Study Bills

Judiciary (H)

Study bills still in committee.

Bill Bill Title
HSB 668 A bill for an act relating to the delinquency jurisdiction of the juvenile court and the confidentiality and disclosure of certain juvenile court records. (See HF 2443.)
HSB 667 A bill for an act relating to the boards of directors of public corporations, and including effective date provisions. (See HF 2461.)
HSB 662 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 retroactive applicability provisions. (See HF 2457.)
HSB 653 A bill for an act relating to domestic abuse, including provisions relating to the implementation of a domestic abuse lethality screening assessment and supervised electronic tracking and monitoring. (See HF 2435.)
HSB 634 A bill for an act relating to the exclusive jurisdiction by the juvenile court over acts of prostitution committed by persons under the age of eighteen.
HSB 633 A bill for an act relating to unenforceable provisions in rental agreements. (See HF 2384.)
HSB 627 A bill for an act relating to the disposition of a child found to have committed a delinquent act. (See HF 2381.)
HSB 626 A bill for an act relating to child abuse involving the commission of a sexual offense with or to a child by a person who is eighteen years of age or older. (See HF 2413.)
HSB 622 A bill for an act relating to consumer protection modifying provisions applicable to consumer security freezes and personal information security breach protection. (See HF 2423.)
HSB 621 A bill for an act relating to nonsubstantive Code corrections. (See HF 2348.)
HSB 609 A bill for an act relating to certain corporations doing business in this state, including restrictions and requirements imposed on nonprofit corporations acquiring agricultural land used in farming, and the duties and liabilities of directors of for-profit and nonprofit corporations. (See HF 2320.)
HSB 608 A bill for an act prohibiting the mistreatment of animals other than livestock and wild animals, providing for the rescue of animals by local law enforcement agencies, providing for criminal offenses and court orders, and including penalties. (See HF 2468.)
HSB 607 A bill for an act relating to out-of-state drug rehabilitation programs for certain bailable defendants and parolees. (See HF 2366.)
HSB 606 A bill for an act relating to probate and cremation, burial, and funeral decisions and expenses.
HSB 605 A bill for an act relating to redemption by certain persons of parcels sold at tax sale. (See HF 2318.)
HSB 604 A bill for an act relating to the regulation of persons who file certain documents with the secretary of state, including the duties and obligations of business entities, restrictions regarding the acquisition of agricultural land, the liability of corporate directors, and commercial transactions involving creditors, providing for fees, and providing penalties.
HSB 581 A bill for an act relating to DNA testing of certain criminal offenders. (See HF 2450.)
HSB 577 A bill for an act relating to the criminal offense of lascivious conduct with a minor or child, and providing penalties. (See HF 2249.)
HSB 576 A bill for an act relating to the practice of certain professions and limited liability companies and professional corporations. (See HF 2300.)
HSB 575 A bill for an act relating to notice and opportunity to repair construction defects and including effective date and applicability provisions.
HSB 574 A bill for an act prohibiting state agencies from adopting rules or certain other policies without explicit statutory or judicial authorization. (See HF 2343.)
HSB 543 A bill for an act relating to the definition of dangerous weapons to include simulated firearms.
HSB 542 A bill for an act relating to the statute of limitations period for executing judgments on claims for rent. (See HF 2284.)
HSB 541 A bill for an act relating to kidnapping in the second degree, and providing penalties. (See HF 2270.)
HSB 527 A bill for an act relating to consumer protection modifying provisions applicable to consumer security freezes.
HSB 526 A bill for an act modifying certain provisions relating to personal information security breach protection.
HSB 524 A bill for an act relating to mechanics’ liens and public construction liens. (See HF 2233.)
HSB 507 A bill for an act relating to the criminal offenses of the illegal use of a scanning device or encoding machine and criminal mischief in the third degree, and providing penalties. (See HF 2199.)
HSB 506 A bill for an act relating to probate, by amending the probate powers of the clerk and conforming the probate procedures to electronic data management systems standards. (See HF 2130.)
HSB 505 A bill for an act relating to the inheritance tax by modifying the requirements to qualify for a deferment of tax payment under certain circumstances in the case of estates with a deferred estate or remainder interest, and including applicability provisions. (See HF 2129.)
HSB 504 A bill for an act relating to mortgage releases. (See HF 2232.)
HSB 503 A bill for an act relating to probate, by amending the court fees in probate and including applicability provisions. (See HF 2229; HF 2421.)
HSB 502 A bill for an act relating to expert witness standards in medical malpractice lawsuits.
HSB 501 A bill for an act relating to probate and the administration of small estates and including applicability provisions. (See HF 2128.)
HSB 500 A bill for an act relating to probate by the distribution of decedent’s property by affidavit, requiring certain affirmations in the affidavit, and including an applicability provision. (See HF 2125.)
HSB 158 A bill for an act relating to termination of parental rights and adoption proceedings, and providing penalties. (See HF 578.)
HSB 150 A bill for an act relating to financial crime enforcement by assessing a drug paraphernalia surcharge, creating a money transfer service fee and related fund and income tax credit, and including retroactive applicability provisions. (See HF 494; HF 615.)
HSB 133 A bill for an act relating to offensive and dangerous weapons, and the justifiable use of reasonable and deadly force, including carrying, possessing, transferring, and acquiring weapons, the purchase and regulation of such weapons, providing penalties, and including effective date and applicability provisions. (See HF 517.)
HSB 129 A bill for an act relating to the procedure for obtaining an administrative release from the Iowa civil rights commission. (See HF 539.)
HSB 128 A bill for an act relating to nonsubstantive Code corrections. (See HF 488.)
HSB 127 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 date provisions. (See HF 540.)
HSB 109 A bill for an act relating to public safety on highways, including the use of electronic communication devices while driving where such use results in death and the establishment of a statewide sobriety and drug monitoring program, and providing penalties. (See HF 519.)
HSB 106 A bill for an act relating to the failure to wear a motor vehicle safety belt or safety harness or use a motor vehicle child restraint system. (See HF 530; HF 2412.)
HSB 105 A bill for an act relating to medical malpractice claims, including noneconomic damage awards, contingency fees, expert witnesses, and defenses. (See HF 487.)
HSB 104 A bill for an act relating to disclosure of asbestos bankruptcy trust claims in civil asbestos actions, asbestos and silica claims prioritization, and successor corporation asbestos-related liability, and including applicability provisions. (See HF 476.)
HSB 63 A bill for an act relating to forcible entry and detainer actions, including granting concurrent jurisdiction to small claims courts over preliminary hearings for certain forcible entry and detainer actions.
HSB 62 A bill for an act relating to mechanics’ liens and public construction liens.
HSB 35 A bill for an act relating to the liability of possessors and occupants of land for injury to trespassers and including applicability provisions. (see HF 251.)
HSB 34 A bill for an act relating to filing requirements for claims made under the Iowa tort claims Act.
HSB 33 A bill for an act prohibiting a school district’s teachers and administrators from granting extra academic credit to students who contribute school supplies for use in the classroom. (See HF 304.)
HSB 32 A bill for an act relating to peace officer personal information under the control of local officials and including effective date provisions. (See HF 580.)
HSB 31 A bill for an act relating to attorney fees and court costs in an action to quiet title after a request for a quitclaim deed. (See HF 371.)
HSB 30 A bill for an act relating to proceedings and actions regarding paternity and the obligation for support. (see HF 253.)
HSB 29 A bill for an act relating to information required to be contained in petitions for administration of small estates and including applicability provisions. (see HF 184.)
HSB 28 A bill for an act relating to the calculation of certain court costs in probate matters, and including applicability provisions. (See HF 252; HF 639.)
HSB 18 A bill for an act relating to providing legal assistance to indigent persons in criminal proceedings.
HSB 6 A bill for an act relating to service of copies of court documents on certain persons relating to the receipt of emergency protective services by a dependent adult. (see HF 183.)
HSB 5 A bill for an act relating to guardians ad litem, attorneys for minor children, child custody investigators, and child and family reporters involved in child custody and visitation proceedings.
HSB 4 A bill for an act relating to requests for notice of probate proceedings. (see HF 195.)
HSB 3 A bill for an act relating to the authority of cities to regulate and restrict the occupancy of residential rental property.
HSB 2 A bill for an act relating to the powers of an agent under a power of attorney with respect to real property. (See HF 2411.)