House Journal: Thursday, February 20, 2003
JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE
Thirty-ninth Calendar Day - Twenty-eighth Session Day
Hall of the House of Representatives
Des Moines, Iowa, Thursday, February 20, 2003
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 8:47 a.m., Speaker
Rants in the chair.
Prayer was offered by Reverend Doug Helton, pastor of Calvary
Baptist Church, St. Charles. He was the guest of Representative Jodi
Tymeson of Madison County.
The Journal of Wednesday, February 19, 2003 was approved.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
House File 247, by Connors, a bill for an act making changes to
workers' compensation laws in Iowa.
Read first time and referred to committee on commerce,
regulation and labor.
House File 248, by Whitaker, Tymeson, Quirk, Hogg, Murphy,
Reasoner, Whitead, Swaim, Struyk, Gaskill, Petersen, Heddens, D.
Hanson, Miller, Dandekar, Myers, Winckler, Lensing, Greimann, and
Davitt, a bill for an act relating to a request for an absentee ballot on
behalf of a member of the armed forces of the United States.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House File 249, by committee on public safety, a bill for an act
relating to the manufacture, delivery, possession with the intent to
manufacture or deliver, or conspiring to manufacture, deliver, or
possess with the intent to manufacture or deliver flunitrazepam, and
providing a penalty.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 250, by committee on public safety, a bill for an act
relating to the criminal penalties for an assault on members of
certain occupations.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 251, by Wilderdyke, Upmeyer, Jones, Elgin, and
De Boef, a bill for an act relating to solid waste commissioners and
providing a penalty.
Read first time and referred to committee on local government.
House File 252, by J. K. Van Fossen and Petersen, a bill for an
act relating to the repeal of the state inheritance tax and state
qualified use inheritance tax.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
House File 253, by Dandekar, Murphy, Petersen, Connors,
Lensing, Jochum, Smith, Davitt, Struyk, Huser, Quirk, Thomas, D.
Taylor, T. Taylor, Berry, Miller, Mertz, Wendt, Whitead, D. Olson,
Gaskill, Winckler, Wise, Oldson, Reasoner, Heddens, Osterhaus,
Shoultz, Foege, Whitaker, Swaim, Cohoon, Stevens, Bukta, Mascher,
Bell, and Myers, a bill for an act making appropriations to the
community attraction and tourism fund.
Read first time and referred to committee on appropriations.
House File 254, by committee on natural resources, a bill for an
act providing that revenues deposited in the state conservation fund
are temporarily exempt from reversion and providing an effective
date.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 255, by committee on natural resources, a bill for an
act relating to fees charged to certain private water supply
contractors, establishing a private water supply system account
within the water quality protection fund, and appropriating moneys
in the account.
Read first time and referred to committee on appropriations.
House File 256, by Alons, De Boef, Manternach, Lukan, Hoffman,
Chambers, Boddicker, Mertz, Boal, Watts, and Roberts, a bill for an
act relating to the regulation of office-based surgical sites.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
The following message was received from the Senate:
Mr. Speaker: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has on
February 19, 2003, passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the House is
asked:
Senate File 97, a bill for an act relating to highway, aviation, motor vehicle
transportation and public transit, including regulation of junkyards along highways
and placement of political signs, elimination of the aviation hangar revolving loan
fund, applications for certificates of title by motor vehicle dealers, fees charged for
driver's licenses and nonoperator's identification cards and making an appropriation,
security interests in motor vehicles, charges financed in a motor vehicle retail
installment transaction, confidentiality of motor vehicle accident reports, requirements
for motor carrier safety rules, exemptions for certain motor vehicle operators from
motor carrier safety rules and hazardous materials transportation regulations, load
limits for vehicles transporting construction machinery, urban public transit funding,
and tariffs charged by motor carriers of household goods, and including effective and
retroactive applicability date provisions.
MICHAEL E. MARSHALL, Secretary
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
Prior to convening, the "Country Cousins" from Clarinda
entertained the House with a musical interlude. They are a part of
the Lewis and Clarke Expedition organization and were the guests of
Representative Effie Lee Boggess of Page County.
Gipp of Winneshiek introduced to the House the Honorable Tom
Latham, Fourth District U.S. Congressman.
The House rose and expressed its welcome.
HOUSE FILE 231 REREFERRED
The Speaker announced that House File 231, previously referred
to committee on transportation was rereferred to committee on
ways and means.
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\463 Kristoffer A. Griffith, Burlington - For attaining the rank of Eagle
Scout, the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America.
2003\464 Evelyn Sones, Indianola - For celebrating her 90th birthday.
2003\465 Ed and Mildred Myers, Liberty Center - For celebrating their 72nd
wedding anniversary.
2003\466 Verna Susie King, Indianola - For celebrating her 80th birthday.
2003\467 Timothy Charles Bexten, Manilla - For attaining the rank of Eagle
Scout, the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America.
2003\468 Ed and Reda Plate, Prairie City - For celebrating their 50th wedding
anniversary.
2003\469 Five Seasons Transportation and Parking, Cedar Rapids - For
receiving special recognition from the Governor for their work in
Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy.
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
House File 213
Economic Growth: K. Kramer, Chair; Lalk and Struyk.
House File 222
Transportation: S. Olson, Chair; McCarthy and Rasmussen.
House File 232
Judiciary: Schickel, Chair; Baudler and Winckler.
House File 237
Education: B. Hansen, Chair; Paulsen and Stevens.
House File 243
Education: B. Hansen, Chair; Berry and Schickel..
HOUSE STUDY BILL SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
House Study Bill 163
Ways and Means: Lalk, Chair; Carroll and Kuhn.
House Study Bill 164
Ways and Means: K. Kramer, Chair; Jochum and Jones.
House Study Bill 165
Ways and Means: Lalk, Chair; Oldson and Paulsen.
House Study Bill 166
Ways and Means: Sands, Chair; Boal and Frevert.
House Study Bill 167
Ways and Means: Carroll, Chair; Kuhn and Kurtenbach.
House Study Bill 168
Human Resources: Boddicker, Chair; Granzow and Smith.
House Study Bill 169
Government Oversight: Alons, Chair; Raecker, Lensing, Baudler, Jenkins, K. Kramer,
Oldson, Thomas and Wendt.
House Study Bill 171
Public Safety: Boddicker, Chair; Chambers and Hunter.
House Study Bill 172
Economic Growth: Boggess, Chair; Granzow and Thomas.
House Study Bill 173
Agriculture: Manternach, Chair; Baudler and Mertz.
HOUSE STUDY BILL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT
H.S.B. 174 Judiciary
Relating to cigarette permits and related fees.
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 AGRICULTURE
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 142), 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.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass February 20, 2003.
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 89), relating to the withdrawal of
blood without a warrant from a person under arrest for an operating-while-intoxicated
offense when the arrest results from a traffic accident resulting in death or personal
injury reasonably likely to cause death.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass February 20, 2003.
COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
Committee Bill (Formerly House File 113), authorizing the issuance of special
cattlemen's registration plates to owners of motor trucks.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass February 20, 2003.
Committee Bill (Formerly House File 184), establishing a special breast cancer
awareness motor vehicle registration plate and appropriating fees from such plates for
breast cancer screening.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass February 20, 2003.
AMENDMENT FILED
H-1019 H.F. 206 Murphy of Dubuque
McCarthy of Polk
On motion by Gipp of Winneshiek the House adjourned at 8:56
a.m., until 8:45 a.m., Friday, February 21, 2003.
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