January 27, 2000

Journal of the Senate

THIRTEENTH DAY
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Senate Chamber, Topeka, Kansas
Thursday, January 27, 2000--1:00 p.m.
 The Senate was called to order by Vice-President Alicia L. Salisbury.

 The roll was called with thirty-eight senators present.

 Senators Feleciano and Goodwin were excused.

 Invocation by Chaplain Fred S. Hollomon:

        Heavenly Father,

      A majority has elected me.

      That is why I'm here.

      But ALL my folks depend on me;

      They've made that very clear.

          But when conferees have testified,

      And I've listened all day long,

      My supporters sometimes don't sound right;

      In fact, I think they're wrong.

          There's another scenario

      Which can give me quite a fright:

      That's when it really seems

      NONE of them are right!

          What I'd like to happen

      Is plain for all to see:

      It's for all my district's voters

      To always agree with me!

          But that will never happen,

      So the next best thing I see

      Is for me to go along with those

      Who elected me.

          But there are certain issues

      About which I feel real strong:

      When I believe that I am right

      And my supporters are all wrong.

          That's when I need Your help, O God,

      To keep on being strong,

      And vote for what I think is right

      When my supporters think I'm wrong.

          I ask this in the Name of Christ,

          AMEN

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS
 The following bills and resolution were introduced and read by title:

   SB 494, An act concerning livestock; enacting the competitive livestock markets act;
prohibiting certain acts and prescribing certain penalties, by Committee on Agriculture.

 SB 495, An act enacting the beginning farmer tax credit act, by Committee on
Agriculture.

 SB 496, An act relating to highways; concerning system enhancement projects; amending
K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 68-2314a and repealing the existing section, by Committee on
Transportation and Tourism.

 SB 497, An act relating to highways; concerning system enhancements; amending K.S.A.
1999 Supp. 68-2314a and repealing the existing section, by Committee on Transportation
and Tourism.

 SB 498, An act concerning banks and banking; relating to special orders issued by the
bank commissioner; amending K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 9-1715 and repealing the existing section,
by Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

 SB 499, An act concerning unpaid property taxes; relating to the judicial foreclosure and
sale of real estate; amending K.S.A. 79-2801 and repealing the existing section, by
Committee on Elections and Local Government.

 SB 500, An act concerning employees of the Kansas water office; amending K.S.A. 1999
Supp. 74-2614 and repealing the existing section, by Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.

 SB 501, An act enacting the agricultural and specialty chemical remediation act;
establishing a linked deposit loan program to pay certain costs related to remediation of
certain releases of certain chemicals; establishing a program to reimburse certain costs
related to remediation of certain releases of certain chemicals; creating the Kansas
remediation board; imposing certain environmental assessments; amending K.S.A. 75-4209
and 75-4237 and repealing the existing sections, by Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.

 SB 502, An act allowing certain oil lease working interest property tax refunds; repealing
K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 79-32,208, by Committee on Assessment and Taxation.

 SB 503, An act enacting the Kansas uniform prudent investor act; repealing K.S.A. 17-
5004, by Committee on Judiciary.

  SB 504, An act concerning civil procedure for limited actions; relating to judgment and
costs; amending K.S.A. 61-2309 and repealing the existing section, by Committee on
Judiciary.

 SB 505, An act concerning crime victims restitution; relating to compensation; amending
K.S.A. 19-4804 and K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 19-101a and repealing the existing sections; also
repealing K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 19-101j, by Committee on Judiciary.

  SB 506, An act concerning docket fees; establishing the judicial branch nonjudicial salary
initiative fund; relating to compensation for certain nonjudicial employees in the judicial
branch; amending K.S.A. 20-1a04 and K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 8-2107, 20-367, 28-172a, 60-2001,
61-2501 and 61-2704 and repealing the existing sections; also repealing 1999 Supp. K.S.A.
1999 Supp. 20-367a, by Committee on Ways and Means.

 SB 507, An act concerning Kansas industries for the blind; transfer of assets; establishing
the KIB contingency fund, by Committee on Ways and Means.

 SB 508, An act concerning emergency medical services; relating to attendants; amending
K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 65-6133 and repealing the existing section, by Committee on Ways and
Means.

  SB 509, An act concerning the emergency medical services board; relating to the powers
and duties thereof; relating to attendants, instructor-coordinators and training officers;
amending K.S.A. 65-6128 and K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 65-6129, 65-6129b and 65-6129c and
repealing the existing sections, by Committee on Ways and Means.

 SB 510, An act concerning the dental practices act; relating to licenses; amending K.S.A.
65-1421, 65-1422, 65-1428, 65-1430, 65-1433, 65-1435, 65-1441, 65-1457, 65-1458, 65-
1459, 74-1406 and 74-1407 and K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 65-1423, 65-1424, 65-1431, 65-1447, 65-
1455, 65-1456 and 65-1466 and repealing the existing sections, by Committee on Public
Health and Welfare.

 SB 511, An act concerning complaints or other information relating thereto received by
the state board of pharmacy; confidentiality of; disclosure, by Committee on Public Health
and Welfare.

 SB 512, An act concerning controlled substances; amending K.S.A. 65-4109 and K.S.A.
1999 Supp. 21-3445, 65-4107, 65-4111, 65-4162 and 65-4163 and repealing the existing
sections; also repealing K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 65-4111a, by Committee on Public Health and
Welfare.

 SB 513, An act concerning cosmetology; relating to the practice thereof; amending K.S.A.
1999 Supp. 65-1901 and repealing the existing section, by Committee on Public Health and
Welfare.

 SB 514, An act concerning natural gas pipeline safety; relating to compromise of certain
civil penalties; amending K.S.A. 66-1,152 and repealing the existing section, by Committee
on Utilities.

      SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION No. 1633--

  By Committee on Agriculture


A  CONCURRENT  RESOLUTION encouraging Congress to pass a moratorium on
agribusiness and agricultural mergers and acquisitions.
        WHEREAS,  Monopoly power, whether it arises in industry, labor, finance, agriculture
or government, is a threat to our competitive enterprise system and the individual freedom
of every American; and

      WHEREAS,  An effective antitrust policy and program should include clarification of
farmer cooperatives' rights to encourage the development of cooperatives and producer
bargaining associations; and

      WHEREAS,  The continued mergers of agribusiness firms that supply input products,
process meats and purchase farm commodities are reducing firms to the level that the free
enterprise system that is based on competition is greatly threatened; and

      WHEREAS,  The Kansas legislature is opposed to mergers, acquisitions or leveraged
buyouts which tend to create a monopoly of production, production inputs, marketing,
processing and transportation situations or which reduce competition in production inputs,
acquiring, pricing, processing or transportation of commodities and products: Now,
therefore,

      Be it resolved by the Senate of the State of Kansas, the House of Representatives concurring
therein: That Congress pass a moratorium on agribusiness and agricultural mergers and
acquisitions until such a time that new rules to govern structural changes are in place; and

      Be it further resolved: That the United States department of justice immediately
investigate the mergers that are occurring in the agricultural industry and action that will
protect producer interests be taken when needed that will stop this trend; and

      Be it further resolved: That Congress, in conjunction with the U.S. department of
justice, should continue to monitor the agricultural industry for antitrust abuse and make
sure that the current process is successful in maintaining a needed level of competition; and

      Be it further resolved: That the Secretary of State be directed to send enrolled copies
of this resolution to the President of the United States, the Vice-President of the United
States, Majority Leader and Minority Leader of the United States Senate, the Speaker,
Majority Leader and Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives, the
Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture, the Attorney General of the
United States and to each member of the Kansas Congressional Delegation.

REFERENCE OF BILLS AND CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS
 The following bills and resolution were referred to Committees as indicated:

   Federal and State Affairs: SB 492; SCR 1632.

 Financial Institutions & Insurance: SB 487.

 Judiciary: SB 488, 489, 490, 491, 493.
COMMUNICATIONS FROM STATE OFFICERS
  DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

  January 2000

 Charles E. Simmons, Secretary, Department of Corrections, submitted the Corrections
Briefing Report 2000. The report contains information about offender population trends
and characteristics, KDOC organization and operations, and current management issues
and topics.

  KANSAS HIGHWAY PATROL

  January 18, 2000

   Pursuant to KSA 60-4117, the Kansas Highway Patrol provided the Kansas Senate with
a report regarding state forfeiture funds, submitted by Walter V. Darling, Director of Fiscal
and Technical Services.

   The Vice-President announced the above reports are on file in the office of the Secretary
of the Senate and are available for review at any time.

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
 Committee on Commerce recommends SB 451 be passed.

 Committee on Ways and Means recommends SB 100, 391, 460 be passed.

REPORT ON ENROLLED BILLS
 SB 39 reported correctly enrolled, properly signed and presented to the Governor on
January 27, 2000.

   On motion of Senator Emert the Senate adjourned until 9:00 a.m., Friday, January 28,
2000.

HELEN A. MORELAND, Journal Clerk.

PAT SAVILLE, Secretary of Senate.