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PROOF _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ STATE OF IOWA Senate Journal MONDAY, MARCH 5, 2018 Printed daily by the State of Iowa during the sessions of the General Assembly. An official corrected copy is available for reference in the Secretary of the Senate’s Office. (The official bound copy will be available after a reasonable time upon adjournment.) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 514 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE 57th Day JOURNAL OF THE SENATE __________ FIFTY-SEVENTH CALENDAR DAY THIRTY-THIRD SESSION DAY Senate Chamber Des Moines, Iowa, Monday, March 5, 2018 The Senate met in regular session at 1:03 p.m., President Whitver presiding. Prayer was offered by the Honorable Dennis Guth, member of the Senate from Hancock County, Klemme, Iowa. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Senate Page Isabela Gallegos. The Journal of Thursday, March 1, 2018, was approved. RECESS On motion of Senator Dix, the Senate recessed at 1:10 p.m. until the completion of a meeting of the committee on Appropriations. RECONVENED The Senate reconvened at 3:09 p.m., President Whitver presiding. The Senate stood at ease at 3:10 p.m. until the fall of the gavel for the purpose of party caucuses. The Senate resumed session at 4:45 p.m., President Whitver presiding. LEAVE OF ABSENCE Leave of absence was granted as follows: Senator Hart, until she arrives, on request of Senator Petersen. 57th Day MONDAY, MARCH 5, 2018 515 CONFIRMATION OF GOVERNOR’S APPOINTMENTS In accordance with Senate Rule 59, Senator Dix called up the following eligible appointees on the En Bloc Confirmation Calendar: Commission on Aging, Suzanne Heckenlaible Architectural Examining Board, Scott Hatfield Iowa State Civil Rights Commission, Sam Kooiker Board of Corrections, W. Thomas Phillips Superintendent of Credit Unions, Katie Averill Early Childhood Iowa State Board, Kathryn Dorsey Board of Educational Examiners, David Schipper Electrical Examining Board, Daniel Wood Engineering and Land Surveying Examining Board, Todde Folkerts Iowa Finance Authority, Gilbert Thomas Board of Hearing Aid Specialists, Nicholas Woolley Iowa Higher Education Loan Authority, Beverly Wharton Interior Design Examining Board, Joan Birk Interior Design Examining Board, Danielle Williams Commission on Judicial Qualifications, Dr. Leah Johnson Commission on Judicial Qualifications, O. Jay Tomson Iowa Lottery Authority Board of Directors, Sherrae Hanson Board of Medicine, Dr. Warren Gall Mental Health and Disability Services Commission, Dennis Bush 516 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE 57th Day Board of Nursing, Sue Putnam Board of Nursing, Gwen Suntken Iowa Public Information Board, Monica McHugh School Budget Review Committee, Martha Bruckner Board of Sign Language Interpreters and Transliterators, Albert Mingo State Soil Conservation Committee, Steve Hofmann Telecommunications and Technology Commission, Bob Holz Title Guaranty Division Board, Jason Froehlich Commission of Veterans Affairs, John Kost Commandant of the Iowa Veterans Home, Timon Oujiri Iowa Workforce Development Board, Kelly Barrick Iowa Workforce Development Board, Gina Bettini Iowa Workforce Development Board, Jeff DeVries Iowa Workforce Development Board, Steven Gilbert Iowa Workforce Development Board, Quentin Hart Iowa Workforce Development Board, Carmen Heck Iowa Workforce Development Board, Jayson Henry Iowa Workforce Development Board, Jay Iverson Iowa Workforce Development Board, Becky Jacobsen Iowa Workforce Development Board, Amy Larsen Iowa Workforce Development Board, Ruby Mateos Iowa Workforce Development Board, Nancy McDowell Iowa Workforce Development Board, Sondra Meyers Iowa Workforce Development Board, Richard Moon Iowa Workforce Development Board, Randy Moore Iowa Workforce Development Board, Anne Parmley Iowa Workforce Development Board, Cara Sanders Iowa Workforce Development Board, Philip Tuning Senator Dix moved that the foregoing appointees be confirmed by the Senate. 57th Day MONDAY, MARCH 5, 2018 517 On the question “Shall the appointees be confirmed?” the vote was: Yeas, 48: Allen Costello Horn Quirmbach Behn Danielson Jochum Ragan Bertrand Dawson Johnson, C. Rozenboom Bisignano Dix Johnson, D. Schneider Bolkcom Dotzler Kapucian Schultz Boulton Dvorsky Kinney Segebart Bowman Edler Kraayenbrink Shipley Breitbach Feenstra Lofgren Sinclair Brown Garrett Lykam Smith Carlin Greene Mathis Whitver Chapman Guth McCoy Zaun Chelgren Hogg Petersen Zumbach Nays, 1: Taylor Absent, 1: Hart The appointees, having received a two-thirds vote, were declared to have been confirmed by the Senate. CONFIRMATION OF GOVERNOR’S APPOINTMENTS (Individual Confirmation Calendar) Senator Dix called up the appointment of Jeff Wright as a member of the Board of Parole, placed on the Individual Confirmation Calendar on February 21, 2018, found on page 424 of the Senate Journal. Senator Zaun moved that the foregoing appointment be confirmed by the Senate. On the question “Shall the appointee be confirmed?” the vote was: Yeas, 48: Allen Costello Horn Quirmbach Behn Danielson Jochum Ragan Bertrand Dawson Johnson, C. Rozenboom Bisignano Dix Johnson, D. Schneider Bolkcom Dotzler Kapucian Schultz Boulton Dvorsky Kinney Segebart Bowman Edler Kraayenbrink Shipley 518 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE 57th Day Breitbach Feenstra Lofgren Sinclair Brown Garrett Lykam Smith Carlin Greene Mathis Whitver Chapman Guth McCoy Zaun Chelgren Hogg Petersen Zumbach Nays, 1: Taylor Absent, 1: Hart The appointee, having received a two-thirds vote, was declared to have been confirmed by the Senate. Senator Dix called up the appointment of Jeff Wright as Chairperson of the Board of Parole, placed on the Individual Confirmation Calendar on February 21, 2018, found on page 424 of the Senate Journal. Senator Zaun moved that the foregoing appointment be confirmed by the Senate. On the question “Shall the appointee be confirmed?” the vote was: Yeas, 48: Allen Costello Horn Quirmbach Behn Danielson Jochum Ragan Bertrand Dawson Johnson, C. Rozenboom Bisignano Dix Johnson, D. Schneider Bolkcom Dotzler Kapucian Schultz Boulton Dvorsky Kinney Segebart Bowman Edler Kraayenbrink Shipley Breitbach Feenstra Lofgren Sinclair Brown Garrett Lykam Smith Carlin Greene Mathis Whitver Chapman Guth McCoy Zaun Chelgren Hogg Petersen Zumbach Nays, 1: Taylor Absent, 1: Hart The appointee, having received a two-thirds vote, was declared to have been confirmed by the Senate. 57th Day MONDAY, MARCH 5, 2018 519 HOUSE AMENDMENT CONSIDERED Senate File 2131 Senator Dix called up for consideration Senate File 2131, a bill for an act expanding the Iowa learning online initiative to include students receiving independent private instruction, competent private instruction, or private instruction and providing for related fees, amended by the House in House amendment S–5068, filed February 28, 2018. Senator McCoy offered amendment S–5089, filed by him from the floor to page 1 and amending the title provisions of amendment S–5068 and moved its adoption. A nonrecord roll call was requested. Amendment S–5089 to amendment S–5068 lost. Senator McCoy deferred amendment S–5090, filed by him from the floor to page 1 and amending the title provisions of amendment S–5068. Senator McCoy deferred amendment S–5091, filed by him from the floor to page 1 and amending the title provisions of amendment S–5068. Senator McCoy offered amendment S–5092, filed by him from the floor to page 1 and amending the title provisions of amendment S–5068. Senator McCoy asked and received unanimous consent that action on amendment S–5092 to amendment S–5068 and Senate File 2131 be deferred. CONSIDERATION OF BILL (Regular Calendar) Senator Dix asked and received unanimous consent to take up for consideration Senate File 192. 520 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE 57th Day Senate File 192 On motion of Senator Dawson, Senate File 192, a bill for an act relating to licenses to practice applied behavior analysis and including effective date and implementation provisions, with report of committee recommending amendment and passage, was taken up for consideration. Senator Dawson deferred amendment S–5009, filed by the committee on State Government on February 19, 2018, to pages 1–4 and 6–8 of the bill. Senator Dawson offered amendment S–5087, filed by him from the floor to pages 1–8 of the bill, and moved its adoption. Amendment S–5087 was adopted by a voice vote. With the adoption of amendment S–5087, the Chair ruled amendment S–5009 out of order. Senator Dawson 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. 192), the vote was: Yeas, 49: Allen Danielson Johnson, C. Schneider Behn Dawson Johnson, D. Schultz Bertrand Dix Kapucian Segebart Bisignano Dotzler Kinney Shipley Bolkcom Dvorsky Kraayenbrink Sinclair Boulton Edler Lofgren Smith Bowman Feenstra Lykam Taylor Breitbach Garrett Mathis Whitver Brown Greene McCoy Zaun Carlin Guth Petersen Zumbach Chapman Hogg Quirmbach Chelgren Horn Ragan Costello Jochum Rozenboom 57th Day MONDAY, MARCH 5, 2018 521 Nays, none. Absent, 1: Hart