House Journal: Monday, February 3, 2003
JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE
Twenty-second Calendar Day - Fifteenth Session Day
Hall of the House of Representatives
Des Moines, Iowa, Monday, February 3, 2003
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 1:09 p.m., Speaker
Rants in the chair.
Prayer was offered by Reverend Phil Barrett, pastor of the General
Presbytery, Des Moines. He was the guest of Representative Gene
Maddox of Polk County.
The Journal of Friday, January 31, 2003 was approved.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Megan Cross, the Chief Clerk's
Page from Ames.
INTRODUCTION OF BILL
House File 109, by Gipp, a bill for an act relating to the
qualification of property for purposes of the forest reservation
property tax exemption and including an applicability date provision.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Leave of absence was granted as follows:
Frevert of Palo Alto and D. Taylor of Linn on request of Bukta of Clinton; Stevens
of Dickinson, until his arrival, by T. Taylor of Linn.
RULE 57 SUSPENDED
Gipp of Winneshiek asked and received unanimous consent to
suspend Rule 57, relating to committee notice and agenda, for a
meeting of the committee on appropriations at 3:00 p.m. today.
CONSIDERATION OF BILL
Regular Calendar
House File 66, a bill for an act requiring motor vehicle operators
to take certain precautions when passing stationary utility
maintenance vehicles and making a penalty applicable, was taken up
for consideration.
Tjepkes of Webster offered the following amendment H-1006 filed
by him and moved its adoption:
H-1006
1 Amend House File 66 as follows:
2 1. Page 1, line 5, by inserting after the word
3 "vehicle," the following: "a stationary municipal
4 maintenance vehicle,".
5 2. Page 1, line 11, by inserting after the words
6 "utility maintenance," the following: "municipal
7 maintenance,".
8 3. Title page, line 2, by inserting after the
9 word "maintenance" the following: "or municipal
10 maintenance".
11 4. By renumbering as necessary.
Amendment H-1006 was adopted.
Tjepkes of Webster 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. 66)
The ayes were, 96:
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Alons | Arnold | Baudler | Bell |
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Berry | Boal | Boddicker | Boggess |
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Bukta | Carroll | Chambers | Cohoon |
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Connors | Dandekar | Davitt | De Boef |
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Dennis | Dix | Dolecheck | Drake |
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Eichhorn | Elgin | Fallon | Foege |
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Ford | Freeman | Gaskill | Gipp |
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Granzow | Greimann | Greiner | Hahn |
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Hansen | Hanson | Heaton | Heddens |
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Hoffman | Hogg | Horbach | Huseman |
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Huser | Hutter | Jacobs | Jenkins |
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Jochum | Jones | Klemme | Kramer |
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Kuhn | Kurtenbach | Lalk | Lensing |
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Lukan | Lykam | Maddox | Manternach |
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Mascher | McCarthy | Mertz | Miller |
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Murphy | Myers | Oldson | Olson, D. |
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Olson, S. | Osterhaus | Paulsen | Petersen |
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Quirk | Raecker | Rasmussen | Rayhons |
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Reasoner | Roberts | Sands | Schickel |
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Shoultz | Smith | Struyk | Swaim |
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Taylor, T. | Thomas | Tjepkes | Tymeson |
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Upmeyer | Van Engelenhoven | Van Fossen, J.K. | Van Fossen, J.R. |
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Watts | Wendt | Whitaker | Whitead |
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Wilderdyke | Winckler | Wise | Mr. Speaker |
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| | | Rants |
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The nays were, none.
Absent or not voting, 3:
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Frevert | Stevens | Taylor, D. |
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The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to
have passed the House and the title, as amended, was agreed to.
IMMEDIATE MESSAGE
Gipp of Winneshiek asked and received unanimous consent that
House File 66 be immediately messaged to the Senate.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
House File 110, by Wendt, a bill for an act allocating moneys to
the Iowa Lewis and Clark bicentennial fund and providing an
effective date.
Read first time and referred to committee on appropriations.
House File 111, by Alons, Boddicker, Mertz, Roberts, Boal,
De Boef, Lukan, Chambers, Manternach, Kramer, and Hoffman, a
bill for an act relating to criteria to be used in the awarding of grants
or contracts relating to family planning and reproductive health
services.
Read first time and referred to committee on human resources.
House File 112, by Dolecheck, Tymeson, Boggess, Upmeyer,
Tjepkes, Hahn, Roberts, Boal, Carroll, and De Boef, a bill for an act
changing the annual deadline for establishing the state percent of
growth for school district budgets, and providing an effective date.
Read first time and referred to committee on education.
APPOINTMENTS
The following individuals are appointed to the Legislative Council
and Committees of the Council:
2003-2004 LEGISLATIAVE COUNCIL
(Chapter 2.41, Code of Iowa)
Representative Christopher Rants
Representative Danny Carroll
Representative Chuck Gipp
Representative Richard Myers
Representative Bill Dix
Representative Pat Murphy
Representative John Connors
Representative Sandra Greiner
Representative Elizabeth "Libby" S. Jacobs
Representative Willard Jenkins
Representative Dolores Mertz
Representative Janet Petersen
ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
Representative Danny Carroll
Representative Elizabeth "Libby" S. Jacobs
Representative Janet Petersen
CAPITAL PROJECTS
Representative Elizabeth "Libby" S. Jacobs
Representative Bill Dix
Representative Chuck Gipp
Representative Patrick J. Murphy
Representative Janet Petersen
FISCAL COMMITTEE
Representative Bill Dix
Representative Elizabeth "Libby" S. Jacobs
Representative Patrick J. Murphy
Representative Don Shoultz
Representative Jamie Van Fossen
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Representative Willard Jenkins
Representative Paul Bell
Representative Swati Dandekar
Representative Ervin A. Dennis
Representative Elizabeth "Libby" S. Jacobs
Representative Helen Miller
Representative Scott Raecker
SERVICE
Representative Christopher Rants
Representative Danny Carroll
Representative John Connors
STUDIES
Representative Sandra Greiner
Representative Chuck Gipp
Representative Dolores Mertz
Representative Richard Myers
Representative Christopher Rants
COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED
The following communications were received and filed in the office
of the Chief Clerk:
IOWA DEPARTMENT FOR THE BLIND
Report concerning the plastic and recycled content products and the soy-based inks
regularly purchased by the department, pursuant to Chapter 216B.3(12d), Code of
Iowa.
IOWA HIGHER EDUCATION LOAN AUTHORITY
Annual Report, pursuant to Chapter 261A.21, Code of Iowa.
IOWA JUDICIAL BRANCH
2002 Annual Report regarding the Enhanced Court Collections Fund and the Court
Technology Fund, pursuant to Chapter 1003, Section 173(9), 2002 Iowa Acts.
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\212 Harry and Lola Lake, Marshalltown - For celebrating their 60th
wedding anniversary.
2003\213 Edna Downs, Marshalltown - For celebrating her 90th birthday.
2003\214 Cora Yetley, Marshalltown - For celebrating her 100th birthday.
2003\215 Betty Halverson, Marshalltown - For celebrating her 80th birthday.
2003\216 Ada Vreeland, Marshalltown - For celebrating her 82nd birthday.
2003\217 Edna and Walter Jahn, Ute - For celebrating their 62nd wedding
anniversary.
2003\218 Carl and Leona Simmons, Danbury - For celebrating their 50th
wedding anniversary.
2003\219 Laura Ortner, Mapleton - For celebrating her 80th birthday.
2003\220 Vernon and Leona Hollrah, Charter Oak - For celebrating their 55th
wedding anniversary.
2003\221 Irene Lakner, Mapleton - For celebrating her 92nd birthday.
2003\222 Donna and Don Taylor, Maquoketa - For celebrating their 50th
wedding anniversary.
2003\223 Betty and Glynn Noonan, Bernard - For celebrating their 50th
wedding anniversary.
2003\224 Don and Barb Small, Sioux City - For celebrating their 50th wedding
anniversary.
2003\225 Bernard and Lenice Reilly, Sioux City - For celebrating their 50th
wedding anniversary.
2003\226 Verda Muth, Sioux City - For celebrating her 90th birthday.
2003\227 Leonard Homan, Sioux City - For celebrating his 90th birthday.
2003\228 Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Kaufman, Fairbank - For celebrating their
55th wedding anniversary.
2003\229 Mr. and Mrs. Bob Fridley, Independence - For celebrating their 50th
wedding anniversary.
2003\230 Audrey Carroll Havens, Davenport - For celebrating her 100th
birthday.
2003\231 Frieda Guldner, Davenport - For celebrating her 100th birthday.
2003\232 Fr. John O'Connor, SS. Peter and Paul and St. Boniface Parishes,
Petersburg - For clebrating 45 years as a Roman Catholic Priest.
2003\233 Joe and Rose Stalzer, Haverhill - For celebrating their 65th wedding
anniversary.
2003\234 Norman and Beverly Faucher, Waterloo - For celebrating their 50th
wedding anniversary.
2003\235 James Baker, Waterloo - For celebrating his 85th birthday.
2003\236 Spencer Drewelow, Waterloo - For attaining the rank of Eagle,
Scout, the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America.
2003\237 Mr. and Mrs. John Erickson, Davenport - For celebrating their 65th
wedding anniversary.
2003\238 Vice and Irene Schlautman, Council Bluffs - For celebrating their
60th wedding anniversary.
2003\239 Carl and Mary Tedesco, Council Bluffs - For celebrating their 55th
wedding anniversary.
2003\240 Leora "Jo" Aughe, Council Bluffs - For celebrating her 80th birthday.
2003\241 Mary Clemens-Clark, Council Bluffs - For celebrating her 80th
birthday.
2003\242 Alvin and Dorothy Denny, Klemme - For celebrating their 50th
wedding anniversary.
2003\243 Bud and Marge Schleusner, Garner - For celebrating their 55th
wedding anniversary.
2003\244 Dallas and Gladys Allen, Dumont - For celebrating their 65th
wedding anniversary.
2003\245 Mr. Royal Molander, Garner - For celebrating his 80th birthday.
2003\246 Carrie Wickwire, Rockwell - For celebrating her 80th birthday.
2003\247 Willis E. Koenigsberg, Sheffield - For celebrating his 80th birthday.
2003\248 Ada Assink, Kanawha - For celebrating her 83rd birthday.
2003\249 Matthew Hackman, Fort Atkinson - For receiving the University of
Northern Iowa's Sperry Scholarship recognizing Academic
Achievement and leadership.
2003\250 Dale and Emma Belle Edwards, Vinton - For celebrating their 60th
wedding anniversary.
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
House File 38
Economic Growth: Hoffman, Chair; Lukan and Stevens.
House File 83
Environmental Protection: J. Drake, Chair; Hogg and Upmeyer.
House File 84
Economic Growth: Jenkins, Chair; Boggess, Hanson, D. Olson and Smith.
House File 86
Commerce, Regulation and Labor: Horbach, Chair; Kurtenbach and Murphy.
House File 89
Local Government: Schickel, Chair; Hansen and D. Olson.
House File 92
Commerce, Regulation and Labor: Hansen, Chair; Osterhaus and Sands.
House File 97
Commerce, Regulation and Labor: Hansen, Chair; Petersen and Sands.
HOUSE STUDY BILL SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
House Study Bill 44
Local Government: Tjepkes, Chair; Cohoon and Schickel.
House Study Bill 45
Local Government: Schickel, Chair; Arnold and Whitead.
HOUSE STUDY BILL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
H.S.B. 51 Education
Relating to a review of statistical information compiled by the board
of educational examiners from Praxis II examinations administered
to initial, provisional teaching license applicants.
H.S.B. 52 Education
Creating a revolving fund in the state treasury to be administered by
the board of educational examiners, appropriating moneys in the fund
to the board, and providing for related matters.
H.S.B. 53 Judiciary
Relating to statutory corrections which may adjust language to reflect
current practices, insert earlier omissions, delete redundancies and
inaccuracies, delete temporary language, resolve inconsistencies and
conflicts, update ongoing provisions, or remove ambiguities, and
including effective and retroactive applicability date provisions.
H.S.B 54 Judiciary
Relating to the representation of indigent persons and indigent
defense claims.
H.S.B. 55 Judiciary
Relating to nonsubstantive Code corrections and including effective
and retroactive applicability date provisions.
H.S.B. 56 Judiciary
Providing for the creation of the position of identity theft advocate.
H.S.B. 57 Economic Growth
Providing for a limit on the recovery of punitive or exemplary
damages in a civil case.
H.S.B. 58 Economic Growth
Relating to the new jobs and income program and including effective
and retroactive applicability date provisions.
H.S.B. 59 Economic Growth
Relating to economic development programs for targeted small
businesses.
H.S.B. 60 Economic Growth
Relating to the shelter assistance fund.
H.S.B. 61 Economic Growth
Relating to certain tax increment finance revenues set aside for low
and moderate income housing assistance and providing for the Act's
applicability.
H.S.B. 62 Commerce, Regulation and Labor
Relating to housing assistance and improvement funds.
H.S.B. 63 Economic Growth
Relating to the procedures for certificates of completion of property
rehabilitation projects for which tax credits may be available.
RESOULUTIONS FILED
HCR 6, by Gipp, Myers, Alons, Arnold, Baudler, Bell, Berry , Boal,
Boddicker, Boggess, Bukta, Carroll, Chambers, Connors, Dandekar,
De Boef, Dennis, Dix, Dolecheck, Drake, Eichhorn, Fallon, Foege,
Freeman, Frevert, Gaskill, Granzow, Greimann, Greiner, Hahn, B.
Hansen, D. Hanson, Heaton, Heddens, Hoffman, Hogg, Horbach,
Huseman, Huser, Hutter, Jacobs, Jochum, Jones, Klemme, Kramer,
Kurtenbach, Lalk, Lensing, Lukan, Lykam, Manternach, Mascher,
McCarthy, Miller, Murphy, Oldson, D. Olson, S. Olson, Osterhaus,
Paulsen, Petersen, Raecker, Rayhons, Reasoner, Roberts, Sands,
Schickel, Smith, Stevens, Struyk, Swaim, D. Taylor, T. Taylor,
Thomas, Tjepkes, Tymeson, Upmeyer, Van Engelenhoven, J.K. Van
Fossen, J.R. Van Fossen, Watts, Wendt, Whitaker, Wilderdyke and
Winckler, a concurrent resolution relating to the federal Medicare
program and requesting assistance from the federal government.
Laid over under Rule 25.
HCR 7, by Fallon, a concurrent resolution requesting that the
legislative council establish an interim study committee to study
instant runoff voting.
Laid over under Rule 25.
HR 8, by Mascher, Bell, Berry, Bukta, Cohoon, Connors, Dandekar,
Davitt, Fallon, Foege, Gaskill, Greimann, Heddens, Huser, Jochum,
Lensing, Lykam, Mertz, Miller, Murphy, Myers, Oldson, D. Olson,
Petersen, Quirk, Shoultz, Smith, Struyk, Swaim, D. Taylor, T. Taylor,
Thomas, Wendt, Whitaker, Whitead, Winckler and Wise, a resolution
to honor former President Jimmy Carter for winning the Nobel Peace
Prize for the year 2002.
Laid over under Rule 25.
On motion by Gipp of Winneshiek the House adjourned at 1:25
p.m., until 8:45 a.m., Tuesday, February 4, 2003.
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