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PROOF _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ STATE OF IOWA Senate Journal FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2015 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.) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 145th Day FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2015 1105 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE __________ ONE HUNDRED FORTY-FIFTH CALENDAR DAY EIGHTY-SIXTH SESSION DAY Senate Chamber Des Moines, Iowa, Friday, June 5, 2015 The Senate met in regular session at 9:14 a.m., President Jochum presiding. Prayer was offered by the Honorable Rita Hart, member of the Senate from Clinton County, Wheatland, Iowa. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Senate Pages Claire Eide and Emily Bray. The Journal of Thursday, June 4, 2015, was approved. The Senate stood at ease at 9:20 a.m. until the fall of the gavel for the purpose of party caucuses. The Senate resumed session at 10:18 a.m., President Jochum 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 June 5, 2015, passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the House was asked: Senate File 513, a bill for an act relating to and making appropriations for a period of short duration beginning July 1, 2015, providing for related legal and other matters, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. 1106 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE 145th Day ALSO: That the House has on June 5, 2015, amended the Senate amendment, concurred in the Senate amendment as amended, and passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the House was asked: House File 652, a bill for an act relating to underground storage tanks, including by establishing an underground storage tank cost share grant program and fund and making an appropriation. (S–3228) ALSO: That the House has on June 5, 2015, passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the Senate is asked: House File 666, a bill for an act relating to state and local finances by making transfers and appropriations, providing for properly related matters, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. Read first time and attached to similar Senate File 514. CONSIDERATION OF BILL (Appropriations Calendar) Senator Gronstal asked and received unanimous consent to take up for consideration Senate File 514. Senate File 514 On motion of Senator Dvorsky, Senate File 514, a bill for an act relating to state and local finances by making transfers and appropriations, providing for properly related matters, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions, was taken up for consideration. Senator Dvorsky offered amendment S–3227, filed by him from the floor to page 5 of the bill, and moved its adoption. Amendment S–3227 was adopted by a voice vote. Senator Dvorsky asked and received unanimous consent that House File 666 be substituted for Senate File 514. 145th Day FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2015 1107 House File 666 On motion of Senator Dvorsky, House File 666, a bill for an act relating to state and local finances by making transfers and appropriations, providing for properly related matters, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions, was taken up for consideration. Senator Dvorsky 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. 666), the vote was: Yeas, 27: Allen Danielson Horn Ragan Bisignano Dearden Jochum Schoenjahn Bolkcom Dotzler Kinney Seng Bowman Dvorsky Mathis Sodders Brase Gronstal McCoy Taylor Costello Hart Petersen Wilhelm Courtney Hogg Quirmbach Nays, 23: Anderson Dix Kraayenbrink Sinclair Behn Feenstra Rozenboom Smith Bertrand Garrett Schneider Whitver Breitbach Guth Schultz Zaun Chapman Johnson Segebart Zumbach Chelgren Kapucian Shipley Absent, none. The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was declared to have passed the Senate and the title was agreed to. WITHDRAWN Senator Dvorsky asked and received unanimous consent that Senate File 514 be withdrawn from further consideration of the Senate. 1108 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE 145th Day HOUSE AMENDMENT TO SENATE AMENDMENT CONSIDERED House File 652 Senator Gronstal called up for consideration House File 652, a bill for an act relating to underground storage tanks, including by establishing an underground storage tank cost share grant program and fund and making an appropriation, amended by the Senate and further amended by the House in House amendment S–3228 to Senate amendment H–1384, filed June 5, 2015. Senator Hogg moved that the Senate concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment. The motion prevailed by a voice vote and the Senate concurred in the House amendment to the Senate amendment. Senator Hogg 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 voice vote and the bill was read the last time. On the question “Shall the bill pass?” (H.F. 652), the vote was: Yeas, 31: Allen Dotzler Kinney Segebart Bolkcom Dvorsky Mathis Seng Bowman Feenstra McCoy Shipley Brase Gronstal Petersen Sodders Costello Hart Quirmbach Taylor Courtney Hogg Ragan Wilhelm Danielson Horn Schoenjahn Zaun Dearden Jochum Schultz Nays, 19: Anderson Chapman Johnson Sinclair Behn Chelgren Kapucian Smith Bertrand Dix Kraayenbrink Whitver Bisignano Garrett Rozenboom Zumbach Breitbach Guth Schneider Absent, none. The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was declared to have passed the Senate and the title was agreed to. 145th Day FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2015 1109 IMMEDIATELY MESSAGED Senator Gronstal asked and received unanimous consent that House Files 652 and 666 be immediately messaged to the House. The Senate stood at ease at 10:53 a.m. until the fall of the gavel for the purpose of party caucuses. The Senate resumed session at 12:54 p.m., President Jochum 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 June 5, 2015, concurred in the Senate amendment and passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the House was asked: House File 651, a bill for an act relating to expenditures of moneys from the E911 emergency communications fund, other duties of the department of homeland security and emergency management, and other properly related matters. ALSO: That the House has on June 5, 2015, amended the Senate amendment, concurred in the Senate amendment as amended, and passed the following bills in which the concurrence of the Senate is asked: House File 616, a bill for an act relating to property tax credits and assessment by modifying filing deadline provisions, modifying requirements relating to property assessment notices and equalization order notices, modifying provisions relating to property assessment protests and assessor informal reviews, and including effective date and applicability provisions. (S–3229) House File 645, a bill for an act modifying provisions applicable to the renewable energy tax credit, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. (S–3230) 1110 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE 145th Day HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO SENATE AMENDMENTS CONSIDERED House File 632 Senator Gronstal called up for consideration House File 632, a bill for an act relating to various matters involving insurance and the insurance division of the department of commerce and including effective date provisions, amended by the Senate and further amended by the House in House amendment S–3224 to Senate amendment H–1381, filed June 4, 2015. Senator McCoy moved that the Senate concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment. The motion prevailed by a voice vote and the Senate concurred in the House amendment to the Senate amendment. Senator McCoy 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 voice vote and the bill was read the last time. On the question “Shall the bill pass?” (H.F. 632), the vote was: Yeas, 44: Allen Danielson Jochum Schultz Anderson Dearden Johnson Seng Bertrand Dix Kinney Shipley Bisignano Dotzler Kraayenbrink Sinclair Bolkcom Dvorsky Mathis Smith Bowman Garrett McCoy Sodders Brase Gronstal Petersen Taylor Chapman Guth Quirmbach Whitver Chelgren Hart Ragan Wilhelm Costello Hogg Schneider Zaun Courtney Horn Schoenjahn Zumbach Nays, 6: Behn Feenstra Rozenboom Breitbach Kapucian Segebart Absent, none. The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was declared to have passed the Senate and the title was agreed to. 145th Day FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2015 1111 House