Senate Journal: Wednesday, January 23, 2002
JOURNAL OF THE SENATE
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TENTH CALENDAR DAY
SEVENTH SESSION DAY
Senate Chamber
Des Moines, Iowa, Wednesday, January 23, 2002
The Senate met in regular session at 9:06 a.m., President Kramer
presiding.
Prayer was offered by the Reverend David Ruhe, pastor of the
Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ in Des Moines,
Iowa. He was the guest of President Kramer.
The Journal of Tuesday, January 22, 2002, was approved.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE
Leaves of absence were granted as follows:
Senators Jensen and Lundby, until they arrive, on request of Senator Iverson.
STANDING COMMITTEE CHANGE
Senator Iverson announced that because of the resignation of
Senator Johnson, Senator Jensen would now serve as Chair of the
committee on Commerce.
ADJOURNMENT
On motion of Senator Iverson, the Senate adjourned at 9:18 a.m.
until 9:00 a.m. Thursday, January 24, 2002.
APPENDIX
RESIGNATION FROM OFFICE
January 22, 2002
Honorable Mary Kramer
State Capitol
Des Moines, IA 50319
Dear President Kramer:
For the past seven years I have had the honor of serving Senate District 39 in the
Iowa Senate. I have just been notified of a recess appointment by President Bush to
the National Credit Union Administration Board, which I will accept.
Please accept my resignation from the Iowa Senate, effective immediately.
Best wishes for a successful session.
Respectfully submitted,
JoAnn Johnson
COMMUNICATIONS
The following communications were received in the office of the
Secretary of the Senate and placed on file in the Legislative Service
Bureau:
January 23, 2002
BOARD OF REGENTS
Center for Health Effects of Environmental Contamination Annual Report,
pursuant to Iowa Code section 263.17(4b).
Annual report on minority and women educators, pursuant to Iowa Code sections
262.82 and 262.93, and annual affirmative action cost report for FY 2001, pursuant to
Iowa Code section 19B.5.
MUNICIPAL FIRE AND POLICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF IOWA
Annual Report for FY 2001, pursuant to Iowa Code section 411.5.
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Division of Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Update on Grantee Activities,
pursuant to Iowa Code section 142A.4(12).
AGENCY ICN REPORT
MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE-INDEPENDENCE, IOWA
Iowa Communications Network (ICN) Usage for FY 2001, pursuant to Iowa Code
section 8D.10.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS
AGRICULTURE
Convened: January 23, 2002, 8:35 a.m.
Members Present: Behn, Chair; Houser, Vice Chair; Fraise, Ranking Member;
Angelo, Black, Gaskill, Greiner, Kibbie, Sexton, Shearer, Soukup, Veenstra, and
Zieman.
Members Absent: Bartz and Fiegen (both excused).
Committee Business: Approved SSB 3012.
Adjourned: 9:00 a.m.
APPROPRIATIONS
Convened: January 23, 2002, 1:05 p.m.
Members Present: Lamberti, Chair; Flynn, Ranking Member; Angelo, Black,
Bolkcom, Connolly, Dvorsky, Gaskill, Hammond, Horn, Jensen, King, McKibben,
McKinley, Rehberg, Schuerer, Soukup, Tinsman, Veenstra, and Zieman.
Members Absent: Kramer, Vice Chair; Deluhery, Fiegen, Lundby, and Redfern (all
excused).
Committee Business: Organizational meeting and presentation by the Legislative
Fiscal Bureau.
Adjourned: 1:30 p.m.
BUSINESS AND LABOR RELATIONS
Convened: January 23, 2002, 10:10 a.m.
Members Present: Freeman, Chair; Greiner, Vice Chair; Dearden, Ranking Member;
Behn, Fraise, Hammond, Horn, King, McKibben, and Schuerer.
Members Absent: Lundby (excused).
Committee Business: Discussed SSBs 3025 and 3026.
Adjourned: 10:25 a.m.
COMMERCE
Convened: January 23, 2002, 2:11 p.m.
Members Present: Jensen, Chair; Schuerer, Vice Chair; Deluhery, Ranking Member;
Bolkcom, Flynn, Freeman, Gronstal, McCoy, and Redfern.
Members Absent: Hansen, King, Lundby, Maddox, and Redwine (all excused).
Committee Business: Organizational meeting.
Adjourned: 2:17 p.m.
EDUCATION
Convened: January 23, 2002, 10:10 a.m.
Members Present: Boettger, Chair; Rehberg, Vice Chair; Connolly, Ranking
Member; Angelo, Dvorsky, Fink, Harper, McKinley, Redfern, Redwine, Shearer,
Soukup, and Tinsman.
Members Absent: Kramer and Veenstra (both excused).
Committee Business: Presentation by Director of the Department of Education on
education in Iowa.
Adjourned: 11:06 a.m.
HUMAN RESOURCES
Convened: January 23, 2002, 11:07 a.m.
Members Present: Redwine, Chair; Tinsman, Vice Chair; Hammond, Ranking
Member; Behn, Boettger, Dvorsky, Harper, Holveck, Miller, Schuerer, Shearer, and
Veenstra.
Members Absent: Bartz (excused).
Committee Business: Presentation by the Comprehensive Cancer Control Study
Committee.
Adjourned: 11:55 a.m.
TRANSPORTATION
Convened: January 23, 2002, 11:10 a.m.
Members Present: Rittmer, Chair; Drake, Vice Chair; McCoy, Ranking Member;
Dearden, Fink, Fraise, Freeman, Houser, Jensen, Kibbie, McKinley, and Zieman.
Members Absent: Sexton (excused).
Committee Business: Presentation on the Road Use Tax Fund and other
transportation issues.
Adjourned: 12:10 p.m.
INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTION
Senate Concurrent Resolution 104, by committee on
Agriculture, a concurrent resolution urging the United States
Congress provide funding for the modernization of lock and dam
infrastructure on the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers Inland
Waterways Transportation System.
Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
Senate File 2032, by committee on Judiciary, a bill for an act
relating to the Iowa crime victim compensation program.
Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.
Senate File 2033, by Kibbie, a bill for an act relating to the
compensation of members of county commissions of veteran affairs.
Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on Local
Government.
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 under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.
Senate File 2035, by Angelo, a bill for an act relating to the
administrative procedures of county treasurers for property taxation
and vehicle registration.
Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on Local
Government.
Senate File 2036, by Dvorsky, a bill for an act relating to reading
a victim impact statement at a criminal sentencing hearing.
Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on
Judiciary.
Senate File 2037, by Dvorsky, a bill for an act relating to certain
precautions motor vehicle operators must take when passing
stationary authorized emergency, towing, recovery, and highway
maintenance vehicles and providing a penalty.
Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on
Transportation.
Senate File 2038, by McKean, a bill for an act 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.
Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on
Judiciary.
STUDY BILLS RECEIVED
SSB 3032 State Government
Relating to the application procedure for variances from the rules
or standards for open burning.
SSB 3033 State Government
Relating to the township property tax levy for fire protection
service and emergency medical services and providing an
applicability date.
SSB 3034 State Government
Relating to the applicability of the thermal efficiency energy
conservation standards in the state building code.
SSB 3035 State Government
Relating to requirements for state and local governmental units,
including requirements for the secretary of state and counties
relating to the filing of business and commercial documents,
providing for fees and appropriations, and providing effective and
retroactive applicability dates.
SSB 3036 State Government
Appropriating state matching funds in order to receive federal
dollars for election reform.
SSB 3037 State Government
Requiring a voter registrant to include the last four numerals of
the registrant’s social security number on voter registration forms.
SSB 3038 State Government
Establishing a state election administrator training program and
certification board.
SSB 3039 State Government
Relating to persons authorized to occupy a voting booth with a
voter.
SSB 3040 State Government
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa
relating to the composition of the militia.
SSB 3041 State Government
Allowing elections in certain cities to be conducted by mail ballots
and providing penalties.
SSB 3042 State Government
Relating to the public safety peace officers’ retirement, accident,
and disability system by providing for the calculation of accidental
disability benefits, establishing subrogation rights of the retirement
system, concerning portability of benefits with the statewide fire and
police retirement system, and providing an effective and retroactive
applicability date.
SSB 3043 State Government
Relating to youth participation in the electoral process.
SSB 3044 State Government
Relating to the administration of the Iowa lottery by providing for
employees and vendor background investigations, marketing
materials, and the identification of instant lottery tickets.
SSB 3045 Business and Labor Relations
Relating to permitted and prohibited occupations for certain child
laborers involving motor vehicle cleaning, washing, and polishing,
and providing an effective date.
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
Senate File 10
(Reassignment)
AGRICULTURE: Houser, Chair; Fraise and Greiner
Senate File 61
AGRICULTURE: Zieman, Chair; Bartz and Kibbie
Senate File 64
(Reassignment)
AGRICULTURE: Gaskill, Chair; Greiner and Shearer
Senate File 149
AGRICULTURE: Angelo, Chair; Bartz and Soukup
Senate File 217
(Reassignment)
AGRICULTURE: Houser, Chair; Greiner and Shearer
Senate File 254
(Reassignment)
AGRICULTURE: Houser, Chair; Fraise, Greiner, Kibbie, and Sexton
Senate File 319
AGRICULTURE: Kibbie, Chair; Fraise and Houser
Senate File 454
AGRICULTURE: Houser, Chair; Behn and Fiegen
Senate File 495
AGRICULTURE: Kibbie, Chair; Fraise and Houser
Senate File 502
AGRICULTURE: Houser, Chair; Behn and Fiegen
Senate File 506
(Reassignment)
AGRICULTURE: Houser, Chair; Behn and Fiegen
Senate File 2005
EDUCATION: Kramer, Chair; Fink and Veenstra
Senate File 2015
EDUCATION: Boettger, Chair; Connolly and Rehberg
Senate File 2016
EDUCATION: Boettger, Chair; Connolly and Rehberg
Senate File 2026
JUDICIARY: Angelo, Chair; Fiegen and Redfern
Senate File 2027
EDUCATION: McKinley, Chair; Rehberg and Soukup
SSB 1002
(Reassignment)
AGRICULTURE: Fraise, Chair; Bartz and Kibbie
SSB 3032
STATE GOVERNMENT: King, Chair; Houser and Kibbie
SSB 3033
STATE GOVERNMENT: Sexton, Chair; Kibbie and Maddox
SSB 3034
STATE GOVERNMENT: Drake, Chair; Bolkcom and Maddox
SSB 3035
STATE GOVERNMENT: Lamberti, Chair; Deluhery and King
SSB 3036
STATE GOVERNMENT: Lamberti, Chair; Kibbie and King
SSB 3037
STATE GOVERNMENT: King, Chair; Connolly and Jensen
SSB 3038
STATE GOVERNMENT: McKean, Chair; Bolkcom and King
SSB 3039
STATE GOVERNMENT: McKean, Chair; Deluhery and Rittmer
SSB 3040
STATE GOVERNMENT: Drake, Chair; Jensen and Kibbie
SSB 3041
STATE GOVERNMENT: Drake, Chair; Jensen and Kibbie
SSB 3042
STATE GOVERNMENT: Rittmer, Chair; Connolly and King
SSB 3043
STATE GOVERNMENT: King, Chair; Deluhery and Sexton
SSB 3044
STATE GOVERNMENT: McKean, Chair; Fink and Lamberti
SSB 3045
BUSINESS AND LABOR RELATIONS: Schuerer, Chair; Freeman and Fraise
COMMITTEE REPORTS
AGRICULTURE
Final Bill Action: SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 104 (SSB 3012), a
concurrent resolution urging the United States Congress provide funding for the
modernization of lock and dam infrastructure on the Upper Mississippi and Illinois
Rivers Inland Waterways Transportation System.
Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
Final Vote: Ayes, 13: Behn, Houser, Fraise, Angelo, Black, Gaskill, Greiner, Kibbie,
Sexton, Shearer, Soukup, Veenstra, and Zieman. Nays, none. Absent or not voting, 2:
Bartz and Fiegen.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
JUDICIARY
Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 2032 (SSB 3010), a bill for an act relating to the
Iowa crime victim compensation program.
Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
Final Vote: Ayes, 10: Maddox, Holveck, Fraise, Hammond, Horn, King, Lamberti,
McKean, Miller, and Tinsman. Nays, 1: Angelo. Absent or not voting, 4: Redfern,
Boettger, Fiegen, and Hansen.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
ALSO:
Final Bill Action: *SENATE FILE 2034 (formerly SF 2002), 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.
Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
Final Vote: Ayes, 12: Maddox, Holveck, Angelo, Boettger, Fraise, Hammond, Horn,
King, Lamberti, McKean, Miller, and Tinsman. Nays, none. Absent or not voting, 3:
Redfern, Fiegen, and Hansen.
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 Judiciary Committee on Senate File 2034, and they
were attached to the committee report.
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