Senate Journal: Thursday, April 3, 2003
JOURNAL OF THE SENATE
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EIGHTY-FIRST CALENDAR DAY
FORTY-EIGHTH SESSION DAY
Senate Chamber
Des Moines, Iowa, Thursday, April 3, 2003
The Senate met in regular session at 8:33 a.m., President Kramer
presiding.
Prayer was offered by the Reverend Sheryl Campbell, pastor of the
Ripley United Church of Christ in Traer, Iowa. She was the guest of
Senator Putney.
The Journal of Wednesday, April 2, 2003, was approved.
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 April 2, 2003, passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the
Senate is asked:
House File 619, a bill for an act relating to health care including
reimbursement of health care facilities based on resident program
eligibility and providing effective dates and a contingent effective
date.
Read first time and attached to similar Senate File 408.
Senator Boettger took the chair at 8:40 a.m.
CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION
(Regular Calendar)
Senator Angelo asked and received unanimous consent to take up
for consideration Senate Resolution 29.
Senate Resolution 29
On motion of Senator Dotzler, Senate Resolution 29, a resolution
honoring the East Waterloo High School Boys’ Basketball Team, with
report of committee recommending passage, was taken up for
consideration.
Senator Dotzler welcomed to the Senate chamber the East
Waterloo Boys’ Basketball Team and coaches.
The Senate rose and expressed its welcome.
Senator Dotzler read Senate Resolution 29 and moved its adoption,
which motion prevailed by a voice vote.
RECESS
On motion of Senator Veenstra, the Senate recessed at 8:56 a.m.
until the fall of the gavel.
RECONVENED
The Senate reconvened at 10:46 a.m., President Kramer presiding.
ADJOURNMENT
On motion of Senator Gaskill, the Senate adjourned at 10:47 a.m.
until 1:00 p.m. Monday, April 7, 2003.
APPENDIX
CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION
The Secretary of the Senate issued the following certificates of
recognition:
John Jacobsen, Waterloo — For celebrating your 99th birthday. Senator Dotzler
(4/3/03).
Marc Roberg, Afton — For being named National Wild Turkey Federation’s Iowa
Wildlife Officer of the Year. Senator Angelo (4/3/03).
Craig and Brenda Willis, Diagonal — For winning Grand Champion Maine-Anjou
Bull at the 2003 Iowa Beef Expo. Senator Angelo (4/3/03).
REPORTS OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS
AGRICULTURE
Convened: April 3, 2003, 12:30 a.m.
Members Present: Behn, Chair; Hosch, Vice Chair; Fraise, Ranking Member;
Angelo, Gaskill, Houser, Johnson, Kibbie, Putney, Ragan, Seng, Veenstra, and Zieman.
Members Absent: Black and Courtney (both excused).
Committee Business: Passed HFs 509 and 634.
Adjourned: 12:40 p.m.
COMMERCE
Convened: April 3, 2003, 10:30 a.m.
Members Present: Angelo, Chair; Wieck, Vice Chair; Warnstadt, Ranking Member;
Beall, Behn, Bolkcom, Larson, McCoy, Schuerer, Sievers, and Stewart.
Members Absent: Brunkhorst, Gronstal, Kettering, and Redfern (all excused).
Committee Business: Passed HFs 391, 446, 545, and 616 and approved the
Governor’s appointees.
Adjourned: 10:50 a.m.
STATE GOVERNMENT
Convened: April 3, 2003, 11:15 a.m.
Members Present: Zieman, Chair; Sievers, Vice Chair; Kibbie, Ranking Member;
Black, Connolly, Courtney, Dearden, Drake, Johnson, Lamberti, Ragan, Schuerer,
Shull, Tinsman, and Veenstra.
Members Absent: None.
Committee Business: Passed HFs 204, 456, 601, and 603 and approved the
Governor’s appointees.
Adjourned: 11:50 a.m.
STUDY BILLS RECEIVED
SSB 1188 Ways and Means
Relating to criteria for community-based seed capital funds and
providing a retroactive applicability date.
SSB 1189 Ways and Means
Relating to state taxes by imposing a single rate tax, eliminating
the deduction for federal income taxes paid, and eliminating the
alternative minimum tax under the individual income tax; by
increasing the sales and use tax rate; and by increasing the state
cigarette and tobacco products tax rates; and including effective and
applicability date provisions.
SSB 1190 Ways and Means
Relating to local taxes and budgets by requiring a super majority
vote on state appropriations funding certain property tax credits and
exemptions and providing local government assistance and on
legislation increasing maximum property tax rates, including certain
law enforcement expenses as general county services, requiring
counties to establish property tax replacement funds, establishing an
ending fund balances limitation for counties, defining terms related
to the county budgeting process, providing for an ad valorem tax on
mobile homes and manufactured homes, allowing counties to employ
a multicounty assessor, relating to property assessment guidelines
and providing for state payment reductions, setting assessment
limitations on residential and agricultural property and on
commercial and industrial property, classifying commercial and
industrial property as one taxation class, allowing for appeal of
assessments of industrial property to the director of revenue and
finance, establishing a property tax limitation for cities and counties;
and including effective and applicability dates.
SSB 1191 Ways and Means
Relating to securities and tax credits issued by the Iowa capital
investment corporation and board.
SSB 1192 Ways and Means
Relating to the individual income tax by imposing a single rate
tax, eliminating the deduction for federal income taxes paid, and
eliminating the alternative minimum tax, and providing for sales tax-
related studies, and including effective and applicability date
provisions.
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
House File 493
AGRICULTURE: Hosch, Chair; Gaskill and Kibbie
SSB 1188
WAYS AND MEANS: McKinley, Chair; Dotzler and Shull
SSB 1189
WAYS AND MEANS: McKibben, Chair; Connolly, Seng, Shull, and Sievers
SSB 1190
WAYS AND MEANS: Sievers, Chair; McKibben and Stewart
SSB 1191
WAYS AND MEANS: McKibben, Chair; Connolly and Shull
SSB 1192
WAYS AND MEANS: McKibben, Chair; Connolly, Seng, Shull, and Sievers
COMMITTEE REPORTS
AGRICULTURE
Final Bill Action: HOUSE FILE 509, a bill for an act relating to deer and elk chronic
wasting disease by establishing a task force and requiring departmental cooperation in
the implementation of a chronic wasting disease administrative strategy, and
providing an effective date.
Recommendation: DO PASS.
Final Vote: Ayes, 13: Behn, Hosch, Fraise, Angelo, Gaskill, Houser, Johnson, Kibbie,
Putney, Ragan, Seng, Veenstra, and Zieman. Nays, none. Absent, 2: Black and
Courtney.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
ALSO:
Final Bill Action: HOUSE FILE 634, a bill for an act relating to the conversion of
cooperative associations originally organized as business corporations.
Recommendation: DO PASS.
Final Vote: Ayes, 13: Behn, Hosch, Fraise, Angelo, Gaskill, Houser, Johnson, Kibbie,
Putney, Ragan, Seng, Veenstra, and Zieman. Nays, none. Absent, 2: Black and
Courtney.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
COMMERCE
Final Bill Action: HOUSE FILE 391, a bill for an act establishing a pilot program for
the development of cogeneration facilities, providing for the development of ratemaking
principles and rates for pilot program facilities, and providing for a future repeal.
Recommendation: AMEND AND DO PASS, AS PROVIDED IN AMENDMENT S-3139.
Final Vote: Ayes, 11: Angelo, Wieck, Warnstadt, Beall, Behn, Bolkcom, Larson,
McCoy, Schuerer, Sievers, and Stewart. Nays, none. Absent, 4: Brunkhorst, Gronstal,
Kettering, and Redfern.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
ALSO:
Final Bill Action: HOUSE FILE 446, a bill for an act relating to dealership
agreements, and providing for the Act’s applicability.
Recommendation: DO PASS.
Final Vote: Ayes, 11: Angelo, Wieck, Warnstadt, Beall, Behn, Bolkcom, Larson,
McCoy, Schuerer, Sievers, and Stewart. Nays, none. Absent, 4: Brunkhorst, Gronstal,
Kettering, and Redfern.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
ALSO:
Final Bill Action: HOUSE FILE 545, a bill for an act relating to the requirements for
newspapers designated for official publication purposes.
Recommendation: DO PASS.
Final Vote: Ayes, 11: Angelo, Wieck, Warnstadt, Beall, Behn, Bolkcom, Larson,
McCoy, Schuerer, Sievers, and Stewart. Nays, none. Absent, 4: Brunkhorst, Gronstal,
Kettering, and Redfern.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
ALSO:
Final Bill Action: HOUSE FILE 616, a bill for an act prohibiting a cancellation
penalty upon cancellation of a purchase agreement for cemetery merchandise, funeral
merchandise, and funeral services.
Recommendation: DO PASS.
Final Vote: Ayes, 11: Angelo, Wieck, Warnstadt, Beall, Behn, Bolkcom, Larson,
McCoy, Schuerer, Sievers, and Stewart. Nays, none. Absent, 4: Brunkhorst, Gronstal,
Kettering, and Redfern.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
STATE GOVERNMENT
Final Bill Action: HOUSE FILE 204, a bill for an act relating to massage therapy by
providing for a study regarding the modalities associated with massage therapy and
providing a temporary exemption from licensure requirements.
Recommendation: DO PASS.
Final Vote: Ayes, 15: Zieman, Sievers, Kibbie, Black, Connolly, Courtney, Dearden,
Drake, Johnson, Lamberti, Ragan, Schuerer, Shull, Tinsman, and Veenstra. Nays,
none. Absent, none.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
ALSO:
Final Bill Action: HOUSE FILE 456, a bill for an act relating to contract choice-of-
law provisions referring to the uniform computer information transactions Act, and
related matters and providing an effective date.
Recommendation: DO PASS.
Final Vote: Ayes, 15: Zieman, Sievers, Kibbie, Black, Connolly, Courtney, Dearden,
Drake, Johnson, Lamberti, Ragan, Schuerer, Shull, Tinsman, and Veenstra. Nays,
none. Absent, none.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
ALSO:
Final Bill Action: HOUSE FILE 601, a bill for an act relating to campaign finance,
including political party committees, campaign disclosure reports, independent
expenditures, and income tax checkoff provisions.
Recommendation: DO PASS.
Final Vote: Ayes, 15: Zieman, Sievers, Kibbie, Black, Connolly, Courtney, Dearden,
Drake, Johnson, Lamberti, Ragan, Schuerer, Shull, Tinsman, and Veenstra. Nays,
none. Absent, none.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
ALSO:
Final Bill Action: HOUSE FILE 603, a bill for an act providing an exception to
licensing requirements for certain bingo occasions conducted by nonprofit
organizations.
Recommendation: DO PASS.
Final Vote: Ayes, 14: Zieman, Sievers, Kibbie, Black, Connolly, Courtney, Dearden,
Drake, Johnson, Lamberti, Ragan, Schuerer, Shull, and Tinsman. Nays, 1: Veenstra.
Absent, none.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
GOVERNOR’S APPOINTEES PLACED ON
EN BLOC CALENDAR
The following appointees, assigned to standing committees for
investigation, were placed on the En Bloc Calendar with
recommendations for confirmation:
COMMERCE
Lorraine Groves - Credit Union Review Board
Roger Reiser - Credit Union Review Board
John P. Gillispie - Executive Director of the Iowa Telecommunications and
Technology Commission
STATE GOVERNMENT
Valorie Prahl - Board of Chiropractic Examiners
Eileen Cacioppo - Board of Dental Examiners
Susan Long - Engineering and Land Surveying Examining Board
Janet Carl - Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board
Rickey Salocker - Board of Podiatry Examiners
Diane Hamilton - State Racing and Gaming Commission
Sally Steffen - State Board for Respiratory Care
Becky Vilda - Board of Speech Pathology and Audiology Examiners
Marvin Berenstein - Vision Iowa Board
REFERRAL TO INDIVIDUAL CONFIRMATION CALENDAR
MADAM PRESIDENT: Pursuant to Senate Rule 59, I hereby request that the
following name be removed from the “En Bloc Confirmation Calendar” and placed on
the “Individual Confirmation Calendar”:
Janet Carl - Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board
MARK ZIEMAN
AMENDMENTS FILED
S-3138 S.F. 300 Mark Zieman
S-3139 H.F. 391 Commerce
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