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Administrative Law

These are bills associated with Adminstrative Law.

HF 0001 Linda Upmeyer A bill for an act establishing an organized system of reviews and ongoing repeal dates for programs and projects administered by executive branch departments. 1/25/2017 - House - Subcommittee: Koester, Bergan and Cohoon. H.J. 122.

SF 0001 Bill Anderson A bill for an act requiring jobs impact statements for administrative rules. 3/7/2017 - House - Subcommittee: Pettengill, Finkenauer and Vander Linden. H.J. 543. Comments:

SF 0149 Brad Zaun A bill for an act relating to the review of administrative rules and the rulemaking process. 1/31/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Zaun, Dawson, and Horn. S.J. 187.

Agricultural Law

HF 0454 Charlie McConkey A bill for an act relating to the regulation of persons, including commercial establishments, keeping nonagricultural animals, providing for fees and appropriations, and making penalties applicable. 2/28/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Agriculture. H.J. 476.

HF 0456 Sharon Steckman A bill for an act authorizing counties to adopt county legislation relating to the siting of confinement feeding operations. 2/28/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Agriculture. H.J. 476.

HF 0468 Agriculture A bill for an act providing for certain court actions involving an allegation of a public or private nuisance or the interference with a personâ€™s comfortable use and enjoyment of life or property caused by an animal feeding operation, providing for the award of damages, costs, and expenses, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 134.) 2/28/2017 - House - Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 478.

HF 0495 Agriculture A bill for an act extending the beginning farmer tax credit program and appropriations used to support the program, including the agricultural assets transfer tax credit and the custom farming contract tax credit. (Formerly HSB 140.) 3/7/2017 - House - Subcommittee: Sieck, Kearns and Mohr. H.J. 543.

HSB 0140 Agriculture A bill for an act extending the beginning farmer tax credit program and appropriations used to support the program, including the agricultural assets transfer tax credit and the custom farming contract tax credit. 2/24/2017 - House - Passed subcommittee.

HSB 0142 State Government A bill for an act relating to security interests in farm products, by establishing a central filing and notification system, providing for fees and their expenditure, and including contingent implementation provisions. 2/21/2017 - House - Subcommittee: Hein, Zumbach and Oldson.

SF 0142 Jake Chapman A bill for an act to exclude equine boarding from the annual lease termination requirements for farm tenancies. 1/31/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Rozenboom, Edler, and Hart. S.J. 186.

SF 0210 Daniel Zumbach A bill for an act barring claims against county or district fairs for damages arising out of the transmission of pathogens from certain animals housed on the fairgrounds. 2/14/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.

SF 0320 Mark Chelgren A bill for an act requiring notice of topsoil removal in real estate disclosure statements and making penalties applicable. 2/23/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Feenstra, Lykam, and Zaun. S.J. 403.

SF 0328 Janet Petersen A bill for an act providing for the confinement of agricultural animals and the storage of manure or washwater on karst terrain or terrain that drains into a known sinkhole, and making penalties applicable. 2/28/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Zumbach, Brown, and Kinney. S.J. 425.

SF 0362 Agriculture A bill for an act barring claims against fairs for damages arising out of the transmission of pathogens from certain animals housed on the fairgrounds. (Formerly SF 210.) 2/27/2017 - Senate - Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 414.

SF 0447 Agriculture A bill for an act providing for certain court actions involving an allegation of a public or private nuisance or the interference with a personâ€™s comfortable use and enjoyment of life or property caused by an animal feeding operation, providing for the award of damages, costs, and expenses, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 1144.) 3/6/2017 - Senate - Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 476.

SSB 1048 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to mediation of certain farm disputes prior to the initiation of litigation. 2/1/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Garrett, Sinclair, and Kinney.

SSB 1067 Agriculture A bill for an act increasing the time period within which a financing statement may be filed to perfect a custom cattle feedlot lien. 2/15/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee Meeting: 11:30AM Senate Lobbyist Lounge (Cancelled)

SSB 1144 Agriculture A bill for an act providing for certain court actions involving an allegation of a public or private nuisance or the interference with a personâ€™s comfortable use and enjoyment of life or property caused by an animal feeding operation, providing for the award of damages, costs, and expenses, and including effective date provisions. 2/23/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.

Business Law

HF 0062 Charles Isenhart A bill for an act allowing the formation of certain for-profit corporations as benefit corporations authorized to do business in this state under certain conditions. 1/23/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Commerce. H.J. 103.

HF 0158 Sandy Salmon A bill for an act relating to the operations and governance of certain common interest communities. 2/14/2017 - House - Passed subcommittee.

HF 0223 Ralph Watts A bill for an act relating to the application of foreign laws and constitutional rights and including effective date provisions. 3/2/2017 - House - Subcommittee recommends passage. H.J. 505.

HSB 0180 Ways and Means A bill for an act relating to the powers and duties of the secretary of state, including requirements for persons filing certain documents or records with the office of secretary of state, the use of certain fees associated with business filings, and the unauthorized filing of commercial records, and providing penalties. 3/7/2017 - House - Subcommittee: Bloomingdale, Nunn and Wolfe.

SF 0118 Herman Quirmbach A bill for an act providing law enforcement authorities with access to ownership and control information of domestic business entities. 1/26/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Feenstra, C. Johnson, and Mathis. S.J. 145.

SF 0221 Brad Zaun A bill for an act allowing the formation of certain for-profit corporations as benefit corporations authorized to do business in this state under certain conditions. 2/14/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Zumbach, C. Johnson, and McCoy. S.J. 275.

SF 0385 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to the revised uniform athlete agents Act and providing remedies and penalties. (Formerly SSB 1096.) 3/7/2017 - House - Read first time, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 519.

Commercial and Bankruptcy Law HSB 0062 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to mechanicsâ€™ liens and public construction liens. 2/14/2017 - House - Subcommittee Meeting: 11:15AM House Lounge

SF 0157 Julian Garrett A bill for an act relating to the notation of discharges of motor vehicle security interests. 1/31/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Smith, Anderson, and Lykam. S.J. 187.

SF 0301 Jeffrey Danielson A bill for an act relating to employer reimbursements for withholding wages for support payments and garnishment. 2/23/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Edler, Bisignano, and Schneider. S.J. 402.

SSB 1048 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to mediation of certain farm disputes prior to the initiation of litigation. 2/1/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Garrett, Sinclair, and Kinney.

SSB 1052 Ways %26amp; Means A bill for an act relating to certain fees collected by the county sheriff. 2/28/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee Meeting: 2:30PM RM 206 (Cancelled)

Construction Law

HF 0003 Kevin Koester A bill for an act relating to statute-of-repose periods for improvements to real property and including applicability provisions. 2/14/2017 - House - Amendment H-1102 filed. H.J. 308.

HSB 0062 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to mechanicsâ€™ liens and public construction liens. 2/14/2017 - House - Subcommittee Meeting: 11:15AM House Lounge

SF 0413 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to statute-of-repose periods for improvements to real property and including applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 1010.) 3/2/2017 - Senate - Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 461.

SSB 1010 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to statute-of-repose periods for improvements to real property and including applicability provisions. 2/23/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.

Corporate Counsel Law

Criminal Law

HF 0002 Ken Rizer A bill for an act relating to the unauthorized placement of a global positioning device and providing a penalty. 1/19/2017 - House - Subcommittee: Kerr, Chair; Klein and Kressig.. H.J. 101.

HF 0013 Rick Olson A bill for an act relating to an application for and the issuance of a search warrant by electronic means. 3/1/2017 - House - Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. H.J. 493.

HF 0020 Megan Hess Jones A bill for an act relating to the criminal offense of sexual exploitation by a school employee, and making penalties applicable. 2/6/2017 - House - Amendment H-1016 filed. H.J. 237.

HF 0034 Bob Kressig A bill for an act concerning motor vehicle-related violations that result in serious injury or death and are committed while the operator has a denied, canceled, suspended, revoked, or barred driverâ€™s license, and providing penalties. 1/18/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 91.

HF 0052 Mary Wolfe A bill for an act relating to the criminal offense of interference with judicial acts and certain county-provided bailiff and law enforcement services, and providing penalties. 3/7/2017 - House - Immediate message. H.J. 540.

HF 0053 Lisa Heddens A bill for an act adding a substance to the controlled substance schedules. 1/19/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Public Safety. H.J. 98.

HF 0060 Curtis Hanson A bill for an act relating to the use of electronic communication devices to write, send, or read text messages while driving as a primary offense. 1/19/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Transportation. H.J. 99.

HF 0077 Bruce Hunter A bill for an act requiring certain peace officers, including tribal law enforcement officers, to wear and use a body camera and providing remedies. 1/23/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Public Safety. H.J. 105.

HF 0088 Bruce Hunter A bill for an act modifying the elements defining hate crimes, and providing penalties. 1/24/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 111.

HF 0113 Mary Wolfe A bill for an act relating to the revocation of driverâ€™s licenses for drug- related criminal convictions, and including effective date provisions. 1/25/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 120.

HF 0115 Charles Isenhart A bill for an act relating to drug overdose prevention, including by limiting criminal and civil liability, and modifying penalties. 1/25/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Public Safety. H.J. 120.

HF 0118 Appropriations A bill for an act relating to public funding and regulatory matters and making, reducing, transferring, and supplementing appropriations for expenditures in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and including effective date provisions. 1/30/2017 - House - Withdrawn. H.J. 145.

HF 0127 Richard Anderson A bill for an act relating to civil protective orders and dating abuse, creating the criminal offense of dating abuse assault, making related modifications, and providing penalties. 1/26/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 128.

HF 0128 Helen Miller A bill for an act establishing a criminal sentencing commission. 1/26/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 129.

HF 0148 Greg Heartsill A bill for an act relating to the criminal offense of invasion of privacy, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable. 2/6/2017 - House - Subcommittee: Heartsill, Gaines and Wheeler. H.J. 236.

HF 0159 Mary Wolfe A bill for an act modifying the penalties for persons eighteen years of age or older who commit indecent exposure. 1/31/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 164.

HF 0161 Greg Heartsill A bill for an act relating to child sexual abuse and sexual assault awareness and prevention. 2/28/2017 - House - Subcommittee recommends passage. H.J. 485.

HF 0163 Dean Fisher A bill for an act modifying sex offender registry requirements by requiring sex offenders whose registration requirements have expired to reregister, and providing penalties. 2/6/2017 - House - Subcommittee: Fry, Wessel-Kroeschell and Wheeler. H.J. 236.

HF 0165 Mary Wolfe A bill for an act relating to registering as a sex offender for committing the criminal offense of assault with intent to commit sexual abuse. 1/31/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Public Safety. H.J. 165.

HF 0174 Helen Miller A bill for an act relating to eligibility to enter into installment agreements for the collection of court debt. 2/1/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 170.

HF 0204 Public Safety A bill for an act relating to the unauthorized placement of a global positioning device and providing a penalty. (Formerly HF 2.) 2/15/2017 - House - Amendment H-1103 filed. H.J. 318.

HF 0208 Steven Holt A bill for an act relating to the definition of child abuse and certain activities of a person responsible for the care of a child involving a dangerous substance. 2/7/2017 - House - Subcommittee: Salmon, Brown-Powers and Koester. H.J. 244.

HF 0209 Steven Holt A bill for an act relating to the presence of a child near certain dangerous substances for purposes of declaring a child a child in need of assistance and establishing the existence of child abuse. 2/7/2017 - House - Subcommittee: Holt, Heaton and Hunter. H.J. 244.

HF 0211 Skyler Wheeler A bill for an act relating to the limitation of actions for the offense of accessory after the fact involving a kidnapping, and providing penalties. 2/20/2017 - House - Passed subcommittee.

HF 0214 Public Safety A bill for an act relating to sex offender registration requirements, sexually violent predators, and the commission of the offense of child endangerment by a sex offender, and providing penalties. (Formerly HSB 15.) 2/6/2017 - House - Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 193.

HF 0222 Skyler Wheeler A bill for an act relating to the limitation of actions for the criminal offense of accessory after the fact involving murder in the first degree, and making penalties applicable. 2/6/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 226.

HF 0224 Skyler Wheeler A bill for an act relating to the criminal offense of accessory after the fact if the public offense involves a murder, and providing penalties. 2/6/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 226.

HF 0225 Rick Olson A bill for an act eliminating a deferred sentence as a criminal sentencing option. 2/6/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 227.

HF 0226 Bobby Kaufmann A bill for an act prohibiting persons from intentionally blocking or organizing others to block the movement of traffic on certain highways, and providing penalties. 2/28/2017 - House - Committee report, recommending passage.

HF 0238 Rick Olson A bill for an act relating to the expungement of simple misdemeanors and of violations of similar local ordinances. 2/7/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 239.

HF 0263 Zach Nunn A bill for an act relating to the criminal offenses of domestic abuse, harassment, stalking, and unauthorized placement of a global positioning device, and providing penalties. 2/28/2017 - House - Subcommittee recommends passage. H.J. 485.

HF 0280 Helen Miller A bill for an act relating to eligibility to enter into installment agreements for the collection of court debt. 2/9/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 259.

HF 0281 Megan Hess Jones A bill for an act relating to the criminal offense of invasion of privacy, and providing penalties. 2/9/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 259.

HF 0377 Zach Nunn A bill for an act relating to criminal sentencing by modifying criminal penalties for cocaine base, making inapplicable certain provisions relating to mandatory sentences, mandatory minimum sentences, limitations on parole and work release, and limitations on earned time. 3/2/2017 - House - Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. H.J. 505.

HF 0388 Dean Fisher A bill for an act relating to the commission of sexual abuse in the third degree with persons who are sixteen or seventeen years of age, and providing penalties. 2/21/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 421.

HF 0389 Dean Fisher A bill for an act relating to an habitual offender, and providing penalties. 2/21/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 422.

HF 0397 Richard Anderson A bill for an act relating to firearms, by prohibiting certain persons from possessing, receiving, or transporting firearms, requiring the reporting of the loss or theft of a firearm to a local law enforcement agency, and providing penalties and remedies. 2/21/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 423.

HF 0425 Lisa Heddens A bill for an act relating to the payment of costs for a psychiatric evaluation of a defendant in a criminal proceeding. 2/23/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Human Resources. H.J. 458.

HF 0428 Lisa Heddens A bill for an act relating to reporting accidents resulting in injury or death, and providing penalties. 2/27/2017 - House - Sponsor added, Pettengill. H.J. 468.

HF 0429 Wesley Breckenridge A bill for an act relating to the confidentiality of audio records and transcripts of 911 service calls involving a child as a witness or victim, or as the maker or the subject of the 911 service call. 2/23/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 459.

HF 0455 Liz Bennett A bill for an act relating to the definition of stalking and making penalties applicable. 2/28/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 476.

HF 0489 Bob Kressig A bill for an act relating to children who have committed certain sexual abuse offenses. 3/1/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 490.

HF 0494 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to financial crime enforcement by assessing a drug paraphernalia surcharge, creating a money transfer service fee and related fund and income tax credit, and including retroactive applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 150.) 3/7/2017 - House - Subcommittee: Baltimore, Bennett and Nunn. H.J. 543.

HF 0499 Bruce Hunter A bill for an act relating to law enforcement profiling by standardizing collection and centralizing the compilation and reporting of officer stop and compliant data, providing for officer training, creating a community policing advisory board, providing for penalties and remedies, and including effective date provisions. 3/2/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 500.

HF 0505 Timi Brown-powers A bill for an act requiring a distinguishing mark on driverâ€™s licenses issued to persons convicted of a third or subsequent offense of operating while intoxicated. 3/2/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 501.

HF 0517 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to offensive and dangerous weapons, and the justifiable use of reasonable and deadly force, including carrying, possessing, transferring, and acquiring weapons, the purchase and regulation of such weapons, providing penalties, and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 133.) 3/7/2017 - House - Immediate message. H.J. 540.

HF 0526 Public Safety A bill for an act relating to the criminal offense of invasion of privacy, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly HF 148.) 3/6/2017 - House - Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 515.

HJR 0001 Ken Rizer A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to searches and seizures of electronic communications and data. 1/18/2017 - House - Subcommittee recommends passage. H.J. 190.

HSB 0015 Public Safety A bill for an act relating to sex offender registration requirements, sexually violent predators, and the commission of the offense of child endangerment by a sex offender, and providing penalties. 2/1/2017 - House - Passed subcommittee.

HSB 0018 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to providing legal assistance to indigent persons in criminal proceedings. 2/14/2017 - House - Passed subcommittee.

HSB 0061 Public Safety A bill for an act relating to controlled substances, including by temporarily designating substances as controlled substances, modifying the penalties for imitation controlled substances and certain controlled substances, modifying the controlled substances listed in schedules I, III, and IV, and providing penalties. 2/9/2017 - House - Passed subcommittee.

HSB 0082 Human Resources A bill for an act relating to child abuse involving access to a child by a person who is required to register as a sex offender. 2/23/2017 - House - Subcommittee Meeting: 11:30AM House Lounge (Cancelled)

HSB 0131 Public Safety A bill for an act relating to motor vehicle impoundment when a motor vehicle is operated by a person with a denied, canceled, suspended, or revoked driverâ €™s license, and providing penalties. 2/22/2017 - House - Passed subcommittee.

HSB 0133 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to offensive and dangerous weapons, and the justifiable use of reasonable and deadly force, including carrying, possessing, transferring, and acquiring weapons, the purchase and regulation of such weapons, providing penalties, and including effective date and applicability provisions. 3/2/2017 - House - Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. H.J. 506.

HSB 0150 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to financial crime enforcement by assessing a drug paraphernalia surcharge, creating a money transfer service fee and related fund and income tax credit, and including retroactive applicability provisions. 2/23/2017 - House - Passed subcommittee.

HSB 0159 Public Safety A bill for an act relating to the medical use of cannabidiol including the scheduling of a cannabidiol investigational product approved as a prescription drug medication under federal law. 2/23/2017 - House - Subcommittee: Fry, Hager and Kressig. H.J. 463.

SF 0021 Tod Bowman A bill for an act relating to the use of electronic communication devices to write, send, or read text messages while driving as a primary offense. 1/11/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Schultz, Kinney, and Zaun. S.J. 75.

SF 0022 Janet Petersen A bill for an act relating to civil protective orders in sexual abuse cases, and making penalties and remedies applicable. 1/23/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.

SF 0024 Brad Zaun A bill for an act requiring search warrants for certain activities under the jurisdiction of the natural resource commission. 1/11/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Schultz, Bisignano, and Shipley. S.J. 76.

SF 0025 Mark Chelgren A bill for an act relating to the justifiable use of reasonable force and providing a remedy. 1/11/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Shipley, Boulton, and Sinclair. S.J. 76.

SF 0043 Joseph Bolkcom A bill for an act relating to immunity from certain criminal offenses for persons who report or seek medical assistance for a drug-related overdose, and modifying penalties. 1/11/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Schneider, Bisignano, and Edler. S.J. 76.

SF 0044 Joseph Bolkcom A bill for an act relating to the expungement of violations of local ordinances. 1/11/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Dawson, Garrett, and Taylor. S.J. 76.

SF 0055 Mark Chelgren A bill for an act relating to a lifetime ban from state parks or preserves for certain repeat criminal offenders, including criminal penalties, and including an applicability date. 1/12/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Shipley, Bisignano, and Edler. S.J. 84.

SF 0070 Mark Chelgren A bill for an act relating to the use of reasonable force, including deadly force. 1/12/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Garrett, Boulton, and Edler. S.J. 84. SF 0073 Matt McCoy A bill for an act modifying the elements defining hate crimes, and providing penalties. 1/12/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Schneider, Boulton, and Dawson. S.J. 85.

SF 0083 Brad Zaun A bill for an act relating to the criminal offense of sexual exploitation by a school employee, and making penalties applicable. (See SF 238.) 2/14/2017 - Senate - Fiscal note. SCS.

SF 0086 Kevin Kinney A bill for an act relating to providing and expunging a DNA sample in criminal proceedings involving a person arrested for a felony. 2/1/2017 - Senate - Returned to committee.

SF 0088 Kevin Kinney A bill for an act relating to the use of a simulated firearm or simulated explosive when committing a robbery, the criminal offense of intimidation, or other crimes, and providing penalties. 2/21/2017 - Senate - Fiscal note. SCS.

SF 0092 Amy Sinclair A bill for an act creating the criminal offense of intent to commit a sex act with a minor through the use of an electronic device. 2/17/2017 - Senate - Fiscal note. SCS.

SF 0100 Joseph Bolkcom A bill for an act concerning the use of mobile telephones while driving, and providing penalties. 1/24/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Smith, Bowman, and Zumbach. S.J. 124.

SF 0102 Herman Quirmbach A bill for an act relating to the modification of the sex offender registry requirements for certain offenders. 1/24/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Garrett, Bisignano, and Shipley. S.J. 124.

SF 0111 Jake Chapman A bill for an act prohibiting persons from intentionally blocking the movement of traffic on certain highways, and providing a penalty. 2/21/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee reassigned: Anderson, Bisignano, and Brown. S.J. 370.

SF 0114 Liz Mathis A bill for an act relating to the unauthorized placement of a global positioning device, and providing penalties. 1/25/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Dawson, Kinney, and Schultz. S.J. 130.

SF 0122 Janet Petersen A bill for an act relating to the treatment of certain incidents of human trafficking as child abuse and to mandatory reporting training to recognize and report such incidents of human trafficking, and making penalties applicable. 1/25/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Sinclair, Petersen, and Schultz. S.J. 131.

SF 0123 Mark Chelgren A bill for an act relating to the enforcement of traffic laws, including authorizing peace officers employed by the department of transportation to make arrests for certain violations, prohibiting the use of automated or remote traffic law enforcemen 1/25/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Garrett, Shipley, and Taylor. S.J. 131.

SF 0130 Appropriations A bill for an act relating to public funding and regulatory matters and making, reducing, transferring, and supplementing appropriations for expenditures in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 1018.) Effective 2-1-17. 2/1/2017 - Senate - Signed by Governor. S.J. 203. SF 0139 Matt McCoy A bill for an act establishing a criminal penalty for violent repeat offenders, reducing earned time for offenders required to participate in batterersâ€™ education under certain circumstances, providing for risk assessments, and relating to electron 1/26/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Schultz, Kinney, and Sinclair. S.J. 145.

SF 0171 Amanda Ragan A bill for an act relating to restrictions on the receipt by certain felons of certain insurance proceeds and other benefits. 3/1/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.

SF 0208 Kevin Kinney A bill for an act concerning payments under the crime victim compensation program. 2/8/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Kinney, Shipley, and Sinclair. S.J. 244.

SF 0209 Kevin Kinney A bill for an act relating to the definition of stalking and making penalties applicable. 3/2/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee recommends passage.

SF 0238 Education A bill for an act relating to the criminal offense of sexual exploitation by a school employee, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly SF 83.) 2/13/2017 - Senate - Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 264.

SF 0241 Dan Dawson A bill for an act relating to law enforcement officers including the establishment of a law enforcement officer privilege and the confidentiality of certain law enforcement officer personnel records. 2/20/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.

SF 0292 Daniel Zumbach A bill for an act relating to the sealing of certain criminal offendersâ€™ juvenile delinquency records. 3/1/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.

SF 0300 Jeffrey Danielson A bill for an act relating to plea bargaining by a prosecuting attorney and a criminal defendant. 2/23/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Dawson, Boulton, and Schultz. S.J. 402.

SF 0308 Charles Schneider A bill for an act relating to the criminal offenses of domestic abuse, harassment, stalking, and unauthorized placement of a global positioning device, and providing penalties. 3/1/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee recommends passage.

SF 0324 Jeffrey Danielson A bill for an act relating to extending the limitations of criminal actions for sexual offenses, kidnapping, and human trafficking, and providing penalties. 2/23/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Schultz, Garrett, and Petersen. S.J. 403.

SF 0325 Roby Smith A bill for an act requiring certain arrested persons to make an initial appearance before a magistrate prior to release from custody. 2/27/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee recommends passage.

SF 0332 Judiciary A bill for an act making changes to the controlled substance schedules, and providing penalties, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 1085.) 2/23/2017 - Senate - Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 407.

SF 0335 Jerry Behn A bill for an act creating the penalty of death for the commission of the multiple offense of murder in the first degree, kidnapping, and sexual abuse against the same minor, providing penalties, and including effective date and applicability provisions. 2/28/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Garrett, Bisignano, and Schultz. S.J. 425. SF 0336 Rick Bertrand A bill for an act creating the penalty of death for the commission of the multiple offense of murder in the first degree and sexual abuse against the same person, providing penalties, and including effective date and applicability provisions. 2/28/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Garrett, Bisignano, and Schultz. S.J. 426.

SF 0358 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to search warrants, by allowing an application for and the issuance of a search warrant by electronic means, and allowing for the written inventory of any property seized to be filed with the clerk of the district court. (Formerly SSB 1091.) 3/6/2017 - Senate - Fiscal note. SCS.

SF 0374 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to providing legal assistance to indigent persons in criminal proceedings. (Formerly SSB 1023.) 3/7/2017 - House - Read first time, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 542.

SF 0401 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to civil protective orders in domestic abuse and sexual abuse cases, and making penalties and remedies applicable. (Formerly SF 22.) 3/1/2017 - Senate - Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 447.

SF 0414 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to the use of a simulated firearm or simulated explosive when committing a robbery, the criminal offense of intimidation, or other crimes, and providing penalties. (Formerly SF 88.) 3/2/2017 - Senate - Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 462.

SF 0415 Judiciary A bill for an act providing immunity from certain criminal offenses and prohibiting certain disciplinary sanctions for persons who report, seek, or require emergency assistance for alcohol overdoses or protection from certain crimes, and modifying penalties. (Formerly SSB 1088.) 3/2/2017 - Senate - Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 462.

SF 0422 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to the criminal offenses of domestic abuse, harassment, stalking, and unauthorized placement of a global positioning device, and providing penalties. (Formerly SF 308.) 3/2/2017 - Senate - Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 463.

SF 0423 Judiciary A bill for an act requiring certain arrested persons to make an initial appearance before a magistrate prior to release from custody. (Formerly SF 325.) 3/2/2017 - Senate - Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 463.

SF 0426 State Government A bill for an act prohibiting persons from intentionally blocking the movement of traffic on certain highways, and providing penalties. (Formerly SSB 1135.) 3/7/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Schultz, Bisignano, and Garrett. S.J. 508.

SF 0432 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to the possession of marijuana, and providing a penalty. (Formerly SF 280.) 3/3/2017 - Senate - Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 470.

SF 0434 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to the sealing of certain criminal offendersâ€™ juvenile delinquency records. (Formerly SF 292.) 3/3/2017 - Senate - Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 470.

SF 0445 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to law enforcement officers including the establishment of a law enforcement officer privilege and the confidentiality of certain law enforcement officer personnel records. (Formerly SF 241.) 3/6/2017 - Senate - Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 480.

SF 0446 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to asset forfeiture by prohibiting civil asset forfeiture for property valued at less than a minimum amount, raising the standard of proof for asset forfeiture, prohibiting the transfer of certain seized property to the federal government for forfeiture, requiring a proportionality review for property to be forfeited, and requiring law enforcement agencies to retain certain records related to asset forfeiture and including applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 1148.) 3/6/2017 - Senate - Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 480.

SF 0468 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to the definition of stalking and making penalties applicable. (Formerly SF 209.) 3/6/2017 - Senate - Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 491.

SF 0470 Human Resources A bill for an act relating to the medical use of cannabidiol including the scheduling of a cannabidiol investigational product approved as a prescription drug medication under federal law and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SF 282.)

SSB 1007 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to certain public offenses committed against a person because of the personâ€™s employment as a law enforcement officer, and providing penalties. 2/27/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee Meeting: 2:30PM RM 206

SSB 1022 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to sex offender registration requirements, sexually violent predators, and the commission of the offense of child endangerment by a sex offender, and providing penalties. 1/25/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Garrett, Shipley, and Kinney.

SSB 1023 A bill for an act relating to providing legal assistance to indigent persons in criminal proceedings. 2/23/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee Meeting: 2:30PM Senate Lobbyist Lounge

SSB 1068 Human Resources A bill for an act relating to child abuse involving access to a child by a person who is required to register as a sex offender. 2/27/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee Meeting: 3:30PM 206 (Cancelled)

SSB 1085 Judiciary A bill for an act making changes to the controlled substance schedules, modifying the regulation of precursor substances, and providing penalties, and including effective date provisions. 2/15/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee Meeting: 2:00PM Senate Lobbyist Lounge

SSB 1089 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to the commission of child endangerment by allowing a sex offender access to a child or minor, and providing penalties. 2/21/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee Meeting: 11:30AM Room 206

SSB 1091 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to search warrants, by allowing an application for and the issuance of a search warrant by electronic means, and allowing for the written inventory of any property seized to be filed with the clerk of the district court. 2/22/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee Meeting: 1:00PM Room 206

SSB 1099 Human Resources A bill for an act including personal degradation as a form of dependent adult abuse by caretakers in facilities and programs regulated by the department of inspections and appeals. 2/23/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.

SSB 1135 State Government A bill for an act prohibiting persons from intentionally blocking the movement of traffic on certain highways, and providing penalties. 2/28/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee Meeting: 4:30PM Room 206

SSB 1148 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to asset forfeiture by prohibiting civil asset forfeiture for property valued at less than a minimum amount, raising the standard of proof for asset forfeiture, prohibiting the transfer of certain seized property to the federal government for forfeiture, requiring a proportionality review for property to be forfeited, and requiring law enforcement agencies to retain certain records related to asset forfeiture and including applicability provisions. 2/28/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee Meeting: 1:30PM Senate Lobbyist Lounge

SSB 1173 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to criminal sentencing by modifying criminal penalties for cocaine base, making inapplicable certain provisions relating to mandatory sentences, mandatory minimum sentences, limitations on parole and work release, and limitations on earned time. 3/2/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee Meeting: 12:30PM Senate Lobbyist Lounge (Cancelled)

SSB 1175 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to offensive and dangerous weapons, and the justifiable use of reasonable and deadly force, including carrying, possessing, transferring, and acquiring weapons, the purchase and regulation of such weapons, providing penalties, and including effective date and applicability provisions. 2/28/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Dawson, Zaun, and Bisignano.

SSB 1177 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to law enforcement profiling by standardizing collection and centralizing the compilation and reporting of officer stop and compliant data, providing for officer training, creating a community policing advisory board, providing for penalties and remedies, and including effective date provisions. 3/2/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee Meeting: 11:00AM Senate Lobbyist Lounge

Economic Development Committee

HSB 0065 Economic Growth A bill for an act relating to the workforce housing tax incentives program by increasing the maximum dollar amount that may be allocated to the program, by requiring allocation to certain housing projects, and by increasing the percentage of investment for tax incentives for certain housing projects. 2/14/2017 - House - Passed subcommittee.

SF 0104 Janet Petersen A bill for an act modifying the tax incentives available under the high quality jobs program and including applicability provisions. 1/23/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Feenstra, Edler, and Petersen. S.J. 111.

Elder Law

HF 0135 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to the powers of an agent under a power of attorney with respect to real property. 1/30/2017 - House - Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 137.

HF 0386 Mary Ann Hanusa A bill for an act relating to the provision and financing of long-term care services in subacute mental health care facilities for persons with serious and persistent mental illness. 2/28/2017 - House - Subcommittee: Moore, Bergan and Heddens. H.J. 481. HF 0448 James Carlin A bill for an act relating to the involuntary commitment of a person with an intellectual disability who presents a danger to self or others, and making penalties applicable. 2/28/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 475.

HF 0544 Human Resources A bill for an act including personal degradation as a form of dependent adult abuse by caretakers in facilities and programs regulated by the department of inspections and appeals, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 146.) 3/7/2017 - House - Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 533.

HSB 0006 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to service of copies of court documents on certain persons relating to the receipt of emergency protective services by a dependent adult. 1/30/2017 - House - Passed subcommittee.

HSB 0146 Human Resources A bill for an act including personal degradation as a form of dependent adult abuse by caretakers in facilities and programs regulated by the department of inspections and appeals. 2/28/2017 - House - Committee report, recommending amendment and passage.

HSB 0148 Human Resources A bill for an act relating to financial exploitation, conversion and misappropriation of funds, and other violations relative to older individuals and individuals with a disability, and providing penalties. 2/27/2017 - House - Subcommittee Meeting: 12:30PM House Lounge

SF 0090 Mary Jochum A bill for an act relating to the designation of a caregiver relating to a patientâ€™s inpatient stay at a hospital. 1/18/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Greene, Garrett, and Jochum. S.J. 99.

SF 0420 Human Resources A bill for an act including personal degradation as a form of dependent adult abuse by caretakers in facilities and programs regulated by the department of inspections and appeals, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 1099.) 3/2/2017 - Senate - Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 460.

SSB 1042 Commerce A bill for an act relating to notifications made by the commissioner of insurance of the potential need for a receivership for certain preneed sellers and cemeteries. 2/8/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee recommends passage.

Family Law

HF 0011 Mary Wolfe A bill for an act relating to children in need of assistance whose parents, guardians, or custodians are unable to provide needed mental health treatment. 1/23/2017 - House - Subcommittee: Forristall, Abdul-Samad and Best. H.J. 109.

HF 0012 Mary Wolfe A bill for an act relating to the awarding of extraordinary visitation to a noncustodial parent. 1/18/2017 - House - Subcommittee: Heartsill, Chair; Paustian and Wolfe. H.J. 94.

HF 0015 Beth Wessel-Kroeschell A bill for an act relating to the provision of an expedited process in a dissolution of marriage proceeding to determine the temporary custody of a minor child with chronic or complex medical needs. 1/17/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 85. HF 0050 Lisa Heddens A bill for an act relating to reports filed with the court by mental health advocates for persons with mental health disorders. (see HF 234.) 2/14/2017 - House - Withdrawn. H.J. 301.

HF 0068 Beth Wessel-Kroeschell A bill for an act relating to child placement by requiring the consideration of the stability of the childâ€™s home in a determination concerning the removal of the child. 1/24/2017 - House - Subcommittee: Forristall, Anderson and Best. H.J. 116.

HF 0071 Norlin Mommsen A bill for an act relating to the preference for joint custody and joint physical care of a child in awarding custody. 2/28/2017 - House - Subcommittee recommends indefinite postponement.

HF 0072 Norlin Mommsen A bill for an act relating to the criteria for determining payment of spousal support. 1/23/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 105.

HF 0094 Brian Meyer A bill for an act relating to county attorney duties when representing the department of human services in juvenile court. 1/24/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Human Resources. H.J. 113.

HF 0119 Beth Wessel-Kroeschell A bill for an act relating to the obtaining of a copy of an original birth certificate by an adult adoptee, and providing for fees. 1/26/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Human Resources. H.J. 127.

HF 0126 Richard Anderson A bill for an act requiring a court to consider the statement of a child, who is the subject of a child custody determination, regarding the custody arrangement. 1/26/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 128.

HF 0133 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to guardians ad litem, attorneys for minor children, child custody investigators, and child and family reporters involved in child custody and visitation proceedings. (Formerly HSB 5.) 3/7/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee recommends passage.

HF 0159 Mary Wolfe A bill for an act modifying the penalties for persons eighteen years of age or older who commit indecent exposure. 1/31/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 164.

HF 0160 Mary Wolfe A bill for an act relating to entering or modifying and extending a no-contact order associated with a criminal offense classified as a simple misdemeanor. 3/1/2017 - House - Committee amendment H-1112 filed. H.J. 495.

HF 0183 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to service of copies of court documents on certain persons relating to the receipt of emergency protective services by a dependent adult. (Formerly HSB 6.) 2/20/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Garrett, Petersen, and Shipley. S.J. 360.

HF 0234 Human Resources A bill for an act relating to reports filed with the court by mental health advocates for persons with mental health disorders. (Formerly HF 50.) 2/15/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Costello, Jochum, and C. Johnson. S.J. 301.

HF 0253 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to proceedings and actions regarding paternity and the obligation for support. (Formerly HSB 30.) 2/28/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Sinclair, Shipley, and Taylor. S.J. 427.

HF 0259 David Heaton A bill for an act relating to adjudicating newborns testing positive for drugs at birth as a child in need of assistance or as part of a family in need of assistance. 2/9/2017 - House - Subcommittee: Bergan, Heddens and Salmon. H.J. 263.

HF 0260 David Heaton A bill for an act relating to subsidized guardianships. 2/22/2017 - House - Passed subcommittee.

HF 0276 Greg Heartsill A bill for an act relating to child in need of assistance and child abuse cases involving certain drugs and other substances. 2/24/2017 - House - Passed subcommittee.

HF 0320 Megan Hess Jones A bill for an act relating to the grounds for termination of parental rights in child in need of assistance cases. 2/15/2017 - House - Rereferred to Judiciary. H.J. 315.

HF 0375 Greg Heartsill A bill for an act concerning civil protective orders in sexual abuse cases, and making penalties and remedies applicable. 3/1/2017 - House - Committee amendment H-1111 filed. H.J. 495.

HF 0387 Tedd Gassman A bill for an act establishing covenant marriages and including effective date provisions. 2/21/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 421.

HF 0396 Human Resources A bill for an act relating to the definition of child foster care for purposes of child care provided by a relative of a child. (Formerly HSB 81.) 2/21/2017 - House - Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 423.

HF 0399 Kevin Koester A bill for an act relating to the validity of common law marriages in the state. 2/22/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 432.

HF 0403 Kevin Koester A bill for an act concerning the confidentiality of personal information relating to volunteers for a governmental body. 3/1/2017 - House - Subcommittee recommends passage. H.J. 494.

HF 0413 Zach Nunn A bill for an act relating to the issuance of a no-contact order by allowing for the supervision of a defendant by an electronic tracking and monitoring system. 2/23/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 456.

HF 0448 James Carlin A bill for an act relating to the involuntary commitment of a person with an intellectual disability who presents a danger to self or others, and making penalties applicable. 2/28/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 475.

HF 0449 Ako Abdul-Samad A bill for an act relating to child support obligations for incarcerated parents. 2/28/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 475.

HF 0470 Human Resources A bill for an act relating to subsidized guardianships. (Formerly HF 260.) 2/28/2017 - House - Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 478.

HF 0489 Bob Kressig A bill for an act relating to children who have committed certain sexual abuse offenses. 3/1/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 490.

HF 0500 Matt Windschitl A bill for an act providing for employment protections for employees absent from work due to certain adoptions and making penalties applicable. 3/2/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Labor. H.J. 501.

HF 0543 Human Resources A bill for an act relating to child in need of assistance and child abuse cases involving certain drugs and other substances. (Formerly HF 276.) 3/7/2017 - House - Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 533.

HSB 0005 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to guardians ad litem, attorneys for minor children, child custody investigators, and child and family reporters involved in child custody and visitation proceedings. 1/25/2017 - House - Passed subcommittee.

HSB 0030 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to proceedings and actions regarding paternity and the obligation for support. 2/1/2017 - House - Passed subcommittee.

HSB 0123 Human Resources A bill for an act relating to the obtaining of a copy of an original birth certificate by an adult adoptee, and providing for fees. 2/23/2017 - House - Passed subcommittee.

HSB 0158 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to termination of parental rights and adoption proceedings, and providing penalties. 3/2/2017 - House - Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. H.J. 506.

SF 0004 Matt McCoy A bill for an act relating to the treatment of adoptive parent employees and making penalties applicable. 1/18/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Schultz, Guth, and Taylor. S.J. 98.

SF 0072 Mark Chelgren A bill for an act relating to the consideration of gender of the parent in the awarding of joint custody of a child. 2/2/2017 - Senate - Returned to committee.

SF 0078 Amy Sinclair A bill for an act relating to the temporary delegation of parental authority by the parent or legal custodian of a child. 1/25/2017 - Senate - Returned to committee.

SF 0079 Matt McCoy A bill for an act establishing a case navigator pilot program, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions. 1/17/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Schneider, Kinney, and Sinclair. S.J. 94.

SF 0089 Brad Zaun A bill for an act relating to the grounds for termination of parental rights. 1/18/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Chelgren, Greene, and Mathis. S.J. 99.

SF 0090 Mary Jochum A bill for an act relating to the designation of a caregiver relating to a patientâ €™s inpatient stay at a hospital. 1/18/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Greene, Garrett, and Jochum. S.J. 99.

SF 0091 Mary Jochum A bill for an act relating to an assault that occurs between persons in an intimate relationship and the crime of domestic abuse assault and making penalties applicable. 1/24/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Sinclair, Boulton, and Dawson. S.J. 123. SF 0189 Amanda Ragan A bill for an act relating to termination of parental rights proceedings based upon safety or security concerns. 2/14/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.

SF 0190 Brad Zaun A bill for an act relating to the preference for joint custody and joint physical care of a child in awarding custody. 3/1/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee recommends passage.

SF 0207 Brad Zaun A bill for an act relating to termination of parental rights and adoption proceedings, and providing penalties. 2/8/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Garrett, Edler, and Petersen. S.J. 244.

SF 0242 Chaz Allen A bill for an act relating to child in need of assistance and child abuse cases involving certain drugs and other substances. 2/23/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.

SF 0292 Daniel Zumbach A bill for an act relating to the sealing of certain criminal offendersâ€™ juvenile delinquency records. 3/1/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.

SF 0315 Brad Zaun A bill for an act relating to the identification and notification of certain relatives of a child after an order for the removal of the child in a child in need of assistance proceeding. 2/23/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Chapman, Greene, and Mathis. S.J. 403.

SF 0361 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to the temporary delegation of parental authority by the parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a child. (Formerly SF 78.) 2/27/2017 - Senate - Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 415.

SF 0433 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to termination of parental rights and adoption proceedings, and providing penalties. (Formerly SSB 1093.) 3/3/2017 - Senate - Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 470.

SF 0441 State Government A bill for an act relating to the issuance of birth certificates and providing for a repeal. (Formerly SSB 1129.) 3/6/2017 - Senate - Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 482.

SSB 1069 Human Resources A bill for an act relating to the definition of child foster care for purposes of child care provided by a relative of a child. 2/8/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Costello, Chelgren, and Mathis. SSB 1093 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to termination of parental rights and adoption proceedings, and providing penalties. 2/28/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee Meeting: 12:30PM Room 206

SSB 1102 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to the waiting period before the granting of a decree for dissolution of marriage. 2/27/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee Meeting: 10:30AM Senate Lobbyist Lounge (Cancelled)

SSB 1143 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to civil protective orders in domestic abuse and sexual abuse cases, and making penalties and remedies applicable. 2/28/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee Meeting: 10:30AM RM 206 (Cancelled)

Government Practice

HF 0134 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to the authority of cities to regulate and restrict the occupancy of residential rental property. 1/30/2017 - House - Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 137.

HF 0166 Jake Highfill A bill for an act relating to political subdivision elections by changing the date of the election of directors of local school districts, merged areas, and area education agency boards, by providing for the combined administration of regular and special school and city elections, making changes to the administration of elections for political subdivisions located in more than one county, establishing requirements for ballot arrangement and placement for political subdivision offices, and including effective date and applicability and transition pro 3/3/2017 - House - Subcommittee recommends passage. H.J. 512.

HF 0169 Charles Isenhart A bill for an act providing a property tax exemption for land used to produce food within the limits of a city. 2/7/2017 - House - Subcommittee: Vander Linden, Forbes and Windschitl. H.J. 244.

HF 0186 Dawn Pettengill A bill for an act providing for the imposition of the local hotel and motel tax by a land use district. 2/22/2017 - House - Passed subcommittee.

HF 0215 Commerce A bill for an act requiring certain health insurance policies, contracts, or plans to provide coverage of applied behavior analysis for treatment of autism spectrum disorder for certain individuals, and including applicability and effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 41.) 2/7/2017 - House - Amendment H-1017 filed. H.J. 246.

HF 0264 Louis Zumbach A bill for an act allowing city council members to serve a cityâ€™s volunteer fire department without compensation in any position or capacity. (See HF 485.) 3/1/2017 - House - Subcommittee recommends passage. H.J. 493.

HF 0265 Public Safety A bill for an act prohibiting the state, counties, cities, and certain postsecondary educational institutions from limiting or restricting enforcement of federal immigration laws. (Formerly HSB 67.) 2/9/2017 - House - Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 253.

HF 0285 Curtis Hanson A bill for an act permitting certain motor vehicles to stand unattended without first stopping the engine. 2/22/2017 - House - Withdrawn. H.J. 451.

HF 0291 Labor A bill for an act relating to employment matters involving public employees including collective bargaining, educator employment matters, personnel records and settlement agreements, city civil service requirements, and health insurance matters, making penalties applicable, and including effective date, applicability, and transition provisions. (Formerly HSB 84.) 2/17/2017 - House - Signed by Governor. H.J. 414.

HF 0294 Jarad Klein A bill for an act relating to eligible electors residing in an unincorporated area subject to a cityâ€™s zoning ordinance and including applicability provisions. 2/15/2017 - House - Subcommittee: McKean, Bloomingdale and Nielsen. H.J. 317.

HF 0409 Bruce Bearinger A bill for an act relating to the payment of court costs and other court-related fees by a city or county. 2/22/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 434.

HF 0451 Megan Hess Jones A bill for an act relating to the rental of dwelling units and manufactured or mobile home spaces by preempting certain regulations by cities and counties and the rights of landlords to terminate rental agreements. 2/28/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Local Government. H.J. 475.

HF 0509 Commerce A bill for an act relating to the assessment of certain subdivided real property and including applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 103.) 3/7/2017 - House - Subcommittee: Bergan, McConkey and Pettengill. H.J. 543.

HR 0011 Art Staed A resolution requesting the legislative council to establish an interim committee to study local government services and make recommendations on how local governments can serve the people of Iowa more efficiently. 3/2/2017 - House - Laid over under Rule 25. H.J. 507.

HSB 0059 Local Government A bill for an act relating to the procedures for granting a waterworks or sewer services franchise by a city. 2/9/2017 - House - Passed subcommittee.

HSB 0060 Local Government A bill for an act related to city and county zoning by allowing for the creation and conveyance of development rights. 2/2/2017 - House - Subcommittee Meeting: 2:30PM House Lounge

HSB 0062 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to mechanicsâ€™ liens and public construction liens. 2/14/2017 - House - Subcommittee Meeting: 11:15AM House Lounge

HSB 0066 Transportation A bill for an act permitting motor vehicles to stand unattended without first stopping the engine. 2/9/2017 - House - Passed subcommittee.

HSB 0067 Public Safety A bill for an act prohibiting the state, counties, cities, and certain postsecondary educational institutions from limiting or restricting enforcement of federal immigration laws. 2/8/2017 - House - Passed subcommittee.

HSB 0071 Transportation A bill for an act relating to turns against red lights made by vehicular traffic. 2/9/2017 - House - Passed subcommittee.

HSB 0073 Local Government A bill for an act allowing for a township of certain counties to petition for annexation by another county. 3/1/2017 - House - Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. H.J. 493.

SF 0003 Brad Zaun A bill for an act prohibiting the use of automated or remote traffic law enforcement systems, requiring removal of existing systems, and including effective date provisions. 1/25/2017 - Senate - Returned to committee.

SF 0057 Mark Chelgren A bill for an act relating to the civil liability of a person performing necessary improvements to a secondary road. 1/24/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Anderson, Lykam, and Smith. S.J. 123.

SF 0132 Tod Bowman A bill for an act relating to special exceptions and variances from city zoning regulations. 2/1/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Guth, Allen, and Greene. S.J. 198.

SF 0158 Mark Chelgren A bill for an act requiring the electronic publication of certain public notices by governmental bodies and officers and including effective date provisions. 2/23/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.

SF 0163 Rich Taylor A bill for an act relating to persons soliciting donations from passing motorists on behalf of charitable organizations. 2/1/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Garrett, Guth, and McCoy. S.J. 198.

SF 0164 Chaz Allen A bill for an act authorizing city utilities to provide a reduced rate to certain persons based on age. 2/1/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Guth, Allen, and Greene. S.J. 198.

SF 0194 Jeffrey Danielson A bill for an act relating to the appearance of motor vehicles, including the use of tinted windshields and windows and the issuance and display of one registration plate. 2/8/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Anderson, Bertrand, and Danielson. S.J. 244.

SF 0196 Transportation A bill for an act prohibiting the use of automated traffic law enforcement systems by the department of transportation and regulating the use of other automated traffic law enforcement systems. (Formerly SSB 1019.) 2/8/2017 - Senate - Fiscal note. SCS.

SF 0220 Judiciary A bill for an act prohibiting the use of automated or remote systems for traffic law enforcement, requiring removal of existing systems, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SF 3.) 2/9/2017 - Senate - Fiscal note. SCS.

SF 0355 Commerce A bill for an act relating to municipal utilities, by restricting the regulatory authority of the Iowa utilities board with regard to certain services, and authorizing city utilities to require deposits for gas or electric services for residential rental properties. (Formerly SSB 1004.) 2/23/2017 - Senate - Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 406.

SF 0363 Brad Zaun A bill for an act relating to the rental of dwelling units and manufactured or mobile home spaces by preempting certain regulations by cities and counties and the rights of landlords to terminate rental agreements. 3/1/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Kraayenbrink, Lofgren, and Quirmbach. S.J. 433.

SF 0416 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to the authority of cities to regulate and restrict the occupancy of residential rental property. (Formerly SSB 1009.) 3/7/2017 - Senate - Amendment S-3089 filed. S.J. 515. SF 0481 Local Government A bill for an act relating to the enforcement of immigration laws and providing penalties and remedies, including the denial of state funds to certain entities. (Formerly SSB 1172.)

SSB 1035 Ways %26amp; Means A bill for an act relating to the workforce housing tax incentives program by increasing the maximum dollar amount that may be allocated to the program, by requiring allocation to certain housing projects, and by increasing the percentage of investment for tax incentives for certain housing projects. 2/23/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee recommends passage.

SSB 1037 Transportation A bill for an act relating to turns against red lights made by vehicular traffic. 2/13/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee recommends passage.

SSB 1043 Commerce A bill for an act requiring certain health insurance policies, contracts, or plans to provide coverage of applied behavior analysis for treatment of autism spectrum disorder for certain individuals, and including applicability and effective date provisions. 2/22/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.

SSB 1052 Ways %26amp; Means A bill for an act relating to certain fees collected by the county sheriff. 2/28/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee Meeting: 2:30PM RM 206 (Cancelled)

SSB 1172 Local Government A bill for an act relating to the enforcement of immigration laws and providing penalties and remedies, including the denial of state funds to certain entities. 3/2/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee recommends passage.

Health Law

HF 0112 Sandy Salmon A bill for an act relating to alternative or complementary medicine, including exemptions from disciplinary action for persons licensed to practice health-related professions and a limitation on available damages in a civil action, and including effective date provisions. 3/1/2017 - House - Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. H.J. 511.

HF 0156 Jake Highfill A bill for an act relating to the use of experimental treatments for patients with a terminal illness. 1/31/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Human Resources. H.J. 163.

HF 0453 Bobby Kaufmann A bill for an act providing for midwife licensure and providing for a fee and a penalty. 2/28/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 475.

HF 0487 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to medical malpractice claims, including expert witnesses and defenses. (Formerly HSB 105.) 3/1/2017 - House - Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 489.

HSB 0132 Public Safety A bill for an act relating to the medical cannabidiol Act, making related modifications, providing for civil and criminal penalties and fees, and including effective date provisions. 2/24/2017 - House - Passed subcommittee.

SF 0040 Jeffrey Danielson A bill for an act relating to the use of experimental treatments for patients with a terminal illness. 1/13/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Greene, Garrett, and Mathis. S.J. 88.

SF 0115 Joseph Bolkcom A bill for an act relating to grounds for discipline of physicians and surgeons, osteopathic physicians and surgeons, and physician assistants, and including effective date provisions. 1/26/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Costello, Bolkcom, and Greene. S.J. 145.

SF 0206 Brad Zaun A bill for an act relating to medical malpractice liability and insurance coverage in the state and including applicability provisions. 2/8/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Schneider, Boulton, and Zaun. S.J. 244.

SF 0215 Joseph Bolkcom A bill for an act creating the Iowa end-of-life options Act and providing penalties. 2/15/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Segebart, Bolkcom, and Chapman. S.J. 301.

SF 0222 Brad Zaun A bill for an act relating to alternative or complementary medicine, including exemptions from disciplinary action for persons licensed to practice health-related professions and a limitation on available damages in a civil action, and including effective date provisions. 3/1/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.

SF 0404 Commerce A bill for an act relating to the use of experimental treatments for patients with a terminal illness. (Formerly SSB 1115.) 3/1/2017 - Senate - Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 446.

SF 0480 Human Resources A bill for an act relating to exemptions from disciplinary action for persons licensed to practice health-related professions based on their treatment of Lyme disease or other tick-borne diseases, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SF 222.)

SSB 1176 Judiciary A bill for an act creating the compassionate use of medical cannabis preparations Act, reclassifying marijuana, including tetrahydrocannabinols, from a schedule I controlled substance to a schedule II controlled substance, providing for civil and criminal penalties and fees, and including effective date provisions. 2/28/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Zaun, Dawson, and Taylor.

Labor and Employment Law

HF 0074 Bruce Hunter A bill for an act increasing certain penalties for employers willfully misclassifying employees for unemployment compensation contribution purposes. 1/31/2017 - House - Subcommittee: Watts, Holz and Hunter. H.J. 166. HF 0121 Bruce Hunter A bill for an act relating to employee leave by providing for time off and vacation leave, making penalties applicable, and including effective date and applicability provisions. 1/31/2017 - House - Subcommittee: Watts, Hunter and Klein. H.J. 167.

HF 0129 Richard Anderson A bill for an act relating to wage discrimination under the Iowa civil rights Act of 1965 and in state contracting, making penalties applicable, and establishing an equal pay task force. 1/30/2017 - House - Subcommittee: Forristall, Hunter and Wheeler. H.J. 147.

HF 0205 Dean Fisher A bill for an act relating to the employment of unauthorized aliens and providing penalties. 2/6/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Commerce. H.J. 191.

HF 0376 Greg Heartsill A bill for an act requiring employers to provide reasonable accommodations to employees based on pregnancy or childbirth and making penalties applicable. 2/28/2017 - House - Committee report, recommending passage.

HF 0450 Timothy Kacena A bill for an act relating to wage payment collection issues arising between employers and individuals who provide services to employers, providing penalties and remedies, and including effective date provisions. 2/28/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Labor. H.J. 475.

HF 0539 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to the procedure for obtaining an administrative release from the Iowa civil rights commission. (Formerly HSB 129.) 3/7/2017 - House - Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 532.

HSB 0129 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to the procedure for obtaining an administrative release from the Iowa civil rights commission. 2/22/2017 - House - Passed subcommittee.

SF 0004 Matt McCoy A bill for an act relating to the treatment of adoptive parent employees and making penalties applicable. 1/18/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Schultz, Guth, and Taylor. S.J. 98.

SF 0032 Brad Zaun A bill for an act relating to private sector employee drug testing. 2/21/2017 - House - Subcommittee: Klein, Holz and T. Taylor. H.J. 428.

SF 0063 Janet Petersen A bill for an act requiring a state family and medical leave program study and making an appropriation. 1/19/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Feenstra, Brown, and Petersen. S.J. 107.

SF 0066 Janet Petersen A bill for an act requiring employers to provide reasonable accommodations to employees based on pregnancy or childbirth and making penalties applicable. 1/18/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Chapman, Boulton, and Schultz. S.J. 99.

SF 0080 Joseph Bolkcom A bill for an act relating to wage payment collection issues arising between employers and individuals who provide services to employers, providing penalties and remedies, and including effective date provisions. 1/17/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Zaun, Dotzler, and Guth. S.J. 94.

SF 0105 Janet Petersen A bill for an act providing for employment leave for prenatal appointments and providing penalties. 1/19/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Zaun, Bisignano, and Schultz. S.J. 107. SF 0141 William Dotzler A bill for an act permitting the voluntary receipt by employees of payment of wages by debit card or pay card and making penalties and remedies applicable. 1/26/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Schultz, Chapman, and Dotzler. S.J. 145.

SF 0172 Julian Garrett A bill for an act relating to the employment of unauthorized aliens and providing penalties. 2/22/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee recommends passage.

SF 0412 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to the employment of unauthorized aliens and providing penalties. (Formerly SF 172.) 3/7/2017 - Senate - Amendment S-3093 filed. S.J. 515.

SF 0481 Local Government A bill for an act relating to the enforcement of immigration laws and providing penalties and remedies, including the denial of state funds to certain entities. (Formerly SSB 1172.)

SSB 1096 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to the revised uniform athlete agents Act and providing remedies and penalties. 2/23/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee recommends passage.

Litigation

HF 0069 Greg Heartsill A bill for an act modifying penalties for trespassing. 3/7/2017 - House - Immediate message. H.J. 540.

HF 0112 Sandy Salmon A bill for an act relating to alternative or complementary medicine, including exemptions from disciplinary action for persons licensed to practice health- related professions and a limitation on available damages in a civil action, and including effective date provisions. 3/1/2017 - House - Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. H.J. 511.

HF 0156 Jake Highfill A bill for an act relating to the use of experimental treatments for patients with a terminal illness. 1/31/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Human Resources. H.J. 163.

HF 0191 Skyler Wheeler A bill for an act relating to a general assembly memberâ€™s right to intervene in a court action and including effective date and applicability provisions. 2/8/2017 - House - Subcommittee: Carlin, Jones and Meyer. H.J. 248.

HF 0251 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to the liability of possessors and occupants of land for injury to trespassers and including applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 35.) 2/7/2017 - House - Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 241.

HF 0453 Bobby Kaufmann A bill for an act providing for midwife licensure and providing for a fee and a penalty. 2/28/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 475.

HF 0476 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to disclosure of asbestos bankruptcy trust claims in civil asbestos actions, asbestos and silica claims prioritization, and successor corporation asbestos-related liability, and including applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 104.) 2/28/2017 - House - Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 479.

HF 0487 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to medical malpractice claims, including expert witnesses and defenses. (Formerly HSB 105.) 3/1/2017 - House - Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 489.

HF 0530 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to the failure to wear a motor vehicle safety belt or safety harness. (Formerly HSB 106.) 3/6/2017 - House - Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 515.

HSB 0034 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to filing requirements for claims made under the Iowa tort claims Act. 1/26/2017 - House - Subcommittee Meeting: 11:00AM House Lounge

HSB 0035 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to the liability of possessors and occupants of land for injury to trespassers and including applicability provisions. 2/1/2017 - House - Passed subcommittee.

HSB 0062 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to mechanicsâ€™ liens and public construction liens. 2/14/2017 - House - Subcommittee Meeting: 11:15AM House Lounge HSB 0104 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to disclosure of asbestos bankruptcy trust claims in civil asbestos actions, asbestos and silica claims prioritization, and successor corporation asbestos-related liability, and including applicability provisions. 2/20/2017 - House - Subcommittee Meeting: 3:30PM House Lounge

HSB 0105 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to medical malpractice claims, including noneconomic damage awards, contingency fees, expert witnesses, and defenses. 2/22/2017 - House - Passed subcommittee.

HSB 0106 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to the failure to wear a motor vehicle safety belt or safety harness or use a motor vehicle child restraint system. 3/2/2017 - House - Subcommittee recommends passage. H.J. 505.

HSB 0129 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to the procedure for obtaining an administrative release from the Iowa civil rights commission. 2/22/2017 - House - Passed subcommittee.

SF 0026 Mark Chelgren A bill for an act establishing a civil cause of action for physical injury or emotional distress resulting from an abortion. 1/18/2017 - Senate - Returned to committee.

SF 0042 Brad Zaun A bill for an act relating to jurisdictional changes to small claims court cases. 1/11/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Garrett, Boulton, and Schneider. S.J. 76.

SF 0071 Mark Chelgren A bill for an act providing sanctions for the filing of frivolous actions. 1/12/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Schneider, Boulton, and Garrett. S.J. 84.

SF 0081 Brad Zaun A bill for an act relating to unfair motor vehicle repair practices in the practice of insurance and including penalty provisions. 1/23/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Anderson, Allen, and Breitbach. S.J. 111.

SF 0173 Jim Lykam A bill for an act relating to an exemption from jury service for persons at least seventy-three years of age and making penalties applicable. 2/1/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Garrett, Bisignano, and Edler. S.J. 202.

SF 0182 Janet Petersen A bill for an act relating to limitations of criminal actions by extending the limitation period of time for fraud or breach of fiduciary obligation, and expanding the periods of time excluded from the limitation due to concealment and lack of evidence to prosecute. 2/6/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Schultz, Petersen, and Schneider. S.J. 225.

SF 0215 Joseph Bolkcom A bill for an act creating the Iowa end-of-life options Act and providing penalties. 2/15/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Segebart, Bolkcom, and Chapman. S.J. 301.

SF 0222 Brad Zaun A bill for an act relating to alternative or complementary medicine, including exemptions from disciplinary action for persons licensed to practice health- related professions and a limitation on available damages in a civil action, and including effective date provisions. 3/1/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.

SF 0243 Janet Petersen A bill for an act extending the limitations of certain criminal actions committed on or with minors, and providing penalties. 2/14/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Schneider, Petersen, and Shipley. S.J. 275.

SF 0297 Jeffrey Danielson A bill for an act relating to railway company liability for accidents involving motor vehicles and trains. 2/23/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Anderson, Lykam, and Smith. S.J. 402.

SF 0306 Jerry Behn A bill for an act increasing the penalty for motor vehicles that traverse certain railroad grade crossings against a gate or signal. 2/23/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Anderson, Bisignano, and Zumbach. S.J. 402.

SF 0376 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to disclosure of asbestos bankruptcy trust claims in civil asbestos actions, asbestos and silica claims prioritization, and successor corporation asbestos-related liability, and including applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 1095.) 2/28/2017 - Senate - Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 428.

SF 0465 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to medical malpractice claims, including noneconomic damage awards, contingency fees, expert witnesses, and defenses. (Formerly SSB 1087.) 3/6/2017 - Senate - Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 490.

SF 0466 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to judicial administration by requiring the master list for juror service to be updated annually using an electronic data processing system, eliminating jury commissions, placing shorthand reporters in exempt status, and requiring the supreme court to supervise the board of examiners of shorthand reporters. (Formerly SSB 1084.) 3/6/2017 - Senate - Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 491.

SF 0467 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to restrictions on the receipt by certain felons of certain insurance proceeds and other benefits. (Formerly SF 171.) 3/6/2017 - Senate - Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 491.

SSB 1008 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to awarding costs and reasonable attorney fees to a prevailing party in a civil action and including effective date and applicability provisions. 1/12/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Schneider, Edler, and Bisignano.

SSB 1011 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to the liability of possessors and occupants of land for injury to trespassers and including applicability provisions. 1/30/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee Meeting: 5:00PM Senate Lobbyist Lounge

SSB 1049 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to the placement of shorthand reporters in exempt status and to the supervision of the board of examiners of shorthand reporters. 2/1/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Garrett, Sinclair, and Bisignano.

SSB 1052 Ways %26amp; Means A bill for an act relating to certain fees collected by the county sheriff. 2/28/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee Meeting: 2:30PM RM 206 (Cancelled)

SSB 1084 Judiciary A bill for an act requiring the master list for juror service to be updated annually using an electronic data processing system and eliminating jury commissions. 3/1/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee Meeting: 4:00PM Senate Lobbyist Lounge

SSB 1087 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to medical malpractice claims, including noneconomic damage awards, contingency fees, expert witnesses, and defenses. 3/2/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee recommends passage.

SSB 1088 Judiciary A bill for an act providing immunity from certain criminal offenses and prohibiting certain disciplinary sanctions for persons who report, seek, or require emergency assistance for alcohol or drug-related overdoses or protection from certain crimes, and modifying penalties. 2/23/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. SSB 1095 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to disclosure of asbestos bankruptcy trust claims in civil asbestos actions, asbestos and silica claims prioritization, and successor corporation asbestos-related liability, and including applicability provisions. 2/22/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee recommends passage.

SSB 1128 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to the awarding of costs and reasonable attorney fees regarding certain motions to dismiss to a prevailing party in a civil action and including effective date and applicability provisions. 2/28/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee Meeting: 1:30PM RM 24

Probate, Trust & Estate Planning Law

HF 0072 Norlin Mommsen A bill for an act relating to the criteria for determining payment of spousal support. 1/23/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 105.

HF 0080 Bruce Hunter A bill for an act establishing a retirement savings plan trust, and including implementation and effective date provisions. 1/26/2017 - House - Subcommittee: Koester, Highfill and Hunter. H.J. 130.

HF 0135 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to the powers of an agent under a power of attorney with respect to real property. 1/30/2017 - House - Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 137.

HF 0184 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to information required to be contained in petitions for administration of small estates and including applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 29.) 2/20/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Shipley, Bisignano, and Sinclair. S.J. 360.

HF 0195 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to requests for notice of probate proceedings. (Formerly HSB 4.) 2/20/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Shipley, Bisignano, and Garrett. S.J. 360.

HF 0252 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to the calculation of certain court costs in probate matters, and including applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 28.) 2/7/2017 - House - Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 242.

HF 0262 Ashley Hinson A bill for an act relating to a fiduciaryâ€™s access to digital assets and including applicability provisions. 2/9/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 252.

HF 0470 Human Resources A bill for an act relating to subsidized guardianships. (Formerly HF 260.) 2/28/2017 - House - Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 478. HSB 0004 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to requests for notice of probate proceedings. 1/30/2017 - House - Passed subcommittee.

HSB 0021 Commerce A bill for an act relating to notifications made by the commissioner of insurance of the potential need for a receivership for certain preneed sellers and cemeteries. 2/8/2017 - House - Passed subcommittee.

HSB 0028 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to the calculation of certain court costs in probate matters, and including applicability provisions. 2/1/2017 - House - Passed subcommittee.

HSB 0029 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to information required to be contained in petitions for administration of small estates and including applicability provisions. 1/30/2017 - House - Passed subcommittee.

SF 0082 Brad Zaun A bill for an act reducing the state inheritance tax rates and providing for the future repeal of the state inheritance tax and state qualified use inheritance tax. 2/6/2017 - Senate - Fiscal note. SCS.

SF 0103 Jake Chapman A bill for an act relating to the repeal of the state inheritance tax and the state qualified use inheritance tax. 2/2/2017 - Senate - Fiscal note. SCS.

SF 0162 Rich Taylor A bill for an act relating to the effect of certain directives contained in agreements for prearranged funeral services or cemetery and funeral merchandise and including an applicability date. 1/31/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Bertrand, McCoy, and Sinclair. S.J. 187.

SF 0226 Rich Taylor A bill for an act relating to creation of transfer on death deeds and to disclaimers of an interest in real property, and including applicability provisions. 2/10/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Taylor, Edler, and Schultz. S.J. 257.

SF 0333 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to a fiduciaryâ€™s access to digital assets and including applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 1086.) 2/23/2017 - Senate - Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 407.

SF 0410 State Government A bill for an act relating to a declaration concerning the final disposition of a personâ€™s remains and including applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 1111.) 3/2/2017 - Senate - Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 464.

SF 0476 Local Government A bill for an act exempting co-owners of motor vehicles of deceased persons from fees related to the issuance of certificates of title. (Formerly SSB 1063.)

SSB 1086 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to a fiduciaryâ€™s access to digital assets and including applicability provisions. 2/15/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee Meeting: 2:30PM Room 206

SSB 1090 Judiciary A bill for an act creating an exception to the statutory rule against perpetuities and making related changes. 2/28/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee Meeting: 12:00PM Senate Lobbyist Lounge

Real Estate

HF 0059 Kevin Koester A bill for an act relating to the disabled veteran homestead tax credit by modifying eligibility criteria and credit amounts and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. 2/9/2017 - House - Subcommittee: Vander Linden, McConkey and Windschitl. H.J. 262.

HF 0064 Charles Isenhart A bill for an act relating to utility cost disclosures in connection with rental properties, providing penalties, and including applicability provisions. 1/23/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Commerce. H.J. 103.

HF 0069 Greg Heartsill A bill for an act modifying penalties for trespassing. 3/7/2017 - House - Immediate message. H.J. 540.

HF 0096 Curtis Hanson A bill for an act relating to a reporting requirement for property seized for forfeiture or forfeited in this state, and including applicability provisions. 1/24/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 113.

HF 0146 Megan Hess Jones A bill for an act relating to notice requirements for actions for forcible entry and detainer. 2/27/2017 - House - Committee amendment H-1110 filed. H.J. 473.

HF 0158 Sandy Salmon A bill for an act relating to the operations and governance of certain common interest communities. 2/14/2017 - House - Passed subcommittee.

HF 0371 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to attorney fees and court costs in an action to quiet title after a request for a quitclaim deed. (Formerly HSB 31.) 2/20/2017 - House - Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 413.

HF 0478 Ways and Means A bill for an act relating to the property assessment appeal board by striking the future repeal of provisions relating to the board, modifying procedures and requirements for appeals to the board, and including applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 44.) 3/6/2017 - House - Amendment H-1132 filed. H.J. 517.

HSB 0002 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to the powers of an agent under a power of attorney with respect to real property. 1/25/2017 - House - Passed subcommittee.

HSB 0031 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to attorney fees and court costs in an action to quiet title after a request for a quitclaim deed. 2/9/2017 - House - Passed subcommittee.

HSB 0032 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to peace officer personal information under the control of local officials and including effective date provisions. 3/2/2017 - House - Subcommittee recommends passage. H.J. 505.

HSB 0044 Ways and Means A bill for an act relating to the property assessment appeal board by striking the future repeal of provisions relating to the board, modifying procedures and requirements for appeals to the board, and including applicability provisions. 2/2/2017 - House - Subcommittee Meeting: 8:00AM House Lounge

HSB 0046 State Government A bill for an act relating to the definition of mobile home park and other related terms in the Iowa Code chapters concerning property tax on manufactured, modular, and mobile homes, residential landlord and tenant laws, and other laws related to manufactured, modular, and mobile homes. 2/6/2017 - House - Subcommittee Meeting: 12:30PM House Lounge

HSB 0062 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to mechanicsâ€™ liens and public construction liens. 2/14/2017 - House - Subcommittee Meeting: 11:15AM House Lounge

HSB 0063 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to forcible entry and detainer actions, including granting concurrent jurisdiction to small claims courts over preliminary hearings for certain forcible entry and detainer actions. 1/30/2017 - House - Subcommittee: Windschitl, Jones and R. Smith. H.J. 148.

HSB 0103 Commerce A bill for an act relating to the assessment of certain subdivided real property and including applicability provisions. 2/22/2017 - House - Passed subcommittee.

SF 0059 Mark Chelgren A bill for an act striking the future repeal of provisions relating to the property assessment appeal board and making corresponding changes. 1/17/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Feenstra, Bolkcom, and Brown. S.J. 94.

SF 0148 Brad Zaun A bill for an act relating to developer fees for federal low-income housing credits. 1/31/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Bertrand, Allen, and Zumbach. S.J. 187.

SF 0152 Brad Zaun A bill for an act providing a property assessment adjustment for certain property of persons who have attained the age of sixty-five, providing a penalty, and including retroactive and other applicability provisions. 1/30/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Feenstra, Jochum, and Smith. S.J. 172.

SF 0178 Brad Zaun A bill for an act relating to the operations and governance of certain common interest communities. 2/7/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Breitbach, Allen, and Bertrand. S.J. 233.

SF 0201 Rita Hart A bill for an act relating to reinstatement of lapsed use restrictions within a common interest community. 2/7/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Breitbach, Bertrand, and Mathis. S.J. 233.

SF 0245 Mary Jochum A bill for an act relating to certain disclosure requirements for the transfer of real estate involving limited liability companies. 2/14/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Bertrand, C. Johnson, and Lykam. S.J. 282.

SF 0356 Ways %26amp; Means A bill for an act relating to the property assessment appeal board by striking the future repeal of provisions relating to the board, modifying procedures and requirements for appeals to the board, and including applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 1054.) 3/1/2017 - Senate - Fiscal note. SCS.

SF 0375 Commerce A bill for an act relating to the assessment of certain subdivided real property and including applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 1116.) 3/7/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Feenstra, Dawson, and McCoy. S.J. 508.

SF 0393 Charles Schneider A bill for an act relating to creation of transfer on death deeds and to disclaimers of an interest in real property, and including applicability provisions. 3/1/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Schneider, Garrett, and Taylor. S.J. 446. SF 0424 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to an action to quiet title of real property and the doctrine of adverse possession. (Formerly SSB 1094.) 3/2/2017 - Senate - Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 463.

SF 0439 Local Government A bill for an act relating to the disposal or return of certain notices and certificates filed or recorded during certain periods of time. (Formerly SSB 1100.) 3/6/2017 - Senate - Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 481.

SSB 1048 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to mediation of certain farm disputes prior to the initiation of litigation. 2/1/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Garrett, Sinclair, and Kinney.

SSB 1052 Ways %26amp; Means A bill for an act relating to certain fees collected by the county sheriff. 2/28/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee Meeting: 2:30PM RM 206 (Cancelled)

SSB 1054 Ways %26amp; Means A bill for an act relating to the property assessment appeal board by striking the future repeal of provisions relating to the board, modifying procedures and requirements for appeals to the board, and including applicability provisions. 2/23/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee recommends passage.

SSB 1092 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to mechanicsâ€™ liens and public construction liens. 2/16/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee Meeting: 8:45AM Room 206

SSB 1094 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to an action to quiet title of real property and the doctrine of adverse possession. 2/23/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee Meeting: 2:00PM Senate Lobbyist Lounge

SSB 1100 Local Government A bill for an act relating to the disposal or return of certain notices and certificates filed or recorded during certain periods of time. 2/23/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee recommends passage.

Taxation HF 0019 Megan Hess Jones A bill for an act prohibiting the deduction of amounts classified as a penalty reimbursement for purposes of the individual and corporate income tax and franchise tax, and including retroactive applicability provisions. 1/25/2017 - House - Subcommittee: Rizer, Kearns and Nunn. H.J. 123.

HF 0290 Ways and Means A bill for an act prohibiting the deduction of amounts classified as a penalty reimbursement for purposes of the individual and corporate income tax and franchise tax, and including retroactive applicability provisions. (Formerly HF 19.) 2/9/2017 - House - Introduced, placed on Ways and Means calendar. H.J. 260.

HSB 0121 Ways and Means A bill for an act relating to the technical administration of the tax laws by the department of revenue, including administration of the research activities credit, income taxes, and the flood mitigation program, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. 2/20/2017 - House - Subcommittee: Pettengill, Forristall and Isenhart. H.J. 417.

SF 0034 Brad Zaun A bill for an act providing an exemption from the computation of the individual income tax of certain amounts of retirement income and including retroactive applicability provisions. 2/13/2017 - Senate - Fiscal note. SCS.

SF 0036 Brad Zaun A bill for an act creating an exemption from the computation of the individual income tax of certain amounts of retirement income and including applicability provisions. 1/19/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee reassigned: Feenstra, Dawson, and Dotzler. S.J. 106.

SF 0038 Brad Zaun A bill for an act relating to state taxes by eliminating the individual income tax, increasing the sales and use tax rates, making conforming changes, and including effective date and applicability provisions. 1/19/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee reassigned: Feenstra, Anderson, and Bolkcom. S.J. 106.

SF 0058 Mark Chelgren A bill for an act relating to the individual income tax by excluding social security income from the income tax return filing requirement calculation and the alternate tax calculation, and including retroactive applicability provisions. 2/28/2017 - Senate - Fiscal note. SCS.

SF 0103 Jake Chapman A bill for an act relating to the repeal of the state inheritance tax and the state qualified use inheritance tax. 2/2/2017 - Senate - Fiscal note. SCS.

SF 0153 Brad Zaun A bill for an act creating an exemption from the computation of the state individual income tax of net capital gains from the sale of an equity investment in a qualified Iowa business and including retroactive applicability provisions. 1/30/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Feenstra, Anderson, and McCoy. S.J. 172.

SF 0179 Brad Zaun A bill for an act temporarily updating the Code references to the Internal Revenue Code and decoupling from certain federal bonus depreciation provisions, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. 2/2/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Feenstra, Edler, and Jochum. S.J. 216.

SF 0309 Jason Schultz A bill for an act relating to the exclusion from the individual income tax of certain net capital gains from the sale of real property used in a business, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. 2/22/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Feenstra, Behn, and Quirmbach. S.J. 387.

SF 0397 Jeff Edler A bill for an act coupling for Iowa tax purposes with certain federal changes made to the expensing of certain depreciable business assets under section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. 3/7/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Feenstra, Edler, and Jochum. S.J. 508.

SF 0428 Chaz Allen A bill for an act updating the Code references to the Internal Revenue Code and decoupling from certain federal bonus depreciation provisions, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. 3/7/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Feenstra, Behn, and Jochum. S.J. 509.

SSB 1013 Ways %26amp; Means A bill for an act updating the Code references to the Internal Revenue Code and decoupling from certain federal bonus depreciation provisions, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. 1/19/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Feenstra, Behn, and Jochum.

SSB 1014 Ways %26amp; Means A bill for an act updating the Code references to the Internal Revenue Code and decoupling from certain federal bonus depreciation provisions and the expensing of certain depreciable business assets, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. 1/19/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Feenstra, Behn, and Jochum.

SSB 1033 State Government A bill for an act relating to the practice of public accountants. 2/8/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee recommends passage.

Workers' Compensation

HF 0097 Bruce Hunter A bill for an act relating to the choice of doctor to treat an injured employee under workersâ€™ compensation laws and including applicability date provisions. 1/31/2017 - House - Subcommittee: Forristall, Hunter and Worthan. H.J. 166.

HF 0098 Bruce Hunter A bill for an act requiring certain weekly workersâ€™ compensation benefits to be calculated by including an employeeâ€™s overtime and premium pay, and to include an annual cost-of-living adjustment. 1/31/2017 - House - Subcommittee: Forristall, Holz and Hunter. H.J. 167.

HF 0518 Commerce A bill for an act relating to workersâ€™ compensation and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 169.) 3/3/2017 - House - Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 508. HSB 0169 Commerce A bill for an act relating to workersâ€™ compensation and including effective date and applicability provisions. 3/2/2017 - House - Subcommittee recommends passage. H.J. 510.

SF 0435 Commerce A bill for an act relating to workersâ€™ compensation and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 1170.) 3/3/2017 - Senate - Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 469.

SSB 1170 Commerce A bill for an act relating to workersâ€™ compensation and including effective date and applicability provisions. 3/1/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee Meeting: 2:00PM RM 116

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