House Journal: Friday, February 28, 2003
JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE
Forty-seventh Calendar Day - Thirty-fourth Session Day
Hall of the House of Representatives
Des Moines, Iowa, Friday, February 28, 2003
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 8:49 a.m., Hansen of
Pottawattamie in the chair.
The Journal of Thursday, February 27, 2003 was approved.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
House Joint Resolution 7, by Drake, a joint resolution proposing
an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa to change the
length of term of office for members of the Iowa House of
Representatives from two years to four years.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House File 350, by Greiner, a bill for an act requiring that dealers
of certain swine file a surety bond with the department of agriculture
and land stewardship.
Read first time and referred to committee on agriculture.
House File 351, by Jenkins, a bill for an act relating to the
authority of a city to contract with or acquire equity interests in
business entities for the purpose of participating in electric energy
transmission organizations or implementing open-access tariffs for
the use of transmission or distribution facilities.
Read first time and referred to committee on commerce,
regulation and labor.
House File 352, by Roberts, a bill for an act relating to the
marketing of motor vehicle fuel and making penalties applicable.
Read first time and referred to committee on commerce,
regulation and labor.
House File 353, by T. Taylor and Murphy, a bill for an act
relating to employee choice of medical care in workers' compensation.
Read first time and referred to committee on commerce,
regulation and labor.
House File 354, by Winckler, Hutter, Lykam, and J. R. Van
Fossen, a bill for an act modifying the requirements for cities and
counties to enter into certain leases.
Read first time and referred to committee on local government.
House File 355, by Foege, a bill for an act stating legislative
intent to fully fund newborn visitation services in order to make these
services available statewide by a future date.
Read first time and referred to committee on human resources.
House File 356, by Horbach, a bill for an act relating to tribal law
enforcement officer training at the Iowa law enforcement academy.
Read first time and referred to committee on public safety.
House File 357, by Wise, a bill for an act relating to the purchase
of a police service dog by the department of corrections.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
House File 358, by committee on government oversight, a bill for
an act relating to life science enterprises by providing for financing.
Read first time and referred to committee on agriculture.
House File 359, by Myers, a bill for an act relating to immunity
from liability of certain health care facilities participating in the
volunteer health care provider program.
Read first time and referred to committee on human resources.
House File 360, by Eichhorn, a bill for an act requiring the
legislative fiscal bureau to provide estimates of tax compliance costs
when providing fiscal notes for revenue-generating bills.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
House File 361, by Mascher, a bill for an act providing an Iowa
individual income tax checkoff for the arts, making an appropriation,
and providing a retroactive applicability date.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
House File 362, by Wendt, a bill for an act relating to a
competitively bid contract to provide technical assistance to school
districts and community-based organizations that provide mentoring
programs to youth and making an appropriation.
Read first time and referred to committee on education.
House File 363, by Mascher, a bill for an act increasing the fine
for failure to yield to or exercise due care to avoid colliding with a
pedestrian.
Read first time and referred to committee on transportation.
House File 364, by Connors, Dandekar, Petersen, D. Olson,
Murphy, Mascher, Bukta, D. Taylor, Greimann, Foege, Miller, Berry,
Frevert, Gaskill, Wendt, Whitead, Whitaker, Quirk, Stevens, Shoultz,
Myers, Fallon, Lensing, Osterhaus, Winckler, Jochum, and T. Taylor,
a bill for an act relating to approval of campaign advertisements.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House File 365, by Mascher, a bill for an act concerning
appropriations for community college salaries.
Read first time and referred to committee on appropriations.
House File 366, by committee on local government, a bill for an
act providing for the confidentiality of certain veterans' records
maintained by county recorders.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 367, by Huser, a bill for an act relating to state of
disaster or public disorder proclamations in cities and counties.
Read first time and referred to committee on local government.
House File 368, by Dolecheck and Reasoner, a bill for an act
relating to requirements for elder group homes.
Read first time and referred to committee on human resources.
House File 369, by Frevert, a bill for an act establishing
minimum requirements for the staffing of the county offices
maintained by the department of human services.
Read first time and referred to committee on human resources.
House File 370, by Mascher and Lensing, a bill for an act
requiring credit reporting agencies to provide credit reports to
consumers annually without charge.
Read first time and referred to committee on commerce,
regulation and labor.
House File 371, by Kuhn, a bill for an act changing the amounts
of appropriations available for the agricultural land credit fund and
the family farm tax credit fund and including effective and
applicability date provisions.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
SENATE MESSAGES CONSIDERED
Senate File 94, by Warnstadt, a bill for an act providing for the
confidentiality of certain veterans' records maintained by county
recorders.
Read first time and passed on file.
Senate File 102, by committee on state government, a bill for an
act relating to the chief executive officer of the Iowa public employees'
retirement system and providing an effective and retroactive
applicability date.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
Senate File 127, by Gronstal and Iverson, a bill for an act
establishing a special breast cancer awareness motor vehicle
registration plate and appropriating fees from such plates for breast
cancer screening.
Read first time and referred to committee on transportation.
Senate File 172, by committee on education, a bill for an act
relating to the establishment of a public charter school pilot program
and providing effective and applicability dates.
Read first time and referred to committee on education.
Senate File 202, by committee on appropriations, a bill for an act
relating to state financial obligations by making supplemental
appropriations for property tax replacement claims and elderly and
disabled tax credit reimbursement, providing for the application of
debt service proceeds from tobacco settlement authority bonds,
providing for related matters, and including an effective date.
Read first time and referred to committee on appropriations.
COMMUNICATION RECEIVED
The following communication was received and filed in the office of
the Chief Clerk:
IOWA NATIONAL GUARD - PUBLIC DEFENSE
State of Iowa Legislative ICN savings report for the calendar year 2002, pursuant
to Chapter 29.1, Code of Iowa.
HOUSE STUDY BILL SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT
House Study Bill 223
Education: Chambers, Chair; Tymeson and Wise.
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 ECONOMIC GROWTH
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 16), relating to the purpose of the
community attraction and tourism program.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass February 27, 2003.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 32), relating to economic growth
strategic planning.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass February 27, 2003.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 58), relating to the new jobs and
income program and including effective and retroactive applicability date provisions.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass February 27, 2003.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 59), relating to economic development
programs for targeted small businesses.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass February 27, 2003.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 63), relating to the procedures for
certificates of completion of property rehabilitation projects for which tax credits may
be available.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass February 27, 2003.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 64), relating to community
development block grants to the department of economic development and including
effective and retroactive applicability dates.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass February 27, 2003.
RESOLUTION FILED
HR 26, by Boggess, a resolution honoring the City of Clarinda on its
sesquicentennial year.
Laid over under Rule 25.
On motion by Paulsen of Linn the House adjourned at 8:56 a.m.,
until 1:00 p.m., Monday, March 3, 2003.
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