Bills Sponsored By Committee

Judiciary (H)

Bill Bill Title
HF 223 A bill for an act relating to reimbursement of witness mileage expenses. (Formerly HSB 6.)
HF 224 A bill for an act relating to the criminal offense of lascivious conduct with a minor, and providing penalties. (Formerly HSB 23.) Effective 7-1-19.
HF 265 A bill for an act relating to the confidentiality of search warrant information. (Formerly HF 5.)
HF 266 A bill for an act relating to the civil commitment of sexually violent predators. (Formerly HSB 11.) Effective 7-1-19.
HF 267 A bill for an act relating to clerks of court, including the number of counties in which a clerk may serve and residency requirements. (Formerly HSB 8.)
HF 322 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. (Formerly HSB 9.)
HF 323 A bill for an act relating to the exploitation of a dependent adult by a caretaker. (Formerly HSB 21.) Effective 7-1-19.
HF 324 A bill for an act relating to the requirements for certifications of trust and including applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 25.)
HF 328 A bill for an act relating to the definition of vulnerable elder. (Formerly HSB 30.) Effective 7-1-19.
HF 336 A bill for an act relating to postconviction relief procedure and the underlying trial court record of the proceedings challenged. (Formerly HSB 28.)
HF 337 A bill for an act relating to state employee defense and indemnification from certain claims and actions. (Formerly HSB 10.)
HF 479 A bill for an act relating to the practice of massage therapy, and providing penalties. (Formerly HSB 1.)
HF 503 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. (Formerly HSB 110.)
HF 511 A bill for an act relating to the application fee and annual fee imposed for nonassistance child support cases. (Formerly HSB 69; See HF 739.)
HF 514 A bill for an act allowing certain operating-while-intoxicated offenders to be sentenced as habitual offenders, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly HSB 29.)
HF 529 A bill for an act relating to the assessment of fees when a public defender or designee requests copies of certain documents. (Formerly HF 4; See HF 753.)
HF 534 A bill for an act creating the criminal offense of female genital mutilation and providing penalties. (Formerly HSB 115.)
HF 569 A bill for an act relating to 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. (Formerly HSB 112.) Effective 7-1-19.
HF 591 A bill for an act providing for juvenile court jurisdiction over minor guardianship proceedings and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 118.) Effective 1-1-20.
HF 594 A bill for an act relating to medical procedures including abortion and limitations regarding the withdrawal of a life-sustaining procedure from a minor child. (Formerly HF 233.) Effective date: 07/01/2020.
HF 600 A bill for an act relating to nonsubstantive Code corrections. (Formerly HSB 136.)
HF 602 A bill for an act relating to home improvement fraud and providing penalties for contractors who commit home improvement fraud. (Formerly HSB 41.)
HF 610 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 and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 22.) Effective 1-1-20.
HF 638 A bill for an act relating to landlord remedies and procedures relating to failure to timely pay rent, abandonment, and forcible entry and detainer. (Formerly HSB 116.)
HF 659 A bill for an act relating to pretrial contact between a prosecuting witness who is a minor and the defendant. (Formerly HF 395.)
HF 661 A bill for an act relating to speech and expression at public institutions of higher education, providing for remedies, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HF 276.)
HF 662 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, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 178.)
HF 671 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. (Formerly HSB 195.)
HF 675 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. (Formerly HSB 144.)
HF 678 A bill for an act relating to notice and opportunity to repair construction defects in new construction, and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 177.)
HF 679 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. (Formerly HSB 203.) Effective 7-1-19.
HF 686 A bill for an act relating to expert witness testimony in child sexual abuse and child endangerment cases. (Formerly HSB 19.)
HF 688 A bill for an act relating to alcoholic beverage control violations and second and subsequent convictions, and providing penalties. (Formerly HF 371.)
HF 697 A bill for an act restricting public agency disclosure of and access to certain personal information related to tax-exempt organizations, and providing penalties. (Formerly HSB 223.)
HF 702 A bill for an act relating to the expungement of a deferred judgment upon a person’s discharge from probation. (Formerly HF 351.)
HF 705 A bill for an act relating to the responsibilities of a guardian ad litem for a minor child. (Formerly HSB 242; See HF 2219.)
HF 706 A bill for an act relating to replacement of the term visitation with the term parenting time relative to time awarded to a parent. (Formerly HF 583; See HF 2366.)
HF 707 A bill for an act relating to service of process relating to juvenile delinquency proceedings and termination of the parent-child relationship proceedings. (Formerly HSB 224.) Effective 7-1-19.
HF 709 A bill for an act relating to the suspension of a child support order relative to child in need of assistance proceedings. (Formerly HF 582.)
HF 712 A bill for an act relating to indeterminate sentences for class “D” felonies. (Formerly HF 408.)
HF 719 A bill for an act relating to participation in conciliation related to a dissolution of marriage. (Formerly HF 544.) Effective 7-1-19.
HF 721 A bill for an act relating to the temporary delegation of parental authority by the parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a child. (Formerly HSB 134.)
HF 723 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. (Formerly HSB 209.)
HF 729 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. (Formerly HSB 237.)
HF 734 A bill for an act relating to postconviction DNA profiling procedure. (Formerly HSB 142.) Effective 7-1-19.
HF 737 A bill for an act relating to the regulation of persons involved with animals other than livestock and certain wild animals, providing for criminal offenses and court orders associated with animal mistreatment, and including penalties. (Formerly HSB 114.) Effective date: 07/01/2020.
HF 2219 A bill for an act relating to the responsibilities of a guardian ad litem for a minor child. (Formerly HF 705, HSB 242.)
HF 2276 A bill for an act providing for the application and construction of the uniform protected series Act. (Formerly HSB 538.)
HF 2278 A bill for an act relating to the modification of sex offender registry requirements. (Formerly HF 2068.)
HF 2309 A bill for an act relating to the regulation by counties and cities of certain conditions of employment, and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 519.)
HF 2338 A bill for an act relating to eluding or attempting to elude a pursuing law enforcement vehicle and providing penalties. (Formerly HSB 524.)
HF 2339 A bill for an act relating to judicial motions and causes of action arising from a person’s participation in matters of public significance. (Formerly HSB 537.)
HF 2361 A bill for an act concerning the implantation or insertion of microchips or other devices in employees by employers. (Formerly HSB 580.)
HF 2366 A bill for an act relating to replacement of the term visitation with the term parenting time relative to time awarded to a parent. (Formerly HF 706, HF 583.)
HF 2402 A bill for an act relating to the resignations of registered agents serving certain business entities. (Formerly HSB 529.) Effective date: 07/01/2020.
HF 2444 A bill for an act relating to the crime of disorderly conduct and making penalties applicable. (Formerly HSB 661.)
HF 2445 A bill for an act relating to the privacy of a victim of a sex offense in a criminal or civil proceeding. (Formerly HF 2054.) Effective date: 07/01/2020.
HF 2446 A bill for an act relating to additional penalties for certain violations against bicyclists causing serious injury or death committed by a person operating a motor vehicle. (Formerly HF 2189.)
HF 2447 A bill for an act relating to the state public defender pilot project and legal representation in child welfare cases. (Formerly HSB 612; See HF 2599.)
HF 2453 A bill for an act relating to guardianships and conservatorships of minors. (Formerly HSB 579.)
HF 2473 A bill for an act creating the criminal offense of defrauding a drug or alcohol test and providing penalties. (Formerly HSB 539.)
HF 2474 A bill for an act relating to the confidentiality of information filed with the court to secure an arrest warrant. (Formerly HSB 613.) Effective date: 07/01/2020.
HF 2501 A bill for an act relating to civil actions involving asbestos and silica, and including applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 600.)
HF 2503 A bill for an act relating to the defense of justification for violent crimes. (Formerly HSB 693.)
HF 2504 A bill for an act requiring consideration of antisemitism by governmental entities when investigating possible discriminatory acts. (Formerly HF 2303.)
HF 2506 A bill for an act relating to the criminal offense of indecent exposure and making penalties applicable. (Formerly HSB 523.)
HF 2508 A bill for an act relating to garnishment proceedings and service of a garnishee. (Formerly HSB 566.)
HF 2509 A bill for an act relating to forensic scientific evidence and postconviction relief. (Formerly HSB 567.)
HF 2515 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. (Formerly HSB 694.)
HF 2522 A bill for an act authorizing the reduction of damages payable to an unresponsive property owner in condemnation proceedings and including applicability provisions. (Formerly HF 2129.)
HF 2525 A bill for an act relating to the circumstances under which a grandparent or great-grandparent may petition for grandparent and great-grandparent visitation. (Formerly HF 2285.)
HF 2527 A bill for an act relating to the exhibition of music, including the practices of performing rights societies and the advertising, promoting, and conducting of certain live musical performances, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly HF 2304.)
HF 2529 A bill for an act relating to confidential communications between a peer support group counselor and specified individuals. (Formerly HF 2333.)
HF 2535 A bill for an act relating to nonsubstantive Code corrections, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 679.) Effective date: 06/17/2020, 07/01/2020. Applicability date: 07/01/2019.
HF 2536 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. (Formerly HSB 692.) Effective date: 06/17/2020, 07/01/2020. Applicability date: 07/01/2019.
HF 2537 A bill for an act providing for business corporations, providing for certain fees, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 691.)
HF 2538 A bill for an act relating to the criminal offense of theft in the third degree and making penalties applicable. (Formerly HSB 528.)
HF 2543 A bill for an act relating to the inclusion of the value of child restraint systems in the partial loss or total loss calculation for specified insurance settlements of first-party automobile losses and including applicability provisions. (Formerly HF 2055.)
HF 2547 A bill for an act relating to the payment of required medical aid provided to prisoners. (Formerly HSB 518.)
HF 2554 A bill for an act relating to the offense of continuous sexual abuse of a child and providing penalties. (Formerly HSB 595.) Effective date: 07/01/2020.
HF 2558 A bill for an act relating to interpreters for limited-English-proficient, deaf, and hard-of-hearing persons in certain court proceedings and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 662; See HF 2619.)
HF 2564 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. (Formerly HSB 578.)
HF 2583 A bill for an act relating to court-ordered reimbursement of jail costs and restitution. (Formerly HSB 658.)