Local Government Committee Report – Week 16, 2018
SF 2227 – County resolution publication FLOOR ACTION: SF 2227 requires county auditors to print either a summary of all resolutions or the complete text of resolutions adopted by a board of...
View ArticleLabor & Business Relations Committee Report – Week 17, 2018
SF 2353 – WIOA federal conformity FLOOR ACTION: SF 2353 confirms Iowa Code to the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (WIOA). The bill adds definitions; makes changes to the...
View ArticleHuman Resources Committee Report – week 17, 2018
SF 359 – Fetal tissue and six-week abortion ban; HF 2377 – Opioid tracking. FLOOR ACTION: SF 359 makes all cells and tissues external to the fetal body (cord blood) exceptions to “fetal body parts.”...
View ArticleGovernment Oversight Committee Report – Week 17, 2018
HF 2475 – Small change to the ethics and regulation of lobbyists and gifts; HF 2488 – Provides a temporary permit to practice cosmetology. FLOOR ACTION: HF 2475 concerns the ethics and regulation...
View ArticleWhat’s it like to be a Senate page?
By 2018 Senate Page Tali Tesar My name is Tali Tesar. I’m an 18-year-old high school senior from Clear Lake, and I recently had the wonderful opportunity to serve as a page for the 2018 Iowa Senate...
View ArticleCommerce Committee Report – week 17, 2018
SF 2311 – Public utilities; HF 2234 – Foreclosure timeline. FLOOR ACTION: SF 2311 significantly deregulates gas and electric public utilities in Iowa. It removes or restricts oversight by the Iowa...
View ArticleSenate Dem Leader on Reynolds signing extreme abortion restrictions
IOWA SENATE NEWS May 4, 2018 “This new law is another dangerous example of politicians dictating health care decisions for Iowa women. “In the past two years, Governor Reynolds and other the...
View Article2018 End-of-Session Report
The Democratic plan for 2018 calls for Putting Iowans First Investing in public schools & preventing more school closures Keeping job training & college affordable for all Iowans Making child...
View ArticleSenate Dem Leader on passage of GOP tax scheme
Iowa Senate News Release For Immediate Release: May 5, 2018 “Republicans passed a tax giveaway bill today that gives most of the benefits to out-of-state companies and millionaires. It’s a bad...
View ArticleSenate Dem Leader’s 2018 session closing remarks
By Iowa Senate Democratic Leader Janet Petersen As we wrap up the 2018 Legislative session, I want to thank my Democratic colleagues for the honor of leading our team as the Senate Democratic Leader. I...
View ArticleHuman Resources Committee – All-Bill Summary 2018
All bills passed by the Legislature and sent to the Governor for her signature during the 2018 session. SF 359 – Fetal tissue and six-week abortion ban SF 360 – Newborn Safe Haven Act SF 2203 –...
View ArticleNatural Resources & Environment Committee – All-Bill Summary 2018
All bills passed by the Legislature and sent to the Governor for her signature during the 2018 session. SF 512 – Water-quality funding for watershed improvement and infrastructure HF 2303 – Updates to...
View ArticleVeterans Affairs Committee – All-Bill Summary 2018
All bills passed by the Legislature and sent to the Governor for her signature during the 2018 session. SF 2200 – Veterans benefits services, events disclosure SF 2201 – Public Defense omnibus...
View ArticleWays & Means Committee – All-Bill Summary 2018
All bills passed by the Legislature and sent to the Governor for her signature during the 2018 session. SF 2388 – Ending central assessment of telecommunication property; transfer to local assessment...
View ArticlePutting unconstitutional law on hold is good news for Iowa
Iowa Senate News Release For Immediate Release: June 1, 2018 Statement from Senate Democratic Leader Janet Petersen on injunction to halt implementation of 6-week abortion ban “Governor Reynolds and...
View ArticleGovernment Oversight Committee – All-Bill Summary 2018
All bills passed by the Legislature and sent to the Governor for her signature during the 2018 session. SJR 2011 – Joint resolution authorizing ABATE to hold a toy benefit at Capitol HF 2475 –...
View ArticleLabor & Business Relations Committee – All-Bill Summary 2018
All bills passed by the Legislature and sent to the Governor for her signature during the 2018 session. SF 2353—WIOA federal conformity HF 2240—Electronic wage statements HF 2297—Boiler steam pressure...
View ArticleState Government Committee – All-Bill Summary 2018
All bills passed by the Legislature and sent to the Governor for her signature during the 2018 session. SJR 2006 – Lieutenant Governor Selection and appointment process SF 192 – New licenses to...
View ArticleAppropriations Committee – All-Bill Summary 2018
SF 2117—FY18 budget cuts SF 2414—Infrastructure Budget FY19 SF 2415—Education Budget FY19 SF 2416—Administration and Regulation Budget FY19 SF 2418—Health and Human Services Budget FY19 – ITEM VETO HF...
View ArticleEducation Committee – All-Bill Summary 2018
SF 455 – District cost per pupil and transportation equity SF 475 – Education omnibus bill SF 2113 – Suicide awareness training for school employees SF 2114 – Department of Education Code corrections...
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