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House Journal: Tuesday, April 1, 2003

JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE

Seventy-ninth Calendar Day - Fifty-sixth Session Day

Hall of the House of Representatives
Des Moines, Iowa, Tuesday, April 1, 2003

The House met pursuant to adjournment at 8:40 a.m., Speaker
Rants in the chair.

Prayer was offered by Reverend Michael Coleman, pastor of
Antioch Baptist Church, Waterloo. He was the guest of
Representative Deborah Berry of Black Hawk County.

The Journal of Monday, March 31, 2003 was approved.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Speaker Rants.

MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE

The following messages were received from the Senate:

Mr. Speaker: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has on
March 31, 2003, amended and passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the
House is asked:

House File 171, a bill for an act relating to nonsubstantive Code corrections and
including effective and retroactive applicability date provisions.

Also: That the Senate has on March 31, 2003, passed the following bill in which the
concurrence of the Senate was asked:

House File 175, a bill for an act relating to the use of physical plant and equipment
levy revenue, and providing an effective date.

Also: That the Senate has on March 31, 2003, amended and passed the following
bill in which the concurrence of the House is asked:

House File 180, a bill for an act relating to character education and service learning
in Iowa's elementary and secondary schools.

Also: That the Senate has on March 31, 2003, passed the following bill in which the
concurrence of the Senate was asked:

House File 240, a bill for an act relating to the composition of the Iowa egg council.

Also: That the Senate has on March 31, 2003, passed the following bill in which the
concurrence of the Senate was asked:

House File 249, 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.

Also: That the Senate has on March 31, 2003, passed the following bill in which the
concurrence of the Senate was asked:

House File 615, a bill for an act to legalize the proceedings of the City Council of the
City of Urbandale relating to the approval of a partial exemption from property
taxation of actual value added to industrial real estate, and providing for effective and
applicability dates.

Also: That the Senate has on March 31, 2003, amended and passed the following
bill in which the concurrence of the House is asked:

House File 636, a bill for an act relating to legislative branch consolidation of
functions by combining the legislative service bureau, legislative fiscal bureau, and
legislative computer support bureau into a single central legislative staff agency,
providing for legislative publications procedures, modifying the sales tax exemption for
items sold or services provided by the new agency, including related matters, and
providing an effective date.

Also: That the Senate has on March 31, 2003, passed the following bill in which the
concurrence of the House is asked:

Senate File 368, a bill for an act relating to advanced telecommunications services,
including modification of rate provisions, economic development promotional
certification, and a study of competition and access charges by the utilities board.

MICHAEL E. MARSHALL, Secretary

The House stood at ease at 8:48 a.m., until the fall of the gavel.

The House resumed session at 9:17 a.m., Speaker Rants in the
chair.

On motion by Jacobs of Polk, the House was recessed at 9:17 a.m.,
until 1:00 p.m.

AFTERNOON SESSION

The House reconvened at 1:01 p.m., Speaker Rants in the chair.


QUORUM CALL

A non-record roll call was requested to determine that a quorum
was present. The vote revealed seventy-nine members present,
twenty-one absent.

INTRODUCTION OF BILL

House File 664, by committee on appropriations, a bill for an act
making a supplemental appropriation to the environment first fund
from the cash reserve fund and including an effective date.

Read first time and placed on the appropriations calendar.

MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE

The following messages were received from the Senate:

Mr. Speaker: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has on
April 1, 2003, passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the Senate was
asked:

House File 254, a bill for an act providing that revenues deposited in the state
conservation fund are temporarily exempt from reversion and providing an effective
date.

Also: That the Senate has on April 1, 2003, passed the following bill in which the
concurrence of the House is asked:

Senate File 380, a bill for an act relating to funding for nongame wildlife programs
by increasing the fees for special natural resources motor vehicle registration plates.

Also: That the Senate has on April 1, 2003, passed the following bill in which the
concurrence of the House is asked:

Senate File 383, a bill for an act relating to the delivery of curriculum via the
internet by instructional personnel employed by an accredited postsecondary
educational institution under a contract with a school district.

Also: That the Senate has on April 1, 2003, passed the following bill in which the
concurrence of the House is asked:

Senate File 436, a bill for an act making a supplemental appropriation to the
environment first fund from the cash reserve fund and including an effective date.

MICHAEL E. MARSHALL, Secretary


SENATE MESSAGES CONSIDERED

Senate File 368, by committee on commerce, a bill for an act
relating to advanced telecommunications services, including
modification of rate provisions, economic development promotional
certification, and a study of competition and access charges by the
utilities board.

Read first time and referred to committee on commerce,
regulation and labor.

Senate File 380, by committee on transportation, a bill for an act
relating to funding for nongame wildlife programs by increasing the
fees for special natural resources motor vehicle registration plates.

Read first time and referred to committee on transportation.

Senate File 436, by committee on appropriations, a bill for an act
making a supplemental appropriation to the environment first fund
from the cash reserve fund and including an effective date.

Read first time and passed on file.

ADOPTION OF HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 8

Gipp of Winneshiek called up for consideration House
Concurrent Resolution 8, a concurrent resolution relating to a
biennial memorial session, and moved its adoption.

The motion prevailed and the resolution was adopted.

ADOPTION OF HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 9

Gipp of Winneshiek called up for consideration House
Concurrent Resolution 9, a concurrent resolution relating to
Pioneer Lawmakers, and moved its adoption.

The motion prevailed and the resolution was adopted.


IMMEDIATE MESSAGES

Gipp of Winneshiek asked and received unanimous consent that
the following resolutions be immediately messaged to the Senate:
House Concurrent Resolutions 8 and 9.

CONSIDERATION OF BILLS
Regular Calendar

House File 493, a bill for an act relating to the powers and duties
of the department of agriculture and land stewardship by providing
for the elimination of administrative requirements, was taken up for
consideration.

Lalk of Fayette offered the following amendment H-1104 filed by
him and moved its adoption:

H-1104

1 Amend House File 493 as follows:
2 1. Page 1, by striking lines 1 and 2, and
3 inserting the following:
4 "Section 1. Section 159.5, subsections 12 and 15,
5 Code 2003, are amended by striking the subsections."

Amendment H-1104 was adopted.

Lalk of Fayette moved that the bill be read a last time now and
placed upon its passage which motion prevailed and the bill was read
a last time.

On the question "Shall the bill pass?" (H.F. 493)

The ayes were, 99:
Alons Arnold Baudler Bell
Berry Boal Boddicker Boggess
Bukta Carroll Chambers Cohoon
Connors Dandekar Davitt De Boef
Dennis Dix Dolecheck Drake
Eichhorn Elgin Fallon Foege
Ford Freeman Frevert Gaskill
Gipp Granzow Greimann Greiner
Hahn Hansen Hanson Heaton
Heddens Hoffman Hogg Horbach
Hunter Huseman Huser Hutter
Jacobs Jenkins Jochum Jones
Klemme Kramer Kuhn Kurtenbach
Lalk Lensing Lukan Lykam
Maddox Manternach Mascher McCarthy
Mertz Miller Murphy Myers
Oldson Olson, D. Olson, S. Paulsen
Petersen Quirk Raecker Rasmussen
Rayhons Reasoner Roberts Sands
Schickel Shoultz Smith Stevens
Struyk Swaim Taylor, D. Taylor, T.
Thomas Tjepkes Tymeson Upmeyer
Van Engelenhoven Van Fossen, J.K. Van Fossen, J.R. Watts
Wendt Whitaker Whitead Wilderdyke
Winckler Wise Mr. Speaker
Rants

 


The nays were, none.

Absent or not voting, 1:
Osterhaus

 


The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to
have passed the House and the title was agreed to.

IMMEDIATE MESSAGE

Gipp of Winneshiek asked and received unanimous consent that
House File 493 be immediately messaged to the Senate.

House File 600, a bill for an act regulating organic agricultural
products, providing for fees and penalties, and providing an effective
date, was taken up for consideration.

Rayhons of Hancock offered the following amendment H-1197 filed
by him and moved its adoption:

H-1197

1 Amend House File 600 as follows:
2 1. By striking page 6, line 33, through page 7,
3 line 29.
4 2. By renumbering as necessary.

Amendment H-1197 was adopted.


Dolecheck of Ringgold moved that the bill be read a last time now
and placed upon its passage which motion prevailed and the bill was
read a last time.

On the question "Shall the bill pass?" (H.F. 600)

The ayes were, 99:
Alons Arnold Baudler Bell
Berry Boal Boddicker Boggess
Bukta Carroll Chambers Cohoon
Connors Dandekar Davitt De Boef
Dennis Dix Dolecheck Drake
Eichhorn Elgin Fallon Foege
Ford Freeman Frevert Gaskill
Gipp Granzow Greimann Greiner
Hahn Hansen Hanson Heaton
Heddens Hoffman Hogg Horbach
Hunter Huseman Huser Hutter
Jacobs Jenkins Jochum Jones
Klemme Kramer Kuhn Kurtenbach
Lalk Lensing Lukan Lykam
Maddox Manternach Mascher McCarthy
Mertz Miller Murphy Myers
Oldson Olson, D. Olson, S. Paulsen
Petersen Quirk Raecker Rasmussen
Rayhons Reasoner Roberts Sands
Schickel Shoultz Smith Stevens
Struyk Swaim Taylor, D. Taylor, T.
Thomas Tjepkes Tymeson Upmeyer
Van Engelenhoven Van Fossen, J.K. Van Fossen, J.R. Watts
Wendt Whitaker Whitead Wilderdyke
Winckler Wise Mr. Speaker
Rants

 


The nays were, none.

Absent or not voting, 1:
Osterhaus

 


The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to
have passed the House and the title was agreed to.

House File 631, a bill for an act relating to the apportionment of
judgeships and the voluntary transfer of a district judge among the
judicial election districts, was taken up for consideration.


Paulsen of Linn offered amendment H-1132 filed by him as follows:

H-1132

1 Amend House File 631 as follows:
2 1. Page 1, line 8, by striking the words
3 "numerical disparity" and inserting the following:
4 "percentage of need".
5 2. Page 1, line 11, by striking the words
6 "numerical disparity" and inserting the following:
7 "percentage of need".
8 3. Page 1, by striking lines 13 through 16, and
9 inserting the following: "formula, the judgeship
10 shall be apportioned by the state court
11 administrator."
12 4. Page 1, line 20, by striking the words
13 "numerical disparity" and inserting the following:
14 "percentage of need".

Paulsen of Linn offered the following amendment H-1183, to
amendment H-1132, filed by him and moved its adoption:

H-1183

1 Amend the amendment, H-1132, to House File 631 as
2 follows:
3 1. Page 1, by inserting after line 14, the
4 following:
5 " . Page 2, line 21, by striking the words
6 "numerical disparity" and inserting the following:
7 "percentage of need"."
8 2. By renumbering as necessary.

Amendment H-1183 was adopted.

On motion by Paulsen of Linn, amendment H-1132, as amended,
was adopted.

Paulsen of Linn moved that the bill be read a last time now and
placed upon its passage which motion prevailed and the bill was read
a last time.

On the question "Shall the bill pass?" (H.F. 631)

The ayes were, 90:

Baudler Bell Berry Boal
Boddicker Boggess Bukta Carroll
Chambers Cohoon Connors Dandekar
Davitt De Boef Dennis Dix
Dolecheck Drake Eichhorn Elgin
Foege Ford Gaskill Gipp
Granzow Greimann Greiner Hahn
Hansen Hanson Heaton Heddens
Hoffman Hogg Horbach Hunter
Huseman Hutter Jacobs Jenkins
Jochum Jones Klemme Kramer
Kuhn Kurtenbach Lalk Lensing
Lukan Lykam Maddox Manternach
Mascher McCarthy Miller Murphy
Myers Oldson Olson, D. Olson, S.
Paulsen Petersen Quirk Raecker
Rasmussen Rayhons Reasoner Roberts
Sands Schickel Shoultz Smith
Stevens Struyk Swaim Taylor, D.
Taylor, T. Thomas Tjepkes Tymeson
Upmeyer Van Fossen, J.K. Van Fossen, J.R. Wendt
Whitaker Whitead Wilderdyke Winckler
Wise Mr. Speaker
Rants

 


The nays were, 6:
Alons Arnold Fallon Freeman
Frevert Mertz

 


Absent or not voting, 4:
Huser Osterhaus Van Engelenhoven Watts

 


The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to
have passed the House and the title was agreed to.

IMMEDIATE MESSAGES

Gipp of Winneshiek asked and received unanimous consent that
the following bills be immediately messaged to the Senate: House
Files 600 and 631.

Gipp of Winneshiek asked and received unanimous consent for the
immediate consideration of House File 664.


Appropriations Calendar

House File 664, a bill for an act making a supplemental
appropriation to the environment first fund from the cash reserve
fund and including an effective date, was taken up for consideration.

SENATE FILE 436 SUBSTITUTED FOR HOUSE FILE 664

De Boef of Keokuk asked and received unanimous consent to
substitute Senate File 436 for House File 664.

Senate File 436, a bill for an act making a supplemental
appropriation to the environment first fund from the cash reserve
fund and including an effective date, was taken up for consideration.

De Boef of Keokuk moved that the bill be read a last time now and
placed upon its passage which motion prevailed and the bill was read
a last time.

On the question "Shall the bill pass?" (S.F. 436)

The ayes were, 96:
Alons Arnold Baudler Bell
Berry Boal Boddicker Boggess
Bukta Carroll Chambers Cohoon
Connors Dandekar Davitt De Boef
Dennis Dix Dolecheck Drake
Eichhorn Elgin Fallon Foege
Ford Freeman Frevert Gaskill
Gipp Granzow Greimann Greiner
Hahn Hansen Hanson Heaton
Heddens Hoffman Hogg Horbach
Hunter Huseman Hutter Jacobs
Jenkins Jochum Jones Klemme
Kuhn Kurtenbach Lalk Lensing
Lukan Lykam Maddox Manternach
Mascher McCarthy Mertz Miller
Murphy Myers Oldson Olson, D.
Olson, S. Paulsen Petersen Quirk
Raecker Rayhons Reasoner Roberts
Sands Schickel Shoultz Smith
Stevens Struyk Swaim Taylor, D.
Taylor, T. Thomas Tjepkes Tymeson
Upmeyer Van Engelenhoven Van Fossen, J.K. Van Fossen, J.R.
Watts Wendt Whitaker Whitead
Wilderdyke Winckler Wise Mr. Speaker
Rants
The nays were, none.

 


Absent or not voting, 3:
Huser Kramer Osterhaus

 


Under the provision of Rule 76, relating to conflict of interest,
Rasmussen of Buchanan refrained from voting.

The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to
have passed the House and the title was agreed to.

Manternach of Jones in the chair at 2:05 p.m.

House File 594, a bill for an act relating to the registration of
electrical and mechanical amusement devices and the registration of
manufacturers and distributors thereof, making penalties applicable,
and providing an effective date, was taken up for consideration.

Speaker Rants in the chair at 2:12 p.m.

Horbach of Tama offered amendment H-1199 filed by Horbach, et
al., as follows:

H-1199

1 Amend House File 594 as follows:
2 1. By striking page 1, line 34, through page 2,
3 line 12.
4 2. Page 2, by inserting after line 34 the
5 following:
6 "Sec. . ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL AMUSEMENT
7 DEVICES - SPECIAL FUND. Fees collected by the
8 department of inspections and appeals pursuant to
9 section 99B.10 for the fiscal years beginning July 1,
10 2003, and July 1, 2004, shall be deposited in a
11 special fund created in the state treasury. Moneys in
12 the fund are appropriated to the department of
13 inspections and appeals and the department of public
14 safety for administration and enforcement of sections
15 99B.10 and 99B.10A, including employment of necessary
16 personnel. The distribution of moneys in the fund to
17 the department of inspections and appeals and the
18 department of public safety shall be pursuant to a
19 written policy agreed upon by the departments.
20 Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest
21 or earnings on moneys deposited in the fund shall be
22 credited to the fund."

23 3. Title page, line 3, by inserting after the
24 word "thereof," the following: "making an
25 appropriation,".
26 4. By renumbering as necessary.

Wise of Lee offered the following amendment H-1214, to
amendment H-1199, filed by Wise, Petersen of Polk, Dandekar of
Linn and Reasoner of Union from the floor and moved its adoption:

H-1214

1 Amend the amendment, H-1199, to House File 594 as
2 follows:
3 1. Page 1, line 22, by inserting after the words
4 "to the fund." the following: "Notwithstanding
5 section 8.33, moneys remaining in the fund at the end
6 of a fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund
7 of the state but shall be appropriated to the
8 department of human services for the purpose of
9 increasing registered child care inspections."

A non-record roll call was requested.

The ayes were 41, nays 45.

Amendment H-1214 lost.

On motion by Horbach of Tama, amendment H-1199 was adopted,
placing out of order amendment H-1189 filed by Wise, et al., on
March 27, 2003.

Roberts of Carroll offered the following amendment H-1198 filed
by him and Raecker of Polk and moved its adoption:

H-1198

1 Amend House File 594 as follows:
2 1. Page 2, by inserting before line 27 the
3 following:
4 "Sec. . NEW SECTION. 99B.10B REVOCATION OF
5 REGISTRATION - ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL AMUSEMENT
6 DEVICES.
7 The department may revoke a registration issued
8 pursuant to section 99B.10 or 99B.10A, for a period
9 not to exceed two years, for cause, following at least
10 ten days written notice and opportunity for an
11 evidentiary hearing, pursuant to rules adopted by the
12 department. The rules shall provide that a

13 registration may be revoked if the registrant or agent
14 of the registrant violates, or permits a violation, of
15 section 99B.10 or 99B.10A, violates any rule adopted
16 by the department under this chapter that the
17 department determines should warrant revocation of the
18 registration, or engages in any act or omission that
19 would have permitted the department to refuse to issue
20 a registration under section 99B.10 or 99B.10A."
21 2. By renumbering as necessary.

Amendment H-1198 was adopted.

Jenkins of Black Hawk offered the following amendment H-1190
filed by him and Wise of Lee and moved its adoption:

H-1190

1 Amend House File 594 as follows:
2 1. Page 2, by inserting after line 34 the
3 following:
4 "Sec. . DEPARTMENTAL REPORT. The department of
5 inspections and appeals, in consultation with the
6 department of public safety, shall submit a written
7 report to the general assembly by December 31, 2004,
8 with copies to the committees on government oversight
9 and state government of the senate and house of
10 representatives, that provides details on the
11 implementation of this Act, including fees collected
12 annually, and expenses by all state government
13 agencies for administration, registration issuance,
14 inspection, and other costs related to this Act. The
15 department shall also include information in the
16 report as to its projections as to whether the fees
17 collected under this Act are properly set to cover
18 future expenses of applicable state agencies under
19 this Act."
20 2. By renumbering as necessary.

Amendment H-1190 was adopted.

Roberts of Carroll moved that the bill be read a last time now and
placed upon its passage which motion prevailed and the bill was read
a last time.

On the question "Shall the bill pass?" (H.F. 594)



The ayes were, 96:
Alons Arnold Baudler Bell
Berry Boal Boddicker Boggess
Bukta Carroll Chambers Cohoon
Connors Dandekar Davitt De Boef
Dennis Dix Dolecheck Drake
Eichhorn Elgin Fallon Foege
Ford Freeman Frevert Gaskill
Gipp Granzow Greimann Greiner
Hahn Hansen Hanson Heaton
Heddens Hoffman Horbach Hunter
Huseman Hutter Jacobs Jenkins
Jochum Jones Klemme Kramer
Kuhn Kurtenbach Lalk Lensing
Lukan Lykam Manternach Mascher
McCarthy Mertz Miller Murphy
Myers Oldson Olson, D. Olson, S.
Paulsen Petersen Quirk Raecker
Rasmussen Rayhons Reasoner Roberts
Sands Schickel Shoultz Smith
Stevens Struyk Swaim Taylor, D.
Taylor, T. Thomas Tjepkes Tymeson
Upmeyer Van Engelenhoven Van Fossen, J.K. Van Fossen, J.R.
Watts Wendt Whitaker Whitead
Wilderdyke Winckler Wise Mr. Speaker
Rants

 


The nays were, none.

Absent or not voting, 4:
HoggHuserMaddoxOsterhaus

 


The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to
have passed the House and the title, as amended, was agreed to.

HOUSE FILE 314 WITHDRAWN

Roberts of Carroll asked and received unanimous consent to
withdraw House File 314 from further consideration by the House.

IMMEDIATE MESSAGES

Gipp of Winneshiek asked and received unanimous consent that
the following bills be immediately messaged to the Senate: House
File 594 and Senate File 436.


EXPLANATIONS OF VOTE

I was necessarily absent from the House chamber on April 1, 2003.
Had I been present, I would have voted "aye" on House File 594.

HOGG of Linn

I was necessarily absent from the House chamber on April 1, 2003.
Had I been present, I would have voted "aye" on Senate File 436.

KRAMER of Polk

I was necessarily absent from the House chamber on March 27,
2003. Had I been present, I would have voted "aye" on House Files
216, 567, 576 and Senate File 94.

UPMEYER of Hancock

PRESENTATION OF VISITORS

The Speaker announced that the following visitors were present in
the House chamber:

Twenty-two eighth grade students from Ruthven-Ayrshire Middle
School, Ruthven, Iowa, accompanied by Jon Josephson. By Frevert of
Palo Alto.

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\1021 Ryan Lee Van Voorst, Sioux Center - For attaining the rank of
Eagle Scout, the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America.

2003\1022 Claire and Les Wolter, Marshalltown - For celebrating their 60th
wedding anniversary.

2003\1023 Wayne and Mary Elsberry, Marshalltown - For celebrating their
66th wedding anniversary.


2003\1024 Mary Halverson, Marshalltown - For celebrating her 80th birthday.

2003\1025 Max and Florence Landon, Marshalltown - For celebrating their
61st wedding anniversary.

2003\1026 John and Louise Lackey, Marshalltown - For celebrating their 62nd
wedding anniversary.

2003\1027 Lee Hedum, Marshalltown - For celebrating his 82nd birthday.

2003\1028 Paul Funkhouser, Shenandoah - For celebrating his 90th birthday.

2003\1029 Clayton and Gertrude Knoll, Mason City - For celebrating their 70th
wedding anniversary.

2003\1030 Irene Nissen, Cedar Falls - For celebrating her 80th birthday.

2003\1031 Viola Knapp, Cedar Falls - For celebrating her 85th birthday.

2003\1032 Mr. and Mrs. Fred Steinbron, Jesup - For celebrating their 50th
wedding anniversary.

2003\1033 Margaret Magner, Independence - For being the Iowa recipient of
the 2002 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and
Science Technology.

2003\1034 Robert and Joann Stahly, Harris - For celebrating their 50th
wedding anniversary.

2003\1035 Elmer and Wilma Olsem, Colesburg - For celebrating their 50th
wedding anniversary.

2003\1036 Charles and Mary Kramer, Earlville - For celebrating their 50th
wedding anniversary.

2003\1037 Stephan Leeds, Ames - For attaining the rank of Eagle Scout, the
highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America.

2003\1038 Pinkie Galbreath, Onawa - For celebrating her 105th birthday.

2003\1039 Agnes Edwards, Logan - For celebrating her 90th birthday.

2003\1040 Kristin Siepkes, Spencer - For being named the Academic All-State
Girls' Basketball Team.

2003\1041 Verna Kielsmeier, Alden - For celebrating her 80th birthday.

2003\1042 Paul Ficken, Melbourne - For celebrating his 80th birthday.

2003\1043 Betty J. Wehr, Waterloo - For celebrating her 80th birthday.

2003\1044 John Jacobsen, Waterloo - For celebrating his 99th birthday.

2003\1045 Jill Lauer, Winfield - For being selected to attend the Iowa
American Legion Auxiliary Girls State.

2003\1046 Ginny Backues-Case, Winfield - For being named to the All-Iowa
Academic Team.

2003\1047 Mikaela Grimm, Wayland - For being selected to attend the
American Legion Auxiliary Girls State.

2003\1048 Max and Mazie Hollander, Fairfield - For celebrating their 60th
wedding anniversary.

2003\1049 Jim Glaw, Sumner - For attaining the rank of Eagle Scout, the
highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America.

2003\1050 Ralph Jipson, Oelwein - For celebrating his 90th birthday.

2003\1051 Don Lonergan, Boone - For celebrating his 83rd birthday.

2003\1052 James Daniel Shannon, Boone - For celebrating his 80th birthday.

2003\1053 Jean Elizabeth Carlson, Boone - For celebrating her 82nd birthday.

2003\1054 Wilbur Hiram Mcray, Boone - For celebrating his 81st birthday.

2003\1055 Mae Belle Woods, Boone - For celebrating her 81st birthday.

2003\1056 Fannie Hitchinson, Boone - For celebrating her 90th birthday.

2003\1057 Mildred Olea Thorngren, Pilot Mound - For celebrating her 88th
birthday.

2003\1058 Ruth Clara McCoy, Pilot Mound - For celebrating her 82nd birthday.

2003\1059 Galen Myles Wiley, Boone - For celebrating his 86th birthday.

2003\1060 Theodore Hiran Dobson, Boone - For celebrating his 93rd birthday.

2003\1061 Catherine Edward, Pleasantville - For celebrating her 80th birthday.

2003\1062 Zachary Prickett, Indianola - For attaining the rank of Eagle Scout,
the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America.

2003\1063 Nina Harrell, Indianola - For celebrating her 90th birthday.

2003\1064 The Northwestern Red Raiders Men's Basketball Team, Orange
City - For winning the NAIA National Tournament Championship.

2003\1065 Ben Barkeman, Muscatine - For being named to the 2003 Class 4-A
Iowa Newspaper Association All-State Boy's Basketball Team.

2003\1066 Jessie Geater, Vinton - For celebrating her 85th birthday.

2003\1067 Dorothy Kisling, Center Point - For celebrating her 90th birthday.

2003\1068 Harold Kramer, Urbana - For celebrating his 90th birthday.

2003\1069 Margaret Barron, Van Horne - For celebrating her 80th birthday.

2003\1070 Mr. and Mrs. Earl Jones, Albia - For celebrating their 60th wedding
anniversary.

2003\1071 Florence Truis Turner, Albia - For celebrating her 90th birthday.

BILLS ENROLLED, SIGNED
AND SENT TO SECRETARY OF STATE

The Chief Clerk of the House submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker: The Chief Clerk of the House respectfully reports that the following
resolution has been examined and found correctly enrolled, signed by the Speaker of
the House and the President of the Senate, and presented to the Secretary of the State
on this 1st day of April, 2003: House Joint Resolution 3.

MARGARET THOMSON
Chief Clerk of the House
Report Adopted.

COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED

The following communications were received and filed in the office
of the Chief Clerk:

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Report on the Iowa Early Intervention Block Grant Program, pursuant to Chapter
256D.3, Code of Iowa.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Consumer Advocate

Bi-annual report estimating the return of any local exchange Carrier, pursuant to
Chapter 476.98, Code of Iowa.

SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

House File 191

Ways and Means: Boal, Chair; Shoultz and Tymeson.
House File 609

Government Oversight: Alons, Chair; Lensing and Raecker.

Senate File 313

Commerce, Regulation, and Labor: Watts, Chair; B. Hansen and Wise.

Senate File 341

Agriculture: J. Drake, Chair; Klemme, Kuhn, Manternach and Whitaker.

Senate File 371

Local Government: Jones, Chair; M. Gaskill and Maddox.

Senate File 394

Agriculture: Rayhons, Chair; De Boef and Whitaker.

Senate File 395

Agriculture: Struyk, Chair; Baudler and S. Olson.

Senate File 425
(Committee of the Whole)

Appropriations: De Boef, Chair; Alons, Bell, Boggess, Chambers, Dandekar, Dix,
Dolecheck, Eichhorn, Heaton, Horbach, Huseman, Jacobs, Jenkins, Mertz, Murphy,
Petersen, Quirk, Reasoner, Roberts, Smith, T. Taylor, Thomas, Upmeyer and Wise.

Senate File 433
(Committee of the Whole)

Appropriations: Boggess, Chair; Alons, Bell, Chambers, Dandekar, De Boef, Dix,
Dolecheck, Eichhorn, Heaton, Horbach, Huseman, Jacobs, Jenkins, Mertz, Murphy,
Petersen, Quirk, Reasoner, Roberts, Smith, T. Taylor, Thomas, Upmeyer and Wise.

Senate File 435
(Committee of the Whole)

Appropriations: Horbach, Chair; Alons, Bell, Boggess, Chambers, Dandekar, De Boef,
Dix, Dolecheck, Eichhorn, Heaton, Huseman, Jacobs, Jenkins, Mertz, Murphy,
Petersen, Quirk, Reasoner, Roberts, Smith, T. Taylor, Thomas, Upmeyer and Wise.

HOUSE STUDY BILL SUB COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT

House Study Bill 306

Ways and Means: Paulsen, Chair; D. Taylor and Tymeson.

HOUSE STUDY BILL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

H.S.B. 307 Appropriations

Relating to and making appropriations from the healthy Iowans
tobacco trust and the tobacco settlement trust fund.
H.S.B. 308 Appropriations

Relating to unemployment compensation and making appropriations.


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.

COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

Senate File 425, a bill for an act relating to and making appropriations involving
state government, including provisions affecting agriculture and natural resources.

Fiscal Note is not required.

Recommended Do Pass April 1, 2003.

Senate File 433, a bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the
department of economic development, certain board of regents institutions, department
of workforce development, and the public employment relations board and related
matters.

Fiscal Note is not required.

Recommended Do Pass April 1, 2003.

Senate File 435, a bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the
judicial branch.

Fiscal Note is not required.

Recommended Do Pass April 1, 2003.

Committee Bill (Formerly LSB 3415YC), relating to a supplemental
appropriation to the environment first fund from the cash reserve fund and including
an effective date.

Fiscal Note is required.

Recommended Do Pass April 1, 2003.

COMMITTEE OF COMMERCE, REGULATION AND LABOR

House File 659, a bill for an act relating to ownership of alternate energy
production facilities by public utilities, making related changes, and providing an
effective date.

Fiscal Note is not required

Recommended Amend and Do Pass with amendment H-1218 on April 1, 2003.

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Senate File 359, a bill for an act relating to landlords, tenants, and actions for
forcible entry or detention.
Fiscal Note is not required.

Recommended Do Pass April 1, 2003.


Senate File 361, a bill for an act relating to emergency procedures for the
temporary detention and treatment of persons who are incapacitated or impaired due
to substance abuse or mental health problems.

Fiscal Note is not required.

Recommended Do Pass April 1, 2003.

RESOLUTION FILED

HR 50, by Lensing, Foege, Mascher and Myers, a resolution honoring
the University of Iowa Football Team and Coach Kirk Ferentz.

Laid over under Rule 25.

AMENDMENTS FILED

H-1207 H.F. 662 Davitt of Warren
Whitead of Woodbury Whitaker of Van Buren
Swaim of Davis Wendt of Woodbury
Mertz of Kossuth Miller of Webster
Berry of Black Hawk Heddens of Story
Gaskill of Wapello Greimann of Story
Frevert of Palo Alto Fallon of Polk
D. Taylor of Linn Mascher of Johnson
Bukta of Clinton Myers of Johnson
Murphy of Dubuque Stevens of Dickinson
Smith of Marshall Ford of Polk
Oldson of Polk Petersen of Polk
Struyk of Pottawattamie Jochum of Dubuque
Lensing of Johnson Hogg of Linn
Reasoner of Union Thomas of Clayton
Dandekar of Linn Foege of Linn
Hunter of Polk Shoultz of Black Hawk
Kuhn of Floyd Connors of Polk
D. Olson of Boone McCarthy of Polk
Lykam of Scott Cohoon of Des Moines
Bell of Jasper
H-1208 H.F. 662 Greimann of Story
Whitead of Woodbury Winckler of Scott
Swaim of Davis Whitaker of Van Buren
Wendt of Woodbury Mertz of Kossuth
Miller of Webster Berry of Black Hawk
Heddens of Story Gaskill of Wapello
Frevert of Palo Alto Davitt of Warren
Fallon of Polk D. Taylor of Linn

Mascher of Johnson Bukta of Clinton
Murphy of Dubuque Smith of Marshall
Ford of Polk Oldson of Polk
Myers of Johnson Stevens of Dickinson
Petersen of Polk Jochum of Dubuque
Lensing of Johnson Hogg of Linn
Reasoner of Union Thomas of Clayton
Dandekar of Linn Foege of Linn
Hunter of Polk Shoultz of Black Hawk
Connors of Polk D. Olson of Boone
Wise of Lee McCarthy of Polk
Lykam of Scott Cohoon of Des Moines
Bell of Jasper
H-1209 H.F. 662 Frevert of Palo Alto
Winckler of Scott Whitead of Woodbury
Swaim of Davis Wendt of Woodbury
Mertz of Kossuth Miller of Webster
Berry of Black Hawk Heddens of Story
Gaskill of Wapello Whitaker of Van Buren
Greimann of Story Davitt of Warren
Fallon of Polk D. Taylor of Linn
Mascher of Johnson Bukta of Clinton
Myers of Johnson Stevens of Dickinson
Murphy of Dubuque Quirk of Chickasaw
Bell of Jasper Smith of Marshall
Ford of Polk Oldson of Polk
Petersen of Polk Struyk of Pottawattamie
Jochum of Dubuque Lensing of Johnson
Hogg of Linn Reasoner of Union
Thomas of Clayton Dandekar of Linn
Foege of Linn Hunter of Polk
Shoultz of Black Hawk Kuhn of Floyd
Connors of Polk D. Olson of Boone
Wise of Lee McCarthy of Polk
Lykam of Scott Cohoon of Des Moines
H-1210 H.F. 662 Winckler of Scott
Whitead of Woodbury Swaim of Davis
Whitaker of Van Buren Wendt of Woodbury
Mertz of Kossuth Miller of Webster
Berry of Black Hawk Heddens of Story
Gaskill of Wapello Greimann of Story

Frevert of Palo Alto Davitt of Warren
Fallon of Polk D. Taylor of Linn
Mascher of Johnson Bukta of Clinton
Myers of Johnson Murphy of Dubuque
Smith of Marshall Stevens of Dickinson
Ford of Polk Oldson of Polk
Petersen of Polk Struyk of Pottawattamie
Jochum of Dubuque Lensing of Johnson
Hogg of Linn Reasoner of Union
Thomas of Clayton Dandekar of Linn
Foege of Linn Hunter of Polk
Shoultz of Black Hawk Connors of Polk
D. Olson of Boone Wise of Lee
McCarthy of Polk Lykam of Scott
Cohoon of Des Moines Bell of Jasper
H-1211 H.F. 180 Senate Amendment
H-1212 H.F. 171 Senate Amendment
H-1213 H.F. 636 Senate Amendment
H-1215 H.F. 598 Maddox of Polk
H-1216 H.F. 619 Carroll of Poweshiek
Foege of Linn
Heaton of Henry
H-1217 S.F. 185 Hogg of Linn
H-1218 H.F. 659 Committee on Commerce,
Regulation and Labor
H-1219 S.F. 359 Swaim of Davis
H-1220 H.F. 573 Eichhorn of Hamilton
H-1221 H.F. 662 Jenkins of Black Hawk

On motion by Gipp of Winneshiek the House adjourned at 2:47
p.m., until 8:45 a.m., Wednesday, April 2, 2003.


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