Senate
File
2080
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2080
BY
CHELGREN
,
BEHN
,
and
ZAUN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
for
an
ongoing
review
of
the
Iowa
Code
by
1
standing
committees
of
the
general
assembly.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
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Section
1.
Section
2.15,
subsection
1,
paragraph
e,
Code
1
2016,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
e.
(1)
Undertaking
in-depth
studies
of
governmental
matters
3
within
their
assigned
jurisdiction,
not
only
for
the
purpose
of
4
evaluating
proposed
legislation,
but
also
for
studying
existing
5
laws
and
governmental
operations
and
functions
to
determine
6
their
usefulness
and
effectiveness,
as
provided
in
section
7
2.14
.
8
(2)
(a)
As
part
of
the
duties
identified
in
paragraph
“a”
,
9
standing
committees
shall
conduct
a
periodic
review
of
chapters
10
of
the
Code
corresponding
to
their
assigned
jurisdiction,
and
11
make
recommendations
for
additions
to,
deletions
from,
or
12
modifications
of
those
provisions.
The
objective
of
the
review
13
shall
be
to
recommend
to
the
general
assembly
the
amendment
and
14
reenactment
of
provisions
of
the
Code
in
order
to
affirm
and
15
revise
current
law
by
reflecting
current
practices,
inserting
16
earlier
omissions,
deleting
redundancies
and
inaccuracies,
17
deleting
temporary
language,
resolving
inconsistencies
18
and
conflicts,
updating
ongoing
provisions,
and
removing
19
ambiguities.
20
(b)
The
reviews
shall
be
conducted
pursuant
to
a
schedule
21
determined
by
the
legislative
council,
with
the
assistance
of
22
the
Code
editor,
such
that
approximately
one-twelfth
of
the
23
Code
shall
undergo
a
review
in
any
one
year,
and
the
entire
24
Code
shall
have
undergone
a
review
at
the
conclusion
of
a
25
twelve-year
period.
The
reviews
shall
be
conducted
on
an
26
ongoing
and
rotating
basis.
The
chairperson
of
each
standing
27
committee
shall
submit
recommendations
at
the
conclusion
of
28
that
committee’s
review
to
the
legislative
services
agency
29
for
the
drafting
of
proposed
legislation
to
amend
and
reenact
30
portions
of
the
Code.
31
(c)
Standing
committees
may
meet
for
purposes
of
the
review
32
throughout
the
legislative
session
and
during
the
legislative
33
interim
if
authorized
by
the
legislative
council.
Standing
34
committees
of
the
two
houses
with
similar
jurisdictions
may
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conduct
joint
committee
meetings.
The
legislative
services
1
agency
shall
provide
staff
assistance
as
authorized
by
the
2
legislative
council.
3
EXPLANATION
4
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
5
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
6
This
bill
requires
the
standing
committees
of
the
Iowa
7
general
assembly
to
conduct
a
periodic
review
of
Iowa
Code
8
chapters
corresponding
to
their
assigned
jurisdiction,
and
make
9
recommendations
for
additions,
deletions,
or
modifications.
10
The
bill
provides
that
the
objective
of
the
review
shall
be
to
11
recommend
to
the
general
assembly
the
amendment
and
reenactment
12
of
provisions
of
the
Code
in
order
to
affirm
and
revise
13
current
law
by
reflecting
current
practices,
inserting
earlier
14
omissions,
deleting
redundancies
and
inaccuracies,
deleting
15
temporary
language,
resolving
inconsistencies
and
conflicts,
16
updating
ongoing
provisions,
and
removing
ambiguities.
17
The
bill
provides
that
the
legislative
council
shall
18
determine
an
ongoing
review
schedule,
with
the
assistance
of
19
the
Iowa
Code
editor,
such
that
approximately
one-twelfth
of
20
the
Code
shall
undergo
a
review
in
any
one
year,
and
the
entire
21
Code
shall
have
undergone
a
review
at
the
conclusion
of
a
22
12-year
period.
The
chairperson
of
each
standing
committee
23
is
directed
to
submit
recommendations
at
the
conclusion
of
24
that
committee’s
review
to
the
legislative
services
agency
for
25
drafting
of
proposed
legislation.
26
Procedurally,
the
bill
provides
that
standing
committees
27
may
meet
for
purposes
of
the
review
throughout
the
legislative
28
session
and
during
the
legislative
interim
if
authorized
by
29
the
legislative
council,
may
conduct
joint
standing
committee
30
meetings,
and
may
be
provided
staffing
assistance
by
the
31
legislative
services
agency
as
authorized
by
the
legislative
32
council.
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