Local Government Committee Report – Week 7, 2018
SF 2059 – Assessor notices SF 2227 – County resolution publication FLOOR ACTION: SF 2059 gives counties and property owners another option for providing assessor notices. If an assessor is required or...
View ArticleVeterans Affairs Committee Report – week 7, 2018
SF 2200 – Veterans benefits services, events disclosure SF 2201 – Public Defense omnibus technical updates SF 2365 – Misrepresentation of service dogs SF 2366 – IDVA omnibus SF 2367 – School residency...
View ArticleDemocrats denounce secret meeting on Medicaid problems
News Release For Immediate Release: February 21, 2018 DES MOINES — Four key Democratic state legislators today denounced plans by officials with Governor Kim Reynolds’s Administration to have a...
View ArticleNatural Resources Committee Report – Week 7, 2018
SF 2020 – State park or preserve campsites available for reservation SF 2118 – Youth deer hunting licenses – use across other seasons FLOOR ACTION: SF 2020 would allow the Natural Resource...
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SF 2037 – Light transmittance through motor vehicle windows SF 2067 – Motor vehicle headlights from sunset to sunrise SF 2163 – Snowplows to use blue and white lights SF 2271 – Taxicab service...
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SSB 3138 – State energy conservation building code requirements SSB 3188 – Statewide elected officials’ communications SSB 3191 – Condition of election activities SF 192 – New licenses to practice...
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SF 2169 – Alcoholic beverages licensee liability SF 2177 – CRA security freezes SF 2257 – Marketplace contractors SF 2262 – Final-stage motor vehicle manufacturers FLOOR ACTION: SF 2177 eliminates...
View ArticleJudiciary Committee Report – Week 7, 2018
SF 2098 – Clerks of Court probate procedures and the electronic data management system SF 2099 – Small estates SF 2135 – Failure to wear a motor vehicle safety belt or safety harness SF 2139 – Powers...
View ArticleSenator Petersen’s prepared remarks on SF 2281
Iowa Senate News Release For Immediate Release: February 28, 2018 Senator Petersen’s prepared remarks on SF 2281, extreme abortion restrictions I believe every Iowa woman in our state should have...
View ArticleHuman Resources Committee Report – week 8, 2018
SF 2228 Licensing of genetic counselors; SF 2298 Pharmacy Board membership and wholesaling policies. FLOOR ACTION: SF 2228 establishes licensing for genetic counselors under the Board of Medicine,...
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SF 2305 – Establish workers’ compensation fraud unit; HF 2175– Mezzanine loans in life insurance legal reserve. FLOOR ACTION: SF 2305 relates to workers’ compensation and insurance fraud. It creates...
View ArticleTransportation Committee Report -Week 8, 2018
HF 2197 – Third-party testers for CDLs; SF 2325 – Security interest on a motor vehicle. FLOOR ACTION: HF 2197 repeals the sunset and continues to allow the Iowa Department of Transportation to use...
View ArticleState Government Committee Report – Week 8, 2018
SF 2310 — Alcoholic Beverages Division technical cleanup bill SF 2323 – Disclosure of Federal Foreign Agents in state boards and commissions SF 2333 – Amusement concession prize award increase (Dave...
View ArticleLabor & Business Relations Committee Report – Week 8, 2018
SF 2353 – WIOA Federal Conformity HF 2240 — Electronic Wage Statements FLOOR ACTION: SF 2353 brings Iowa Code into conformity with the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (WIOA)....
View ArticleJudiciary Committee Report – Week 8, 2018
SF 2148– Complete traffic camera ban SF 2230 – Kidnapping in the 2nd degree SF 2281 – Early abortion ban SF 2356 – Sexually violent predators and earned time for sex offenders and domestic abusers SF...
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Ways & Means Committee Report – Week 8, 2018
SF 2383 – Senate Republican tax plan FLOOR & COMMITTEE ACTION: SF 2383, a Senate Republican tax bill, makes major changes to Iowa’s tax system that will reduce taxes by more than $1 billion...
View ArticleEducation Committee Report – Week 8, 2018
SF 455 – Transportation and district per pupil equity bill; SF 2272 – Eliminates the state accreditation process for community colleges; SF 2341 – Requires students to pass the U.S. Citizenship and...
View Article3 Senate Republican tax plan claims that don’t add up
Claim #1: “Iowans are getting a $1,000 average tax cut.” This claim only counts the Iowans who are getting a tax cut under the proposal. It ignores the nearly one-third of Iowans who either get no...
View ArticleLocal Government Committee Report – Week 9, 2018
SF 2226 – Groundwater hazard statements with county recorder. FLOOR ACTION: SF 2226 amends the Iowa Code to include groundwater hazard statements on the list of documents that are exempt from...
View ArticleNatural Resources Committee Report – Week 9, 2018
HF 2440 – Clean-up and clarifications to SF 512 (Water Quality funding). COMMITTEE ACTION: HF 2440 addresses problems with SF 512. The House made changes to the bill through separate legislation...
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