House Journal: Thursday, April 10, 2003
JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE
Eighty-eighth Calendar Day - Sixty-third Session Day
Hall of the House of Representatives
Des Moines, Iowa, Thursday, April 10, 2003
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 8:44 a.m., Speaker
Rants in the chair.
Prayer was offered by Allan Thoreson, Retired ELCA Pastor and
visitation pastor of Memorial Lutheran Church, Nevada. He was the
guest of Representative Mark Smith of Marshall County.
The Journal of Wednesday, April 9, 2003 was approved.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Speaker Rants.
INTRODUCTION OF BILL
House File 676, by committee on government oversight, a bill for
an act establishing a veterans trust fund under the control of the
commission of veterans affairs and making an appropriation.
Read first time and referred to committee on appropriations.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Leave of absence was granted as follows:
Miller of Webster on request of Myers of Johnson.
On motion by Gipp of Winneshiek, the House was recessed at 8:50
a.m., until 1:00 p.m.
AFTERNOON SESSION
The House reconvened at 12:58 p.m., Baudler of Adair in the chair.
QUORUM CALL
A non-record roll call was requested to determine that a quorum
was present. The vote revealed fifty-eight members present, forty-
two absent.
SPECIAL PRESENTATION
Watts of Dallas introduced to the House, Jill Martin, the winner of
the Prudential Spirit of Community Award for outstanding service in
volunteering. She was accompanied by her parents, Paul and Sara
Martin, brother Kyle and friend of the family Bettie Nixon.
Jenkins of Black Hawk introduced to the House, Justin Peters,
also a winner of the Prudential Spirit of Community Award for
outstanding service in volunteering. He was accompanied by his
parents, Tony and Pat Peters.
The House rose and expressed its welcome and appreciation.
The House stood at ease at 1:14 p.m., until the fall of the gavel.
The House resumed session at 2:45 p.m., Jacobs of Polk in the
chair.
CONSIDERATION OF BILLS
Appropriations Calendar
House File 667, a bill for an act relating to and making
appropriations for health and human services to the department of
elder affairs, the Iowa department of public health, the department of
inspections and appeals, the department of human services, and the
commission of veterans affairs, and providing effective dates, was
taken up for consideration.
Heaton of Henry offered the following amendment H-1308 filed by
him and moved its adoption:
H-1308
1 Amend House File 667 as follows:
2 1. Page 4, line 34, by striking the figure "7.05"
3 and inserting the following: "7.75".
4 2. Page 5, line 8, by striking the figure
5 "147.10" and inserting the following: "149.10".
6 3. Page 7, line 34, by striking the figure
7 "51.15" and inserting the following: "53.15".
8 4. Page 29, by inserting after line 13, the
9 following:
10 " . The department may either continue or
11 reprocure the contract existing on June 30, 2003, with
12 the department's fiscal agent."
13 5. Page 52, line 8, by striking the figure "5.17"
14 and inserting the following: "4.26".
15 6. Page 66, line 17, by striking the figure
16 "7,180,814" and inserting the following: "7,480,814".
17 7. Page 66, line 18, by striking the word "It"
18 and inserting the following: "1. It".
19 8. Page 66, by inserting after line 21, the
20 following:
21 "2. Notwithstanding section 249H.7, the department
22 of elder affairs shall distribute up to $300,000 of
23 the funds appropriated in this section in a manner
24 that will supplement and maximize federal funds under
25 the federal Older Americans Act and shall not use the
26 amount distributed for any administrative purposes of
27 either the department of elder affairs or the area
28 agencies on aging."
29 9. By renumbering as necessary.
Amendment H-1308 was adopted.
Osterhaus of Jackson offered the following amendment H-1306
filed by him and moved its adoption:
H-1306
1 Amend House File 667 as follows:
2 1. Page 7, line 33, by striking the figure
3 "666,717" and inserting the following: "766,717".
Amendment H-1306 lost.
Carroll of Poweshiek offered amendment H-1313 filed by
Kurtenbach of Story as follows:
H-1313
1 Amend House File 667 as follows:
2 1. Page 15, by inserting after line 6, the
3 following:
4 "14A. To be credited to the Iowa marriage
5 initiative grant fund created in section 234.35:
6 $ 85,000
7 a. Moneys credited to the Iowa marriage initiative
8 grant fund under this subsection are appropriated to
9 the department for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
10 2003, and ending June 30, 2004, to be used in
11 accordance with this section.
12 b. The department shall establish an Iowa
13 fatherhood and family initiative grant program
14 utilizing funds credited to the Iowa marriage
15 initiative grant fund created in section 234.35 to
16 fund services to support fatherhood and to encourage
17 the formation and maintenance of two-parent families
18 that are secure and nurturing. The department of
19 human services shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter
20 17A to administer the grant fund and to establish
21 procedures for awarding of grants.
22 c. The program shall require that a grantee be a
23 nonprofit organization incorporated in this state with
24 demonstrated successful experience in facilitating
25 fatherhood promotion activities, marriage and family
26 promotion activities, in using media resources to
27 promote fatherhood and marriage and family formation,
28 in making presentations to service or faith-based
29 organizations, and in raising private funding for
30 activities that support fatherhood, marriage, and
31 families.
32 d. Preference in awarding grants may be given to
33 those nonprofit organizations working with faith-based
34 groups and those groups targeting young fathers.
35 e. The program activities funded by a grant shall
36 include but are not limited to all of the following:
37 (1) Working with individuals who have a
38 demonstrated ability in working with at-risk fathers
39 or working with those who may solemnize marriages
40 pursuant to section 598.10 to utilize premarital
41 diagnostic tools, to implement marriage agreements
42 developed by the individuals who may solemnize
43 marriages pursuant to section 595.10 that provide for
44 an appropriate engagement period and premarital and
45 post marital counseling, and to use volunteer mentors
46 in program activities.
47 (2) Provision of a series of meetings sharing best
48 practices that encourage young fathers to fulfill
49 their responsibilities to the expectant mother of the
50 child during the pregnancy, and to the mother of the
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1 child following the birth of the child, that promote
2 happy and healthy marriages, and that offer counseling
3 to determine the father's level of commitment to the
4 child and the child's mother.
5 f. The program activities funded by a grant shall
6 be privately funded at no less than fifty percent of
7 the grant amount.
8 g. Grants shall be awarded in a manner that
9 results in provision of services throughout the state
10 in an equal number of urban and rural geographic
11 areas.
12 h. The department shall implement the grant
13 program so that the initial request for proposals is
14 issued on or before October 1, 2003, and so that any
15 grants are awarded on or before January 1, 2004.
16 i. A grantee shall submit a quarterly financial
17 report to the department and to the legislative fiscal
18 bureau and shall be subject to an annual independent
19 evaluation to assess accomplishment of the purposes of
20 the program.
21 j. The department shall provide a copy of the
22 request for proposals and shall submit a report
23 concerning the proposals received and grants awarded
24 to those persons designated by this division of this
25 Act to receive reports.
26 k. The department may adopt emergency rules to
27 implement the provisions of this subsection."
28 2. By renumbering as necessary.
Carroll of Poweshiek offered the following amendment H-1316, to
amendment H-1313, filed by him from the floor and moved its
adoption:
H-1316
1 Amend the amendment, H-1313, to House File 667 as
2 follows:
3 1. Page 1, line 5, by striking the figure
4 "234.35" and inserting the following: "234.45".
5 2. Page 1, line 15, by striking the figure
6 "234.35" and inserting the following: "234.45".
Amendment H-1316 was adopted.
Jochum of Dubuque offered the following amendment H-1317, to
amendment H-1313, filed by her from the floor and moved its
adoption:
H-1317
1 Amend the amendment, H-1313, to House File 667 as
2 follows:
3 1. By striking page 1, line 22 through page 2,
4 line 4.
5 2. By renumbering as necessary.
Amendment H-1317 lost.
Carroll of Poweshiek moved the adoption of amendment H-1313,
as amended.
A non-record roll call was requested.
The ayes were 50, nays 35.
Amendment H-1313 was adopted.
Heaton of Henry offered amendment H-1302 filed by him as
follows:
H-1302
1 Amend House File 667 as follows:
2 1. Page 19, line 9, by striking the word
3 "reducing" and inserting the following: "in order to
4 increase".
5 2. Page 20, by striking lines 26 through 29.
6 3. Page 27, by striking lines 4 and 5, and
7 inserting the following: "community-based waivers,
8 the total number of openings at any one time".
9 4. Page 29, by striking lines 1 through 5.
10 5. Page 32, by striking lines 3 through 12.
11 6. Page 32, by inserting after line 16 the
12 following:
13 " . If the department receives additional
14 funding from the federal government designated for
15 purposes of improving child care quality, the funding
16 shall be used for additional child care consultant
17 positions within the department's field operations."
18 7. Page 32, line 26, by striking the figure
19 "5,750,338" and inserting the following: "6,160,878".
20 8. Page 32, by striking lines 28 through 30.
21 9. Page 32, line 34, by striking the figure
22 "9,046,469" and inserting the following:
23 "10,285,696".
24 10. Page 33, by striking lines 14 through 18.
25 11. Page 33, line 26, by striking the figure
26 "109,285,212" and inserting the following:
27 "107,091,253".
28 12. Page 34, line 2, by striking the figure
29 "31,909,683" and inserting the following:
30 "30,154,516".
31 13. Page 35, by striking lines 13 through 32.
32 14. Page 36, lines 7 and 8, by striking the words
33 and figure "at least $1,135,288" and inserting the
34 following: "up to $915,892".
35 15. Page 38, line 25, by striking the figure
36 "3,281,589" and inserting the following: "3,062,193".
37 16. Page 39, line 17, by inserting after the word
38 "Act" the following: "or the federal Social Security
39 Act is amended to allow Title IV-E funding to be used
40 for subsidized guardianship,".
41 17. Page 39, by striking lines 24 through 26 and
42 inserting the following:
43 " . The department shall develop a plan for
44 privatizing the administration of the foster care and
45 adoption programs. The plan shall be submitted to the
46 governor and the general assembly on or before
47 December 15, 2003."
48 18. Page 42, line 7, by striking the figure
49 "16,368,110" and inserting the following:
50 "16,912,302".
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1 19. Page 47, by inserting after line 5 the
2 following:
3 " . The state resource centers shall develop a
4 proposal providing options for addressing the service
5 needs of persons with developmental disabilities who
6 behave in a manner that presents a danger to
7 themselves or to others. The proposal shall be
8 submitted to the governor and general assembly on or
9 before December 15, 2003."
10 20. Page 50, line 7, by striking the words
11 "recoupment of" and inserting the following:
12 "recoupment of at least".
13 21. Page 50, by striking lines 12 and 13 and
14 inserting the following: "a contract shall be
15 considered to be repayment receipts and used".
16 22. Page 50, line 24, by striking the figure
17 "1,771.50" and inserting the following: "1,800.00".
18 23. Page 57, by inserting after line 20 the
19 following:
20 "Sec. . VEHICLE DEPRECIATION. The following
21 facilities and institutions administered by the
22 department of human services are exempt from the
23 depreciation requirement in section 18.120, subsection
24 1, and the appropriations for the facilities,
25 institutions, and the department shall not be charged
26 for vehicle depreciation otherwise attributable to the
27 facilities and institutions during the fiscal year
28 beginning July 1, 2003:
29 1. The state juvenile institutions.
30 2. The state resource centers.
31 3. The state mental health institutes.
32 4. The unit for commitment of sexually violent
33 predators located at the state mental health institute
34 at Cherokee."
35 24. Page 58, lines 9 and 10, by striking the
36 words "state laws, regulations, policies, and".
37 25. Page 58, lines 13 and 14, by striking the
38 words "and child support systems" and inserting the
39 following: "system".
40 26. Page 58, by inserting after line 17 the
41 following:
42 "(2A) Continuation of child support program
43 efforts to assist fathers in providing for their
44 children and remaining engaged in their children's
45 lives while complying with federal requirements. The
46 efforts may include continuing the fatherhood internet
47 site, seeking additional federal access and visitation
48 grants, and applying for other federal funds that
49 become available, for the purpose of actively engaging
50 fathers in the lives of their children."
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1 27. Page 59, by striking line 1.
2 28. Page 65, by inserting after line 29 the
3 following:
4 " . The provision under the appropriation for
5 child and family services, relating to the
6 requirements in section 237.5A involving a foster
7 parent unable to complete annual training due to being
8 engaged in active duty in the military service."
9 29. By renumbering as necessary.
Heaton of Henry offered the following amendment H-1314, to
amendment H-1302, filed by him from the floor and moved its
adoption:
H-1314
1 Amend the amendment, H-1302, to House File 667 as
2 follows:
3 1. Page 1, by striking line 10.
4 2. By renumbering as necessary.
Amendment H-1314 was adopted.
Division of amendment H-1302, as amended, was requested as
follows:
Page 1 - Lines 3 through 50, Division A
Page 2 - Lines 1 through 17, Division A
Page 2 - Lines 18 through 34, Division B
Page 3 - Lines 1 through 9, Division A
On motion by Heaton of Henry, amendment H-1302A, as amended,
was adopted.
Osterhaus of Jackson offered the following amendment H-1307
filed by him and moved its adoption:
H-1307
1 Amend House File 667 as follows:
2 1. Page 22, line 11, by striking the figure
3 "5,482,793" and inserting the following: "5,912,793".
Amendment H-1307 lost.
Heaton of Henry offered the following amendment H-1305 filed by
him and moved its adoption:
H-1305
1 Amend House File 667 as follows:
2 1. Page 28, by inserting after line 16 the
3 following:
4 " . The department shall implement the
5 elimination of hospital crossover claims for dually
6 eligible federal Medicare and medical assistance
7 program beneficiaries for hospitals licensed under
8 chapter 135B, only if approval of a medical assistance
9 state plan amendment is received from the centers for
10 Medicare and Medicaid services of the United States
11 department of health and human services that protects
12 hospitals from financial losses specifically due to
13 the hospital crossover claims process under the
14 medical assistance program or the Medicare cost
15 reports."
16 2. By renumbering as necessary.
Amendment H-1305 was adopted.
Petersen of Polk offered amendment H-1309 filed by Petersen, et
al., as follows:
H-1309
1 Amend House File 667 as follows:
2 1. Page 32, by inserting after line 16, the
3 following:
4 " . a. The department shall develop consumer
5 information material to assist parents in selecting a
6 child care provider. In developing the material, the
7 department shall consult with department of human
8 services staff, department of education staff, the
9 state child care advisory council, the Iowa
10 empowerment board, and child care resource and
11 referral services. In addition, the department may
12 consult with other entities at the local, state, and
13 national level.
14 b. The consumer information material developed by
15 the department for parents and other consumers of
16 child care services shall include but is not limited
17 to all of the following:
18 (1) A pamphlet or other printed material
19 containing consumer-oriented information on locating a
20 quality child care provider.
21 (2) Information explaining important
22 considerations a consumer should take into account in
23 selecting a licensed or registered child care
24 provider.
25 (3) Information explaining how a consumer can
26 identify quality services, including what questions to
27 ask of providers and what a consumer might expect or
28 demand to know before selecting a provider.
29 (4) An explanation of the applicable laws and
30 regulations written in layperson's terms.
31 (5) An explanation of what it means for a provider
32 to be licensed, registered, or unregistered.
33 (6) An explanation of the information considered
34 in registry and record background checks.
35 (7) Other information deemed relevant to
36 consumers.
37 c. The department shall implement and publicize an
38 internet page or site that provides all of the
39 following:
40 (1) The written information developed pursuant to
41 paragraphs "a" and "b".
42 (2) Regular informational updates, including when
43 a child care provider was last subject to a state
44 quality review or inspection and, based upon a final
45 score or review, the results indicating whether the
46 provider passed or failed the review or inspection.
47 (3) Capability for a consumer to be able to access
48 information concerning child care providers, such as
49 informational updates, identification of provider
50 location, name, and capacity, and identification of
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1 providers participating in the state child care
2 assistance program, by sorting the information or
3 employing other means that provide the information in
4 a manner that is useful to the consumer.
5 (4) Other information deemed appropriate by the
6 department."
7 2. By renumbering as necessary.
Petersen of Polk offered the following amendment H-1315, to
amendment H-1309, filed by her from the floor and moved its
adoption:
H-1315
1 Amend the amendment, H-1309, to House File 667 as
2 follows:
3 1. Page 2, line 2, by inserting after the word
4 "program" the following: "and those participating in
5 the child care food program".
Amendment H-1315 was adopted.
Petersen of Polk offered the following amendment H-1319, to
amendment H-1309, filed by her from the floor and moved its
adoption:
H-1319
1 Amend the amendment, H-1309, to House File 667 as
2 follows:
3 1. Page 2, line 4, by inserting after the word
4 "consumer." the following: "Information regarding
5 provider location shall identify providers located in
6 the vicinity of an address selected by a consumer and
7 provide contact information without listing the
8 specific addresses of the providers."
Amendment H-1319 was adopted.
On motion by Petersen of Polk, amendment H-1309, as amended,
was adopted.
Heddens of Story offered the following amendment H-1310 filed by
her and moved its adoption:
H-1310
1 Amend House File 667 as follows:
2 1. Page 50, line 23, by striking the figure
3 "50,657,828" and inserting the following:
4 "50,875,728".
5 2. Page 51, line 13, by striking the figure
6 "10,803,626" and inserting the following:
7 "11,203,626".
Amendment H-1310 lost.
On motion by Heaton of Henry, amendment H-1302B was adopted.
Hansen of Pottawattamie offered the following amendment H-1312
filed by him and moved its adoption:
H-1312
1 Amend House File 667 as follows:
2 1. Page 59, by inserting before line 25 the
3 following:
4 "Sec. . Section 514I.4, Code 2003, is amended
5 by adding the following new subsection:
6 NEW SUBSECTION. 1A. The director, with the
7 approval of the board, may contract with participating
8 insurers to provide dental only services.
9 Sec. . Section 514I.5, Code 2003, is amended by
10 adding the following new subsection:
11 NEW SUBSECTION. 9. The hawk-i board may provide
12 approval to the director to contract with
13 participating insurers to provide dental only
14 services. In determining whether to provide such
15 approval to the director, the board shall take into
16 consideration the impact on the overall program of
17 single source contracting for dental services."
18 2. By renumbering as necessary.
Amendment H-1312 was adopted.
Dix of Butler offered the following amendment H-1311 filed by him
and moved its adoption:
H-1311
1 Amend House File 667 as follows:
2 1. Page 69, by inserting after line 20, the
3 following:
4 "DIVISION VI
5 MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SUPPLEMENTATION
6 Sec. . MEDICAL ASSISTANCE APPROPRIATION
7 SUPPLEMENTATION - FISCAL YEAR 2002-2003. There is
8 appropriated from the following sources, to the
9 department of human services, for the fiscal year
10 beginning July 1, 2002, and ending June 30, 2003, the
11 following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary,
12 to supplement the appropriations made for the medical
13 assistance program for that fiscal year:
14 1. From the general fund of the state:
15 $ 41,535,000
16 2. From the senior living trust fund created in
17 section 249H.4:
18 $ 9,465,000
19 3. From the hospital trust fund created in section
20 249I.4:
21 $ 7,000,000"
22 Sec. . MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM - REVERSION
23 TO SENIOR LIVING TRUST FUND FOR FY 2002-2003.
24 Notwithstanding section 8.33, if moneys appropriated
25 in this division for supplementation of the medical
26 assistance program appropriation for the fiscal year
27 beginning July 1, 2002, and ending June 30, 2003, from
28 the general fund of the state, the senior living trust
29 fund, and the hospital trust fund are in excess of
30 actual expenditures for the medical assistance program
31 and remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of
32 the fiscal year, the excess moneys shall not revert
33 but shall be transferred to the senior living trust
34 fund created in section 249H.4.
35 Sec. ___. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this
36 Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes
37 effect upon enactment."
Amendment H-1311 was adopted.
Whitaker of Van Buren offered amendment H-1301 filed by him as
follows:
H-1301
1 Amend House File 667 as follows:
2 1. Page 72, by inserting after line 7 the
3 following:
4 "DIVISION VII
5 Sec. . STATE WORKERS - ACTIVE DUTY -
6 EMPLOYMENT RETENTION. If a state employee employed by
7 the department of elder affairs, the Iowa department
8 of public health, the department of inspections and
9 appeals, the department of human services, or the
10 commission of veterans affairs is called to engage in
11 active duty in the military service, in addition to
12 complying with the requirements of section 29A.28, the
13 position of the state employee shall be retained for
14 the employee until the employee's return from active
15 duty. Following completion of the active duty the
16 employee shall be allowed to return to the same
17 position as that which the employee left to engage in
18 active duty, and the employee's engagement in active
19 duty shall not affect the employee's classification,
20 pay, or benefits.
21 Sec. . EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this
22 Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes
23 effect upon enactment."
24 2. By renumbering as necessary.
Murphy of Dubuque offered the following amendment H-1318, to
amendment H-1301, filed by him from the floor and moved its
adoption:
H-1318
1 Amend the amendment, H-1301, to House File 667 as
2 follows:
3 1. Page 1, line 17, by inserting after the word
4 "position" following: "in the same county".
Amendment H-1318 was adopted.
Whitaker of Van Buren asked and received unanimous consent
that amendment H-1301, as amended, be deferred.
Gipp of Winneshiek asked and received unanimous consent that
House File 667 be deferred and that the bill retain its place on the
calendar.
Regular Calendar
House File 541, a bill for an act relating to the fee and use of fee
for a certificate of birth, was taken up for consideration.
Murphy of Dubuque asked and received unanimous consent to
withdraw amendment H-1110 filed by him on March 19, 2003.
Horbach of Tama asked and received unanimous consent to
withdraw amendment H-1297 filed by him on April 9, 2003.
Wilderdyke of Harrison 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. 541)
The ayes were, 78:
|
Alons | Arnold | Baudler | Bell |
|
Boddicker | Boggess | Chambers | Cohoon |
|
Connors | Davitt | De Boef | Dennis |
|
Dix | Dolecheck | Drake | Foege |
|
Ford | Freeman | Frevert | Gaskill |
|
Gipp | Granzow | Greimann | Hahn |
|
Hansen | Hanson | Heaton | Heddens |
|
Hoffman | Hogg | Hunter | Huseman |
|
Hutter | Jenkins | Jochum | Jones |
|
Klemme | Kuhn | Kurtenbach | Lalk |
|
Lensing | Lukan | Lykam | Maddox |
|
Mascher | Murphy | Myers | Oldson |
|
Olson, S. | Osterhaus | Petersen | Quirk |
|
Rants, Spkr. | Rasmussen | Reasoner | Roberts |
|
Schickel | 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 | Jacobs, |
|
| Presiding |
|
|
The nays were, 20:
|
Berry | Boal | Carroll | Dandekar |
|
Eichhorn | Elgin | Fallon | Greiner |
|
Horbach | Huser | Kramer | Manternach |
|
McCarthy | Mertz | Olson, D. | Paulsen |
|
Raecker | Rayhons | Sands | Shoultz |
|
|
Absent or not voting, 2:
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 541 be immediately messaged to the Senate.
The House resumed consideration of House File 667, found on
pages 1067 through 1079 of the House Journal and amendment H-
1301, as amended, previously deferred.
Whitaker of Van Buren asked and received unanimous consent to
withdraw amendment H-1301, as amended and previously deferred.
Heaton of Henry 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. 667)
The ayes were, 60:
|
Alons | Arnold | Baudler | Boal |
|
Boddicker | Boggess | Carroll | Chambers |
|
Davitt | De Boef | Dennis | Dix |
|
Dolecheck | Drake | Eichhorn | Elgin |
|
Freeman | Gipp | Granzow | Greiner |
|
Hahn | Hansen | Hanson | Heaton |
|
Hoffman | Horbach | Huseman | Hutter |
|
Jenkins | Jones | Klemme | Kramer |
|
Kurtenbach | Lalk | Lukan | Maddox |
|
Manternach | Myers | Olson, S. | Paulsen |
|
Quirk | Raecker | Rants, Spkr. | Rasmussen |
|
Rayhons | Roberts | Sands | Schickel |
|
Smith | Thomas | Tjepkes | Tymeson |
|
Upmeyer | Van Engelenhoven | Van Fossen, J.K. | Van Fossen, J.R. |
|
Watts | Whitead | Wilderdyke | Jacobs, |
|
| | | Presiding |
|
|
The nays were, 37:
|
Bell | Berry | Cohoon | Connors |
|
Dandekar | Fallon | Foege | Ford |
|
Frevert | Gaskill | Greimann | Heddens |
|
Hogg | Hunter | Huser | Jochum |
|
Kuhn | Lensing | Lykam | McCarthy |
|
Mertz | Murphy | Oldson | Olson, D. |
|
Osterhaus | Petersen | Reasoner | Shoultz |
|
Stevens | Struyk | Swaim | Taylor, D. |
|
Taylor, T. | Wendt | Whitaker | Winckler |
|
Wise |
|
|
Absent or not voting, 3:
The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to
have passed the House and the title was agreed to.
INTRODUCTION OF BILL
House File 677, by committee on ways and means, a bill for an
act relating to new capital investment for businesses and new jobs by
creating a new capital investment program, creating tax incentives,
and amending the new jobs and income program.
Read first time and placed on the ways and means calendar.
HOUSE FILE 263 WITHDRAWN
Wilderdyke of Harrison asked and received unanimous consent to
withdraw House File 263 from further consideration by the House.
IMMEDIATE MESSAGE
Gipp of Winneshiek asked and received unanimous consent that
House File 667 be immediately messaged to the Senate.
HOUSE FILES PLACED ON THE
UNFINISHED BUSINESS CALENDAR
Gipp of Winneshiek asked and received unanimous consent that
the following House Files be placed on the unfinished business
calendar:
House File 169
House File 211
House File 358
House File 598
House File 660
BILLS 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
bills have 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 10th day of April, 2003: House Files 85, 381, 396, 472, 612 and 636.
MARGARET A. THOMSON
Chief Clerk of the House
Report adopted.
BILLS SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR
A communication was received from the Governor announcing
that on April 9, 2003, he approved and transmitted to the Secretary of
State the following bills:
House File 175, an Act relating to the use of physical plant and equipment levy
revenue, and providing an effective date.
House File 216, an Act relating to intelligence data and intelligence assessment
dissemination to an agency, organization, or person, and providing an effective date.
House File 240, an Act relating to the composition of the Iowa Egg Council.
House File 249, 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 proving a penalty.
House File 254, an Act providing that revenues deposited in the state Conservation
Fund are temporarily exempt from reversion and providing an effective date.
House File 289, an Act relating to electronic financial transactions with county
treasurers.
House File 341, an Act relating to personnel and instructors employed by
community colleges.
House File 342, an Act relating to the use of sick leave by certain members of the
Iowa Department of Public Safety Peace Officers' Retirement, Accident, and Disability
System who are temporarily incapacitated for duty and providing an effective date.
House File 479, an Act designating advanced registered nurse practitioners as
providers of health care services pursuant to managed care or prepaid services
contracts under the medical assistance program.
House File 503, an Act relating to the authorization of podiatrists to administer
anesthesia.
House File 615, 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.
EXPLANATION OF VOTE
I was necessarily absent from the House chamber on April 8, 2003.
Had I been present, I would have voted "aye" on Senate File 272, 433;
and "nay" amendments H-1296 and H-1273 to Senate File 433.
HOFFMAN of Crawford
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\1167 Floris M. Waller, Cedar Falls - For celebrating her 80th birthday.
2003\1168 Robert and Elizabeth Smith, Springville - For celebrating their 64th
wedding anniversary.
2003\1169 Larry and Shirley Geske, Marion - For celebrating their 50th
wedding anniversary.
2003\1170 Lloyd and Martha McDonald, New Providence - For celebrating
their 50th wedding anniversary.
2003\1171 Bernice Bangasser, Ackley - For celebrating her 80th birthday.
2003\1172 Ernest Barz, Eldora - For celebrating his 80th birthday.
2003\1173 Irma Schwarck, Eldora - For celebrating her 98th birthday.
2003\1174 Vernon and Joann Katzer, Le Grand - For celebrating their 50th
wedding anniversary.
2003\1175 Mary and Norman Holmes, Gilman - For celebrating their 60th
wedding anniversary.
2003\1176 Darlene and George Konicek, Clutier - For celebrating their 55th
wedding anniversary.
2003\1177 Edna Mixdorf, Independence - For celebrating her 95th birthday.
2003\1178 Lulu Schau, Charter Oak - For celebrating her 90th birthday.
2003\1179 Hattie Susie, Battle Creek - For celebrating her 90th birthday.
2003\1180 Melvin and Marion Quandt, Schleswig - For celebrating their 50th
wedding anniversary.
2003\1181 Frances and Henrietta Dick, Sigourney - For celebrating their 65th
wedding anniversary.
2003\1182 H. Elaine Grobe, Oakland - For celebrating her 90th birthday.
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT
Senate File 393
(Committee of the Whole)
Agriculture: Greiner, Chair; Alons, Baudler, Davitt, De Boef, Dolecheck, J. Drake,
Frevert, Huseman, Klemme, Kuhn, Lalk, Manternach, Mertz, S. Olson, Quirk,
Rayhons, Stevens, Struyk, Swaim, Whitaker.
HOUSE STUDY BILL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
H.S.B. 311 Ways and Means
Relating to the transfer of certain property-related tax credits.
H.S.B. 312 Ways and Means
Relating to taxation of property and income and including effective
date and applicability date provisions.
H.S.B. 313 Ways and Means
Relating to urban renewal and tax increment financing and including
effective and retroactive applicability date provisions.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
MR. SPEAKER: The Chief Clerk of the House respectfully reports
that the following committee recommendation 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
Senate File 341, a bill for an act regulating the balance of competitive forces in
swine and beef production by enhancing the welfare of the farming community and by
preventing processors from gaining control of beef or swine production, providing for
the transfer of provisions, making a penalty applicable, and providing for an effective
date.
Fiscal note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass April 9, 2003.
Senate File 392, a bill for an act relating to the animal agriculture compliance Act,
providing for penalties, and providing an effective date.
Fiscal note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass April 9, 2003
Senate File 393, a bill for an act relating to the agricultural development
authority by providing for its organization and administration.
Fiscal note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass April 9, 2003.
COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
Committee Bill (Formerly House File 33), relating to licenses for bait dealers by
creating resident and nonresident wholesale bait dealer licenses, providing reciprocity,
and providing effective and applicability dates.
Fiscal note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass April 10, 2003.
Committee Bill (Formerly House File 399), relating to the new jobs and income
program and providing a tax credit.
Fiscal note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass April 10, 2003.
Committee Bill (Formerly House File 491), relating to tax credits and associated
refunds for cooperatives engaged in the production of value-added agricultural
products, and providing for its applicability.
Fiscal note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass April 10, 2003.
Committee Bill (Formerly House File 620), relating to new capital investment for
businesses and new jobs by creating a new capital investment program, creating tax
incentives, and amending the new jobs and income program.
Fiscal note is not required.
Recommended Amend and Do Pass April 8,2003.
AMENDMENT FILED
H-1320 H.F. 169 Drake of Pottawattamie
On motion by Gipp of Winneshiek the House adjourned at 4:52
p.m., until 8:45 a.m., Friday, April 11, 2003.
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