Education Committee Report – Week 12, 2018
SF 2364 – School safety plans; HF 2390 – ALS as a foreign language course; HF 2420 – Iowa National Service Corps established; HF 2441 – School district flexibility funds, Class Size Reduction funding...
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SF 2099 – Small estates; HF 2233 – Mechanics’ liens, public construction liens and early release of retained funds; HF 2300 – Mental health professionals, limited liability companies and professional...
View ArticleLabor & Business Relations Committee Report – Week 12, 2018
HF 2297—Boiler steam pressure vessel inspections; HF 2321—Unemployment and Iowa Workforce Development. FLOOR ACTION: HF 2297 changes the threshold for inspections of boilers and how boilers in dry...
View ArticleLocal Government Committee Report – Week 12, 2018
HF 2340 – Fence viewers. FLOOR ACTION: HF 2340 expands governing provisions in the construction or maintenance of fences on the property boundary between adjoining landowners. [3/28: 46-0 (Excused:...
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SF 192 – Licensure process for behavior analysts; SF 2347 – Bootlegging rewrite and clean up; HF 2200 – Removes Terrace Hill piano competition from Society authority; HF 2253 – Eliminates...
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HF 2195 – Terms for Transportation Commission members; HF 2256 – Structurally deficient bridges, alternative-powered vehicles and road funding; HF 2304 – Expands Move Over, Slow Down law. FLOOR...
View ArticleHuman Resources Committee Report – Week 13, 2018
HF 2427 – Free Clinics access to SING; HF 2445 – Mental health services billing and legal settlement terminology. FLOOR ACTION: HF 2427 allows the Free Clinics of Iowa to electronically access the...
View ArticleVeterans Affairs Committee Report – Week 13, 2018
SF 2200 – Veterans benefits services, events disclosure. FLOOR ACTION: SF 2200 is a recommendation by the Iowa Attorney General to strengthen laws applicable to for-profit veterans’ benefits...
View ArticleNatural Resources and Environment Committee Report — Week 13, 2018
HF 2464– Fees allowed under Land Recycling Program administered by DNR. FLOOR ACTION: HF 2464 increases fees the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) can collect under the Land Recycling Program...
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SF 2155 – Political subdivision operating fund investments; HF 2277 – Vital statistics public record clarifications; HF 2349 – Voluntary Self-Exclusion Program administration transfer. FLOOR ACTION:...
View ArticleWays & Means Committee Report — Week 13, 2018
SF 2391 – Fees for amended birth certificate; SF 2398 – Industrial hemp; SF 2399 – Exemption from income tax for Olympic and Paralympic awards; SF 2400 – Local government risk pools; SF 2401 – Boat...
View ArticleAppropriations Committee Report – Week 13, 2018
SF 2394 – Court fees; HF 637 – Background checks with CIO and Credit Union Division. COMMITTEE AND FLOOR ACTION: SF 2394 relates to surcharges added to criminal penalties, court funds, civil fees,...
View ArticleCommerce Committee Report – Week 13, 2018
SF 2169 – Alcoholic beverages licensee liability. FLOOR ACTION: SF 2169 limits the liability of an alcoholic beverage license or permit holder for certain alcohol-related injuries, commonly known as...
View ArticleEducation Committee Report – Week 13, 2018
SF 475 – Education Omnibus bill from 2017; SF 2318 – Requires schools to award high school credit for course completion; SF 2360 – Dyslexia task force and report recommendations; HF 2442 – School...
View ArticleGovernment Oversight Committee Report – Week 13, 2018
SSB 3209 – State Building Code Advisory Council authority; SSB 3210 – Authorizing ABATE to sell merchandise at Capitol; HF 2475 – Lobbyist exceptions to gift law; HF 2477 – Auditor whistleblower...
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SF 2235 – Sabotage of critical infrastructure; SF 2391 – Fees relating to amended birth certificates pursuant to adoption; HF 2404 – Restitution paid to crime victims. FLOOR ACTION: SF 2235 is the...
View ArticleLocal Government Committee Report – Week 13, 2018
SF 481 – Sanctuary city ban; HF 2258 – Flood mitigation funds; HF 2372 – Supervisor redistricting plans; HF 2379 – Municipal utility retirement systems. FLOOR ACTION: SF 481 deals with enforcement...
View ArticleTransportation Committee Report – Week 13, 2018
SF 449 – Cattle guards. FLOOR ACTION: SF 449 permits a landowner who owns property on both sides of a street or highway “dead end” to install a cattle guard where using a fence has continually been...
View ArticleAppropriations Committee Report – Week 14, 2018
HF 633—Lifting cap, extending sunset on school operational sharing incentives; HF 2480—Manufactured Housing Program Fund. COMMITTEE ACTION: HF 633 relates to school shared operation functions. The...
View ArticleHuman Resources Committee Report – Week 14, 2017
HF 2414 – Medical support obligation-public health coverage; HF 2444 – Mandatory reporting, child care workers. FLOOR ACTION: HF 2414 deals with medical support obligations for public health...
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