PROOF
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STATE OF IOWA
Senate Journal
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 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.)
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JOURNAL OF THE SENATE
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ONE HUNDRED FIFTEENTH CALENDAR DAY SIXTY-EIGHTH SESSION DAY
Senate Chamber Des Moines, Iowa, Wednesday, May 6, 2015
The Senate met in regular session at 9:07 a.m., President Jochum presiding.
Prayer was offered by Dianne Prichard, pastor of the Community Church of Toronto and the Immanuel United Church of Christ in Big Rock, Iowa. She was the guest of Senator Hart.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Senate Page Claire Eide.
The Journal of Tuesday, May 5, 2015, 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 5, 2015, amended and passed the following bills in which the concurrence of the Senate is asked:
Senate File 494, a bill for an act relating to and making appropriations involving state government entities involved with agriculture, natural resources, and environmental protection. (S–3157)
Senate File 497, a bill for an act relating to appropriations to the justice system, and including effective date provisions. (S–3158)
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Senate File 499, a bill for an act making appropriations to the department of cultural affairs, the economic development authority, the Iowa finance authority, the public employment relations board, the department of workforce development, and the state board of regents and certain regents institutions, modifying programs and duties of the economic development authority, providing for other properly related matters, and including effective date and retroactive and other applicability provisions. (S–3159)
ALSO: That the House has on May 5, 2015, passed the following bills in which the concurrence of the Senate is 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.
Read first time and referred to committee on Appropriations.
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.
Read first time and attached to similar Senate File 489.
The Senate stood at ease at 9:34 a.m. until the fall of the gavel for the purpose of party caucuses.
The Senate resumed session at 11:20 a.m., President Jochum presiding.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Leave of absence was granted as follows:
Senator Kraayenbrink, until he arrives, on request of Senator Dix.
CONSIDERATION OF BILL (Ways and Means Calendar)
Senator Gronstal asked and received unanimous consent to take up for consideration Senate File 503. 980 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE 115th Day
Senate File 503
On motion of Senator Quirmbach, Senate File 503, a bill for an act relating to certain fees collected by the county sheriff, was taken up for consideration.
Senator Quirmbach 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. 503), the vote was:
Yeas, 49:
Allen Danielson Johnson Seng Anderson Dearden Kapucian Shipley Behn Dix Kinney Sinclair Bertrand Dotzler Mathis Smith Bisignano Dvorsky McCoy Sodders Bolkcom Feenstra Petersen Taylor Bowman Garrett Quirmbach Whitver Brase Gronstal Ragan Wilhelm Breitbach Guth Rozenboom Zaun Chapman Hart Schneider Zumbach Chelgren Hogg Schoenjahn Costello Horn Schultz Courtney Jochum Segebart
Nays, none.
Absent, 1:
Kraayenbrink
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was declared to have passed the Senate and the title was agreed to.
CONSIDERATION OF BILLS (Appropriations Calendar)
Senator Gronstal asked and received unanimous consent to take up for consideration House Files 659 and 658.
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House File 659
On motion of Senator Brase, House File 659, a bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to certain state departments, agencies, funds, and certain other entities, providing for regulatory authority, and other properly related matters, with report of committee recommending amendment and passage, was taken up for consideration.
Senator Brase offered amendment S–3151, filed by the committee on Appropriations on May 4, 2015, striking and replacing everything after the enacting clause and amending the title page of the bill.
Senator Brase offered amendment S–3160, filed by him from the floor to pages 11–14 of amendment S–3151, and moved its adoption.
Amendment S–3160 to amendment S–3151 was adopted by a voice vote.
Senator Brase moved the adoption of amendment S–3151, as amended.
Amendment S–3151, as amended, was adopted by a voice vote.
Senator Brase 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. 659), the vote was:
Yeas, 26:
Allen Dearden Jochum Schoenjahn Bisignano Dotzler Kinney Seng Bolkcom Dvorsky Mathis Sodders Bowman Gronstal McCoy Taylor Brase Hart Petersen Wilhelm Courtney Hogg Quirmbach Danielson Horn Ragan
Nays, 23:
Anderson Costello Kapucian Sinclair Behn Dix Rozenboom Smith Bertrand Feenstra Schneider Whitver 982 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE 115th Day
Breitbach Garrett Schultz Zaun Chapman Guth Segebart Zumbach Chelgren Johnson Shipley
Absent, 1:
Kraayenbrink
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was declared to have passed the Senate and the title, as amended, was agreed to.
House File 658
On motion of Senator Schoenjahn, House File 658, a bill for an act relating to the funding of, the operation of, and appropriation of moneys to the college student aid commission, the department for the blind, the department of education, and the state board of regents, providing for related matters, and providing effective date and retroactive and other applicability provisions, with report of committee recommending amendment and passage, was taken up for consideration.
Senator Schoenjahn offered amendment S–3150, filed by the committee on Appropriations on May 4, 2015, striking and replacing everything after the enacting clause and amending the title page of the bill, and moved its adoption.
Amendment S–3150 was adopted by a voice vote.
Senator Schoenjahn 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. 658), the vote was:
Yeas, 26:
Allen Dearden Jochum Schoenjahn Bisignano Dotzler Kinney Seng Bolkcom Dvorsky Mathis Sodders Bowman Gronstal McCoy Taylor Brase Hart Petersen Wilhelm Courtney Hogg Quirmbach Danielson Horn Ragan
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Nays, 23:
Anderson Costello Kapucian Sinclair Behn Dix Rozenboom Smith Bertrand Feenstra Schneider Whitver Breitbach Garrett Schultz Zaun Chapman Guth Segebart Zumbach Chelgren Johnson Shipley
Absent, 1:
Kraayenbrink
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 Gronstal asked and received unanimous consent that Senate File 503 and House Files 658 and 659 be immediately messaged to the House.
CONSIDERATION OF BILL (Appropriations Calendar)
Senator Gronstal asked and received unanimous consent to take up for consideration Senate File 505.
Senate File 505
On motion of Senator Ragan, Senate File 505, a bill for an act relating to appropriations for health and human services and veterans and including other related provisions and appropriations, and including effective date and retroactive and other applicability date provisions, was taken up for consideration.
Senator Ragan offered amendment S–3161, filed by her from the floor to pages 88, 92, 109, and 119 of the bill, and moved its adoption.
Amendment S–3161 was adopted by a voice vote.
Senator Schultz offered amendment S–3162, filed by Senator Schultz, et al., from the floor to page 119 of the bill.
Senator Dvorsky raised the point of order that amendment S–3162 was not germane to the bill. 984 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE 115th Day
The Chair ruled the point well-taken and amendment S–3162 out of order.
(Senate File 505 was deferred.)
The Senate stood at ease at 11:50 a.m. until the fall of the gavel for the purpose of a Democratic party caucus.
The Senate resumed session at 12:48 p.m., President Jochum presiding.
The Senate resumed consideration of Senate File 505, previously deferred.
Senator Gronstal asked and received unanimous consent that action on Senate File 505 be deferred.
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 6, 2015, passed the following bills in which the concurrence of the Senate is asked:
House File 631, a bill for an act providing for the creation of first- time homebuyer savings accounts in Iowa, including related individual income tax exemptions, making penalties applicable, and including effective date and applicability provisions.
Read first time and referred to committee on Ways and Means.
House File 653, a bill for an act relating to state taxation by modifying the disabled veteran homestead tax credit, property tax exemptions authorized for certain associations, institutions, and societies, the definition of livestock for purposes of the sales and use tax, exempting certain all-terrain vehicles and off-road utility vehicles from the sales and use tax, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.
Read first time and attached to similar Senate File 507.
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House File 655, a bill for an act relating to community development by establishing application rules and limitations for wireless communications facilities and infrastructure and modifying provisions related to reinvestment districts and flood mitigation projects, and including effective date and retroactive and other applicability provisions.
Read first time and referred to committee on Ways and Means.
House File 660, a bill for an act requiring a public hearing prior to increasing the rate of a franchise fee imposed by a city.
Read first time and referred to committee on Ways and Means.
House File 662, a bill for an act relating to vital statistics, including access to birth records and vital statistics fees collected by the state and county registrars of vital statistics.
Read first time and referred to committee on Ways and Means.
QUORUM CALL
Senator Dix requested a nonrecord roll call to determine that a quorum was present.
The vote revealed 46 present, 4 absent, and a quorum present.
HOUSE AMENDMENT CONSIDERED
Senate File 496
Senator Courtney called up for consideration Senate File 496, a bill for an act relating to appropriations to the judicial branch, amended by the House in House amendment S–3156, filed May 5, 2015.
Senator Courtney moved that the Senate concur in the House amendment and requested a no vote.
The motion failed by a voice vote and the Senate refused to concur in the House amendment. 986 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE 115th Day
RECESS
On motion of Senator Gronstal, the Senate recessed at 12:55 p.m. until the completion of a meeting of the committee on Education.
RECONVENED
The Senate reconvened at 1:07 p.m., President Jochum presiding.
IMMEDIATELY MESSAGED
Senator Gronstal asked and received unanimous consent that Senate File 496 be immediately messaged to the House.
BUSINESS PENDING
Senate File 505
The Senate resumed consideration of Senate File 505, a bill for an act relating to appropriations for health and human services and veterans and including other related provisions and appropriations, and including effective date and retroactive and other applicability date provisions, previously deferred.
Senator Breitbach offered amendment S–3163, filed by Senator Breitbach, et al., from the floor to page 119 of the bill.
Senator Bolkcom offered amendment S–3167, filed by him from the floor to pages 1–7 of amendment S–3163.
(Senate File 505, amendment S–3167 to amendment S–3163, and amendment S–3163 were deferred.)
The Senate stood at ease at 1:11 p.m. until the fall of the gavel for the purpose of a Republican party caucus.
The Senate resumed session at 1:18 p.m., President Jochum presiding.
The Senate resumed consideration of Senate File 505 and amendment S–3167 to amendment S–3163. 115th Day WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2015 987
Senator Bolkcom moved the adoption of amendment S–3167 to amendment S–3163.
A record roll call was requested.
On the question “Shall amendment S–3167 to amendment S–3163 be adopted?” (S.F. 505), the vote was:
Yeas, 26:
Allen Dearden Jochum Schoenjahn Bisignano Dotzler Kinney Seng Bolkcom Dvorsky Mathis Sodders Bowman Gronstal McCoy Taylor Brase Hart Petersen Wilhelm Courtney Hogg Quirmbach Danielson Horn Ragan
Nays, 23:
Anderson Costello Kapucian Sinclair Behn Dix Rozenboom Smith Bertrand Feenstra Schneider Whitver Breitbach Garrett Schultz Zaun Chapman Guth Segebart Zumbach Chelgren Johnson Shipley
Absent, 1:
Kraayenbrink
Amendment S–3167 to amendment S–3163 was adopted.
The Senate resumed consideration of amendment S–3163, as amended, previously deferred.
Senator Breitbach moved the adoption of amendment S–3163, as amended.
A record roll call was requested.
On the question “Shall amendment S–3163 be adopted?” (S.F. 505), the vote was:
Yeas, 49:
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Bertrand Dotzler Mathis Smith Bisignano Dvorsky McCoy Sodders Bolkcom Feenstra Petersen Taylor Bowman Garrett Quirmbach Whitver Brase Gronstal Ragan Wilhelm Breitbach Guth Rozenboom Zaun Chapman Hart Schneider Zumbach Chelgren Hogg Schoenjahn Costello Horn Schultz Courtney Jochum Segebart
Nays, none.
Absent, 1:
Kraayenbrink
Amendment S–3163, as amended, was adopted.
Senator Garrett offered amendment S–3164, filed by Senator Garrett, et al., from the floor to page 119 of the bill.
(Senate File 505 and amendment S–3164 were deferred.)
The Senate stood at ease at 1:29 p.m. until the fall of the gavel for the purpose of a Democratic party caucus.
The Senate resumed session at 2:00 p.m., President Jochum presiding.
The Senate resumed consideration of Senate File 505 and amendment S–3164, previously deferred.
Senator Garrett moved the adoption of amendment S–3164.
A record roll call was requested.
On the question “Shall amendment S–3164 be adopted?” (S.F. 505), the vote was:
Yeas, 23:
Anderson Costello Kapucian Sinclair Behn Dix Rozenboom Smith Bertrand Feenstra Schneider Whitver Breitbach Garrett Schultz Zaun Chapman Guth Segebart Zumbach Chelgren Johnson Shipley 115th Day WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2015 989
Nays, 26:
Allen Dearden Jochum Schoenjahn Bisignano Dotzler Kinney Seng Bolkcom Dvorsky Mathis Sodders Bowman Gronstal McCoy Taylor Brase Hart Petersen Wilhelm Courtney Hogg Quirmbach Danielson Horn Ragan
Absent, 1:
Kraayenbrink
Amendment S–3164 lost.
Senator Rozenboom offered amendment S–3165, filed by Senator Rozenboom, et al., from the floor to page 119 of the bill, and moved its adoption.
A record roll call was requested.
On the question “Shall amendment S–3165 be adopted?” (S.F. 505), the vote was:
Yeas, 23:
Anderson Costello Kapucian Sinclair Behn Dix Rozenboom Smith Bertrand Feenstra Schneider Whitver Breitbach Garrett Schultz Zaun Chapman Guth Segebart Zumbach Chelgren Johnson Shipley
Nays, 26:
Allen Dearden Jochum Schoenjahn Bisignano Dotzler Kinney Seng Bolkcom Dvorsky Mathis Sodders Bowman Gronstal McCoy Taylor Brase Hart Petersen Wilhelm Courtney Hogg Quirmbach Danielson Horn Ragan
Absent, 1:
Kraayenbrink
Amendment S–3165 lost. 990 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE 115th Day
Senator Sinclair offered amendment S–3166, filed by Senator Sinclair, et al., from the floor to page 119 of the bill, and moved its adoption.
A record roll call was requested.
On the question “Shall amendment S–3166 be adopted?” (S.F. 505), the vote was:
Yeas, 23:
Anderson Costello Kapucian Sinclair Behn Dix Rozenboom Smith Bertrand Feenstra Schneider Whitver Breitbach Garrett Schultz Zaun Chapman Guth Segebart Zumbach Chelgren Johnson Shipley
Nays, 26:
Allen Dearden Jochum Schoenjahn Bisignano Dotzler Kinney Seng Bolkcom Dvorsky Mathis Sodders Bowman Gronstal McCoy Taylor Brase Hart Petersen Wilhelm Courtney Hogg Quirmbach Danielson Horn Ragan
Absent, 1:
Kraayenbrink
Amendment S–3166 lost.
Senator Ragan offered amendment S–3168, filed by her from the floor to page 14 of the bill, and moved its adoption.
Amendment S–3168 was adopted by a voice vote.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Leave of absence was granted as follows:
Senator Segebart, until he returns, on request of Senator Whitver. 115th Day WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2015 991
Senator Ragan 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. 505), the vote was:
Yeas, 26:
Allen Dearden Jochum Schoenjahn Bisignano Dotzler Kinney Seng Bolkcom Dvorsky Mathis Sodders Bowman Gronstal McCoy Taylor Brase Hart Petersen Wilhelm Courtney Hogg Quirmbach Danielson Horn Ragan
Nays, 22:
Anderson Costello Kapucian Smith Behn Dix Rozenboom Whitver Bertrand Feenstra Schneider Zaun Breitbach Garrett Schultz Zumbach Chapman Guth Shipley Chelgren Johnson Sinclair
Absent, 2:
Kraayenbrink Segebart
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was declared to have passed the Senate and the title was agreed to.
IMMEDIATELY MESSAGED
Senator Gronstal asked and received unanimous consent that Senate File 505 be immediately messaged to the House.
The Senate stood at ease at 3:04 p.m. until the fall of the gavel for the purpose of party caucuses.
RECONVENED
The Senate reconvened at 3:22 p.m., President Jochum presiding.
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HOUSE AMENDMENT CONSIDERED
Senate File 494
Senator Wilhelm called up for consideration Senate File 494, a bill for an act relating to and making appropriations involving state government entities involved with agriculture, natural resources, and environmental protection, amended by the House in House amendment S–3157, filed May 6, 2015.
Senator Wilhelm moved that the Senate concur in the House amendment and requested a no vote.
The motion failed by a voice vote and the Senate refused to concur in the House amendment.
IMMEDIATELY MESSAGED
Senator Gronstal asked and received unanimous consent that Senate File 494 be immediately messaged to the House.
HOUSE AMENDMENT CONSIDERED
Senate File 499
Senator Dotzler called up for consideration Senate File 499, a bill for an act making appropriations to the department of cultural affairs, the economic development authority, the Iowa finance authority, the public employment relations board, the department of workforce development, and the state board of regents and certain regents institutions, modifying programs and duties of the economic development authority, providing for other properly related matters, and including effective date and retroactive and other applicability provisions, amended by the House in House amendment S–3159, filed May 6, 2015.
Senator Dotzler moved that the Senate concur in the House amendment and requested a no vote.
The motion failed by a voice vote and the Senate refused to concur in the House amendment. 115th Day WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2015 993
IMMEDIATELY MESSAGED
Senator Gronstal asked and received unanimous consent that Senate File 499 be immediately messaged to the House.
HOUSE AMENDMENT CONSIDERED
Senate File 497
Senator Courtney called up for consideration Senate File 497, a bill for an act relating to appropriations to the justice system, and including effective date provisions, amended by the House in House amendment S–3158, filed May 6, 2015.
Senator Courtney moved that the Senate concur in the House amendment and requested a no vote.
The motion failed by a voice vote and the Senate refused to concur in the House amendment.
IMMEDIATELY MESSAGED
Senator Gronstal asked and received unanimous consent that Senate File 497 be immediately messaged to the House.
ADJOURNMENT
On motion of Senator Gronstal, the Senate adjourned at 3:27 p.m. until 9:00 a.m., Thursday, May 7, 2015.
APPENDIX
BILL MESSAGED
House File 567 was messaged to the House.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS
APPROPRIATIONS
Convened: Wednesday, May 06, 2015, 4:25 p.m.
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Members Present: Dvorsky, Chair; Danielson, Vice Chair; Chapman, Ranking Member; Bisignano, Bolkcom, Brase, Courtney, Dotzler, Garrett, Hogg, Kapucian, Mathis, McCoy, Ragan, Rozenboom, Schoenjahn, and Wilhelm.
Members Absent: Kraayenbrink, Schneider, Segebart, and Zumbach (all excused).
Committee Business: Passed HF 650.
Adjourned: 5:05 p.m.
EDUCATION
Convened: Wednesday, May 06, 2015, 1:00 p.m.
Members Present: Quirmbach, Chair; Schoenjahn, Vice Chair; Sinclair, Ranking Member; Behn, Bowman, Dvorsky, Hart, Hogg, Johnson, Kinney, Mathis, Schultz, Wilhelm, and Zaun.
Members Absent: Kraayenbrink (excused).
Committee Business: Passed SF 501.
Adjourned: 1:05 p.m.
RULES AND ADMINISTRATION
Convened: Wednesday, May 06, 2015, 3:30 p.m.
Members Present: Gronstal, Chair; Jochum, Vice Chair; Dix, Ranking Member; Chapman, Courtney, Dearden, Dvorsky, Ragan, and Whitver.
Members Absent: Guth and Sodders (both excused).
Committee Business: Passed SR 36; governor’s appointee.
Adjourned: 3:35 p.m.
WAYS AND MEANS
Convened: Wednesday, May 06, 2015, 3:30 p.m.
Members Present: Bolkcom, Chair; Allen, Vice Chair; Feenstra, Ranking Member; Anderson, Behn, Breitbach, Dotzler, Hogg, Jochum, McCoy, Petersen, Quirmbach, Schultz, Seng, and Smith.
Members Absent: None.
Committee Business: Passed SF 226, as amended; and HF 632. Approved SSB 1224, as amended.
Adjourned: 4:20 p.m. 115th Day WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2015 995
INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTION
Senate Resolution 37, by committee on Rules and Administration, a resolution honoring the City of Tipton on its quartoseptcentennial.
Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
Senate File 506, by committee on Government Oversight, a bill for an act relating to the construction, erection, maintenance, or operation of electric transmission lines and hazardous liquid pipelines, and including effective date and applicability provisions.
Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on calendar.
Senate File 507, by committee on Ways and Means, a bill for an act relating to state revenue and finance laws by exempting certain all-terrain vehicles and off-road utility vehicles from the sales and use tax, modifying the flood mitigation program, and modifying the disabled veteran homestead tax credit, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.
Read first time under Rule 28 and placed on Ways and Means calendar.
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
House File 651
APPROPRIATIONS: Dvorsky, Chair; Chapman, Courtney, Danielson, and Garrett
House File 654
WAYS AND MEANS: Dotzler, Chair; Feenstra and McCoy
FINAL COMMITTEE REPORTS OF BILL ACTION
APPROPRIATIONS
Bill Title: HOUSE FILE 650, a bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to state departments and agencies from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund and the revenue bonds capitals II fund, providing for related matters, and including effective date provisions.
Recommendation: AMEND AND DO PASS, AS PROVIDED IN AMENDMENT S–3169. 996 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE 115th Day
Final Vote: Ayes, 13: Dvorsky, Danielson, Bisignano, Bolkcom, Brase, Courtney, Dotzler, Hogg, Mathis, McCoy, Ragan, Schoenjahn, and Wilhelm. Nays, 4: Chapman, Garrett, Kapucian, and Rozenboom. Absent, 4: Kraayenbrink, Schneider, Segebart, and Zumbach.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
EDUCATION
Bill Title: SENATE FILE 501, a bill for an act relating to interstate student tuition reciprocity agreements involving certain postsecondary educational institutions, creating a tuition refund fund, appropriating moneys from the fund, and including effective date provisions.
Recommendation: DO PASS.
Final Vote: Ayes, 14: Quirmbach, Schoenjahn, Sinclair, Behn, Bowman, Dvorsky, Hart, Hogg, Johnson, Kinney, Mathis, Schultz, Wilhelm, and Zaun. Nays, none. Absent, 1: Kraayenbrink.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT
Bill Title: *SENATE FILE 506 (SSB 1276), a bill for an act relating to the construction, erection, maintenance, or operation of electric transmission lines and hazardous liquid pipelines, and including effective date and applicability provisions.
Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
Final Vote: Ayes, 4: Hogg, Schoenjahn, Kinney, and Whitver. Nays, 1: Garrett. Absent, none.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
*Pursuant to Rule 40, the Legislative Services Agency reported nonsubstantive changes to the members of the Government Oversight Committee on Senate File 506, and they were attached to the committee report.
RULES AND ADMINISTRATION
Bill Title: SENATE RESOLUTION 37 (formerly SR 36), a resolution honoring the City of Tipton on its quartoseptcentennial.
Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
Final Vote: Ayes, 9: Gronstal, Jochum, Dix, Chapman, Courtney, Dearden, Dvorsky, Ragan, and Whitver. Nays, none. Absent, 2: Guth and Sodders.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
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WAYS AND MEANS
Bill Title: *SENATE FILE 507 (SSB 1224), a bill for an act relating to state revenue and finance laws by exempting certain all-terrain vehicles and off-road utility vehicles from the sales and use tax, modifying the flood mitigation program, and modifying the disabled veteran homestead tax credit, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.
Recommendation: APPROVED COMMITTEE BILL.
Final Vote: Ayes, 15: Bolkcom, Allen, Feenstra, Anderson, Behn, Breitbach, Dotzler, Hogg, Jochum, McCoy, Petersen, Quirmbach, Schultz, Seng, and Smith. Nays, none. Absent, none.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
*Pursuant to Rule 40, the Legislative Services Agency reported nonsubstantive changes to the members of the Ways and Means Committee on Senate File 507, and they were attached to the committee report.
ALSO:
Bill Title: 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.
Recommendation: DO PASS.
Final Vote: Ayes, 10: Bolkcom, Allen, Dotzler, Hogg, Jochum, McCoy, Petersen, Quirmbach, Schultz, and Seng. Nays, 5: Feenstra, Anderson, Behn, Breitbach, and Smith. Absent, none.
Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.
APPOINTMENT
The following appointee was submitted to the Secretary of the Senate for Senate confirmation (all appointees are submitted as members unless otherwise specified):
BY THE GOVERNOR TERM
VETERANS AFFAIRS, COMMISSION OF (Sec. 35A.2) Dan Gannon, Ankeny 05/01/2015 – 04/30/2016
The appointment was referred to the committee on Rules and Administration.
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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES AND ADMINISTRATION
The committee on Rules and Administration referred the following Governor’s appointment to state boards, commissions, and departments to Senate standing committees, as indicated for investigation on May 6, 2015:
VETERANS AFFAIRS
Dan Gannon – Commission of Veterans Affairs
GOVERNOR’S APPOINTEE PLACED ON INDIVIDUAL CONFIRMATION CALENDAR
Pursuant to Senate Rule 59, the State Government committee having failed to file its report within the prescribed time, the nominee, Robert Felderman as a member of the Real Estate Appraiser Examining Board, is now automatically placed, without recommendation, upon the individual confirmation calendar.
AMENDMENTS FILED
S–3157 S.F. 494 House S–3158 S.F. 497 House S–3159 S.F. 499 House S–3160 H.F. 659 Chris Brase S–3161 S.F. 505 Amanda Ragan S–3162 S.F. 505 Jason Schultz Bill Dix Ken Rozenboom Dennis Guth Jake Chapman Julian B. Garrett Charles Schneider Mark Chelgren Amy Sinclair Mark Segebart Brad Zaun Dan Zumbach Roby Smith Tom Shipley Bill Anderson Rick Bertrand 115th Day WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2015 999
Randy Feenstra Jerry Behn Jack Whitver Michael Breitbach Mark Costello Tim L. Kapucian David Johnson S–3163 S.F. 505 Michael Breitbach Dan Zumbach Jerry Behn Bill Dix Jack Whitver Mark Chelgren Charles Schneider Jake Chapman Bill Anderson Tom Shipley Brad Zaun Rick Bertrand Dennis Guth Ken Rozenboom Roby Smith David Johnson Tim L. Kapucian Mark Segebart Jason Schultz Julian B. Garrett Amy Sinclair Mark Costello Randy Feenstra S–3164 S.F. 505 Julian B. Garrett Michael Breitbach Dan Zumbach Jerry Behn Bill Dix Jack Whitver Mark Chelgren Charles Schneider Jake Chapman Dennis Guth Ken Rozenboom 1000 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE 115th Day
Roby Smith Tim L, Kapucian David Johnson Mark Segebart Jason Schultz Amy Sinclair Mark Costello Rick Bertrand Bill Anderson Tom Shipley Randy Feenstra Brad Zaun S–3165 S.F. 505 Ken Rozenboom Mark Segebart David Johnson Jason Schultz Julian B. Garrett Michael Breitbach Dan Zumbach Jerry Behn Bill Dix Jack Whitver Mark Chelgren Tom Shipley Rick Bertrand Bill Anderson Charles Schneider Jake Chapman Dennis Guth Randy Feenstra Amy Sinclair Mark Costello Roby Smith Brad Zaun Tim L. Kapucian S–3166 S.F. 505 Amy Sinclair Mark Costello Jerry Behn Bill Dix Bill Anderson Rick Bertrand 115th Day WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2015 1001
Jack Whitver Tom Shipley Randy Feenstra Roby Smith Mark Segebart Mark Chelgren Brad Zaun Tim L. Kapucian Charles Schneider Jake Chapman Dennis Guth Ken Rozenboom Dan Zumbach Michael Breitbach Julian B. Garrett Jason Schultz David Johnson S–3167 S.F. 505 Joe Bolkcom S–3168 S.F. 505 Amanda Ragan S–3169 H.F. 650 Appropriations
PRESENTATION OF VISITORS
Senator Hart welcomed, in the northwest balcony, the following members from the Kenya delegation: Mr. Bonnie Mathooko, Chief Research Officer; Mr. Daniel Chania, Senior Clerk Assistant; Mr. Derrick Koli, First Clerk Assistant; Ms. Carol Cheruiyot, Legal Counsel; Mr. Tom Ongalo, Assistant Hansard Editor; and Ms. Eunice Nyaga, Personal Assistant to Speaker.