Senate Journal: Thursday, January 23, 2003
JOURNAL OF THE SENATE
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ELEVENTH CALENDAR DAY
EIGHTH SESSION DAY
Senate Chamber
Des Moines, Iowa, Thursday, January 23, 2003
The Senate met in regular session at 8:30 a.m., President Kramer
presiding.
Prayer was offered by Reverend David Ruhe, pastor of the
Plymouth Congregational Church in Des Moines, Iowa. He was the
guest of President Kramer.
The Journal of Wednesday, January 22, 2003, was approved.
RECESS
On motion of Senator Veenstra, the Senate recessed at 8:34 a.m.
until 11:45 a.m.
RECONVENED
The Senate reconvened at 11:45 a.m., President Pro Tempore
Angelo presiding.
HOUSE MESSAGE RECEIVED AND CONSIDERED
The following message was received from the Chief Clerk of the
House:
MADAM PRESIDENT: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the
House has on January 22, 2003, adopted the following resolution in which the
concurrence of the Senate is asked:
House Concurrent Resolution 4, a concurrent resolution
relating to joint rules of the Senate and House of Representatives for
the Eightieth General Assembly.
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules and
Administration.
ADJOURNMENT
On motion of Senator Boettger, the Senate adjourned at 12:20 p.m.
until 1:00 p.m. Monday, January 27, 2003.
APPENDIX
COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED
The following communications were received in the office of the
Secretary of the Senate and placed on file in the Legislative Service
Bureau:
January 23, 2003
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Report of the State Preserves Advisory Board for the Biennium 2001-2002,
pursuant to Iowa Code section 465C.8.
STATE APPEAL BOARD
Report of claims against the State of Iowa during May 2002-January 2003.
PRESENTATION OF VISITORS
The Chair welcomed the following visitors who were present in the
Senate gallery:
Seventeen Student Senate members from Iowa Central
Community College in Fort Dodge, Iowa, accompanied by their
advisor David Drissel. Senator Daryl Beall is a past-president of the
Iowa Central Community College Student Senate. Senator Beall.
CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION
The Secretary of the Senate issued the following certificates of
recognition:
Audrey Carroll, Davenport - For celebrating your 100th birthday on February 4,
2003. Senator Seng (1/23/03).
The Klint and Cheri Cork family, Galva - For being named the recipient of the Iowa
Farm Bureau’s 2002 Outstanding Young Farmer Achievement Award. Senator
Seymour (1/23/03).
Brandon England, Red Oak - For achieving the rank of Eagle Scout, Boy Scout
Troop 86. Senator Angelo (1/23/03).
Adam Gebel, New Hampton - For achieving the rank of Eagle Scout, Boy Scout
Troop 48. Senator Zieman (1/23/03).
Frieda Guldner, Davenport - For celebrating your 100th birthday on February 10,
2003. Senator Seng (1/23/03).
Melinda Jaster, Elkader - For achieving the highest award for Senior Girl Scouts,
"The Gold Award." Senator Rehberg (1/23/03).
PETITION
The following petition was presented and placed on file:
From 170 residents of the Cedar Rapids area, Linn County, Iowa,
favoring legislation to allow 17-year-olds to vote in school board
elections. Senator Horn.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS
GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT
Convened: January 22, 2003, 3:00 p.m.
Members Present: Lundby, Chair; Brunkhorst, Vice Chair; Courtney, Ranking
Member; Dvorsky and Wieck.
Members Absent: None.
Committee Business: Update by the Department of Management and presentation
by the ITD.
Adjourned: 4:40 p.m.
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATION AND
REGULATION
Convened: January 22, 2003, 3:05 p.m.
Members Present: Zieman, Chair; Holveck, Ranking Member; Rehberg and Stewart.
Members Absent: Sievers, Vice Chair (excused).
Committee Business: Organizational meeting and presentations by Department of
Commerce, Department of Management, and ITD.
Adjourned: 4:25 p.m.
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Convened: January 22, 2003, 3:05 p.m.
Members Present: Tinsman, Chair; Johnson, Vice Chair; Hatch, Ranking Member;
Bolkcom and Veenstra.
Members Absent: None.
Committee Business: Presentations by the Department of Elder Affairs, the
Department of Public Health, and the Commission on Veterans’ Affairs.
Adjourned: 5:00 p.m.
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON JUSTICE SYSTEM
Convened: January 22, 2003, 3:05 p.m.
Members Present: Miller, Chair; Angelo, Vice Chair; Fraise, Ranking Member;
Hosch and Kreiman.
Members Absent: None.
Committee Business: Presentation by David Boyd, Deputy State Court
Administrator.
Adjourned: 4:35 p.m.
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION,
INFRASTRUCTURE, AND CAPITALS
Convened: January 22, 2003, 3:05 p.m.
Members Present: McKibben, Chair; Warnstadt, Ranking Member; Beall and
Kettering.
Members Absent: Lamberti, Vice Chair (excused).
Committee Business: Presentation by the Department of Transportation.
Adjourned: 4:15 p.m.
COMMERCE
Convened: January 23, 2003, 1:10 p.m.
Members Present: Angelo, Chair; Wieck, Vice Chair; Warnstadt, Ranking Member;
Beall, Bolkcom, Brunkhorst, Kettering, Redfern, and Stewart.
Members Absent: Behn, Gronstal, Larson, McCoy, Schuerer, and Sievers (all
excused).
Committee Business: Subcommittee assignments.
Adjourned: 1:15 p.m.
EDUCATION
Convened: January 23, 2003, 2:05 p.m.
Members Present: Boettger, Chair; McKinley, Vice Chair; Angelo, Beall, Behn,
Brunkhorst, Dvorsky, Holveck, Hosch, Kreiman, Larson, Quirmbach, Redfern, and
Rehberg.
Members Absent: Connolly, Ranking Member (excused).
Committee Business: Presentation by David Palmer, DMACC, and other community
college representatives.
Adjourned: 2:55 p.m.
HUMAN RESOURCES
Convened: January 23, 2003, 10:45 a.m.
Members Present: Veenstra, Chair; Seymour, Vice Chair; Ragan, Ranking Member;
Behn, Boettger, Hatch, Holveck, Horn, Hosch, Kreiman, McKinley, and Tinsman.
Members Absent: Schuerer (excused).
Committee Business: Adoption of rules and subcommittee assignments.
Adjourned: 10:50 a.m.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Convened: January 23, 2003, 9:45 a.m.
Members Present: Gaskill, Chair; Quirmbach, Ranking Member; Angelo, Hatch,
Hosch, Houser, McCoy, Rehberg, Seymour, Stewart, and Wieck.
Members Absent: Miller, Vice Chair; and Kreiman (both excused).
Committee Business: Presentation regarding the Help America Vote Act.
Adjourned: 10:35 a.m.
STATE GOVERNMENT
Convened: January 23, 2003, 9:45 a.m.
Members Present: Zieman, Chair; Kibbie, Ranking Member; Black, Connolly,
Courtney, Dearden, Drake, Johnson, Lamberti, Ragan, Schuerer, Shull, Tinsman, and
Veenstra.
Members Absent: Sievers, Vice Chair (excused).
Committee Business: Presentation regarding the Help America Vote Act.
Adjourned: 10:35 a.m.
TRANSPORTATION
Convened: January 23, 2003, 10:40 a.m.
Members Present: Drake, Chair; Putney, Vice Chair; McCoy, Ranking Member;
Beall, Dearden, Fraise, Houser, Johnson, Kettering, Rehberg, Shull, Warnstadt, and
Zieman.
Members Absent: None.
Committee Business: Presentation by Mark Wandro, Department of Transportation.
Adjourned: 11:10 a.m.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
Senate File 40, by Brunkhorst, a bill for an act relating to the
issuance of free hunting licenses for antlerless deer, providing for the
disposition of harvested deer meat to public institutions, and
providing a penalty and for a repeal.
Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on
Natural Resources and Environment.
Senate File 41, by Miller, a bill for an act relating to property
taxation by requiring funding for state mandates, modifying the
regular program school foundation base percentage, limiting certain
school district property tax levies, establishing an ending fund
balance limitation for counties, relating to county levies for mental
health, mental retardation, and developmental disabilities services,
excepting school district revenue from taxes collected for tax
increment financing districts, repealing certain property tax credits,
modifying certain property tax credits to operate as exemptions and
striking state reimbursement for the credits, modifying certain
property tax exemptions, providing for an ad valorem tax on mobile
homes and manufactured homes, making changes to the method of
assessment of property, establishing an agricultural land reserve,
establishing limits on taxes collectible by class of property and by
taxpayer, and lowering the rate of interest charged on delinquent
taxes, and providing for other properly related matters and including
effective and applicability date provisions.
Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on Ways
and Means.
Senate File 42, by Bolkcom and Lundby, a bill for an act allowing
greater third party ballot access by redefining political party.
Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on State
Government.
Senate File 43, by Warnstadt, Bolkcom, Stewart, Connolly,
Dotzler, Beall, Courtney, Ragan, Kreiman, Holveck, Kibbie, and
Gronstal, a bill for an act making changes in the elements of the
criminal offense of identity theft.
Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on
Judiciary.
Senate File 44, by Larson, a bill for an act creating a criminal
offense of sexual exploitation by a school employee, and providing a
penalty.
Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on
Judiciary.
Senate File 45, by Larson, a bill for an act relating to the taxation
of activities involving out-of-state qualified state tuition programs
and including effective and retroactive applicability date provisions.
Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on
Education.
Senate File 46, by Larson, a bill for an act relating to city and
county ordinances allowing adoption of ordinances by petition and
election.
Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on Local
Government.
Senate File 47, by Larson, a bill for an act relating to the
exclusion of certain nonprofit transitional housing from forcible entry
and detainer actions and remedies.
Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on
Judiciary.
Senate File 48, by Lamberti, a bill for an act relating to the
criminal offense of indecent exposure, and providing a penalty.
Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on
Judiciary.
STUDY BILLS RECEIVED
SSB 1012 Agriculture
Relating to the powers and duties of the department of agriculture
and land stewardship by providing for the elimination of
administrative requirements.
SSB 1013 Agriculture
Relating to the Iowa agricultural development authority, by
providing for administration, programs, and reporting.
SSB 1014 Ethics
Relating to the Senate Rules Governing Lobbyists and their
interactions with the Senate and members of the Senate during the
Eightieth General Assembly.
SSB 1015 Ethics
Relating to the Senate Code of Ethics governing the conduct of
members of the Senate in relation to their senatorial duties during
the Eightieth General Assembly.
SSB 1016 Ways and Means
Relating to a sales tax exemption for supplies for machinery,
equipment, and computers.
SSB 1017 Local Government
Relating to formatting standards for recording documents or
instruments by a county recorder, specifying a recording fee for
certain documents or instruments, and providing an effective date.
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
Senate File 38
APPROPRIATIONS: Kramer, Chair; Tinsman and Warnstadt
SSB 1012
AGRICULTURE: Houser, Chair; Courtney and Putney
SSB 1013
AGRICULTURE: Johnson, Chair; Fraise and Hosch
SSB 1014
ETHICS: Drake, Chair; Kibbie and McKibben
SSB 1015
ETHICS: Drake, Chair; Kibbie and McKibben
SSB 1016
WAYS AND MEANS: McKibben, Chair; Connolly and Shull
SSB 1017
LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Houser, Chair; Kreiman and Rehberg
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