House File 296 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 296 BY M. SMITH , MURPHY , OLDSON , ANDERSON , HUNTER , LENSING , H. MILLER , THEDE , ABDUL-SAMAD , and GAINES A BILL FOR An Act providing for population impact statements on bills, 1 resolutions, and amendments. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 2172YH (3) 85 ec/sc
H.F. 296 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 2.57 Population impact statements. 1 1. Prior to debate on the floor of a chamber of the general 2 assembly, a population impact statement shall be attached to 3 any bill, joint resolution, or amendment which proposes a 4 change in the law that creates or may create a disproportionate 5 or unique impact on a segment of the population of this state. 6 The statement shall be factual and shall, if possible, provide 7 a reasonable estimate of both the immediate effect and the 8 long-range impact on the segment of the population identified 9 in the statement. 10 2. a. When a committee of the general assembly reports 11 a bill, joint resolution, or amendment to the floor, the 12 committee shall state in the report whether a population impact 13 statement is or is not required. 14 b. The legislative services agency shall review all bills 15 and joint resolutions placed on the calendar of either chamber 16 of the general assembly, as well as amendments filed to bills 17 or joint resolutions on the calendar, to determine whether a 18 population impact statement is required. 19 c. A member of the general assembly may request the 20 preparation of a population impact statement by submitting a 21 request to the legislative services agency. 22 3. The legislative services agency shall cause to be 23 prepared a population impact statement within a reasonable 24 time after receiving a request or determining that a proposal 25 is subject to this section. All population impact statements 26 approved by the legislative services agency shall be 27 transmitted immediately to either the chief clerk of the house 28 or the secretary of the senate, after notifying the sponsor 29 of the legislation that the statement has been prepared for 30 publication. The chief clerk of the house or the secretary 31 of the senate shall attach the statement to the bill, joint 32 resolution, or amendment affected as soon as it is available. 33 4. The legislative services agency may request the 34 cooperation of any state department or agency or political 35 -1- LSB 2172YH (3) 85 ec/sc 1/ 2
H.F. 296 subdivision in preparing a population impact statement. 1 5. A revised population impact statement shall be prepared 2 if the population impact has been changed by the adoption of 3 an amendment, and may be requested by a member of the general 4 assembly or be prepared upon a determination made by the 5 legislative services agency. However, a request for a revised 6 population impact statement shall not delay action on the 7 bill, joint resolution, or amendment unless so ordered by the 8 presiding officer of the chamber. 9 Sec. 2. Section 2A.4, subsection 6, Code 2013, is amended 10 to read as follows: 11 6. Performance of the duties pertaining to the preparation 12 of correctional impact statements as provided in section 2.56 13 and population impact statements as provided in section 2.57 . 14 EXPLANATION 15 This bill requires the legislative services agency to attach 16 a population impact statement to a bill, joint resolution, or 17 amendment which proposes a change in the law which creates 18 a disproportionate or unique impact on a segment of the 19 population of this state. The bill establishes the procedure 20 for requesting, preparing, and modifying, if necessary, a 21 population impact statement. 22 -2- LSB 2172YH (3) 85 ec/sc 2/ 2