Senate Journal: Tuesday, February 11, 2003
JOURNAL OF THE SENATE
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THIRTIETH CALENDAR DAY
EIGHTEENTH SESSION DAY
Senate Chamber
Des Moines, Iowa, Tuesday, February 11, 2003
The Senate met in regular session at 8:30 a.m., President Pro
Tempore Angelo presiding.
Prayer was offered by the Reverend John De Boef, pastor of the
Hilltop Chapel in What Cheer, Iowa. He was the guest of Senator
Schuerer and the brother-in-law of Representative Betty De Boef.
The Journal of Monday, February 10, 2003, was approved.
The Senate stood at ease at 8:35 a.m. until the fall of the gavel.
The Senate resumed session at 8:45, President Pro Tempore
Angelo presiding.
SPECIAL GUESTS
In celebration of The World Food Prize’s "Day at the Capitol,"
Senator Iverson introduced to the Senate chamber Nobel Peace Prize
Laureate Dr. Norman E. Borlaug. Accompanying Dr. Borlaug were
Mr. John Ruan III, Chairman of The World Food Prize Foundation;
Ambassador Kenneth Quinn, President of The World Food Prize
Foundation; and Council of Advisors members Mr. Al Clausi,
Dr. Robert Havener, and Mr. Michael Gartner. Also present were
seven 2002 Borlaug-Ruan international interns who served in
agricultural research centers in Malaysia, Trinidad, Mexico, Brazil,
China, the Philippines, and Kenya.
The Senate rose and expressed its welcome.
ADJOURNMENT
On motion of Senator Iverson, the Senate adjourned at 8:50 a.m.
until 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, February 12, 2003.
APPENDIX
APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMMISSIONS
In accordance with Senate Rule 59, the following senators were
appointed to subcommittees of standing committees on February 11,
2003, to investigate the appointment and reappointment of the
following appointees:
AGRICULTURE
As a member of the State Soil Conservation Committee:
TODD SCOTT - Hosch, Chair; Angelo and Fraise
BUSINESS AND LABOR RELATIONS
As a member of the Public Employment Relations Board:
NEIL BARRICK - Johnson, Chair; Dearden and Wieck
ECONOMIC GROWTH
As members of the Iowa Capital Investment Board:
EUGENE BLANSHAN - Shull, Chair; Beall and McKinley
BURT CHOJNOWSKI - Putney, Chair; Larson and Ragan
CAROL GARRETT - Veenstra, Chair; Rehberg and Stewart
CYRIL MANDELBAUM - Larson, Chair; Hatch and Shull
GORDON NEUMANN - McKinley, Chair; Dotzler and Rehberg
As Director of the Department of Economic Development:
MICHAEL BLOUIN - Boettger, Chair; Hatch and Seymour
EDUCATION
As a member of the State Board of Regents:
NEALA ARNOLD - Brunkhorst, Chair; Kreiman and Redfern
HUMAN RESOURCES
As members of the Child Advocacy Board:
CHRISTINE BOYKEN - Hatch, Chair; Holveck and Seymour
BRIAN MICHAELSON - Hatch, Chair; Holveck and Seymour
As a member of the Healthy and Well Kids in Iowa (HAWK-I) Board:
JAMES YEAST - Boettger, Chair; Behn and Seymour
As Director of the Department of Human Rights:
RUTH WHITE - Kreiman, Chair; Horn and McKinley
As members of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Commission:
CATHY ANDERSON - Hosch, Chair; Holveck and Tinsman
MICHAEL BERGAN - Hosch, Chair; Holveck and Tinsman
LYNN FERRELL - Horn, Chair; Kreiman and Tinsman
RUSSELL FINKEN - Horn, Chair; Kreiman and Tinsman
WILLIAM GORMAN - Holveck, Chair; Horn and Hosch
JON GRATE - Holveck, Chair; Horn and Hosch
JANE HALLIBURTON - Schuerer, Chair; Kreiman and Tinsman
MARY HUGHES - Schuerer, Chair; Kreiman and Tinsman
JULIE JETTER - Ragan, Chair; Hatch and Holveck
LINDA KELLEN - Ragan, Chair; Hatch and Holveck
JACQUELINE KIBBIE-WILLIAMS - Boettger, Chair; Hatch and Veenstra
LANNIE MILLER - Kreiman, Chair; Behn and Ragan
LORI REYNOLDS - Kreiman, Chair; Behn and Ragan
BRIAN RIDLER - McKinley, Chair; Holveck and Hosch
RONALD WALLS - McKinley, Chair; Holveck and Hosch
KITTIE WESTON-KNAUER - McKinley, Chair; Horn and Schuerer
JUDICIARY
As a member of the Iowa State Civil Rights Commission:
FREDERICK MORAIN - Boettger, Chair; Quirmbach and Tinsman
As Drug Policy Coordinator:
MARVIN VAN HAAFTEN - Miller, Chair; Kreiman and Putney
As a member of the Drug Policy Advisory Council:
TERRY SWEENEY - Holveck, Chair; Lamberti and McKibben
As a member of the Board of Parole:
BARBARA BINNIE - Lamberti, Chair; Holveck and Larson
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
As members of the Iowa Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Commission:
WYNEMA MORRIS - Houser, Chair; Quirmbach and Wieck
MICHELE WALKER - Angelo, Chair; Hatch and Seymour
NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
As a member of the Environmental Protection Commission:
JERRY PECKUMN - Kettering, Chair; Seng and Wieck
STATE GOVERNMENT
As a member of the Accountancy Examining Board:
RICHARD JOHNSON - Lamberti, Chair; Kibbie and Sievers
As a member of the Commission on the Status of African-Americans:
JAMIE HOWARD - Tinsman, Chair; Black and Drake
As a member of the Engineering and Land Surveying Examining Board:
LYLE TeKIPPE - Zieman, Chair; Connolly and Johnson
As a member of the IowAccess Advisory Council:
SHEILA CASTANEDA - Connolly, Chair; Tinsman and Veenstra
As a member of the Lottery Board:
ELAINE BAXTER - Courtney, Chair; Schuerer and Shull
As a member of the Board of Massage Therapy Examiners:
CARLA ESHELMAN - Johnson, Chair; Ragan and Sievers
As a member of the Board of Physical and Occupational Therapy Examiners:
HELEN McNURLEN - Schuerer, Chair; Black and Tinsman
As a member of the Board of Podiatry Examiners:
PATSY HASTINGS - Ragan, Chair; Lamberti and Zieman
As members of the State Racing and Gaming Commission:
KATHRYNE CUTLER - Black, Chair; Drake and Schuerer
JOYCE JARDING - Dearden, Chair; Shull and Veenstra
As a member of the Real Estate Appraiser Examining Board:
BARBARA LEESTAMPER - Kibbie, Chair; Lamberti and Tinsman
As a member of the Real Estate Commission:
JAMES O’NEILL - Sievers, Chair; Johnson and Ragan
As members of the Board of Speech Pathology and Audiology Examiners:
JEANNETTE ADAMSKI - Ragan, Chair; Drake and Shull
BECKY VILDA - Drake, Chair; Dearden and Sievers
As Director of the Office for State-Federal Relations:
JOHN CACCIATORE - Veenstra, Chair; Kibbie and Schuerer
As Commandant of the Iowa Veterans Home:
BYRON COGHLAN - Drake, Chair; Kibbie and Shull
As members of the Iowa Board of Veterinary Medicine:
ANNE DUFFY - Sievers, Chair; Ragan and Veenstra
ELLEN KROC - Johnson, Chair; Black and Sievers
WAYS AND MEANS
As Director of Revenue and Finance:
MICHAEL RALSTON - McKibben, Chair; Bolkcom and Shull
As a member of the State Board of Tax Review:
DAVID ERICKSON - McKinley, Chair; Connolly and Lamberti
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:
February 11, 2003
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES DIVISION
Alcoholic Beverages Division Annual Report - notification that the report in
electronic form is available online.
IOWA LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY
Iowa Law Enforcement Academy Annual Report - notification that the report in
electronic form is available online.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
2002 Annual Report of the Iowa Railway Finance Authority - notification that the
report in electronic form is available online.
AGENCY ICN REPORT
BOARD OF REGENTS
Iowa Communications Network (ICN) Usage for FY 2002, pursuant to Iowa Code
section 8D.10.
CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION
The Secretary of the Senate issued the following certificates of
recognition:
Patrick L. Dillon, Dubuque - For being inducted into the Dubuque Area Labor Hall
of Fame. Senator Connolly (2/11/03).
Nate and Ruby Dvorkin, Sioux City - For celebrating your 60th wedding
anniversary on February 6, 2003. Senator Warnstadt (2/11/03).
Joseph S. Griesel, Sioux City - For achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. Senator
Warnstadt (2/11/03).
Edward A. Rosenow, Dubuque - For being inducted into the Dubuque Area Labor
Hall of Fame. Senator Connolly (2/11/03).
Robert W. Runde, Dubuque - For being inducted into the Dubuque Area Labor Hall
of Fame. Senator Connolly (2/11/03).
Megan Srinivas, Fort Dodge - For being named one of Iowa’s top student volunteers
in the 2003 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards. Senator Beall (2/11/03).
PETITION
The following petition was presented and placed on file:
From residents of Senate District 47 favoring legislation to enact
laws establishing protocol for the use of high speed pursuit tactics by
law enforcement personnel. Senator Kreiman.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON JUSTICE SYSTEM
Convened: February 6, 2003, 3:00 p.m.
Members Present: Miller, Chair; Angelo, Vice Chair; Fraise, Ranking Member; and
Kreiman.
Members Absent: Hosch.
Committee Business: Presentation on the 2004 budget and on the Iowa
Communications Network.
Adjourned: 3:55 p.m.
JUDICIARY
Convened: February 10, 2003, 2:35 p.m.
Members Present: Redfern, Chair; Larson, Vice Chair; Kreiman, Ranking Member;
Boettger, Fraise, Holveck, Horn, Kettering, McCoy, Putney, and Quirmbach.
Members Absent: Lamberti, McKibben, Miller, and Tinsman (all excused).
Committee Business: Subcommittee assignments.
Adjourned: 2:50 p.m.
COMMERCE
Convened: February 11, 2003, 2:05 p.m.
Members Present: Angelo, Chair; Wieck, Vice Chair; Warnstadt, Ranking Member;
Beall, Behn, Brunkhorst, Kettering, McCoy, Redfern, Schuerer, Sievers, and Stewart.
Members Absent: Bolkcom, Gronstal, and Larson (all excused).
Committee Business: Approved SSB 1010 and presentation by representative of
Credit Union Division of the Department of Commerce.
Adjourned: 2:30 p.m.
HUMAN RESOURCES
Convened: February 11, 2003, 1:05 p.m.
Members Present: Veenstra, Chair; Seymour, Vice Chair; Ragan, Ranking Member;
Behn, Boettger, Hosch, Kreiman, and McKinley.
Members Absent: Hatch, Holveck, Horn, Schuerer, and Tinsman (all excused).
Committee Business: Presentations by representatives of the Department of Public
Health.
Adjourned: 2:05 p.m.
NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
Convened: February 11, 2003, 9:35 a.m.
Members Present: Houser, Chair; Johnson, Vice Chair; Seng, Ranking Member;
Black, Bolkcom, Brunkhorst, Dearden, Drake, Holveck, Kettering, Miller, and Wieck.
Members Absent: Kibbie, Lundby, and Zieman (all excused).
Committee Business: Presentation by the Department of Natural Resources
regarding fishing issues.
Adjourned: 10:05 a.m.
TRANSPORTATION
Convened: February 11, 2003, 1:05 p.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: Presentations by the Department of Transportation and by the
Road Use Tax Fund Committee.
Adjourned: 2:00 p.m.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
Senate File 111, by Connolly, a bill for an act relating to funding
for the arts by providing an Iowa individual income tax checkoff for
the arts, making an appropriation, and providing a retroactive
applicability date.
Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on Ways
and Means.
Senate File 112, by Hatch and Larson, a bill for an act relating to
the operations of the state board of education, the department of
education, school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, and other
state and local agencies with regard to attendance and truancy,
academic standards, and related matters.
Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on
Education.
Senate File 113, by Hatch, Dotzler, Stewart, Ragan, Kreiman,
and Holveck, a bill for an act creating an office of science and
technology within the department of economic development.
Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on
Economic Growth.
Senate File 114, by Warnstadt, Seng, Dotzler, Ragan, Bolkcom,
Gronstal, Hatch, Stewart, Quirmbach, Beall, and Kreiman, a bill for
an act relating to the service standard for issuance of driver’s licenses
and nonoperator’s identification cards by authorizing waivers or
refunds of fees.
Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on
Transportation.
Senate File 115, by Lundby, a bill for an act providing an Iowa
individual income tax checkoff for deposit in the free health clinic
fund, making an appropriation, and including effective and
applicability date provisions.
Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on Ways
and Means.
Senate File 116, by Rehberg and Hosch, a bill for an act relating
to the restoration of dedicated funds used for nondedicated purposes
and providing an effective date.
Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on
Appropriations.
Senate File 117, by Lundby, a bill for an act providing annual
purchase or generation requirements for certain electric utilities from
alternate energy production facilities, requiring establishment of a
system of alternate energy credit trading, making related changes,
and providing an effective date.
Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on
Commerce.
Senate File 118, by Rehberg, a bill for an act relating to fire
fighter preparedness by creating a fire fighter preparedness fund,
providing an income tax checkoff for fire fighter preparedness,
making an appropriation, and providing a retroactive applicability
date.
Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on
Appropriations.
Senate File 119, by committee on Commerce, a bill for an act
relating to real estate appraiser certification.
Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.
STUDY BILLS RECEIVED
SSB 1065 Agriculture
Requesting that the United States Congress take all action
required to preserve free and private enterprise, prevent monopoly,
and protect consumers including by immediately enacting legislation
to prohibit livestock packers from owning, controlling, or feeding
livestock to such an extent that producers can no longer materially
participate in the management of their livestock operations as
provided in the Senate bill 27 introduced by the Honorable Senator
Charles E. Grassley and cosponsored by the Honorable Tom Harkin
and others.
SSB 1066 Agriculture
Relating to tax credits and associated refunds for cooperatives
engaged in the production of value-added agricultural products, and
providing for its applicability.
SSB 1067 State Government
Changing the time for closing precinct polling places.
SSB 1068 Agriculture
Relating to the governance of cooperatives.
SSB 1069 Local Government
Relating to the procedure for reducing the number of members of a
city council from five to three in certain cities.
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
Senate Resolution 9
RULES AND ADMINISTRATION: Iverson, Chair; Gronstal and Kramer
Senate File 91
STATE GOVERNMENT: Schuerer, Chair; Johnson and Kibbie
Senate File 92
EDUCATION: Boettger, Chair; Connolly and McKinley
Senate File 94
STATE GOVERNMENT: Kibbie, Chair; Drake and Sievers
Senate File 96
COMMERCE: Larson, Chair; Beall and Schuerer
Senate File 98
LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Gaskill, Chair; Angelo and McCoy
Senate File 99
COMMERCE: Wieck, Chair; McCoy and Redfern
Senate File 104
LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Angelo, Chair; Kreiman and Seymour
Senate File 107
COMMERCE: Angelo, Chair; Warnstadt and Wieck
Senate File 108
WAYS AND MEANS: Shull, Chair; Connolly and Hosch
Senate File 110
TRANSPORTATION: Drake, Chair; McCoy and Putney
Senate File 117
COMMERCE: Angelo, Chair; Beall, Bolkcom, Brunkhorst, and Larson
SSB 1065
AGRICULTURE: Johnson, Chair; Ragan and Veenstra
SSB 1066
AGRICULTURE: Gaskill, Chair; Houser and Kibbie
SSB 1067
STATE GOVERNMENT: Zieman, Chair; Ragan and Tinsman
SSB 1068
AGRICULTURE: Putney, Chair; Gaskill and Seng
SSB 1069
LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Miller, Chair; Seymour and Stewart
COMMITTEE REPORT
COMMERCE
Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 119 (SSB 1010), a bill for an act relating to real
estate appraiser certification.
Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
Final Vote: Ayes, 12: Angelo, Wieck, Warnstadt, Beall, Behn, Brunkhorst, Kettering,
McCoy, Redfern, Schuerer, Sievers, and Stewart. Nays, none. Absent, 3: Bolkcom,
Gronstal, and Larson.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
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