Education Committee Report – Week 8, 2017
SF 349 – Iowa Tuition Grant cap amount removal SF 150 – Extends ELL from 5 to 7 Years SSB 1114 – Children’s residential facilities rewrite SSB 1124 – District cost per pupil and transportation […]
Votes
Human Resources Committee Report – week 8, 2017
SF 75—Disclosure of mental health information SF 285 –Psychiatric loan repayment program HF 305—Prescribing biologic drugs SSB 1032 – Injection authority for optometrists SSB 1072 – Step therapy SSB 1074—Board of Pharmacy policy bill SSB […]
Natural Resources Committee Report – week 8, 2017
SF 257 – Issuing permits for bass fishing events SF 259 – Removing restriction on certain motorboats on Lake Macbride FLOOR ACTION SF 257 establishes guidelines for bass fishing tournaments and permitting for those […]
Transportation Committee Report – week 8, 2017
SF 211 – Transporting an implement of husbandry SSB 1079 – Use of electronic devices while driving COMMITTEE ACTION SF 211 indicates that a permit is not required by a farmer operating a motor […]
Veterans Affairs Committee Report – week 8, 2017
SF 373 (SSB 1077) is a recommendation by the Iowa Department of Public Defense. It provides that members of the National Guard of another state or a military reserve unit in another state who are employed in Iowa have the same protections regarding nondiscrimination and reemployment as Iowa National Guard members.
Local Government Committee Report – week 8, 2017
Committee votes on SSB 1100 – Recorders notices; SSB 1152 – Electronic pay via county treasurer; and SSB 1153 – Deputy county auditor salary.
Labor & Business Relations Committee Report – week 8, 2017
SSB 1145 prohibits government entities (e.g., state, cities, counties, schools, community colleges) from requiring a potential bidder on a public improvement project to provide any information that the bidder deems confidential or proprietary as a requirement for being deemed a responsive, responsible bidder.
Agriculture Committee Report – week 8, 2017
SF 362 exempts damages and liability from district and county fairs sought by a person who alleges an injury or death caused by a pathogen transmitted from an animal. An amendment in committee adds the Iowa State Fair; applies to spectators and participants; and if signs are posted, there is no liability.
State Government Committee Report – week 7, 2017
SSB 1081 eliminates the Iowa Emergency Response Commission and transfers the powers and duties to the Department of Homeland Security & Emergency Management. It also makes other technical changes to transfers and renumbers the remaining Code sections.
Human Resources Committee Report – week 7, 2017
Senate File 183 relates to the Newborn Safe Haven Act, which allows a parent to relinquish physical custody of a newborn infant up to 14 days old, without fear of prosecution for abandonment.