Iowa Smoking Ban House File 2212 Background

 


Iowa Smoking Ban (HF 2212) History, References and House and Senate Votes
Prepared by Norman E. Kjono July 5, 2008

This report includes Internet link access to the full bill history and vote reports for Iowa General Assembly House File 2212, the Iowa statewide smoking ban as passed during the 2008 legislative session.

This report includes three principal sections:

1.0 Background sources
2.0 Legislative History
3.0 Roll Call Votes

Please note there is a companion Excel File, Iowa Smoking Ban Final Roll Call Votes. That file includes three separate sheets that present various sorts for legislator information.

1.0 Background Sources:

House File 2212 as Passed April 8, 2008: http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=billinfo&Service=Billbook&ga=82&hbill=HF2212

Legislative Services Agency, April 9, 2008 Fiscal Services Division Report: http://www3.legis.state.ia.us/fiscalnotes/data/82_5743CHv0_FN.pdf

Legislative Services Agancy, February 27, 2008 Fiscal Services Division Report: http://www3.legis.state.ia.us/fiscalnotes/data/82_5743HVv1_FN.pdf

Iowa Department of Public Health: smoking ban enforcement rules as posted June 27, 2008

Lobbyist Declarations for HF 2212: http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=Lobbyist&Service=DspReport&ga=82&type=b&hbill=HF2212

Sponsored by House Commerce Committee: http://www3.legis.state.ia.us/ga/committee.do?id=19

 

Iowa Legislature Senate Rules and Administration Committee: http://www3.legis.state.ia.us/ga/committee.do?id=11

 

Iowa Legislature House Administration and Rules Committee: http://www3.legis.state.ia.us/ga/committee.do?id=16&ga=82

 

Iowa Legislature Administrative Rules Review Committee (5 senators and 5 representatives who are responsible for reviewing and passing on executive branch rules such as those for Iowa Department of Public Health): http://www.legis.state.ia.us/aspx/Committees/Committee.aspx?id=53

Senate:

 

House:

 

2.0 Legislative History:

First Placed On Calendar February 11, 20008: http://www.legis.state.ia.us/pubs/hjweb/pdf/February%2011,%202008.pdf#page=3

Full Bill History for HF2212 (Including Links to Amendments): http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=BillInfo&Service=DspHistory&var=HF&key=1242C&ga=82

The bill was signed into law by the Governor of Iowa April 15, 2008

The floor managers for HF 2212 were Senator Appel (D-37) and Representative Tyler Olson (D-38)

There were three votes in the House and two votes in the Senate from the bill as placed on legislative calendar in February 2008 to its final passage in April 2008. The header for role call vote for the final vote in both the House and Senate on April 8, 2008 is highlighted in yellow. The final vote occurred after a House-Senate Conference Committee report, which resolved differences between the bills and amendments.

Several amendments were made to the original bill and the role call votes reflect those amendments.

3.0 Roll Call Votes:

House Votes:

February 19, 2008 Passed House 56-44: http://www.legis.state.ia.us/pubs/hjweb/pdf/February%2019,%202008.pdf#page=36

T. Olson of Linn moved that the bill be read a last time now and placed upon its passage which motion prevailed and the bill was read a last time.

On the question “Shall the bill pass?” (H.F. 2212)

The ayes were, 56:

Abdul-Samad Anderson Bailey Baudler Bell Berry Bukta Clute Cohoon Dandekar Davitt Ford Frevert Gaskill Gayman Gipp Heddens Hoffman Hunter Jacobs Jacoby Jochum Kelley Kressig Kuhn Lensing Mascher May McCarthy Miller, H. Miller, L. Oldson Olson, D. Olson, R. Olson, T. Palmer Petersen Rayhons Reasoner Reichert Shomshor Smith Staed Taylor, D. Taylor, T. Thomas Tomenga Van Fossen Wendt Wessel-Kroeschell Whitaker Whitead Winckler Wise Zirkelbach Mr. Speaker Murphy

The nays were, 44:

Alons Arnold Boal Chambers De Boef Deyoe Dolecheck Drake Foege Forristall Granzow Grassley Greiner Heaton Horbach Huseman Huser Kaufmann Lukan Lykam Mertz Olson, S. Paulsen Pettengill Quirk Raecker Rants Rasmussen Roberts Sands Schickel Schueller Soderberg Struyk Swaim Tjepkes Tymeson Upmeyer Van Engelenhoven Watts Wenthe Wiencek Windschitl Worthan

Absent or not voting, none.

The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to have passed the House and the title was agreed to.

March 12, 2008 Passed House 59-40: http://www.legis.state.ia.us/pubs/hjweb/pdf/March%2012,%202008.pdf#page=24

T. Olson of Linn moved that the bill, amended by the Senate further amended and concurred in by the House, be read a last time now and placed upon its passage which motion prevailed and the bill was read a last time.

On the question "Shall the bill pass?" (H.F. 2212)

The ayes were, 59:

Abdul-Samad Anderson Bailey Baudler Bell Berry Bukta Clute Cohoon Dandekar Davitt Dolecheck Ford Frevert Gaskill Gayman Gipp Heddens Jacobs Jacoby Jochum Kelley Kressig Kuhn Lensing Lykam Mascher May McCarthy Mertz Miller, H. Miller, L. Oldson Olson, D. Olson, T. Palmer Petersen Quirk Reasoner Reichert Schickel Schueller Shomshor Smith Staed Taylor, D. Taylor, T. Thomas Tomenga Van Fossen Wendt Wessel-Kroeschell Whitaker Whitead Wiencek Winckler Wise Zirkelbach Mr. Speaker Murphy

The nays were, 40:

Alons Arnold Boal Chambers De Boef Deyoe Drake Foege Forristall Granzow Grassley Heaton Hoffman Horbach Hunter Huseman Huser Kaufmann Lukan Olson, R. Olson, S. Paulsen Pettengill Raecker Rants Rasmussen Rayhons Roberts Sands Soderberg Struyk Swaim Tjepkes Tymeson Upmeyer Van Engelenhoven Watts Wenthe Windschitl Worthan

Absent or not voting, 1: Greiner

April 8, 2008 Passed House 54-45: http://www.legis.state.ia.us/pubs/hjweb/pdf/April%2008,%202008.pdf#page=15

The Bill as Passed Included the Following Language for Enforcement:

Sec. 8. NEW SECTION. 142D.8 ENFORCEMENT.
1. This chapter shall be enforced by the department of public health or the department's designee. The department of public health shall adopt rules to administer this chapter, including rules regarding enforcement. The department of public health shall provide information regarding the provisions of this chapter and related compliance issues to employers, owners, operators, managers, and other persons having custody or control of a public place, place of employment, area declared a nonsmoking place pursuant to section 142D.5, or outdoor area where smoking is prohibited, and the general public via the department's internet site. The internet site shall include sample signage and the telephone number for reporting complaints. Judicial magistrates shall hear and determine violations of this chapter.

Bill passed was pursuant to House-Senate Conference Committee Report by:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE                   ON THE PART OF THE SENATE
TYLER OLSON, Chairperson                        STACI APPEL, Chairperson
JANET PETERSEN                                        JOE BOLKCOM
MIKE REASONER                                          WILLIAM DOTZLER

T. Olson of Linn moved that the bill be read a last time now and placed upon its passage which motion prevailed and the bill was read a last time.

On the question “Shall the bill pass?” (H.F. 2212)

The ayes were, 54:

Abdul-Samad Anderson Baudler Bell Berry Bukta Clute Cohoon Dandekar Davitt Foege Ford Frevert Gaskill Gayman Heddens Hunter Jacobs Jacoby Jochum Kelley Kressig Kuhn Lensing Mascher May McCarthy Miller, H. Oldson Olson, D. Olson, R. Olson, T. Palmer Petersen Rayhons Reasoner Reichert Schickel Shomshor Smith Staed Swaim Taylor, D. Taylor, T. Tomenga Wendt Wessel-Kroeschell Whitaker Whitead Wiencek Winckler Wise Zirkelbach Mr. Speaker Murphy

The nays were, 45:

Alons Arnold Bailey Boal Chambers De Boef Deyoe Dolecheck Drake Forristall Gipp Granzow Grassley Greiner Heaton Hoffman Horbach Huseman Huser Kaufmann Lukan Lykam Mertz Miller, L. Olson, S. Paulsen Pettengill Quirk Raecker Rants Rasmussen Roberts Sands Schueller Soderberg Struyk Thomas Tjepkes Tymeson Van Engelenhoven Van Fossen Watts Wenthe Windschitl Worthan

Absent or not voting, 1: Upmeyer

The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to have passed the House and the title was agreed to.

Senate Votes:

February 27, 2008 Passed Senate 29-21: http://www.legis.state.ia.us/pubs/sjweb/pdf/February%2027,%202008.pdf#page=15

Senator Appel 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. 2212), the vote was:

Yeas, 29:

Appel Dvorsky Lundby Schmitz Beall Fraise McCoy Schoenjahn Black Gronstal Mulder Stewart BolkcomHartsuch Noble Ward Connolly Hatch Olive Wood Courtney Heckroth Quirmbach Danielson Hogg Ragan Dearden Kibbie Rielly

Nays, 21:

Angelo Hancock McKibben Wieck Behn Horn McKinley Zaun Boettger Houser Putney Zieman Dotzler Johnson Seng Gaskill Kettering Seymour Hahn Kreiman Warnstadt

Absent, none.

The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was declared to have passed the Senate and the title was agreed to.

April 8, 2008, Passed Senate 28-22: http://www.legis.state.ia.us/pubs/sjweb/pdf/April%2008,%202008.pdf#page=16

On the question “Shall the bill pass?” (H.F. 2212), the vote was:

Yeas, 28:

Appel Dvorsky Lundby Schmitz Beall Fraise McCoy Schoenjahn  Bolkcom Gronstal Noble Seng Connolly Hatch Olive Stewart  Courtney Hogg Quirmbach Ward Danielson Horn Ragan Warnstadt  Dearden Kibbie Rielly Wood

Nays, 22:

Angelo Hahn Kettering Seymour Behn Hancock Kreiman Wieck Black Hartsuch McKibben Zaun Boettger Heckroth McKinley Zieman Dotzler Houser Mulder Gaskill Johnson Putney

Absent, none.

The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was declared to have passed the Senate and the title was agreed to.

 

 

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