Senate Journal: Monday, March 3, 2003
JOURNAL OF THE SENATE
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FIFTIETH CALENDAR DAY
TWENTY-NINTH SESSION DAY
Senate Chamber
Des Moines, Iowa, Monday, March 3, 2003
The Senate met in regular session at 1:02 p.m., President
Pro Tempore Angelo presiding.
Prayer was offered by 2002 Miss Iowa Stephanie Moore. Miss
Moore sang “God Bless America.” She was the guest of Senator
Johnson.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Legislative Service Bureau
Page Emily Nieman.
The Journal of Thursday, February 27, 2003, was approved.
BILL REREFERRED TO COMMITTEE
Senator Houser asked and received unanimous consent that
Senate File 104 be rereferred from the Regular Calendar to the
committee on Appropriations.
ADJOURNMENT
On motion of Senator Houser, the Senate adjourned at 1:08 p.m.
until 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 4, 2003.
APPENDIX
CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION
The Secretary of the Senate issued the following certificate of
recognition:
Kyle Robert Kehrli, Winthrop — For achieving the rank of Eagle Scout, Boy Scout
Troop 104. Senator Rehberg (3/3/03).
REPORT OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Convened: February 27, 2003, 3:05 p.m.
Members Present: Behn, Vice Chair; Dotzler, Ranking Member; Putney and
Quirmbach.
Members Absent: McKinley, Chair (excused).
Committee Business: Presentation on the New Iowans program.
Adjourned: 4:00 p.m.
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Convened: February 27, 2003, 3:05 p.m.
Members Present: Tinsman, Chair; Johnson, Vice Chair; Hatch, Ranking Member;
Bolkcom and Veenstra.
Members Absent: None.
Committee Business: Presentation by Outcomes Pharmaceutical Health Care
regarding pharmaceutical program effectiveness.
Adjourned: 4:15 p.m.
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON JUSTICE SYSTEM
Convened: February 27, 2003, 3:05 p.m.
Members Present: Miller, Chair; Angelo, Vice Chair; Hosch and Kreiman.
Members Absent: Fraise, Ranking Member (excused).
Committee Business: Presentation on the InnerChange Freedom Initiative program.
Adjourned: 4:05 p.m.
RULES AND ADMINISTRATION
Convened: March 3, 2003, 2:35 p.m.
Members Present: Iverson, Chair; Kramer, Vice Chair; Gronstal, Ranking Member;
Boettger, Courtney, Drake, Dvorsky, Gaskill, Putney, Ragan, and Sievers.
Members Absent: None.
Committee Business: Approved SR 19.
Adjourned: 2:40 p.m.
INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS
Senate Resolution 19, by McKibben, a resolution honoring the
City of Marshalltown on its sesquicentennial year.
Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on Rules
and Administration.
Senate Resolution 20, by Houser, a resolution honoring the City
of Clarinda on its sesquicentennial year.
Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on Rules
and Administration.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
Senate File 236, by committee on Commerce, a bill for an act
relating to the time periods that unclaimed demutualization proceeds
and wages are presumed to be abandoned and providing an effective
date.
Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.
Senate File 237, by committee on Natural Resources and
Environment, a bill for an act relating to fees charged to certain
private water supply contractors, establishing a private water supply
system account within the water quality protection fund, and
appropriating moneys in the account.
Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.
Senate File 238, by committee on Natural Resources and
Environment, a bill for an act providing that revenues deposited in
the state conservation fund are temporarily exempt from reversion
and providing an effective date.
Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.
Senate File 239, by Kibbie, a bill for an act prohibiting the
publication of false or misleading information related to political
candidates, requiring development of a statement of voluntary fair
campaign practices, and applying a penalty.
Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on State
Government.
Senate File 240, by Johnson, a bill for an act relating to an
annual appropriation of sales and use tax revenues for purposes of a
tourism fund.
Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on
Appropriations.
Senate File 241, by Black, Kibbie, and Drake, a bill for an act
expanding the military service tax credit to include those currently
serving in the armed forces of the United States.
Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on Ways
and Means.
Senate File 242, by Kettering, Rehberg, Zieman, Shull, Johnson,
Drake, Stewart, and Gaskill, a bill for an act relating to the
imposition of a revenue nondistribution tax on certain credit unions
and including an applicability date provision.
Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on
Commerce.
Senate File 243, by Connolly, a bill for an act relating to third-
party payment of health care coverage costs for mental health
conditions, including substance abuse treatment services.
Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on
Commerce.
Senate File 244, by Bolkcom and Dvorsky, a bill for an act
relating to the provision of a statewide dual party relay telephone
service.
Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on
Commerce.
Senate File 245, by Connolly, a bill for an act relating to
telephone solicitations, including establishing certain restrictions on
telephone solicitors, providing for registration for persons choosing
not to receive certain telephone solicitations, requiring consumer
notification of rights, and providing penalties and remedies.
Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on
Commerce.
Senate File 246, by Warnstadt, Dotzler, Kreiman, Courtney,
Seng, Ragan, Black, Bolkcom, Gronstal, Connolly, Dvorsky, Stewart,
Beall, Quirmbach, Fraise, Dearden, Hatch, and Holveck, a bill for an
act exempting from state individual income tax any death benefits
received as a result of the death of a member of the armed forces in or
as a result of a terroristic or military action and including an effective
and retroactive applicability date provision.
Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on Ways
and Means.
Senate File 247, by Brunkhorst, a bill for an act relating to
autopsies by restricting the performance of an autopsy for certain
deaths unless the county medical examiner determines the public
interest is affected and providing for financial responsibility for
certain autopsies requested by a private individual.
Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on Local
Government.
Senate File 248, by Fraise, McKibben, Putney, Courtney, Kibbie,
Gaskill, and Kettering, a bill for an act regulating farm deer,
providing for penalties, and providing an effective date.
Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on
Agriculture.
Senate File 249, by Rehberg, a bill for an act relating to
assessment of court costs in an appeal to district court of a
condemnation award.
Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on
Judiciary.
Senate File 250, by Rehberg, a bill for an act relating to payment
of court costs for appeals of certain condemnation awards.
Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on
Judiciary.
Senate File 251, by Bolkcom, a bill for an act relating to the
reimbursement of home and community-based waiver services.
Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on
Human Resources.
Senate File 252, by Bolkcom, a bill for an act relating to credit
counseling services for delayed deposit services customers and
making penalties applicable.
Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on
Commerce.
Senate File 253, by Bolkcom and Dvorsky, a bill for an act
providing accessibility standards for certain public housing buildings.
Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on
Commerce.
STUDY BILLS RECEIVED
SSB 1120 Human Resources
Relating to requirements related to marriage and dissolution of
marriage.
SSB 1121 State Government
Relating to elections and voter registration by providing for
nonpartisan election of township offices, allowing nomination
petitions to be signed on both sides of paper, removing the
requirement that judges’ names be rotated on certain ballots,
removing certain authority to sign voter registration forms on behalf
of the registrant, relating to the use of substitute precinct election
officials, relating to use of voting machine or paper ballots at certain
elections, modifying opening hours and closing hours of the polls at
certain elections, providing for destruction of certain ballots, relating
to the abstract of votes for county offices, providing for use of certain
voting machines at satellite absentee voting stations, relating to
observers present when ballots are counted, allowing absentee voting
at the commissioner’s office for certain elections, and relating to
persons nominated for city office by write-in votes.
SSB 1122 Transportation
Relating to the deposit and use of moneys received by cities and
counties for assumption of jurisdiction of primary roads and providing
effective and retroactive applicability dates.
SSB 1123 Commerce
Relating to cemeteries and cemetery regulation; establishing
requirements for interment rights agreements, reporting, and
permits; establishing and appropriating fees; and providing
administration and enforcement procedures and penalties.
SSB 1124 Commerce
Relating to a premium tax offset for the Iowa individual health
reinsurance association, and phasing-in a standing appropriation for
replacement of the individual health reinsurance association
assessments upon political subdivisions and school corporations.
SSB 1125 Natural Resources and Environment
Relating to the sale of wine produced by native wineries in this
state.
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
Senate Concurrent Resolution 8
RULES AND ADMINISTRATION: Iverson, Chair; Gronstal and Kramer
Senate Resolution 19
RULES AND ADMINISTRATION: Iverson, Chair; Gronstal and Kramer
Senate File 198
EDUCATION: Boettger, Chair; Connolly and McKinley
Senate File 205
EDUCATION: Behn, Chair; Kreiman and Redfern
Senate File 207
EDUCATION: Boettger, Chair; Dvorsky and Redfern
Senate File 208
EDUCATION: Boettger, Chair; Holveck and McKinley
Senate File 209
LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Rehberg, Chair; Kreiman and Miller
Senate File 212
EDUCATION: Boettger, Chair; Kreiman and McKinley
Senate File 213
BUSINESS AND LABOR RELATIONS: Schuerer, Chair; Dearden and McKibben
Senate File 214
BUSINESS AND LABOR RELATIONS: Schuerer, Chair; Dearden and McKibben
Senate File 227
COMMERCE: Angelo, Chair; Warnstadt and Wieck
Senate File 228
STATE GOVERNMENT: Tinsman, Chair; Johnson and Ragan
Senate File 229
STATE GOVERNMENT: Drake, Chair; Connolly and Lamberti
Senate File 231
EDUCATION: Boettger, Chair; Connolly and McKinley
Senate File 232
COMMERCE: Angelo, Chair; Warnstadt and Wieck
Senate File 233
HUMAN RESOURCES: Boettger, Chair; Hosch and Ragan
Senate File 234
HUMAN RESOURCES: Veenstra, Chair; Hatch and Seymour
SSB 1120
HUMAN RESOURCES: Veenstra, Chair; Ragan and Schuerer
SSB 1121
STATE GOVERNMENT: Veenstra, Chair; Kibbie and Tinsman
SSB 1122
TRANSPORTATION: Putney, Chair; Beall and Kettering
SSB 1123
COMMERCE: Beall, Chair; Schuerer and Sievers
SSB 1124
COMMERCE: Brunkhorst, Chair; Warnstadt and Wieck
SSB 1125
NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT: Wieck, Chair; Bolkcom and Houser
COMMITTEE REPORTS
COMMERCE
Final Bill Action: *SENATE FILE 236 (SSB 1018), a bill for an act relating to the
time periods that unclaimed demutualization proceeds and wages are presumed to be
abandoned and providing an effective date.
Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
Final Vote: Ayes, 13: Angelo, Wieck, Warnstadt, Beall, Behn, Bolkcom, Brunkhorst,
Kettering, Larson, McCoy, Schuerer, Sievers, and Stewart. Nays, none. Absent, 2:
Gronstal and Redfern.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
*Pursuant to Senate Rule 40, the Legislative Service Bureau reported nonsubstantive
changes to the members of the Commerce Committee on Senate File 236, and they
were attached to the committee report.
NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 237 (SSB 1081), a bill for an act relating to fees
charged to certain private water supply contractors, establishing a private water
supply system account within the water quality protection fund, and appropriating
moneys in the account.
Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
Final Vote: Ayes, 12: Houser, Johnson, Seng, Black, Bolkcom, Brunkhorst, Dearden,
Holveck, Kettering, Kibbie, Wieck, and Zieman. Nays, none. Absent, 3: Drake,
Lundby and Miller.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
ALSO:
Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 238 (SSB 1088), a bill for an act providing that
revenues deposited in the state conservation fund are temporarily exempt from
reversion and providing an effective date.
Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
Final Vote: Ayes, 12: Houser, Johnson, Seng, Black, Bolkcom, Brunkhorst, Dearden,
Holveck, Kettering, Kibbie, Wieck, and Zieman. Nays, none. Absent, 3: Drake,
Lundby and Miller.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
RULES AND ADMINISTRATION
Final Bill Action: SENATE RESOLUTION 19, a resolution honoring the City of
Marshalltown on its sesquicentennial year.
Recommendation: DO PASS.
Final Vote: Ayes, 11: Iverson, Kramer, Gronstal, Boettger, Courtney, Drake,
Dvorsky, Gaskill, Putney, Ragan, and Sievers. Nays, none. Absent, none.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
AMENDMENT FILED
S-3023 S.F. 134 Jeff Angelo
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