracts shall establish and implement a safety
26 instruction program either singly or in cooperation
27 with other all-terrain vehicle programs. At least
28 fifty percent of the special fund shall be available
29 for political subdivisions or incorporated private
30 organizations or both. Moneys from the special fund
31 not used by the political subdivisions or incorporated
32 private organizations or both shall remain in the all-
33 terrain vehicle or snowmobile accounts. The
34 department may use funds from these accounts for the
35 administration of the all-terrain vehicle and
36 snowmobile programs."
37 2. Page 5, by inserting after line 28 the
38 following:
39 "Sec. . Section 452A.79, Code 2001, is amended
40 to read as follows:
41 452A.79 USE OF REVENUE.
42 1. The Except as otherwise provided in this
43 section, the net proceeds of the excise tax on the
44 diesel special fuel and the excise tax on motor fuel
45 and other special fuel, and penalties collected under
46 the provision of this chapter, shall be credited to
47 the road use tax fund.
48 2. Annually, the first four hundred eleven
49 thousand three hundred eleven dollars derived from the
50 excise tax on the sale of motor fuel used in
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1 watercraft, computed pursuant to section 452A.84,
2 shall be deposited in the general fund of the state.
3 The moneys in excess of four hundred eleven thousand
4 three hundred eleven dollars shall be deposited in the
5 rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund. Moneys deposited to
6 the general fund and to the rebuild Iowa
7 infrastructure fund under this section subsection and
8 section 452A.84 are subject to the requirements of
9 section 8.60 and are subject to appropriation by the
10 general assembly to the department of natural
11 resources for use in its recreational boating program,
12 which may include but is not limited to:
13 1. a. Dredging and renovation of lakes of this
14 state.
15 2. b. Acquisition, development, and maintenance of
16 access to public boating waters.
17 3. c. Development and maintenance of boating
18 facilities and navigation aids.
19 4. d. Administration, operation, and maintenance
20 of recreational boating activities of the department
21 of natural resources.
22 5. e. Acquisition, development, and maintenance of
23 recreation facilities associated with recreational
24 boating.
25 3. Annually, the moneys derived from the excise
26 tax on the sale of motor fuels used in all-terrain
27 vehicles and snowmobiles, computed pursuant to section
28 452A.84, shall be transferred to the special
29 conservation fund created in section 321G.7.
30 Sec. . Section 452A.84, Code 2001, is amended
31 to read as follows:
32 452A.84 TRANSFER TO STATE GENERAL FUND FUNDS.
33 1. The treasurer of state shall transfer from the
34 motor fuel tax fund to the general fund of the state
35 that portion of moneys collected under this chapter
36 attributable to motor fuel used in watercraft computed
37 as follows:
38 1. a. Determine monthly the total amount of motor
39 fuel tax collected under this chapter and multiply the
40 amount by nine-tenths of one percent.
41 2. b. Subtract from the figure computed pursuant
42 to subsection 1 of this section paragraph "a", three
43 percent of the figure for administrative costs and
44 further subtract from the figure the amounts refunded
45 to commercial fishers pursuant to section 452A.17,
46 subsection 1, paragraph "a", subparagraph (7). All
47 moneys remaining after claims for refund and the cost
48 of administration have been made shall be transferred
49 to the general fund of the state.
50 2. The treasurer of state shall transfer from the
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1 motor fuel tax fund to the special conservation fund
2 credited in section 321G.7 that portion of moneys
3 collected under this chapter attributable to motor
4 fuel used in all-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles
5 computed as follows:
6 a. Determine monthly the total amount of motor
7 fuel tax collected under this chapter and multiply the
8 amount by twenty-five hundredths of one percent.
9 b. Subtract from the figure computed pursuant to
10 paragraph "a", three percent of the figure for
11 administrative costs."
12 3. Title page, line 2, by inserting after the
13 word "snowmobiles" the following: "and authorizing
14 funding for all-terrain vehicle and snowmobile trails
15 and programs".
16 4. By renumbering as necessary.
Quirk of Chickasaw offered the following amendment H-8067, to
amendment H-1424, filed by him from the floor and moved its
adoption:
H-8067
1 Amend the amendment, H-1424, to Senate File 437, as
2 passed by the Senate, as follows:
3 1. By striking page 1, line 3, through page 4,
4 line 15, and inserting the following:
5 " _. Page 3, by inserting after line 4 the
6 following:
7 "Sec. . Section 321G.13, subsection 10, Code
8 Supplement 2001, is amended by striking the
9 subsection.
10 Sec. . Section 321G.13, Code Supplement 2001,
11 is amended by adding the following new unnumbered
12 paragraph:
13 NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH. a person shall not drive
14 or operate a snowmobile on public land without a
15 measurable snow cover.""
16 2. Page 4, by inserting before line 16 the
17 following:
18 " . Title page, line 2, by inserting after the
19 word "snowmobile" the following: "and removing the
20 restriction on the use of an all-terrain vehicle on
21 public land without a measurable snow cover"."
Amendment H-8067 was adopted.
On motion by Quirk of Chickasaw amendment H-1424, as
amended, was adopted.
Rayhons of Hancock 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. 437)
The ayes were, 93:
Alons | Arnold | Atteberry | Baudler |
Bell | Boal | Boggess | Bradley |
Brauns | Broers | Brunkhorst | Bukta |
Carroll | Chiodo | Cohoon | Connors |
Cormack | De Boef | Dix | Dolecheck |
Dotzler | Drake | Eddie | Eichhorn |
Elgin | Finch | Foege | Frevert |
Gipp | Greimann | Grundberg | Hahn |
Hansen | Hatch | Heaton | Hoffman |
Horbach | Hoversten | Huseman | Huser |
Jacobs | Jenkins | Jochum | Johnson |
Jones | Kettering | Klemme | Kreiman |
Kuhn | Larkin | Larson | Lensing |
Manternach | Mascher | May | Mertz |
Metcalf | Millage | Murphy | Myers |
Osterhaus | Petersen | Quirk | Raecker |
Rants | Rayhons | Reeder | Rekow |
Reynolds | Roberts | Scherrman | Schrader |
Seng | Shey | Shoultz | Sievers |
Smith | Stevens | Sukup | Taylor, D. |
Taylor, T. | Tremmel | Tymeson | Tyrrell |
Van Engelenhoven | Van Fossen | Warnstadt | Weidman |
Wilderdyke | Winckler | Wise | Witt |
Mr. Speaker |
Siegrist |
|
The nays were, 1:
Absent or not voting, 6:
Boddicker | Ford | Garman | O'Brien |
Richardson | Teig |
|
The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to
have passed the House and the title, as amended, was agreed to.
House File 2338, a bill for an act relating to a person registering
as a sex offender in a county where an institution of higher education
is located, and providing penalties, was taken up for consideration.
Tremmel of Wapello offered amendment H-8063 filed by him as
follows:
H-8063
1 Amend House File 2338 as follows:
2 1. Page 2, line 13, by striking the word
3 "knowingly" and inserting the following: "knowingly".
4 2. Page 2, line 17, by striking the word
5 "knowingly".
6 3. Page 2, line 21, by striking the word
7 "knowingly" and inserting the following: "knowingly".
8 4. Page 2, line 30, by striking the word
9 "knowing" and inserting the following: "knowing".
Tremmel of Wapello offered the following amendment H-8071, to
amendment H-8063, filed by Tremmel, Shey of Linn and Kreiman of
Davis from the floor and moved its adoption:
H-8071
1 Amend the amendment, H-8063, to House File 2338 as
2 follows:
3 1. Page 1, by inserting after line 9 the
4 following:
5 " . Page 2, line 35, by inserting after the
6 word "release." the following: "For purposes of this
7 subsection, a violation occurs when a person knows or
8 reasonably should know of the duty to fulfill a
9 requirement specified in the offense charged.""
10 2. By renumbering as necessary.
Amendment H-8071 was adopted.
On motion by Tremmel of Wapello amendment H-8063, as
amended, was adopted.
Raecker of Polk 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. 2338)
The ayes were, 94:
Alons | Arnold | Atteberry | Baudler |
Bell | Boal | Boggess | Bradley |
Brauns | Broers | Brunkhorst | Bukta |
Carroll | Chiodo | Cohoon | Connors |
Cormack | De Boef | Dix | Dolecheck |
Dotzler | Drake | Eddie | Eichhorn |
Elgin | Fallon | Finch | Foege |
Frevert | Gipp | Greimann | Grundberg |
Hahn | Hansen | Hatch | Heaton |
Hoffman | Horbach | Hoversten | Huseman |
Huser | Jacobs | Jenkins | Jochum |
Johnson | Jones | Kettering | Klemme |
Kreiman | Kuhn | Larkin | Larson |
Lensing | Manternach | Mascher | May |
Mertz | Metcalf | Millage | Murphy |
Myers | Osterhaus | Petersen | Quirk |
Raecker | Rants | Rayhons | Reeder |
Rekow | Reynolds | Roberts | Scherrman |
Schrader | Seng | Shey | Shoultz |
Sievers | Smith | Stevens | Sukup |
Taylor, D. | Taylor, T. | Tremmel | Tymeson |
Tyrrell | Van Engelenhoven | Van Fossen | Warnstadt |
Weidman | Wilderdyke | Winckler | Wise |
Witt | Mr. Speaker |
| Siegrist |
|
The nays were, none.
Absent or not voting, 6:
Boddicker | Ford | Garman | O'Brien |
Richardson | Teig |
|
The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to
have passed the House and the title was agreed to.
House File 2339, a bill for an act relating to the filing of a
supersedeas bond, 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?" (H.F. 2339)
The ayes were, 94:
Alons | Arnold | Atteberry | Baudler |
Bell | Boal | Boggess | Bradley |
Brauns | Broers | Brunkhorst | Bukta |
Carroll | Chiodo | Cohoon | Connors |
Cormack | De Boef | Dix | Dolecheck |
Dotzler | Drake | Eddie | Eichhorn |
Elgin | Fallon | Finch | Foege |
Frevert | Gipp | Greimann | Grundberg |
Hahn | Hansen | Hatch | Heaton |
Hoffman | Horbach | Hoversten | Huseman |
Huser | Jacobs | Jenkins | Jochum |
Johnson | Jones | Kettering | Klemme |
Kreiman | Kuhn | Larkin | Larson |
Lensing | Manternach | Mascher | May |
Mertz | Metcalf | Millage | Murphy |
Myers | Osterhaus | Petersen | Quirk |
Raecker | Rants | Rayhons | Reeder |
Rekow | Reynolds | Roberts | Scherrman |
Schrader | Seng | Shey | Shoultz |
Sievers | Smith | Stevens | Sukup |
Taylor, D. | Taylor, T. | Tremmel | Tymeson |
Tyrrell | Van Engelenhoven | Van Fossen | Warnstadt |
Weidman | Wilderdyke | Winckler | Wise |
Witt | Mr. Speaker |
| Siegrist |
|
The nays were, none.
Absent or not voting, 6:
Boddicker | Ford | Garman | O'Brien |
Richardson | Teig |
|
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 2338, 2339 and Senate File 437.
INTRODUCION OF BILLS
House File 2423, by Tremmel, Shey, and Kreiman, a bill for an
act relating to lifetime registration as a sex offender and second or
subsequent violations for failing to properly register as a sex offender.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
House File 2424, by Wise, a bill for an act relating to the
distribution of federal training or retraining moneys by the
department of workforce development.
Read first time and referred to committee on economic
development.
House File 2425, by Quirk, a bill for an act exempting
withdrawals of deferred savings accounts during the time the Iowa
national guard or federal reserve forces are on active state or federal
service and including effective and retroactive applicability date
provisions.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
House File 2426, by Kreiman, a bill for an act relating to the
rights, duties, and responsibilities of a person providing family foster
care.
Read first time and referred to committee on human resources.
House File 2427, by Huser, Raecker, Hatch, Jacobs, Fallon,
Grundberg, Boal, Metcalf, Chiodo, Petersen, and Connors, a bill for
an act providing for the redistricting of county supervisor districts for
certain counties.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House File 2428, by Klemme, Teig, Arnold, Eddie, Mertz, Drake,
Huseman, Dolecheck, Johnson, Manternach, Alons, May, and
Frevert, a bill for an act creating a township fire department fund
and allocating a certain portion of insurance premiums tax to the
township fire department fund, making an appropriation, and
including a retroactive applicability date provision.
Read first time and referred to committee on local government.
House File 2429, by Kuhn, a bill for an act relating to
contamination arising from genetically engineered plants and plant
parts, by providing for limitations on liability, and providing an
effective date.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
House File 2430, by Carroll, a bill for an act providing for the
mental health and developmental disabilities commission to assume
the duties of the state- county management committee and provides
new rulemaking authority associated with those duties.
Read first time and referred to committee on local government.
House File 2431, by committee on state government, a bill for an
act requiring the state capitol to remain open to the public seven days
a week.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 2432, by committee on commerce and regulation, a
bill for an act relating to the Iowa energy center, including changes
relating to salary adjustments, and promotion and administration of
the alternative energy revolving loan program.
Read first time and referred to committee on appropriations.
House File 2433, by Baudler, a bill for an act relating to
conducting searches of persons on probation or parole and providing
information to local law enforcement agencies and the state
department of transportation.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
House File 2434, by Dix, a bill for an act requiring the
department of personnel to establish an alternative defined
contribution retirement system for members of the general assembly.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House File 2435, by Finch, a bill for an act relating to property
taxes collected in a tax increment financing district of an urban
renewal area and including an applicability date provision.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
House File 2436, by Petersen, a bill for an act relating to
condemnation, including service of notice when appealing an
appraisement of damages in a condemnation proceeding and
application for payment of certain fees and costs associated with a
condemnation of property.
Read first time and referred to committee on local government.
House File 2437, by Kuhn and Mertz, a bill for an act relating to
agricultural seed, by prohibiting certain persons from requiring seed
to be saved for future planting, making penalties applicable, and
providing an effective date.
Read first time and referred to committee on agriculture.
House File 2438, by Kuhn and Mertz, a bill for an act relating to
agricultural seed, by restricting certain pricing practices, making
penalties applicable, and providing an effective date.
Read first time and referred to committee on agriculture.
House File 2439, by Heaton, a bill for an act requiring physical
and mental health assessment and screening information to be
developed for children involved with juvenile justice, child in need of
assistance, and voluntary foster care placement proceedings.
Read first time and referred to committee on human resources.
House File 2440, by Stevens, Lensing, and Hatch, a bill for an act
establishing the Iowa communications network as a state- owned
public utility with an expanded authorized user base.
Read first time and referred to committee on commerce and
regulation.
House File 2441, by Bradley, a bill for an act exempting from
state individual income tax the active duty pay of a member of the
Iowa national guard or the armed forces of the United States and
including effective and retroactive applicability dates.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
House File 2442, by Murphy, a bill for an act relating to the law
on homeowners' associations.
Read first time and referred to committee on commerce and
regulation.
House File 2443, by Grundberg, a bill for an act relating to the
taxation of income from a small business by allowing an additional
deduction in computing income and providing an income tax credit for
the hiring of the first full-time employee and including effective and
retroactive applicability date provisions.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
House File 2444, by Stevens, a bill for an act relating to city
ordinances regulating the application of fertilizers and soil
conditioners on land not used to produce agricultural commodities.
Read first time and referred to committee on agriculture.
House File 2445, by Foege, a bill for an act relating to child care
home registration requirements and including effective date and
applicability provisions.
Read first time and referred to committee on human resources.
HOUSE FILE 453 WITHDRAWN
Rayhons of Hancock asked and received unanimous consent to
withdraw House File 453 from further consideration by the House.
HOUSE FILE 754 WITHDRAWN
Hoffman of Crawford asked and received unanimous consent to
withdraw House File 754 from further consideration by the House.
HOUSE FILE 2392 REREFERRED
The Speaker announced that House File 2392, previously referred
to committee on local government was rereferred to committee on
economic development.
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\400 Minnie T. Kruse, Hull - For celebrating her 90th birthday.
2002\401 John Wiersma, Hull - For celebrating his 91st birthday.
2002\402 Marie Wegter, Hull - For celebrating her 91st birthday.
2002\403 Margaret Riphagen, Hull - For celebrating her 92nd birthday.
2002\404 Christina Boogerd, Hull - For celebrating her 95th birthday.
2002\405 Fred W. Jantzen, Hull - For celebrating his 96th birthday.
2002\406 Naomi Hohman, Inwood - For celebrating her 95th birthday.
2002\407 Lilith Kickbush, Guttenburg - For celebrating her 90th birthday.
2002\408 Donald and Mary Zook, Evensdale - For celebrating their 50th
wedding anniversary.
2002\409 Patrick and Jeannine Enwright, Waterloo - For celebrating their
50th wedding anniversary.
2002\410 Edgar Homann, Waterloo - For celebrating his 80th birthday.
2002\411 Wanda R. Borgwardt, Waterloo - For celebrating her 80th birthday.
2002\412 Edna Ames, Waterloo - For celebrating her 90th birthday.
2002\413 Joseph and Darlene Shirk, Waterloo - For celebrating their 60th
wedding anniversary.
2002\414 Robert and Shirley Nemmers, Waterloo - For celebrating their 60th
wedding anniversary.
2002\415 Robert and Viola Lies, Waterloo - For celebrating their 55th wedding
anniversary.
2002\416 Glen and Mary Sullivan, Waterloo - For celebrating their 50th
wedding anniversary.
2002\417 Ralph and Maurine Mohr, Lake View - For celebrating their 55th
wedding anniversary.
2002\418 Dorothy Weddell, Sac City - For celebrating her 80th birthday.
2002\419 Emma Pecina, Iowa City - For celebrating her 90th birthday.
2002\420 Rick Stanley, Douds - For being runner-up for the prestigious
Traditional Arts Award.
2002\421 Dorothy House, Iowa City - For celebrating her 90th birthday.
2002\422 Ralph and Dorothy Johnson, Chariton - For celebrating their 50th
wedding anniversary.
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
House Joint Resolution 2007
State Government: Gipp, Chair; Jochum and Metcalf.
House File 496
Transportation: Johnson, Chair; Bukta and Heaton.
House File 2355
Local Government: Carroll, Chair; Arnold and Petersen.
House File 2367
Local Government: Arnold, Chair; Reynolds and Weidman.
House File 2369
Transportation: Weidman, Chair; Osterhaus and Rayhons.
House File 2374
State Government: Millage, Chair; Jacobs and Jochum.
House File 2375
Local Government: Alons, Chair; Eddie and D. Taylor.
House File 2383
Judiciary: Tremmel, Chair; Baudler and Broers.
House File 2385
Judiciary: Tremmel, Chair; Baudler and Broers.
House File 2387
Human Resources: Grundberg, Chair; Carroll and Foege.
House File 2391
Human Resources: Boddicker, Chair; Carroll and Smith.
House File 2397
Education: Boal, Chair; Finch and Lensing.
House File 2399
Human Resources: Grundberg, Chair; Atteberry and Carroll.
House File 2401
Commerce and Regulation: Metcalf, Chair; Osterhaus and Raecker.
House File 2406
Commerce and Regulation: Johnson, Chair; Jenkins and Wise.
House File 2407
Human Resources: Hoversten, Chair; Atteberry and Roberts.
House File 2409
State Government: Jacobs, Chair; Boddicker, Eichhorn, Jochum and Reynolds.
Senate File 2032
Judiciary: Tremmel, Chair; Baudler and Broers.
HOUSE STUDY BILL SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
House Study Bill 554
State Government: Jacobs, Chair; Boddicker, Eichhorn, Jochum and Reynolds.
House Study Bill 555
State Government: Eichhorn, Chair; Gipp and T. Taylor.
House Study Bill 665
Judiciary: Raecker, Chair; Eichhorn and Kreiman.
House Study Bill 668
Agriculture: Klemme, Chair; Frevert, Kuhn, Manternach and Teig.
House Study Bill 669
Education: Grundberg, Chair; Eddie and Wise.
House Study Bill 670
State Government: Elgin, Chair; Connors, Gipp, Larkin and Metcalf.
House Study Bill 671
Judiciary: Kreiman, Chair; Grundberg and Kettering.
House Study Bill 672
Judiciary: Kreiman, Chair; Grundberg and Kettering.
House Study Bill 673
Judiciary: Raecker, Chair; Eichhorn and Kreiman.
HOUSE STUDY BILL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
H.S.B. 674 Commerce and Regulation
Relating to the designation of specific children's hospitals as qualified
hospitals under the medical assistance disproportionate share
hospital payment program.
H.S.B. 675 Commerce and Regulation
Relating to the marketing of motor fuel and providing an effective
date.
H.S.B. 676 Agriculture
Providing for the identification of goats moved to or within an
exhibition.
H.S.B. 677 Judiciary
Creating new criminal offenses, providing for enhancements and
penalties, and providing an effective date.
H.S.B. 678 Education
Relating to the student achievement and teacher quality program and
providing an effective date.
H.S.B. 679 Appropriations
Appropriating federal funds made available from federal block grants
and other federal grants, allocating portions of federal block grants,
and providing procedures if federal funds are more or less than
anticipated or if federal block grants are more or less than
anticipated.
H.S.B. 680 Commerce and Regulation
Relating to the proposed uniform computer information transactions
Act.
H.S.B. 681 Commerce and Regulation
Relating to the provision of construction management services on
public works projects.
H.S.B. 682 Commerce and Regulation
Regarding business corporations, and providing an effective date.
H.S.B. 683 State Government
Relating to enhanced 911 emergency telephone systems by providing
an exemption to public access of an electronic recording of a 911
telephone call, and by providing for a limitation on causes of action
related to the provision of 911 services.
H.S.B. 684 State Government
Relating to the reorganization of the administrative structure of the
department of natural resources.
H.S.B. 685 Commerce and Regulation
To amend Iowa Code chapter 535B to include individuals that act as
mortgage bankers or mortgage brokers.
H.S.B. 686 Agriculture
Providing for the control of pseudorabies, and making penalties
applicable.
H.S.B. 687 Agriculture
Relating to the indemnification of owners of animals with a
contagious disease under a plan of eradication.
H.S.B. 688 Agriculture
Relating to the regulation of milk and milk products, by providing for
permits, fees, and penalties, making penalties applicable, and
providing an effective date.
H.S.B. 689 Education
Relating to the duties and operation of the department of education.
H.S.B. 690 Judiciary
Classifying the criminal offense of assault as a general intent crime.
H.S.B. 691 Judiciary
Making sexual abuse in the third degree committed between spouses
a forcible felony.
H.S.B. 692 Commerce and Regulation
Relating to charges imposed on unclaimed gift certificates.
H.S.B. 693 Judiciary
Relating to the continuance of stays or other temporary remedies
during the pendency of appeals of final judgments of judicial review
proceedings.
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
House File 617, a bill for an act relating to farm deer and providing for an effective
date.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass February 19, 2002.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 550), restricting investment tax
credits related to confinement feeding operations.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass February 19, 2002.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 564), relating to the movement of
bovine animals from livestock markets, and making penalties applicable.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass February 19, 2002.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 565), relating to the creation of a
forest and fruit tree indemnity fund and providing compensation for tree, fruit, and nut
crop losses.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass February 19, 2002.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 668), relating to animal agriculture,
providing for fees and appropriations, and providing for penalties.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass February 19, 2002.
COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND REGULATION
Committee Bill (Formerly House File 2333), providing for the regulation of
pharmacies utilizing an internet site or electronic mail, and providing a penalty.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass February 19, 2002.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 680), relating to the proposed uniform
computer information transactions Act.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass February 19, 2002.
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Committee Bill (Formerly House File 2062), providing for licensure sanctions
against defaulters of designated loan and scholarship programs.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass February 19, 2002.
Committee Bill (Formerly House File 2098), relating to the daily observance of a
minute of silence in each accredited public and nonpublic school classroom.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass February 19, 2002.
Committee Bill (Formerly House File 2350), encouraging school districts to
establish character education programs, and directing the department of education to
partner with local educational institutions and agencies and nonprofit organizations in
the design and implementation of character education programs.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass February 19, 2002.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 651), amending Code provisions
administered by the department of education, including provisions related to
participation in extracurricular activities, tuition reimbursement payment by school
districts under the postsecondary enrollment options Act, interscholastic activities
agreements, school infrastructure program calculations, phase I payment calculations,
and the use of phase III balances by school districts and area education agencies.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass February 19, 2002.
COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 644), relating to statewide standards,
site-specific cleanup standards, and public participation in the Iowa land recycling and
environmental remediation standards Act.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass February 19, 2002.
COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES
Senate File 374, a bill for an act relating to the qualifications and authorization of
therapeutically certified optometrists engaged in the practice of optometry.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass with amendment H-8066 February 18,
2002.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 596), relating to the offices of the
state and county medical examiners, establishing fees, and making penalties
applicable.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass February 19, 2002.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 623), providing for the issuance of
out-of-hospital do-not-resuscitate orders and making penalties applicable.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass February 19, 2002.
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Committee Bill (Formerly House File 302), relating to the award of joint physical
care of a child.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass February 19, 2002.
Committee Bill (Formerly House File 525), relating to the imposition of a sentence
for an additional term of years for persons convicted of certain criminal offenses.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass February 19, 2002.
Committee Bill (Formerly House File 2060), relating to the criminal offense of
making a false report and providing a penalty.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass February 19, 2002.
Committee Bill (Formerly House File 2126), relating to analyzing the confinement
and detention needs of jails, and other local or regional confinement facilities,
prohibiting certain financial interests in the construction of a jail or facility, and
providing an effective date.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass February 19, 2002.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 649), creating a criminal offense of
sexual exploitation by a peace officer or school employee, and providing a penalty.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass February 19, 2002.
COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT
House File 2181, a bill for an act relating to optional private retention of
inspectors when inspections are required pursuant to building regulations applicable in
a governmental subdivision.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass February 19, 2002.
House File 2375, a bill for an act relating to the release of certain military records
of Iowa veterans.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass February 19, 2002.
Committee Bill (Formerly House File 2169), relating to the authority of city
hospital and health care facility boards of trustees.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass February 19, 2002.
Committee Bill (Formerly House File 2178), relating to state and local land
management and planning, and providing effective dates.
Fiscal Note is required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass February 19, 2002.
Committee Bill (Formerly House File 2204), relating to secured transactions, by
providing for landlord liens and their priority.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass February 19, 2002.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 514), prohibiting the inclusion of
federal social security numbers in documents prepared for recording in the office of
county recorder.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass February 19, 2002.
COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 600), relating to the operation,
regulation, and equipment of watercraft, establishing watercraft safety courses, and
subjecting violators to a penalty.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass February 18, 2002.
AMENDMENTS FILED
H-8064 H.F. 2361 Dolecheck of Ringgold
H-8065 H.F. 2318 Atteberry of Delaware
H-8066 S.F. 374 Committee on Human Resources
H-8068 H.F. 2366 Baudler of Adair
Kreiman of Davis
H-8069 S.F. 2121 Dotzler of Black Hawk
H-8070 H.F. 2246 Huser of Polk
Grundberg of Polk
H-8072 H.F. 2363 Baudler of Adair
H-8073 S.F. 2121 Dotzler of Black Hawk
On motion by Rants of Woodbury the House adjourned at 6:57
p.m., until 8:45 a.m., Wednesday, February 20, 2002.

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