SSB 1214 – Pesticides application certification SSB 1214 amends provisions in the “Pesticides Act of Iowa” to include private applicators. Under this bill, a public (independent farmer) applicator cannot apply a restricted use pesticide without being …
SF 512 – Consent Agreements SF 512 provides that a court may issue a domestic abuse civil protective order or a sexual assault civil protective order through the use of a consent agreement. With a consent agreement, there is no finding that the respondent …
March 3, 2021 Senate Staff Blog, Veteran Affairs Committee, Votes 0 SF 510 – Frequency of card tournaments for veterans’ organizations SF 510 (SSB 1143) allows card game tournaments conducted by a qualified veterans organization (e.g., AmVets, VFW) to be …
March 3, 2021 Senate Staff Blog, Natural Resources & Environment Committee, Votes 0 SSB 1218 – Constitutional amendment to preserve hunting, fishing, and trapping heritage SSB 1218 is a proposed constitutional amendment giving Iowans a right to hunt, …
SF 484/SSB 1173 – Changes to apprenticeship training SF 484/SSB 1173 makes changes to Iowa’s Apprenticeship Program found in Iowa Code 15B. The program provides for training grants awarded to apprenticeship sponsors to conduct and maintains an …
SF 193 – Requirements and prohibitions relating to vaccines and immunizations SF 193, as amended with a strike-after amendment in committee, prohibits vaccine mandates by employers. It prohibits an employer from failing or refusing to hire, discharge, …
SF 29 – OCIO procurement preferences and cloud computing SF 29, as amended, allows the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) to procure cloud computing solutions and other information technology that are not hosted on premises by the state from …
SF 135 – Delinquent utility accounts at rental properties SF 135, as amended, modifies current law regarding delinquent utility accounts at rental properties. If the account holder is a tenant, and the owner or landlord has made a written request for …
SF 304 – Modification to the Teach Iowa Scholar program SF 304 modifies the Teach Iowa Scholar (TIS) program and lays out priority funding for applicants. It raises the annual grant limitation from $4,000 to $7,500 and the total grant limitation over a …
SF 481 – Biofuels sales requirements, tax credits, and infrastructure grants SF 481 is the Governor’s biofuels proposal. It has four main components: Establishing requirements for fuel retailers to offer biofuels for sale and restrictions on the sale of …
March 2, 2021 Senate Staff Appropriations Committee, Blog, Votes 0 SF 488/SF 256 – Public Defense Omnibus SF 488/SF 256 is a Public Defense departmental bill. It allows properties to be leased to use for armory purposes for up to 30 years, rather than …
SF 314 – DAS technical bill expanding designee authorizing ability SF 314 will allow an executive branch department director to authorize a designee to approve electronic travel authorization request forms. Current law only allows the head of the …
COMMITTEE ACTION: SF 311 – Use of dogs to track wounded deer SF 311 makes a number of changes to legislation that was passed last year. That legislation allowed the use of leashed dogs to track a wounded animal. That legislation required training for the …
February 25, 2021 Senate Staff Blog, Human Resources Committee, Votes 0 FLOOR ACTION: SF 307 – State Medical Examiner Child Death Autopsies and Transportation Costs SF 307 requires counties to pay transportation costs both to and from the State Medical …
FLOOR ACTION: SF 261 – Authorizes the College Student Aid Commission to organize a nonprofit corporation SF 261 would create a nonprofit organization, which is a mechanism to receive tax-deductible donations from individuals and organizations. This will …
FLOOR ACTION: SF 389 – Oversight of public assistance programs SF 389 creates additional oversight and restrictions, including eligibility determination and redeterminations, identity authentication and asset identification for all public assistance …
February 24, 2021 Senate Staff Agriculture Committee, Blog, Votes 0 SF 356 – Iowa Agricultural Tourism Promotion Act SF 356 creates a new code chapter, “Iowa Agricultural Tourism Promotion Act.” The bill severely limits the civil liability of a farmer/land …
February 24, 2021 Senate Staff Blog, Votes, Ways & Means Committee 0 HF 418 – Department of Revenue property tax proposal HF 418 is a proposal from the Department of Revenue that would eliminate the current multiresidential classification for property …
SF 419 – Display of registration plates SF 419 (formerly SSB 1156) prohibits a peace officer from stopping or detaining a vehicle for not displaying two registration plates—one in the front and one in the rear of the vehicle. A violation is only …
February 24, 2021 Senate Staff Blog, Local Government Committee, Votes 0 SF 113 – Funding eligibility for cities for abandoned buildings SF 113 increases the city population from 5,000 to 7,500 to receive grants from the Iowa Department of Natural …
