Senate Journal: Thursday, March 20, 2003
JOURNAL OF THE SENATE
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SIXTY-SEVENTH CALENDAR DAY
FORTIETH SESSION DAY
Senate Chamber
Des Moines, Iowa, Thursday, March 20, 2003
The Senate met in regular session at 8:30 a.m., Senator Boettger
presiding.
Prayer was offered by David Boettger, husband of Senator
Boettger and father of Allan, Tim, Andy, and Sarah. He was the
guest of Senator Boettger.
The Journal of Wednesday, March 19, 2003, was approved.
RECESS
On motion of Senator Iverson, the Senate recessed at 8:33 a.m.
until the completion of a meeting of the committee on Rules and
Administration.
RECONVENED
The Senate reconvened at 8:36 a.m., Senator Boettger presiding.
The Senate stood at ease at 8:37 a.m. until the fall of the gavel for
the purpose of party caucuses.
The Senate resumed session at 9:40 a.m., Senator Boettger
presiding.
HOUSE MESSAGES RECEIVED AND CONSIDERED
The following messages were received from the Chief Clerk of the
House:
MADAM PRESIDENT: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the
House has on March 19, 2003, passed the following bills in which the concurrence of
the Senate is asked:
House File 412, a bill for an act relating to the amount of mussels
and shells which may be taken pursuant to a sport fishing license.
Read first time and referred to committee on Natural Resources
and Environment.
House File 492, a bill for an act relating to soil conservation by
providing for the acquisition of land by soil and water conservation
districts, and eliminating certain reporting requirements.
Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture.
House File 525, a bill for an act creating an environmental
oversight committee.
Read first time and referred to committee on Natural Resources
and Environment.
House File 547, a bill for an act providing for evidence of financial
responsibility filed by commercial pesticide applicators.
Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture.
House File 549, a bill for an act relating to the duties and
operations of the department of education and school boards.
Read first time and referred to committee on Education.
House File 574, a bill for an act applying Iowa’s open meetings
law to newly elected members of a governmental body not yet sworn
in.
Read first time and referred to committee on State Government.
House File 577, a bill for an act providing for a waiver of deadline
requirements relating to whole-grade sharing agreements in specified
school districts, and providing an effective date.
Read first time and attached to companion Senate File 381.
COMMITTEE REPORT
RULES AND ADMINISTRATION
Final Bill Action: SENATE RESOLUTION 23, a resolution honoring the Iowa State
University of Science and Technology Extension for 100 years of service to Iowa.
Recommendation: DO PASS.
Final Vote: Ayes, 9: Iverson, Gronstal, Boettger, Courtney, Dvorsky, Gaskill, Putney,
Ragan, and Sievers. Nays, none. Absent, 2: Kramer and Drake.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION
(Regular Calendar)
Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent to take up
for consideration Senate Resolution 23.
Senate Resolution 23
On motion of Senator Iverson, Senate Resolution 23, a
resolution honoring the Iowa State University of Science and
Technology Extension for 100 years of service to Iowa, with report of
committee recommending passage, was taken up for consideration.
Senator Iverson moved the adoption of Senate Resolution 23,
which motion prevailed by a voice vote.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE
Leaves of absence were granted as follows:
Senators Drake and Kramer, for the day, on request of Senator Iverson; Senator
McCoy, for the day, on request of Senator Gronstal; and Senator Brunkhorst, until he
returns, on request of Senator Iverson.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
(Deferred March 18, 2003)
Senate File 357
The Senate resumed consideration of Senate File 357, a bill for
an act relating to election or appointment of trustees of a city hospital
or health care facility, deferred March 18, 2003.
Senator Quirmbach withdrew amendment S-3070, filed by him
from the floor to pages 1 and 2 of the bill.
Senator Quirmbach offered amendment S-3062, filed by him on
March 18, 2003, to page 1 of the bill, and moved its adoption.
Amendment S-3062 lost by a voice vote.
Senator Miller moved that the bill be read the last time now and
placed upon its passage, which motion prevailed by a voice vote, and
the bill was read the last time.
On the question "Shall the bill pass?" (S.F. 357), the vote was:
Yeas, 45:
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Angelo | Beall | Behn | Black |
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Boettger | Bolkcom | Connolly | Courtney |
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Dearden | Dotzler | Dvorsky | Fraise |
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Gaskill | Gronstal | Hatch | Holveck |
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Horn | Hosch | Houser | Iverson |
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Johnson | Kettering | Kibbie | Kreiman |
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Lamberti | Larson | Lundby | McKibben |
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McKinley | Miller | Putney | Ragan |
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Redfern | Rehberg | Schuerer | Seng |
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Seymour | Shull | Sievers | Stewart |
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Tinsman | Veenstra | Warnstadt | Wieck |
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Zieman |
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Nays, 1:
Absent, 4:
Brunkhorst Drake Kramer McCoy
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was declared to
have passed the Senate and the title was agreed to.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Leave of absence was granted as follows:
Senator Gronstal, until he returns, on request of Senator Bolkcom.
CONSIDERATION OF BILLS
(Regular Calendar)
Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent to take up
for consideration Senate Files 275 and 348.
Senate File 275
On motion of Senator Schuerer, Senate File 275, a bill for an act
relating to the taxation of utilities, including establishment of a
natural gas delivery tax rate for new electric power generating
plants, establishment of a replacement transmission tax for certain
municipal utilities, methods of allocation of replacement generation
tax incurred by certain new stand-alone electric power generating
plants, a formula for determining taxable value for property
generating replacement tax annually, extending the task force, and
providing for applicability, was taken up for consideration.
Senator Schuerer offered amendment S-3039, filed by him on
March 18, 2003, to pages 1 and 2 of the bill, and moved its adoption.
Amendment S-3039 was adopted by a voice vote.
Senator Schuerer asked and received unanimous consent to
withdraw amendment S-3053, filed Senators Schuerer and Behn on
March 18, 2003, to page 2 of the bill.
Senator Schuerer offered amendment S-3066, filed by Senators
Schuerer and Behn on March 19, 2003, to page 2 of the bill, and
moved its adoption.
Amendment S-3066 was adopted by a voice vote.
Senator Schuerer moved that the bill be read the last time now
and placed upon its passage, which motion prevailed by a voice vote,
and the bill was read the last time.
On the question "Shall the bill pass?" (S.F. 275), the vote was:
Yeas, 46:
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Angelo | Beall | Behn | Black |
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Boettger | Bolkcom | Brunkhorst | Connolly |
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Courtney | Dearden | Dotzler | Dvorsky |
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Fraise | Gaskill | Hatch | Holveck |
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Horn | Hosch | Houser | Iverson |
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Johnson | Kettering | Kibbie | Kreiman |
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Lamberti | Larson | Lundby | McKibben |
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McKinley | Miller | Putney | Quirmbach |
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Ragan | Redfern | Rehberg | Schuerer |
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Seng | Seymour | Shull | Sievers |
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Stewart | Tinsman | Veenstra | Warnstadt |
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Wieck | Zieman |
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Nays, none.
Absent, 4:
Drake Gronstal Kramer McCoy
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was declared to
have passed the Senate and the title was agreed to.
Senate File 348
On motion of Senator Kettering, Senate File 348, a bill for an act
relating to fishing by establishing fees, allocating fishing license
revenue to fish habitat development, modifying trout fishing fee
requirements, and providing effective and applicability dates, was
taken up for consideration.
Senator Kettering moved that the bill be read the last time now
and placed upon its passage, which motion prevailed by a voice vote,
and the bill was read the last time.
On the question "Shall the bill pass?" (S.F. 348), the vote was:
Yeas, 36:
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Angelo | Beall | Behn | Black |
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Boettger | Bolkcom | Brunkhorst | Connolly |
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Courtney | Dearden | Dotzler | Dvorsky |
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Fraise | Gaskill | Hatch | Horn |
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Hosch | Houser | Iverson | Johnson |
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Kettering | Kibbie | Lamberti | Lundby |
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McKibben | Miller | Quirmbach | Ragan |
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Redfern | Seng | Shull | Stewart |
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Tinsman | Veenstra | Warnstadt | Wieck |
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Nays, 10:
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Holveck Kreiman Larson McKinley
Putney Rehberg Schuerer Seymour
Sievers Zieman
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Absent, 4:
Drake Gronstal Kramer McCoy
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was declared to
have passed the Senate and the title was agreed to.
IMMEDIATELY MESSAGED
Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent that
Senate Files 275, 348, and 357 be immediately messaged to the
House.
CONSIDERATION OF BILL
(Appropriations Calendar)
Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent to take up
for consideration Senate File 424.
Senate File 424
On motion of Senator Lamberti, Senate File 424, a bill for an act
relating to urban renewal indebtedness reporting and providing an
effective date, was taken up for consideration.
Senator Lamberti moved that the bill be read the last time now
and placed upon its passage, which motion prevailed by a voice vote,
and the bill was read the last time.
On the question "Shall the bill pass?" (S.F. 424), the vote was:
Yeas, 46:
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Angelo | Beall | Behn | Black |
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Boettger | Bolkcom | Brunkhorst | Connolly |
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Courtney | Dearden | Dotzler | Dvorsky |
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Fraise | Gaskill | Gronstal | Hatch |
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Holveck | Hosch | Houser | Iverson |
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Johnson | Kettering | Kibbie | Kreiman |
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Lamberti | Larson | Lundby | McKibben |
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McKinley | Miller | Putney | Quirmbach |
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Ragan | Redfern | Rehberg | Schuerer |
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Seng | Seymour | Shull | Sievers |
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Stewart | Tinsman | Veenstra | Warnstadt |
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Wieck | Zieman |
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Nays, 1:
Absent, 3:
Drake Kramer McCoy
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was declared to
have passed the Senate and the title was agreed to.
CONSIDERATION OF BILLS
(Regular Calendar)
Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent to take up
for consideration Senate Files 361 and 363.
Senate File 361
On motion of Senator Tinsman, 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, was taken up for
consideration.
Senator Tinsman offered amendment S-3071, filed by her from the
floor to pages 1 and 3 of the bill, and moved its adoption.
Amendment S-3071 was adopted by a voice vote.
Senator Tinsman moved that the bill be read the last time now and
placed upon its passage, which motion prevailed by a voice vote, and
the bill was read the last time.
On the question "Shall the bill pass?" (S.F. 361), the vote was:
Yeas, 47:
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Angelo | Beall | Behn | Black |
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Boettger | Bolkcom | Brunkhorst | Connolly |
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Courtney | Dearden | Dotzler | Dvorsky |
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Fraise | Gaskill | Gronstal | Hatch |
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Holveck | Horn | Hosch | Houser |
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Iverson | Johnson | Kettering | Kibbie |
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Kreiman | Lamberti | Larson | Lundby |
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McKibben | McKinley | Miller | Putney |
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Quirmbach | Ragan | Redfern | Rehberg |
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Schuerer | Seng | Seymour | Shull |
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Sievers | Stewart | Tinsman | Veenstra |
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Warnstadt | Wieck | Zieman |
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Nays, none.
Absent, 3:
Drake Kramer McCoy
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was declared to
have passed the Senate and the title was agreed to.
Senate File 363
On motion of Senator Houser, Senate File 363, a bill for an act
allowing elimination of local assessor examining boards, was taken
up for consideration.
Senator Houser moved that the bill be read the last time now and
placed upon its passage, which motion prevailed by a voice vote, and
the bill was read the last time.
On the question "Shall the bill pass?" (S.F. 363), the vote was:
Yeas, 47:
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Angelo | Beall | Behn | Black |
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Boettger | Bolkcom | Brunkhorst | Connolly |
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Courtney | Dearden | Dotzler | Dvorsky |
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Fraise | Gaskill | Gronstal | Hatch |
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Holveck | Horn | Hosch | Houser |
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Iverson | Johnson | Kettering | Kibbie |
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Kreiman | Lamberti | Larson | Lundby |
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McKibben | McKinley | Miller | Putney |
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Quirmbach | Ragan | Redfern | Rehberg |
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Schuerer | Seng | Seymour | Shull |
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Sievers | Stewart | Tinsman | Veenstra |
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Warnstadt | Wieck | Zieman |
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Nays, none.
Absent, 3:
Drake Kramer McCoy
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was declared to
have passed the Senate and the title was agreed to.
IMMEDIATELY MESSAGED
Senator Angelo asked and received unanimous consent that
Senate Files 361, 363, and 424 be immediately messaged to the
House.
ADJOURNMENT
On motion of Senator Angelo, the Senate adjourned at 10:34 a.m.
until 1:00 p.m. Monday, March 24, 2003.
APPENDIX
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
RULES AND ADMINISTRATION
The committee on Rules and Administration referred the following
Governor’s appointments and other appointments to state boards,
commissions, and departments to Senate standing committees, as
indicated for investigation on March 20, 2003:
AGRICULTURE
Benjamin Jung - Grape and Wine Development Commission
Jean Eells - State Soil Conservation Committee
Todd Scott - State Soil Conservation Committee
James Tobin - State Soil Conservation Committee
BUSINESS AND LABOR RELATIONS
Michael Trier - Workers’ Compensation Commissioner
Benjamin Duehr - Iowa Workforce Development Board
Sarah Falb - Iowa Workforce Development Board
COMMERCE
John R. Perkins - Consumer Advocate
Lorraine Groves - Credit Union Review Board
Michael Harvey - Credit Union Review Board
Roger Reiser - Credit Union Review Board
Therese Vaughan - Commissioner of Insurance
John P. Gillispie - Executive Director of the Iowa Telecommunications and
Technology Commission
Walter Murphy - Title Guaranty Division Board
Diane Munns - Chair of the Utilities Board
Diane Munns - Utilities Board
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Carol Garrett - Iowa Capital Investment Board
Linda Bloodsworth - Iowa Economic Development Board
Robert Bocken - Iowa Economic Development Board
Cynthia Keithley - Iowa Economic Development Board
EDUCATION
Bill Haigh - Board of Educational Examiners
Veronica Stalker - Board of Educational Examiners
Jacqueline Wellborn - Board of Educational Examiners
John Hartung - Iowa Higher Education Loan Authority
Neala Arnold - State Board of Regents
Robert Downer - State Board of Regents
John Forsyth - State Board of Regents
Wayne Drexler - School Budget Review Committee
HUMAN RESOURCES
Terri Craft - Board of Athletic Training Examiners
Thorald Davidson - Board of Behavioral Science Examiners
Barbara O’Rourke - Board of Behavioral Science Examiners
Timothy Ruppert - Board of Behavioral Science Examiners
Robert Martin - Commission for the Blind
Lionel Foster - Child Advocacy Board
William Brand - Administrator of the Division of Community Action Agencies
Thomas Letsche - Commission on Community Action Agencies
John Matthews - Commission on the Deaf
Mark Haverland - Director of the Department of Elder Affairs
John Lowe - Commission of Elder Affairs
Jane Paulsen - Commission of Elder Affairs
Michael Bergan - Iowa Empowerment Board
Rebecca Burgart - Iowa Empowerment Board
Elaine Szymoniak - Iowa Empowerment Board
Thomas Wilson - Iowa Empowerment Board
C. Arthur Wittmack - Iowa Empowerment Board
Kevin Concannon - Director of the Department of Human Services
Ruth Mosher - Council on Human Services
Christine Louscher - Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Commission
Diane Cardwell - Board of Physician Assistant Examiners
Mara Swanson - Board of Physician Assistant Examiners
Rita Taylor - Board of Physician Assistant Examiners
Kimberly Brangoccio - Prevention of Disabilities Policy Council
James Grover - Prevention of Disabilities Policy Council
Mickey McDaniel - Prevention of Disabilities Policy Council
Mary Mincer Hansen - Director of Public Health
Annette Bair - Commission on Tobacco Use Prevention and Control
Scott Havens - Commission on Tobacco Use Prevention and Control
Marvin Jenkins - Commission on Tobacco Use Prevention and Control
Charlotte Nelson - Administrator of the Division on the Status of Women
JUDICIARY
Alicia Claypool - Iowa State Civil Rights Commission
David Leshtz - Iowa State Civil Rights Commission
Dinh VanLo - Iowa State Civil Rights Commission
Gary Maynard - Director of the Department of Corrections
Robyn Mills - Board of Corrections
Arthur Neu - Board of Corrections
Walter Reed, Jr. - Board of Corrections
Renee Sneitzer - Board of Corrections
Arthur Schut - Iowa Drug Policy Advisory Council
Diane Thomas - Iowa Drug Policy Advisory Council
Mary Elgar - State Judicial Nominating Commission
Charles Follett - State Judicial Nominating Commission
Arthur Silva - State Judicial Nominating Commission
Monroe Colston - Commission on Judicial Qualifications (Appointment)
Monroe Colston - Commission on Judicial Qualifications (Reappointment)
Mary Russell-Curran - Commission on Judicial Qualifications
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Barbara Brown - City Development Board
Ann Hutchinson - City Development Board
Denise Dolan - County Finance Committee
Richard Heidloff - County Finance Committee
Ben Lacey - County Finance Committee
Kevin Wynn - County Finance Committee
Mark Monson - Iowa Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Commission
Wynema Morris - Iowa Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Commission
Michele Walker - Iowa Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Commission
Jacqueline Kibbie-Williams - Mental Health Risk Pool Board (Appointment)
Jacqueline Kibbie-Williams - Mental Health Risk Pool Board (Reappointment)
Ralph Kremer - Mental Health Risk Pool Board
Andy Nielsen - Mental Health Risk Pool Board
David Van Ningen - Mental Health Risk Pool Board (Appointment)
David Van Ningen - Mental Health Risk Pool Board (Reappointment)
NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
Donna Buell - Environmental Protection Commission
Lisa Davis Cook - Environmental Protection Commission
Jerry Peckumn - Environmental Protection Commission
Francis Thicke - Environmental Protection Commission
Heidi Vittetoe - Environmental Protection Commission
Randy Duncan - Natural Resource Commission
Richard Francisco - Natural Resource Commission
Cathy Rottinghaus - Iowa Comprehensive Petroleum Underground Storage Tank
Fund Board
Karen Andersen-Schank - Renewable Fuels and Coproducts Advisory Committee
Greg Hayes - Renewable Fuels and Coproducts Advisory Committee
STATE GOVERNMENT
Susan Boe - Accountancy Examining Board
Richard Johnson - Accountancy Examining Board
Telford Lodden - Accountancy Examining Board
Scott Doll - Alcoholic Beverages Commission
Martha Green - Architectural Examining Board
Jeffrey Morgan - Architectural Examining Board
Mary Gran - Board of Barber Examiners
Barbara Martin - Board of Barber Examiners
Alison Foughty - Board of Chiropractic Examiners
Kathleen Kennedy - Board of Chiropractic Examiners
Michael Powell - Board of Chiropractic Examiners
Diane Puthoff - Board of Chiropractic Examiners
Jerry Talbott - Board of Cosmetology Arts and Sciences Examiners
Elizabeth Brennan - Board of Dental Examiners
Eileen Cacioppo - Board of Dental Examiners
Gary Roth - Board of Dental Examiners
Rachel Dunn - Board of Dietetic Examiners
Joseph Rodriguez - Board of Dietetic Examiners
Julie Bell - Iowa Emergency Response Commission
Daniel Rogers - Iowa Emergency Response Commission
Forrest Holly - Engineering and Land Surveying Examining Board
Susan Long - Engineering and Land Surveying Examining Board
James Albert - Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board
Janet Carl - Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board
Leslie Whippen - Board for the Licensing and Regulation of Hearing Aid Dispensers
Diane Kolmer - Information Technology Council
Mary Wegner - Information Technology Council
Quentin Boyken - IowAccess Advisory Council
Gail Flagel - IowAccess Advisory Council
David Redlawsk - IowAccess Advisory Council
Donna M. Mueller - Chief Executive Officer of the Iowa Public Employees
Retirement System
David Creighton, Sr. - Investment Board of IPERS
David Biehl - Landscape Architectural Examining Board
Ed Stanek - Commissioner of the Iowa Lottery
Elaine Baxter - Lottery Board
Michael McCoy - Lottery Board
Cynthia Eisenhauer - Director of the Department of Management
Carole Frier - Board of Medical Examiners
Bruce Hughes - Board of Medical Examiners
Sally Schroeder - Board of Medical Examiners
Janece Valentine - Board of Medical Examiners
Ruth Ohde - Board of Mortuary Science Examiners
M. Ann Aulwes-Allison - Board of Nursing Examiners
Terry Cooper - State Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators
Susan Frey - State Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators
Daniel Larmore - State Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators
Mary Nielsen - State Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators
Audrae Zoeckler - State Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators
Barbara Scheetz - Board of Optometry Examiners
Robert Weiland - Board of Optometry Examiners
Mollie Anderson - Director of the Department of Personnel
Katherine Linder - Board of Pharmacy Examiners
Leman Olson - Board of Pharmacy Examiners
Helen McNurlen - Board of Physical and Occupational Therapy Examiners
Ethel Campbell - Board of Podiatry Examiners
Rickey Salocker - Board of Podiatry Examiners
Gerald Jorgensen - Board of Psychology Examiners
Ana Lopez-Dawson - Board of Psychology Examiners
Diane Hamilton - State Racing and Gaming Commission
Joyce Jarding - State Racing and Gaming Commission
David Erickson - Real Estate Appraiser Examining Board
Barbara Leestamper - Real Estate Appraiser Examining Board
Karen Oberman - Real Estate Appraiser Examining Board
Laurie Dawley - Real Estate Commission
James Hughes - Real Estate Commission
Sally Steffen - State Board for Respiratory Care
Robert Zeman - State Board for Respiratory Care
Thomas Capshew - Board of Social Work Examiners
Joan Hester - Board of Social Work Examiners
Becky Vilda - Board of Speech Pathology and Audiology Examiners
Douglas Walter - Board of Speech Pathology and Audiology Examiners
Kent Webb - Board of Speech Pathology and Audiology Examiners
Mildred Dawson - Commission of Veterans Affairs
Laurel Phipps - Commission of Veterans Affairs
Anne Duffy - Iowa Board of Veterinary Medicine
Leslie Hemmingson - Iowa Board of Veterinary Medicine
Michael Gartner - Chair of Vision Iowa Board
Marvin Berenstein - Vision Iowa Board
Lorna Burnside - Vision Iowa Board
Libby Slappey - Vision Iowa Board
TRANSPORTATION
James Romar - Iowa Law Enforcement Academy Council
Jeffrey Danielson - State Transportation Commission
WAYS AND MEANS
Kay Anderson - Iowa Finance Authority
Carmela Brown - Iowa Finance Authority
Steven Richardson - State Board of Tax Review
PRESENTATION OF VISITORS
The Chair welcomed the following visitors who were present in the
Senate gallery:
High school government students from Pekin Community Schools.
Senator Miller.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS
GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT
Convened: March 19, 2003, 3:05 p.m.
Members Present: Lundby, Chair; Brunkhorst, Vice Chair; Courtney, Ranking
Member; Dvorsky and Wieck.
Members Absent: None.
Committee Business: Subcommittee assignments and discussion regarding the GEM
bill. Approved SSB 1133 (as amended).
Adjourned: 4:10 p.m.
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Convened: March 19, 2003, 3:10 p.m.
Members Present: Schuerer, Chair; Boettger, Vice Chair; Horn, Ranking Member;
Kibbie and Shull.
Members Absent: None.
Committee Business: Passed the committee appropriations bill.
Recessed: 3:15 p.m.
Reconvened: 4:00 p.m.
Adjourned: 5:45 p.m.
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON JUSTICE SYSTEM
Convened: March 19, 2003, 3:10 p.m.
Members Present: Miller, Chair; Angelo, Vice Chair; Fraise, Ranking Member;
Hosch and Kreiman.
Members Absent: None.
Committee Business: Passed committee appropriations bill for the judicial branch
(as amended) and discussed committee appropriations bill for the justice system.
Adjourned: 3:40 p.m.
RULES AND ADMINISTRATION
Convened: March 20, 2003, 8:30 a.m.
Members Present: Iverson, Chair; Gronstal, Ranking Member; Boettger, Courtney,
Dvorsky, Gaskill, Putney, Ragan, and Sievers.
Members Absent: Kramer, Vice Chair; and Drake (both excused).
Committee Business: Approved the en bloc confirmation calendar and SRs 22 and 23.
Adjourned: 8:35 a.m.
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Convened: March 20, 2003, 3:00 p.m.
Members Present: McKinley, Chair; Behn, Vice Chair; Dotzler, Ranking Member;
Putney and Quirmbach.
Members Absent: None.
Committee Business: Approved appropriations committee bill LSB 1121ja.
Recessed: 3:05 p.m.
Reconvened: 3:10 p.m.
Adjourned: 3:30 p.m.
INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTION
Senate Resolution 24, by Iverson, Angelo, Kramer, McKibben,
and Larson, a resolution reaffirming Iowa’s commitment to freedom
and democracy and calling for an end to terrorism.
Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on Rules
and Administration.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
Senate File 425, by committee on Appropriations, a bill for an act
relating to and making appropriations involving state government,
including provisions affecting agriculture and natural resources.
Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on Appropriations
calendar.
Senate File 426, by committee on Ways and Means, a bill for an
act relating to tax credits and associated refunds for cooperatives
engaged in the production of value-added agricultural products, and
providing for its applicability.
Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on Ways and Means
calendar.
Senate File 427, by committee on Government Oversight, a bill
for an act relating to the establishment of the office of grants
enterprise management in the department of management to assist
the state in receiving more nonstate funds and providing a standing
limited appropriation.
Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.
STUDY BILL RECEIVED
SSB 1178 Government Oversight
Relating to government efficiency by providing for the
establishment of common state services regional boundaries, and
providing an effective date.
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
Senate File 338
JUDICIARY: Redfern, Chair; Kreiman and Larson
House File 289
LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Angelo, Chair; Houser and McCoy
House File 344
WAYS AND MEANS: Connolly, Chair; McKibben and Sievers
House File 404
JUDICIARY: Boettger, Chair; Quirmbach and Tinsman
SSB 1178
GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT: Brunkhorst, Chair; Dvorsky and Wieck
COMMITTEE REPORTS
APPROPRIATIONS
Final Bill Action: *SENATE FILE 425 (SSB 1154), a bill for an act relating to and
making appropriations involving state government, including provisions affecting
agriculture and natural resources.
Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
Final Vote: Ayes, 25: Lamberti, Kramer, Dvorsky, Behn, Black, Bolkcom, Connolly,
Dotzler, Fraise, Gaskill, Hatch, Horn, Houser, McKibben, McKinley, Miller, Schuerer,
Seng, Seymour, Shull, Sievers, Tinsman, Veenstra, Warnstadt, and Zieman. Nays,
none. Absent, none.
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 Appropriations Committee on Senate File 425, and they
were attached to the committee report.
GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT
Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 427 (SSB 1133), a bill for an act relating to the
establishment of the office of grants enterprise management in the department of
management to assist the state in receiving more nonstate funds and providing a
standing limited appropriation.
Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
Final Vote: Ayes, 5: Lundby, Brunkhorst, Courtney, Dvorsky and Wieck. Nays,
none. Absent, none.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
RULES AND ADMINISTRATION
Final Bill Action: SENATE RESOLUTION 22, a resolution relating to support of
Best Buddies Iowa and urging continued federal funding of the program.
Recommendation: DO PASS.
Final Vote: Ayes, 9: Iverson, Gronstal, Boettger, Courtney, Dvorsky, Gaskill, Putney,
Ragan, and Sievers. Nays, none. Absent, 2: Kramer and Drake.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
WAYS AND MEANS
Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 426 (formerly SF 268), a bill for an act relating to
tax credits and associated refunds for cooperatives engaged in the production of value-
added agricultural products, and providing for its applicability.
Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
Final Vote: Ayes, 15: McKibben, Shull, Bolkcom, Angelo, Connolly, Dotzler, Hosch,
Lamberti, Larson, Miller, Quirmbach, Rehberg, Seng, Sievers, and Stewart. Nays,
none. Absent, 2: McCoy and McKinley.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
EXPLANATION OF VOTE
MADAM PRESIDENT: I was necessarily absent from the Senate chamber on
March 20, 2003, when the vote was taken on Senate File 357. Had I been present, I
would have voted "Yea."
BOB BRUNKHORST
AMENDMENTS FILED
S-3069 S.F. 397 Bob Brunkhorst
Dick L. Dearden
S-3070 S.F. 357 Herman C. Quirmbach
S-3071 S.F. 361 Maggie Tinsman
S-3072 S.F. 402 Larry McKibben
S-3073 S.F. 37 David Miller
Bob Brunkhorst
S-3074 H.F. 65 David Miller
Bob Brunkhorst
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