Bills in Committee

State Government (S)

Bills under consideration and review by committee.

Bill	Bill Title
SF 2315	A bill for an act relating to the sale of certain farmland by Iowa state university of science and technology to the department of natural resources and providing for the appropriation and use of proceeds from the sale. (Formerly SF 2284.)
SF 2284	A bill for an act relating to the sale of certain farmland by Iowa state university of science and technology to the department of natural resources and providing for the appropriation and use of proceeds from the sale. (See SF 2315.)
SF 2281	A bill for an act providing for the use of state park and recreation area facilities by military family support groups free of charge.
SF 2266	A bill for an act relating to horse racing by providing for minimum racing days and arbitration for resolving disputes on horse racing purses among representatives of horse breeds. (Formerly SSB 3169.)
SF 2247	A bill for an act creating veteran's bonuses for service during the Vietnam Conflict, Persian Gulf Conflict, Afghanistan Conflict, and the Iraqi Conflict for a certain period of active duty military service, providing tax exemptions and a penalty.
SF 2244	A bill for an act providing for statewide licensure of electricians and installers, providing for inspections, establishing fees, and providing penalties.
SF 2242	A bill for an act relating to ethics concerning certain exceptions under the gift law and reporting by lobbyists.
SF 2230	A bill for an act relating to the approval of emergency rulemaking by the governor. (See SF 2334.)
SF 2229	A bill for an act relating to the time of service for qualification for the military service property tax exemption and credit and including effective and applicability date provisions.
SF 2228	A bill for an act to provide for additional state reimbursement for military service property tax credit and exemption claims and including effective and applicability date provisions.
SF 2224	A bill for an act concerning the licensure, operation, and taxation of card game tournaments and allowable prizes at annual game nights.
SF 2216	A bill for an act relating to the procedures for filing administrative rules. (See SF 2316.)
SF 2210	A bill for an act relating to providing rental vehicles to active duty members of the state or federal military forces and providing for a civil penalty.
SF 2203	A bill for an act relating to confidentiality of voter registration records and property assessment information for certain persons and providing an effective date. (See SF 2313.)
SF 2198	A bill for an act establishing safety standards for contractors wishing to bid on state contracts.
SF 2166	A bill for an act concerning the awarding of cash prizes for participation in a card or parlor game or tournament conducted by an organization primarily representing veterans. (See SF 2314.)
SF 2142	A bill for an act prohibiting monitor vending machines and providing an effective date. (See SF 2330.)
SF 2140	A bill for an act permitting cash prizes at annual game nights conducted by qualified organizations representing volunteer emergency services providers.
SF 2128	A bill for an act concerning requirements applicable to social gambling games between individuals and in places with a liquor or beer permit or license.
SF 2125	A bill for an act relating to the publication of official notices in English language newspapers. (See SF 2207.)
SF 2098	A bill for an act relating to the certification and registration of real estate appraisers and providing a penalty. (See SF 2373.)
SF 2078	A bill for an act relating to the age at which an elector is eligible to register to vote and to vote in a school district election.
SF 2064	A bill for an act relating to the transfer of veterans commemorative property placed in a cemetery, recodifying a provision regarding veteran markers, and providing a penalty. (See SF 2333.)
SF 2043	A bill for an act concerning limitations on business interests for spouses of persons engaged in the business of manufacturing, bottling, or wholesaling alcohol.
SF 2035	A bill for an act relating to the date of the regular school election and including effective, applicability, and transition date provisions.
SF 2019	A bill for an act concerning the purchase of credit and recalculation of benefits for certain city managers under the Iowa public employees' retirement system.
SF 2018	A bill for an act concerning the purchase of service under the Iowa public employees' retirement system and the Iowa department of public safety peace officers' retirement, accident, and disability system. (See SF 2199.)
SF 2013	A bill for an act relating to elections by making changes concerning requirements for entrances to certain polling places, arrangement of names on the ballot for nonpartisan offices, and election registers.
SF 364	A bill for an act relating to the conduct of elections and voter registration and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 1198.)
SF 348	A bill for an act relating to the duties and responsibilities of the state board of regents and the institutions under its control and providing for the nonreversion of funds. (Formerly SSB 1199.)
SF 338	A bill for an act relating to the regulation of auctions and the licensing of auctioneers and other auction personnel and providing fees, penalties, and an appropriation. (Formerly SSB 1249.)
SF 336	A bill for an act limiting causes of action against veterinary practitioners who provide care to animals suffering distress. (Formerly SSB 1196.)
SF 327	A bill for an act relating to voting machines, including by requiring that direct recording electronic voting machines used in the state produce paper records to be verified by voters. (See SF 351.)
SF 318	A bill for an act legalizing the sale and use of fireworks, providing for exceptions and limitations on sales and use, and providing penalties.
SF 309	A bill for an act relating to the manufacture and sale of native distilled spirits, and establishing a permit fee.
SF 300	A bill for an act relating to civil protections for military service members and dependents of military service members.
SF 292	A bill for an act extending veterans' benefits, preferences, eligibility for appointments, and the military service tax credit and exemption to certain members of the reserve forces of the United States and the Iowa national guard and providing an effective date. See SF 333 and SF 394.
SF 291	A bill for an act providing for the establishment of an Iowa health freedom Act.
SF 289	A bill for an act providing for an increase in hotel, home food establishment, and food establishment inspection fees.
SF 287	A bill for an act concerning the subrogation rights for a city under the statewide fire and police retirement system.
SF 277	A bill for an act creating the home loan protection Act, and providing a penalty.
SF 262	A bill for an act providing an exemption to the regulation of boilers and unfired steam pressure vessels.
SF 240	A bill for an act related to chromated copper arsenate treated wood and providing a penalty.
SF 233	A bill for an act relating to the licensure of engineers employed on an excursion gambling boat that has been removed from navigation and is a permanently moored vessel.
SF 226	A bill for an act relating to permissible utilization of laser, pulsed light, and radio frequency devices, and providing a penalty.
SF 216	A bill for an act requiring that public housing constructed using public funds incorporate minimum universal design standards relating to accessibility.
SF 213	A bill for an act providing for membership in a protection occupation under the Iowa public employees' retirement system for jailers.
SF 197	A bill for an act prohibiting a state agency from taking an action that results in the transfer of a state employment position outside of the United States.
SF 189	A bill for an act repealing registration requirements for construction contractors and providing for related matters.
SF 178	A bill for an act relating to the confidentiality of certain information relating to homeless individuals.
SF 152	A bill for an act providing for special late voter registration to enable an eligible elector to vote at the polling place on election day and providing a durational residency requirement for voting.
SF 128	A bill for an act making the office of secretary of agriculture an appointive office.
SF 127	A bill for an act concerning the payment of medical costs for injuries incurred by members of the statewide fire and police retirement system in the performance of their duties.
SF 126	A bill for an act prohibiting discrimination based upon a person's sexual orientation or gender identity under the Iowa civil rights Act.
SF 119	A bill for an act permitting certain poker and euchre contests to be conducted by qualified organizations.
SF 106	A bill for an act relating to ongoing absentee voter status for general elections.
SF 95	A bill for an act amending the Iowa administrative procedure Act as it relates to public participation in the rulemaking process, the adoption and effectiveness of administrative rules, and the delegation of rulemaking authority to administrative agencies.
SF 86	A bill for an act providing for negotiated rulemaking.
SF 85	A bill for an act relating to the request for a regulatory analysis.
SF 83	A bill for an act providing for a food establishment reinspection fee and making a penalty applicable.
SF 80	A bill for an act allowing greater third-party ballot access by redefining political party.
SF 70	A bill for an act relating to state and local regulation of smoking.
SF 67	A bill for an act relating to requests for a regulatory analysis of administrative rules.
SF 66	A bill for an act requiring periodic review of administrative rules by administrative agencies.
SF 63	A bill for an act providing for the restoration of the right to vote and hold elective office for certain persons.
SF 62	A bill for an act relating to the designation of a First Americans Day.
SF 55	A bill for an act relating to fees for specified beer permits.
SF 52	A bill for an act allowing an immediate family member to return a voted absentee ballot in person to the office of the county commissioner of elections. (See SF 123.)
SF 41	A bill for an act relating to authorization for a county commissioner of elections to appoint certain high school students to serve as precinct election board members.
SF 35	A bill for an act establishing daylight saving time as the official time in this state throughout the year.
SF 33	A bill for an act prohibiting the issuance of new licenses to conduct gambling games near a horse racetrack enclosure and providing an effective date.
SF 22	A bill for an act relating to eligible beneficiaries for a line of duty death benefit under the statewide fire and police retirement system and providing effective and applicability dates.
SF 21	A bill for an act relating to cash prizes for raffles and providing an effective date. (See SF 122.)
SF 5	A bill for an act to require state agencies to accept public comments on proposed rulemaking in an electronic format.
SF 1	A bill for an act relating to the prohibition of smoking in restaurants, and making penalties applicable.
SJR 2003	A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa to change the length of term of office and to limit the terms of office for members of the Senate and House of Representatives.
SJR 2002	A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa to dedicate certain increased revenues from the state sales and use taxes.
SJR 5	A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Iowa Constitution requiring that certain tax increases be submitted to a vote of the people.
SJR 3	A joint resolution requesting the proposal of an amendment to the Constitution of the United States restricting the ability of the federal judiciary to mandate any state or subdivision of any state to levy or increase taxes.
SJR 2	A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa to define marriage.
SJR 1	A joint resolution requesting the Congress of the United States to submit to the states for ratification an amendment to the United States Constitution providing for a nonpartisan approach to congressional redistricting.
HF 2597	A bill for an act requiring voters to provide certain identification when voting absentee or in person at the polling place. (Formerly HSB 623)
HF 793	A bill for an act relating to the conduct of elections and voter registration by providing when candidates to fill county office vacancies are to be nominated at the primary election, relating to signature requirements on nomination petitions, requiring legislative council approval of certain expenditures for implementation of the Help America Vote Act, relating to use of substitute precinct election officials, relating to ballot printing requirements, modifying closing hours of the polls, modifying identification requirements at the polls, providing grounds for challenging a voter's qualifications, relating to preparation of tally lists, striking the authority of the state or county commissioner to issue a notice of a technical infraction, prohibiting candidates or incumbents from being observers when absentee ballots are counted, clarifying that certain confined persons may vote an absentee ballot in person at the commissioner's office, imposing a prohibition on absentee ballot couriers, prohibiting certain communications when absentee ballots are being counted, exempting military and overseas voters from the identification and verification requirements for mail voter registrants, relating to multiple requests for an absentee ballot for a military and overseas voter, relating to changes of address and replacement absentee ballots for military and overseas voters, exempting military and overseas voters from absentee ballot return restrictions, allowing certain military voters to return absentee ballots from within the United States, striking a requirement related to counting federal write=in ballots, relating to establishment of satellite, absentee voting stations, defining voter registration list, requiring identification of certain voter registrants, relating to signature requirements on voter registration applications, including the social security administration as a verification source for certain voter registration information, requiring verification of certain information on all voter registrations received by mail, specifying the county commissioner as the official responsible for voter registration verification, limiting the dates of special elections on public measures for certain political subdivisions and school corporations, and including effective and applicability date provisions.
HF 738	A bill for an act concerning elevators, by providing for membership on the elevator safety board, variances for residential elevators in churches, and providing applicability and effective date provisions. (Formerly HF 576)
HF 686	A bill for an act relating to the duties and responsibilities of the state board of regents and the institutions under its control. (Formerly HSB 201)
HF 647	A bill for an act relating to electronic filing of campaign finance organizational statements, dissolution reports, and disclosure reports by candidates for statewide office or for the general assembly, establishing a filing deadline for all statements and reports, providing a penalty, and providing applicability dates. (Formerly HF 61)
HF 644	A bill for an act relating to elections and voter registration by making certain corrective changes, prohibiting the processing of certain voter registration applications, allowing certain voter registrations to be submitted after the deadline, removing the requirement for separate entrances to buildings where polling places for more than one precinct are located, requiring names of candidates for nonpartisan office to be printed on the ballot in alphabetical order, relating to information printed on a certain portion of the ballot, modifying opening hours of the polls at certain elections, allowing the voter's declaration of eligibility to be printed on the election register, relating to the abstract of votes for county offices, relating to appointment of observers present when ballots are counted, allowing absentee voting at the commissioner's office for part of the day of the election for certain elections, modifying the time period during which a person may request an absentee ballot, requiring the registered voter's date of birth on the absentee ballot application, clarifying that certain confined persons may vote an absentee ballot in person at the commissioner's office, changing the deadline for challenging an absentee voter's qualifications, relating to persons nominated for city office by write-in votes, repealing the provisions declaring it unlawful for an absentee voter to fail to return the voter's absentee ballot, and including an applicability date provision.
HF 583	A bill for an act limiting causes of action against veterinary practitioners who provide care to animals suffering distress. (Formerly HSB 202)
HF 248	A bill for an act relating to the request for a regulatory analysis. (Formerly HSB 34)
HF 247	A bill for an act providing for negotiated rulemaking. (Formerly HSB 33)
HJR 1	A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa to define marriage.