J o u r n a l   o f   t h e   H o u s e


                                   EIGHTH DAY
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                                           HALL OF THE HOUSE OF
     REPRESENTATIVES
                           TOPEKA, KAN., Thursday, January 23, 1997, 11:00
     a.m.

  The House met pursuant to adjournment with Speaker Shallenburger in the
chair.
  The roll was called with 124 members present.
  Rep. Presta was excused on excused absence by the Speaker.
  Prayer by Chaplain Washington:
   Gracious Master,
     As we bow before You today, let all of us in this House be impressed
   with Your admonition from Psalm 127:1, that if You do not build the House,
   it is useless for the laborers to work on it . . . that if You do not
   protect the city, it is useless for the guard to stay alert.
     Would You therefore oversee the crew, today? As The Divine Architect,
   would You guide us to work on Your plans. Father, please design and
   supervise all that we construct?
     And even as the work is on going, give us and the observers, the
   assurance that You are with us.
     I come in the Name of Him who is the Chief Cornerstone (Ephesians 2:20).
   Amen and Amen.
   INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS The following bills
   were introduced and read by title:
     HB 2061, An act concerning certain drainage districts; relating to
   the board of directors thereof; amending K.S.A. 24-409 and repealing the
   existing section, by Representative Sloan.
     HB 2062, An act concerning animals; relating to the testing of
   equidae for equine infectious anemia, by Representative Empson.
     HB 2063, An act concerning state governmental ethics; relating to
   solicitation by state officers and employees; relating to gifts and
   honoraria; amending K.S.A. 46-271 and K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 46-236 and 46-237
   and repealing the existing sections; also repealing K.S.A. 46277, by
   Committee on Governmental Organization and Elections.
     HB 2064, An act concerning state governmental ethics; relating to
   reports filed by lobbyists; amending K.S.A. 46-269 and repealing the
   existing section, by Committee on Governmental Organization and Elections.
     HB 2065, An act concerning election campaign finance; relating to
   reports filed by treasurers; amending K.S.A. 25-4148 and repealing the
   existing section, by Committee on Governmental Organization and Elections.
     HB 2066, An act concerning election campaign finance; relating to
   the use of campaign contributions and property acquired by campaign
   contributions; amending K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 25-4157a and repealing the
   existing section, by Committee on Governmental Organization and Elections.
     HB 2067, An act relating to the public employer-employee relations
   act; concerning employee organizations; amending K.S.A. 75-4324 and
   repealing the existing section, by Committee on Governmental Organization
   and Elections.
     HB 2068, An act concerning civil procedure; relating to child
   support; amending K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 60-1610 and repealing the existing
   section, by Committee on Judiciary.
     HB 2069, An act concerning employer immunity for disclosure of
   employment information; amending K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 44-119a and repealing
   the existing section, by Representative Swenson.
     HB 2070, An act relating to banks and trust companies; concerning
   directors and officers; stock ownership; amending K.S.A. 9-1118 and
   repealing the existing section, by Committee on Financial Institutions.
     HB 2071, An act concerning insurance agents and brokers; providing
   for the licensing of agents; regarding continuing education requirements;
   concerning the certification of agents by companies; amending K.S.A.
   40-241i and K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 40-240f and repealing the existing sections,
   by Committee on Insurance.
   REFERENCE OF BILLS AND CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS The following bills and
   resolutions were referred to committees as indicated:
     Financial Institutions: HB 2057.
     Judiciary: HB 2055, 2056, 2058, 2059, 2060.
   COMMUNICATIONS FROM STATE OFFICERS   From William E. Lewis, Chairman,
   Pooled Money Investment Board, Financial Statements for fiscal year ended
   1996.
     The complete report is kept on file and open for inspection in the
   office of the Chief Clerk.
     On motion of Rep. Jennison, the House went into Committee of the Whole,
   with Rep. Reardon in the chair.
   COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE   On motion of Rep. Reardon, Committee of the
   Whole report, as follows, was adopted:
     Recommended that HB 2050 be passed.
     Committee report to SCR 1603 be adopted; also, on motion of Rep.
   Garner be amended on page 5, in line 14, preceding ``All'' by inserting:
   ``If a conference committee report which is an agreement to disagree
   coupled with a request that a new conference committee be appointed is not
   adopted, a subsequent conference committee report shall be signed by all
   conferees unless a subsequent conference committee report which is an
   agreement to disagree coupled with a request that a new conference
   committee be appointed is adopted.''; in line 15, after ``ports'' by
   inserting: ``on a bill or concurrent resolution on which a conference
   committee report of an agreement to disagree coupled with a request that a
   new conference committee be appointed have been adopted''; in line 24,
   after the period, by inserting: ``If the motion on a conference committee
   report which is an agreement to disagree coupled with a request that a new
   conference committee be appointed fails, the bill or concurrent resolution
   shall not be deemed to have been killed thereby and remains in
   conference.'';
     Also, on motion of Rep. Garner, SCR 1603 be amended on page 4, in
   line 20, by striking ``house of origin'' and inserting ``chairperson'';
   also in line 20, after ``a'' by inserting ``conference committee on a'';
   in line 23, after ``be'' by inserting ``a member of''; and the resolution
   be adopted as amended.
   INTRODUCTION OF ORIGINAL MOTIONS   On emergency motion of Rep.
   Jennison, pursuant to House Rule 2311, HB 2050; SCR 1603 were
   advanced to Final Action on Bills and Concurrent Resolutions.
   FINAL ACTION ON BILLS AND CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS   HB 2050, An
   act concerning the employment security law; extending the moratorium on
   contributions for an additional year; amending K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 44-710a
   and repealing the existing section, was considered on final action.
     On roll call, the vote was: Yeas 124; Nays 0; Present but not voting 0;
   Absent or not voting 1.
     Yeas: Adkins, Alldritt, Allen, Aurand, Ballard, Ballou, Beggs, Benlon,
   Boston, Bradley, Burroughs, Campbell, Carmody, Compton, Correll, Cox,
   Crow, Dahl, Dean, Dillon, Donovan, Dreher, Edmonds, Empson, Faber, Farmer,
   Feuerborn, Findley, Flaharty, Flora, Flower, Franklin, Freeborn, Garner,
   Geringer, Gilbert, Gilmore, Glasscock, Grant, Haley, Hayzlett, Helgerson,
   Henderson, Henry, Holmes, Horst, Howell, Huff, Humerickhouse, Hutchins,
   Jennison, Johnson, Johnston, Kejr, Kirk, Klein, Phil Kline, Phill Kline,
   Krehbiel, Kuether, Landwehr, Lane, Larkin, Lloyd, J. Long, P. Long, Mason,
   Mayans, Mays, McClure, McCreary, McKechnie, McKinney, Minor, Mollenkamp,
   Morrison, Myers, Neufeld, Nichols, O'Connor, O'Neal, Packer, Palmer,
   Pauls, E. Peterson, J. Peterson, Phelps, Pottorff, Powell, Powers, Pugh,
   Ray, Reardon, Reinhardt, Ruff, Samuelson, Sawyer, Schwartz, Shallenburger,
   Sharp, Shore, Showalter, Shriver, Shultz, Sloan, Spangler, Stone, Storm,
   Swenson, Tanner, Thimesch, Toelkes, Tomlinson, Toplikar, Vickrey, Vining,
   Wagle, Weber, Weiland, Wells, Welshimer, Wempe, Wilk, Wilson.
     Nays: None.
     Present but not voting: None.
     Absent or not voting: Presta.
     The bill passed.
     SCR 1603, A concurrent resolution adopting joint rules for the
   Senate and House of Representatives for the 1997-1998 biennium, was
   considered on final action.
     On roll call, the vote was: Yeas 124; Nays 0; Present but not voting 0;
   Absent or not voting 1.
     Yeas: Adkins, Alldritt, Allen, Aurand, Ballard, Ballou, Beggs, Benlon,
   Boston, Bradley, Burroughs, Campbell, Carmody, Compton, Correll, Cox,
   Crow, Dahl, Dean, Dillon, Donovan, Dreher, Edmonds, Empson, Faber, Farmer,
   Feuerborn, Findley, Flaharty, Flora, Flower, Franklin, Freeborn, Garner,
   Geringer, Gilbert, Gilmore, Glasscock, Grant, Haley, Hayzlett, Helgerson,
   Henderson, Henry, Holmes, Horst, Howell, Huff, Humerickhouse, Hutchins,
   Jennison, Johnson, Johnston, Kejr, Kirk, Klein, Phil Kline, Phill Kline,
   Krehbiel, Kuether, Landwehr, Lane, Larkin, Lloyd, J. Long, P. Long, Mason,
   Mayans, Mays, McClure, McCreary, McKechnie, McKinney, Minor, Mollenkamp,
   Morrison, Myers, Neufeld, Nichols, O'Connor, O'Neal, Packer, Palmer,
   Pauls, E. Peterson, J. Peterson, Phelps, Pottorff, Powell, Powers, Pugh,
   Ray, Reardon, Reinhardt, Ruff, Samuelson, Sawyer, Schwartz, Shallenburger,
   Sharp, Shore, Showalter, Shriver, Shultz, Sloan, Spangler, Stone, Storm,
   Swenson, Tanner, Thimesch, Toelkes, Tomlinson, Toplikar, Vickrey, Vining,
   Wagle, Weber, Weiland, Wells, Welshimer, Wempe, Wilk, Wilson.
     Nays: None.
     Present but not voting: None.
     Absent or not voting: Presta.
     The resolution was adopted, as amended.
   REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES   The Committee on Governmental
   Organization and Elections recommends HB 2021 be passed.
     The Committee on Taxation recommends HB 2030 be passed.
     Upon unanimous consent, the House referred back to the regular order of
   business, Introduction of Bills and Concurrent Resolutions.
   INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS   The following
   bills were introduced and read by title:
     HB 2072, An act relating to highways; concerning bridges and
   culverts; providing funding; amending K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 79-3492b,
   79-34,118, 79-34,141 and 79-34,142 and repealing the existing sections;
   also repealing K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 79-34,143, by Committee on
   Transportation.
     HB 2073, An act relating to the division of vehicles; concerning
   the expiration date of driver's licenses and nondriver identification
   cards; amending K.S.A. 8-1325 and K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 8-240, 8-246 and 8-247
   and repealing the existing sections, by Committee on Transportation.
     HB 2074, An act concerning the state corporation commission;
   relating to powers and duties; amending K.S.A. 66-104, 66-118k, 66-137,
   66-1216 and 66-1502 and repealing the existing sections; also repealing
   K.S.A. 66-1218, by Committee on Utilities.
     HB 2075, An act relating to insurance companies; concerning agents
   and brokers; concerning fines and penalties assessed by the commissioner
   of insurance; amending K.S.A. 40-2,125, 40-755, 40-938, 40-1119, 40-2407
   and 40-3311 and repealing the existing sections; also repealing K.S.A.
   40-226, 40-939, 40-1120, 40-1705, 40-2214, 40-2236, 40-3205, 403206,
   40-3811, 40-4113, 40-4210 and 40-4511, by Committee on Insurance.
     On motion of Rep. Jennison, the House adjourned until 10:00 a.m.,
   Friday, January 24, 1997.
                                             CHARLENE SWANSON, Journal Clerk.
JANET E. JONES, Chief Clerk.
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