House Journal: Monday, March 3, 2003
JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE
Fiftieth Calendar Day - Thirty-fifth Session Day
Hall of the House of Representatives
Des Moines, Iowa, Monday, March 3, 2003
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 1:06 p.m., Speaker
Rants in the chair.
Prayer was sung by Miss Iowa, Stephanie Moore from Okoboji.
She was the guest of Representative Greg Stevens of Dickinson
County.
The Journal of Friday, February 28, 2003 was approved.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Adam Frei, the House Journal
Room Page from Johnston.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
House Joint Resolution 8, by Heaton, a joint resolution to
nullify administrative rules of the department of human services
relating to case management for persons with mental retardation,
chronic mental illness, or developmental disabilities, and providing
an effective date.
Read first time and referred to committee on human resources.
House File 372, by Eichhorn, a bill for an act relating to the
exemption from land ownership restrictions for nonresident aliens
under the new jobs and income program.
Read first time and referred to committee on economic growth.
House File 373, by Myers, a bill for an act establishing a
courthouse security surcharge on criminal fines, creating a
courthouse security fund, making an appropriation of surcharge
moneys, and making related changes.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
House File 374, by Kurtenbach, a bill for an act relating to the
operation of an all-terrain vehicle with a passenger.
Read first time and referred to committee on transportation.
House File 375, by Osterhaus, a bill for an act relating to the
establishment of a senior pharmaceutical assistance program and
making an appropriation.
Read first time and referred to committee on human resources.
House File 376, by Mertz, a bill for an act regulating farm deer,
providing for penalties, and providing an effective date.
Read first time and referred to committee on agriculture.
House File 377, by Mascher, a bill for an act providing for the
retention of licensing and renewal fees received by the board of
nursing, and providing an effective date.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House File 378, by Jochum, Reasoner, Murphy, Oldson, Whitead,
Lykam, Quirk, D. Olson, Myers, Bukta, Mascher, Whitaker, Hogg,
Gaskill, Berry, Frevert, Wendt, Winckler, Lensing, Miller, Petersen,
Thomas, Dandekar, and Foege, a bill for an act relating to genetic
information privacy, including the requirement of informed consent to
test and written authorization prior to disclosure, prohibitions on
certain uses of genetic information, and creating a private cause of
action.
Read first time and referred to committee on commerce,
regulation and labor.
House File 379, by Heddens, Greimann, Whitead, D. Taylor,
Bukta, Mascher, Winckler, Gaskill, Foege, Ford, Lensing, Jochum,
Shoultz, Whitaker, and Miller, a bill for an act relating to beverage
container control laws and making appropriations.
Read first time and referred to committee on environmental
protection.
House File 380, by committee on agriculture, a bill for an act
providing for the administration of funds for animal agriculture,
including moneys transferred from and deposited into these funds,
and providing an effective date.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 381, by committee on commerce, regulation and labor,
a bill for an act relating to anatomical gifts including bone marrow
and organ donation by state employees and grants from the
anatomical gift public awareness and transplantation fund.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 382, by Heaton, a bill for an act providing for offset of
certain billings to counties for mental health, mental retardation, and
developmental disabilities services.
Read first time and referred to committee on human resources.
House File 383, by Heaton, a bill for an act relating to contractors
under a medical assistance program waiver.
Read first time and referred to committee on human resources.
House File 384, by Heaton, a bill for an act relating to providing
coverage under the healthy and well kids in Iowa (hawk-i) program
as an option for medical support of a dependent.
Read first time and referred to committee on human resources.
House File 385, by Heaton, a bill for an act providing for a fee for
transporting an inmate for medical or dental care.
Read first time and referred to committee on public safety.
House File 386, by committee on human resources, a bill for an
act relating to the department of elder affairs including provisions
relating to the elder Iowans Act.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 387, by committee on human resources, a bill for an
act relating to mental health and developmental disabilities by
revising life safety requirements for intermediate care facilities for
persons with mental retardation, 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 placed on the calendar.
House File 388, by Horbach, Sands, Huser, Alons, Watts, Hahn,
Freeman, Tjepkes, De Boef, Wilderdyke, Jenkins, Rasmussen,
Dolecheck, Baudler, Wise, Mertz, Foege, Quirk, and Thomas, a bill for
an act relating to the imposition of a revenue nondistribution tax on
certain credit unions and including an applicability date provision.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
House File 389, by committee on human resources, a bill for an
act providing for miscellaneous technical and substantive changes
relating to controlled and precursor substances.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
RULES SUSPENDED
Jacobs of Polk asked and received unanimous consent to suspend
the rules for the immediate consideration of House Resolutions 26
and 27.
ADOPTION OF HOUSE RESOLUTION 27
Stevens of Dickinson called up for consideration House
Resolution 27, a resolution congratulating Stephanie A. Moore on
her service as Miss Iowa, and moved its adoption.
The motion prevailed and the resolution was adopted.
ADOPTION OF HOUSE RESOLUTION 26
Boggess of Taylor called up for consideration House Resolution
26, a resolution honoring the City of Clarinda on its sesquicentennial
year, and moved its adoption.
The motion prevailed and the resolution was adopted.
ADOPTION OF SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 3
Lukan of Dubuque called up for consideration Senate
Concurrent Resolution 3, a resolution requesting the
establishment of standing Senate and House subcommittees on
veterans affairs, and moved its adoption.
The motion prevailed and the resolution was adopted.
EXPLANATION OF VOTE
I was necessarily absent from the House chamber on February 27,
2003. Had I been present, I would have voted "aye" on Senate File
211.
ARNOLD of Lucas
BILL ENROLLED, SIGNED AND SENT TO GOVERNOR
The Chief Clerk of the House Submitted the following report:
Mr. Speaker: The Chief Clerk of the House respectfully reports that the following
bill has been examined and found correctly enrolled, signed by the Speaker of the
House and the President of the Senate, and presented to the Governor for his approval
on this 3rd day of March, 2003: House File 66.
MARGARET A. THOMSON
Chief Clerk of the House
Report adopted.
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
House File 332
Commerce, Regulation and Labor: Sands, Chair; J.K. Van Fossen and Wise.
House File 362
Education: Dolecheck, Chair; Schickel and Wendt.
HOUSE STUDY BILL SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
House Study Bill 224
State Government: Jacobs, Chair; Dennis, M. Gaskill, Greiner, Mascher, Petersen and
Rasmussen.
House Study Bill 225
Environmental Protection: Greiner, Chair; D. Olson and Shoultz.
HOUSE STUDY BILL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
H.S.B. 229 Ethics
Relating to elected officials, including reports of official misconduct,
and lobbyist and client reports and applying penalties.
H.S.B. 230 Economic Growth
Encouraging the purchase of software and information technology
produced in this state in state procurement processes.
H.S.B. 231 Commerce, Regulation and Labor
Relating to an employer's liability for workers' compensation benefits.
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 NATURAL RESOURCES
Committee Bill (Formerly House File 238), relating to the amount of mussels and
shells which may be taken pursuant to a sport fishing license.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass March 3, 2003.
Committee Bill (Formerly House File 244), providing resident license fees for
hunting, fishing, trapping, and related activities to certain persons in the armed forces
of the United States.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass March 3, 2003.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 36), relating to the registration of
hunting outfitters or hunting guides and providing a penalty.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass March, 3, 2003.
RESOLUTION FILED
HCR 16, by Freeman, Miller, Murphy, Wendt, Whitead, Mertz,
Kuhn, D. Taylor, Shoultz, Osterhaus, Jochum, Thomas, Berry, Ford,
Myers, Tjepkes, Rasmussen, Huseman, Chambers, Alons, Hoffman,
Granzow, Roberts, Tymeson, Frevert, Rayhons, Lukan, Manternach,
Dennis, D. Hanson, Eichhorn, Klemme, Rants, Upmeyer, Jenkins,
Schickel, Dix and Gipp, a concurrent resolution supporting the
completion of U.S. Highway 20 across northern Iowa and requesting
federal assistance.
Laid over under Rule 25.
AMENDMENTS FILED
H-1031 H.F. 235 Carroll of Poweshiek
H-1032 H.F. 381 Watts of Dallas
On motion by Jacobs of Polk the House adjourned at 1:28 p.m.,
until 8:45 a.m., Tuesday, March 4, 2003.
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