Iowa Legislative Session Brief

Volume VI, Number 6 --February 23, 2000
Published by the Iowa General Assembly -- Legislative Information Office

LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS:: From the Floor (Bills Passed by the Senate or House); Committee Watch (Bills Passed out of Committee); Bill Watch (Bills Introduced in the Senate and House); Study Bill Watch (Study Bills Proposed in Committee)

KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS

SF = Senate File
SR = Senate Resolution
SCR = Senate Concurrent Resolution
SJR = Senate Joint Resolution
SSB = Senate Study Bill

HF = House File
HR = House Resolution
HCR = House Concurrent Resolution
HJR = House Joint Resolution
HSB = House Study Bill

DOT = Department of Transportation
HIV=Human Immunodeficiency Virus
IPERS = Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System
OWI = Operating While Intoxicated

FROM THE FLOOR

Bills Passed by the Senate or House - February 14-18, 2000

Most bills approved by a majority in one chamber are sent to the other chamber for approval (certain resolutions require the approval of the chamber of origin only). Bills passed by both chambers in identical form are sent to the Governor. Bill titles have been edited to reflect only the general subjects addressed. For more specific information, see the complete text of the bill.

PASSED BY THE SENATE:

APPOINTMENTS
Gubernatorial appointments. SR 106: Date: 2/15/00 Vote: Voice Status: Sent to the Secretary of State
APPROPRIATIONS
Requesting the U. S. Congress to appropriate sufficient funding to the U. S. Naval Fleet and the U. S. Flag Merchant Marine Fleet. HCR 108: Date: 2/15/00 Vote: Voice Status: Sent to the Secretary of State
DENTAL
Providing registration requirements and establishing a scope of authority for dental assistants. HF 686: Date: 2/14/00 Vote: 45-1 Status: Sent to the House
FINANCIAL
Limitation on deposits which may be held by a depository institution or holding company and establishment of a procedure for determining compliance with such limitation. SF 2158: Date: 2/16/00 Vote: 43- 5 Status: Sent to the House
LICENSE REGULATIONS
Prohibiting motor vehicle manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, and importers from being licensed as, owning an interest in, operating, or controlling a motor vehicle dealership. HF 2106 (Substituted for SF 2083): Date: 2/14/00 Vote: 47-0 Status: Sent to the Governor
Motor vehicle enforcement, titling, registration, license renewal related to selling vehicles, and motor carrier regulation. SF 2147; Date: 2/17/00 Vote: 46-0 Status: Sent to the House

PASSED BY THE HOUSE:

CORRECTIONS
Polygraph examinations of applicants for certain law enforcement or correctional facility positions. HF 2172: Date: 2/17/00 Vote: 84-8 Status: Sent to the Senate
CRIME
Violations of the sex offender registry requirements. SF 2031: Date: 2/16/00 Vote: 98-0 Status: Sent to the Senate
DENTISTRY
Registration requirements and establishing a scope of authority for dental assistants. HF 686: Date: 2/17/00 Vote: 94-0 Status: Sent to the Governor
EDUCATION
Authority of the Board of Educational Examiners over certification and licensing of para-educators and practitioners. HF 2146: Date: 2/14/00 Vote: 92-0 Status: Sent to the Senate
Directing the Department of Education to conduct a feasibility study of reorganization and sharing incentives for school districts. HF 2198; Date: 2/17/00 Vote: 94-0 Status: Sent to the Senate
INHERITANCE
Inheritance by great-grandparents, great-aunts and uncles, and second cousins of intestate decedents. HF 2173: Date: 2/14/00 Vote: 92-0 Status: Sent to the Senate
INSURANCE
Third-party payment of health care coverage costs for biologically based mental illness treatment services. HF 2080: Date: 2/16/00 Vote: 55-44 Status: Sent to the Senate
RESOLUTIONS
Honoring the Keokuk firefighters who died in the line of duty. HR 102: Date: 2/16/00 Vote: Voice Status: Sent to the Secretary of State
Support of the State of Minnesota's lawsuit against the federal government and the U. S. Secretary of Health and Human Services regarding disparate funding under the federal Medicare program. HCR 106; Date: 2/14/00 Vote: Voice Status: Sent to the Senate
Requesting the Congress of the U. S. to appropriate sufficient funding to the U. S. Naval Fleet and the U.S. Flag Merchant Marine Fleet. HCR 108; Date: 2/14/00 Vote: Voice Status: Sent to the Senate
MARRIAGE
Exceptions to the requirement of holding a hearing in dissolution of marriage action. HF 2168: Date: 2/14/00 Vote: 93-0 Status: Sent to the Senate

COMMITTEE WATCH

Study Bills Passed Out of Committee - February 14-18, 2000

Bills reported out of committee are eligible to be debated. According to the legislative timetable, most bills had to be reported out of committee in their chamber of origin by February 27 in order to remain eligible for further consideration.

PASSED OUT OF SENATE COMMITTEES:

APPROPRIATIONS: Establishment of a senior living program. SF 2193 (Formerly SSB 3159)
Date: 2/17/00 Vote: 22-0
COMMERCE: Third-party payment of health care coverage costs for prescription contraceptive drugs, devices, and services. SF 2126
Date: 2/15/00 Vote: 9-6; Limitation on deposits which may be held by a depository institution or holding company and establishment of a procedure for determining compliance with such limitation. SF 2158 (Formerly SSB 3053)
Date: 2/14/00 Vote: 13-1; Establishment of protected cells by domestic insurers. SF 2200 (Formerly SSB 3126)
Date: 2/16/00 Vote: 15-0
EDUCATION: Utilization of budget enrollment in determining gifted and talented program funding. SF 2163 (Formerly SSB 3111)
Date: 2/14/00 Vote: 13-0; Utilization of budget enrollment in determining gifted and talented program funding. HF 2145 (Formerly HSB 548)
Date: 2/16/00 Vote: 12-0; Authority of the Board of Educational Examiners over certification and licensing of para-educators and practitioners. HF 2146 (Formerly HSB 539)
Date: 2/16/00 Vote: 12-0
HUMAN RESOURCES: Establishment of a senior living program. SF 2193 (Formerly SSB 3159)
Date: 2/16/00 Vote: 12-0; HAWK-I program. SF 2195 (Formerly SSB 3098)
Date: 2/16/00 Vote: 12-0
JUDICIARY: Value of property or services obtained through the criminal offense of fraudulent use of a credit card. SF 2052
Date: 2/15/00 Vote: 15-0; Definition of theft. SF 2078
Date: 2/15/00 Vote: 15-0; Forcible entry and detainer actions in small claims court following a default on a contract for deed. SF 2099
Date: 2/17/00 Vote: 11-0; National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact. SF 2145 (Formerly SSB 3068)
Date: 2/14/00 Vote: 13-0; Appearance in court and the release from custody of certain criminal defendants. SF 2146 (Formerly SSB 3021)
Date: 2/14/00 Vote: 14-0; Juvenile court jurisdiction and the prosecution of juveniles in juvenile and district court. SSB 3067
Date: 2/15/00 Vote: 15-0; Administration of clerk of court offices. SF 2212 (Formerly SSB 3070)
Date: 2/15/00 Vote: 15-0; Prohibiting the mistreatment of persons and animals. HF 723
Date: 2/17/00 Vote: 11-0
LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Allowing for notice of and a surcharge for rent paid with a check returned for insufficient funds within the landlord-tenant law, and making certain changes related to forcible entry and detainer actions. SSB 3108
Date: 2/17/00 Vote: 9-0; Striking a mandatory leave of absence for a civil service officer or employee, or a deputy sheriff who is a candidate for partisan public office. SSB 3146
Date: 2/17/00 Vote: 9-0
NATURAL RESOURCES and ENVIRONMENT: On-site presence of a pipeline company representative during farmland improvements near pipelines. SF 2155
Date: 2/17/00 Vote: 13-0
RULES and ADMINISTRATION: Gubernatorial appointments. SR 106
Date: 2/15/00 Vote: 7-0; Requesting the U. S. Congress to appropriate sufficient funding to the U. S. Naval Fleet and the U. S. Flag Merchant Marine Fleet. HCR 108 (Received from the House)
Date: 2/15/00 Vote: 7-0
STATE GOVERNMENT: Eligibility of certain school organizations to conduct games and raffles. SF 2143 (Formerly SF 2062)
Date: 2/14/00 Vote: 11-0; Regulation and inspection of health care facilities including the establishment of a quality-based inspections system. SF 2144 (Formerly SSB 3076)
Date: 2/14/00 Vote: 11-0; Authorization to practice physical therapy and physiotherapy. SF 2180 (Formerly SSB 3059)
Date: 2/15/00 Vote: 10-3; Placement of additional federal production work at, and the continued utilization of, the Rock Island Arsenal. SR 107
Date: 2/15/00 Vote: 13-0
TRANSPORTATION: Motor vehicle enforcement, titling and registration, the renewal of certain licenses related to selling vehicles, and motor carrier regulation. SF 2147 (Formerly SSB 3030)
Date: 2/14/00 Vote: 13-0; Use of blue lights on authorized emergency vehicles. SF 2156 (Formerly SSB 3115)
Date: 2/14/00 Vote: 13-0; Expenditure of primary road fund capital for dust control on certain municipal streets. SF 2164 (Formerly SF 2001)
Date: 2/14/00 Vote: 13-0; Vacation of roads and road rights-of-way. SF 2194 (Formerly SSB 3132)
Date: 2/16/00 Vote: 11-0

PASSED OUT OF HOUSE COMMITTEES:

AGRICULTURE: Eliminating the regulation of certain dairy trade practices. HSB 653
Date: 2/16/00 Vote: 19-0; Extending the time period to qualify for certain linked investment programs. HF 2108
Date: 2/16/00 Vote: 19-0
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Reversion to the Iowa Finance Authority of unencumbered funds received by certain non-profit corporations from the Iowa Finance Authority. HF 2164
Date: 2/17/00 Vote: 19-0; Issuance of closing protection letters by the Iowa Finance Authority. HSB 592
Date: 2/17/00 Vote: 17-0; Allocation of the state ceiling of federally tax-exempt private activity bonds by the Governor's designee. HSB 668
Date: 2/17/00 Vote: 19-0
EDUCATION: Requirements of and authorizations for schools and area education agencies. HSB 638
Date: 2/16/00 Vote: 22-0; Additional weighting provided for limited English proficient students. HSB 680
Date: 2/16/00 Vote: 22-0
HUMAN RESOURCES: Medical support and payment of child support including costs to financial institutions for data matching and automation program development. HSB 512
Date: 2/15/00 Vote: 19-0; Family investment program and associated provisions. HSB 609
Date: 2/15/00 Vote: 19-0; Eligibility categories and transfer of assets. HSB 616
Date: 2/15/00 Vote: 20-0; Individuals who may witness a declaration under the life-sustaining procedures law or a document under the durable power of attorney for health care law. HF 2006
Date: 2/15/00 Vote: 20-0
JUDICIARY: Operating a motorboat or sailboat while intoxicated. HF 2034
Date: 2/15/00 Vote: 20-0; Establishing a procedure for ordering outpatient mental health treatment. HSB 557
Date: 2/17/00 Vote: 17-1; Retention of private attorneys by the state. HSB 562
Date: 2/15/00 Vote: 12-8; Notice and the appointment of counsel in guardianship and conservatorship proceedings. HSB 563
Date: 2/15/00 Vote: 21-0; Review of deaths of children under the age of 18 by the Child Death Review Team. HSB 597
Date: 2/17/00 Vote: 19-0; Establishment of a domestic abuse death review team. HSB 601
Date: 2/17/00 Vote: 17-2; Accumulation of credit upon an inmate's sentence for Iowa inmates incarcerated in another jurisdiction. HSB 604
Date: 2/15/00 Vote: 20-0; Parental and school notification by law enforcement officers when a child under the age of 18 drives with a blood alcohol concentration at or above .02. HSB 625
Date: 2/17/00 Vote: 18-1
LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Payment of health and medical insurance coverage costs by cities to retired employees. HSB 173
Date: 2/15/00 Vote: 17-0; County levy and expenditure authority involving the county mental health, mental retardation, and developmental disabilities services fund. HSB 633
Date: 2/15/00 Vote: 17-0; Veterans preference in public employment. HSB 659
Date: 2/17/00 Vote: 20-0
STATE GOVERNMENT: Administration of state government, state purchasing, and Capitol Complex issues, and extending the time period for use of an appropriation. HSB 584
Date: 2/14/00 Vote: 20-0; Renewal date for a license issued by the Board of Educational Examiners. HSB 628
Date: 2/14/00 Vote: 21-0; Leaves of absence for county employees subject to civil service who are candidates for elective office. HSB 629
Date: 2/16/00 Vote: 21-0; Requesting the Governor to issue annually a proclamation designating a "Bill of Rights Day." HF 334
Date: 2/16/00 Vote: 20-1; Authorization to provide emergency and non-emergency medical care services. HF 392
Date: 2/16/00 Vote: 21-0; The incorporation of a practical demonstration component in an examination to obtain licensure as a practitioner of cosmetology arts and sciences. HF 2003
Date: 2/14/00 Vote: 18-2; A midwest interstate passenger rail compact. HF 2068
Date: 2/14/00 Vote: 20-0; Directional signs visible from the street at polling places. HF 2081
Date: 2/16/00 Vote: 21-0; Waiver or variance of administrative rules by state agencies. HF 2206
Date: 2/16/00 Vote: 21-0; Requiring licensure to practice acupuncture. SF 182
Date: 2/14/00 Vote: 20-0; Act to repeal the Upper Mississippi Riverway Compact. SF 2036 (Formerly SSB 1221)
Date: 2/14/00 Vote: 20-0
TRANSPORTATION: Weight restrictions on certain implements of husbandry. HSB 660
Date: 2/17/00 Vote: 15-3; Regulation of certain low-speed vehicles. HSB 667
Date: 2/15/00 Vote: 21-0
WAYS and MEANS: Sales and use tax exemption for the sales of clothing and footwear for a limited time period annually. HSB 651
Date: 2/16/00 Vote: 14-9; Appropriation made for the livestock production tax credit. SF 477
Date: 2/14/00 Vote: 20-3

BILL WATCH

Bills Introduced in the Senate and House - February 14-18, 2000

Individually sponsored bills are normally referred to committee upon introduction. Bills sponsored by committees are placed on the chamber's calendar and are eligible for debate. The bills are categorized by their committee.

INTRODUCED IN THE SENATE:

AGRICULTURE: Free association of contract producers of agricultural commodities. SF 2176; Restricting sales charges associated with the genetic modification of seeds. SF 2189; Voting by members of the Iowa Agriculture Industry Finance Corporation. SF 2191
APPROPRIATIONS: Make appropriations from the tobacco settlement fund to the DHS for expansion of services for persons with special needs. SF 2151; Make appropriations from the tobacco settlement fund to the Iowa Department of Public Health for health care functions including home health care and public health nursing services. SF 2152; Make an appropriation from the tobacco settlement fund to the Iowa Department of Public Health for emergency medical services. SF 2161; Establishment of a tobacco settlement endowment fund. SF 2162; Appropriation from the tobacco settlement fund to the DHS for expansion of supportive employment. SF 2173; The establishment of a senior living program. SF 2193 (Formerly SSB 3159); The five-year building plan of the State Board of Regents. SCR 106
COMMERCE: Limitation on deposits which may be held by a depository institution or holding company and establishment of a procedure for determining compliance with such limitation. SF 2158; Establishment of a bank office in certain unincorporated areas. SF 2175; Establishment of protected cells by domestic insurers. SF 2200; Assignment of benefits under an insurance policy or contract, or health benefit plan to the provider of health care services. SF 2203
EDUCATION: Requiring the board of directors of a school district to adopt a contract with parents as part of a student promotion policy for grade-three level students. SF 2159; Apportionment of local option sales and services tax for school infrastructure election costs. SF 2160; Utilization of budget enrollment in determining gifted and talented program funding. SF 2163; Supplementary weighting for determining enrollment in school districts involved in district-to-district or district-to-community-college sharing programs and at-risk programs. SF 2171; Character education through service learning incentive grants for school districts. SF 2172; Reports of sexual abuse occurring on community college and university campuses. SF 2177; Establishing a career opportunities and resources for education grant program to be administered by the college student aid commission. SF 2181; Disclosure of certain information by a post-secondary education institution to the parent or guardian of a student. SF 2184; Establishing a career opportunities and resources for education grant program to be administered by the College Student Aid Commission. SF 2187; Programs for at-risk children. SF 2188; Requiring school districts that employ individuals to coach cheerleading to employ only those individuals who possess a coaching authorization or endorsement. SF 2196; Encouraging school districts to establish volunteer programs that utilize retired teachers and administrators as volunteer mentors and aides. SF 2204; Development and use of a distribution formula by the Iowa State University of Science and Technology in conjunction with the Department of Revenue and Finance for revenues collected from the local sales and services tax for school infrastructure purposes. SF 2208; Establishment of Iowa charter schools. SF 2211; Authority of the Board of Educational Examiners over certification and licensing of para-educators and practitioners. HF 2146; Directing the Department of Education to conduct a feasibility study of reorganization and sharing incentives for school districts. HF 2198
HUMAN RESOURCES: Juvenile crime prevention programs and youth development grant fund requirements. SF 2168; Establishment of a long-term care program, including the creation of a long-term care trust fund. SF 2169; Establishment of a senior living program. SF 2193; HAWK-I program. SF 2195; Cigarettes and tobacco products. SF 2197; Use of automated external defibrillators in connection with the provision of emergency medical care. SF 2209; Third-party payment of health care coverage costs for biologically based mental illness treatment services. HF 2080; Support of the State of Minnesota's lawsuit against the federal government and the U. S. Secretary of Health and Human Services regarding disparate funding under the federal Medicare program. HCR 106
JUDICIARY: National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact. SF 2145; Appearance in court and the release from custody of certain criminal defendants. SF 2146; Harassment via electronic communications. SF 2154; Removing the exemption for the sale or purchase of goods ordered through a contractual plan or arrangement from regulations relating to prize promotions. SF 2174; Revocation of drivers' licenses for OWI offenses. SF 2179; Establishing a fund to support actions by the Attorney General's office relating to agricultural anti-competitive practices. SF 2185; Requiring a gun-locking device to be made available and the related information to be posted in connection with the retail sale of a firearm. SF 2190; Administration of clerk of court offices. SF 2212; Non-substantive Code corrections. HF 2136; Exceptions to the requirement of holding a hearing in a dissolution of marriage action. HF 2168; Polygraph examinations of applicants for certain law enforcement or correctional facility positions. HF 2172; Inheritance by great-grandparents, great-aunts and uncles, and second cousins of intestate decedents. HF 2173
NATURAL RESOURCES and ENVIRONMENT: Public identification of discharge points to state waters from national pollutant discharge elimination system permit holders. SF 2149; On-site presence of a pipeline company representative during farmland improvements near pipelines. SF 2155; Requiring that a person who owns or controls animals under a production contract is liable for civil penalties arising out of violations of the terms and conditions of a manure management plan submitted by the owner of a confinement feeding operation in which the animals are fed. SF 2182; Use of artificial light while hunting and subjecting violators to an existing penalty. SF 2205; Creating a Mississippi River blufflands development and conservation authority. SF 2207
RULES and ADMINISTRATION: Gubernatorial appointments. SR 106; Honoring student volunteers Alison Mostrom of West Des Moines and Matthew Ternus of Vinton for their outstanding community service. SR 108; Requesting the U. S. Congress to appropriate sufficient funding to the U. S. Naval Fleet and the U. S. Flag Merchant Marine Fleet. HCR 108
SMALL BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, and TOURISM: Distress criteria of the Enterprise Zone Program. SF 2201
STATE GOVERNMENT: Eligibility of certain school organizations to conduct games and raffles. SF 2143; Regulation and inspection of health care facilities including the establishment of a quality-based inspections system. SF 2144; Competitive bidding for construction or relocation of state buildings and offices. SF 2167; Authorized representatives regarding the practice of physical therapy and physiotherapy. SF 2180; Contractors are liable for civil penalties arising out of violations committed by contract producers in confinement feeding operations. SF 2198; Regulating the siting of confinement feeding operations by counties. SF 2199; A line of duty death benefit under the municipal fire and police retirement system. SF 2202; Establishment of an equine medication review committee. SF 2210; Supporting the placement of additional federal production work at, and continued utilization of the Rock Island Arsenal. SR 107
TRANSPORTATION: Motor vehicle enforcement, titling and registration, the renewal of certain licenses related to selling vehicles, and motor carrier regulation. SF 2147; Exempting certain county bridge construction projects and materials from contract bidding procedures. SF 2150; Use of blue lights on authorized emergency vehicles. SF 2156; Exemption from the use tax of the purchase of truck chassis by a licensed motor vehicle dealer for the purpose of modification and resale. SF 2157; Expenditure of primary road fund funding for dust control on certain municipal streets. SF 2164; Collecting and disseminating information concerning motor vehicle stops. SF 2183; Vacation of roads and road rights-of-way. SF 2194; Allowing the Iowa Department of Transportation to charge reasonable fees to certain persons for copies of photographic records. SF 2206
WAYS and MEANS: Allowing persons holding interests in family farm limited liability companies, family farm limited partnerships, and family trusts holding agricultural land to file for the homestead tax credit and the family farm tax credit. SF 2148; A child tax credit under the individual income tax for certain families. SF 2153; Assessment and valuation of property for property tax purposes by removing assessment limitations for all classes of property, reduction in actual value for certain classes of property, and requiring cost replacement valuation for certain residential property. SF 2165; Classification for property tax purposes of mobile home parks and land-leased manufactured home communities. SF 2166; Increase in the pension and retirement income deduction under the individual income tax. SF 2170; Sales tax exemptions for equipment and electricity used in certain activities related to agriculture. SF 2178; Limitations on investments by city hospitals. SF 2186; Distribution of tax revenues from the local option school infrastructure sales and services tax collected in a county. SF 2192

INTRODUCED IN THE HOUSE

ADMINISTRATION and RULES: Request that the Congress of the U. S. maintain its commitment to clean air and the ethanol industry, by maintaining the oxygenate requirement in the federal Clean Air Act that promotes the use of ethanol in reformulated gasoline, and urging the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency to resist California's attempt to waive the oxygenated requirement in that state. HCR 110; Encouraging the state and local governments, business interests, health care professionals, and individuals with interest in good health to help in educating the public to raise awareness regarding osteoporosis prevention, detection, and treatment. HCR 111; Honor Shelly Fabares for her contributions to the memory of Donna Reed. HR 107; Honor Cedar Rapids Gazette Statehouse reporter and senior editor Ken Sullivan. HR 108; Observation of the decade of the bone and joint. SCR 103 (Received from the Senate)
AGRICULTURE: Contractors are liable for civil penalties arising out of violations committed by contract producers. HF 2245; Labeling of imported meat products by retailers. HF 2258; Eliminating regulations applicable to certain animals classified as livestock. HF 2277; Requiring that state agencies purchase Iowa agricultural commodities and food derived from Iowa agricultural commodities. HF 2284; Regulation of manure storage structures. HF 2285; Prohibiting the use of MTBE, and eliminating a conflicting provision. HF 2294; Authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture to regulate the licensure and inspection of slaughtering operations, and the inspection of livestock and associated products. HF 2295; Application of manure near drinking water wells. HF 2298; Installation of ethanol-compatible motor vehicle fuel storage tank equipment. HF 2304; Erection and maintenance of partition fences. HF 2310; Eliminating the regulation of certain dairy trade practices. HF 2328; Extending the time period to qualify for certain linked investment programs. HF 2329
APPROPRIATIONS: School-based youth services programs. HF 2267; Appropriations from the Tobacco Settlement Fund to the Department of Public Health. HF 2286; School districts experiencing declining enrollment. HF 2293 (Re-referred); Appropriations from the Tobacco Settlement Fund to the Department of Public Health and to the Department of Personnel. HF 2296; Appropriation from the Tobacco Settlement Fund to DHS. HF 2302; Appropriation to the Department of Education for continuation of a model outreach program for services for youth with disabilities. HF 2320
COMMERCE and REGULATION: Prohibiting certain acts associated with telemarketing sales calls. HF 2246; Land restoration requirements for interstate natural gas pipeline construction projects. HF 2247; Alternate methods of providing proof of motor vehicle financial responsibility. HF 2248; Criteria, established by rule, for approval of an application for participation in the HAWK-I program when prior employer-sponsored coverage ends less than six months prior to application. HF 2259; Requiring automobile insurers to provide notice of certain aftermarket parts automobile insurance policy provisions. HF 2309 (Re-referred); Regulation of health organizations for purposes of solvency and establishing a measure for the risk-based capital of a health organization. HF 2316; Regulation of the sale of viatical settlements. HF 2317; Assignment of benefits under an insurance policy or contract or health benefit plan to the provider of health care services. HF 2319; Optional enrollment in the HAWK-I program for persons eligible for medical assistance. HF 2336; Mandatory certification of real estate appraisers. HF 2349; Limitation on deposits which may be held by a depository institution or holding company and establishment of a procedure for determining compliance with such limitation. SF 2158 (Received in the House)
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Development or redevelopment projects under the physical infrastructure assistance program. HF 2268; Aviation transportation. HF 2289; Creating a housing and neighborhood advisory council. HF 2348
EDUCATION: Additional state aid to school districts for at-risk programs. HF 2255; Additional state aid to school districts. HF 2269; Property tax adjustment aid for school districts. HF 2274; Renewal date for a license issued by the Board of Examiners. HF 2279; Requiring the director of the Department of Education to develop and administer an operation recognition program. HF 2280; Development of a multi-state compact for review, encouragement, and exchange of education innovations. HF 2288; Directing the departments of Education, Revenue and Finance, and Management to conduct a study of funding inequities within the K-12 public school system. HF 2290; Creating a permanent substitute teacher license. HF 2291; Requesting a legislative study to review the mission, structure, responsiveness, and funding of the area education agencies. HF 2292; School districts experiencing declining enrollment. HF 2293; Establishing a school bond credit enhancement program. HF 2308; Alternative school time schedule pilot project. HF 2334; Tuition and fees charged by regents institutions, community colleges, and Iowa private colleges and universities to certain persons who were placed in foster care or another out-of-home placement. HF 2339; Prohibiting the denial of equal access to education on any basis that is contained in the statutory hate crimes provision prohibiting the violation of an individual's rights. HF 2344
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: Beverage container control laws. HF 2318
HUMAN RESOURCES: Creation of a consolidated and comprehensive system of personal assistance services. HF 2244; Child and family services administered by the DHS. HF 2249; Establishment of a senior living program. HF 2276; Delivery of pharmaceuticals to patients eligible for treatment at the university hospitals and clinics. HF 2307; Medical child support and payment of costs to financial institutions for data matching and automation program development. HF 2311; Medical assistance, including eligibility categories and transfer of assets. HF 2321; Individuals who may witness a declaration under the life-sustaining procedures law or a document under the durable power of attorney for health care law. HF 2324; Family investment program and associated provisions. HF 2325; Fees charged for release of an individual patient's health record. HF 2343
JUDICIARY: Security analysis regarding state office buildings and state employees by the Department of General Services. HF 2207 (Re-referred); Regulation of controlled substances and precursors to controlled substances. HF 2251; Criminal penalties for possession of a controlled substance. HF 2252; State criminal jurisdiction and to the crimes of escape and absence from custody. HF 2253; Actions on certain older claims to real estate. HF 2254; Applications for marriage licenses and changes in real property records in conjunction with marital name changes. HF 2262; Additional term of parole or work release for certain persons who commit the crime of lascivious acts with a child. HF 2264; Requirements for detaining a juvenile in a facility intended or used for detention of adults. HF 2266; Definition of the crime of harassment. HF 2271; Criminal penalties for an assault on members of certain occupations. HF 2287; Establishing the criminal offense of loitering for a drug-related purpose. HF 2297; Unlawful manufacturing, delivery, or possession with the intent to manufacture or deliver cocaine or substances or counterfeit substances related to cocaine. HF 2300; Temporary confinement of inmates in county jail facilities. HF 2313; Accumulation of credit upon an inmate's sentence for Iowa inmates incarcerated in another jurisdiction. HF 2314; Establishing the criminal offense of invasion of privacy. HF 2322; Retention of private attorneys by the state. HF 2323; Operating a motorboat or sailboat while intoxicated. HF 2331; Addresses used by persons seeking relief from domestic abuse. HF 2342; Establishing a criminal offense for the sale of certain ephedrine or creatinine products to a person under the age of 18. HF 2345; Requiring a gun-locking device to be provided, and related information to be posted in connection with the retail sale of a pistol or revolver. HF 2346
LABOR and INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS: Wage discrimination in employment by providing for determination of wage discrimination. HF 2301
LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Nullify administrative rules of the Iowa Empowerment Board concerning Iowa Empowerment grants and school ready children grants. HJR 2007; Procedures for discontinuance of a city. HF 2281; Funding of state mandates. HF 2299; Payment of health and medical insurance coverage costs by cities to retired employees. HF 2315; County levy and expenditure authority involving the risk pool and county mental health, mental retardation, and developmental disabilities services fund by authorizing appropriations from the fund for capital assets used exclusively for purposes of the services fund, authorizing associated county general fund levies and expenditures. HF 2327; Payment of bonded indebtedness and lease obligations for joint property of a city and county. HF 2341; Authority of cities and counties to adopt rent control ordinances. SF 428 (Re-referred)
NATURAL RESOURCES: Licensing of hunting guides. HF 2256
STATE GOVERNMENT: Buyback of services following a federal disability determination regarding IPERS. HF 2257; State agency procurement goals from targeted small business. HF 2261; Prohibiting the giving and receipt of campaign contributions by certain persons in the gaming industry. HF 2265; Adoption of rules by state agencies pertaining to development, acquisition, or disposal of land. HF 2270; Retirement and death benefits for volunteer firefighters. HF 2272; Competitive bidding for construction or relocation of state buildings and offices. HF 2283; Directional signs visible from the street at polling places. HF 2330; Requesting the Governor to issue annually a proclamation designating a "Bill of Rights Day." HF 2332; Authorization to provide emergency and non-emergency medical care services. HF 2333; Answering of telephones in state government, and prohibiting the use of voice mail in certain circumstances. HF 2337; Buyback of membership service for teachers under IPERS. HF 2340
TRANSPORTATION: Directing the DOT to use grain-based deicers. HF 2273; Motor vehicle regulation. HF 2282; Act allowing the display of only one registration plate on certain older vehicles. HF 2303; Use and sale of certain property owned by the Department of Transportation for green space purposes. HF 2305; Requiring automobile insurers to provide notice of certain aftermarket parts automobile insurance policy provisions. HF 2309; Regulation of certain low-speed vehicles. HF 2312; Lighting equipment for funeral procession escort vehicles. HF 2350
WAYS and MEANS: Economic Development programs and tax credits. HF 2250; Extending veterans benefits, preferences, and tax exemptions to certain members of reserve forces of the U. S. and the National Guard. HF 2260; Deductions under the individual income tax for dentists providing services and procedures for medical assistance patients. HF 2263; Eliminating state inheritance tax and qualified use inheritance tax. HF 2275; Abatement of state sales tax and local option sales and services tax owed by a retailer as result of reliance upon erroneous written advice received from the Department of Revenue and Finance. HF 2278; Exempting the providing of environmental laboratory services from the state sales and use taxes. HF 2306; Distribution of local school infrastructure sales and use tax revenues to contiguous counties . HF 2326; Time and criteria for filing claims for refunds under the state individual income tax by retired federal employees as a result of the unconstitutional taxation of federal pensions. HF 2335; Distributions made to and income from missing property of certain persecuted victims of World War II and their heirs. HF 2338; Local option sales and services tax and its repeal, change in use of the tax revenues, and the method of providing property tax relief from those tax revenues. HF 2347; Collection of the physical plant and equipment property tax levy in certain urban renewal areas. SF 2089

STUDY BILL WATCH

Study Bills Proposed in Committee -- February 14-18, 2000

Study bills are proposals developed under committee sponsorship to determine the reception of an issue by the Legislature. Study bills may be proposed by committee chairpersons, state agencies, and the Governor. If a study bill receives committee approval, it is introduced as a Senate or House file with the committee as sponsor.

SENATE STUDY BILLS:

AGRICULTURE: Eliminating the regulation of certain dairy trade practices. SSB 3168
APPROPRIATIONS: Energy conservation, including making appropriations of petroleum overcharge funds. SSB 3133
BUSINESS and LABOR RELATIONS: Service of notice on non-resident employers, the calculation of weekly earnings, and the approval of related liens regarding workers' compensation. SSB 3172
COMMERCE: Entities and subject matter under the regulatory authority of the Insurance Division, including motor vehicle service contracts, securities, business opportunities, residential service contracts, retirement care contracts, and transfer on death probate provisions. SSB 3137; Creation of a real estate improvement. SSB 3156; Operation and regulation of insurance companies, mutual insurance associations, benevolent associations, health maintenance organizations, and other insurance or risk-assuming entities, including the rights and duties of such entities and the powers and authority of the insurance commissioner. SSB 3162; Services provided by a credit union service organization. SSB 3163
EDUCATION: College Student Aid Commission's membership, duties, and authority, and related federal employment reports. SSB 3157; Eliminating the future repeal of the school finance formula and providing for periodic legislative review. SSB 3164; Establishment and funding of data management systems by school districts. SSB 3165; Use of school improvement technology program and school improvement technology block grant program funds by school districts and area education agencies to employ or contract with information technology specialists. SSB 3166
HUMAN RESOURCES: Registration requirements for direct entry midwives, and establishing a midwifery advisory council. SSB 3154; Communicable and infectious diseases. SSB 3158; Establishment of a senior living program. SSB 3159; Use of funds in the Anatomical Gift Public Awareness and Transplantation Fund. SSB 3160
JUDICIARY: Reclassifying certain simple misdemeanors as scheduled violations. SSB 3130; Placement in treatment programs of offenders sentenced for OWI violations. SSB 3134; Civil commitment of dangerously violent persons. SSB 3135; Crimes of burglary and forgery. SSB 3161; Liability for unpaid rates or charges of city utility or enterprise service. SSB 3170; The jurisdiction of the state over the incarceration of criminal law offenders. SSB 3171
LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Certain county officers' duties relating to property transfer instruments, records of fees paid to a county, notice of certification of utility liens, and notice of mobile homes departing and entering mobile home parks. SSB 3145; Striking a mandatory leave of absence of a civil service officer or employee, or a deputy sheriff who is a candidate for partisan public office. SSB 3146; County agricultural extension councils use of funds in the County Agricultural Extension Education Fund. SSB 3147; Appointment and dismissal of a marshal or chief of police under a mayor-council form of city government. SSB 3149; Limiting the use of evidence in civil actions regarding the failure to wear a safety belt; providing for offers of settlement; providing for recovery of pre-judgment interest in relation to an offer to confess judgment; providing immunity due to misuse, failure to maintain, or alteration of a product; limiting the admissibility of expert testimony; and limiting certain multiple or exemplary awards. SSB 3150; Requiring a gun-locking device to be provided, related information to be posted in connection with the retail sale of a pistol or revolver, and providing penalties for possession of pistols or revolvers by persons under 21 years of age. SSB 3151; Cigarettes and tobacco products. SSB 3152; Collateral security for the purpose of entitlement to a mechanic's lien. SSB 3153; State and local management planning and development. SSB 3169
NATURAL RESOURCES and ENVIRONEMNT: Scope of the Well Contractor Certification Program. SSB 3131; Request that the U. S. Congress maintain its commitment to clean air and the ethanol industry by maintaining the oxygenate requirement in the Federal Clean Air Act that promotes the use of ethanol in reformulated gasoline, and urging the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency to resist California's attempt to waive the oxygenate requirement in that state. SSB 3139
STATE GOVERNMENT: Licensure requirements for physician assistants. SSB 3138; Electronic filing and disclosure of campaign finance disclosure reports, to disclosure and reporting of certain contributor information, and to extension of the Campaign Finance Commission. SSB 3140; Appointment of the director of the Department of Commerce. SSB 3141; The terms "registered voter," "eligible voter," "eligible elector," and "qualified voter" for purposes of elections, voter registration, statutory petition requirements, absentee voting by armed forces, and drainage district elections. SSB 3142; Administration of state government, including state purchasing and Capitol Complex issues, and extending the time period for use of an appropriation. SSB 3143; Campaign finance law. SSB 3144
TRANSPORTATION: Vacation of roads and road rights-of-way. SSB 3132; Regulation of certain low-speed vehicles. SSB 3136; Driver licensing, the use of child restraints and safety belts for children, and the designation of vehicles as authorized emergency vehicles. SSB 3148; Motor vehicle lemon law. SSB 3155

HOUSE STUDY BILLS:

APPROPRIATIONS: Crediting of telephone rebates for inmates of correctional institutions to the general fund of the state. HSB 677
COMMERCE and REGULATION: Entities and subject matter under the regulatory authority of the Insurance Division. HSB 675
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Creating a community attraction and tourism development commission and relating to the administration of the Community Attraction and Tourism Development Fund. HSB 678; Creating an Iowa Lewis and Clark bicentennial commission and an Iowa Lewis and Clark bicentennial fund. HSB 695; Creating a brownfield redevelopment program and fund and a brownfield redevelopment advisory council. HSB 696; Establishing certain restrictions on the manner in which ADAD equipment is used, establishing certain restrictions on telephone solicitors, establishing certain requirements for contracts associated with such solicitations, establishing a list for persons not wishing to receive such solicitations, and establishing a private cause of action. HSB 709
EDUCATION: Supplementary weighting for determining enrollment in school districts involved in district-to-district or district-to-community-college sharing programs, and at-risk programs. HSB 676; Additional weighting provided for limited English proficient students. HSB 680; College Student Aid Commission's membership, duties, and authority. HSB 691
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: Funding for purposes of waste tire management and collection of other hazardous materials. HSB 671; Including transfer stations under the siting requirements for sanitary landfill and infectious waste incinerator projects. HSB 672; Tonnage fees paid by sanitary landfills and transfer stations. HSB 673; Removing rulemaking requirements for the special waste authorization program. HSB 674; Extending a partial suspension of permitting requirements of facilities that deal with hazardous waste. HSB 681; Increasing certain fees related to the generation, transportation, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste. HSB 682; Creating an environmental protection fund. HSB 690; Required use or analysis of credible data by the DNR for water quality purposes. HSB 704; Commercial cleaning of private sewage disposal facilities, disposal of waste from such facilities, and licensing fees. HSB 705; Regulating sewage disposal and drinking water by providing for private sewage disposal system contractor certification and inclusion of information related to sewage disposal and drinking water in real estate disclosure statements. HSB 706
HUMAN RESOURCES: Licensure requirements for physician assistants. HSB 683; Registration requirements for direct entry midwives and establishing a midwifery advisory council. HSB 701; Sharing juvenile court social records or child abuse records pursuant to an interagency agreement. HSB 708
JUDICIARY: Statute of limitations for filing a sexual abuse or sexual exploitation criminal indictment or information. HSB 692; Law enforcement training requirements for county sheriffs. HSB 693; Revocation of a person's driver's license for commission of vehicular homicide. HSB 694; Establishment of reserve peace officers by judicial district Department of Correctional Services. HSB 710
LABOR and INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS: Concerning service of notices on non-resident employers, the calculation of weekly earnings, and the approval of related liens. HSB 679
LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Reduction in valuation for property tax purposes of certain property located in proximity to a hog confinement facility. HSB 697; Urban renewal and urban revitalization. HSB 698; Publication and record-keeping duties of county officers by providing for the maintenance of permanent records by electronic means and the determination of publication rates. HSB 699; Authorizing a political subdivision to impose a local income surtax, in addition to property taxes, and to partially fund certain bonds. HSB 702; Services provided by county officers, including funding for emergency medical services and the disposition of lost property. HSB 703; Use of local sales and services tax revenue received by a county. HSB 707
NATURAL RESOURCES: Taking of fish and game by establishing residency requirements and methods of taking fish. HSB 700
TRANSPORTATION: Motor vehicle registration periods. HSB 684; Use of blue lights on authorized emergency vehicles. HSB 685; Vacation of roads and road rights-of-way. HSB 686; Ignition interlock and license revocation provisions for OWI. HSB 687; Use of child restraints and safety belts for children, and the designation of vehicles as authorized emergency vehicles, and driver licensing. HSB 688; Procedures for highway projects, aircraft registration, and passenger rail service. HSB 689

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