Agriculture Committee Report – Week 9, 2018
HF 2281 – Fish CAFO; HF 2407 – Lake pesticides; HF 2422 – Noxious weed updates; HF 2408 – Sale of eggs by grocery stores. COMMITTEE ACTION: HF 2281 amends the animal agriculture compliance act to...
View ArticleStatement on deferred confirmation vote for DHS Director
Iowa Senate News Release For Immediate Release: March 7, 2018 Senate Democratic Leader Janet Petersen on deferred confirmation vote for DHS Director “We made a reasonable request today to delay the...
View ArticleEducation Committee Report – Week 9, 2018
SF 2131 – Allows home school students to enroll in Iowa Learning Online (ILO) courses; SF 2171 – Praxis II one-year waiver; SF 2318 – Requires awarding of high school credit for course completion; SF...
View ArticleState Government Committee Report – Week 9, 2018
SJR 2006 – Amends the State Constitution relating to appointing a lieutenant governor; SF 192 – New licensure process for behavior analysts; SF 2255 – Allows that state auditor to conduct a review, not...
View ArticleTransportation Committee Report -Week 9, 2018
SF 2231 – Firearms on snowmobiles and ATVs; SF 2293 – Record keeping for auto dealers; SF 2324 – Pickup trucks and vans as school buses; HF 2302 – Rescue vehicles; HF 2195 – Transportation Commission...
View ArticleVeterans Affairs Committee Report – week 9, 2018
SF 2365 – Misrepresentation of service dogs; SF 2367 – School residency for children of parents on active-duty. FLOOR ACTION: SF 2365 relates to assistance animals and service animals, and...
View ArticleHuman Resources Committee Report – week 9, 2017
SF 2299 – Stroke care; SF 2203 – Limited nursing authorization. FLOOR ACTION: SF 2203 gives the Board of Nursing authority to issue a limited nursing authorization to complete a clinical nurse...
View ArticleCommerce Committee Report – week 9, 2018
SF 2243 – Consumer fraud caller ID; SF 2311 – Public utilities regulation; SF 2316 – Domestic stock insurers; SF 2329 – Health benefit plans; SF 2330 – Sale, lease of water treatment systems; SF 2349 –...
View ArticleJudiciary Committee Report – Week 9, 2018
SF 2101 – Purple paint as notice of trespass; SF 2165 – Payments from the Victim Compensation Fund; SF 2176 – Lascivious Acts with children; SF 2197 – Enhanced penalty for theft of motor vehicles; SF...
View ArticleStatehouse Republicans ‘still have a giant budget mess on their hands’
Iowa Senate News Release For Immediate Release: March 9, 2018 Statement by Senator Joe Bolkcom on updated revenue estimates “You can’t put lipstick on a pig. No matter how Statehouse Republicans try...
View ArticleStatement on Senate Republican Leader Bill Dix
Iowa Senate News Release For Immediate Release: March 12, 2018 Statement from Senate Democratic Leader Janet Petersen on Senate Republican Leader Bill Dix “The video posted on Iowa Starting Line is a...
View ArticleStatement on resignation of Senate Republican Leader
Iowa Senate News Release For Immediate Release: March 12, 2018 Statement from Senate Democratic Leader Janet Petersen on resignation of Senate Republican Leader “With Senator Dix’s resignation,...
View ArticleNatural Resources Committee Report – Week 10, 2018
HF 2303 – Updates to various programs administered by DNR; HF 2365– Department of Natural Resources conservation and recreation policies: HF 2466 – Management of spreadable diseases among wild animals....
View ArticleAppropriations Committee Report – Week 10, 2018
HF 637 – Background Checks with CIO and Credit Union Division; HF 648 – Career and Technical Education; HF 2254 – 911 emergency telephone systems. COMMITTEE ACTION: HF 637 provides for optional...
View ArticleLabor & Business Relations Committee Report – Week 10, 2018
HF 2297—Boiler steam pressure vessel inspections; HF 2321—Unemployment and Iowa Workforce Development; HF 2383– Employer alcohol testing. COMMITTEE ACTION: HF 2297 changes the threshold for...
View ArticleStatement on election of new Senate Republican Leaders
Iowa Senate News Release For Immediate Release: March 14, 2018 Statement from Senate Democratic Leader Janet Petersen “Congratulations to Senator Whitver and Senator Schneider on being selected...
View ArticleHuman Resources Committee Report – week 10, 2017
SF 2300 Mandatory Reporter Training; SF 2369 – County of Residence; HF 2285 – Ground Emergency Medical Transportation; HF 2356 – Direct Primary Care Agreements; HF 2377 – Opioid Abuse Prevention; HF...
View ArticleLocal Government Committee Report – Week 10, 2018
HF 2258 – Flood mitigation funds; HF 2340 – Fence viewers; HF 2371– Liability exemption from honeybees on public property. COMMITTEE ACTION: HF 2258 allows the flood mitigation fund to reimburse...
View ArticleVeterans Affairs Committee Report – Week 10, 2018
SF 2366 – IDVA omnibus; HF 2355 – Oxygen treatment pilot program for eligible veterans. FLOOR ACTION: SF 2366 is based on recommendations from the Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs and the Iowa...
View ArticleState Government Committee Report – Week 10, 2018
HJR 12 – Constitutional convention; HF 2200 – Terrace Hill musical arts endowment fund; HF 2425 – Interstate physical therapy licensure compact. COMMITTEE ACTION: HJR 12 has the Iowa Legislature...
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