Highlights in this edition:

• House Budget Process Continues to Move Forward
  • House Republicans continue to lead the way in developing the state’s budget and operating in an open and transparent manner
• What is in the Welfare Reform Legislation?
  • This bill is estimated to save the state $8 million
• House Passes Dog Freedom Bill
  • The bill allows Iowans the freedom to own whichever breed of dog they choose
• House Passes Adoption Tax Credit Increase
  • By 2025 it is increased to $10,000 per adoption

HF 688 – AARC Rules

HF 461 – Boiler Inspections

HF 663 – Rescheduling Annual Tax Sales

SF 193 – Removal of Human Remains

SF 315 – Raw Milk

HF 674 – Vehicle Registration by County Treasurers and Fees

SF 399 – Regulations of Spray Pads, Swimming Pools and Spas

HF 351 – Adoption Tax Credit Increase

HF 670 – Veterinary Practice Code Changes and Updates

HF 654 – Firearms

HF 572 – Intrusion, Surveillance by Remote Piloted Aircraft

HF 675 – Model Money Transmission Modernization Act

SF 388 – OCIO – Federal Funding Conflicts

HF 666 – IDALS Code Updates, Clean-Up, and Renewable Diesel Definition

HF 672 – Permanent Masters License

HF 685 – Medicaid Lien and MCO Tax

SF 183 – Retirement Age of Peace Officers and Firefighters

HF 680 – Nonresident Driver’s License

HF 651 – Dog Breed Bans

SF 519 – Electronic County Registration Renewals of Off-Road Utility Vehicles

HF 671 – Professional Counselors Licensure Compact

SF 527 – All-Systems Permit Amendments

HF 677 – Native Winery Retail Licenses

HF 353 – Levees and Drainage Districts – Property Tax Exemption

HF 646 – Sexual Exploitation of a Minor

HF 564 – CINA Cases Criminal History

SF 359 – Charging Procedure for Scheduled Violations of Weight Limits

HF 174 – PT Referral for Imaging

SF 490 – Authorized Parties to Receive Accident Reports

SF 473 – ILHAC Code Update

SF 219 – Tattooing Education

HF 655 – Uniform Limited Liability Company Act

SJR 9 – Constitutional Amendment to Define Electors

SF 527 – All-Systems Permit Amendments

SF 496 – Governor Parent Empowerment with Amendment

HF 359 – Bridge Orders

SF 135 – Interior Designers

SF 197 – Land Surveyor Licensing

Highlights in this edition:

• House Republicans Release Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 2024
  • Budget subcommittees have already begun work on the individual line items
• ESA FAQs
  • Funds will be deposited into an education savings account (ESA) to be used for tuition, fees, and other qualified education expenses as specified in the legislation
• Key Health Care Bills Await Senate Floor Action
  • House File 174 allows physical therapists to order x-rays and MRIs for their patients
• Mad About Your New Property Tax Assessment?
  • A property owner may protest an assessment between April 2 and April 30

Highlights in this edition:

• Iowa Supreme Court Ruling Will Likely Change Legislative Budget Process
  • One of the biggest changes will be the likely demise of what was the Standings bill
• Democrats Want Government to Control Your Energy Use
  • What Democrats cannot achieve through persuasion, they hope to achieve through government mandate
• Medicaid Public Health Emergency Finally Set to End
  • For the last two and a half years, an estimated 100,000 ineligible Iowans have received free health insurance without paying any premiums or copays
• Right-to-Work: What is it and Why is it Successful?
  • Right-to-work laws positively impact individual well-being using metrics such as life satisfaction and economic sentiment

Highlights in this edition:

• Gambling Revenues Remain Strong in FY 2023
  • Tax revenue from sports wagering continues to increase beyond what had been predicted when it was legalized in 2019
• House Passes Teacher Empowerment Bill
  • Administrators cannot penalize them for defending themselves or for reporting bad behaviors inside their classrooms
• Cutting Bureaucracy and Restyling Licensing in the Hair Industry
  • HF 652 combines the Board of Cosmetology Arts and Sciences and the Board of Barbering
• House Ways and Means Creates a Buzz with Honey Bee Tax Exemption
  • The bill Exempts the sales price of honey bees from the state sales and use tax

HF 657 – Preservation of Evidence

HF 462 – Medicare Supplemental

HF 634 – Time of Transfer Inspection Fraud And Penalties

HF 625 – Mandatory Minimum Sentence – Felons in Possession of Firearms

HF 615 – Home School Credentialing

HF 547 – Early Termination of Lease

HF 265 – Midwifery Licensure

HF 668 – Property Tax on Child Care Centers

HF 253 – Charter School Extracurricular Activities

HF 281 – County Supervisor Representation Plans

HF 349 – Probation

HF 420 – Subunits for 10 Member Boards of Review

HF 467 – EOB – Secondary Insurance

HF 585 – Residency Requirement for State Transportation Commission Members

HF 595 – Controlled Substance

HF 565 - Eminent Domain

HF 548 - Forcible Entry and Detainer Action - Sealing of Records

HF 648 - Investment Advisors - Expungement 

HF 605 – Energy Benchmarking

HF 644 – Criminal Procedure Rules

HF 429 – Intra-District Enrollment

HF 474 – Newborn Safe Haven – Adoption Agency

HF 101 – Suicide Prevention Information

HF 652 – Combining Cosmetology and Barbering Boards

HF 604 – Teacher Empowerment

In this edition:

• Revenue Estimating Conference Finds Iowa’s Economy, Tax Collections Strong
  • The positive impact of the tax cuts on Iowa’s economy is already being felt
• Board of Regents Releases Statement on Controversial Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programs
  • House File 616 is just a first step towards dismantling divisive diversity, equity and inclusion bureaucracies which operate as ideological enforcement divisions on university campuses
• Volunteer EMS and Firefighters
  • Over 80% of firefighting departments are volunteer departments
• House Passes Overdue Legislation to Realign State Government
  • Consolidating existing services from 37 agencies to 16 will better pool resources and provide stronger oversight

House File 608 - Seizure Safe Schools

House File 465 - Mutual Association Directors

House File 610 - Excused Absences for Autism-Related Services

House File 555 - Practice of Pharmacy

House File 397 - Remote Signing

House File 599 - Muni REC Bill

House File 540 - Considerations before new/leased County Buildings

House File 358 - Eluding

House File 660 - Knoxville Raceway Sales Tax Rebate

House File 631 - Brady-Giglio Lists

House File 340 - Length of Service Award Programs

House File 603 - Allowing Volunteer Emergency Service Providers to Purchase Tires Trhough the State's Master Contracts

House File 635 - Podiatrists License After 2 Years of Residency

House Concurrent Resolution 9 - Interstate Highway Load Limits

House File 656 - Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact

House File 553 - Affirmative Defense for Businesses that Experience Data Breach

House File 466 - Commitment Hearing

House File 400 - Revoking application for termination of parental rights

Senate File 514 – Government Realignment

Senate File 507 – ESGs

House File 346 – Consumer Data Privacy

House File 553 – Alternative Defense for Businesses that Experience a Data Breach

House File 469 – Adoption – Home Study Waiver

House File 661 – Statewide Inspection Fee

House File 622 – School Locker room/Bathroom Privacy

House File 499 – Car Seat Coverage

House File 632 – Using Save Dollars for School Cybersecurity

House File 615 – Home School Credentialing

House File 566 – HHS Boards and Commissions

House File 370 – Schoolboard Omnibus

House File 636 – Educational Setting of a Minor

House File 645 – Administrative Law – Judicial Review

House File 557 -Elections for Recreational Lake and Water Quality Districts

House File 570 – Assault on a Pregnant Person

House File 592 – Internet Sales of Motor Vehicles

House File 555 - Pharmacy Technical Bill

Highlights in this edition:

• Another Strong Revenue Month for Iowa
  • Tax collections for February were 5.7 percent higher than February 2022
• House Passes Age-Appropriate Educational Standards
  • Under this bill, a parent retains the right to expose their child to whatever books and material they feel is necessary outside of school
• Rural Emergency Hospital Legislation Advances
  • A Rural Emergency Hospital must maintain a 24-hour emergency room
• House Votes to Protect Children
  • The evolving medical data shows that so-called gender affirming surgeries and pharmaceutical interruptions of normal sexual development do not provide long-term therapeutic relief for children involved in this care