Senate Study Bill 1019 SENATE/HOUSE FILE BY (PROPOSED CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION BILL) Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act granting the civil rights commission additional subpoena 2 power to investigate unfair or discriminatory practices. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1220DP 82 5 ec/sh/8 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 216.5, subsection 13, Code 2007, is 1 2 amended to read as follows: 1 3 13. To issue subpoenas and order discovery as provided by 1 4 this section in aid of investigations and hearings of alleged 1 5 unfair or discriminatoryhousing or real propertypractices. 1 6 The subpoenas and discovery may be ordered to the same extent 1 7 and are subject to the same limitations as subpoenas and 1 8 discovery in a civil action in district court. 1 9 EXPLANATION 1 10 This bill grants the civil rights commission the authority 1 11 to issue subpoenas and order discovery to aid in investigating 1 12 alleged unfair or discriminatory practices. Current law 1 13 grants the commission this subpoena authority only for 1 14 investigations of unfair or discriminatory housing or real 1 15 property practices. 1 16 LSB 1220DP 82 1 17 ec:rj/sh/8