House Journal: Tuesday, January 21, 2003
JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE
Ninth Calendar Day - Sixth Session Day
Hall of the House of Representatives
Des Moines, Iowa, Tuesday, January 21, 2003
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 10:00 a.m., Speaker
Rants in the chair.
Prayer was offered by the Honorable Rod Roberts, state
representative from Carroll County.
The Journal of Friday, January 17, 2003 was approved.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Cynthia McAfee, the Speaker's
Page from Logan.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
House File 32, by committee on appropriations, a bill for an act
relating to the allowance of and reimbursement for the homestead,
agricultural land, and elderly and disabled property tax credits,
increasing appropriations previously reduced, and providing an
effective date.
Read first time and placed on the appropriations calendar.
House File 33, by Alons, a bill for an act relating to licenses for
bait dealers by creating resident and nonresident wholesale bait
dealer licenses, providing reciprocity, and providing effective and
applicability dates.
Read first time and referred to committee on natural resources.
House File 34, by Wise, a bill for an act providing for the terms of
office and election of state senators following legislative redistricting.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House File 35, by Jacobs, a bill for an act relating to activities of
the secretary of state relating to student political awareness.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House File 36, by Drake, a bill for an act relating to the biennial
election of directors of local school districts, area education agencies,
and merged areas, and including an effective date, applicability, and
transition provision.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House File 37, by Struyk, Reasoner, Thomas, Murphy, Oldson,
Whitead, Smith, Lykam, Quirk, D. Olson, Myers, Bukta, Mascher,
Connors, Kuhn, Greimann, Foege, Osterhaus, Wendt, Mertz, Frevert,
Winckler, Cohoon, Lensing, Stevens, Miller, Petersen, Berry, Gaskill,
Jochum, Swaim, Hogg, Whitaker, Ford, and McCarthy, a bill for an
act relating to the allowance of and reimbursement for the
homestead, agricultural land, military service, and elderly and
disabled property tax credits, making appropriations, and providing
an effective date.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
SPECIAL PRESENTATION
Rayhons of Hancock introduced to the House the Iowa Pork Queen,
Dawn Kruger from Wesley in Hancock County.
The House rose and expressed its welcome.
PRESENTATION OF VISITORS
The Speaker announced that the following visitors were present in
the House chamber:
Thirty-seven students from Ankeny Christian Academy, Ankeny,
Iowa, accompanied by school administrator and high school teachers.
By Boal of Polk.
COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED
The following communications were received and filed in the office
of the Chief Clerk:
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Commission
Commission recommendations, pursuant to Chapter 135C, Code of Iowa.
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Report regarding the results of the Toxic Cleanup Day events conducted in the 2002
calendar year, pursuant to Chapter 455F.8, Code of Iowa.
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
2003\47 Herman Jepsen, Jr., Ricketts - For celebrating his 80th birthday.
2003\48 Bud and Darlene Dose, Anthon - For celebrating their 50th wedding
anniversary.
2003\49 Delmond and Mary Scheer, Mapleton - For celebrating their 50th
wedding anniversary.
2003\50 Opal Bashor, Clarinda - For celebrating her 95th birthday.
2003\51 Lois Armstrong, Shenandoah - For celebrating her 98th birthday.
2003\52 Anita Scott, Sidney - For celebrating her 90th birthday.
2003\53 Lowell and Ruth Anderson, College Springs - For celebrating their
64th wedding anniversary.
2003\54 George Joens, Independence - For celebrating his 90th birthday.
2003\55 Lucille Arthur, La Porte City - For celebrating her 100th birthday.
2003\56 Judd Rasmussen, Independence - For celebrating his 80th birthday.
2003\57 Myrtle McCorkle, Independence - For celebrating her 85th birthday.
2003\58 Charles and Helen Ratliff, Newton - For celebrating their 50th
wedding anniversary.
2003\59 Chris L. Collett, Jesup - For attaining the rank of Eagle Scout, the
highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America.
2003\60 Kathleen Streuber, Jewell - For celebrating her 80th birthday.
2003\61 Paul and Liane Bintz, Minden - For celebrating their 50th wedding
anniversary.
2003\62 Rodney and Betty Radford, Glenwood - For celebrating their 50th
wedding anniversary.
2003\63 Dorothy Roenfeldt, Glenwood - For celebrating her 90th birthday.
2003\64 Myrtle Carmichael, Fairfield - For celebrating her 100th birthday.
2003\65 John and Anna Hammes, Fairfield - For celebrating their 50th
wedding anniversary.
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT
House File 5
Economic Growth: Lukan, Chair; Lalk and Lensing.
HOUSE STUDY BILL SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
House Study Bill 3
Judiciary: Maddox, Chair; Paulsen and Reasoner.
House Study Bill 4
Judiciary: Maddox, Chair; Berry and Heaton.
HOUSE STUDY BILL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
H.S.B. 16 Economic Growth
Relating to the purposes of the community attraction and tourism
program.
H.S.B. 17 Economic Growth
Creating a research development council.
H.S.B. 18 State Government
Relating to massage therapy by providing for a study regarding the
modalities associated with massage therapy and providing a
temporary exemption from licensure requirements.
H.S.B. 19 Natural Resources
Relating to all-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles, requiring annual
user permits for nonresidents, and making a penalty applicable.
H.S.B. 20 Local Government
Relating to the maximum age for employment of reserve peace
officers by cities and providing an effective date.
H.S.B. 21 Local Government
Relating to damage disclosure statements required for transfer of
ownership of motor vehicles.
H.S.B. 22 Local Government
Modifying the duties of county recorders.
H.S.B. 23 Local Government
Relating to adjustments to incremental property valuation in an
urban renewal area and providing for the Act’s applicability.
H.S.B. 24 Local Government
Relating to certain urban renewal areas and urban revitalization
areas and property tax exemptions in certain urban revitalization
areas.
H.S.B. 25 Local Government
Requesting that the legislative council create an interim study
committee to study the feasibility of making the offices of city and
county assessor elective offices.
AMENDMENT FILED
H-1001 H.C.R. 4 Roberts of Carroll
On motion by Gipp of Winneshiek the House adjourned at 10:11
a.m., until 8:45 a.m., Wednesday, January 22, 2003.
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