Study Bills

Judiciary (S)

Study bills still in committee.

Bill Bill Title
SSB 3195 A bill for an act relating to child endangerment and the termination of parental rights, and providing penalties.
SSB 3185 A bill for an act providing immunity for the operation of manufacturing or industrial facilities under certain circumstances and including applicability provisions.
SSB 3184 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 SF 2376.)
SSB 3181 A bill for an act regarding legislative oversight of supreme court decisions, and including applicability provisions.
SSB 3176 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 SF 2347.)
SSB 3175 A bill for an act providing for business corporations, providing for certain fees, and including effective date provisions. (See SF 2339.)
SSB 3174 A bill for an act relating to officer disciplinary actions. (See SF 2377.)
SSB 3173 A bill for an act relating to the manufacture, sale, and consumption of certain products containing hemp, and including effective date provisions. (See SF 2380.)
SSB 3167 A bill for an act relating to civil actions involving asbestos and silica, and including applicability provisions. (See SF 2337.)
SSB 3150 A bill for an act relating to civil actions, including the total amount recoverable as a noneconomic damages award against a health care provider and evidence offered to prove past medical expenses. (See SF 2338.)
SSB 3149 A bill for an act relating to the administration of adult and minor guardianships and conservatorships, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. (See SF 2321.)
SSB 3148 A bill for an act relating to interpreters for limited-English-proficient, deaf, and hard-of-hearing persons in certain court proceedings. (See SF 2320.)
SSB 3138 A bill for an act relating to firearms and weapons, including the storage, carrying, possession, or transportation of weapons and the establishment, use, and maintenance of shooting ranges.
SSB 3137 A bill for an act relating to advertisements for legal services, including the use of health information and the content related to drugs and devices, and making penalties applicable.
SSB 3136 A bill for an act relating to the medical cannabidiol Act, and including transition provisions. (See SF 2363.)
SSB 3135 A bill for an act relating to evidence offered to prove past medical expenses. (See SF 2359.)
SSB 3134 A bill for an act relating to nonsubstantive Code corrections, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. (See SF 2340.)
SSB 3133 A bill for an act relating to the requirements for a sex offender to be granted a modification of sex offender registry requirements. (See SF 2324.)
SSB 3131 A bill for an act relating to the initial care plan for minor and adult guardianships and the initial plan and inventory for adult conservatorships, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. (See SF 2323.)
SSB 3130 A bill for an act to relating to court-ordered reimbursement of jail costs and restitution.
SSB 3095 A bill for an act relating to judicial actions and records by authorizing assistance by a small claims filing agent and modifying provisions relating to accessing protected information in court records.
SSB 3085 A bill for an act relating to total amount recoverable as a noneconomic damage award against a health care provider.
SSB 3082 A bill for an act relating to forensic scientific evidence and postconviction relief.
SSB 3081 A bill for an act establishing the offense of sexual activity with an individual sixteen or seventeen years of age, and providing penalties. (See SF 2382.)
SSB 3075 A bill for an act pertaining to immunity from civil or criminal liability for acts of corporal punishment in schools. (See SF 2288.)
SSB 3074 A bill for an act relating to the guardianship of minors.
SSB 3073 A bill for an act relating to the payment of required medical aid provided to prisoners. (See SF 2191.)
SSB 3064 A bill for an act creating the offense of continuous sexual abuse of a child and providing penalties. (See SF 2322.)
SSB 3059 A bill for an act relating to participation in the sobriety and drug monitoring program. (See SF 2381.)
SSB 3043 A bill for an act relating to the confidentiality of certain law enforcement reports, records, and information under Iowa’s open records law.
SSB 3042 A bill for an act relating to the penalty for public employees and public officials ordered to pay restitution to a public employer.
SSB 3041 A bill for an act relating to the confidentiality of information filed with the court to secure an arrest warrant. (See SF 2186.)
SSB 3040 A bill for an act relating to a death affecting the public interest and reporting requirements of county medical examiners. (See SF 2274.)
SSB 3039 A bill for an act relating to the state public defender pilot project and legal representation in child welfare cases. (See SF 2182.)
SSB 3038 A bill for an act relating to the opening, administration, and termination of adult and minor guardianships and conservatorships, and including effective date and applicability provisions.
SSB 3037 A bill for an act providing for the application and construction of the uniform protected series Act. (See SF 2187.)
SSB 3036 A bill for an act relating to the Iowa trust code, including the creation of directed trusts, the transfer of trust assets into other trusts, and requirements related to notices to beneficiaries. (See SF 2232.)
SSB 3035 A bill for an act relating to eluding or attempting to elude a pursuing law enforcement vehicle and providing penalties. (See SF 2275.)
SSB 3034 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.
SSB 3033 A bill for an act relating to preexisting condition exclusions in certain coverage for health care services, and including effective and applicability date provisions.
SSB 3032 A bill for an act relating to the statute of limitations period for criminal and civil actions for sexual abuse in the first, second, or third degree. (See SF 2375.)
SSB 3031 A bill for an act relating to the criminal offense of indecent exposure and making penalties applicable. (See SF 2097.)
SSB 3030 A bill for an act requiring search warrants for certain activities under the jurisdiction of the natural resource commission.
SSB 3029 A bill for an act relating to the resignations of registered agents serving certain business entities. (See SF 2185.)
SSB 3006 A bill for an act relating to the administration of adult guardianships and conservatorships.
SSB 3005 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 SF 2225.)
SSB 1242 A bill for an act relating to guardianships and conservatorships for adults and minors and providing for jurisdiction, definitions, proceedings, administration, and closing, and including effective date and applicability provisions.
SSB 1233 A bill for an act establishing the criminal offense of sexual exploitation of a child with a disability by an employee of a community college and providing penalties. (See SF 577.)
SSB 1224 A bill for an act relating to the restoration of voting rights to certain convicted persons and including effective date provisions.
SSB 1220 A bill for an act concerning the liability of private employers, general contractors, and premises owners for negligently hiring or failing to supervise employees, agents, or independent contractors convicted of a public offense. (See SF 580.)
SSB 1215 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the rights of a crime victim.
SSB 1203 A bill for an act permitting qualified entities to request national criminal history checks of certain covered individuals. (See SF 525.)
SSB 1199 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 SF 569.)
SSB 1198 A bill for an act relating to officer-involved shootings and officer-involved critical incidents. (See SF 568.)
SSB 1183 A bill for an act relating to judicial salaries.
SSB 1172 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 SF 546.)
SSB 1171 A bill for an act relating to the peace officer, public safety, and emergency personnel bill of rights, and providing an immediate effective date.
SSB 1170 A bill for an act relating to the nonconsensual termination of and serious injury to a human pregnancy, and providing penalties. (See SF 523.)
SSB 1167 A bill for an act creating a blue alert program within the department of public safety for the apprehension of a person suspected of killing or seriously injuring a peace officer in the line of duty or due to safety concerns for a peace officer missing while on duty. (See SF 526.)
SSB 1159 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 SF 375.)
SSB 1147 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. (See SF 458.)
SSB 1146 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 SF 532.)
SSB 1145 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.
SSB 1144 A bill for an act relating to the dissemination and exhibition of obscene material to a minor by the parent or guardian of the minor, and providing penalties. (See SF 460.)
SSB 1140 A bill for an act relating to nonsubstantive Code corrections. (See SF 333.)
SSB 1139 A bill for an act requiring certain disclosures related to veterans’ benefit services, and making penalties applicable.
SSB 1138 A bill for an act relating to excuse from jury service for persons at least seventy-two years of age. (See SF 344.)
SSB 1137 A bill for an act relating to the confidentiality of information filed with the court used to secure an arrest warrant.
SSB 1136 A bill for an act relating to postconviction DNA profiling procedure. (See SF 594.)
SSB 1135 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 SF 590.)
SSB 1107 A bill for an act providing limited immunity from certain criminal offenses and prohibiting certain disciplinary sanctions for persons under twenty-one years of age who report, seek, or require emergency assistance for alcohol overdoses or protection from certain crimes, and modifying penalties. (See SF 342.)
SSB 1106 A bill for an act relating to the liability of the state, counties, municipalities, and employees thereof for certain torts, and including effective date and applicability provisions. (See SF 377.)
SSB 1101 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 SF 237.)
SSB 1091 A bill for an act providing for juvenile court jurisdiction over minor guardianship proceedings and including effective date and applicability provisions. (See SF 425.)
SSB 1075 A bill for an act prohibiting the treatment 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 SF 369.)
SSB 1074 A bill for an act relating to the payment of required medical aid provided to prisoners of county jails. (See SF 345.)
SSB 1073 A bill for an act relating to older individuals and dependent adults and creating certain criminal offenses and civil actions, and providing penalties.(See SF 2341.)
SSB 1072 A bill for an act increasing the required amount for a surety bond necessary for the issuance of a travel trailer dealer’s license, and including applicability provisions. (See SF 268.)
SSB 1071 A bill for an act modifying certain provisions relating to personal information security breach protection.
SSB 1070 A bill for an act relating to the civil commitment of sexually violent predators. (See SF 328.)
SSB 1069 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 SF 379.)
SSB 1068 A bill for an act relating to state employee defense and indemnification from certain claims and actions. (See SF 339.)
SSB 1067 A bill for an act relating to reimbursement of witness mileage expenses. (See SF 416.)
SSB 1066 A bill for an act relating to the provision of debt management services in connection with educational loans, and making penalties applicable. (See SF 272.)
SSB 1064 A bill for an act relating to judicial residency requirements.
SSB 1063 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 SF 464.)
SSB 1062 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 SF 426.)
SSB 1061 A bill for an act creating the criminal offense of theft against a vulnerable elder and providing penalties.
SSB 1058 A bill for an act relating to criminal trespass while hunting, fishing, or trapping, and providing penalties.
SSB 1057 A bill for an act relating to the criminal elements for the commission of sexual misconduct with offenders, and providing penalties. (See SF 273.)
SSB 1056 A bill for an act relating to the transfer of dangerous persons with mental illness from a hospital for persons with mental illness to the Iowa medical and classification center. (See SF 338.)
SSB 1055 A bill for an act relating to the Iowa sobriety and drug monitoring program. (See SF 364.)
SSB 1054 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. (See SF 487.)
SSB 1053 A bill for an act relating to late fees and prohibited provisions in rental agreements. (See SF 463.)
SSB 1046 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the qualifications of electors.
SSB 1038 A bill for an act relating to law enforcement profiling by standardizing collection and centralizing the compilation and reporting of officer stop and compliance data, providing for officer training, creating a community policing advisory board, providing for penalties and remedies, and including effective date provisions.
SSB 1037 A bill for an act relating to the practice of massage therapy, and providing penalties. (See SF 267.)
SSB 1027 A bill for an act relating to the transportation of dead bodies.
SSB 1026 A bill for an act relating to home improvement fraud and providing penalties for contractors who commit home improvement fraud.
SSB 1018 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 SF 424.)
SSB 1017 A bill for an act relating to going armed with, carrying, or transporting a firearm when transporting a person to or from a school or delivering an item to the school. (See SF 116, SF 2224.)
SSB 1016 A bill for an act relating to expert witness testimony in child sexual abuse and child endangerment cases. (See SF 329.)
SSB 1015 A bill for an act relating to the exploitation of a dependent adult by a caretaker. (See SF 153.)
SSB 1014 A bill for an act relating to the definition of vulnerable elder. (See SF 152.)
SSB 1013 A bill for an act relating to the calculation of certain court costs in probate matters, and including effective date and applicability provisions. (See SF 327; SF 604.)
SSB 1012 A bill for an act relating to the possession of marijuana, and providing penalties. (See SF 378.)
SSB 1011 A bill for an act relating to unintentionally causing the death of a person by operating a motor vehicle at an excessive speed, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable. (See SF 114.)
SSB 1010 A bill for an act relating to certain liability insurance policy information required to be given to claimants.
SSB 1009 A bill for an act relating to the criminal offenses of assault by threat of a targeted attack and cyberharassment, and providing penalties. (See SF 275.)
SSB 1008 A bill for an act relating to restrictions on bailable defendants charged with homicide by motor vehicle. (See SF 462.)
SSB 1007 A bill for an act allowing county attorneys and assistant county attorneys to obtain a professional permit to carry weapons. (See SF 587, SF 2095.)
SSB 1006 A bill for an act relating to the practice of massage therapy, and providing penalties.
SSB 1005 A bill for an act relating to postconviction relief procedure and the underlying trial court record of the proceedings challenged. (See SF 158.)
SSB 1004 A bill for an act prohibiting the use of automated or remote systems for traffic law enforcement, requiring the removal of existing systems, and including effective date provisions. (See SF 343.)
SSB 1003 A bill for an act relating to the requirements for certifications of trust and including applicability provisions. (See SF 112.)
SSB 1002 A bill for an act allowing certain operating-while-intoxicated offenders to be sentenced as habitual offenders, and making penalties applicable. (See SF 113.)
SSB 1001 A bill for an act relating to financial responsibility requirements for liability arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of a motor vehicle.