PROOF _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ STATE OF IOWA House Journal MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 2016 Produced daily by the State of Iowa during the sessions of the General Assembly. (The official bound copy will be available after a reasonable time upon adjournment.) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1st Day MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 2016 1 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE First Calendar Day - First Session Day Hall of the House of Representatives Des Moines, Iowa, Monday, January 11, 2016 Pursuant to chapter two (2), section two point one (2.1), Code of Iowa, the House of Representatives of the Eighty-sixth General Assembly of Iowa, 2016 Regular Session, convened at 10:00 a.m., Monday, January 11, 2016. The House was called to order by the Honorable Matt Windschitl, Speaker Pro Tempore of the House. Prayer was offered by Jon DeWitt. He is a family member of Representative Upmeyer of Cerro Gordo. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Colin, Carter and Cooper. They are the grandchildren of Representative Upmeyer of Cerro Gordo. The Journal of Friday, June 5, 2015, was approved. LEADERSHIP REVISIONS The Speaker announced the following changes to leadership: Effective August 20, 2015: Majority Leader Hagenow of Polk (replaced Upmeyer of Cerro Gordo) Majority Whip Fry of Clarke (replaced Hagenow of Polk) Assistant Majority Leader Nunn of Polk (replaced Fry of Clarke) Effective October 21, 2015: Assistant Majority Leader Wills of Dickinson (replaced Hein of Jones) 2 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE 1st Day RESIGNATION OF MEMBER September 14, 2015 Governor Terry Branstad State Capitol Des Moines, IA 50319 Dear Governor Branstad, Due to my acceptance of new employment outside of my district, I am unable to continue as the state representative for House District 5. I hereby tender my resignation as state representative, effective immediately. Sincerely, Chuck Soderberg House District 5 SEAT REVISIONS Seat revisions are as follows: Name ......................... Seat Assignment Fry, Joel .......................... from 34 to 46 Grassley, Pat ................... from 16 to 60 Hagenow, Chris ............. from 66 to 100 Nunn, Zach ...................... from 40 to 34 Paulsen, Kraig ................ from 14 to 66 Upmeyer, Linda ............ from 100 to 14 Wills, John ...................... from 20 to 16 SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTS OF THE COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS MR. SPEAKER: We, your committee on credentials, respectfully report that we find the following named person duly elected to and entitled to a seat in the House of Representatives of the Eighty-sixth General Assembly as show by this duplicate copy of the certificate of election on file in the office of the Secretary of State: Charles Holz, House District 5 In accordance with Iowa Code Section 2.5, the Committee on Credentials has reviewed the certification of the November 3, 2015 Special Election from Iowa 1st Day MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 2016 3 Secretary of State Paul D. Pate, which is attached hereto and incorporated by this reference. Guy Vander Linden, Chair Greg Forristall John Wills Chuck Isenhart Cindy Winckler Office of the Secretary of State CERTIFICATION To the Honorable Chief Clerk of the House: I, PAUL D. PATE, Secretary of State of the State of Iowa, custodian of the files and records pertaining to elections in the State, do hereby certify that the State Canvassing Board has declared that at a Special Election held on November 3, 2015, the following named person was duly elected to the office of State Representative to represent the district 5 for the residue of the term ending on December 31, 2016: Fifth Charles Holz (Seal) In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Secretary of State at the Statehouse in Des Moines this sixteenth day of November, 2015. PAUL D. PATE, Secretary of State I hereby acknowledge receipt of the original copy of this document on this sixteenth day of November, 2015. CARMINE BOAL, Chief Clerk of the House SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTS OF THE COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS MR. SPEAKER: We, your committee on credentials, respectfully report that we find the following named person duly elected to and entitled to a seat in the House of Representatives of the Eighty-sixth General Assembly as show by this duplicate copy of the certificate of election on file in the office of the Secretary of State: Tom Moore, House District 21 In accordance with Iowa Code Section 2.5, the Committee on Credentials has reviewed the certification of the December 8, 2015 Special Election from Iowa 4 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE 1st Day Secretary of State Paul D. Pate, which is attached hereto and incorporated by this reference. Guy Vander Linden, Chair Greg Forristall John Wills Chuck Isenhart Cindy Winckler Office of the Secretary of State CERTIFICATION To the Honorable Chief Clerk of the House: I, PAUL PATE, Secretary of State of the State of Iowa, custodian of the files and records pertaining to elections in the State, do hereby certify that the State Canvassing Board has declared that at a Special Election held on December 8, 2015, the following named person was duly elected to the office of State Representative to represent the district 21 for the residue of the term ending on December 31, 2016: Twenty-first Tom Moore (Seal) In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Secretary of State at the Statehouse in Des Moines this twenty-first day of December, 2015. PAUL D. PATE, Secretary of State I hereby acknowledge receipt of the original copy of this document on this twenty-first day of December, 2015. CARMINE BOAL, Chief Clerk of the House Vander Linden of Mahaska moved that the supplemental reports of the committee on credentials be adopted. The motion prevailed and the supplemental reports were adopted. MEMBER OATH OF OFFICE The following oath of office was administered to Representative Chuck Holz of Plymouth County by the Chief Clerk on December 2, 2015 and to Representative Tom Moore of Cass by the Chief Clerk on January 11, 2016: 1st Day MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 2016 5 "I do solemnly swear, or affirm, that I will support the Constitution of the United States, and the Constitution of the State of Iowa, and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of Representative, according to the best of my ability, so help me God." CHARLES HOLZ TOM MOORE SEAT ASSIGNMENTS Name ......................... Seat Assignment Chuck Holz ........................................... 20 Tom Moore ............................................ 40 RESIGNATION OF SPEAKER January 11, 2016 Speaker Pro-Tem Windschitl Iowa House of Representatives Des Moines, IA 50309 Dear Mr. Speaker and Members of the Iowa House of Representatives, It has been an honor to serve as your Speaker for the past five legislative sessions. We have accomplished a great deal together, and I am proud of the work we have done on behalf of Iowans. Every one of you has contributed to the greatness of our state. Thank you for your service. It is with utmost respect for the office and institution that I tender my resignation effective upon the reading f this letter. I will continue serving out my term as State Representative for District 67. Very Respectfully, Kraig Paulsen State Representative ELECTION OF SPEAKER Dolecheck of Ringgold presented the name of the Honorable Linda Upmeyer of Cerro Gordo County as candidate for Speaker of the House of Representatives of the second year of the Eighty-sixth General Assembly. Pettengill of Benton seconded the nomination of Linda Upmeyer for Speaker of the House. 6 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE 1st Day Smith of Marshall seconded the nomination of Linda Upmeyer for Speaker of the House and moved that the Chief Clerk be authorized to cast the votes of all the members of the House of Representatives of the second year of the Eighty-sixth General Assembly. In accordance with the foregoing motion, the Chief Clerk cast the votes of all the members of the House of Representatives for the Honorable Linda Upmeyer of Cerro Gordo County as the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the second year of the Eighty-sixth General Assembly, and was declared duly elected to that office. Dolecheck of Ringgold moved that a committee of two be appointed to escort the Speaker to the Speaker’s chair. The motion prevailed and the following committee was appointed: Dolecheck of Ringgold and Olson of Polk. PRESENTATION OF SPEAKER The Honorable Linda Upmeyer was escorted to the Speaker’s station and Chief Clerk Carmine Boal administered the oath of office. Windschitl of Harrison presented Speaker Upmeyer with the gavel and congratulated her on her unanimous election. Speaker Upmeyer thanked the House for the honor bestowed upon her and offered the following remarks: REMARKS BY SPEAKER UPMEYER To my colleagues, our friends and families, and to all Iowans here or watching at home, welcome back to the Iowa House of Representatives. To my husband Doug, our children, and grandchildren; you sacrifice the most. Thank you for understanding when I am away, thank you for supporting me when things get bumpy. This is such a special personal moment for our family. I think it will really take some time for me to fully appreciate following my father’s footsteps into this chair. I am so thankful for the way my mother, who is here today, partnered with my father to instill us kids with good values. Many have remarked to me over the years how good my father was at working with anyone in this building. That has always stuck with me and I know that while times have changed, the value of working together has not. 1st Day MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 2016 7 It is humbling to be the first woman to preside over this prestigious chamber. It is exciting that we are making history, in a room that has experienced so much of it.