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Date Location Agenda Minutes
03/23/2004 10:00 AM Adjourned Room 22
HF 250 -criminal penalties for assault- Sen. Ward, Ch. HF 2398 -toll-free telephone service - Sen. Brunkhorst, Ch. HF 2397 -public utility property - Sen. Gaskill, Ch. HF 2480 -prohibiting award of pets - Sen. Ward, Ch. HF 2208 -Code corrections - Sen. Brunkhorst, Ch. HF 2200 -fire safety issues - Sen. Kettering, Ch. HF 2396 -recovery of prejudgment interest - Sen.Tinsman, Ch. HF 2170 -product liability actions - Sen. Ward, Ch. Governor Appointees
03/15/2004 2:30 PM Adjourned Room 22
Assignment of bills Opportunity for subcommittees to meet.
03/04/2004 9:00 AM Adjourned Room 22
SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY 5:00 pm, Wednesday, March 3, 2004 SSB 3153-medical parole/Corrections Dept. Sen Miller, Ch. SSB 3154-restricting sentence credits. Sen. Redfern, Ch. SSB 3085-sex offenders near schools. Sen. Redfern, Ch. SSB 3156-liquor - Sen. Kettering, Ch. S.F 2090-peace officers requirements. Sen. McKibben, Ch. SSB 3118-inmate labor/state bldgs. Sen. Tinsman, Ch. SSB 3142-update and modify 911. Sen. Kettering, Ch. SSB 3148-ignition interlock devices. Sen. Gaskill, Ch. S.F. 226-damage award/condemnation. Sen. Brunkhorst, Ch. SSB 3143-evidence in sexual abuse cases. Sen. Boettger,Ch. SSB 3145-statute of limitations. Sen. Boettger, Ch. S.F 2074-landlord disclosure. Sen. Kettering, Ch. ADDENDUM Replace SSB 3156 with SSB 3158 - same bill redrafted. Add S.F. 2200 disclosure of personal information by computer Sen. Gaskill, Ch. ADDENDUM 2 Add SSB 3144- nonprofit corporation Act. Sen. Kreiman, Ch.
03/02/2004 1:00 PM Adjourned Room 22
SSB 3105 - eliminating a provision allowing a criminal offender to make a donation in lieu of performing community service - Sen. Redfern, Chair SSB 3100 - transfer and apportionment of district associate judges, etc. Sen. Redfern, Chair SSB 3087 - establishing a uniform mediation Act. Sen. Redfern, Chair SSB 3086 - regulating contest events involving animals. Sen. Miller, Chair SSB 3120 - child custody and visitation provisions. Sen. Miller, Chair SSB 1159 - detaining or the placement of criminal defendants who are mentally incompetent or dangerous. Sen. Redfern, Chair SSB 3052 - issues under the purview of the department of corrections. Sen. Redfern, Chair
02/26/2004 11:00 AM Adjourned Room 22
S.F. 2117 - residential landlord-tenant law - Sen. Tinsman, Chair H.F. 2138 - payment of legal expenses for indigent persons by the state public defender - Sen. Ward, Chair SSB 3054 - civil commitment of sexually violent predators -Sen. Tinsman, Chair. SSB 3026 - agreements to arbitrate and providing remedies --Sen. Redfern, Chair SSB 3086 - regulating contest events involving animals - Sen. Miller, Chair SSB 3105 - eliminating a provision allowing a criminal offender to make a donation in lieu of performing community service - Sen. Redfern, Chair SSB 3052 - Sen. Redfern - is no longer on the agenda
02/24/2004 1:00 PM Adjourned Room 22
SSB 3055 - relating to child endangerment offenses resulting in the death of a child or minor. Sen. Boettger, Chair. SSB 3047 - relating to the Iowa probate code. Sen Holveck, Chair. ADD: SSB 3105 - Relating to eliminating a provision allowing a criminal offender to make donation in lieu of performing community service. Sen. Redfern, Chair. (Discussion Only) SSB 3048 - relating to modifying the criminal penalty for certain thefts from retailers. Sen. Brunkhorst, Chair. HF 2038 - relating to payment of legal expenses for indigent persons by the state public defender. Sen. Ward, Chair. (If Ready)
02/19/2004 11:00 AM Adjourned Room 22
ADDENDUM SSB 3057 - regulation of sales at unused property markets. Sen. Gaskill, Chair
02/18/2004 9:30 AM Adjourned Room 22
SSB 3027 -abandonment of a child as grounds for termination of parental rights - Sen. Boettger, Chair SSB 3059 - establishment of a vaccination program for first responders - Sen. Gaskill, Chair SSB 3057 - regulation of sales at unused property markets - Sen. Gaskill, Chair SSB 3061 - vehicle operating privileges of a person convicted of motor fuel theft from a retail dealer - Sen Brunkhorst, Chair SSB 3060 - raising an ineffective assistance of counsel claim against an attorney in a criminal case on appeal - Sen. Kettering, Chair
02/11/2004 1:00 PM Adjourned Supreme Court Chamber
Presentation by VERA Institute. Speakers include: Rep. Ray Allen, Chair of House Committee on Corrections Texas; Judge Ana Maria Luna, Superior Court Judge, Los Angeles County, California; Sharon Neumann, Director, Community Sentencing Division, Oklahoma Dept. of Corrections. (If the House is debating, the meeting will be held in Room 22)
02/09/2004 2:30 PM Adjourned Room 22
S.F. 2018 - relating to the jurisdictional limit in small claims court - Senator Miller, Chair S.F. 2021 - establishing a child endangerment offense for permitting the presence of a child or minor at a location where a controlled substance manufacturing or possession violation occurs - Senator McKibben, Chair S.F. 2027 - Relating to receiving a precursor substance or possessing a product to be used in the unlawful manufacture of a controlled substance - Senator McKibben, Chair S.F. 2049 - providing a limitation on liability for any injury or death resulting from the use of donated fire safety or related equipment - Senator Gaskill, Chair S.S.B. 3028 - relating to statutory corrections - Senator Brunkhorst, Chair
02/05/2004 10:00 AM Adjourned Room 22
S.F. 2018 - relating to the jurisdictional limit in small claims court, Miller, Ch. (pending upon an amendment) S.F. 2045 - relating to filling the office of county attorney by appointment, Kreiman, Ch. S.S.B. 3028 - statutory corrections, Brunkhorst, Ch.
02/02/2004 4:00 PM Adjourned Room 22
The following bills will be up for discussion, if ready. Senate File 2018 - relating to the jurisdictional limit in small claims court -- Senator Miller, Chair Senate File 2006 - relating to the residency of a district judge upon appointment -- Senator Miller, Chair
01/26/2004 2:30 PM Adjourned Room 22
Assignment of bills
01/13/2004 4:00 PM Adjourned Room 22
Organizational
04/09/2003 9:30 AM Adjourned Room 22
Consider HF 650 Boettger
04/08/2003 4:00 PM Adjourned Room 22
HF 349 - Boettger HF 450 - Larson HF 556 - Holveck HF 561 - Lamberti HF 585 - Boettger HF 400 - Larson HF 455 - Tinsman HF 551 - Tinsman
04/03/2003 1:00 PM Cancelled Room 22
This meeting has been CANCELLED.
04/01/2003 3:00 PM Adjourned Room 22
HF 65/SF 37 - Redfern HF 170 - Miller HF 400 - Larson HF 450 - Larson HF 505 - Putney HF 561 - Lamberti HF 584 - Miller HF 265 - Boettger HF 349 - Boettger HF 404 - Boettger HF 585 - Boettger HF 650 - Boettger HF 556 - Holveck Governor's Appointees that are ready. Other bills with consent of the committee.
03/24/2003 2:30 PM Adjourned Room 22
HF 216 - Larson, Ch. HF 249 - Boettger, Ch. Assignment of bills
03/12/2003 10:30 AM Adjourned Room 22
SSB 1138 - Redfern, Ch. SF 219 - Putney, Ch. SSB 1029 - McKibben, Ch. SSB 1106 - Kettering, Ch. SSB 1099 - Tinsman, Ch. SF 220 - Fraise, Ch. SF 171 - Tinsman, Ch. SSB 1146 - Redfern SSB 1158 - Miller, Ch. SSB 1159 - Larson, Ch. Any other bills at the discretion of the Chair.
03/11/2003 4:00 PM Adjourned Room 22
SSB 1128 - Lamberti, Ch. SSB 1097 - Larson, Ch. SSB 1024 - Lamberti, Ch. SSB 1077 - Miller, Ch. SSB 1137 - Redfern, Ch. SF 218 - Larson, Ch. SSB 1098 - Larson, Ch. SSB 1138 - Redfern, Ch. Assignment of Bills
03/05/2003 1:00 PM Adjourned Room 22
SSB 1030 - Putney, Ch SSB 1050 - Putney, Ch Governor's Appointees Other bills by unanimous consent Assignment of bills
03/03/2003 2:30 PM Adjourned Room 116
Joint meeting with House Judiciary Committee. Presentation on sentencing and corrections changes being made around the United States. Presenters: -Paul Morrison, District Attorney for Johnson County, KS -Robert Lee Guy, Director of Division of Community Corrections for North Carolina Department of Corrections -Dan Wilhelm, Director of State Sentencing and Corrections Program, VERA Institute -Gloria Tate, Sr. Program Associate, VERA Institute
02/26/2003 1:00 PM Adjourned Room 22
Presentation by Lettie Prell, Analyst and Richard Moore, Division Administrator - Department of Human Rights, Division of Criminal and Juvenile Justice Planning. SSB 1026 - Tinsman SSB 1046 - Companion bill/HF 171 - Quirmbach SSB 1032 - McKibben Assignment of bills. Governor's appointees that are ready.
02/24/2003 2:30 PM Adjourned Room 22
Presentation by Elizabeth Robinson, Chair of the Iowa Board of Parole. SSB 1046 - relating to nonsubstantive Code corrections - Quimbach, Chair. Governor's Appointees that are ready. Assignment of bills.
02/20/2003 11:30 AM Adjourned Room 22
SSB 1027 - relating to criminal law and procedure - Putney, Chair. Governor's Appointees that are ready. Assignment of bills.
02/19/2003 11:30 AM Adjourned Room 22
Co-chairs of the Correctional Services Study Group, Bruce Graves and John Shors, will make a presentation on their group's recommendations to improve the Iowa Correctional system. Our out-of-state visitors have had to postpone their visit due to the weather in their states. We will be re-scheduling them for a later date. Assignment of bills.
02/17/2003 2:30 PM Adjourned Room 22
Assignment of bills Governor's appointees that are ready
02/13/2003 10:30 AM Adjourned Room 22
Assignment of bills and Governor's Appointees. Discussion of SSB 1045, Code Editor Bill
02/10/2003 2:30 PM Adjourned Room 22
Assignment of bills
02/03/2003 2:30 PM Cancelled Room 22
This meeting has been CANCELLED.
01/29/2003 1:00 PM Adjourned Room 22
Assignment of bills
01/27/2003 3:30 PM Adjourned Room 22
Assignment of bills
01/22/2003 1:00 PM Adjourned Room 22
Discussion of SSB 1001, .08 blood alcohol concentration
01/14/2003 4:00 PM Adjourned Room 22
Introductory Meeting. Introduction of Senators and Staff. Assignment of bills.