Legislative Work
This Week's GOP Newsletter - March 23, 2023
Highlights in this edition:
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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
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House Passes Teacher Empowerment Bill
- Administrators cannot penalize them for defending themselves or for reporting bad behaviors inside their classrooms
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Cutting Bureaucracy and Restyling Licensing in the Hair Industry
- HF 652 combines the Board of Cosmetology Arts and Sciences and the Board of Barbering
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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
Bill Analyses - Week of March 20th, 2023
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
This Week's House GOP Newsletter - March 16, 2023
In this edition:
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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
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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
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Volunteer EMS and Firefighters
- Over 80% of firefighting departments are volunteer departments
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House Passes Overdue Legislation to Realign State Government
- Consolidating existing services from 37 agencies to 16 will better pool resources and provide stronger oversight
Bill Analyses - Week of March 13, 2023
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
This week's House GOP Newsletter - March 9, 2023
Highlights in this edition:
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Another Strong Revenue Month for Iowa
- Tax collections for February were 5.7 percent higher than February 2022
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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
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Rural Emergency Hospital Legislation Advances
- A Rural Emergency Hospital must maintain a 24-hour emergency room
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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
Bill Analyses - Week of March 6th, 2023
House File 497 – Public Meetings Definitions for Forums
Senate File 75 – Rural Emergency Hospitals and Ambulatory Surgical Centers
House File 269 – Amusement Park Purchases
House File 347 – Optometrists Performing Local Injectable Anesthetics
House File 432 – HOA Documents
House File 433 – To-Go Cocktails
House File 475 – Real Estate Unfair Practices
House File 274 – Psychiatry Fellowship
House File 318 – Elderly, Disabled, Low-Income Property Tax Credit Deadline
House File 357 – Temp Staffing Agency Clarification
House File 421 – Waldorf ITG
House File 319 – Child Care Physicals
House File 423 – 340B Program
House File 317 – Taking Nuisance Furbearers
House File 424 – Physician Assistant Supervision
House File 332 – DAS: Selling of State Real Property
House File 478 – Altering Proprietorship Arrangement for Beer Manufacturers
House File 471 – DHHS Omnibus
House File 472 – Immunity for Veterinarians to Report Animal Abuse
House File 135 – Student Right to Know
House File 327 – Chapter 12 Reform
House File 630 - Human Trafficking Penalties
House File 536 - Drug Penalties and Driving Penalties
House File 345 - Scenic Byways Enhancement Fund
House File 601 - Rate Increase Notice
House File 614 - Out-of-State Teacher Licensure
House File 607 - Real Estate Liability
House File 590 - Directing Fees on Flying Our Colors Plates
House File 609 - Non-Bank Mortgage Lenders
House File 617 - Rate Review
House File 593 - Issuance and Suspension of Motor Vehicle Registrations and Titles
House File 567 - Non-Substantive Code Editor
House File 568 - Tribal Police Access to Data
House File 588 - Peace Officers Providing Driving Instruction
House File 425 - Newborn Safe Haven
House File 573 - Sustanstive Code Editor
House File 335 - Expanding Use of Restricted CDL for Agricultural Purposes
House File 541 - Deadline for Certifying Sanitary District Levies
House File 398 - Public Defender and Adoption
House File 621 - Substance Abuse Rates
House File 350 - IPIB: Public Records Request
House File 583 - Certifying Odometer Readings of Vehicles at Time of Sale or Transfer
House File 255 - Alternative Teacher Licensure
House File 597 - Age-Appropriate Educational Standards and Materials
House File 314 - County Compensation Boards
House File 626 - Nonmedical Switching
House File 584 - Foster Parent Bill of Rights
House File 305 - Inventory Checklist for Leases
House File 348 - Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation Instruction
House File 282 - SWCD Management of Soil & Water Resources & Soil Health Efforts
House File 623 - Prohibition on Gender Procedures on Children
House File 430 - BOEE Reform
This week's House GOP newsletter - March 2, 2023
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House Provides Reasonable Updates to Iowa’s Youth Employment Laws
- The bill allows work activities for 14-year-olds such as using a microwave and loading and unloading vehicles
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Definition of Age-Appropriate Material in Schools is Tightened
- House Study Bill 219 tightens the definition of what is age-appropriate by making it clear that material which contains graphic images and descriptions of sex acts or sexual activity is not age-appropriate
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Teacher Empowerment Act Designed to Protect Teachers From Classroom Violence Advances
- After meeting with teachers, House Republicans advanced a bill which helps teachers address student behavioral issues and the onslaught of teacher trainings that take time away from their basic teaching responsibilities
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Data and Evidence Do Not Support the Safety of Gender Transition Procedures on Minors
- Sweden, Finland and the United Kingdom have already hit the brakes on medicalizing gender incongruence in children
Bill Analyses - Week of February 20th
House File 270 - Extending Informal Review Period in Disaster Areas
House File 271 - Life Insurance Investment
House File 272 - Adoptive Parents - Parental Leave
House File 279 - Assessors Compliance with Employment Policies
House File 280 - Contingent Fund Loans to Government Subdivisions
House File 316 - Value-Add in Insurance
House File 320 - Group Capital Calculation Date
House File 333 - IPIB: Complaint Filing Time Extension
House File 323 - Student-Teacher Stipends
House File 337 - Approving Certain Refrigerants in State Building Code
House File 252 - Comprehensive Transition Program
House File 256 - Teacher Licensure Age
House File 202 - Explosive Code Updates
House File 282 - SWCD Management of Soil & Water Resources & Soil Health Efforts
This Week's House GOP Newsletter - February 23, 2023
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New Bill Gives Schools More Flexibility
- The bill modifies and eliminates several requirements to help schools operate efficiently
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Maternal Health Bill Advances Through Committee
- Adds four annual family medicine obstetric fellowships every year
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Work Continues on Massive Government Realignment Bill
- The legislation identifies similar operations and services that are spread out across 37 agencies and aligns these services into 16 agencies
Bill Analyses - Week of February 12, 2023
House File 205 - Distribution of Barrel Tax Revenue
House File 206 - Aboveground Tanks - Property Tax Exemption
House File 203 - Who Administers Driver's Education Final Driving Test
House File 207 - Wastewater Systems - Property Tax Exemption
House File 204 - Crossing Railroad Crossings Against a Gate or Signal in a Quiet Zone
House File 216 - Paternity - Juvenile Court
House File 243 - Autism Coverage
HCR 7 - Join Rules Governing Lobbyist
House File 248 - Emission Plans
House File 257 - Expanding List of Third-Party CDL Testing Options
House File 250 - Streaming Services
House File 258 - Compliance with Federal Commerical Driver's License Requirements