Study Bills

Judiciary (H)

Study bills still in committee.

Bill Bill Title
HSB 694 A bill for an act relating to crime victims, including the collection of evidence in sexual abuse cases and the establishment of an automated tracking system involving sexual abuse evidence collection kits. (See HF 2515.)
HSB 693 A bill for an act relating to the defense of justification for certain homicide offenses. (See HF 2503.)
HSB 692 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 and retroactive applicability provisions. (See HF 2536.)
HSB 691 A bill for an act providing for business corporations, providing for certain fees, and including effective date provisions. (See HF 2537.)
HSB 679 A bill for an act relating to nonsubstantive Code corrections, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. (See HF 2535.)
HSB 662 A bill for an act relating to interpreters for limited-English-proficient, deaf, and hard-of-hearing persons in certain court proceedings. (See HF 2558, HF 2619.)
HSB 661 A bill for an act relating to the crime of disorderly conduct and making penalties applicable. (See HF 2444.)
HSB 658 A bill for an act to relating to court-ordered reimbursement of jail costs and restitution. (See HF 2583.)
HSB 613 A bill for an act relating to the confidentiality of information filed with the court to secure an arrest warrant. (See HF 2474.)
HSB 612 A bill for an act relating to the state public defender pilot project and legal representation in child welfare cases. (See HF 2447, HF 2599.)
HSB 600 A bill for an act relating to civil actions involving asbestos and silica, and including applicability provisions. (See HF 2501.)
HSB 596 A bill for an act relating to total amount recoverable as a noneconomic damage award against a health care provider.
HSB 595 A bill for an act creating the offense of continuous sexual abuse of a child and providing penalties. (See HF 2554.)
HSB 580 A bill for an act concerning the implantation or insertion of microchips or other devices in employees by employers. (See HF 2361.)
HSB 579 A bill for an act relating to guardianships and conservatorships of minors. (See HF 2453.)
HSB 578 A bill for an act relating to the opening, administration, and termination of adult guardianships and conservatorships, including conforming changes, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. (See HF 2564.)
HSB 577 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa that nothing in the Constitution of the State of Iowa shall be construed to recognize, grant, or secure a right to abortion or to require the public funding of abortion. (See HJR 2004.)
HSB 567 A bill for an act relating to forensic scientific evidence and postconviction relief. (See HF 2509.)
HSB 566 A bill for an act relating to garnishment proceedings and service of a garnishee. (See HF 2508.)
HSB 539 A bill for an act creating the criminal offense of defrauding a drug or alcohol test in a private-sector workplace for employment purposes and providing penalties. (See HF 2473.)
HSB 538 A bill for an act providing for the application and construction of the uniform protected series Act. (See HF 2276.)
HSB 537 A bill for an act relating to judicial motions and causes of action arising from a person’s participation in matters of public significance. (See HF 2339.)
HSB 529 A bill for an act relating to the resignations of registered agents serving certain business entities. (See HF 2402.)
HSB 528 A bill for an act relating to the criminal offenses of theft in the third degree and robbery in the first degree and making penalties applicable. (See HF 2538.)
HSB 524 A bill for an act relating to eluding or attempting to elude a pursuing law enforcement vehicle and providing penalties. (See HF 2338.)
HSB 523 A bill for an act relating to the criminal offense of indecent exposure and making penalties applicable. (See HF 2506.)
HSB 519 A bill for an act prohibiting counties and cities from banning employers from requesting from an applicant information related to the applicant’s criminal history. (See HF 2309.)
HSB 518 A bill for an act relating to the payment of required medical aid provided to prisoners. (See HF 2547.)
HSB 242 A bill for an act relating to the responsibilities of a guardian ad litem for a minor child. (See HF 705, HF 2219.)
HSB 237 A bill for an act relating to criminal law and procedure including certain related administrative proceedings, providing penalties, and including effective date and applicability provisions. (See HF 729.)
HSB 224 A bill for an act relating to service of process relating to juvenile delinquency proceedings and termination of the parent-child relationship proceedings. (See HF 707.)
HSB 223 A bill for an act restricting public agency disclosure of and access to certain personal information related to tax-exempt organizations, and providing penalties. (See HF 697.)
HSB 211 A bill for an act relating to the Iowa municipal tort claims Act by limiting the personal liability of an employee unless that employee’s actions constitute willful and wanton misconduct.
HSB 209 A bill for an act relating to business entities, by providing for different types of limited liability companies and the dissolution of limited liability companies, providing for fees, and including effective date provisions. (See HF 723.)
HSB 203 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 679.)
HSB 201 A bill for an act relating to judicial salaries.
HSB 195 A bill for an act relating to state-funded interpreters and translators for limited-English-proficient, deaf, and hard-of-hearing persons in certain court proceedings and court-related activities. (See HF 671.)
HSB 178 A bill for an act concerning jurors, relating to access to certain department of revenue taxpayer information for jury list compilation and juror information confidentiality. (See HF 662.)
HSB 177 A bill for an act relating to notice and opportunity to repair construction defects in new construction, and including effective date and applicability provisions. (See HF 678.)
HSB 176 A bill for an act relating to maximum allowable expenses for the ordinary and necessary living expenses of a mother relative to termination of parental rights and adoption proceedings, and including effective date provisions.
HSB 174 A bill for an act relating to debts for which the homestead is liable by providing that the homestead may be sold to satisfy debts secured by a mechanic’s lien, including principal, interest, attorney fees, and costs.
HSB 144 A bill for an act relating to payments from the indigent defense fund by the state public defender for costs incurred by a privately retained attorney representing an indigent person. (See HF 675.)
HSB 143 A bill for an act relating to the confidentiality of information filed with the court used to secure an arrest warrant.
HSB 142 A bill for an act relating to postconviction DNA profiling procedure. (See HF 734.)
HSB 136 A bill for an act relating to nonsubstantive Code corrections. (See HF 600.)
HSB 134 A bill for an act relating to the temporary delegation of parental authority by the parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a child. (See HF 721.)
HSB 118 A bill for an act providing for juvenile court jurisdiction over minor guardianship proceedings and including effective date and applicability provisions. (See HF 591.)
HSB 117 A bill for an act relating to violation of a visitation order or a parenting plan.
HSB 116 A bill for an act relating to late fees and procedures associated with rental agreements. (See HF 638.)
HSB 115 A bill for an act creating the criminal offense of female genital mutilation and providing penalties. (See HF 534.)
HSB 114 A bill for an act relating to the treatment of animals other than livestock and certain wild animals, providing for criminal offenses and court orders associated with animal mistreatment, and including penalties. (See HF 737.)
HSB 113 A bill for an act relating to sex offender registration requirements, sexually violent predators, and the commission of the offense of child endangerment by a sex offender, and providing penalties.
HSB 112 A bill for an act including personal degradation of a dependent adult as a form of dependent adult abuse by a caretaker regulated by the department of human services, and making penalties applicable. (See HF 569.)
HSB 110 A bill for an act relating to the membership and procedures of the state judicial nominating commission and district judicial nominating commission and to the selection and qualifications of judges, associate judges, and the chief justice, and including effective date provisions. (See HF 503.)
HSB 77 A bill for an act relating to access to a copy of an original birth certificate by an adult adoptee, and providing for fees.
HSB 70 A bill for an act relating to older individuals and dependent adults and creating certain criminal offenses and civil actions, and providing penalties.
HSB 69 A bill for an act relating to the application fee and annual fee imposed for nonassistance child support cases. (See HF 511; HF 739.)
HSB 68 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the qualifications of electors. (See HJR 14.)
HSB 41 A bill for an act relating to home improvement fraud and providing penalties for contractors who commit home improvement fraud. (See HF 602.)
HSB 30 A bill for an act relating to the definition of vulnerable elder. (See HF 328.)
HSB 29 A bill for an act allowing certain operating-while-intoxicated offenders to be sentenced as habitual offenders, and making penalties applicable. (See HF 514.)
HSB 28 A bill for an act relating to postconviction relief procedure and the underlying trial court record of the proceedings challenged. (See HF 336.)
HSB 27 A bill for an act relating to restrictions on bailable defendants charged with homicide by motor vehicle.
HSB 26 A bill for an act modifying the periods of time to bring criminal actions for sexual offenses against a minor, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions.
HSB 25 A bill for an act relating to the requirements for certifications of trust and including applicability provisions. (See HF 324.)
HSB 24 A bill for an act establishing the criminal offense of assault by threat of a targeted attack, and providing penalties.
HSB 23 A bill for an act relating to the criminal offense of lascivious conduct with a minor, and providing penalties. (See HF 224.)
HSB 22 A bill for an act relating to the opening of guardianships for adults and conservatorships for adults and minors and the administration of guardianships and conservatorships. (See HF 610.)
HSB 21 A bill for an act relating to the exploitation of a dependent adult by a caretaker. (See HF 323.)
HSB 20 A bill for an act relating to the calculation of certain court costs in probate matters, and including effective date and applicability provisions.
HSB 19 A bill for an act relating to expert witness testimony in child sexual abuse and child endangerment cases. (See HF 686.)
HSB 11 A bill for an act relating to the civil commitment of sexually violent predators. (See HF 266.)
HSB 10 A bill for an act relating to state employee defense and indemnification from certain claims and actions. (See HF 337.)
HSB 9 A bill for an act relating to qualifications to practice law in Iowa and regulation of persons admitted to practice law in a jurisdiction of the United States other than Iowa. (See HF 322.)
HSB 8 A bill for an act relating to clerks of court, including the number of counties in which a clerk may serve and residency requirements. (See HF 267.)
HSB 7 A bill for an act relating to judicial residency requirements.
HSB 6 A bill for an act relating to reimbursement of witness mileage expenses. (See HF 223.)
HSB 1 A bill for an act relating to the practice of massage therapy, and providing penalties. (See HF 479.)