House Journal: Thursday, February 13, 2003
JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE
Thirty-second Calendar Day - Twenty-third Session Day
Hall of the House of Representatives
Des Moines, Iowa, Thursday, February 13, 2003
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 8:45 a.m., Speaker
Rants in the chair.
Prayer was offered by Reverend Ron Riley, pastor of the Christian
Church, Logan. He was the guest of Representative Paul Wilderdyke
of Harrison County. Following the prayer, Rick Powell from Logan
sang "I Pledge Allegiance to the Lamb".
The Journal of Wednesday, February 12, 2003 was approved.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
House Joint Resolution 3, by committee on state government, a
joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the
State of Iowa relating to the qualification of electors.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 190, by Foege and B. Hansen, a bill for an act relating
to mandatory universal newborn and infant hearing screening.
Read first time and referred to committee on human resources.
House File 191, by Jacobs, a bill for an act relating to Iowa
individual income tax checkoffs, providing an income tax checkoff to
fund child protection center grants, relating to the limitation on
income tax checkoffs, making an appropriation, and including
effective and applicability date provisions.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
House File 192, by Klemme, a bill for an act prohibiting a
cancellation penalty upon cancellation of a purchase agreement for
cemetery merchandise, funeral merchandise, and funeral services.
Read first time and referred to committee on commerce,
regulation and labor.
House File 193, by Foege, a bill for an act creating a criminal
offense for leaving an unattended or not properly supervised child in
a motor vehicle, and providing a penalty.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
House File 194, by Greimann and Heddens, a bill for an act
relating to the reimbursement amount received by dealers or persons
operating redemption centers who redeem empty beverage
containers.
Read first time and referred to committee on environmental
protection.
House File 195, by Eichhorn, Rayhons, Sands, Boddicker,
Hoffman, Roberts, Dolecheck, Huseman, Lalk, Heaton, Rasmussen,
Baudler, and Mertz, a bill for an act requiring the clerk of the district
court in each county to be open to the public for court business on a
uniform basis throughout the state.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
House File 196, by Tymeson, a bill for an act relating to certain
voluntary annexations and to involuntary annexations and providing
an effective date.
Read first time and referred to committee on local government.
House File 197, by Jochum and Mascher, a bill for an act relating
to required notices and disclosures of delayed deposit services,
prohibited acts by licensees, and providing for fees.
Read first time and referred to committee on commerce,
regulation and labor.
House File 198, by Mertz, a bill for an act relating to the
operation of all-terrain vehicles in cities of a certain size, providing a
fee, and making penalties applicable.
Read first time and referred to committee on transportation.
House File 199, by Wise and Jenkins, a bill for an act
establishing a pilot program for the development of cogeneration
facilities, providing for the development of ratemaking principles and
rates for pilot program facilities, and providing for a future repeal.
Read first time and referred to committee on commerce,
regulation and labor.
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
Combined annual and biennial report for 2003, pursuant to Chapter 225C.6, Code
of Iowa.
DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL
ICN Savings Report for Fiscal Year 2002, pursuant to Chapter 19A.1, 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\374 Ruby and Nate Dvorkin, Sioux City - For celebrating their 60th
wedding anniversary.
2003\375 June and Lester Steelman, Adel - For celebrating their 65th
wedding anniversary.
2003\376 Anne Clausen, Logan - For celebrating her 90th birthday.
2003\377 Norma and Court Oviatt, Logan - For celebrating their 50th wedding
anniversary.
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
House File 165
Judiciary: Maddox, Chair; Berry and Schickel.
House File 176
Local Government: J.K. Van Fossen, Chair; Arnold and Huser.
House File 187
Local Government: Maddox, Chair; Fallon and B. Hansen.
House File 189
Local Government: Boal, Chair; Fallon and Maddox.
HOUSE STUDY BILL SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
House Study Bill 133
State Government: Greiner, Chair; Jones and Mascher.
House Study Bill 134
Commerce, Regulation and Labor: Wilderdyke, Chair; Ford and Sands.
House Study Bill 135
Public Safety: Eichhorn, Chair; De Boef and Hogg.
HOUSE STUDY BILL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
H.S.B. 136 Agriculture
Providing for the administration of funds for animal agriculture,
including moneys transferred from and deposited into these funds,
and providing an effective date.
H.S.B. 137 Economic Growth
Relating to endow Iowa seed grants and endow Iowa tax credits and
including effective and retroactive applicability dates.
H.S.B. 138 Transportation
Relating to snowmobile franchises by requiring the repurchase of
certain inventory upon termination of a franchise.
H.S.B. 139 Oversight
Relating to government efficiency by providing for the delivery of
administrative services to state government, establishment of
common state services regional boundaries, revising medical
assistance program eligibility and benefits provisions, improving
coordination of veterans benefits eligibility determinations, requiring
a comprehensive study of the state mental health institutes, and
revising requirements involving the judicial district departments of
correctional services, and providing effective dates.
H.S.B. 140 Education
Relating to personnel and instructors employed by community
colleges.
H.S.B. 141 Commerce, Regulation and Labor
Establishing guidelines for a meatpacking industry workers' bill of
rights.
H.S.B. 142 Agriculture
A concurrent resolution requesting that the United States Congress
take all action required to preserve free and private enterprise,
prevent monopoly, and protect consumers including by immediately
enacting legislation to prohibit livestock packers from owning,
controlling, or feeding livestock to such an extent that producers can
no longer materially participate in the management of their livestock
operations as provided in Senate Bill 27 introduced by the Honorable
Senator Charles E. Grassley and cosponsored by the Honorable
Senator Tom Harkin and others.
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 COMMERCE, REGULATION AND LABOR
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 8), eliminating certain public
disclosure requirements by state banks.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass February 13, 2003.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 11), modifying workers' compensation
laws and providing an effective date.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass February 13, 2003.
COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES
Committee Bill (Formerly House File 133), increasing the child age applicable to
mandatory reporting of suspected child sexual abuse perpetrated by a person other
than the person responsible for the care of the child.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass February 13, 2003.
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 91), relating to intelligence data and
intelligence assessment dissemination to an agency, organization, or person.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass February 13, 2003.
COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 18), relating to massage therapy by
providing for a study regarding the modalities associated with massage therapy and
providing a temporary exemption from licensure requirements.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass February 13, 2003.
RESOLUTION FILED
HR 15, by Boggess, Struyk, Lukan, Roberts, Arnold, Rasmussen,
Eichhorn, Whitaker, Swaim, Heaton, Paulsen, Frevert, Hoffman,
Wendt, D. Olson, Connors, D. Hanson, Jacobs, Miller, Osterhaus,
Alons, Davitt, Stevens, Boal, Dolecheck, Jenkins, Jochum, Heddens,
Foege, Whitead and Jones, a resolution urging the United States
Postal Service to issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring
America's coal miners.
Laid over under Rule 25.
On motion by Gipp of Winneshiek the House adjourned at 9:03
a.m., until 8:45 a.m., Friday, February 14, 2003.
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