Senate Journal: Thursday, April 10, 2003
JOURNAL OF THE SENATE
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EIGHTY-EIGHTH CALENDAR DAY
FIFTY-SECOND SESSION DAY
Senate Chamber
Des Moines, Iowa, Thursday, April 10, 2003
The Senate met in regular session at 8:34 a.m., President Kramer
presiding.
Prayer was offered by the Reverend Allan Thoreson, visitation
pastor of the Memorial Lutheran Church in Nevada, Iowa. He was
the guest of Senator McKibben.
The Journal of Wednesday, April 9, 2003, was approved.
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 April 9, 2003, passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the
House was asked:
Senate File 272, a bill for an act relating to conflicts of interest in
public contracts.
ALSO: That the House has on April 9, 2003, amended and passed the following
bills in which the concurrence of the House was asked:
Senate File 433, a bill for an act relating to and making
appropriations to the department of economic development, certain
board of regents institutions, department of workforce development,
and the public employment relations board and related matters.
(S-3183)
Senate File 435, a bill for an act relating to and making
appropriations to the judicial branch. (S-3184)
SPECIAL GUEST
Senator Iverson welcomed to the Senate chamber the Honorable
H. Kay Hedge, former member of the Senate from Mahaska County.
The Senate rose and expressed its welcome.
RECESS
On motion of Senator Iverson, the Senate recessed at 8:41 a.m.
until the completion of a meeting of the committee on Rules and
Administration.
RECONVENED
The Senate reconvened at 8:45 a.m., President Kramer presiding.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE
Leaves of absence were granted as follows:
Senator Redfern, until he arrives, on request of Senator Iverson; Senator
McKibben, until he arrives, on request of Senator Gaskill; Senator Holveck, until he
arrives, on request of Senator Dearden; and Senator McCoy, until he arrives, on
request of Senator Gronstal.
CONFIRMATION OF GOVERNOR’S APPOINTMENTS
In accordance with Senate Rule 59, Senator Iverson called up the
following eligible appointees on the En Bloc Confirmation Calendar:
Robert Martin, Commission for the Blind
Carol Garrett, Iowa Capital Investment Board
Lionel Foster, Child Advocacy Board
Thomas Letsche, Commission on Community Action Agencies
Michael Harvey, Credit Union Review Board
John Matthews, Commission on the Deaf
Linda Bloodsworth, Iowa Economic Development Board
John Lowe, Commission of Elder Affairs
Kay Anderson, Iowa Finance Authority
David Biehl, Landscape Architectural Examining Board
Cathy Rottinghaus, Iowa Comprehensive Petroleum Underground Storage
Tank Fund Board
Ana Lopez-Dawson, Board of Psychology Examiners
Kent Webb, Board of Speech Pathology and Audiology Examiners
Diane Munns, Chair of Utilities Board
Diane Munns, Utilities Board
Mildred Dawson, Commission of Veterans Affairs
Senator Iverson moved that the foregoing appointees be confirmed
by the Senate.
On the question “Shall the appointees be confirmed?” 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 | Drake |
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Dvorsky | Fraise | Gaskill | Gronstal |
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Hatch | Horn | Hosch | Houser |
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Iverson | Johnson | Kettering | Kibbie |
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Kramer | Kreiman | Lamberti | Larson |
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Lundby | McKinley | Miller | Putney |
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Quirmbach | Ragan | Rehberg | Schuerer |
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Seng | Seymour | Shull | Sievers |
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Stewart | Tinsman | Veenstra | Warnstadt |
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Wieck | Zieman |
|
|
Nays, none.
Absent, 4:
Holveck McCoy McKibben Redfern
The appointees, having received a two-thirds vote, were declared to
have been confirmed by the Senate.
CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION
(Regular Calendar)
Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent to take up
for consideration Senate Resolution 24.
Senate Resolution 24
On motion of Senator Iverson, Senate Resolution 24, a
resolution reaffirming Iowa’s commitment to freedom and democracy
and calling for an end to terrorism, with report of committee
recommending passage, was taken up for consideration.
Senator Iverson moved the adoption of Senate Resolution 24,
which motion prevailed by a voice vote.
RECESS
On motion of Senator Iverson, the Senate recessed at 9:53 a.m.
until 3:00 p.m.
APPENDIX — 1
REPORTS OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS
AGRICULTURE
Convened: April 10, 2003, 1:05 p.m.
Members Present: Behn, Chair; Hosch, Vice Chair; Fraise, Ranking Member;
Angelo, Black, Courtney, Gaskill, Houser, Johnson, Kibbie, Putney, Ragan, Seng,
Veenstra, and Zieman.
Members Absent: None.
Committee Business: Passed HFs 492, 493, 617, and 644 and approved SSB 1197.
Recessed: 1:10 p.m.
Reconvened: 1:45 p.m.
Adjourned: 2:10 p.m.
HUMAN RESOURCES
Convened: April 10, 2003, 9:30 a.m.
Members Present: Veenstra, Chair; Seymour, Vice Chair; Ragan, Ranking Member;
Behn, Boettger, Hatch, Holveck, Horn, Hosch, Kreiman, McKinley, Schuerer, and
Tinsman.
Members Absent: None.
Committee Business: Passed HFs 565 (as amended), 628, and 641.
Adjourned: 10:00 a.m.
RULES AND ADMINISTRATION
Convened: April 10, 2003, 8:40 a.m.
Members Present: Iverson, Chair; Kramer, Vice Chair; Gronstal, Ranking Member;
Boettger, Courtney, Drake, Dvorsky, Gaskill, Putney, and Ragan.
Members Absent: Sievers (excused).
Committee Business: Passed SCR 15 and SRs 30 and 31.
Adjourned: 8:45 a.m.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
BUSINESS AND LABOR RELATIONS
Final Bill Action: HOUSE FILE 225, a bill for an act modifying workers’
compensation laws and providing an effective date.
Recommendation: DO PASS.
Final Vote: Ayes, 8: Schuerer, Dearden, Courtney, Horn, Johnson, Kettering,
Seymour, and Wieck. Nays, none. Absent, 3: Lundby, Dotzler, and McKibben.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
HUMAN RESOURCES
Final Bill Action: HOUSE FILE 565, a bill for an act relating to the healthy and well
kids in Iowa program.
Recommendation: AMEND AND DO PASS, AS PROVIDED IN AMENDMENT S-3194.
Final Vote: Ayes, 13: Veenstra, Seymour, Ragan, Behn, Boettger, Hatch, Holveck,
Horn, Hosch, Kreiman, McKinley, Schuerer, and Tinsman. Nays, none. Absent, none.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
ALSO:
Final Bill Action: HOUSE FILE 628, a bill for an act relating to physician assistant
licensure, and providing an effective date.
Recommendation: DO PASS.
Final Vote: Ayes, 13: Veenstra, Seymour, Ragan, Behn, Boettger, Hatch, Holveck,
Horn, Hosch, Kreiman, McKinley, Schuerer, and Tinsman. Nays, none. Absent, none.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
ALSO:
Final Bill Action: HOUSE FILE 641, a bill for an act providing for changes relating
to programs under the purview of the Iowa department of public health.
Recommendation: DO PASS.
Final Vote: Ayes, 13: Veenstra, Seymour, Ragan, Behn, Boettger, Hatch, Holveck,
Horn, Hosch, Kreiman, McKinley, Schuerer, and Tinsman. Nays, none. Absent, none.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
RULES AND ADMINISTRATION
Final Bill Action: SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 15, a concurrent
resolution supporting the widening, improvement, and enhancement of U.S. Highway 30
across central Iowa and requesting federal assistance.
Recommendation: DO PASS.
Final Vote: Ayes, 10: Iverson, Kramer, Gronstal, Boettger, Courtney, Drake,
Dvorsky, Gaskill, Putney, and Ragan. Nays, none. Absent, 1: Sievers.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
ALSO:
Final Bill Action: SENATE RESOLUTION 30, a resolution relating to the shortage
of nursing home administrators and requesting the State Board of Examiners for
Nursing Home Administrators to make recommendations for addressing the shortage.
Recommendation: DO PASS.
Final Vote: Ayes, 10: Iverson, Kramer, Gronstal, Boettger, Courtney, Drake,
Dvorsky, Gaskill, Putney, and Ragan. Nays, none. Absent, 1: Sievers.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
ALSO:
Final Bill Action: SENATE RESOLUTION 31, a resolution congratulating the
University of Northern Iowa Panthers Women’s Volleyball Team.
Recommendation: DO PASS.
Final Vote: Ayes, 10: Iverson, Kramer, Gronstal, Boettger, Courtney, Drake,
Dvorsky, Gaskill, Putney, and Ragan. Nays, none. Absent, 1: Sievers.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
BILL ENROLLED, SIGNED, AND SENT TO GOVERNOR
The Secretary of the Senate submitted the following report:
MADAM PRESIDENT: The Secretary of the Senate respectfully reports that the
following bill has been enrolled, signed by the President of the Senate and the Speaker
of the House, and presented to the Governor for his approval on this 10th day of April,
2003:
Senate File 237.
MICHAEL E. MARSHALL
Secretary of the Senate
AFTERNOON SESSION
The Senate reconvened at 3:08 p.m., President Kramer presiding.
BILL REFERRED TO COMMITTEE
Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent that
House File 650 be referred from the Regular Calendar to the
committee on Ways and Means.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE
Leaves of absence were granted as follows:
Senator Miller, for the remainder of the day, on request of Senator Veenstra; and
Senator Connolly, for the remainder of the day, on request of Senator Horn.
CONFIRMATION OF GOVERNOR’S APPOINTMENTS
(Individual Confirmation Calendar)
Senator Veenstra called up the appointment of William Brand, as
Administrator of the Division of Community Action Agencies, placed
on the Individual Confirmation Calendar on April 8, 2003, and found
on page 836 of the Senate Journal.
Senator Behn moved that the foregoing appointment be confirmed
by the Senate.
On the question “Shall the appointee be confirmed?” the vote was:
Yeas, 48:
|
Angelo | Beall | Behn | Black |
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Boettger | Bolkcom | Brunkhorst | Courtney |
|
Dearden | Dotzler | Drake | 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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Kramer | Kreiman | Lamberti | Larson |
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Lundby | McCoy | McKibben | McKinley |
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Putney | Quirmbach | Ragan | Redfern |
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Rehberg | Schuerer | Seng | Seymour |
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Shull | Sievers | Stewart | Tinsman |
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Veenstra | Warnstadt | Wieck | Zieman |
|
|
Nays, none.
Absent, 2:
Connolly Miller
The appointee, having received a two-thirds vote, was declared to
have been confirmed by the Senate.
Senator Veenstra called up the appointment of Mark Haverland,
as Director of the Department of Elder Affairs, placed on the
Individual Confirmation Calendar on April 8, 2003, and found on
page 836 of the Senate Journal.
Senator Tinsman moved that the foregoing appointment be
confirmed by the Senate.
On the question “Shall the appointee be confirmed?” the vote was:
Yeas, 47:
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Angelo | Beall | Behn | Boettger |
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Bolkcom | Brunkhorst | Courtney | Dearden |
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Dotzler | Drake | 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 | Kramer |
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Kreiman | Lamberti | Larson | Lundby |
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McCoy | McKibben | McKinley | 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 |
|
|
Nays, 1:
Absent, 2:
Connolly Miller
The appointee, having received a two-thirds vote, was declared to
have been confirmed by the Senate.
CONSIDERATION OF BILL
(Appropriations Calendar)
Senator Veenstra asked and received unanimous consent to take
up for consideration House File 662.
House File 662
On motion of Senator Schuerer, House File 662, a bill for an act
relating to the funding of, the operation of, and appropriation of
moneys to the college student aid commission, the department for the
blind, the department of cultural affairs, the department of
education, and the state board of regents and including an effective
date and retroactive applicability date provision, with report of
committee recommending passage, was taken up for consideration.
Senator Quirmbach offered amendment S-3188, filed by Senator
Quirmbach, et al., from the floor to pages 1 and 2 of the bill.
Senator Quirmbach asked and received unanimous consent that
action on amendment S-3188 be deferred.
Senator Bolkcom offered amendment S-3189, filed by Senator
Bolkcom, et al., from the floor to page 2 of the bill, and moved its
adoption.
A record roll call was requested.
On the question “Shall amendment S-3189 be adopted?”
(H.F. 662), the vote was:
Yeas, 22:
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Beall | Black | Bolkcom | Courtney |
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Dearden | Dotzler | Dvorsky | Fraise |
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Gronstal | Hatch | Holveck | Horn |
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Kibbie | Kreiman | Lundby | McCoy |
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Quirmbach | Ragan | Seng | Stewart |
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Tinsman | Warnstadt |
|
|
Nays, 26:
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Angelo Behn Boettger Brunkhorst
Drake Gaskill Hosch Houser
Iverson Johnson Kettering Kramer
Lamberti Larson McKibben McKinley
Putney Redfern Rehberg Schuerer
Seymour Shull Sievers Veenstra
Wieck Zieman
|
Absent, 2:
Connolly Miller
Amendment S-3189 lost.
Senator Gronstal asked and received unanimous consent to
withdraw amendment S-3187, filed by Senator Connolly, et al., from
the floor to page 10 of the bill.
Senator Dvorsky offered amendment S-3186, filed by Senator
Dvorsky, et al., from the floor to page 10 of the bill, and moved its
adoption.
A record roll call was requested.
On the question “Shall amendment S-3186 be adopted?”
(H.F. 662), the vote was:
Yeas, 20:
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Beall | Black | Bolkcom | Courtney |
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Dearden | Dotzler | Dvorsky | Fraise |
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Gronstal | Hatch | Holveck | Horn |
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Kibbie | Kreiman | McCoy | Quirmbach |
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Ragan | Seng | Stewart | Warnstadt |
|
|
Nays, 28:
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Angelo Behn Boettger Brunkhorst
Drake Gaskill Hosch Houser
Iverson Johnson Kettering Kramer
Lamberti Larson Lundby McKibben
McKinley Putney Redfern Rehberg
Schuerer Seymour Shull Sievers
Tinsman Veenstra Wieck Zieman
|
Absent, 2:
Connolly Miller
Amendment S-3186 lost.
Senator Holveck offered amendment S-3191, filed by Senator
Holveck, et al., from the floor to pages 10 and 11 of the bill, and
moved its adoption.
A record roll call was requested.
On the question “Shall amendment S-3191 be adopted?”
(H.F. 662), the vote was:
Yeas, 23:
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Beall | Black | Boettger | Bolkcom |
|
Courtney | Dearden | Dotzler | Dvorsky |
|
Fraise | Gronstal | Hatch | Holveck |
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Horn | Kibbie | Kreiman | Lundby |
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McCoy | Quirmbach | Ragan | Seng |
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Stewart | Tinsman | Warnstadt |
|
|
Nays, 25:
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Angelo Behn Brunkhorst Drake
Gaskill Hosch Houser Iverson
Johnson Kettering Kramer Lamberti
Larson McKibben McKinley Putney
Redfern Rehberg Schuerer Seymour
Shull Sievers Veenstra Wieck
Zieman
|
Absent, 2:
Connolly Miller
Amendment S-3191 lost.
Senator Kibbie offered amendment S-3190, filed by Senator
Kibbie, et al., from the floor to page 11 of the bill, and moved its
adoption.
A record roll call was requested.
On the question “Shall amendment S-3190 be adopted?”
(H.F. 662), the vote was:
Yeas, 21:
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Beall | Black | Boettger | Bolkcom |
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Courtney | Dearden | Dotzler | Dvorsky |
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Fraise | Gronstal | Hatch | Holveck |
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Horn | Kibbie | Kreiman | McCoy |
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Quirmbach | Ragan | Seng | Stewart |
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Warnstadt |
|
|
Nays, 27:
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Angelo Behn Brunkhorst Drake
Gaskill Hosch Houser Iverson
Johnson Kettering Kramer Lamberti
Larson Lundby McKibben McKinley
Putney Redfern Rehberg Schuerer
Seymour Shull Sievers Tinsman
Veenstra Wieck Zieman
|
Absent, 2:
Connolly Miller
Amendment S-3190 lost.
The Senate resumed consideration of amendment S-3188,
previously deferred.
Senator Quirmbach moved the adoption of amendment S-3188.
A record roll call was requested.
On the question “Shall amendment S-3188 be adopted?”
(H.F. 662), the vote was:
Yeas, 20:
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Beall | Black | Bolkcom | Courtney |
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Dearden | Dotzler | Dvorsky | Fraise |
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Gronstal | Hatch | Holveck | Horn |
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Kibbie | Kreiman | McCoy | Quirmbach |
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Ragan | Seng | Stewart | Warnstadt |
|
|
Nays, 28:
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Angelo Behn Boettger Brunkhorst
Drake Gaskill Hosch Houser
Iverson Johnson Kettering Kramer
Lamberti Larson Lundby McKibben
McKinley Putney Redfern Rehberg
Schuerer Seymour Shull Sievers
Tinsman Veenstra Wieck Zieman
|
Absent, 2:
Connolly Miller
Amendment S-3188 lost.
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?” (H.F. 662), the vote was:
Yeas, 29:
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Angelo | Behn | Boettger | Brunkhorst |
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Drake | Dvorsky | Gaskill | Hosch |
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Iverson | Johnson | Kettering | Kramer |
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Lamberti | Larson | Lundby | McKibben |
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McKinley | Putney | Redfern | Rehberg |
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Schuerer | Seymour | Shull | Sievers |
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Tinsman | Veenstra | Warnstadt | Wieck |
|
Zieman |
|
|
Nays, 19:
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Beall Black Bolkcom Courtney
Dearden Dotzler Fraise Gronstal
Hatch Holveck Horn Houser
Kibbie Kreiman McCoy Quirmbach
Ragan Seng Stewart
|
Absent, 2:
Connolly Miller
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 House Files 516 and 404.
House File 516
On motion of Senator Brunkhorst, House File 516, a bill for an
act relating to composition and responsibilities of the Iowa
comprehensive petroleum underground storage tank fund board, with
report of committee recommending amendment and passage, was
taken up for consideration.
Senator Houser offered amendment S-3126, filed by the committee
on Natural Resources and Environment on April 2, 2003, to page 2 of
the bill, and moved its adoption.
Amendment S-3126 was adopted by a voice vote.
Senator Brunkhorst 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?” (H.F. 516), the vote was:
Yeas, 48:
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Angelo | Beall | Behn | Black |
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Boettger | Bolkcom | Brunkhorst | Courtney |
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Dearden | Dotzler | Drake | Dvorsky |
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Fraise | Gaskill | Gronstal | Hatch |
|
Holveck | Horn | Hosch | Houser |
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Iverson | Johnson | Kettering | Kibbie |
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Kramer | Kreiman | Lamberti | Larson |
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Lundby | McCoy | McKibben | McKinley |
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Putney | Quirmbach | Ragan | Redfern |
|
Rehberg | Schuerer | Seng | Seymour |
|
Shull | Sievers | Stewart | Tinsman |
|
Veenstra | Warnstadt | Wieck | Zieman |
|
|
Nays, none.
Absent, 2:
Connolly Miller
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was declared to
have passed the Senate and the title was agreed to.
House File 404
On motion of Senator Boettger, House File 404, a bill for an act
authorizing a sentencing court to issue no-contact orders against
persons arrested for any public offense, with report of committee
recommending passage, was taken up for consideration.
Senator Kreiman offered amendment S-3154, filed by him on
April 8, 2003, to page 1 of the bill, and moved its adoption.
Amendment S-3154 was adopted by a voice vote.
Senator Boettger 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?” (H.F. 404), the vote was:
Yeas, 48:
|
Angelo | Beall | Behn | Black |
|
Boettger | Bolkcom | Brunkhorst | Courtney |
|
Dearden | Dotzler | Drake | Dvorsky |
|
Fraise | Gaskill | Gronstal | Hatch |
|
Holveck | Horn | Hosch | Houser |
|
Iverson | Johnson | Kettering | Kibbie |
|
Kramer | Kreiman | Lamberti | Larson |
|
Lundby | McCoy | McKibben | McKinley |
|
Putney | Quirmbach | Ragan | Redfern |
|
Rehberg | Schuerer | Seng | Seymour |
|
Shull | Sievers | Stewart | Tinsman |
|
Veenstra | Warnstadt | Wieck | Zieman |
|
|
Nays, none.
Absent, 2:
Connolly Miller
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was declared to
have passed the Senate and the title was agreed to.
CONFIRMATION OF GOVERNOR’S APPOINTMENT
(Individual Confirmation Calendar)
Senator Veenstra called up the appointment of Ruth Mosher, as a
member of the Council on Human Services, placed on the Individual
Confirmation Calendar on April 8, 2003, and found on page 837 of the
Senate Journal.
Senator Behn moved that the foregoing appointment be confirmed
by the Senate.
On the question “Shall the appointee be confirmed?” the vote was:
Yeas, 48:
|
Angelo | Beall | Behn | Black |
|
Boettger | Bolkcom | Brunkhorst | Courtney |
|
Dearden | Dotzler | Drake | Dvorsky |
|
Fraise | Gaskill | Gronstal | Hatch |
|
Holveck | Horn | Hosch | Houser |
|
Iverson | Johnson | Kettering | Kibbie |
|
Kramer | Kreiman | Lamberti | Larson |
|
Lundby | McCoy | McKibben | McKinley |
|
Putney | Quirmbach | Ragan | Redfern |
|
Rehberg | Schuerer | Seng | Seymour |
|
Shull | Sievers | Stewart | Tinsman |
|
Veenstra | Warnstadt | Wieck | Zieman |
|
|
Nays, none.
Absent, 2:
Connolly Miller
The appointee, having received a two-thirds vote, was declared to
have been confirmed by the Senate.
IMMEDIATELY MESSAGED
Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent that
House Files 404 and 516 be immediately messaged to the House.
CONSIDERATION OF BILLS
(Regular Calendar)
Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent to take up
for consideration House Files 411 and 412.
House File 411
On motion of Senator Johnson, House File 411, a bill for an act
providing resident license fees for hunting, fishing, trapping, and
related activities to certain persons in the armed forces of the United
States, with report of committee recommending passage, was taken
up for consideration.
Senator Johnson 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?” (H.F. 411), the vote was:
Yeas, 47:
|
Angelo | Beall | Behn | Black |
|
Boettger | Bolkcom | Brunkhorst | Courtney |
|
Dearden | Dotzler | Drake | Dvorsky |
|
Fraise | Gaskill | Gronstal | Hatch |
|
Holveck | Horn | Hosch | Houser |
|
Iverson | Johnson | Kettering | Kibbie |
|
Kramer | Lamberti | Larson | Lundby |
|
McCoy | McKibben | McKinley | Putney |
|
Quirmbach | Ragan | Redfern | Rehberg |
|
Schuerer | Seng | Seymour | Shull |
|
Sievers | Stewart | Tinsman | Veenstra |
|
Warnstadt | Wieck | Zieman |
|
|
Nays, none.
Absent, 3:
Connolly Kreiman Miller
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was declared to
have passed the Senate and the title was agreed to.
House File 412
On motion of Senator Lundby, 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, with report of committee
recommending passage, was taken up for consideration.
Senator Lundby 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?” (H.F. 412), the vote was:
Yeas, 48:
|
Angelo | Beall | Behn | Black |
|
Boettger | Bolkcom | Brunkhorst | Courtney |
|
Dearden | Dotzler | Drake | Dvorsky |
|
Fraise | Gaskill | Gronstal | Hatch |
|
Holveck | Horn | Hosch | Houser |
|
Iverson | Johnson | Kettering | Kibbie |
|
Kramer | Kreiman | Lamberti | Larson |
|
Lundby | McCoy | McKibben | McKinley |
|
Putney | Quirmbach | Ragan | Redfern |
|
Rehberg | Schuerer | Seng | Seymour |
|
Shull | Sievers | Stewart | Tinsman |
|
Veenstra | Warnstadt | Wieck | Zieman |
|
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Nays, none.
Absent, 2:
Connolly Miller
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was declared to
have passed the Senate and the title was agreed to.
CONSIDERATION OF BILL
(Regular Calendar)
Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent to take up
for consideration House File 505.
House File 505
On motion of Senator Putney, House File 505, a bill for an act to
prohibit unauthorized computer access to operational or support data
of a rural water district and a municipal utility and providing a
penalty, with report of committee recommending passage, was taken
up for consideration.
Senator Putney 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?” (H.F. 505), the vote was:
Yeas, 48:
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Angelo | Beall | Behn | Black |
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Boettger | Bolkcom | Brunkhorst | Courtney |
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Dearden | Dotzler | Drake | 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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Kramer | Kreiman | Lamberti | Larson |
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Lundby | McCoy | McKibben | McKinley |
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Putney | Quirmbach | Ragan | Redfern |
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Rehberg | Schuerer | Seng | Seymour |
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Shull | Sievers | Stewart | Tinsman |
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Veenstra | Warnstadt | Wieck | Zieman |
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|
Nays, none.
Absent, 2:
Connolly Miller
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
House Files 411, 412, and 505 be immediately messaged to the
House.
CONSIDERATION OF BILL
(Regular Calendar)
Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent to take up
for consideration House File 567.
House File 567
On motion of Senator Black, House File 567, a bill for an act
relating to powers of county environmental health specialists and
providing a penalty, with report of committee recommending passage,
was taken up for consideration.
Senator Wieck offered amendment S-3168, filed by him on
April 8, 2003, to page 1 of the bill, and moved its adoption.
Amendment S-3168 was adopted by a voice vote.
Senator Black offered amendment S-3181, filed by him on
April 9, 2003, to page 1 and to the title page of the bill, and moved its
adoption.
Amendment S-3181 was adopted by a voice vote.
Senator Black 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?” (H.F. 567), the vote was:
Yeas, 48:
|
Angelo | Beall | Behn | Black |
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Boettger | Bolkcom | Brunkhorst | Courtney |
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Dearden | Dotzler | Drake | 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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Kramer | Kreiman | Lamberti | Larson |
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Lundby | McCoy | McKibben | McKinley |
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Putney | Quirmbach | Ragan | Redfern |
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Rehberg | Schuerer | Seng | Seymour |
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Shull | Sievers | Stewart | Tinsman |
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Veenstra | Warnstadt | Wieck | Zieman |
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|
Nays, none.
Absent, 2:
Connolly Miller
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was declared to
have passed the Senate and the title, as amended, was agreed to.
IMMEDIATELY MESSAGED
Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent that
House File 567 be immediately messaged to the House.
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 10, 2003, passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the
Senate is asked:
House File 541, a bill for an act relating to the fee and use of fee
for a certificate of birth.
Read first time and referred to committee on Ways and Means.
BILLS PLACED ON UNFINISHED BUSINESS CALENDAR
Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent that the
following bills be placed on the Unfinished Business Calendar:
S.F. 352
S.F. 369
S.F. 370
S.F. 387
S.F. 408
S.F. 421
S.F. 434
S.F. 440
ADJOURNMENT
On motion of Senator Iverson, the Senate adjourned at 5:05 p.m.
until 1:00 p.m. Monday, April 14, 2003.
APPENDIX —2
REPORTS OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS
COMMERCE
Convened: April 10, 2003, 10:35 a.m.
Members Present: Angelo, Chair; Wieck, Vice Chair; Warnstadt, Ranking Member;
Beall, Behn, Bolkcom, Brunkhorst, Gronstal, Kettering, Larson, McCoy, Schuerer,
Sievers, and Stewart.
Members Absent: Redfern (excused).
Committee Business: Passed HFs 543 (as amended) 599, and 647.
Adjourned: 10:50 a.m.
GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT
Convened: April 10, 2003, 2:00 p.m.
Members Present: Lundby, Chair; Brunkhorst, Vice Chair; Courtney, Ranking
Member; Dvorsky and Wieck.
Members Absent: None.
Committee Business: Approved SSB 1195 (as amended).
Adjourned: 2:15 p.m.
WAYS AND MEANS
Convened: April 10, 2003, 2:15 p.m.
Members Present: McKibben, Chair; Shull, Vice Chair; Bolkcom, Ranking Member;
Angelo, Dotzler, Hosch, Lamberti, Larson, McCoy, McKinley, Quirmbach, Rehberg,
Seng, Sievers, and Stewart.
Members Absent: Connolly and Miller (both excused).
Committee Business: Passed SF 314 (as amended) and approved SSBs 1186, 1188,
1193, and 1194.
Adjourned: 2:50 p.m.
INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTION
Senate Resolution 33, by Ragan, a resolution honoring the city of
St. Ansgar and the First Lutheran Church on their sesquicentennial
year.
Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on Rules
and Administration.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
Senate File 441, by committee on Ways and Means, a bill for an
act relating to the transfer of certain property-related tax credits.
Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on Ways and Means
calendar.
Senate File 442, by committee on Ways and Means, a bill for an
act updating the Iowa Code references to the Internal Revenue Code,
providing for decoupling with the Internal Revenue Code for a certain
bonus depreciation provision, and providing retroactive applicability
dates and an effective date.
Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on Ways and Means
calendar.
Senate File 443, by committee on Ways and Means, a bill for an
act relating to criteria for community-based seed capital funds and
providing a retroactive applicability date.
Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on Ways and Means
calendar.
Senate File 444, by committee on Ways and Means, a bill for an
act relating to the requirements for receiving a property tax
exemption for open prairies and wildlife habitats and including an
applicability date provision.
Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on Ways and Means
calendar.
STUDY BILL RECEIVED
SSB 1199 Ways and Means
Relating to economic development by creating a position of
technology transfer advisor, creating a loan and credit guarantee
program and fund, creating an economic development marketing
board, providing for a business start-up information internet web site,
creating a grow Iowa fund, making appropriations and related tax
changes, making changes to urban renewal law and related taxes,
and including effective date and retroactive applicability date
provisions.
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT
SSB 1199
WAYS AND MEANS: McKinley, Chair; Rehberg and Seng
COMMITTEE REPORTS
AGRICULTURE
Final Bill Action: 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.
Recommendation: DO PASS.
Final Vote: Ayes, 15: Behn, Hosch, Fraise, Angelo, Black, Courtney, Gaskill, Houser,
Johnson, Kibbie, Putney, Ragan, Seng, Veenstra, and Zieman. Nays, none. Absent,
none.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
ALSO:
Final Bill Action: HOUSE FILE 493, a bill for an act relating to the powers and
duties of the department of agriculture and land stewardship by providing for the
elimination of administrative requirements.
Recommendation: DO PASS.
Final Vote: Ayes, 15: Behn, Hosch, Fraise, Angelo, Black, Courtney, Gaskill, Houser,
Johnson, Kibbie, Putney, Ragan, Seng, Veenstra, and Zieman. Nays, none. Absent,
none.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
ALSO:
Final Bill Action: HOUSE FILE 617, a bill for an act requiring that dealers of
certain swine file evidence of financial responsibility with the department of
agriculture and land stewardship.
Recommendation: DO PASS.
Final Vote: Ayes, 13: Behn, Hosch, Fraise, Courtney, Gaskill, Houser, Johnson,
Kibbie, Putney, Ragan, Seng, Veenstra, and Zieman. Nays, none. Absent, 2: Angelo
and Black.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
ALSO:
Final Bill Action: HOUSE FILE 644, a bill for an act providing for manure
application requirements, providing for fees, making penalties applicable, and
providing an effective date.
Recommendation: AMEND AND DO PASS, AS PROVIDED IN AMENDMENT S-3195.
Final Vote: Ayes, 15: Behn, Hosch, Fraise, Angelo, Black, Courtney, Gaskill, Houser,
Johnson, Kibbie, Putney, Ragan, Seng, Veenstra, and Zieman. Nays, none. Absent,
none.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
COMMERCE
Final Bill Action: HOUSE FILE 543, a bill for an act relating to the provision of
certain information for insureds regarding external review of health care coverage
decisions.
Recommendation: AMEND AND DO PASS, AS PROVIDED IN AMENDMENT S-3196.
Final Vote: Ayes, 13: Angelo, Wieck, Warnstadt, Beall, Behn, Bolkcom, Brunkhorst,
Gronstal, Kettering, McCoy, Schuerer, Sievers, and Stewart. Nays, none. Absent, 2:
Larson and Redfern.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
ALSO:
Final Bill Action: HOUSE FILE 599, a bill for an act relating to property insurance,
including establishment of a mandatory plan to assure fair access to insurance
requirements, and providing for an effective date and retroactive applicability.
Recommendation: DO PASS.
Final Vote: Ayes, 13: Angelo, Wieck, Warnstadt, Beall, Behn, Bolkcom, Brunkhorst,
Gronstal, Kettering, Larson, Schuerer, Sievers, and Stewart. Nays, none. Absent, 2:
McCoy and Redfern.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
ALSO:
Final Bill Action: HOUSE FILE 647, a bill for an act relating to insurance, including
various filing and information privacy requirements throughout the insurance code,
calculation of assessments by the Iowa individual health benefit reinsurance
association, payment of certain insurance fees, certain self-funded insurance plans by
school corporations or political subdivisions, designation of the commissioner of
insurance as process agent for various entities conducting insurance business in this
state, notification provisions relating to the effective date of cancellation of insurance,
beneficial stock ownership filings, funding agreements, creating an insurable interest
in active or retired employee lives for the benefit of an employer, providing for an
interstate insurance product regulation compact, and providing for retroactive
applicability and an effective date.
Recommendation: DO PASS.
Final Vote: Ayes, 14: Angelo, Wieck, Warnstadt, Beall, Behn, Bolkcom, Brunkhorst,
Gronstal, Kettering, Larson, McCoy, Schuerer, Sievers, and Stewart. Nays, none.
Absent, 1: Redfern.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
WAYS AND MEANS
Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 441 (SSB 1193), a bill for an act relating to the
transfer of certain property-related tax credits.
Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
Final Vote: Ayes, 15: McKibben, Shull, Bolkcom, Angelo, Dotzler, Hosch, Lamberti,
Larson, McCoy, McKinley, Quirmbach, Rehberg, Seng, Sievers, and Stewart. Nays,
none. Absent, 2: Connolly and Miller.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
ALSO:
Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 442 (SSB 1186), a bill for an act updating the Iowa
Code references to the Internal Revenue Code, providing for decoupling with the
Internal Revenue Code for a certain bonus depreciation provision, and providing
retroactive applicability dates and an effective date.
Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
Final Vote: Ayes, 15: McKibben, Shull, Bolkcom, Angelo, Dotzler, Hosch, Lamberti,
Larson, McCoy, McKinley, Quirmbach, Rehberg, Seng, Sievers, and Stewart. Nays,
none. Absent, 2: Connolly and Miller.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
ALSO:
Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 443 (SSB 1188), a bill for an act relating to criteria
for community-based seed capital funds and providing a retroactive applicability date.
Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
Final Vote: Ayes, 15: McKibben, Shull, Bolkcom, Angelo, Dotzler, Hosch, Lamberti,
Larson, McCoy, McKinley, Quirmbach, Rehberg, Seng, Sievers, and Stewart. Nays,
none. Absent, 2: Connolly and Miller.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
ALSO:
Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 444 (SSB 1194), a bill for an act relating to the
requirements for receiving a property tax exemption for open prairies and wildlife
habitats and including an applicability date provision.
Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
Final Vote: Ayes, 15: McKibben, Shull, Bolkcom, Angelo, Dotzler, Hosch, Lamberti,
Larson, McCoy, McKinley, Quirmbach, Rehberg, Seng, Sievers, and Stewart. Nays,
none. Absent, 2: Connolly and Miller.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
MOTION TO RECONSIDER FILED
MADAM PRESIDENT: I move to reconsider the vote by which House File 662
passed the Senate on April 10, 2003.
JEFF LAMBERTI
AMENDMENTS FILED
S-3183 S.F. 433 House
S-3184 S.F. 435 House
S-3185 H.F. 534 Bob Brunkhorst
Robert E. Dvorsky
S-3186 H.F. 662 Robert E. Dvorsky
Daryl Beall
Dennis H. Black
Joe Bolkcom
Mike Connolly
Thomas G. Courtney
Dick L. Dearden
William Dotzler
Gene Fraise
Michael E. Gronstal
Jack Hatch
Jack Holveck
Wally E. Horn
John P. Kibbie
Keith A. Kreiman
Matt McCoy
Herman C. Quirmbach
Amanda Ragan
Joe M. Seng
Roger Stewart
Steve Warnstadt
S-3187 H.F. 662 Mike Connolly
Daryl Beall
Dennis H. Black
Joe Bolkcom
Thomas G. Courtney
Dick L. Dearden
William Dotzler
Robert E. Dvorsky
Gene Fraise
Michael E. Gronstal
Jack Hatch
Jack Holveck
Wally E. Horn
John P. Kibbie
Keith A. Kreiman
Matt McCoy
Herman C. Quirmbach
Amanda Ragan
Joe M. Seng
Roger Stewart
Steve Warnstadt
S-3188 H.F. 662 Herman C. Quirmbach
Daryl Beall
Dennis H. Black
Joe Bolkcom
Mike Connolly
Thomas G. Courtney
Dick L. Dearden
William Dotzler
Robert E. Dvorsky
Gene Fraise
Michael E. Gronstal
Jack Hatch
Jack Holveck
Wally E. Horn
John P. Kibbie
Keith A. Kreiman
Matt McCoy
Amanda Ragan
Joe M. Seng
Roger Stewart
Steve Warnstadt
S-3189 H.F. 662 Joe Bolkcom
Daryl Beall
Dennis H. Black
Mike Connolly
Thomas G. Courtney
Dick L. Dearden
William Dotzler
Robert E. Dvorksy
Gene Fraise
Michael E. Gronstal
Jack Hatch
Jack Holveck
Wally E. Horn
John P. Kibbie
Keith A. Kreiman
Matt McCoy
Herman C. Quirmbach
Amanda Ragan
Joe M. Seng
Roger Stewart
Steve Warnstadt
S-3190 H.F. 662 John P. Kibbie
Daryl Beall
Dennis H. Black
Joe Bolkcom
Mike Connolly
Thomas G. Courtney
Dick L. Dearden
William Dotzler
Robert E. Dvorsky
Gene Fraise
Michael E. Gronstal
Jack Hatch
Jack Holveck
Wally E. Horn
Keith A. Kreiman
Matt McCoy
Herman C. Quirmbach
Amanda Ragan
Joe M. Seng
Roger Stewart
Steve Warnstadt
S-3191 H.F. 662 Jack Holveck
Daryl Beall
Dennis H. Black
Joe Bolkcom
Mike Connolly
Thomas G. Courtney
Dick L. Dearden
William Dotzler
Robert E. Dvorsky
Gene Fraise
Michael E. Gronstal
Jack Hatch
Wally E. Horn
John P. Kibbie
Keith A. Kreiman
Matt McCoy
Herman C. Quirmbach
Amanda Ragan
Joe M. Seng
Roger Stewart
Steve Warnstadt
S-3192 H.F. 595 Jeff Angelo
S-3193 S.F. 434 Steve Warnstadt
S-3194 H.F. 565 Human Resources
S-3195 H.F. 644 Agriculture
S-3196 H.F. 543 Commerce
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