PROOF _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ STATE OF IOWA Senate Journal MONDAY, MARCH 24, 2008 __________ 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.) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 71st Day MONDAY, MARCH 24, 2008 761 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE __________ SEVENTY-FIRST CALENDAR DAY FORTY-SECOND SESSION DAY Senate Chamber Des Moines, Iowa, Monday, March 24, 2008 The Senate met in regular session at 12:10 p.m., President Kibbie presiding. Prayer was offered by Greg Christy, president of Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa. He was the guest of Senator Mulder. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Senate Page Cassondra Holstad. The Journals of Thursday, March 20, 2008, and Friday, March 21, 2008, were approved. RECESS On motion of Senator Gronstal, the Senate recessed at 12:12 p.m. until the completion of a meeting of the committee on Rules and Administration. RECONVENED The Senate reconvened at 12:14 p.m., President Kibbie presiding. FINAL COMMITTEE REPORT OF BILL ACTION RULES AND ADMINISTRATION Bill Title: SENATE RESOLUTION 111, a resolution to honor Northwestern College as it celebrates its sesquicentennial. Recommendation: DO PASS. 762 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE 71st Day Final Vote: Ayes, 10: Gronstal, Kibbie, Wieck, Angelo, Courtney, Danielson, Dearden, Dvorsky, Ragan, and Zieman. Nays, none. Absent, 1: Lundby. Fiscal Note: NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION (Regular Calendar) Senator Gronstal asked and received unanimous consent to take up for consideration Senate Resolution 111. Senate Resolution 111 On motion of Senator Mulder, Senate Resolution 111, a resolution to honor Northwestern College as it celebrates its sesquicentennial, with report of committee recommending passage, was taken up for consideration. Senator Mulder moved the adoption of Senate Resolution 111, which motion prevailed by a voice vote. LEAVE OF ABSENCE Leave of absence was granted as follows: Senator Ward, until she arrives, on request of Senator Wieck. CONSIDERATION OF BILL (Regular Calendar) Senator Gronstal asked and received unanimous consent to take up for consideration House File 2645. House File 2645 On motion of Senator Dearden, House File 2645, a bill for an act concerning public employee collective bargaining and teacher discipline, with report of committee recommending passage, was taken up for consideration. 71st Day MONDAY, MARCH 24, 2008 763 Senator Zaun offered amendment S–5190, filed by him from the floor to pages 1–4, 12, 13, and 18–30 and to the title page of the bill. The Senate stood at ease at 12:30 p.m. until the fall of the gavel for the purpose of a Republican party caucus. The Senate resumed session at 12:52 p.m., President Kibbie presiding. The Senate resumed consideration of amendment S–5190. Senator Zaun moved the adoption of amendment S–5190. A record roll call was requested. On the question “Shall amendment S–5190 be adopted?” (H.F. 2645), the vote was: Yeas, 20: Angelo Hartsuch McKibben Seymour Behn Houser McKinley Wieck Boettger Johnson Mulder Wood Gaskill Kettering Noble Zaun Hahn Lundby Putney Zieman Nays, 29: Appel Dotzler Horn Schmitz Beall Dvorsky Kibbie Schoenjahn Black Fraise Kreiman Seng Bolkcom Gronstal McCoy Stewart Connolly Hancock Olive Warnstadt Courtney Hatch Quirmbach Danielson Heckroth Ragan Dearden Hogg Rielly Absent, 1: Ward Amendment S–5190 lost. Senator Mulder offered amendment S–5193, filed by him from the floor to pages 1 and 18–30 and to the title page of the bill, and moved its adoption. A record roll call was requested. 764 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE 71st Day On the question “Shall amendment S–5193 be adopted?” (H.F. 2645), the vote was: Yeas, 23: Angelo Hartsuch McKibben Seymour Behn Horn McKinley Wieck Boettger Houser Mulder Wood Gaskill Johnson Noble Zaun Hahn Kettering Putney Zieman Hancock Lundby Rielly Nays, 26: Appel Dearden Hogg Schmitz Beall Dotzler Kibbie Schoenjahn Black Dvorsky Kreiman Seng Bolkcom Fraise McCoy Stewart Connolly Gronstal Olive Warnstadt Courtney Hatch Quirmbach Danielson Heckroth Ragan Absent, 1: Ward Amendment S–5193 lost. Senator Wieck offered amendment S–5197, filed by him from the floor to pages 1, 10, 15, and 17 of the bill, and moved its adoption. A record roll call was requested. On the question “Shall amendment S–5197 be adopted?” (H.F. 2645), the vote was: Yeas, 21: Angelo Houser Mulder Wieck Behn Johnson Noble Zaun Boettger Kettering Putney Zieman Gaskill Lundby Rielly Hahn McKibben Schoenjahn Hartsuch McKinley Seymour 71st Day MONDAY, MARCH 24, 2008 765 Nays, 28: Appel Dearden Heckroth Quirmbach Beall Dotzler Hogg Ragan Black Dvorsky Horn Schmitz Bolkcom Fraise Kibbie Seng Connolly Gronstal Kreiman Stewart Courtney Hancock McCoy Warnstadt Danielson Hatch Olive Wood Absent, 1: Ward Amendment S–5197 lost. Senator Hartsuch offered amendment S–5210, filed by him from the floor to page 1 of the bill, and moved its adoption. A record roll call was requested. On the question “Shall amendment S–5210 be adopted?” (H.F. 2645), the vote was: Yeas, 19: Angelo Hartsuch McKinley Seymour Behn Houser Mulder Wieck Boettger Johnson Noble Zaun Gaskill Kettering Putney Zieman Hahn McKibben Rielly Nays, 30: Appel Dotzler Horn Schmitz Beall Dvorsky Kibbie Schoenjahn Black Fraise Kreiman Seng Bolkcom Gronstal Lundby Stewart Connolly Hancock McCoy Warnstadt Courtney Hatch Olive Wood Danielson Heckroth Quirmbach Dearden Hogg Ragan Absent, 1: Ward Amendment S–5210 lost. 766 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE 71st Day Senator McKinley offered amendment S–5202, filed by him from the floor to pages 1 and 18 of the bill, and moved its adoption. A record roll call was requested. On the question “Shall amendment S–5202 be adopted?” (H.F. 2645), the vote was: Yeas, 19: Angelo Hartsuch McKibben Seymour Behn Houser McKinley Wieck Boettger Johnson Mulder Zaun Gaskill Kettering Noble Zieman Hahn Lundby Putney Nays, 30: Appel Dotzler Horn Schmitz Beall Dvorsky Kibbie Schoenjahn Black Fraise Kreiman Seng Bolkcom Gronstal McCoy Stewart Connolly Hancock Olive Warnstadt Courtney Hatch Quirmbach Wood Danielson Heckroth Ragan Dearden Hogg Rielly Absent, 1: Ward Amendment S–5202 lost. Senator Johnson offered amendment S–5207, filed by him from the floor to pages 1 and 18 of the bill, and moved its adoption. A record roll call was requested. On the question “Shall amendment S–5207 be adopted?” (H.F. 2645), the vote was: Yeas, 19: Angelo Hartsuch McKibben Seymour Behn Houser McKinley Wieck Boettger Johnson Mulder Zaun Gaskill Kettering Noble Zieman Hahn Lundby Putney 71st Day MONDAY, MARCH 24, 2008 767 Nays, 30: Appel Dotzler Horn Schmitz Beall Dvorsky Kibbie Schoenjahn Black Fraise Kreiman Seng Bolkcom Gronstal McCoy Stewart Connolly Hancock Olive Warnstadt Courtney Hatch Quirmbach Wood Danielson Heckroth Ragan Dearden Hogg Rielly Absent, 1: Ward Amendment S–5207 lost. Senator McKinley offered amendment S–5200, filed by him from the floor to page 1 of the bill, and moved its adoption. A record roll call was requested. On the question “Shall amendment S–5200 be adopted?” (H.F. 2645), the vote was: Yeas, 19: Angelo Hartsuch McKibben Seymour Behn Houser McKinley Wieck Boettger Johnson Mulder Zaun Gaskill Kettering Noble Zieman Hahn Lundby Putney Nays, 30: Appel Dotzler Horn Schmitz Beall Dvorsky Kibbie Schoenjahn Black Fraise Kreiman Seng Bolkcom Gronstal McCoy Stewart Connolly Hancock Olive Warnstadt Courtney Hatch Quirmbach Wood Danielson Heckroth Ragan Dearden Hogg Rielly Absent, 1: Ward Amendment S–5200 lost. 768 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE 71st Day Senator Noble offered amendment S–5192, filed by him from the floor to pages 2 and 3 of the bill, and moved its adoption. A record roll call was requested. On the question “Shall amendment S–5192 be adopted?” (H.F. 2645), the vote was: Yeas, 22: Angelo Houser Mulder Wieck Behn Johnson Noble Wood Boettger Kettering Olive Zaun Gaskill Lundby Putney Zieman Hahn McKibben Rielly Hartsuch McKinley Seymour Nays, 27: Appel Dearden Heckroth Ragan Beall Dotzler Hogg Schmitz Black Dvorsky Horn Schoenjahn Bolkcom Fraise Kibbie Seng Connolly Gronstal Kreiman Stewart Courtney Hancock McCoy Warnstadt Danielson Hatch Quirmbach Absent, 1: Ward Amendment S–5192 lost. Senator Zaun offered amendment S–5203, filed by him from the floor to pages 2 and 4 of the bill, and moved its adoption. Amendment S–5203 lost by a voice vote. Senator Zieman offered amendment S–5199, filed by him from the floor to pages 3, 4, 18, 28, and 29 of the bill, and moved its adoption. A record roll call was requested. 71st Day MONDAY, MARCH 24, 2008 769 On the question “Shall amendment S–5199 be adopted?” (H.F. 2645), the vote was: Yeas, 19: Angelo Hartsuch McKinley Seymour Behn Houser Mulder Wieck Boettger Johnson Noble Zaun Gaskill Kettering Putney Zieman Hahn McKibben Rielly Nays, 30: Appel Dotzler Horn Schmitz Beall Dvorsky Kibbie Schoenjahn Black Fraise Kreiman Seng Bolkcom Gronstal Lundby Stewart Connolly Hancock