House Journal: Thursday, February 21, 2002
JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE
Thirty-ninth Calendar Day - Twenty-sixth Session Day
Hall of the House of Representatives
Des Moines, Iowa, Thursday, February 21, 2002
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 8:52 a.m., Speaker
Siegrist in the chair.
Prayer was offered by Reverend Dennis St. Lawrence, pastor of
Grace Baptist Church, Chariton. He was the guest of Representative
Richard Arnold of Lucas County.
The Journal of Wednesday, February 20, 2002 was approved.
PETITION FILED
The following petition was received and placed on file:
By Shoultz of Black Hawk, from ninety students from Logan
Middle School in Waterloo opposing the repeal of our current Bottle
Bill.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Leave of absence was granted as follows:
Ford of Polk, O'Brien of Boone, Osterhaus of Jackson on request of Huser of Polk;
Teig of Hamilton on request of Rants of Woodbury.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
House File 2472, by committee on state government, a bill for an
act relating to the office of secretary of state and the conduct of
elections and of voter registration in the state and including effective
and applicability date provisions.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 2473, by Kuhn, Myers, Huser, T. Taylor, Bukta,
Jochum, Foege, Tremmel, Scherrman, Atteberry, Dotzler, Frevert,
Greimann, May, Murphy, Shoultz, Mertz, Larkin, Cohoon, Lensing,
Hatch, Mascher, Reeder, Reynolds, Quirk, Witt, Kreiman Seng,
Petersen, Schrader, Connors, D. Taylor, and Warnstadt, a bill for an
act relating to animal feeding operations, by providing for the
approval of permits for the construction of animal feeding operation
structures associated with confinement feeding operations, the
application of manure based on phosphorous use levels, and providing
for the assessment of fees and the appropriation of moneys for
purposes of administration and enforcement.
Read first time and referred to committee on agriculture.
House File 2474, by Eichhorn, Rekow, Boggess, Reeder, Tyrrell,
and Tymeson, a bill for an act relating to maintaining a magistrate
court in a city other than the county seat.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
House File 2475, by committee on education, a bill for an act
providing for the establishment and perfection of a security interest
in certain education loans.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 2476, by Warnstadt, a bill for an act establishing a
school infrastructure assistance program, and making an
appropriation.
Read first time and referred to committee on appropriations.
House File 2477, by Mascher, a bill for an act relating to approval
of urban renewal plans and including effective and applicability date
provisions.
Read first time and referred to committee on local government.
House File 2478, by Myers, a bill for an act relating to the
reorganization of the administrative structure of the department of
natural resources.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House File 2479, by Mascher, a bill for an act providing
individual and corporate income tax credits to businesses that
provide apprenticeships and internships for students at community
colleges or board of regents institutions and for subsequent
employment, and including effective and retroactive applicability date
provisions.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
On motion by Rants of Woodbury, the House was recessed at 8:58
a.m., until 5:00 p.m.
EVENING SESSION
The House reconvened at 4:59 p.m., Gipp of Winneshiek in the
chair.
SENATE FILE 165 PLACED ON THE
UNFINISHED BUSINESS CALENDAR
Rants of Woodbury asked and received unanimous consent that
Senate File 165 be placed on the unfinished business calendar.
BILL ENROLLED, SIGNED AND SENT TO GOVERNOR
The Chief Clerk of the House submitted the following report:
Mr. Speaker: The Chief Clerk of the House respectfully reports that the following bill
has been examined and found correctly enrolled, signed by the Speaker of the House
and the President of the Senate, and presented to the Governor for his approval on this
21st day of February, 2002: House File 2035.
MARGARET A. THOMSON
Chief Clerk of the House
Report adopted.
BILLS SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR
A communication was received from the Governor announcing that
on February 21, 2002, he approved and transmitted to the Secretary
of State the following bills:
House File 2035, an act relating to the state historic property rehabilitation tax
credit and including effective and retroactive applicability date provisions.
Senate File 2079, an act eliminating the requirement that a bicycle safety flag be
used while operating an all-terrain vehicle or snowmobile on a highway.
Senate File 2134, an act relating to the transfer of certain deposit and investment
accounts upon the death of the decedent.
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\429 Kristen Bentz, Dubuque - For winning the Daughters of the
American Revolution Good Citizen Award.
2002\430 Lesley Sheridan, Dubuque - For winning the Daughters of the
American Revolution Good Citizen Award.
2002\431 Megan Frieburger, Dubuque - For winning the Daughters of the
American Revolution Good Citizen Award.
2002\432 Clinton Brandon, Osage - For celebrating his 90th birthday.
2002\433 Bob Howard, Sigourney - For being named Iowa Football Coaches
Association "State and District Coach of the Year".
2002\434 Jeni Lewis, North English - For receiving 1st Place in the Best News
Feature Story at the 2002 Iowa Newspaper Association Annual
Convention.
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
House File 2176
Human Resources: Broers, Chair; Boddicker and Murphy.
House File 2281
State Government: Bradley, Chair; Connors and Elgin.
House File 2359
Judiciary: Kreiman, Chair; Boddicker and Shey.
House File 2432
Appropriations: Jenkins, Chair; Jacobs and Mascher.
House File 2434
Appropriations: Dix, Chair; Jacobs and T. Taylor.
House File 2449
Judiciary: Eichhorn, Chair; Kreiman and Millage.
House File 2471
Appropriations: Brunkhorst, Chair; Hatch and Raecker.
House File 2476
Appropriations: Millage, Chair; Brunkhorst and Warnstadt.
HOUSE STUDY BILL SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
House Study Bill 660
State Government: Jacobs, Chair; Boddicker, Eichhorn, Jochum and Reynolds.
House Study Bill 662
Human Resources: Boal, Chair; Boddicker and Smith.
House Study Bill 684 Reassigned
State Government: Metcalf, Chair; Garman and Tremmel.
House Study Bill 695
Natural Resources: Arnold, Chair; Bell, Dotzler and Weidman.
House Study Bill 696
Human Resources: Tymeson, Chair; Boddicker and Smith.
House Study Bill 697
Human Resources: Roberts, Chair; Boddicker and Kreiman.
House Study Bill 700
Judiciary: Millage, Chair; Bell and Sukup.
House Study Bill 701
Human Resources: Boddicker, Chair; Carroll and Reynolds.
HOUSE STUDY BILL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
H.S.B. 702 Judiciary
Providing for the creation of the position of identity theft advocate.
H.S.B. 703 Judiciary
Relating to legal representation of an indigent person in a parole
proceeding.
H.S.B. 704 Judiciary
Relating to certain agricultural liens.
H.S.B. 705 Judiciary
Relating to the provision of tobacco, tobacco products, or cigarettes to
minors, and providing penalties.
H.S.B. 706 Judiciary
Relating to the repeal of the sixth judicial district pilot project
concerning probation revocation hearings, and providing an effective
date.
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 Study Bill 686), providing for the control of
pseudorabies, and making penalties applicable.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass February 21, 2002.
COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND REGULATION
Committee Bill (Formerly House File 2251), relating to business relationships
between persons involved in the sale of certain vehicles, including franchisers and
franchisees of all-terrain vehicles.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass February 20, 2002.
Committee Bill (Formerly House File 2406), relating to farm aid associations, by
providing for the future termination of such associations and election procedures to
become governed under the Iowa nonprofit corporation Act, and providing an effective
date.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass February 20, 2002.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 664), relating to the assessment of
telephone utilities for the dual party relay service.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass February 20, 2002.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 667), relating to energy, by providing
tax incentives for alternate energy projects, providing for approval of utility power
purchase contracts and authorizing related expenditures, changing the voltage
threshold for electric line franchises, reassigning responsibilities of the energy bureau
of the department of natural resources, and including effective and retroactive
applicability dates.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass February 20, 2002.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 674), relating to the designation of
specific children's hospitals as qualified hospitals under the medical assistance
disproportionate share hospital payment program.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass February 20, 2002.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 682), regarding business corporations,
and providing an effective date.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass February 20, 2002.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 685), to amend Iowa Code chapter
535B to include individuals that act as mortgage bankers or mortgage brokers.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass February 20, 2002.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 692), relating to charges imposed on
unclaimed gift certificates.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass February 20, 2002.
COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
House File 2294, a bill for an act relating to financial assistance for preliminary
engineering studies for alternative wastewater treatment and disposal systems and
making an appropriation.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass February 21, 2002.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 658), relating to the use of moneys
appropriated to the department of natural resources for purposes of tire-related
initiatives.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass February 21, 2002.
COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES
Committee Bill (Formerly House File 2055), providing for access by licensed
chiropractors to designated hospital services.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass February 20, 2002.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 576), relating to child foster care and
adoption requirements involving licensing periods, foster parent training, annual
reports, and foreign adoptions.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass February 20, 2002.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 598), relating to the department of
elder affairs including provisions relating to the elder Iowans Act, elder family homes,
elder group homes, and assisted living programs.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass February 20, 2002.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 662), relating to departmental duties
by transferring certain duties from the department of human services to the
department of inspections and appeals and the Iowa department of public health,
reorganizing the duties of the department of inspections and appeals, and authorizing
elimination of certain department of human services' programs offered at the state
mental health institute at Mount Pleasant, and making an appropriation of certain
grants and gifts, and providing an effective date.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass February 20, 2002.
COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
House File 2217, a bill for an act relating to the payment of overtime to state
employees and the applicability of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and providing
an effective date.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass with amendment H-8079 February 21,
2002.
COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT
House File 2436, 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.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass February 21, 2002.
House File 2448, a bill for an act relating to diverting township taxes to a
municipality providing emergency services to the township.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass February 21, 2002.
COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 695), relating to an increase in the
resident hunting license fee and establishing a pheasant and quail restoration program
and making an appropriation.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass February 20, 2002.
COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT
House File 2409, a bill for an act relating to election misconduct and providing
criminal penalties.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass February 20, 2002.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 617), relating to elected officials,
including lobbyist and client reporting, reports of official misconduct, and campaign
finance reporting.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass February 20, 2002.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 670), relating to public retirement
systems and providing effective and retroactive applicability dates.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass February 20, 2002.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 683), 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.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass February 20, 2002.
COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
Senate File 144, a bill for an act requiring contracts for the construction or
maintenance of highways to include certain provisions for the restoration of areas in
which fill dirt or other materials are to be removed.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass with amendment H-8078 February 21,
2002.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 509), relating to driving a motor
vehicle on a highway while suspended, denied, revoked, or barred for an operating
while intoxicated violation.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass February 21, 2002.
AMENDMENTS FILED
H-8078 S.F. 144 Committee on Transportation
H-8079 H.F. 2217 Committee on Labor and
Industrial Relations
On motion by Rants of Woodbury the House adjourned at 5:11
p.m., until 9:00 a.m., Friday, February 22, 2002.
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