Senate Journal: Wednesday, April 30, 2003
JOURNAL OF THE SENATE
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ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH CALENDAR DAY
SIXTY-THIRD SESSION DAY
Senate Chamber
Des Moines, Iowa, Wednesday, April 30, 2003
The Senate met in regular session at 8:40 a.m., Senator Putney
presiding.
Prayer was offered by the Honorable David Johnson, member of
the Senate from Osceola County, Ocheyedan, Iowa.
The Journal of Tuesday, April 29, 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 29, 2003, passed the following bills in which the concurrence of the
House was asked:
Senate File 442, 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.
Senate File 444, 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.
ALSO: That the House has on April 29, 2003, concurred in the Senate
amendment and passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the House was
asked:
House File 675, a bill for an act relating to the regulation of elder
family homes, elder group homes, and assisted living programs,
providing for fees, and providing penalties.
ALSO: That the House has on April 29, 2003, passed the following bills in which
the concurrence of the Senate is asked:
House File 674, a bill for an act relating to income tax deductions
and exemptions for military service personnel and organizations, and
including effective and applicability date provisions.
Read first time and attached to similar Senate File 434.
House File 696, a bill for an act relating to the payment of taxes
and payment of financial consideration on a contractual basis to the
state from adjusted gross receipts from gambling games at racetrack
enclosures and providing an effective date.
Read first time and referred to committee on Ways and Means.
QUORUM CALL
Senator Shull requested a nonrecord roll call to determine that a
quorum was present.
The vote revealed 35 present, 15 absent, and a quorum present.
President Kramer took the chair at 8:58 a.m.
The Senate stood at ease at 9:00 a.m. for the purpose of party
caucuses.
The Senate resumed session at 11:34 a.m., President Pro Tempore
Angelo presiding.
RECESS
On motion of Senator Sievers, the Senate recessed at 11:35 a.m.
until 1:00 p.m.
APPENDIX —1
BILL ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE
President Kramer announced that House File 676 was assigned
to the Appropriations committee.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE MEETING
APPROPRIATIONS
Convened: April 30, 2003, 12:05 p.m.
Members Present: Lamberti, Chair; Kramer, Vice Chair; Dvorsky, Ranking Member;
Behn, Black, Bolkcom, Dotzler, Fraise, Gaskill, Hatch, Horn, Houser, McKibben,
McKinley, Miller, Schuerer, Seng, Seymour, Shull, Veenstra, Warnstadt, and Zieman.
Members Absent: Connolly, Sievers, and Tinsman (all excused).
Committee Business: Approved SSB 1208.
Adjourned: 12:10 p.m.
INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS
Senate Concurrent Resolution 19, by Dotzler, Rehberg, Hosch,
Seymour, McKinley, Warnstadt, Dvorsky, McKibben, Gaskill,
Courtney, Stewart, and Beall, a concurrent resolution relating to
federal funding for fire and emergency services and homeland
security costs.
Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on Rules
and Administration.
Senate Concurrent Resolution 20, by Hosch, a concurrent
resolution recognizing Richard and Joyce Lynch, the first recipients of
the Good Neighbor Award presented by the Department of
Agriculture and Land Stewardship.
Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on Rules
and Administration.
INTRODUCTION OF BILL
Senate File 459, by committee on Appropriations, a bill for an act
relating to Iowa agricultural industry finance corporations, by
providing for the assignment of an Iowa agricultural industry finance
loan, and providing an effective date.
Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on Appropriations
calendar.
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT
House File 696
WAYS AND MEANS: Lamberti, Chair; McKibben and Seng
COMMITTEE REPORTS
APPROPRIATIONS
Final Bill Action: SENATE FILE 459 (SSB 1208), a bill for an act relating to Iowa
agricultural industry finance corporations, by providing for the assignment of an Iowa
agricultural industry finance loan, and providing an effective date.
Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
Final Vote: Ayes, 22: Lamberti, Kramer, Dvorsky, Behn, Black, Bolkcom, Dotzler,
Fraise, Gaskill, Hatch, Horn, Houser, McKibben, McKinley, Miller, Schuerer, Seng,
Seymour, Shull, Veenstra, Warnstadt, and Zieman. Nays, none. Absent, 3: Connolly,
Sievers, and Tinsman.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
WAYS AND MEANS
Final Bill Action: HOUSE FILE 679, a bill for an act relating to economic
development by modifying the new jobs and income program and the enterprise zone
program and providing a tax credit, and providing effective and retroactive
applicability dates.
Recommendation: AMEND AND DO PASS, AS PROVIDED IN AMENDMENT S-3344.
Final Vote: Ayes, 16: McKibben, Shull, Bolkcom, Angelo, Connolly, Dotzler, Hosch,
Lamberti, Larson, McKinley, Miller, Quirmbach, Rehberg, Seng, Sievers, and Stewart.
Nays, none. Absent, 1: McCoy.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
AFTERNOON SESSION
The Senate reconvened at 1:20 p.m., President Kramer presiding.
SPECIAL PRESENTATION TO SENATE PAGES
The Senate Pages were invited to the well of the Senate for a
special presentation and thanked by Senators Iverson and Gronstal
for their service to the Senate.
A Certificate of Excellence for serving with honor and distinction
as a Senate Page during the 2003 Regular Session of the Eightieth
General Assembly and individual and group pictures were presented
to each of the following Pages:
Erica Barbour, Lucas Beenken, Michelle Burns, Craig Buske,
Kenneth Doss, Daniel Harders (LFB), Kristina Hauge, Susan
Hildebrand, Kristin Irwin, Abigail Kiernan, Jenna Kovacevich,
Hannah Mahan, Emily Nieman (LSB), Kristy Palmer, Jaron Rosien,
Jake Schaben (LSB), Matthew Schwieger, Eva Sersland, Brea
Tschopp, Chelsea White, and JoAnna Woodley.
The Senate rose and expressed its appreciation.
The Senate stood at ease at 1:35 p.m. until the fall of the gavel for
the purpose of party caucuses.
The Senate resumed session at 2:53 p.m., President Kramer
presiding.
HOUSE AMENDMENT CONSIDERED
Senate File 445
Senator Angelo called up for consideration Senate File 445, a bill
for an act relating to the establishment of a school infrastructure
financing program by providing for the sharing of revenues from local
option sales and services taxes for school infrastructure purposes and
providing for the use of the revenues from the local option tax for
school infrastructure or property tax relief purposes and including an
effective date, amended by the House in House amendment S-3324,
filed April 28, 2003.
Senator Warnstadt offered amendment S-3339, filed by him on
April 29, 2003, to page 1 of House amendment S-3324, and moved its
adoption.
Amendment S-3339 lost by a voice vote.
Senator Connolly asked and received unanimous consent that
action on House amendment S-3324 and Senate File 445 be
deferred.
CONSIDERATION OF BILL
(Ways and Means Calendar)
Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent to take up
for consideration House File 665.
House File 665
On motion of Senator Connolly, House File 665, a bill for an act
relating to property taxation of certain lands leased to others by the
department of corrections or department of human services and
providing for the Act’s applicability, with report of committee
recommending passage, was taken up for consideration.
Senator Connolly 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. 665), the vote was:
Yeas, 50:
Angelo | Beall | Behn | Black |
Boettger | Bolkcom | Brunkhorst | Connolly |
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 | Miller | Putney | Quirmbach |
Ragan | Redfern | Rehberg | Schuerer |
Seng | Seymour | Shull | Sievers |
Stewart | Tinsman | Veenstra | Warnstadt |
Wieck | Zieman |
|
Nays, none.
Absent, none.
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was declared to
have passed the Senate and the title was agreed to.
CONSIDERATION OF BILL
(Ways and Means Calendar)
Senator Veenstra asked and received unanimous consent to take
up for consideration House File 677.
House File 677
On motion of Senator Angelo, House File 677, a bill for an act
relating to new capital investment for businesses and new jobs by
creating a new capital investment program, creating tax incentives,
and amending the new jobs and income program, with report of
committee recommending passage, was taken up for consideration.
Senator Angelo 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. 677), the vote was:
Yeas, 50:
Angelo | Beall | Behn | Black |
Boettger | Bolkcom | Brunkhorst | Connolly |
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 | Miller | Putney | Quirmbach |
Ragan | Redfern | Rehberg | Schuerer |
Seng | Seymour | Shull | Sievers |
Stewart | Tinsman | Veenstra | Warnstadt |
Wieck | Zieman |
|
Nays, none.
Absent, none.
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was declared to
have passed the Senate and the title was agreed to.
SPECIAL GUEST
The Chair welcomed to the Senate chamber the Honorable Mark
Shearer, former member of the Senate from Washington County.
The Senate rose and expressed its welcome.
President Pro Tempore Angelo took the chair at 3:20 p.m.
HOUSE AMENDMENT TO
SENATE AMENDMENT CONSIDERED
House File 685
Senator Kramer called up for consideration House File 685, a bill
for an act relating to and making appropriations from the healthy
Iowans tobacco trust and the tobacco settlement trust fund, amended
by the Senate, further amended by the House, and moved that the
Senate refuse to concur in House amendment S-3340 to Senate
amendment H-1495, filed April 29, 2003.
The motion prevailed by a voice vote and the Senate refused to
concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment.
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 30, 2003, amended and passed the following bill in which the
concurrence of the House was asked:
Senate File 452, a bill for an act relating to and making
appropriations to state departments and agencies from the rebuild
Iowa infrastructure fund, environment first fund, and tobacco
settlement trust fund, relating to the capitol complex parking
structure, and authorizing fees. (S-3347)
CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION
(Regular Calendar)
Senator Veenstra asked and received unanimous consent to take
up for consideration Senate Resolution 28.
Senate Resolution 28
On motion of Senator McKibben, Senate Resolution 28, a
resolution supporting the nomination of federal court of appeals
judicial nominee Miguel A. Estrada, with report of committee
recommending passage, was taken up for consideration.
President Kramer took the chair at 3:30 p.m.
Senator Gronstal asked and received unanimous consent that
action on Senate Resolution 28 be deferred.
CONSIDERATION OF BILL
(Appropriations Calendar)
Senator Veenstra asked and received unanimous consent to take
up for consideration Senate File 459.
Senate File 459
On motion of Senator Zieman, Senate File 459, a bill for an act
relating to Iowa agricultural industry finance corporations, by
providing for the assignment of an Iowa agricultural industry finance
loan, and providing an effective date, was taken up for consideration.
Senator Zieman 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. 459), the vote was:
Yeas, 48:
Angelo | Beall | Behn | Black |
Boettger | Bolkcom | Brunkhorst | Connolly |
Courtney | Dearden | Dotzler | Drake |
Dvorsky | Fraise | Gaskill | Gronstal |
Hatch | Holveck | Horn | Houser |
Iverson | Johnson | Kettering | Kramer |
Kreiman | Lamberti | Larson | Lundby |
McCoy | McKibben | McKinley | Miller |
Putney | Quirmbach | Ragan | Redfern |
Rehberg | Schuerer | Seng | Seymour |
Shull | Sievers | Stewart | Tinsman |
Veenstra | Warnstadt | Wieck | Zieman |
|
Nays, none.
Present, 2:
Hosch Kibbie
Absent, none.
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 File 459 and House Files 665, 677, and 685 be
immediately messaged to the House.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
(Deferred April 21, 2003)
House File 543
The Senate resumed consideration of 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, and
amendment S-3196, deferred April 21, 2003.
Senator Lundby withdrew amendment S-3290, filed by her on
April 23, 2003, to page 1 and to the title provisions of amendment
S-3196.
Senator Angelo moved the adoption of amendment S-3196.
Amendment S-3196 was adopted by a voice vote.
With the adoption of amendment S-3196, the Chair ruled
amendment S-3291, filed by Senator Lundby on April 23, 2003,
striking everything after the enacting clause and to the title page of
the bill, out of order.
Senator Angelo 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. 543), the vote was:
Yeas, 50:
Angelo | Beall | Behn | Black |
Boettger | Bolkcom | Brunkhorst | Connolly |
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 | Miller | Putney | Quirmbach |
Ragan | Redfern | Rehberg | Schuerer |
Seng | Seymour | Shull | Sievers |
Stewart | Tinsman | Veenstra | Warnstadt |
Wieck | Zieman |
|
Nays, none.
Absent, none.
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 Veenstra asked and received unanimous consent that
House File 543 be immediately messaged to the House.
CONSIDERATION OF BILL
(Ways and Means Calendar)
Senator Veenstra asked and received unanimous consent to take
up for consideration House File 679.
House File 679
On motion of Senator Angelo, House File 679, a bill for an act
relating to economic development by modifying the new jobs and
income program and the enterprise zone program and providing a tax
credit, and providing effective and retroactive applicability dates,
with report of committee recommending amendment and passage,
was taken up for consideration.
Senator McKibben offered amendment S-3344, filed by the
committee on Ways and Means to page 4 of the bill, and moved its
adoption.
Amendment S-3344 was adopted by a voice vote.
Senator Angelo offered amendment S-3348, filed by Senators
Angelo, Beall, and Iverson from the floor to page 5 of the bill, and
moved its adoption.
Amendment S-3348 was adopted by a voice vote.
Senator Angelo 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. 679), the vote was:
Yeas, 50:
Angelo | Beall | Behn | Black |
Boettger | Bolkcom | Brunkhorst | Connolly |
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 | Miller | Putney | Quirmbach |
Ragan | Redfern | Rehberg | Schuerer |
Seng | Seymour | Shull | Sievers |
Stewart | Tinsman | Veenstra | Warnstadt |
Wieck | Zieman |
|
Nays, none.
Absent, none.
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 File 679 be immediately messaged to the House.
CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION
(Regular Calendar)
Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent to take up
for consideration Senate Concurrent Resolution 12.
Senate Concurrent Resolution 12
On motion of Senator Iverson, Senate Concurrent Resolution 12,
a concurrent resolution supporting the United Nations’ recognition of
the Republic of China on Taiwan, with report of committee
recommending passage, was taken up for consideration.
Senator Iverson moved the adoption of Senate Concurrent
Resolution 12, which motion prevailed by a voice vote.
Senator Putney took the chair at 4:04 p.m.
BUSINESS PENDING
Senate File 445
The Senate resumed consideration of Senate File 445, a bill for
an act relating to the establishment of a school infrastructure
financing program by providing for the sharing of revenues from local
option sales and services taxes for school infrastructure purposes and
providing for the use of the revenues from the local option tax for
school infrastructure or property tax relief purposes and including an
effective date, and House amendment S-3324, previously deferred.
Senator Connolly offered amendment S-3351, filed by him from
the floor to page 1 of House amendment S-3324.
(Action on amendment S-3351 to House amendment S-3324,
House amendment S-3324, and Senate File 445 was deferred).
The Senate stood at ease at 4:25 p.m. until the fall of the gavel for
the purpose of a Democratic caucus.
The Senate resumed session at 5:30 p.m., Senator Hosch presiding.
RECESS
On motion of Senator Tinsman, the Senate recessed at 5:32 p.m.
until 7:15 p.m.
EVENING SESSION
The Senate reconvened at 7:48 p.m., President Kramer 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 April 30, 2003, adopted the following resolution in which the
concurrence of the House was asked:
Senate Joint Resolution 5, a joint resolution nullifying
amendments to administrative rules of the environmental protection
commission of the department of natural resources relating to
ammonia and hydrogen sulfide ambient air regulations and providing
an effective date.
ALSO: That the House has on April 30, 2003, passed the following bill in which
the concurrence of the Senate is asked:
House File 697, a bill for an act relating to the administration of
the tax and related laws by the department of revenue and finance,
including administration of state individual income, sales, property,
motor fuel, special fuel, cigarette, tobacco, inheritance taxes, and local
hotel and motel taxes, and the premiums tax on mutual insurance
associations, and including effective and retroactive applicability date
provisions.
Read first time and referred to committee on Ways and Means.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Leave of absence was granted as follows:
Senator McKinley, until he returns, on request of Senator Behn.
BUSINESS PENDING
Senate File 445
The Senate resumed consideration of Senate File 445, a bill for
an act relating to the establishment of a school infrastructure
financing program by providing for the sharing of revenues from local
option sales and services taxes for school infrastructure purposes and
providing for the use of the revenues from the local option tax for
school infrastructure or property tax relief purposes and including an
effective date, House amendment S-3324, and amendment S-3351 to
House amendment S-3324, previously deferred.
Senator Connolly moved the adoption of amendment S-3351.
A record roll call was requested.
On the question “Shall amendment S-3351 to House amendment
S-3324 be adopted?” (S.F. 445), the vote was:
Yeas, 20:
Beall | Black | Bolkcom | Connolly |
Courtney | Dearden | Dotzler | Dvorsky |
Fraise | Gronstal | Hatch | Holveck |
Horn | Kibbie | Kreiman | McCoy |
Quirmbach | Ragan | Seng | Stewart |
|
Nays, 29:
Angelo Behn Boettger Brunkhorst
Drake Gaskill Hosch Houser
Iverson Johnson Kettering Kramer
Lamberti Larson Lundby McKibben
Miller Putney Redfern Rehberg
Schuerer Seymour Shull Sievers
Tinsman Veenstra Warnstadt Wieck
Zieman
|
Absent, 1:
McKinley
Amendment S-3351 lost.
Senator Angelo moved that the Senate concur in the House
amendment.
A record roll call was requested.
On the question “Shall the motion to concur be adopted?”
(S.F. 445), the vote was:
Yeas, 36:
Angelo | Beall | Black | Boettger |
Brunkhorst | Courtney | Dearden | Dotzler |
Fraise | Gaskill | Holveck | Hosch |
Houser | Johnson | Kettering | Kibbie |
Kramer | Kreiman | Lamberti | Lundby |
McKibben | McKinley | Miller | Putney |
Quirmbach | Ragan | Redfern | Schuerer |
Seng | Seymour | Shull | Stewart |
Tinsman | Veenstra | Wieck | Zieman |
|
Nays, 14:
Behn Bolkcom Connolly Drake
Dvorsky Gronstal Hatch Horn
Iverson Larson McCoy Rehberg
Sievers Warnstadt
|
Absent, none.
The motion prevailed and the Senate concurred in the House
amendment.
Senator Angelo moved that the bill, as amended by the House and
concurred in by the Senate, 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. 445), the vote was:
Yeas, 34:
Angelo | Beall | Black | Boettger |
Brunkhorst | Connolly | Courtney | Drake |
Fraise | Gaskill | Horn | Hosch |
Houser | Johnson | Kettering | Kibbie |
Kramer | Kreiman | Lundby | McKibben |
McKinley | Miller | Putney | Ragan |
Rehberg | Schuerer | Seng | Seymour |
Shull | Sievers | Stewart | Veenstra |
Wieck | Zieman |
|
Nays, 16:
Behn Bolkcom Dearden Dotzler
Dvorsky Gronstal Hatch Holveck
Iverson Lamberti Larson McCoy
Quirmbach Redfern Tinsman Warnstadt
|
Absent, none.
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was declared to
have passed the Senate and the title was agreed to.
IMMEDIATELY MESSAGED
Senator Veenstra asked and received unanimous consent that
Senate Concurrent Resolution 12 and Senate File 445 be
immediately messaged to the House.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
House File 549
On motion of Senator Boettger, House File 549, a bill for an act
relating to the duties and operations of the department of education
and school boards, placed on the Unfinished Business Calendar on
April 17, 2003, with report of committee recommending passage, was
taken up for consideration.
Senator Boettger offered amendment S-3332, filed by her on
April 28, 2003, to pages 1, 3, 10-12, 16, 18-21, and to the title page of
the bill.
Senator Connolly offered amendment S-3354, filed by him from
the floor to pages 2-4, 6-11, 13, 16-18, and 19 of amendment S-3332,
and moved its adoption.
A record roll call was requested.
On the question “Shall amendment S-3354 to amendment S-3332
be adopted?” (H.F. 549), the vote was:
Yeas, 21:
Beall | Black | Bolkcom | Connolly |
Courtney | Dearden | Dotzler | Dvorsky |
Fraise | Gronstal | Hatch | Holveck |
Horn | Kibbie | Kreiman | McCoy |
Quirmbach | Ragan | Seng | Stewart |
Warnstadt |
|
Nays, 29:
Angelo Behn Boettger Brunkhorst
Drake Gaskill Hosch Houser
Iverson Johnson Kettering Kramer
Lamberti Larson Lundby McKibben
McKinley Miller Putney Redfern
Rehberg Schuerer Seymour Shull
Sievers Tinsman Veenstra Wieck
Zieman
|
Absent, none.
Amendment S-3354 lost.
Senator Boettger offered amendment S-3342, filed by her on
April 29, 2003, to pages 2 and 3 of amendment S-3332, and moved its
adoption.
Amendment S-3342 was adopted by a voice vote.
Senator Connolly offered amendment S-3355, filed by him from
the floor to page 6 of amendment S-3332, and moved its adoption.
A record roll call was requested.
On the question “Shall amendment S-3355 to amendment S-3332
be adopted?” (H.F. 549), the vote was:
Yeas, 23:
Beall | Black | Bolkcom | Connolly |
Courtney | Dearden | Dotzler | Dvorsky |
Fraise | Gronstal | Hatch | Holveck |
Horn | Houser | Kibbie | Kreiman |
McCoy | Miller | Quirmbach | Ragan |
Seng | Stewart | Warnstadt |
|
Nays, 27:
Angelo Behn Boettger Brunkhorst
Drake Gaskill Hosch Iverson
Johnson Kettering Kramer Lamberti
Larson Lundby McKibben McKinley
Putney Redfern Rehberg Schuerer
Seymour Shull Sievers Tinsman
Veenstra Wieck Zieman
|
Absent, none.
Amendment S-3355 lost.
Senator Boettger offered amendment S-3341, filed by her on
April 29, 2003, to page 6 of amendment S-3332, and moved its
adoption.
Amendment S-3341 was adopted by a voice vote.
Senator Boettger moved the adoption of amendment S-3332, as
amended.
Amendment S-3332 was adopted by a voice vote.
Senator Connolly withdrew amendment S-3264, filed by him on
April 22, 2003, to page 1 of the bill.
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. 549), the vote was:
Yeas, 32:
Angelo | Behn | Boettger | Brunkhorst |
Courtney | Drake | Fraise | Gaskill |
Hosch | Houser | Iverson | Johnson |
Kettering | Kibbie | Kramer | Lamberti |
Larson | Lundby | McKibben | McKinley |
Miller | Putney | Redfern | Rehberg |
Schuerer | Seymour | Shull | Sievers |
Tinsman | Veenstra | Wieck | Zieman |
|
Nays, 18:
Beall Black Bolkcom Connolly
Dearden Dotzler Dvorsky Gronstal
Hatch Holveck Horn Kreiman
McCoy Quirmbach Ragan Seng
Stewart Warnstadt
|
Absent, none.
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 549 be immediately messaged to the House.
CONSIDERATION OF BILL
(Ways and Means Calendar)
Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent to take up
for consideration House File 680.
House File 680
On motion of Senator Dotzler, House File 680, a bill for an act
relating to licenses for bait dealers by creating resident and
nonresident wholesale bait dealer licenses, providing reciprocity, and
providing an effective date, with report of committee recommending
passage, was taken up for consideration.
Senator Dotzler 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. 680), the vote was:
Yeas, 49:
Angelo | Beall | Behn | Black |
Boettger | Bolkcom | Brunkhorst | Connolly |
Courtney | Dearden | Dotzler | Drake |
Dvorsky | Fraise | Gaskill | Gronstal |
Hatch | Holveck | Horn | Hosch |
Houser | Iverson | Kettering | Kibbie |
Kramer | Kreiman | Lamberti | Larson |
Lundby | McCoy | McKibben | McKinley |
Miller | Putney | Quirmbach | Ragan |
Redfern | Rehberg | Schuerer | Seng |
Seymour | Shull | Sievers | Stewart |
Tinsman | Veenstra | Warnstadt | Wieck |
Zieman |
|
Nays, 1:
Absent, none.
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 File 680 be immediately messaged to the House.
HOUSE AMENDMENT TO
SENATE AMENDMENT CONSIDERED
House File 534
Senator Brunkhorst called up for consideration House File 534, a
bill for an act providing for the reorganization of certain state
departments by establishing a department of administrative services,
making related changes, providing penalties, making appropriations,
and providing an effective date, amended by the Senate, further
amended by the House, and moved that the Senate concur in House
amendment S-3263 to Senate amendment H-1336, filed April 21,
2003.
The motion prevailed by a voice vote and the Senate concurred in
the House amendment to the Senate amendment.
Senator Brunkhorst moved that the bill, as amended by the
Senate, further amended by the House and concurred in by the
Senate, 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. 534), the vote was:
Yeas, 50:
Angelo | Beall | Behn | Black |
Boettger | Bolkcom | Brunkhorst | Connolly |
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 | Miller | Putney | Quirmbach |
Ragan | Redfern | Rehberg | Schuerer |
Seng | Seymour | Shull | Sievers |
Stewart | Tinsman | Veenstra | Warnstadt |
Wieck | Zieman |
Nays, none.
|
Absent, none.
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was declared to
have passed the Senate and the title was agreed to.
CONSIDERATION OF BILL
(Ways and Means Calendar)
Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent to take up
for consideration House File 671.
House File 671
On motion of Senator Stewart, House File 671, a bill for an act
relating to the recycling property exemption from property tax and
including an applicability date, with report of committee
recommending passage, was taken up for consideration.
Senator Stewart 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. 671), the vote was:
Yeas, 50:
Angelo | Beall | Behn | Black |
Boettger | Bolkcom | Brunkhorst | Connolly |
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 | Miller | Putney | Quirmbach |
Ragan | Redfern | Rehberg | Schuerer |
Seng | Seymour | Shull | Sievers |
Stewart | Tinsman | Veenstra | Warnstadt |
Wieck | Zieman |
|
Nays, none.
Absent, none.
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 534 and 671 be immediately messaged to the House.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
House File 595
On motion of Senator Angelo, House File 595, a bill for an act
relating to certain voluntary annexations and to involuntary
annexations and providing an effective date, placed on the Unfinished
Business Calendar on April 17, 2003, with report of committee
recommending passage, was taken up for consideration.
Senator Kreiman withdrew amendment S-3236, filed by him on
April 16, 2003, to page 1 of the bill.
Senator Kreiman offered amendment S-3275, filed by him on
April 22, 2003, to page 1 of the bill, and moved its adoption.
Amendment S-3275 lost by a voice vote.
Senator Angelo offered amendment S-3192, filed by him on
April 10, 2003, to page 2 of the bill, and moved its adoption.
Amendment S-3192 was adopted by a voice vote.
Senator Wieck withdrew amendment S-3310, filed by him on
April 24, 2003, to page 4 of the bill.
Senator Angelo 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. 595), the vote was:
Yeas, 42:
Angelo | Beall | Behn | Black |
Boettger | Bolkcom | Brunkhorst | Connolly |
Courtney | Dotzler | Drake | Dvorsky |
Fraise | Gaskill | Horn | Hosch |
Houser | Iverson | Johnson | Kettering |
Kibbie | Kramer | Kreiman | Lamberti |
McKibben | McKinley | Miller | Putney |
Quirmbach | Ragan | Redfern | Rehberg |
Schuerer | Seng | Seymour | Shull |
Sievers | Stewart | Tinsman | Veenstra |
Wieck | Zieman |
|
Nays, 8:
Dearden Gronstal Hatch Holveck
Larson Lundby McCoy Warnstadt
|
Absent, none.
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 File 595 be immediately messaged to the House.
ADJOURNMENT
On motion of Senator Iverson, the Senate adjourned at 9:40 p.m.
until 8:30 a.m. Thursday, May 1, 2003.
APPENDIX — 2
COMMUNICATION RECEIVED
The following communication was received in the office of the
Secretary of the Senate and placed on file in the Legislative Service
Bureau:
April 30, 2003
OFFICE OF THE CITIZENS’ AIDE/OMBUDSMAN
Annual Report for 2002 — notification that the report in electronic form is available
online.
CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION
The Secretary of the Senate issued the following certificate of
recognition:
Levi Lehman, Brandon — For achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. Senator Rehberg
(4/30/03).
COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS
Senator Iverson announced that the following senators have been
appointed to the Administrative Rules Review Committee: Senator
Jeff Angelo, Senator Mike Connolly, Senator Jack Kibbie, Senator
Paul McKinley, and Senator Donald B. Redfern.
INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTION
Senate Resolution 39, by Iverson, a resolution recognizing the
Iowa Wing of the United States Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol
for its dedication and outstanding performance of duty.
Read first time under Rule 28 and referred to committee on Rules
and Administration.
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
Senate Concurrent Resolution 19
RULES AND ADMINISTRATION: Iverson, Chair; Gronstal and Kramer
Senate Concurrent Resolution 20
RULES AND ADMINISTRATION: Iverson, Chair; Gronstal and Kramer
Senate Resolution 39
RULES AND ADMINISTRATION: Iverson, Chair; Gronstal and Kramer
Senate File 457
EDUCATION: Boettger, Chair; Angelo, Connolly, Dvorsky, and Rehberg
House File 676
APPROPRIATIONS: McKibben, Chair; Seymour and Warnstadt
AMENDMENTS FILED
S-3343 S.F. 458 Hubert Houser
S-3344 H.F. 679 Ways and Means
S-3345 S.F. 458 Mike Connolly
John P. Kibbie
Robert E. Dvorsky
Roger Stewart
Daryl Beall
Keith Kreiman
Steve Warnstadt
Jack Hatch
Amanda Ragan
Thomas G. Courtney
William Dotzler
Jack Holveck
Herman C. Quirmbach
Dennis H. Black
S-3346 S.F. 458 Hubert Houser
Maggie Tinsman
S-3347 S.F. 452 House
S-3348 H.F. 679 Jeff Angelo
Daryl Beall
Stewart Iverson, Jr.
S-3349 S.F. 344 Ron Wieck
Jerry Behn
Hubert Houser
Kitty Rehberg
James Seymour
Charles W. Larson, Jr.
S-3350 S.F. 458 Bryan J. Sievers
S-3351 S.F. 445 Mike Connolly
S-3352 S.F. 452 Jeff Lamberti
Larry McKibben
S-3353 S.F. 458 Hubert Houser
Maggie Tinsman
Robert E. Dvorsky
S-3354 H.F. 549 Mike Connolly
S-3355 H.F. 549 Mike Connolly
S-3356 S.F. 458 Joe Bolkcom
S-3357 S.F. 458 Donald B. Redfern
Jeff Lamberti
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