Bills Sponsored By Committee

Commerce (H)

Bill Bill Title
HF 197 A bill for an act relating to inheritance tax by eliminating the requirement that the department of revenue receive notice of withdrawal of funds from a joint account by a surviving joint owner. Effective 07-01-05.
HF 277 A bill for an act relating to the deregulation of communications services including considering market forces, eliminating accounting plan requirements, establishing antitrust procedures and remedies, eliminating reporting requirements, and providing a penalty. Effective 07-01-05.
HF 332 A bill for an act allowing certain abstractors to request a mortgage release. Effective 07-01-05.
HF 370 A bill for an act allowing the Iowa finance authority to issue qualified residential rental project bonds under the private activity bond allocation Act. Effective 07-01-05.
HF 371 A bill for an act relating to negotiable instruments, by providing for liabilities among certain parties, and providing a statute of limitations. (Formerly HSB 132)
HF 373 A bill for an act relating to equipment dealerships, by providing for the sale or transfer of a dealership and providing for the Act's applicability. Effective 07-01-05.
HF 375 A bill for an act relating to the duties imposed on a real estate broker by a brokerage agreement. Effective 07-01-05.
HF 480 A bill for an act relating to the definition of telecommunicator for purposes of telecommunicator training standards promulgated by the Iowa law enforcement academy. (Formerly HF 213)
HF 537 A bill for an act relating to the investment of public funds by the treasurer of state, state agencies, and political subdivisions including the investment of public funds not covered by federal deposit insurance in certificates of deposit. Effective 7-01-06.
HF 540 A bill for an act relating to reports of traffic accidents involving certified law enforcement officers and other emergency responders. Effective 7-01-06.
HF 581 A bill for an act relating to interstate natural gas pipelines including requirements regarding construction, operation, and maintenance, applicable penalties and resultant damages, and easements. Effective 07-01-05.
HF 582 A bill for an act relating to the funding of the dual party relay service through assessments on telecommunications carriers providing telephone service. (Formerly HSB 90)
HF 610 A bill for an act relating to the transmission of electronic mail including the transmission of unsolicited bulk electronic mail, and the sale or offer for direct sale of prescription drugs and the sale of adulterated or misbranded drugs through the use of electronic mail or the internet, and providing for penalties. Effective 07-01-05.
HF 611 A bill for an act requiring performance of a criminal history check of applicants for real estate broker and salesperson licenses. (Formerly HF 407)
HF 612 A bill for an act relating to identity theft including criminal violations and damages recoverable in a civil action, providing for forfeiture of property and for certain rights of financial institutions, and providing for civil remedies. (Formerly HSB 210)
HF 613 A bill for an act relating to the regulation of hot water heating boilers for swimming pools and spas. Effective 07-01-05.
HF 614 A bill for an act relating to the transmission, installation, and use of computer software through deceptive or unauthorized means and providing for penalties. Effective 07-01-05.
HF 702 A bill for an act relating to the responsibilities of divisions within the department of workforce development, including training for occupational safety and health inspections and investigations, and workers' compensation.
HF 703 A bill for an act concerning private sector employee drug testing.
HF 704 A bill for an act relating to awards of noneconomic damages against health care providers. (Formerly HSB 15)
HF 705 A bill for an act relating to the characterization of personal injuries for purposes of workers' compensation liability. (Formerly HSB 88) (See Cmte. Bill HF 2681)
HF 706 A bill for an act relating to access to dependent adult abuse information and unemployment compensation claims. (Formerly HSB 231)
HF 707 A bill for an act concerning public employee collective bargaining. (Formerly HSB 233)
HF 719 A bill for an act repealing registration requirements for construction contractors and providing for related matters. (Formerly HSB 230)
HF 731 A bill for an act concerning state liquor activities, including liquor prices set by the alcoholic beverages division, moneys appropriated from liquor sale revenues for substance abuse treatment, and state liquor warehouse operations. (See Cmte. Bill HF 820) (Formerly HSB 187)
HF 736 A bill for an act relating to asset disregard under the medical assistance program for the purchase of a certified long-term care insurance policy, providing for a repeal, providing a contingent effective date, and providing an appropriation. (See Cmte. Bill HF 819) (Formerly HF 353)
HF 737 A bill for an act relating to the registration and licensing of mortgage bankers and brokers, providing for fees, and providing an effective date. Effective 07-01-06.
HF 738 A bill for an act concerning elevators, by providing for membership on the elevator safety board, variances for residential elevators in churches, and providing applicability and effective date provisions. (Formerly HF 576)
HF 749 A bill for an act relating to various provisions administered by the insurance division of the department of commerce concerning premium tax refunds, the interstate insurance compact, insurer insolvency proceedings, individual health insurance, the small employer carrier reinsurance program, insurance applications, the Iowa comprehensive health association, fire insurance policies, the Iowa insurance guaranty association, the FAIR plan, motor vehicle service contracts, investments by county and state mutual associations, reciprocal or interinsurance contract premium rates, unauthorized activity of insurance producers, and annuity contracts for cemetery and funeral merchandise and funeral services, and making fees and penalties applicable and providing effective and retroactive applicability dates. (See Cmte. Bill HF 854) (Formerly HSB 211)
HF 763 A bill for an act relating to cemeteries and cemetery regulation, providing administration and enforcement procedures, establishing requirements for interment rights agreements and reporting, establishing and appropriating fees, and providing penalties. (See Cmte. Bill HF 836) (Formerly HSB 212)
HF 764 A bill for an act relating to the unemployment rate of contribution of a person who acquires an organization, trade, or business and providing penalties. Effective 07-01-05.
HF 765 A bill for an act requiring every insurer offering certain individual or group health insurance policies to provide coverage for certain enteral formulas. (Formerly HF 176)
HF 2232 A bill for an act relating to the naming of a national bank or a federal savings association and including a retroactive applicability provision. (Formerly HF 2024)
HF 2283 A bill for an act to provide that the state elevator code supersedes conflicting provisions of building codes. (Formerly HSB 540)
HF 2361 A bill for an act relating to energy conservation standards included in the state building code for new single-family or two-family residential construction. Effective 7-01-06.
HF 2453 A bill for an act relating to the prepayment of agricultural loans secured by a real estate mortgage. (Formerly HSB 578)
HF 2505 A bill for an act authorizing the labor commissioner to represent laborers or employees seeking wage claims in pending receivership or seizure actions and providing an applicability date. Effective 7-01-06.
HF 2506 A bill for an act relating to the issuance of identity theft passports by the attorney general. Effective 7-01-06.
HF 2507 A bill for an act relating to priority of labor or wage claims over other debts when an employer's property is placed in receivership or otherwise seized by creditors. Effective 7-01-06.
HF 2508 A bill for an act relating to direct deposit of wages and creating an exception to the payday information employers are required to provide each employee under the Iowa wage payment collection law and providing for retroactive applicability. Effective 7-01-06.
HF 2528 A bill for an act relating to prohibited business practices by a real estate broker or salesperson. (Formerly HSB 594)
HF 2529 A bill for an act authorizing small employer association health benefit plans, a small employer health care tax credit, wellness incentives, a small employer catastrophic risk program, providing an appropriation, and providing for effective, retroactive, and applicability dates.(Formerly HF 696) (See Cmte. Bill HF 2790)
HF 2585 A bill for an act relating to permit and inspection fees for amusement rides, devices, and concessions, and providing an effective date. (Formerly HSB 239)
HF 2586 A bill for an act relating to the collection of liquidated debts owed to and various authorizations issued by the labor commissioner. Effective 7-01-06.
HF 2587 A bill for an act relating to financial institutions including the regulation of state banks, bank holding companies, and industrial loan companies, and providing for penalties. Effective 7-01-06.
HF 2606 A bill for an act relating to debt management, mortgage bankers and brokers, delayed deposit services, regulated loans, and industrial loans, and providing for fees and penalties. (Formerly HSB 671) (See Cmte. Bill HF 2749)
HF 2632 A bill for an act relating to real estate, including real estate broker and salesperson licensing and real estate disclosures. Effective 7-01-06.
HF 2646 A bill for an act relating to the regulation of professional unarmed combat fighting, prohibiting amateur unarmed combat fighting, and providing for fees and penalties. (Formerly HSB 543)
HF 2647 A bill for an act relating to franchises for the provision of cable service or video service including providing for fees and providing an effective date. (Formerly HSB 670)
HF 2648 A bill for an act relating to private sector drug testing. (Formerly HSB 714)
HF 2671 A bill for an act relating to illegal aliens of the United States including restricting the allocation of housing trust fund moneys, prohibiting the servicing of first mortgages, relating to employment, and providing for penalties. (Formerly HF 2446)
HF 2681 A bill for an act relating to workers' compensation liability for injuries sustained in the course of employment. (Formerly HF 705) (Formerly HSB 88)
HF 2682 A bill for an act relating to the renewable energy tax credit program including providing for the extension of certain eligibility deadlines and operational requirements for eligible facilities. (Formerly HF 2489) (See Cmte. Bill HF 2788)
HF 2686 A bill for an act providing for technical and substantive changes relating to the Iowa communications network. Effective 7-01-06.
HF 2722 A bill for an act relating to deficiencies in the construction or design of residential real property. (Formerly HSB 741)
HF 2723 A bill for an act relating to laws administered by the labor commissioner regarding the state elevator code and boiler and pressure vessel safety. (Formerly HSB 742)