House Journal: Friday, February 14, 2003
JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE
Thirty-third Calendar Day - Twenty-fourth Session Day
Hall of the House of Representatives
Des Moines, Iowa, Friday, February 14, 2003
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 9:24 a.m., Gipp of
Winneshiek in the chair.
Prayer was offered by Byron Martin.
The Journal of Thursday, February 13, 2003 was approved.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
House File 200, by Carroll, a bill for an act relating to mental
health and developmental disabilities by expanding an exemption to
health care licensing requirements for certain residential programs
that receive funding under a medical assistance home and
community-based services waiver and approval from the department
of human services and revising membership requirements for the
mental health and developmental disabilities commission and
providing an effective date.
Read first time and referred to committee on human resources.
House File 201, by Fallon, a bill for an act prohibiting urban
renewal projects and urban renewal plans for retail development and
providing an effective date.
Read first time and referred to committee on local government.
House File 202, by Myers, a bill for an act relating to elections, by
changing the date of the primary election, by providing for the
biennial election of directors of local school districts, area education
agencies, and merged areas, and including effective and applicability
date provisions.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House File 203, by Wilderdyke, a bill for an act permitting
residential elevators to be used in certain churches to transport
persons with special needs.
Read first time and referred to committee on commerce,
regulation and labor.
House File 204, by committee on state government, a bill for an
act relating to massage therapy by providing for a study regarding
the modalities associated with massage therapy and providing a
temporary exemption from licensure requirements.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 205, by S. Olson, a bill for an act relating to salvage
theft examination fees.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
House File 206, by committee on human resources, a bill for an
act 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.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT
House File 199
Commerce, Regulation and Labor: Wise, Chair; Jenkins and Watts.
HOUSE STUDY BILL SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
House Study Bill 137
Economic Growth: Lalk, Chair; Dandekar and Dix.
House Study Bill 140
Education: Dolecheck, Chair; Mascher and Schickel.
HOUSE STUDY BILL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
H.S.B. 143 Human Resources
Relating to the department of elder affairs including provisions
relating to the elder Iowans Act.
H.S.B. 144 Human Resources
Relating to dependent adult abuse and dependent adult
endangerment, providing penalties, and providing a contingent
effective date.
H.S.B. 145 Human Resources
Relating to programs and services under the purview of the
department of human services, and providing for retroactive
applicability and effective dates.
H.S.B. 146 Human Resources
Relating to family investment program eligibility requirements
involving motor vehicle equity and required school attendance and
including an applicability provision.
H.S.B. 147 Human Resources
Relating to disaster preparedness and providing an effective date.
H.S.B. 148 Human Resources
Providing for miscellaneous technical and substantive changes
relating to controlled and precursor substances.
H.S.B. 149 Human Resources
Providing for specified changes relating to programs under the
purview of the Iowa department of public health.
H.S.B. 150 Agriculture
Relating to tax credits and associated refunds for cooperatives
engaged in the production of value-added agricultural products, and
providing for its applicability.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
MR. SPEAKER: The Chief Clerk of the House respectfully reports
that the following committee recommendation has been received and
is on file in the office of the Chief Clerk.
MARGARET A. THOMSON
Chief Clerk of the House
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 139), 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.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass Without Recommendation February 13, 2003.
COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT
House File 8, a bill for an act relating to a midwest interstate passenger rail
compact and providing an effective date.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass February 13, 2003.
On motion by Lukan of Dubuque the House adjourned at 9:26 a.m.,
until 1:00 p.m., Monday, February 17, 2003.
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