Study Bills

Judiciary (H)

Study bills still in committee.

Bill Bill Title
HSB 643 A study bill 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 providing effective and applicability dates. 2-17-14 Subcommittee assigned, Gustafson, Hess, and Wessel-Kroeschell. H.J. 253. 2-19-14 Passed subcommittee. (See Cmte. Bill HF 2423)
HSB 631 A study bill relating to nonsubstantive code corrections. 2-11-14 Subcommittee assigned, Gustafson, Gassman, and Wessel-Kroeschell. H.J. 220. 2-13-14 Passed subcommittee. (See Cmte. Bill HF 2404)
HSB 629 A study bill relating to pharmacy benefits management and the use, sharing, selling, rental, leasing, and dissemination of a covered individual's health information. 2-11-14 Subcommittee assigned, Baltimore, Gustafson, and Lensing. H.J. 220. 2-13-14 Passed subcommittee. (See Cmte. Bill HF 2433)
HSB 625 A study bill for creating the Iowa uniform power of attorney Act and providing penalties and including applicability provisions. 2-10-14 Subcommittee assigned, Gustafson, Alons, and Oldson. H.J. 196. 2-13-14 Passed subcommittee. (See Cmte. Bill HF 2422)
HSB 608 A study bill relating to the Iowa business corporation Act by removing limitations imposed on shareholders making long-term arrangements affecting the affairs of the corporation, and by providing for the delivery of financial information to shareholders. 2-4-14 Subcommittee assigned, Hagenow, Anderson, and Kaufmann. H.J. 157. 2-11-14 Passed subcommittee. (See Cmte. Bill HF 2277)
HSB 600 A study bill relating to certain corporations organized prior to July 1, 1971, by eliminating requirements relating to publication. 2-4-14 Subcommittee assigned, Hagenow, Gassman, and Lensing. H.J. 156. 2-6-14 Passed subcommittee. (See Cmte. Bill HF 2325)
HSB 599 A study bill for requiring recording of claims involving mineral rights in real estate owned by another person and providing for loss of mineral rights if a claim is not timely recorded. 2-4-14 Subcommittee assigned, Heartsill, Dawson, and Worthan. H.J. 156. 2-17-14 Passed subcommittee. (See Cmte. Bill HF 2327)
HSB 598 A study bill relating to the definition of person for the purposes of survival of causes of action. 2-4-14 Subcommittee assigned, Windschitl, Hess, and Wessel-Kroeschell. H.J. 156.
HSB 593 A study bill for enhancing the penalties for an assault on a transit driver. 2-3-14 Subcommittee assigned, Hagenow, Dawson, and Kaufmann. H.J. 145. 2-18-14 Passed subcommittee.
HSB 588 A study bill relating to the offenses of prostitution and pimping and minors and providing penalties. 1-30-14 Subcommittee assigned, Heartsill, Baltimore, and Prichard. H.J. 132. 2-10-14 Passed subcommittee. 2-11-14 Passed subcommittee. (See Cmte. Bill HF 2254)
HSB 584 A study bill for providing for notice of garnishment and levy to a judgment debtor. 1-29-14 Subcommittee assigned, Hess, Gassman, and Lensing. H.J. 128. 2-6-14 Passed subcommittee. (See Cmte. Bill HF 2387)
HSB 583 A study bill relating to the continued effect of terms, conditions, covenants, and provisions contained in documents and instruments creating or regulating multiple housing cooperatives and horizontal property regimes and including applicability provisions. 1-29-14 Subcommittee assigned, Brandenburg, Alons, and Anderson. H.J. 128.
HSB 582 A study bill relating to the assessment of court costs under the probate code. 1-29-14 Subcommittee assigned, Hess, Kaufmann, and Wessel-Kroeschell. H.J. 128. 2-6-14 Passed subcommittee.
HSB 581 A study bill relating to wills including witness testimony, distribution of property, and claims of personal representatives, and including retroactive and other applicability provisions. 1-29-14 Subcommittee assigned, Hess, Alons, and Prichard. H.J. 128. 2-11-14 Passed subcommittee. (See Cmte. Bill HF 2403)
HSB 573 A study bill relating to the scope and nature of use restrictions on land. 1-28-14 Subcommittee assigned, Hagenow, Brandenburg, and Dawson. H.J. 120. 2-6-14 Passed subcommittee. (See Cmte. Bill HF 2375)
HSB 572 A study bill relating to recording custodial interrogations in a criminal or juvenile case. 1-28-14 Subcommittee assigned, Hess, Hagenow, and Wolfe. H.J. 120.
HSB 571 A study bill relating to transfer of guardianship in child in need of assistance proceedings. 1-28-14 Subcommittee assigned, Heaton, Hess, and Wessel-Kroeschell. H.J. 120. 2-18-14 Passed subcommittee. (See Cmte. Bill HF 2421)
HSB 570 A study bill relating to sex offender registry requirements for juveniles. 1-28-14 Subcommittee assigned, Windschitl, Alons, and Wolfe. H.J. 120.
HSB 523 A study bill for restricting disclosures of specified information by regional transit districts, and providing a penalty. 1-22-14 Subcommittee assigned, Hagenow, Dawson, and Worthan. H.J. 98. 2-4-14 Passed subcommittee. (See Cmte. Bill HF 2278)
HSB 522 A study bill relating to criminal gang participation. 1-22-14 Subcommittee assigned, Hess, Alons, and Anderson. H.J. 98. 1-30-14 Passed subcommittee.
HSB 521 A study bill relating to the disposition of abandoned firearms and ammunition seized by a law enforcement agency. 1-22-14 Subcommittee assigned, Windschitl, Anderson, and Brandenburg. H.J. 98.
HSB 510 A study bill relating to strip searches at a county jail or municipal holding facility. 1-15-14 Subcommittee assigned, Gustafson, Prichard, and Windschitl. H.J. 80. 2-3-14 Passed subcommittee. (See Cmte. Bill HF 2174)
HSB 509 A study bill relating to a magistrate acting as counsel for clients within the jurisdiction of the magistrate. 1-15-14 Subcommittee assigned, Hess, Dawson, and Hagenow. H.J. 80.
HSB 508 A study bill relating to property tax assessment and taxation by modifying requirements relating to property assessment notices and equalization order notices and including applicability provisions. 1-15-14 Subcommittee assigned, Baltimore, Kaufmann, and Meyer. H.J. 80. 1-23-14 Passed Subcommittee. (See Cmte. Bill HF 2108)
HSB 507 A study bill relating to the fees and expenses of a court appointed attorney or guardian ad litem representing an indigent person in a guardianship, conservatorship, or dissolution proceeding. 1-15-14 Subcommittee assigned, Brandenburg, Heaton, and Prichard. H.J. 79. 2-11-14 Passed subcommittee.
HSB 506 A study bill relating to elections or appointments to a county magistrate appointing commission. 1-15-14 Subcommittee assigned, Windschitl, Gustafson, and Lensing. H.J. 79.
HSB 505 A study bill relating to the criminal sentencing of juveniles in district court. 1-15-14 Subcommittee assigned, Hagenow, Hess, and Wessel-Kroeschell. H.J. 79. 2-6-14 Passed subcommittee. (See Cmte. Bill HF 2386)
HSB 504 A study bill for reducing the statute of repose period in a case arising out of the unsafe or defective condition of an improvement to real property and including applicability provisions. 1-15-14 Subcommittee assigned, Kaufmann, Gustafson, and Meyer. H.J. 79. 1-29-14 Passed subcommittee. (See Cmte. Bill HF 2094)
HSB 503 A study bill relating to the criminal offense of interference with official acts, and providing penalties. 1-15-14 Subcommittee assigned, Hess, Anderson, and Gassman. H.J. 79. 1-29-14 Passed subcommittee. (See Cmte. Bill HF 2133)
HSB 502 A study bill relating to the exclusion from the computation of net income for the individual income tax of net capital gains from the sale of a business and including retroactive applicability provisions. 1-15-14 Subcommittee assigned, Hagenow, Oldson, and Worthan. H.J. 79. 1-22-14 Passed Subcommittee. (See Cmte. Bill HF 2129) (See Cmte. Bill HF 2440)
HSB 501 A study bill relating to commission of a criminal offense involving a victim fifteen years of age or younger, and providing penalties. 1-15-14 Subcommittee assigned, Baltimore, Windschitl, and Wolfe. H.J. 79. 1-23-14 Passed Subcommittee. (See Cmte. Bill HF 2253)
HSB 500 A study bill relating to the definition of a sexually violent predator for purposes of civil commitment procedures. 1-15-14 Subcommittee assigned, Heartsill, Heaton, and Oldson. H.J. 79.
HSB 215 A study bill concerning mechanic's liens and the mechanics' notice and lien registry.
HSB 210 A study bill relating to temporary restricted licenses and ignition interlock devices for operating-while-intoxicated offenses and providing penalties. 3-6-13 Subcommittee assigned, Baltimore, M. Smith, and Worthan. H.J. 433. (See Cmte. Bill HF 571) (See Cmte. Bill HF 2429)
HSB 208 A study bill to establish requirements relating to the transfer of an interest in real estate by or on behalf of certain entities formed or organized on a profit, cooperative, or not-for-profit basis, and including warranties and a limitation on actions. (See Cmte. Bill HF 566)
HSB 195 A study bill relating to workers compensation benefits. 2-28-13 Subcommittee assigned, Baltimore, Hess, and M. Smith. H.J. 395.
HSB 194 A study bill concerning title to real estate. 2-28-13 Subcommittee assigned, Brandenburg, Anderson, and Windschitl. H.J. 395.
HSB 193 A study bill 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. 2-28-13 Subcommittee assigned, Brandenburg, Hagenow, and Wolfe. H.J. 395. (See Cmte. Bill HF 556)
HSB 182 A study bill relating to offers of suitable work made to certain injured employees and including applicability provisions.
HSB 176 A study bill relating to identity theft, and providing a penalty.
HSB 175 A study bill relating to estates and trusts and including retroactive and other applicability provisions. 2-28-13 Subcommittee assigned, Hagenow, Garrett, and Lensing. H.J. 394. (See Cmte. Bill HF 591)
HSB 174 A study bill for authorizing alternate members of the board of parole.
HSB 173 A study bill relating to the statute of limitations period in an action arising out of the unsafe or defective condition of an improvement to real property.
HSB 172 A study bill relating to the penalties for the criminal offense of sexual exploitation of a minor by the purchase or possession of child pornography. 2-28-13 Subcommittee assigned, Baltimore, Kaufmann, and M. Smith. H.J. 394. (See Cmte. Bill HF 563)
HSB 165 A study bill relating to immunity from liability for certain recreational activities on school grounds. 2-25-13 Subcommittee assigned, Windschitl, Wolfe, and Worthan. H.J. 355. 2-10-14 Subcommittee reassigned, Windschitl, Dawson, and Worthan. H.J. 196.
HSB 161 A study bill relating to nonsubstantive Code corrections. 2-25-13 Subcommittee assigned, Kaufmann, Anderson, and Baltimore. H.J. 355. (See Cmte. Bill HF 417)
HSB 155 A study bill relating to the placement of a juvenile on youthful offender status and the prosecution of a juvenile in juvenile or district court, and access to child abuse records by a juvenile court intake officer. 2-19-13 Subcommittee assigned, Hess, Dawson, and Heaton. H.J. 336. (See Cmte. Bill HF 393)
HSB 154 A study bill for specifying notice of right to cure provisions applicable to a closed credit card account. 2-19-13 Subcommittee assigned, Brandenburg, Alons, and Anderson. H.J. 336.
HSB 143 A study bill relating to business corporations, including by providing for their organization and operation; providing for the relationship between shareholders, directors, and officers; and including effective date provisions. 2-14-13 Subcommittee assigned, Hagenow, Hess, and T. Olson. H.J. 293. (See Cmte. Bill HF 469)
HSB 142 A study bill for enhancing the criminal penalty for an assault on a public transit bus operator, and providing penalties. 2-14-13 Subcommittee assigned, Kaufmann, Gassman, and R. Olson. H.J. 293. (See Cmte. Bill HF 573)
HSB 141 A study bill relating to marital agreements, and including effective date and applicability provisions.
HSB 138 A study bill relating to the service of notice of no-contact orders and protective orders.
HSB 121 A study bill relating to obscene material by modifying the definition of material and authorizing local regulation of certain live acts, performances, and exhibitions.
HSB 120 A study bill relating to the issuance of and violations of civil protective orders and criminal no-contact orders and modifying penalties. 2-12-13 Subcommittee assigned, Heartsill, Windschitl, and Wolfe. H.J. 266. 2-10-14 Subcommittee reassigned, Heartsill, Anderson, and Windschitl. H.J. 196. 2-12-14 Passed subcommittee. (See Cmte. Bill HF 2279)
HSB 105 A study bill relating to the sentencing of a minor who commits murder in the first degree, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions.
HSB 104 A study bill concerning prescription drug or controlled substance medication defenses in operating-while-intoxicated cases. 2-6-13 Subcommittee assigned, Garrett, Gassman, and R. Olson. H.J. 243. (See Cmte. Bill HF 562)
HSB 100 A study bill relating to the boards of directors of public corporations.
HSB 60 A study bill relating to the failure to wear a motor vehicle safety belt or safety harness or use a motor vehicle child restraint system.
HSB 37 A study bill relating to the transmission of court records by the clerk of the district court to the clerk of the supreme court in an appeal. 1-30-13 Subcommittee assigned, Brandenburg, Anderson, and Gassman. H.J. 142. (See Cmte. Bill HF 213)
HSB 33 A study bill relating to the sentencing of minors convicted of murder in the first degree and including effective date and applicability provisions. 1-30-13 Subcommittee assigned, Gassman, Hess, and Wolfe. H.J. 142. 1-31-13 Subcommittee reassigned, Garrett, Hess, and Wolfe. H.J. 159.
HSB 32 A study bill relating to the penalties for the criminal offense of sexual exploitation of a minor by the purchase or possession of child pornography. 1-30-13 Subcommittee assigned, Garrett, Heaton, and M. Smith. H.J. 142.
HSB 31 A study bill for requiring in-state construction contracts and disputes thereof to be governed by Iowa law.
HSB 28 A study bill relating to the residential landlord and tenant laws and related forcible entry and detainer actions and providing penalties.
HSB 25 A study bill relating to the forfeiture of bail in a criminal case. 1-29-13 Subcommittee assigned, Hess, Anderson, and Baltimore. H.J. 132. (See Cmte. Bill HF 112)
HSB 14 A study bill relating to county attorney duties when representing the department of human services in juvenile court.
HSB 13 A study bill relating to the statute of limitation period in executing a judgment in an action on a claim for rent.
HSB 12 A study bill relating to the possession of alcohol by certain minors and juvenile court jurisdiction, and making penalties applicable.
HSB 11 A study bill relating to the waiting period before the granting of a decree dissolving a marriage.
HSB 10 A study bill relating to the discharge of a firearm near buildings or feedlots by certified law enforcement officers for training purposes and providing penalties.
HSB 9 A study bill relating to the authority of cities to regulate and restrict the occupancy of residential rental property. 1-30-13 Subcommittee assigned, Brandenburg, Kaufmann, and Wessel-Kroeschell. H.J. 141. (See Cmte. Bill HF 184) (See Cmte. Bill HF 2331)
HSB 8 A study bill relating to conducting condemnation proceedings.
HSB 7 A study bill relating to an application for the immediate return of seized property.