Judiciary Committee Report – Week 11, 2018
HF 2125 – Distribution of decedent’s property by affidavit; HF 2232 – Mortgage releases; HF 2318 – Redemption of parcels sold at tax sales; HF 2342 – Seizure and disposition of property by the DNR; […]
Articles by Senate Staff
Appropriations Committee Report – Week 11, 2018
SF 2117—GOP FY18 Deappropriations. FLOOR ACTION: SF 2117 is the Republican plan to cut appropriations to various departments and state agencies for FY18, transfer money from the General Fund to the Skilled Worker and […]
State Government Committee Report – Week 11, 2018
SF 2333 – Amusement concession prize award increase (“Dave and Buster’s”); HF 2252 – Secretary of State’s technical cleanup bill; HF 2253 – Prohibition on governmental use of lease purchase building projects; HF 2349 – […]
Natural Resources Committee Report – Week 11, 2018
HF 2365– Conservation and recreation policies for Department of Natural Resources. FLOOR ACTION: HF 2365 clarifies that Iowa Department of Natural Resources can enter into agreements by giving it explicit authority to do so, […]
Labor & Business Relations Committee Report – Week 11, 2018
HF 2383– Alcohol testing for private sector employees. FLOOR ACTION: HF 2383 relates to private employer alcohol testing of employees. Under current law, if an employer has a policy on alcohol testing, it must […]
Human Resources Committee Report – week 11, 2017
HF 2285 – Ground Emergency Medical Transportation; SF 2309 – Dual eligible hospice payments; HF 2356 – Primary care agreements; HF 2449 – Department on Aging substitute decision maker name change; HF 2451 – Department on […]
Education Committee Report – Week 11, 2018
SF 2113 – Educator training on suicide and ACE awareness; HF 2354 – Student data privacy protections. FLOOR ACTION: SF 2113 requires training for educators on suicide awareness and prevention. The bill requires local […]
Commerce Committee Report – week 11, 2018
SF 2177 – Security freezes; HF 2305 – Telemedicine health insurance coverage; HF 2446 – IUB omnibus; HF 2458 – Future Ready Iowa. FLOOR ACTION: SF 2177 eliminates fees to place, temporarily lift or […]
Agriculture Committee Report – Week 11, 2018
HF 2407 – Lake pesticides; HF 2422 – Noxious weed updates. FLOOR ACTION: HF 2407 creates a new civil penalty for applying pesticides in natural lakes without a license. [3/19: 47-0 (Excused: Sinclair, Zumbach; […]
Jochum named 2018 Uncommon Public Servant by Hoover Presidential Foundation
On Tuesday, March 20, State Senator Pam Jochum of Dubuque received one of the highest awards given to an Iowa state legislator: the “Uncommon Public Service Award” from the Hoover Presidential Foundation. Senator Jochum is the 12th State Senator to receive the award.