House Journal: Friday, March 14, 2003
JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE
Sixty-first Calendar Day - Forty-fourth Session Day
Hall of the House of Representatives
Des Moines, Iowa, Friday, March 14, 2003
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 8:45 a.m., Manternach
of Jones in the chair.
Prayer was offered by the Honorable Gene Manternach, state
representative from Jones County.
The Journal of Thursday, March 13, 2003 was approved.
PETITIONS FILED
The following petitions were received and placed on file:
By Freeman of Buena Vista from two hundred forty-four
constituents of the 52nd District favoring House File 44, relating to
the restoration and maintenance of the senior living trust fund.
By Freeman of Buena Vista from two hundred seventy-three
constituents of the 52nd District favoring maintaining the Department
of Elder Affairs as a department because of the need to coordinate
service specifically for the elderly.
By Freeman of Buena Vista from two hundred forty-four
constituents of the 52nd District favoring the preservation of the area
agencies on aging because of the significant work they do at the local
level with limited funding.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
House File 554, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an act
relating to the Iowa probate code, including provisions relating to
state inheritance, gift taxes, and trusts and including an applicability
date provision.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
House File 555, by committee on economic growth, a bill for an
act relating to the enterprise zone program, including the provision of
tax incentives and other assistance.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
House File 556, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an act
relating to the exclusion of certain nonprofit transitional housing and
public housing from certain landlord and tenant disputes.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 557, by committee on human resources, a bill for an
act relating to liability of certain health care facilities and health care
providers participating in the volunteer health care provider
program.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 558, by committee on human resources, a bill for an
act authorizing the department of human services to disclose
information regarding the listing of an individual in the child or
dependent abuse registry or the sex offender registry when it is
necessary for the protection of a child or a dependent adult.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 559, by Hogg, a bill for an act relating to the tonnage
fees for construction and demolition waste, creating a dilapidated
building trust fund, and making appropriations.
Read first time and referred to committee on environmental
protection.
House File 560, by committee on human resources, a bill for an
act relating to medical assistance home and community-based
services waivers.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 561, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an act
creating the crime of invasion of privacy, and providing a penalty.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 562, by Struyk, a bill for an act relating to the mailing
of confidential information by and to the state and including effective
and applicability date provisions.
Read first time and referred to committee on state government.
House File 563, by Frevert, Kuhn, D. Olson, Wendt, Hogg,
Gaskill, Jochum, Shoultz, Whitaker, Greimann, Bukta, Stevens, and
Davitt, a bill for an act relating to confinement feeding operations by
providing for the construction of structures associated with the
operations.
Read first time and referred to committee on agriculture.
House File 564, by committee on economic growth, a bill for an
act providing for an annual allocation of four million dollars for
accelerated career education programs.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 565, by committee on human resources, a bill for an
act relating to the healthy and well kids in Iowa program.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 566, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an act
relating to the award of damages in an action alleging medical
malpractice.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 567, by committee on environmental protection, a bill
for an act relating to powers of county environmental health
specialists and providing a penalty.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 568, by committee on education, a bill for an act
relating to state and local funding for the costs of certain institutions
for children under the jurisdiction of the director of human services.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 569, by Winckler, a bill for an act relating to criminal
sentencing and procedure by changing the penalties for certain
offenses involving a substance containing cocaine base, creating a
criminal offense of robbery in the third degree, expanding the
applicability of the intermediate criminal sanctions program,
changing the parole and work release eligibility of a person serving a
sentence that requires the maximum accumulation of earned time
credits of fifteen percent of the total term of confinement, creating a
community-based corrections advisory board, and providing a
penalty.
Read first time and referred to committee on public safety.
House File 570, by Whitaker, a bill for an act providing for a
study and pilot project by the Iowa energy center related to hydrogen
production.
Read first time and referred to committee on commerce,
regulation and labor.
House File 571, by committee on education, a bill for an act
relating to the establishment of a school infrastructure financing
program by providing for a local option school infrastructure sales tax
and providing for the use of the revenues from the local option tax for
school infrastructure or property tax relief purposes and including an
effective date.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
House File 572, by committee on environmental protection, a bill
for an act relating to the number of controlled burns of demolished
buildings conducted by certain cities.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 573, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an act
making changes to the procedures related to reorganizing judicial
districts and judicial election districts.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 574, by committee on state government, a bill for an
act applying Iowa's open meetings law to newly elected members of a
governmental body not yet sworn in.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 575, by committee on human resources, a bill for an
act providing for offset of certain billings to counties for mental
health, mental retardation, and developmental disabilities services
and including an applicability provision.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 576, by committee on economic growth, a bill for an
act relating to the enterprise zone program and including effective
date provisions.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
House File 577, by committee on education, a bill for an act
providing for a waiver of deadline requirements relating to whole-
grade sharing agreements in specified school districts, and providing
an effective date.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 578, by committee on agriculture, a bill for an act
relating to biodiesel fuel, including biodiesel fuel tax credits and
providing an applicability date.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
House File 579, by committee on education, a bill for an act
relating to designation by a county of a property of historical
significance, placing a moratorium on activities that imperil the
property, and providing an effective date.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 580, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an act
eliminating the limitation on the reduction in damages awarded to
plaintiffs who fail to wear a safety belt or safety harness.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 581, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an act
relating to recovery of prejudgment interest in relation to an offer to
confess judgment.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 582, by committee on human resources, a bill for an
act relating to the regulation of elder family homes, elder group
homes, and assisted living programs, providing for appropriation of
fees, and providing penalties.
Read first time and referred to committee on appropriations.
House File 583, by committee on ethics, a bill for an act relating
to the ethics and campaign disclosure board, including reports of
official misconduct, lobbyist and client reports, advisory opinions,
campaign finance reporting, and making penalties applicable.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 584, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an act
providing for exceptions to municipal tort liability for certain
activities.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 585, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an act
relating to maintaining a magistrate court in a city other than the
county seat.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 586, by committee on commerce, regulation and labor,
a bill for an act relating to notice of rate increases for group health
insurance coverage.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
House File 587, by committee on judiciary, a bill for an act
relating to product liability actions.
Read first time and placed on the calendar.
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 File 350), requiring that dealers of certain swine
file a surety bond with the department of agriculture and land stewardship.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass March 13, 2003.
House File 509, a bill for an act relating to deer and elk chronic wasting disease by
establishing a task force and requiring departmental cooperation in the
implementation of a chronic wasting disease administrative strategy, and providing an
effective date.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass March 13, 2003.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 173), providing wine gallonage tax
revenue to support grape and wine development, and providing an effective date and
retroactive applicability.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass March 13, 2003.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 249), providing for manure
application requirements, providing for fees, making penalties applicable, and
providing an effective date.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass March 13, 2003.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 285), relating to the conversion of
cooperative associations originally organized as business corporations.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass March 13, 2003.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 294), relating to the regulation of
motor vehicle fuel, providing for penalties, providing for a compliance fund, and
providing for an appropriation.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass March 13, 2003.
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC GROWTH
Committee Bill (Formerly House File 372), relating to the exemption from land
ownership restrictions for nonresident aliens under the new jobs and income program.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass March 13, 2003.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 34), establishing a growth restriction
for the state general fund expenditure limitation.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass March 13, 2003.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 172), relating the employment
security administrative contribution surcharge, and providing an effective date.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass March 13, 2003.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 230), encouraging the purchase of
software and information technology produced in this state in state procurement
processes.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass March 13, 2003.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 253), creating workforce training and
economic development funds for community colleges, making related appropriations,
and providing an effective date.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass March 13, 2003.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 289), relating to the development of
crop biotechnology, including providing for financing of businesses, the purchase of bio-
based products by state government, and the regulation of precision-use crops, and
providing penalties.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass March 13, 2003.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 290), relating to creating a loan and
credit guarantee program and fund.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass March 13, 2003.
COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES
Committee Bill (Formerly House File 321), establishing the at-home infant child
care program.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass March 13, 2003.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 191), relating to physician assistant
licensure, and providing an effective date.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass March 13, 2003.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 288), relating to third-party payment
of health care coverage costs for biologically based mental illness treatment services.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass March 13, 2003.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 291), relating to technical
amendments with regard to programs under the authority of the department of public
health.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass March 13, 2003.
Committee Bill (Formerly House Study Bill 292), relating to health care including
reimbursement of health care facilities based on resident program eligibility.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass March 13, 2003.
RESOLUTION FILED
HCR 18, by Shoultz, a concurrent resolution designating March 16
annually as Liberty Day.
Laid over under Rule 25.
On motion by Lukan of Dubuque the House adjourned at 8:55 a.m.,
until 1:00 p.m., Monday, March 17, 2003.
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