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FLOOR ACTION:
SJR 2001 – Constitutional amendment against reproductive choice
SJR 2001 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 to require funding for abortion. The joint resolution, if adopted, would be
referred to the next General Assembly for adoption a second time before being
submitted to the electorate for ratification. If ratified, the Iowa
Constitution would no longer protect a woman’s fundamental right to make
decisions for herself.
[2/13: 32-18, party-line]
COMMITTEE ACTION:
SF 155 – Removes prohibition on mobile barber shops
SF 155
reverses the prohibition on mobile barber shops. This bill was inspired by a barber
who plans to launch a mobile barbershop to better meet the needs of the
homeless and others in Waterloo.
[2/13: 14-1 (No: Zaun)]
SF 335 – Standards for carbon monoxide protection
SF 335 requires
standards for carbon monoxide protection that are consistent with the
international building code and international fire code. The bill also allows
the fire marshal to include carbon monoxide awareness in fire safety campaigns.
A person who violates a rule adopted by the fire marshal is guilty of a simple
misdemeanor. A committee amendment inserts “all buildings in which persons
congregate from time to time to include but is not limited to…”
[2/13: 15-0]
SF 2077 – Daylight saving time
SF 2007 establishes daylight savings time as
the official time of Iowa, year-round.
[2/17:
Short Form (No: Celsi, Giddens, T. Taylor)]
SSB 3113 – Amends the Constitution to conform voting age
SSB 3113 amends
the Constitution of the State of Iowa by reducing the voting age from 21 to 18.
A person who will be 18 by the next general election will be permitted to vote
in a primary election. Eighteen years of age is the current voting age throughout
the United States since adoption of the 26th Amendment to the U.S.
Constitution.
[2/17: Short
Form]
SSB 3016 – Raising age of vaping to 21
SSB 3016 increases the minimum age to buy and
use tobacco, tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, vapor products
and cigarettes from 18 to 21.
[2/13:
13-2 (No: Schultz, Zaun)]
SSB 3071 – Scope of practice for physician assistants
SSB 3071 expands the scope of practice for physician assistants (PAs) in these ways:
SSB 3111 – Eliminates hospital licensing board
SSB 3111
eliminates the hospital licensing board. The hospital licensing board duties
include consulting with and advising the Department of Public Health (DPH) on
matters of policy affecting the licensure and regulation of hospitals,
developing rules and standards, and reviewing and approving rules and standards
prior to their approval by the state board of health and adoption by the
department. Instead, DPH would adopt rules setting out the standards for the
different types of hospitals to be licensed.
[2/18: Short Form]
SSB 3114 – Constitutional gubernatorial line of succession
SSB 3114 proposes amendments to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the gubernatorial line of succession and the filling of vacant public offices.
One amendment changes a reference from “any office” to “any public office” regarding the governor’s power to fill vacancies where no mode is otherwise provided for by law.
Another amendment creates a system of
succession in the case of a permanent or temporary disability of the governor
or governor-elect. In the case of a temporary disability of the governor or
governor-elect, the lieutenant governor or lieutenant governor-elect will act
as governor or governor-elect until the disability is removed, or the governor
dies, resigns or is removed from office. In the case of the death, resignation
or removal from office, the lieutenant governor or lieutenant governor-elect
becomes governor or governor-elect for the remainder of the term. A committee amendment was adopted that makes
technical and clean-up changes.
[2/18: Short Form]
SSB 3115 – Public bidding requirements for state and local governments
SSB 3115 changes the public bidding requirements for the state and political subdivisions of the state.
Division 1 deals with the sale of public property and is amended to provide that if real property belonging to the state or a local political subdivision is disposed of, the property must be sold to the highest responsive, responsible bidder unless the executive council, by at least a two-thirds vote, agrees to accept a different bidder for good cause.
Division 2 concerns advertisements for bids
and is amended to say that in addition to any method of advertisement required
by law, any executive branch agency, the Legislature, the judicial branch,
county, township, school district or city must ensure publication of a request for bids and proposals for a certain
minimum number of days. A committee amendment modifies the days required to
publish notice for bids and public improvement projects, based on size and cost
for goods and services, eliminating the possible conflicts between chapter 26
publishing requirements and this new Code section.
[2/18: 10-5, party line]
SSB 3124 – Real estate held in a trust
Under
current law, a trustee of a trust is exempt from providing a written disclosure
statement to a transferee as part of a transfer of real estate. SSB 3124
eliminates that exemption for a trust, in which the trustee or beneficiary of
the trust is alive, and is a former owner of the real estate or was an occupant
in possession of the real estate, at any time within the 12 consecutive months
immediately preceding the date of transfer. The bill applies to the transfer of
real estate held in a trust on or after July 1, 2020.
[2/17: Short
Form]
SSB 3139 – Training programs for certain emergency medical care providers
SSB 3139 authorizes a medical care ambulance
service or nontransport service to apply to establish a training program.
Additionally, the bill makes a corresponding change to the definition of
“training program” to reflect the addition of medical care ambulance services
and nontransport services to the category of eligible training program
providers. Current Code says that an Iowa college approved by the higher
learning commission or an Iowa hospital that wants to provide emergency medical
care services training must apply to the Department of Public Health for
authorization.
[2/17: Short Form]
SSB 3140 – Setoff enforcements move from DAS to DOR
SSB 3140 replaces the setoff procedures administered
by the Department of Administrative Services and gives this duty to Department
of Revenue. This change was requested by both departments. A committee
amendment was adopted from Department of Revenue, making changes to modernize,
update and make the setoff program more efficient.
[2/18:
Short Form]