House File 2473 H-8363 Amend the amendment, H-8362, to House File 2473 as 1 follows: 2 1. By striking page 1, line 1, through page 17, 3 line 37, and inserting: 4 < Amend House File 2473 as follows: 5 ___. By striking everything after the enacting 6 clause and inserting: 7 < DIVISION I 8 STANDING APPROPRIATIONS AND RELATED MATTERS 9 Section 1. 2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 140, is amended 10 by adding the following new section: 11 NEW SECTION . SEC. 1A. BUDGET PROCESS FOR FISCAL 12 YEAR 2015-2016. 13 1. For the budget process applicable to the fiscal 14 year beginning July 1, 2015, on or before October 1, 15 2014, in lieu of the information specified in section 16 8.23, subsection 1, unnumbered paragraph 1, and 17 paragraph “a”, all departments and establishments of 18 the government shall transmit to the director of the 19 department of management, on blanks to be furnished 20 by the director, estimates of their expenditure 21 requirements, including every proposed expenditure, for 22 the ensuing fiscal year, together with supporting data 23 and explanations as called for by the director of the 24 department of management after consultation with the 25 legislative services agency. 26 2. The estimates of expenditure requirements 27 shall be in a form specified by the director of 28 the department of management, and the expenditure 29 requirements shall include all proposed expenditures 30 and shall be prioritized by program or the results to 31 be achieved. The estimates shall be accompanied by 32 performance measures for evaluating the effectiveness 33 of the programs or results. 34 Sec. 2. 2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 140, is amended by 35 adding the following new section: 36 NEW SECTION . SEC. 3A. GENERAL ASSEMBLY. 37 1. The appropriations made pursuant to section 38 2.12 for the expenses of the general assembly and 39 legislative agencies for the fiscal year beginning July 40 1, 2014, and ending June 30, 2015, are reduced by the 41 following amount: 42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,000,000 43 2. The budgeted amounts for the general assembly 44 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, may be 45 adjusted to reflect unexpended budgeted amounts from 46 the previous fiscal year. 47 Sec. 3. 2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 140, section 6, is 48 amended to read as follows: 49 SEC. 6. LIMITATIONS OF STANDING APPROPRIATIONS 50 -1- H8362.4445 (1) 85 tm/jp 1/ 25 #1.

—— FY 2014-2015. Notwithstanding the standing 1 appropriations in the following designated sections for 2 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, and ending June 3 30, 2015, the amounts appropriated from the general 4 fund of the state pursuant to these sections for the 5 following designated purposes shall not exceed the 6 following amounts: 7 1. For operational support grants and community 8 cultural grants under section 99F.11, subsection 3 , 9 paragraph “d”, subparagraph (1): 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 208,351 11 416,702 12 2. For regional tourism marketing under section 13 99F.11, subsection 3 , paragraph “d”, subparagraph (2): 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 582,000 15 3. For payment for nonpublic school transportation 16 under section 285.2 : 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 8,560,931 18 If total approved claims for reimbursement for 19 nonpublic school pupil transportation exceed the amount 20 appropriated in accordance with this subsection, the 21 department of education shall prorate the amount of 22 each approved claim. 23 4. For the enforcement of chapter 453D relating to 24 tobacco product manufacturers under section 453D.8 : 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 9,208 26 18,416 27 Sec. 4. Section 257.35, Code 2014, is amended by 28 adding the following new subsection: 29 NEW SUBSECTION . 8A. Notwithstanding subsection 1, 30 and in addition to the reduction applicable pursuant 31 to subsection 2, the state aid for area education 32 agencies and the portion of the combined district cost 33 calculated for these agencies for the fiscal year 34 beginning July 1, 2014, and ending June 30, 2015, shall 35 be reduced by the department of management by fifteen 36 million dollars. The reduction for each area education 37 agency shall be prorated based on the reduction that 38 the agency received in the fiscal year beginning July 39 1, 2003. 40 DIVISION II 41 CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE AND BY THE STATE 42 Sec. 5. Section 8.55, subsection 3, paragraph a, 43 Code 2014, is amended to read as follows: 44 a. Except as provided in paragraphs “b” , “c” , 45 and “d” , and “0e” , the moneys in the Iowa economic 46 emergency fund shall only be used pursuant to an 47 appropriation made by the general assembly. An 48 appropriation shall only be made for the fiscal year in 49 which the appropriation is made. The moneys shall only 50 -2- H8362.4445 (1) 85 tm/jp 2/ 25

be appropriated by the general assembly for emergency 1 expenditures. 2 Sec. 6. Section 8.55, subsection 3, Code 2014, is 3 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 4 NEW PARAGRAPH . 0e. There is appropriated from the 5 Iowa economic emergency fund to the state appeal board 6 an amount sufficient to pay claims authorized by the 7 state appeal board as provided in section 25.2. 8 Sec. 7. Section 25.2, subsection 4, Code 2014, is 9 amended to read as follows: 10 4. Payments authorized by the state appeal board 11 shall be paid from the appropriation or fund of 12 original certification of the claim. However, if that 13 appropriation or fund has since reverted under section 14 8.33 , then such payment authorized by the state appeal 15 board shall be out of any money in the state treasury 16 not otherwise appropriated as follows: 17 a. From the appropriation made from the Iowa 18 economic emergency fund in section 8.55 for purposes of 19 paying such expenses . 20 b. To the extent the appropriation from the 21 Iowa economic emergency fund described in paragraph 22 “a” is insufficient to pay such expenses, there is 23 appropriated from moneys in the general fund of the 24 state not otherwise appropriated the amount necessary 25 to fund the deficiency. 26 DIVISION III 27 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS AND APPROPRIATIONS 28 Sec. 8. AIR QUALITY PROGRAM. Notwithstanding the 29 purposes provided in section 455E.11, subsection 2, 30 paragraph “c”, there is appropriated from the household 31 hazardous waste account of the groundwater protection 32 fund to the department of natural resources for the 33 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, and ending June 30, 34 2015, the following amount, or so much thereof as is 35 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated: 36 For supporting the department’s air quality 37 programs, including salaries, support, maintenance, and 38 miscellaneous purposes: 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,400,000 40 Sec. 9. FOOD SECURITY FOR OLDER INDIVIDUALS. There 41 is appropriated from the general fund of the state to 42 the department on aging for the fiscal year beginning 43 July 1, 2014, and ending June 30, 2015, the following 44 amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used 45 for the purposes designated: 46 To award to each area agency on aging designated 47 under section 231.32 in the proportion that the 48 estimated amount of older individuals in Iowa served by 49 that area agency on aging bears to the total estimated 50 -3- H8362.4445 (1) 85 tm/jp 3/ 25

amount of older individuals in Iowa, to be used to 1 provide congregate meals and home-delivered meals to 2 food-insecure older individuals in Iowa: 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 250,000 4 Sec. 10. AIR QUALITY STAKEHOLDER GROUP. The 5 director of the department of natural resources shall 6 convene a stakeholder group for purposes of studying 7 the funding of air quality programs administered by 8 the department. By December 1, 2014, the department 9 shall submit a written report to the general assembly 10 regarding the findings and recommendations of the 11 stakeholder group. 12 Sec. 11. PERSONNEL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT 13 PAYMENTS. The general assembly and the judicial branch 14 shall not enter into a personnel settlement agreement 15 with a state employee that contains a confidentiality 16 provision intended to prevent public disclosure of the 17 agreement or any terms of the agreement. 18 Sec. 12. Section 8.9, subsection 2, paragraph a, 19 Code 2014, is amended to read as follows: 20 a. All grant applications submitted and grant 21 moneys received by a department on behalf of the state 22 shall be reported to the office of grants enterprise 23 management. The office shall by January 31 December 24 1 of each year submit to the fiscal services division 25 of the legislative services agency a written report 26 listing all grants received during the previous 27 calendar most recently completed federal fiscal year 28 with a value over one thousand dollars and the funding 29 entity and purpose for each grant. However, the 30 reports on grants filed by the state board of regents 31 pursuant to section 8.44 shall be deemed sufficient to 32 comply with the requirements of this subsection . In 33 addition, each department shall submit and the office 34 shall report, as applicable, for each grant applied 35 for or received and other federal moneys received 36 the expected duration of the grant or the other 37 moneys, maintenance of effort or other matching fund 38 requirements throughout and following the period of the 39 grant or the other moneys, the sources of the federal 40 funding and any match funding, any policy, program, or 41 operational requirement associated with receipt of the 42 funding, a status report on changes anticipated in the 43 federal requirements associated with the grant or other 44 federal funding during the fiscal year in progress and 45 the succeeding fiscal year, and any other information 46 concerning the grant or other federal funding that 47 would be helpful in the development of policy or 48 budget decisions. The fiscal services division of 49 the legislative services agency shall compile the 50 -4- H8362.4445 (1) 85 tm/jp 4/ 25

information received for consideration by the standing 1 joint appropriations subcommittees of the general 2 assembly. 3 Sec. 13. Section 68B.3, Code 2014, is amended by 4 adding the following new subsection: 5 NEW SUBSECTION . 2A. This section does not apply to 6 sales of services by a member of a board or commission 7 as defined under section 7E.4 to state executive branch 8 agencies or subunits of departments or independent 9 agencies as defined in section 7E.4 that are not the 10 subunit of the department or independent agency in 11 which the person serves or are not a subunit of a 12 department or independent agency with which the person 13 has substantial and regular contact as part of the 14 person’s duties. 15 Sec. 14. Section 522B.1, Code 2014, is amended by 16 adding the following new subsection: 17 NEW SUBSECTION . 12A. “Policy owner” means a person 18 who is identified as the legal owner of an insurance 19 policy or contract under the terms of the insurance 20 policy or contract, or who is otherwise vested with 21 legal title to the insurance policy or contract through 22 a valid assignment completed in accordance with the 23 terms of the insurance policy or contract and is 24 properly recorded as the legal owner of the policy or 25 contract in the records of the insurer. “Policy owner” 26 does not include a person who has a mere beneficial 27 interest in an insurance policy or contract. 28 Sec. 15. Section 522B.11, subsection 7, Code 2014, 29 is amended by adding the following new paragraphs: 30 NEW PARAGRAPH . c. Notwithstanding the holding 31 in Pitts v. Farm Bureau Life Ins. Co., 818 N.W.2d 32 91 (Iowa 2012), an insurance producer, while acting 33 within the scope and course of the license provided 34 for by this chapter, is not in the business of 35 supplying information to others unless the requirements 36 of paragraph “a” relating to expanded duties and 37 responsibilities are met. 38 NEW PARAGRAPH . d. Neither an insurance producer 39 nor an insurer has a duty to change the beneficiary of 40 an insurance policy or contract unless clear written 41 evidence of the policy owner’s intent to change a 42 beneficiary of the policy or contract is presented 43 to the insurance producer or insurer in the manner 44 required by the policy or contract prior to the payment 45 of any insurance benefits under the policy or contract. 46 Such evidence shall be provided in the same manner as a 47 claim for benefits under the policy or contract. 48 NEW PARAGRAPH . e. Notwithstanding the holding in 49 St. Malachy Roman Catholic Congregation v. Ingram, No. 50 -5- H8362.4445 (1) 85 tm/jp 5/ 25

12-1817 (Iowa Dec. 27, 2013), an insurance producer 1 owes any duties and responsibilities referred to in 2 this subsection only to the policy owner, the person 3 in privity of contract with the insurance producer, 4 and the principal in the agency relationship with the 5 insurance producer. 6 Sec. 16. Section 602.1302, subsection 3, Code 2014, 7 is amended to read as follows: 8 3. A revolving fund is created in the state 9 treasury for the payment of jury and witness fees, 10 mileage, costs related to summoning jurors by the 11 judicial branch, costs and fees related to the 12 management and payment of interpreters and translators 13 in judicial branch legal proceedings and court-ordered 14 programs, and attorney fees paid by the state public 15 defender for counsel appointed pursuant to section 16 600A.6A . The judicial branch shall deposit any 17 reimbursements to the state for the payment of jury 18 and witness fees and mileage in the revolving fund. 19 In each calendar quarter the judicial branch shall 20 reimburse the state public defender for attorney fees 21 paid pursuant to section 600A.6B . Notwithstanding 22 section 8.33 , unencumbered and unobligated receipts in 23 the revolving fund at the end of a fiscal year do not 24 revert to the general fund of the state. The judicial 25 branch shall on or before February 1 file a financial 26 accounting of the moneys in the revolving fund with 27 the legislative services agency. The accounting shall 28 include an estimate of disbursements from the revolving 29 fund for the remainder of the fiscal year and for the 30 next fiscal year. 31 Sec. 17. Section 724.1, subsection 8, Code 2014, is 32 amended by striking the subsection. 33 Sec. 18. NEW SECTION . 724.3A Firearm suppressors. 34 Any person, trust, corporation, or other entity may 35 possess a firearm suppressor if the firearm suppressor 36 is registered and possessed in compliance with federal 37 law and regulations. 38 Sec. 19. 2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 138, section 157, 39 subsection 5A, if enacted by 2014 Iowa Acts, House File 40 2463, is amended by striking the subsection. 41 Sec. 20. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. The following 42 provision or provisions of this division of this Act, 43 being deemed of immediate importance, take effect upon 44 enactment: 45 1. The section amending section 522B.1. 46 2. The section amending section 522B.11. 47 DIVISION IV 48 CORRECTIVE PROVISIONS 49 Sec. 21. Section 15.353, subsection 1, paragraph c, 50 -6- H8362.4445 (1) 85 tm/jp 6/ 25

subparagraph (2), if enacted by 2014 Iowa Acts, House 1 File 2448, is amended to read as follows: 2 (2) The average dwelling unit cost does not exceed 3 two hundred fifty thousand dollars per dwelling unit 4 if the project involves the rehabilitation, repair, 5 redevelopment, or preservation of eligible property, 6 as that term is defined in section 404A.1, subsection 7 2 property described in section 404A.1, subsection 7, 8 paragraph “a” . 9 Sec. 22. Section 15J.4, subsection 1, paragraph b, 10 as amended by 2014 Iowa Acts, House File 2448, section 11 34, if enacted, is amended to read as follows: 12 b. The area was in whole or in part a designated 13 economic development enterprise zone under chapter 14 15E, division XVIII, Code 2014, immediately prior to 15 the effective date of this division of this Act, or 16 the area is in whole or in part an urban renewal area 17 established pursuant to chapter 403. 18 Sec. 23. Section 123.47, subsection 1A, paragraph 19 c, subparagraph (2), as enacted by 2014 Iowa Acts, 20 Senate File 2310, section 1, is amended to read as 21 follows: 22 (2) A person under legal age who consumes or 23 possesses any alcoholic liquor, wine, or beer in 24 connection with a religious observance, ceremony, or 25 right rite . 26 Sec. 24. Section 331.552, subsection 35, as amended 27 by 2014 Iowa Acts, House File 2273, section 5, if 28 enacted, is amended to read as follows: 29 35. a. Destroy special assessment records required 30 by section 445.11 within the county system after ten 31 years have elapsed from the end of the fiscal year in 32 which the special assessment was paid in full. The 33 county treasurer shall also destroy the resolution of 34 necessity, plat, and schedule of assessments required 35 by section 384.51 after ten years have elapsed from the 36 end of the fiscal year in which the entire schedule was 37 paid in full. This subsection paragraph applies to 38 documents described in this subsection paragraph that 39 are in existence before, on, or after July 1, 2003. 40 b. Destroy assessment records required by chapter 41 468 within the county system after ten years have 42 elapsed from the end of the fiscal year in which the 43 assessment was paid in full. The county treasurer 44 shall also destroy the accompanying documents including 45 any resolutions, plats, or schedule of assessments 46 after ten years have elapsed from the end of the 47 fiscal year in which the entire schedule was paid in 48 full. This subsection paragraph applies to documents 49 described in this subsection paragraph that are in 50 -7- H8362.4445 (1) 85 tm/jp 7/ 25

existence before, on, or after July 1, 2014. 1 Sec. 25. Section 422.33, subsection 4, paragraph c, 2 Code 2014, as amended by 2014 Iowa Acts, Senate File 3 2240, section 87, and redesignated as paragraph b, 4 subparagraph (3), is amended to read as follows: 5 (3) Subtract an exemption amount of forty thousand 6 dollars. This exemption amount shall be reduced, but 7 not below zero, by an amount equal to twenty-five 8 percent of the amount by which the alternative minimum 9 taxable income of the taxpayer, computed without regard 10 to the exemption amount in this paragraph subparagraph , 11 exceeds one hundred fifty thousand dollars. 12 Sec. 26. Section 425.15, subsection 1, paragraph a, 13 as enacted by 2014 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2352, section 14 1, is amended to read as follows: 15 a. A veteran of any of the military forces of the 16 United States, who acquired the homestead under 38 17 U.S.C. §21.801, 21.802, prior to August 6, 1991, or 18 under 38 U.S.C. §2101, 2102. 19 Sec. 27. Section 508.36, subsection 13, paragraph 20 d, subparagraph (1), subparagraph division (c), as 21 enacted by 2014 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2131, section 9, 22 is amended to read as follows: 23 (c) Minimum reserves for all other policies of or 24 contracts subject to subsection 1, paragraph “b” . 25 Sec. 28. Section 508.36, subsection 16, paragraph 26 c, subparagraph (3), as enacted by 2014 Iowa Acts, 27 Senate File 2131, section 9, is amended to read as 28 follows: 29 (3) Once any portion of a memorandum in support 30 of an opinion submitted under subsection 2 or a 31 principle-based valuation report developed under 32 subsection 14, paragraph “b” , subparagraph (3), is 33 cited by a company in its marketing or is publicly 34 volunteered to or before a governmental agency other 35 than a state insurance department or is released by 36 the company to the news media, all portions or of such 37 memorandum or report shall no longer be confidential 38 information. 39 Sec. 29. Section 508.37, subsection 6, paragraph h, 40 subparagraph (8), as enacted by 2014 Iowa Acts, Senate 41 File 2131, section 13, is amended to read as follows: 42 (8) For policies issued on or after the operative 43 date of the valuation manual, the valuation manual 44 shall provide the Commissioners Standard Mortality 45 Table for use in determining the minimum nonforfeiture 46 standard that may be substituted for the Commissioners 47 1961 Standard Industrial Mortality Table or the 48 Commissioners 1961 Industrial Extended Term Insurance 49 Table. If the commissioner approves by regulation 50 -8- H8362.4445 (1) 85 tm/jp 8/ 25

rule any Commissioners Standard Industrial Mortality 1 Table adopted by the national association of insurance 2 commissioners for use in determining the minimum 3 nonforfeiture standard for policies issued on or after 4 the operative date of the valuation manual, then that 5 minimum nonforfeiture standard supersedes the minimum 6 nonforfeiture standard provided by the valuation 7 manual. 8 Sec. 30. Section 537.1301, subsection 46, as 9 enacted by 2014 Iowa Acts, House File 2324, section 17, 10 is amended to read as follows: 11 46. “Threshold amount” means the threshold amount, 12 as determined by 12 C.F.R. §226.3(b) §1026.3(b) , 13 in effect during the period the consumer credit 14 transaction was entered into. 15 Sec. 31. 2014 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2257, section 16 15, is amended by striking the section and inserting in 17 lieu thereof the following: 18 SEC. 15. REPEAL. Sections 261.17A, 261.22, 261.39, 19 261.41, 261.44, 261.48, 261.54, 261.81A, and 261.82, 20 Code 2014, are repealed. 21 Sec. 32. REPEAL. 2014 Iowa Acts, House File 2423, 22 section 159, is repealed. 23 Sec. 33. CONTINGENT EFFECTIVENESS. The section 24 of this division of this Act amending section 15.353, 25 subsection 1, paragraph “c” , subparagraph (2), takes 26 effect only if 2014 Iowa Acts, House File 2453, is 27 enacted. 28 DIVISION V 29 GENERAL ASSEMBLY PUBLICATIONS PROVISIONS 30 Sec. 34. Section 2.42, subsection 13, Code 2014, is 31 amended to read as follows: 32 13. To establish policies with regard to publishing 33 printed and electronic versions of legal publications 34 as provided in chapters 2A and 2B , including the Iowa 35 Acts, Iowa Code, Code Supplement, Iowa administrative 36 bulletin, Iowa administrative code, and Iowa court 37 rules, or any part of those publications. The 38 publishing policies may include, but are not limited 39 to: the style and format to be used; the frequency 40 of publication; the contents of the publications; 41 the numbering systems to be used; the preparation of 42 editorial comments or notations; the correction of 43 errors; the type of print or electronic media and 44 data processing software to be used; the number of 45 volumes to be published; recommended revisions; the 46 letting of contracts for publication; the pricing of 47 the publications to which section 22.3 does not apply; 48 access to, and the use, reproduction, legal protection, 49 sale or distribution, and pricing of related data 50 -9- H8362.4445 (1) 85 tm/jp 9/ 25

processing software consistent with chapter 22 ; and any 1 other matters deemed necessary to the publication of 2 uniform and understandable publications. 3 Sec. 35. Section 2A.1, subsection 2, paragraph d, 4 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2014, is amended to read 5 as follows: 6 Publication of the official legal publications 7 of the state, including but not limited to the Iowa 8 Acts, Iowa Code, Code Supplement, Iowa administrative 9 bulletin, Iowa administrative code, and Iowa court 10 rules as provided in chapter 2B . The legislative 11 services agency shall do all of the following: 12 Sec. 36. Section 2A.5, subsection 2, paragraph b, 13 Code 2014, is amended by striking the paragraph. 14 Sec. 37. Section 2A.5, Code 2014, is amended by 15 adding the following new subsection: 16 NEW SUBSECTION . 2A. The legislative services 17 agency shall publish annually an electronic or printed 18 version of the roster of state officials. The roster 19 of state officials shall include a correct list of 20 state officers and deputies; members of boards and 21 commissions; justices of the supreme court, judges 22 of the court of appeals, and judges of the district 23 courts including district associate judges and judicial 24 magistrates; and members of the general assembly. 25 The office of the governor shall cooperate in the 26 preparation of the list. 27 Sec. 38. Section 2B.5, subsection 3, Code 2014, is 28 amended by striking the subsection. 29 Sec. 39. Section 2B.5A, subsection 2, Code 2014, is 30 amended to read as follows: 31 2. In consultation with the administrative rules 32 coordinator, the administrative code editor shall 33 prescribe a uniform style and form required for a 34 person filing a document for publication in the Iowa 35 administrative bulletin or the Iowa administrative 36 code, including but not limited to a rulemaking 37 document. A rulemaking document includes a notice 38 of intended action as provided in section 17A.4 or 39 an adopted rule for filing as provided in section 40 17A.5 . The rulemaking document shall correlate each 41 rule to the uniform numbering system established by 42 the administrative code editor. The administrative 43 code editor shall provide for the publication of 44 an electronic publication version of the Iowa 45 administrative bulletin and the Iowa administrative 46 code. The administrative code editor shall review 47 all submitted documents for style and form and notify 48 the administrative rules coordinator if a rulemaking 49 document is not in proper style or form, and may return 50 -10- H8362.4445 (1) 85 tm/jp 10/ 25

or revise a document which is not in proper style and 1 form. The style and form prescribed shall require 2 that a rulemaking document include a reference to the 3 statute which the rules are intended to implement. 4 Sec. 40. Section 2B.5A, subsection 6, paragraph a, 5 subparagraph (2), subparagraph division (b), Code 2014, 6 is amended to read as follows: 7 (b) A print edition version may include an index. 8 Sec. 41. Section 2B.5B, subsection 2, Code 2014, is 9 amended to read as follows: 10 2. The administrative code editor, upon direction 11 by the Iowa supreme court and in accordance with the 12 policies of the legislative council pursuant to section 13 2.42 and the legislative services agency pursuant 14 to section 2A.1 , shall prescribe a uniform style and 15 form required for filing a document for publication in 16 the Iowa court rules. The document shall correlate 17 each rule to the uniform numbering system. The 18 administrative code editor shall provide for the 19 publication of an electronic publication version of 20 the Iowa court rules. The administrative code editor 21 shall review all submitted documents for style and 22 form and notify the Iowa supreme court if a rulemaking 23 document is not in proper style or form, and may return 24 or revise a document which is not in proper style and 25 form. 26 Sec. 42. Section 2B.5B, subsection 3, paragraph b, 27 subparagraph (2), subparagraph division (b), Code 2014, 28 is amended to read as follows: 29 (b) A print version shall may include an index. 30 Sec. 43. Section 2B.6, subsection 2, paragraph b, 31 Code 2014, is amended to read as follows: 32 b. The Iowa Code or Code Supplement, as provided in 33 section 2B.12 . 34 Sec. 44. Section 2B.12, Code 2014, is amended to 35 read as follows: 36 2B.12 Iowa Code and Code Supplement . 37 1. The legislative services agency shall control 38 and maintain in a secure electronic repository 39 custodial information used to publish the Iowa Code. 40 2. The legislative services agency shall publish 41 an annual edition of the Iowa Code as soon as 42 possible after the final adjournment of a regular 43 or special session of a general assembly. However, 44 the legislative services agency may publish a new 45 Code Supplement in lieu of the Iowa Code as soon as 46 possible after the final adjournment of a regular 47 session of a general assembly. The legislative 48 services agency may publish a new edition of the Iowa 49 Code or Code Supplement as soon as possible after the 50 -11- H8362.4445 (1) 85 tm/jp 11/ 25

final adjournment of a special session of the general 1 assembly. 2 3. An edition of the Iowa Code or Code Supplement 3 shall contain each Code section in its new or amended 4 form. However, a new section or amendment which does 5 not take effect until after the probable publication 6 date of a succeeding Iowa Code or Code Supplement 7 may be deferred for publication in that succeeding 8 Iowa Code or Code Supplement . The sections shall 9 be inserted in each edition in a logical order as 10 determined by the Iowa Code editor in accordance with 11 the policies of the legislative council. 12 4. Each section of an Iowa Code or Code Supplement 13 shall be indicated by a number printed in boldface 14 type and shall have an appropriate headnote printed in 15 boldface type. 16 5. The Iowa Code shall include all of the 17 following: 18 a. The Declaration of Independence. 19 b. The Articles of Confederation. 20 c. The Constitution of the United States. 21 d. The laws of the United States relating to the 22 authentication of records. 23 e. The Constitution of the State of Iowa, original 24 and codified versions. 25 f. The Act admitting Iowa into the union as a 26 state. 27 g. The arrangement of the Code into distinct units, 28 as established by the legislative services agency, 29 which may include titles, subunits of titles, chapters, 30 subunits of chapters, and sections, and subunits of 31 sections. The distinct units shall be numbered and may 32 include names. 33 h. All of the statutes of Iowa of a general and 34 permanent nature, except as provided in subsection 3 . 35 i. A comprehensive method to search and identify 36 its contents, including the text of the Constitution 37 and statutes of the State of Iowa. 38 (1) An electronic version may include search and 39 retrieval programming, analysis of titles and chapters, 40 and an index and a summary index. 41 (2) A print version shall include an analysis of 42 titles and chapters, and may include an index and a 43 summary index. 44 6. The Iowa Code may include all of the following: 45 a. A preface. 46 b. A description of citations to statutes. 47 c. Abbreviations to other publications which may be 48 referred to in the Iowa Code. 49 d. Appropriate historical references or source 50 -12- H8362.4445 (1) 85 tm/jp 12/ 25

notes. 1 e. An analysis of the Code by titles and chapters. 2 f. Other reference materials as determined by the 3 Iowa Code editor in accordance with any policies of the 4 legislative council. 5 7. A Code Supplement shall include all of the 6 following: 7 a. The text of statutes of Iowa of a general 8 and permanent nature that were enacted during the 9 preceding regular or special session, except as 10 provided in subsection 3 ; an indication of all sections 11 repealed during that session; and any amendments to 12 the Constitution of the State of Iowa approved by the 13 voters since the adjournment of the previous regular 14 session of the general assembly. 15 b. A chapter title and number for each chapter or 16 part of a chapter included. 17 c. A comprehensive method to search and identify 18 its contents, including the text of statutes and the 19 Constitution of the State of Iowa. 20 (1) An electronic version may include search and 21 retrieval programming and an index and a summary index. 22 (2) A print version may include an index and a 23 summary index. 24 8. 7. The Iowa Code or Code Supplement may include 25 appropriate tables showing the disposition of Acts of 26 the general assembly, the corresponding sections from 27 edition to edition of an Iowa Code or Code Supplement , 28 and other reference material as determined by the 29 Iowa Code editor in accordance with policies of the 30 legislative council. 31 8. In lieu of or in addition to publishing an 32 annual edition of the Iowa Code, the legislative 33 services agency, in accordance with the policies of 34 the legislative council, may publish a supplement to 35 the Iowa Code, as necessary or desirable, in a manner 36 similar to the publication of an annual edition of the 37 Iowa Code. 38 Sec. 45. Section 2B.13, subsection 1, unnumbered 39 paragraph 1, Code 2014, is amended to read as follows: 40 The Iowa Code editor in preparing the copy for an 41 edition of the Iowa Code or Code Supplement shall not 42 alter the sense, meaning, or effect of any Act of the 43 general assembly, but may: 44 Sec. 46. Section 2B.13, subsection 1, paragraph f, 45 Code 2014, is amended to read as follows: 46 f. Transfer, divide, or combine sections or parts 47 of sections and add or amend revise headnotes to 48 sections and subsections section subunits . Pursuant to 49 section 3.3 , the headnotes are not part of the law. 50 -13- H8362.4445 (1) 85 tm/jp 13/ 25

Sec. 47. Section 2B.13, subsection 3, paragraph a, 1 Code 2014, is amended to read as follows: 2 a. The Iowa Code editor may, in preparing the copy 3 for an edition of the Iowa Code or Code Supplement , 4 establish standards for and change capitalization, 5 spelling, and punctuation in any provision for purposes 6 of uniformity and consistency in language. 7 Sec. 48. Section 2B.13, subsection 4, paragraph a, 8 Code 2014, is amended to read as follows: 9 a. The Iowa Code editor shall seek direction 10 from the senate committee on judiciary and the house 11 committee on judiciary when making Iowa Code or Code 12 Supplement changes. 13 Sec. 49. Section 2B.13, subsection 5, Code 2014, is 14 amended to read as follows: 15 5. The Iowa Code editor may prepare and publish 16 comments deemed necessary for a proper explanation 17 of the manner of printing publishing a section or 18 chapter of the Iowa Code or Code Supplement . The Iowa 19 Code editor shall maintain a record of all of the 20 corrections made under subsection 1 . The Iowa Code 21 editor shall also maintain a separate record of the 22 changes made under subsection 1 , paragraphs “b” through 23 “h” . The records shall be available to the public. 24 Sec. 50. Section 2B.13, subsection 7, paragraph a, 25 Code 2014, is amended to read as follows: 26 a. The effective date of an edition of the Iowa 27 Code or of a supplement to the Iowa Code Supplement 28 or an edition of the Iowa administrative code is its 29 publication date. A publication date is the date the 30 publication is conclusively presumed to be complete, 31 incorporating all revisions or editorial changes. 32 Sec. 51. Section 2B.13, subsection 7, paragraph 33 b, subparagraph (1), Code 2014, is amended to read as 34 follows: 35 (1) For the Iowa Code or a supplement to the 36 Iowa Code Supplement , the publication date is the 37 first day of the next regular session of the general 38 assembly convened pursuant to Article III, section 2, 39 of the Constitution of the State of Iowa. However, 40 the legislative services agency may establish an 41 alternative publication date, which may be the date 42 that the publication is first available to the public 43 accessing the general assembly’s internet site. The 44 legislative services agency shall provide notice of 45 such an alternative publication date on the general 46 assembly’s internet site. 47 Sec. 52. Section 2B.17, subsection 2, paragraph b, 48 Code 2014, is amended to read as follows: 49 b. For statutes, the official versions of 50 -14- H8362.4445 (1) 85 tm/jp 14/ 25