FLOOR ACTION: SF 586—Banking Omnibus SF 566 is a recommendation by the Division of Banking to modernize the Iowa Banking Act [Ch. 524], which has not been comprehensively reviewed since 1995. Portions of the Act are outdated, and fail to reflect current …
April 14, 2021 Senate Staff Blog, Votes, Ways & Means Committee 0 SF 574 – Confidential information, veteran property tax credits and exemptions SF 574 addresses an issue from legislation enacted in 2020 that was meant to prevent the collection of …
April 13, 2021 Senate Staff Blog, Human Resources Committee, Votes 0 SF 577– Certificate for nonviable birth SF 577 creates a certificate of nonviable birth. A patient can request a certificate from the Iowa Department of Public Health starting July 1, …
April 13, 2021 Senate Staff Blog, Rules & Administration Committee, Votes 0 SR 6 – Appointment confirmations allowed through end of session SR 6 is a resolution allowing the Senate to continue work on appointees after the April 15 deadline established …
April 13, 2021 Senate Staff Blog, State Government Committee, Votes 0 SF 424 – Apprenticeship and certain professional licensure requirements SF 424 deals with licensure and completion of apprenticeship programs. It requires licensing boards in 272C.1 to …
HF 236 – Reinvestments, collateralization by life insurance companies HF 236 (SF 320) allows life insurance companies and associations to reinvest cash or cash-equivalent collateral for loans from securities held in their legal reserves in repurchase …
April 8, 2021 Senate Staff Blog, Transportation Committee, Votes 0 HF 380 – Distracted driving instruction HF 380/SF 317 states that of the 30 hours student drivers must complete in an approved driver education course, at least four hours must include …
FLOOR ACTION: HF 428 – Public Defense Omnibus HF 428 (SF 488) is a Public Defense departmental bill. It allows properties to be leased to use for armory purposes for up to 30 years, rather than the current 20 years. It amends the Iowa Code of Military …
FLOOR ACTION: HF 196 – Health care professional recruitment program expansion HF 196 addresses the expansion of College Student Aid’s health care professional recruitment program to doctors/residents who graduated from an institution other than Des Moines …
HJR 5 – Abortion Constitutional Amendment HJR 5, as amended, is a joint resolution to amend the Constitution of the State of Iowa by specifying that the Constitution does not recognize, grant or secure a right to abortion or require funding for abortion. …
HF 233 – Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Images – Civil Damages HF 233 creates the “Uniform Civil Remedies for Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Images Act,” which will provide a civil cause of action for an individual who has been harmed by the …
April 8, 2021 Senate Staff Blog, Rules & Administration Committee, Votes 0 SR 6 – Appointment confirmations allowed through end of session SR 6 is a resolution allowing the Senate to continue work on appointees after the April 1 deadline set in Code …
SF 589 – Adult adoptees obtaining copies of original birth certificates SF 589 provides a process for those who were adopted to obtain a non-certified copy of their original birth certificate after they turn 18. If the adopted person is deceased, their …
April 7, 2021 Senate Staff Blog 0 Last week, the Legislature passed a key deadline, the “second funnel.” For Senate policy bills to remain eligible for consideration, they had to be approved by a House committee, and House policy bills had to be approved …
April 7, 2021 Senate Staff Blog, Human Resources Committee, Votes 0 COMMITTEE ACTION HF 302 – Child care assistance graduated eligibility phase-out HF 302 provides a graduated phase-out program for Child Care Assistance. This state-only funded program goes …
April 7, 2021 Senate Staff Blog, Natural Resources & Environment Committee, Votes 0 HF 747 – Game preserve season extension for extreme weather HF 747 would allow a game preserve to apply to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for a time …
COMMITTEE ACTION: HF 493 – Low-speed electric bikes HF 493 defines “low-speed electric bicycle” and establishes three different classes of low-speed electric bicycles and where those bicycles may operate. This is the criteria for each class of low-speed …
HF 555 – Regulations of natural gas, propane sales in cities, counties HF 555 (SF 455) prohibits a county or a city from regulating, adopting, enforcing or administering an ordinance, motion, resolution or amendment that bans, impedes, restricts or …
FLOOR ACTION: HF 561 – Mechanic’s liens HF 561 requires that a perfected lien must be limited to the county or counties in which the building, land or improvement to be charged is situated. Current law only refers to the singular “county.” Currently, when …
March 30, 2021 Senate Staff Blog, Human Resources Committee, Votes 0 SF 81 – Direct Primary Care Agreement Pilot Project SF 81 requires the Department of Human Services to develop and oversee a pilot program to allow some Medicaid members to receive …
