Bills in Committee

State Government (H)

Bills under consideration and review by committee.

Bill	Bill Title
SF 2323	A bill for an act concerning requirements for granting a new license to conduct gambling games on a gambling boat or structure in a county with an existing gambling boat or structure. (Formerly SF 2166.)
SF 2128	A bill for an act requiring certain campaign finance statements and reports to be filed in an electronic format. (Formerly SSB 3005.) Effective 7-1-10.
SF 2067	A bill for an act relating to ethics regulations for the executive branch, legislative branch, and local officials and employees and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 3006.) Effective 3-19-10.
SF 428	A bill for an act relating to permissible prizes for use of an electrical and mechanical amusement device. (Formerly SF 303.)
SF 424	A bill for an act providing time off from work to attend presidential precinct caucuses and making penalties applicable. (Formerly SF 125.)
SF 305	A bill for an act concerning audits conducted by a licensee conducting pari-mutuel wagering or gambling games and providing an effective date. (Formerly SSB 1222.) Effective 3-25-09.
SF 301	A bill for an act relating to bidding requirements for public improvement projects completed by certain state entities. (Formerly SSB 1224.)
HF 2470	A bill for an act relating to election laws by making changes to voter registration, absentee voting, and election day procedures, and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 683)
HF 2390	A bill for an act relating to the Iowa summer youth corps, Iowa green corps, and Iowa conservation corps programs.
HF 2388	A bill for an act requiring a minority impact statement to be included with each contract bid submitted to a state agency and including applicability provisions.
HF 2359	A bill for an act creating a high performance certification program applicable to certain public buildings.
HF 2355	A bill for an act relating to the composition of election board panels appointed by the county commissioner of elections and including effective date and applicability provisions.
HF 2350	A bill for an act establishing the religious conscience protection Act.
HF 2345	A bill for an act relating to illegal immigration, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions.
HF 2330	A bill for an act relating to conducting county gambling elections and including effective date and applicability provisions.
HF 2262	A bill for an act asserting the sovereignty of the state of Iowa.
HF 2240	A bill for an act relating to the manufacture and sale of native distilled spirits, and establishing a related permit fee and excise tax.
HF 2231	A bill for an act repealing statewide licensure requirements for electricians and electrical contractors, and including transition provisions.
HF 2230	A bill for an act relating to licensure of persons for the installation and maintenance of geothermal heat pump systems and making penalties applicable.
HF 2221	A bill for an act relating to the use of public funds for certain lobbying purposes and making penalties applicable.
HF 2220	A bill for an act relating to the legislative review of administrative rules, and rescinding all rules every five years.
HF 2219	A bill for an act relating to requests for regulatory analysis of administrative rules.
HF 2218	A bill for an act relating to the scope of rulemaking authority for state agencies.
HF 2216	A bill for an act repealing provisions establishing the office of energy independence and the Iowa power fund, transferring specified functions to the department of natural resources, making conforming changes, providing transition provisions, and including effective date provisions.
HF 2212	A bill for an act relating to state government reorganization and including effective date provisions.
HF 2172	A bill for an act designating the second Sunday in October as Iowa Fallen Firefighter Day.
HF 2171	A bill for an act providing for a plan to integrate services and relocate workforce centers and including effective date provisions.
HF 2167	A bill for an act relating to the designation of names for state buildings or property.
HF 2132	A bill for an act relating to the use of public moneys by nongovernmental entities for lobbying purposes and making a penalty applicable.
HF 2124	A bill for an act repealing the Iowa plumber, mechanical professional, and contractor licensing Act.
HF 2119	A bill for an act establishing an organized system of reviews and ongoing repeal dates for programs and projects administered by executive branch departments.
HF 2118	A bill for an act requiring state employees to pay a portion of health insurance premium costs and including applicability provisions.
HF 2106	A bill for an act relating to the use of a licensed engineer, landscape architect, or architect for public improvements.
HF 2103	A bill for an act relating to the composition of the building code advisory council.
HF 2096	A bill for an act creating an Iowa institute for public policy.
HF 2066	A bill for an act relating to information required to be included in campaign finance reports filed by political committees.
HF 2059	A bill for an act relating to the Iowa statues on display in the United States capitol.
HF 2054	A bill for an act authorizing monitor vending machines.
HF 2043	A bill for an act requiring the executive director of the ethics and campaign disclosure board to conduct a study relating to the feasibility of public financing of elections in Iowa.
HF 2037	A bill for an act concerning the purchasing of raffle tickets.
HF 2029	A bill for an act concerning bona fide retirement rules under the Iowa public employees retirement system.
HF 2028	A bill for an act relating to the description of the great seal of the state of Iowa.
HF 2019	A bill for an act relating to the regulation of lobbyists engaged in lobbying activities before the general assembly.
HF 2014	A bill for an act relating to the refund of certain licensure fees by the plumbing and mechanical systems board.
HF 2010	A bill for an act prohibiting state agencies from employing persons to perform certain lobbying activities and making penalties applicable.
HF 2007	A bill for an act concerning requirements for granting a new license to conduct gambling games on a gambling boat or structure in a county with an existing gambling boat or structure.
HF 797	A bill for an act expanding Iowa communications network access to include counties. (Formerly HF 599)
HF 796	A bill for an act relating to the provision of services over certain Iowa communications network connection facilities under specified circumstances. (Formerly HSB 13)
HF 789	A bill for an act concerning the appointment of young adults to appointive boards, commissions, committees, and councils and including an applicability date provision. (Formerly HF 572)
HF 787	A bill for an act establishing an independent office of administrative hearings within the department of inspections and appeals. (Formerly HF 602)
HF 781	A bill for an act to establish a scope of practice review committee relating to the licensing of midwives. (Formerly HSB 229) (See Cmte. Bill HF 2494)
HF 778	A bill for an act establishing a pilot program for alternative project delivery procedures for public projects undertaken by certain governmental entities. (Formerly HSB 203)
HF 766	A bill for an act relating to special elections by modifying the time period after which certain city or school district proposals defeated at election may be resubmitted to the voters and providing an effective date. (Formerly HF 295)
HF 709	A bill for an act relating to bidding requirements for public improvement projects completed by certain state entities. (Formerly HSB 200)
HF 675	A bill for an act providing time off from work to attend presidential precinct caucuses and making penalties applicable. (Formerly HF 366)
HF 644	A bill for an act relating to the confidentiality of records of a governmental body relating to any form of housing assistance and making a penalty applicable.
HF 635	A bill for an act modifying the process for filling vacancies in the office of United States senator.
HF 611	A bill for an act modifying certain provisions relating to recounts of public offices and public measures.
HF 584	A bill for an act creating a clean campaign pledge program and establishing a penalty.
HF 583	A bill for an act relating to public financing of state legislative campaigns, making an appropriation, making penalties applicable, and including an effective date provision.
HF 551	A bill for an act relating to the operation of the Iowa communications network by providing for expansion of the network to facilitate statewide wireless network access, eliminating a provision relating to the lease of specified network components, and making appropriations.
HF 539	A bill for an act relating to minimum ratings required for financial institution eligibility to receive deposits of state public funds.
HF 535	A bill for an act requiring certain persons who register to vote after the close of registration to vote a provisional ballot.
HF 532	A bill for an act relating to the duties of state and local government entities by providing for the reimbursement by the state of certain contributions paid by a city to the fire and police retirement fund and by shifting responsibility for mental health services from counties to the state, and including effective date and applicability date provisions.
HF 529	A bill for an act prohibiting certain lobbying activities by a state agency and making penalties applicable.
HF 510	A bill for an act appropriating unclaimed lottery prize money for the before and after school grant program.
HF 500	A bill for an act requiring voters to provide certain identification when voting in person at the polling place.
HF 484	A bill for an act relating to the testing of licensed mechanical professionals and providing an effective date.
HF 475	A bill for an act making technical changes to the laws relating to elections and voter registration, making a penalty applicable, and including effective date and applicability date provisions. Effective 7-01-09 with exception of sections 18 and 81, effective 4-10-09.
HF 474	A bill for an act modifying the maximum probationary period for police dispatchers and fire fighters.
HF 467	A bill for an act providing for colocation of early care services available through the community empowerment initiative.
HF 436	A bill for an act relating to the scope of rulemaking authority delegated to an administrative agency.
HF 435	A bill for an act relating to the legislative review of administrative rules, and rescinding all rules every five years.
HF 413	A bill for an act relating to certain lobbying activities by employees of the general assembly.
HF 410	A bill for an act establishing a searchable budget database website for the public to access the details of the expenditure of state tax revenues and tax expenditures and a searchable tax rate database for the public to access the details of each tax rate for all taxing districts in the state.
HF 409	A bill for an act relating to the use of products produced using renewable resources by state entities.
HF 400	A bill for an act relating to the licensing of persons installing fire protection systems. Effective 7-01-09.
HF 394	A bill for an act establishing alternative project delivery procedures for certain public projects undertaken by political subdivisions.
HF 387	A bill for an act relating to the establishment of a searchable database relating to warrants issued by the state and including an effective date.
HF 379	A bill for an act relating to campaign finance by requiring electronic filing of certain reports and by establishing a voter-owned Iowa clean elections Act, providing for funding of the Act, including an income tax checkoff, and providing an income tax exemption, penalties, and effective dates.
HF 378	A bill for an act allowing one member of the racing and gaming commission to be an owner of a dog or horse involved in a race meeting conducted in this state.
HF 377	A bill for an act concerning the sale of beer and wine by native wineries and breweries.
HF 356	A bill for an act providing for the performance audits of state departments.
HF 348	A bill for an act relating to canceling the voter registration of deceased persons.
HF 347	A bill for an act allowing regional transit systems to acquire used motor vehicles from the department of administrative services.
HF 335	A bill for an act relating to the privacy of social security numbers and other personal information in public records, providing remedies, and making penalties applicable.
HF 320	A bill for an act relating to the age at which a registered voter is eligible to vote in a primary election. (Formerly HF 195)
HF 308	A bill for an act concerning the Iowa public employees retirement system by establishing a presumption that cancer is work-related for purposes of disability benefits for protection occupation members who are employed as fire fighters and by increasing the contribution rate for fire fighters.
HF 298	A bill for an act providing for the establishment of election district boundaries for schools, counties, and cities and including an applicability provision.
HF 297	A bill for an act relating to the ballots used for voting at the commissioner's office or at a satellite absentee voting station.
HF 258	A bill for an act relating to the eligibility of certain watercraft for class "D" liquor control licenses.
HF 243	A bill for an act providing for gender balance on local boards, commissions, committees, and councils, and including an applicability provision. Effective 7-01-09.
HF 241	A bill for an act concerning the power of local authorities to limit the issuance of liquor control permits and licenses within certain areas.
HF 239	A bill for an act relating to delivery of absentee ballots to certain health care facilities and hospitals.
HF 229	A bill for an act prohibiting the distribution of campaign material without the consent of the candidate benefiting from that material, restricting the content of certain types of campaign material, and providing remedies and a penalty.
HF 205	A bill for an act providing for the recall of elected officials of political subdivisions and providing a penalty.
HF 200	A bill for an act relating to filling vacancies in the office of United States senator.
HF 198	A bill for an act imposing a moratorium on the issuance or relocation of licenses for gambling games and providing an effective date.
HF 195	A bill for an act relating to the age at which a registered voter is eligible to vote in a primary election. (See Cmte. Bill HF 320)
HF 172	A bill for an act applying the open meetings law to advisory bodies created by joint governmental entities.
HF 168	A bill for an act relating to certain open meeting requirements.
HF 120	A bill for an act allowing voters to reject all candidates on general election ballots for certain offices and providing for a special election and for filing deadlines.
HF 109	A bill for an act relating to developing an integrated state government database system regarding the immigration status and citizenship of a person.
HF 107	A bill for an act providing for the enforcement of immigration laws in this state, including the detention and deportation of unauthorized aliens and the seizure of assets.
HF 104	A bill for an act authorizing lottery games to benefit volunteer fire fighters and emergency medical services providers.
HF 102	A bill for an act concerning the operation and governance of the Iowa lottery.
HF 101	A bill for an act concerning eligibility to participate in a sick leave conversion program by certain peace officers employed within the department of public safety.
HF 90	A bill for an act providing for the suspension or revocation of an alcoholic beverage license or permit for failure to pay sales taxes and making penalties applicable.
HF 83	A bill for an act concerning the statewide fire and police retirement system by establishing a presumption that cancer is work-related for purposes of disability and death benefits for fire fighters and by increasing the contribution rate for fire fighters.
HF 76	A bill for an act relating to political campaigns by limiting campaign contributions for statewide and legislative elections and making penalties applicable.
HF 62	A bill for an act to make a decision by an administrative law judge final agency action for the purposes of judicial review.
HF 50	A bill for an act providing for gender balance on local boards, commissions, committees, and councils, and including an applicability provision.
HF 48	A bill for an act limiting methods of campaign communications and making penalties applicable.
HF 39	A bill for an act modifying the closing hours of precinct polling places.
HF 36	A bill for an act relating to relocation of the child support recovery unit to the department of revenue.
HF 27	A bill for an act relating to the awarding of bonuses to appointed state officers and state employees, employees of entities created for the joint exercise of governmental powers, and employees of entities receiving government funds pursuant to a service contract with the state, and providing an effective date.
HF 21	A bill for an act allowing certain manufacturers of beer to sell higher alcohol content beer for consumption on the premises of the manufacturer.
HF 15	A bill for an act relating to mandatory disclosures in certain political telephone communications, and applying a penalty.
HF 14	A bill for an act repealing the Iowa English language reaffirmation Act.
HJR 2016	A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the power of the people to approve or reject certain acts of the General Assembly by referendum.
HJR 2015	A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa modifying the oath of members of the general assembly.
HJR 2013	A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa requiring supreme court justices to be elected.
HJR 2003	A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa to specify that the right to life is the paramount and most fundamental right of every person, and that personhood applies to all human beings from the beginning of their biological development.
HJR 2001	A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa defining a valid and recognized marriage in the state.
HJR 6	A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa specifying marriage between one man and one woman as the only legal union that is valid or recognized in the state.
HJR 5	A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa to allow the recall, by petition and election, of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor of State, Treasurer of State, Attorney General, and members of the General Assembly.
HJR 3	A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the sessions of the General Assembly.