Commerce Committee Report – Week 7, 2019
COMMITTEE ACTION: SF 401 – Public utility right-of-way fee SF 402 – Credit Union Division ‘good faith’ requirement SF 403 – Credit Union Superintendent subpoena power SSB 1161 – Insurance assignment of...
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COMMITTEE ACTION: SSB 1165 – Online classes to count for required course offerings SSB 1190 – Education Omnibus Requirement Elimination bill SF 29 – ELL increased funding and eligibility SF 270 –...
View ArticleHuman Resources Committee Report – Week 7, 2019
COMMITTEE ACTION: SF 251 – Medicaid for legal permanent residents SF 252 – Medicaid for inmates FLOOR ACTION: None COMMITTEE ACTION: SF 251 – Medicaid for legal permanent residents SF 251 requires...
View ArticleJudiciary Committee Report – Week 7, 2019
COMMITTEE ACTION: SF 254 – Consent agreements in domestic abuse and sexual assault cases SF 285 – Beekeeping and criminal penalties SSB 1012 – Possession of five grams or less of marijuana SSB 1018 –...
View ArticleLabor & Business Committee Report – Week 7, 2019
COMMITTEE ACTION: SSB 1108 – Supplemental Nutrition Assistance and Workfare COMMITTEE ACTION: SSB 1108 – Supplemental Nutrition Assistance and Workfare SSB 1108 requires people who may have an...
View ArticleTransportation Committee Report – Week 7, 2019
COMMITTEE ACTION: SSB 1025 – DOT officers designated as peace officers SSB 1090 –Authorizing emergency vehicles SSB 1148 –Wrecked or salvage vehicles SSB 1179 – Distance requirements for electronically...
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Iowans want decent-paying jobs, affordable health care and the chance to lead a good life. In recent years, however, we’ve seen stagnant wages, rising health care costs and more Iowans living paycheck...
View ArticleLocal Government Committee Report – Week 8, 2019
COMMITTEE ACTION: SF 240 – Religious Freedom exemption SF 400 – Political subdivision whistleblower protection FLOOR ACTION: None COMMITTEE ACTION: SF 240 – Religious Freedom exemption SF 240 requires...
View ArticleAppropriations Committee Report – Week 8, 2019
COMMITTEE ACTION: SJR 20/SJR 2- Expenditure limitation constitutional amendment SF 457/SF 225– Civil court fines and fees COMMITTEE ACTION: SJR 20/SJR 2– Expenditure limitation constitutional amendment...
View ArticleNatural Resources Committee Report – Week 8, 2019
COMMITTEE ACTION SF 59 – Changes to the “Bottle Bill” SF 290 – Goose hunting on private lands SF 374 – Coyote hunting using infrared sighting SF 385 – Maintenance requirements for septic systems using...
View ArticleVeterans Affairs Committee Report – Week 8, 2019
COMMITTEE ACTION: SF 485 – Property tax exemption SSB 1065 – Injured veterans grant parameters; professional licensure SSB 1127 – Hyperbaric treatment pilot program COMMITTEE ACTION: SF 485 – Property...
View ArticleAgriculture Committee Report – Week 8, 2019
COMMITTEE ACTION: SSB 1217 – Weight limits SSB 1227 – Agricultural production facility trespass SF 370 – Pesticides enforcement fund SF 57 – Increase criminal penalty for animal abuse COMMITTEE...
View ArticleCommerce Committee Report – Week 8, 2019
COMMITTEE ACTION: SF 504 – Submission of health care provider claims SF 505 – Professional Landscape Architects licensure SF 506 – Notification requirements for credit union mergers SF 507 – Workers’...
View ArticleEducation Committee Report – Week 8, 2019
COMMITTEE ACTION: SSB 1163 – Funding for dual enrollment, allowing it to replace required courses SSB 1214 – Requesting a fine arts interim SF 297 – New tax credit for STEM “high-demand” occupations...
View ArticleHuman Resources Committee Report – Week 8, 2019
COMMITTEE ACTION: SSB 1189 – Medicaid must provide tobacco cessation services without prior authorization SSB 1209 – DHS to implement new federal Family First Act SSB 1210 – Integrating Medicaid and...
View ArticleJudiciary Committee Report – Week 8, 2019
COMMITTEE ACTION: SF 10 – Grandparent visitation SF 125 – Needle exchange pilot program SSB 1063 – Clerks of court SSB 1053 – Rental agreement late fees; forcible entry and detainer SSB 1054 – Removing...
View ArticleLabor & Business Committee Report – Week 8, 2019
COMMITTEE ACTION: SF 241- Electronic notifications for unemployment claims SF 476/SSB 1204-Adoptive employment leave SSB 1112-Professional licensing and criminal convictions SSB 1132-Electronic...
View ArticleState Government Committee Report – Week 8, 2018
COMMITTEE ACTION: SJR 9 – Constitutional amendment against reproductive choice SSB 1116 allows electronic notarial signatures SSB1125 – Groundwater hazard statement requirement repeal SSB 1160 –...
View ArticleTransportation Committee Report – Week 8, 2019
COMMITTEE ACTION: SF 474 –Crossing against a railroad gate or signal SF 388 – Iowa Patriots Memorial Highway SF 389 –Left-lane camping SF 478 – Lightening devices on authorized emergency vehicles SF...
View ArticleAgriculture Committee Report – Week 9, 2019
FLOOR ACTION: SCR 7 – Multilateral trade agreements with U.S., Canada & Mexico SF 519 – Agricultural production facility trespass FLOOR ACTION: SCR 7 – Multilateral trade agreements with U.S.,...
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