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PROOF _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ STATE OF IOWA Senate Journal TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2013 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.) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 962 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE 114th Day JOURNAL OF THE SENATE __________ ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH CALENDAR DAY SIXTY-SIXTH SESSION DAY Senate Chamber Des Moines, Iowa, Tuesday, May 7, 2013 The Senate met in regular session at 1:29 p.m., President Jochum presiding. Prayer was offered by the Honorable David Johnson, member of the Senate from Osceola County, Ocheyedan, Iowa. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Senate Page Celia Ver Ploeg. The Journal of Monday, May 6, 2013, 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 May 7, 2013, concurred in the Senate amendment to the House amendment, and passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the House was asked: Senate File 386, a bill for an act relating to matters under the purview of the department of transportation, including the use of information contained in electronic driver and nonoperator identification records, the form of motor vehicle financial liability coverage cards, motor truck registration periods, grounds for disqualification of commercial vehicle operators, provisions for the issuance of temporary restricted licenses for persons convicted of operating while intoxicated, county issuance of driver’s licenses, and the administration of highway contracts. 114th Day TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2013 963 MADAM PRESIDENT: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House has on May 7, 2013, passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the House was asked: Senate File 433, a bill for an act relating to the requirements and administration of the targeted jobs withholding credit pilot project and including applicability provisions. ALSO: That the House has on May 7, 2013, amended and passed the following bills in which the concurrence of the Senate is asked: Senate File 338, a bill for an act requiring background checks for school employees. (S–3224) Senate File 432, a bill for an act relating to the administration of the tax and related laws of the department of revenue, including administration of income taxes, sales and use and excise taxes, an environmental protection charge, and property taxes. (S–3225) Senate File 436, a bill for an act relating to the historic preservation and cultural and entertainment district tax credit by modifying the total amount of tax credits that may be issued, the definition of substantial rehabilitation costs, and the qualifications for certain projects, and including effective date and applicability provisions. (S–3226) ALSO: That the House has on May 7, 2013, refused to concur in the Senate amendment to the following bill in which the concurrence of the House was asked: House File 638, a bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to state departments and agencies from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund and the technology reinvestment fund, providing for related matters, and including effective date provisions. ALSO: That the House has on May 7, 2013, concurred in the Senate amendment and passed the following bills in which the concurrence of the House was asked: House File 471, a bill for an act relating to the payment of reasonable attorney fees in juvenile court or appellate proceedings relating to a termination of parental rights petition. 964 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE 114th Day House File 512, a bill for an act providing for the determination of animal units which are part of confinement feeding operations, and making penalties applicable. House File 527, a bill for an act requiring a person other than a juvenile convicted of or receiving a deferred judgment for an aggravated misdemeanor to submit a DNA sample and including effective date provisions. SENATE INSISTS House File 638 Senator McCoy called up for consideration House File 638, a bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to state departments and agencies from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund and the technology reinvestment fund, providing for related matters, and including effective date provisions, amended by the Senate, and moved that the Senate insist on its amendment. The motion prevailed by a voice vote and the Senate insisted on its amendment. APPOINTMENT OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE The Chair announced the following conference committee on House File 638 on the part of the Senate: Senators McCoy, Chair; Anderson, Beall, Bowman, and Kapucian. IMMEDIATELY MESSAGED Senator Gronstal asked and received unanimous consent that House File 638 be immediately messaged to the House. RECESS On motion of Senator Gronstal, the Senate recessed at 1:42 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. 114th Day TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2013 965 RECONVENED The Senate reconvened at 4:54 p.m., President Jochum presiding. The Senate stood at ease at 4:55 p.m. until the fall of the gavel for the purpose of party caucuses. The Senate resumed session at 5:47 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 May 7, 2013, passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the House was asked: Senate File 247, a bill for an act providing for the possession of cats classified as bengals and savannahs. ALSO: That the House has on May 7, 2013, amended and passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the Senate is asked: Senate File 371, a bill for an act providing for special vehicle registration plates displaying a decal designed and issued by a nonprofit organization, providing fees, making a penalty applicable, and including effective date provisions. (S–3233) ALSO: That the House has on May 7, 2013, concurred in the Senate amendment and passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the House was asked: House File 355, a bill for an act relating to the renewal of driver’s licenses electronically and including effective date provisions. ALSO: That the House has on May 7, 2013, passed the following bills in which the concurrence of the Senate is asked: House File 644, a bill for an act relating to enhanced E911 emergency communication systems, and providing penalties. Read first time and attached to similar Senate File 421. 966 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE 114th Day House File 645, a bill for an act relating to the sales tax exemption for certain wastewater treatment or effluent treatment services. Read first time and referred to committee on Ways and Means. ALSO: That the House has on May 7, 2013, refused to concur in the Senate amendment to the following bill in which the concurrence of the House was asked: House File 381, a bill for an act concerning restrictions on dosage amounts for phenylbutazone in certain horse races. ALSO: That the House has on May 7, 2013, appointed the conference committee to House File 638, a bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to state departments and agencies from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund and the technology reinvestment fund, providing for related matters, and including effective date provisions, and the conference committee members on the part of the House are: the representative from Cherokee, Representative Huseman, Chair; the representative from Des Moines, Representative Cohoon; the representative from Dubuque, Representative Dunkel; the representative from Muscatine, Representative Lofgren; and the representative from Poweshiek, Representative Maxwell. CONSIDERATION OF BILL (Ways and Means Calendar) Senator Gronstal asked and received unanimous consent to take up for consideration Senate File 453. Senate File 453 On motion of Senator Dotzler, Senate File 453, a bill for an act relating to the assessment of certain real estate used in the cultivation and production of algae, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions, was taken up for consideration. Senator Dotzler asked and received unanimous consent that House File 632 be substituted for Senate File 453. House File 632 On motion of Senator Dotzler, House File 632, a bill for an act relating to the assessment of certain real estate used in the cultivation and production of algae, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions, was taken up for consideration. 114th Day TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2013 967 Senator Dotzler offered amendment S–3220, filed by him on May 6, 2013, to page 1 of the bill, and moved its adoption. Amendment S–3220 was adopted by a voice vote. 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