Bills in Committee

Judiciary (H)

Bills under consideration and review by committee.

Bill	Bill Title
SF 2349	A bill for an act providing grounds for termination of parental rights under certain circumstances for parents convicted of certain felonies. (Formerly SF 2111.)
SF 2296	A bill for an act relating to dogs, including the right to kill a tagged dog and the liability of a dog's owner for damages caused by the dog. (Formerly SSB 3200.)
SF 2291	A bill for an act relating to the victim compensation fund and mileage reimbursement. (Formerly SF 2096.)
SF 2288	A bill for an act providing for a postsecondary education subsidy upon a finding of paternity. (Formerly SSB 3201.)
SF 2253	A bill for an act relating to statutory corrections which may adjust language to reflect current practices, insert earlier omissions, delete redundancies and inaccuracies, delete temporary language, resolve inconsistencies and conflicts, update ongoing provisions, or remove ambiguities, and including effective and retroactive applicability date provisions. (Formerly SSB 3144.) Effective 7-1-06.
SF 345	A bill for an act relating to the reinstatement of a person's driver's license or nonresident operating privilege following a criminal action in an operating-while-intoxicated case resulting from the same circumstances that resulted in the administrative revocation being challenged in which the court found that the peace officer did not have reasonable grounds to administer a chemical test or that the chemical test was otherwise inadmissible or invalid. (Formerly SF 6.)
SF 330	A bill for an act relating to family law provisions including dissolution of marriage and domestic relations and termination of parental rights provisions. (Formerly SSB 1070.) Effective 7-1-05.
HF 2742	A bill for an act relating to the probate and trust codes. Effective 7-01-06.
HF 2740	A bill for an act relating to the judicial branch and court administration and procedure and providing a penalty. Effective 7-01-06.
HF 2716	A bill for an act relating to civil actions for personal injury or death, including certain evidentiary, reporting, and procedural requirements. Effective 7-01-06.
HF 2703	A bill for an act relating to animal feeding operations, by providing for complaints.
HF 2694	A bill for an act relating to an award of attorney fees in an action to enforce a mechanic's lien. (Formerly HSB 760)
HF 2692	A bill for an act relating to the assessment of a civil penalty when a person receives a deferred judgment in a criminal proceeding. (Formerly HSB 757)
HF 2675	A bill for an act relating to the reconsideration of the sentence of a person convicted of a felony. (Formerly HF 2516)
HF 2674	A bill for an act relating to indecent exposure and providing penalties. (Formerly HF 2473)
HF 2659	A bill for an act relating to the recognition of a civil judgment, decree, or order of the tribal court of the Sac and Fox Indian tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa. (Formerly HSB 615)
HF 2658	A bill for an act relating to joint physical care of children in dissolution cases. (Formerly HSB 606)
HF 2650	A bill for an act relating to impoundment of a motor vehicle driven by a person whose driver's license is denied, canceled, suspended, revoked, or barred. (Formerly HSB 681)
HF 2639	A bill for an act relating to the time period in which an involuntary hospitalization hearing for chronic substance abusers and mentally ill persons must be held. (Formerly HF 2168)
HF 2573	A bill for an act creating the penalty of death for the commission of murder in the first degree, kidnapping, and sexual abuse against the same minor, using DNA or fingerprint evidence to identify the perpetrator, providing a penalty, and providing an effective date. (Formerly HF 2286)
HF 2543	A bill for an act relating to nonsubstantive Code corrections and including effective and retroactive applicability date provisions. Effective 7-01-06, with exception of Sections 169-175 effective 3-22-06.
HF 2519	A bill for an act relating to assessing a civil penalty when a person receives a deferred judgment.
HF 2473	A bill for an act relating to indecent exposure and providing penalties. (See Cmte. Bill HF 2674)
HF 2415	A bill for an act restricting sales of Iowa prison industries products to Iowans. (Formerly HF 377)
HF 2411	A bill for an act relating to creation of a medical review panel and the admissibility of the panel's opinion in a medical malpractice action.
HF 2403	A bill for an act requiring approval before allowing certain entities to exercise eminent domain authority.
HF 2386	A bill for an act relating to the victim compensation fund and transportation costs.
HF 2370	A bill for an act relating to the temporary custody of a child pursuant to an ex parte court order.
HF 2367	A bill for an act relating to judicial branch and court practices concerning criminal disposition options and the appointment of a judicial officer, a clerk of the district court, or a chief juvenile court officer. (Formerly HSB 549)
HF 2345	A bill for an act creating a criminal code revisions task force.
HF 2335	A bill for an act relating to the possession and repossession of agricultural land, by restricting the application of the doctrine of adverse possession and providing for an action of ejectment.
HF 2306	A bill for an act making an appropriation for drug courts.
HF 2299	A bill for an act making an appropriation for legal services for persons in poverty grants.
HF 2286	A bill for an act creating the penalty of death for the commission of murder in the first degree, kidnapping, and sexual abuse against the same minor, using DNA or fingerprint evidence to identify the perpetrator, providing a penalty, and providing an effective date. (See Cmte. Bill HF 2573)
HF 2277	A bill for an act relating to abuse of a human corpse, and providing penalties.
HF 2235	A bill for an act prescribing the frequency of a guardian ad litem's visits to the residence of a child. (Formerly HF 498)
HF 2225	A bill for an act relating to an involuntary commitment hearing for a chronic substance abuser.
HF 2210	A bill for an act relating to annual recommendations regarding the prevention of future domestic abuse deaths by the Iowa domestic abuse death review team.
HF 2209	A bill for an act relating to the criminal penalty for trespassing.
HF 2205	A bill for an act relating to human trafficking and related offenses, including the provision of law enforcement training and victim assistance programs, and providing penalties.
HF 2200	A bill for an act limiting the exercise of eminent domain authority over certain residential property.
HF 2197	A bill for an act relating to eluding a law enforcement vehicle at high speed by providing for imposition of a civil penalty against the owner or the driver of a vehicle identified on film.
HF 2196	A bill for an act tripling the scheduled fines for moving traffic violations committed while using a cell phone.
HF 2194	A bill for an act relating to the use of material by minors for educational purposes at any school or library, and the attendance of minors at exhibitions or displays of art work.
HF 2193	A bill for an act relating to the elements of a hate crime and making a penalty applicable.
HF 2188	A bill for an act establishing a tool and die lien Act.
HF 2183	A bill for an act repealing certain penalties for controlled substances offenses.
HF 2168	A bill for an act relating to the time period in which an involuntary hospitalization hearing for chronic substance abusers and mentally ill persons must be held. (See Cmte. Bill HF 2639)
HF 2166	A bill for an act related to the definition of "dependent adult abuse".
HF 2150	A bill for an act relating to evidence of regret or apology made by a physician or surgeon, osteopathic physician or surgeon, or a dentist in any civil action for personal injury or death.
HF 2149	A bill for an act relating to expert witness standards in a medical malpractice action.
HF 2133	A bill for an act relating to the filing of a certificate of merit in a medical malpractice action.
HF 2116	A bill for an act providing for termination of the parental rights of a child's parent who has been convicted of certain offenses against a minor.
HF 2114	A bill for an act relating to the confidentiality of the juvenile records of a juvenile sex offender.
HF 2112	A bill for an act relating to electronically recording an interrogation of a person accused of murder.
HF 2111	A bill for an act relating to dependent adult abuse investigations, findings, and appeals.
HF 2070	A bill for an act enhancing the penalty for a simple misdemeanor assault against a sports official.
HF 2066	A bill for an act relating to the time period for holding involuntary hospitalization hearings for chronic substance abusers and mentally ill persons.
HF 2058	A bill for an act relating to increased criminal and civil penalties for alcoholic beverage licensees, permittees, and employees who serve alcohol to persons under legal age.
HF 2020	A bill for an act relating to the characteristics of a victim of a hate crime and making a penalty applicable.
HF 2007	A bill for an act concerning dram shop liability for injuries sustained by an intoxicated person.
HF 771	A bill for an act relating to the timing of a mental competency hearing for a person accused of a criminal offense. Effective 07-01-05.
HF 745	A bill for an act relating to the criminal offense of theft of leased or rented personal property and making penalties applicable. Effective 07-01-05.
HF 704	A bill for an act relating to awards of noneconomic damages against health care providers. (Formerly HSB 15)
HF 701	A bill for an act relating to animal feeding operations, by providing for chronic complaints. (Formerly HSB 247)
HF 681	A bill for an act relating to workers' compensation insurance, benefits, and settlements. (Formerly HSB 9)
HF 678	A bill for an act relating to the approval of attorney fees when representing an indigent person.
HF 659	A bill for an act relating to the provision of child support and postsecondary education subsidies for nonmarital children.
HF 657	A bill for an act to delay the issuance of executions in forcible entry or detention actions for tenancies in manufactured and mobile home parks.
HF 653	A bill for an act repealing the maximum accumulation of earned time credits of approximately fifteen percent of a criminal sentence of confinement.
HF 652	A bill for an act providing for the reinstatement of a person's driver's license or nonresident operating privilege relating to an operating-while-intoxicated offense not resulting in a conviction or deferred judgment.
HF 598	A bill for an act relating to medical malpractice liability including the creation of a patient compensation fund for the payment of certain medical malpractice claims and making an appropriation.
HF 596	A bill for an act prohibiting discrimination based upon a person's sexual orientation or gender identity under the Iowa civil rights Act.
HF 498	A bill for an act prescribing the frequency of a guardian ad litem's visits to the residence of a child. (See Cmte. Bill HF 2235)
HF 488	A bill for an act relating to penalties for certain motor vehicle violations resulting in injury or death.
HF 471	A bill for an act relating to an unfair or discriminatory practice under the civil rights law based upon the wearing apparel of a person.
HF 444	A bill for an act relating to a landlord's retaliatory actions against a tenant for summoning or receiving police or emergency assistance in response to a domestic abuse situation.
HF 379	A bill for an act relating to the assessment of a brain injury surcharge, creating a brain injury surcharge fund, and making appropriations to the fund.
HF 377	A bill for an act restricting sales of Iowa prison industries products to Iowans. (See Cmte. Bill HF 2415)
HF 368	A bill for an act relating to public safety provisions involving the health of children.
HF 361	A bill for an act prohibiting a landlord under Iowa's residential landlord-tenant law from retaliating against a tenant for summoning or receiving police or emergency assistance in response to a family violence or domestic abuse situation.
HF 359	A bill for an act relating to the time period used to enhance a domestic abuse assault charge.
HF 350	A bill for an act relating to the liability of the owner of a rented motor vehicle for damages caused by negligence of the driver of the vehicle.
HF 324	A bill for an act providing for employment and compensation by the judicial branch of patient advocates for persons involuntarily hospitalized for mental illness.
HF 315	A bill for an act relating to the presence of a crime victim at a hearing where the defendant is pleading guilty.
HF 243	A bill for an act relating to a violation or attempted violation of a court order, a court-approved consent agreement, or a protective order under the Iowa domestic abuse Act.
HF 241	A bill for an act relating to criminal sentencing by eliminating a provision allowing a criminal offender to make a donation in lieu of performing community service.
HF 154	A bill for an act relating to the issuance of a no-contact order against the biological parent of an adopted person whose presence or contact with the adopted person poses a threat to the health or safety of the adopted person.
HF 50	A bill for an act relating to the provision of emergency crisis counseling to emergency service personnel at the place of an emergency or an accident by a volunteer critical incident stress management team member.
HF 30	A bill for an act relating to the confidentiality of proceedings and documents of the commission on judicial qualifications.
HCR 10	A concurrent resolution requesting the establishment of an interim study committee by the legislative council to conduct a study of issues related to the costs of professional liability insurance for health care providers in Iowa. (Formerly HSB 248)