Transportation Committee Report – Week 4, 2018
SF 2067 – When vehicles must use headlights; SSB 3048 – Snowplows use blue and white lights; SSB 3049 – Use of phone when operating a commercial motor vehicle. SF 2067 requires a motor vehicle […]
Votes
Education Committee Report – Week 4, 2018
SSB 3002 – Increases maximum time students are to ride school bus; SSB 3027 – Beginning teacher license date change; SSB 3030 – Expands the Iowa Learning Online (ILO) initiative to homeschoolers; SF 128 – […]
State Government Committee Report – Week 4, 2018
SSB 3022 – Public investment maturity limitations in operating funds of cities/counties. COMMITTEE ACTION: SSB 3022 says that a political subdivision (city, county or school district) may invest that portion of their operating funds, in […]
Appropriations Committee Report – Week 4, 2018
SF 2117/SSB 3089 – FY18 mid-year cuts & supplemental appropriations. COMMITTEE ACTION: SF 2117 / SSB 3089 is a Senate Republican proposal to reduce appropriations to departments and state agencies for FY18, transfer $7 million […]
Judiciary Committee Report – Week 4, 2018
SSB 3013 – Mortgage releases; SSB 3014 – Waiver of spousal share in powers of attorney; SSB 3025 – Traffic camera prohibition; SSB 3035 – Inmate reading rooms; SSB 3044 – Failure to wear seatbelt. […]
Natural Resources Committee Report – Week 4, 2018
SF 2118 – Youth deer hunting licenses – use across other seasons; SF 2020 – Allowed percentage of state park or preserve campsites available for reservation. COMMITTEE ACTION: SF 2118 allows a person issued […]
Education Committee Report – Week 3, 2018
The Senate Education Committee approved bills this week that make technical, non-controversial updates to the Iowa Code and ensure educators get suicide prevention training.
Judiciary Committee Report – Week 3, 2018
Bills passed by the Senate Judiciary Committee this week would update trespassing laws, change estate sizes for certain probate purposes, and reflect current practices with electronic filing and record keeping in probate court.
Local Government Committee Report – Week 2, 2018
SSB 3017 gives counties and property owners another option for providing assessor notices. If an assessor is required or authorized by Iowa Code to send an assessment, notice or other information by regular mail, the assessor may instead provide the information electronically.
Judiciary Committee Report – Week 2, 2018
SF 2010 allows federal officers to carry dangerous weapons (usually firearms) on school property, while on duty and off duty. HF 517, the “firearms omnibus” bill from the 2017 session, allowed peace officers to carry weapons on school grounds while not on duty. Federal officers were inadvertently omitted from that bill. SF 2010 fixes the omission.