2015 First Funnel Survivors

Agriculture HF 503/HF 168-Proposes to exclude certain 4-h and FFA show animals from formulas used to calculate the capacity of animal feeding operations. Status: On the House Calendar

HF 508 /HF 353 -Proposes to change certification requirements for persons actively involved in the operation of a commercial manure service by reducing the hours of annual continuing education from 3 to 2-hours. Status: On the House Calendar

HF 519/HSB 112-Proposes to impose an assessment of an agricultural theft surcharge of $2,500 on criminal offenses (‘C’ and ‘D’ felonies) involving the theft of crops or livestock, and allocating those surcharges to the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship. Status: Referred to Appropriations

HF 522/HSB 137- Proposes to extend the number of years that a custom farming contract can be for from 1 to 2-years terms that are eligible for a tax credit executed by the holder of agricultural land and a qualified beginning farmer including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. Status: Referred to Ways & Means

HF 523/HSB 187- Proposes to exempt the sale of honey bees from the imposition of the sales tax and use tax. (Formerly HSB 187) Status: Referred to Ways & Means

HF 529/HF 401- Proposes to modify provisions relating to drainage and levee districts, by providing for mergers, repairs and improvements, and elections. (Formerly HF 401) Status: On the House Calendar

HSB 186 -Proposes to expand the renewable fuel infrastructure program to support the storage and dispensing of E-15 gasoline. Status: Passed House Agriculture Committee

HSB 209 -Proposes to modify, and eliminate a number of Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship's administration of certain functions. These include eliminating past dates relating to a determination of Iowa-foaled horse and to the rehabilitation and conservation of land affected by coal mining, providing for payment by the department for the examination of certain articles, allowing the department to adopt by reference certain federal publications affecting milk and milk products, modifying the definition of biobutanol, eliminating departmental duties and fees relating to weights and measures, providing for purchased-grain fees paid into the Iowa grain indemnity fund, and changing the

name of the Division of Soil Conservation to the Division of Soil and Water Conservation and the name of its appointed administrative official. Status: Passed House Agriculture Committee

HF 415 -Proposes to explicitly allow a property owner or person in charge of the property to be present and observe a Department of Natural Resources investigation for an alleged environmental. Status: Passed House Agriculture Committee

HF 425 -Proposes to add the control of effluent from animal truck wash facilities to the Livestock open feedlot Code chapter 459A, by requiring certain permits, regulating storage and application of effluent, and making penalties applicable. Status: Passed House Agriculture Committee

HF 440 -Proposes to update existing provision relating to DNR regulation of animal feeding operations, including rulemaking procedures, vehicles used in the application of manure, biosecurity requirements and by providing that a county may elect not to accept or retain certain DNR livestock documents that DNR keeps in its state or regional field offices. Status: Passed House Agriculture Committee

Commerce HSB 104 – Broadband Connectivity – The bill creates a 10-year property tax exemption for high-speed Internet investments made areas with relatively slow Internet speeds. It also creates a grant program to help companies expand broadband infrastructure in those areas. Status: Ways & Means

HSB 116 / HF 308 – Employer Alcohol Policies – The bill reduces the minimum blood-alcohol content standard that employers may set when establishing alcohol policies in the workplace. Status: House Calendar

HSB 89 / HF 229 - Internet Buying Club Memberships -The bill removes Internet-based buying club memberships from regulation under Iowa’s buying club memberships laws under Chapter 552A. Status: House Calendar

HSB 97 - Motor Vehicle Insurance Verification – The bill establishes a motor vehicle insurance verification system within the DOT, sets penalties for lapsed insurance coverage and establishes administrative requirements for the system. Status: Ways & Means

HSB 68 / HF 395 –PBM Regulatory Enforcement – The bill clarifies that pharmacy benefit managers are regulated by the insurance commissioner and provides mechanisms to enforce that regulation. Status: House Calendar

HSB 70 / HF 167 – Public Bidding Documents – The bill prohibits government entities from charging a fee to access or download public project contract documents. Status: Signed by the governor.

HSB 117 / HF 394 – Transportation Network Companies – The bill establishes regulation of transportation network companies and their services and prohibits political subdivisions from adopting

contrary laws or ordinances. Status: House Calendar

HSB 69 / HF 492 – Bonding for Wine Shipments – The bill loosens requirements of Iowa wine manufacturers to ship their wine to customers, allowing them to forego posting a bond with the ABD in lieu of the bond they already file as a wine manufacturer. Status: House Calendar

HSB 76/ HF 504 – Electronic Delivery of Insurance Documents – This bill relates to protocols for insurance companies when providing electronic insurance documents to their customers. Status: House Calendar

HSB 120 / HF 487 – Portable Electronic Device Insurance – This bill regulates the sale of portable electronic device insurance. Status: Ways & Means

HSB 119 / HF 371 - Radon Testing – The bill would amend an existing portion of the code governing disclosures of radon tests to allow disclosures of test results performed by certified testers on behalf of potential buyers. Status: House Calendar

HSB 121 – Public Utilities Rights of Way – The bill expands the definition of public utility regarding provisions governing public utility crossings of railroad right-of-ways. Status: Passed House Commerce Committee

HSB 132 / HF 494 – Powdered Alcohol – The bill adds “powder” or “crystal” alcoholic substances to the list of intoxicating liquor in the code. It then bans the sale, possession, supply or other exchange of that substance by a licensee. Violation of the bill would be a simple misdemeanor and grounds for revocation or suspension of a licensee’s liquor license. Status: House Calendar

HSB 133 / HF 437 – ABD Omnibus – The bill is the Alcoholic Beverages Division’s omnibus bill. Status: House Calendar

HSB 134 / HF 436 – Wine Tax Reporting – The bill establishes filing requirements for reporting and remitting wine gallonage taxes based on what type of license a licensee has. Class “A” wine permit holders will experience no change from their monthly reporting and remitting requirement. But those with a direct shipper license would have a semi-annual filing requirement. The license holder will pay ABD the taxes due at both times the filing is due--once in June and once in December. Status: Ways & Means

HSB 138 – Payday Lending – The bill adds a set of requirements to current law that would mandate a payday lender provide a borrower the option to enter into an extended repayment plan agreement upon the maker’s request. This option must be offered when the transaction occurred. Status: Passed House Commerce Committee

HSB 139 / HF 454 -- Insurance Division Omnibus – This is the Iowa Insurance Division omnibus bill for the year, making various changes to the insurance code.

Status: Ways & Means

HSB 140 / HF 455 -- Corporate Governance of Insurance Companies – The bill adopts model NAIC Model for Corporate Governance, maintaining the Division as an accredited regulator for oversight and financial examinations . Status: House Calendar

HSB 191 – Disconnection Devices for Distributed Generation -- The bill requires an interconnection customer to install a disconnection device within 10 days after receiving authorization from an electric utility to interconnect the new distributed generation facility to a broader distribution system. The customer must also submit the location and information pertaining to the device to the nearest fire department. The fire departments must maintain a registry of information concerning the devices in order to appropriately respond to emergency situations in areas where the devices may be located. Status: Passed House Commerce Committee

HSB 167 – Cell Siting – The bill regulates the application process for political subdivisions concerning cell phone infrastructure siting and modifications. Status: Passed House Commerce Committee

Education HF 79/82 – Supplemental State Aid FY17, Regular Program and Categorical HF 82 sets the regular program supplemental state aid (SSA) growth rate for FY17 at 2.45%. HF 79 sets the categorical supplemental state aid growth rate for FY17 at 2.45%

Regular program = school’s general aid budget from the school funding formula. Categorical Supplements = special purpose appropriations intended for specific purposes, includes the Teacher Salary Supplement (TSS), Professional development funding, the Early Intervention Block Grant (also called class-size reduction funding), and the Teacher Leadership Compensation (TLC) system.

Increase Regular Program $52.0 million Special Ed Funding $12.1 million AEAs $3.1 million Preschool $3.7 million Property Tax Replacement $10.8 million Teacher Salary Supp. (TSS) (District and AEA) $7.8 million Professional Development (PD) (District and AEA) $0.8 million Early Intervention (Class-size) $0.9 million Teacher Leadership (TLC) $53.0 million Total State Aid $143.9 million *

Status: House Calendar

HF 80/81 – Supplemental State Aid FY16, Regular Program and Categorical HF 80 sets the regular program supplemental state aid (SSA) growth rate for FY16 at 1.25%. HF 81 sets the categorical supplemental state aid growth rate for FY16 at 1.25%

Increase Regular Program $18.5 million AEAs $16.9 million Preschool $3.2 million Property Tax Replacement $5.6 million Teacher Salary Supp. (TSS) (District and AEA) $5.1 million Professional Development (PD) (District and AEA) $0.6 million Early Intervention (Class-size) $0.6 million Teacher Leadership (TLC) $50.2 million Total State Aid $99.8 million *

Status: Senate Committee on Education (note, SF 171/172 on the same subject are in Conference Committee)

HF 121 – Gap Tuition Assistance Program Requirements Amends the requirements of the fund related to financial need of the applicants by allowing SNAP assistance to qualify someone, and by ensuring that federal funds are used before state funds are applied. Status: House Calendar

HF 122 – Principal as an Operational Sharing Incentive Amends the operational sharing incentives provisions that were changed in 2013 and 2014 by adding principals to the eligible list. 2013’s language changed the weighting from a “per-pupil” formula to a “per-function” formula. Rather than calculating the incentives received based on the number of pupils in the district, it is based on a function basis. A principal position is designated as a weighting of 5. Status: House Calendar

HF 123 – BOEE Director Appointment Correction The Executive Director (ED) of the Board of Educational Examiners was previously hired by the Board. This changed in 2012 when the legislature passed Senate File 2284, 2012’s “Education Reform” bill. The bill required that the ED be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. This bill is corrective in nature, simply drafted to remove the Board requirement that they hire an ED, which was left in statute in error. Status: Signed by the Governor March 5, 2015

HF 139 – Supplemental State Aid Law Change Amends supplemental state aid (SSA) language, requiring that SSA be set in each odd-numbered year for the fiscal year that starts July 1 of that calendar year, within the first 30 days of session, and for the fiscal year that starts July 1 of the following calendar year, by the end of the legislative session. This is applicable to categorical SSA as well. Status: Senate Education Committee

HF 156 – Preschool Administrative Costs Allows school districts to keep up to 10% of the preschool funding for administrative costs, passing the remainder on to the school districts. Defines what does and doesn’t constitute administrative costs. Status: Senate Education Committee

HF 204 – Online Schools Sunset Date Removal This bill removes the sunset date of Iowa’s two full-time online schools, allowing the schools to continue operating as they currently do. The bill also allows an exception for the open enrollment cap in the case of siblings being prevented from attending together and in cases where the resident district feels the student’s needs would be best served in a full-time, online setting and adds some additional accountability requirements for the schools. Status: House Calendar

HF 228 – Transitional Coaching Authorization Addresses occasional coaching shortages in some districts by creating a Transitional Coaching Authorization that allows a district to hire a non-teacher coach for a sports team, provided the coach is at least 21 and completes the required coursework in the first year. The license is valid only for one year, may not be renewed, and is only good for the hiring district. Status: House Calendar

HF 282 – Board of Educational Examiners Background checks Requires the Board of Educational Examiners, when conducting a background check on licensure applicants, to also check Iowa Courts online. Status: House Calendar

HF 283 – All Iowa Opportunity Scholarship Requires that the award be spread out over 2 years for students attending 4 year institutions, instead of providing the entire award the first year. Status: House Calendar

HF 284 – Iowa Tuition Grant Cap Removes the $5000 statutory maximum award cap for students receiving Iowa Tuition Grants. Status: House Calendar

HF 307 – School Start Date The current law requires that schools start no sooner than a day during the week in which September 1 falls and no later than the first Monday in December. Schools can receive a waiver to start sooner if they can prove that starting during the week of September 1 would “have a significant negative educational impact.” The bill the a new start date of August 23rd, allowing schools to start on that day or any date afterwards, up through the first Monday in December. The bill also removes any waiver authority for the Department to allow schools to start before August 23. Status: House Calendar

HF 346 – Dropout and At-Risk Funding Uses The bill allows cross-programming by allowing the funding used for either Dropout and Dropout Prevention or for At-Risk to be used for the other purposes. Status: House Calendar

HF 347 – Childcare Programs in Schools Current law allows for child care programs being operated in the school building to be registered with either the Department of Education or the Department of Human Services. This bill removes the option and requires all programs to register with DHS. Status: House Calendar

HF 384 – Use of Physical Plant and Equipment Levy (PPEL) Funds This bill expands the use of PPEL to include the repair of equipment and technology, school busses, and recreational equipment purchased with PPEL dollars. Status: In House Ways and Means Committee

HF 387 – Postsecondary Distance Education Interstate Reciprocity Agreements The legislature last year to allow colleges and universities to participate in postsecondary registration interstate reciprocity agreements. The reciprocity agreement allows Iowa’s colleges and universities to register for distance learning opportunities only once, rather than on a state-by-state basis, saving registration fees and administrative costs. This bill exempts some of Iowa’s consumer fraud/student protection statute, instead requiring the protections of the agreement to suffice, as the interstate compact won’t allow Iowa to join without this change. Status: House Calendar

HF 396 – Iowa Principal Leadership Institute Advisory Council Requires the Department of Education to establish a council to advise and make policy recommendations regarding the development and financing of a Principal Leadership Institute. The goal of the Institute would be to help develop principal leadership in the state in Iowa’s highest-need schools. Status: House Calendar

HF 421 – CTE Instructor Classroom Experience Current code requires an instructor in the Career Technical Education field, absent a degree in the field of study, to have special training and at least 6000 hours of recent and relevant work experience. The bill would allow a teacher licensed to teach in high school and holding a CTE endorsement to count classroom instruction in a CTE subject area to towards the 6000 hour total. Status: House Calendar

HF 444 – Department of Education Code Clarifications and Efficiencies Makes several changes, clarifications, and efficiencies in Iowa Code, while also striking some outdated and unfunded sections. Status: House Calendar

HF 445 – Costs for Educating Children in Psychiatric Institutions Current code allows districts providing education services to children residing in psychiatric hospitals or institutions located in their district to bill the sending/resident district of the student, if the student was sent to the facility from another district. This bill will allow the receiving district to bill the sending/resident district for actual costs in the case of general education students rather than being restricted to just the district cost per pupil. Status: House Calendar

HF 462 – High School Equivalency Diplomas Waiver Provision

Allows for applicants for high school equivalency diploma to seek a waiver of statutory requirements to be eligible for one and the Department to grant the waiver if the Department determines it would be in the best interest of the applicant. Status: House Calendar

HF 488 – Iowa Reading Corps Creates statutorily the already existing Iowa Reading Corps program, a statewide initiative to help ensure that all Iowa students are on track to read at grade level by the end of 3rd grade. The Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service and the Department of Education are to collaborate on the initiative, as well as the Iowa Reading Research Center. The Governor has proposed a $1,000,000 appropriation in the Education Appropriation budget for this program. Status: House Calendar

HF 490 – Anti-Bullying Bill The bill makes an attempt to stop bullying in PK-12 settings by focusing on: 1. Training a. Requires the Department to provide training resources at least annually to all school districts. 2. Definition a. Amends the definition of “electronic” to explicitly include social media and related sites b. Amends the definition of “traits and characteristics of student” to include behavior, friendship or relationship with others, or any other distinguishing characteristic. 3. Student mentoring pilot program and School Climate and Bullying Work Group a. Creates a pilot program in at least 4 schools to establish and promote best practices for student engagement in preventing bullying. b. Convenes a School Climate and Bullying Work Group meant to review existing research, data, and strategies, and make recommendations to the Department. 4. Parental Notification a. Requires school to develop a policy for notifying parents of all students involved in the incident unless the school and/or the student believes notification would subject the student to abuse, neglect, or rejection based on actual or perceived gender identity, gender expression, or sexual identity. 5. Authority off School Grounds a. Allows a school to investigate an alleged incident of harassment or bullying that occurs of school property if reported by a parent, student, school employee or volunteer and it has an effect on school grounds that creates an objectively hostile school environment.

The bill also appropriates $150,000 to be used for training and $50,000 for the Student Mentoring Pilot Program. Status: In House Appropriations

HF 515 – Management Levy for Mediation and Arbitration Costs The Management Levy is an optional property tax levy that can be used to pay for unemployment benefits, liability insurance, insurance, judgments, and early retirements. This bill adds an additional eligible expense by allowing the cost of mediation and arbitration, including legal costs, to be paid for out of the Management Levy. The current statewide amount of the Management Levy for FY15 is $147 million (down $3 million from FY14) in 328 out of 338 districts. Status: House Calendar

HSB 16 – Beginning Teacher Mentoring and Induction Program Makes districts that are participating in the Teacher Leadership Compensation program ineligible for Beginning Teacher Mentoring and Induction funds. Status: House Calendar

HSB 173 – Iowa Core Public Input and Student Data Privacy Requires the Department of Education to obtain public input and provide public notice on the Iowa Core and to identify any opportunities to strengthen standards. Prevents the State Board of Education from adopting the Common Core State Standards appendices, including, leaving those decisions with local school boards. Future changes to the Iowa Core that are approved by the State Board of Education must be presented in a report or testimony to the House and Senate education committees before implementation. Iowa Core standards can be implemented as long as the standards don’t dictate curriculum or prescribe a particular method of instruction. Control over the selection/creation and implementation of curriculum, textbooks, educational materials and instructional methods remain with local school districts, and not with the state or federal government. Local school boards may choose to use additional assessments to measure student academic progress.

Protects student data by requiring the state Department of Education to establish data collection, privacy, and sharing policies for students. The state board of education will be required to inventory and report what student data are collected and the data’s purposes. The state board will also be required to create a detailed data security plan that includes privacy compliance standards, a data breach plan, data retention/destruction plans, and guidelines for authorizing parental access to student data. The law shall also prevent the state from including biometric, health, and criminal/juvenile justice records in student data files. Student data is prohibited from being shared outside the state except under certain circumstances where sharing is necessary to conduct the business of the Department of Education in carrying out its duties. The State Board of Education must develop policies to comply with the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. Must notify the Governor and Legislature annually of changes to existing data collections required for any reason, including changes to Federal reporting requirements made by the U.S. Department of Education; and get legislative approval for any new data collection not required by the federal government. The department must use only aggregate data in public reports and develop a detailed security plan. The department must not provide individual student data to other organizations or agencies outside the state unless exceptions outlined are met. Status: House Calendar

HSB 199 – CPR and AED Training for Coaches The bill requires that those seeking coaching authorizations shall have completed a certificate course on CPR and Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs). Status: Passed House Education Committee

HSB 206 – School Bonds in District Reorganizations and Dissolutions The corrects an oversight in the law governing reorganizations and dissolutions of school districts, by providing a process that helps protect outstanding bonds and debts, ensuring districts don’t go into default on their loans if the students generating the revenue enroll in other districts. Status: Passed House Education Committee

Economic Growth

HSB 111 / HF 400 – Manufactured Housing Fund --The bill creates a manufactured housing program fund within the Iowa Finance Authority. Status: Appropriations

HSB 60 / HF 285 – Iowa Finance Authority’s Shelter Assistance Fund – The bill makes changes to authorized expenditures and procedures concerning IFA’s Shelter Assistance Fund. Status: House Calendar

HSB 99 / HF 385 -- Iowa Economic Development Authority Omnibus – The bill makes various changes to programs within and pertaining to the Iowa Economic Development Authority. It also creates a fund within the IEDA to help cities fund the acquisition and demolition of nuisance properties. Status: Ways & Means

HSB 98 – Chemical Production Tax Credit, Angel Investor Credit Reforms – The bill creates a renewable chemical production tax credit and makes reforms to the Angel Investor Tax Credit Program. It also reforms the Entrepreneur Assistance Program. Status: Ways and Means

HSB 136 -- Human Capital Enrichment -- The bill replaces the current Iowa Workforce Development Board by expanding its membership and duties, replacing the name with the Human Capital Enrichment Advisory Council. Status: Passed House Economic Growth Committee

Environmental Protection HF 266/HSB 93- Proposes to allow the disposal of yard waste in landfills operating a methane collection system. Status: On the House Calendar

HF 162 -Proposes to consider use of plasma gasification as a form of ‘Waste Conversion Technology’ which is added to the hierarchal list of waste management practice. Status: Passed House Environmental Protection Committee

HSB 208 -Proposes to allocate $250,000 in FY-2016 from the Solid Waste Assistance Program account of groundwater protection fund to provide for the development of a hub and spoke recycling program to benefit rural areas by the DNR. Status: Passed House Environmental Protection Committee

Human Resources HSB 62/ HF 247 – Asset Verification Federal law requires an asset verification process for recipients whose Medicaid eligibility is based on the following: the applicant’s age, blindness, or disability. Currently, Iowa is not in compliance with this federal requirement. This bill would put Iowa in compliance with the federal law. STATUS – House Calendar

HSB 81/ HF 420 – Regulation of Tanning Facilities The bill prohibits indoor tanning for people under the age of 18. STATUS – House Calendar

HSB 83/ HF 193 – Department of Public Health Omnibus Bill Division I of the bill changes “hearing aid dispensers” to “hearing aid specialists. The goal of this change is to reduce consumer confusion. Division II fixes an error that occurred in Senate File 2196 last session. The purpose of that legislation was to repeal specific sunset dates and extend others for programs in the Health Care Workforce Support Initiative. Division III makes it easier to create residency slots in the state. In 2009 the legislature established a Medical Residency Training State Matching Grant Program in Public Health. It was funded for the first time in FY 2014. The bill makes it easier for programs to access these grant funds to create more residency slots. STATUS – House Calendar

HSB 100/ HF 381 – Iowa Health Information Network (IHIN) Transition The IHIN is currently administered by the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH). IDPH manages all business and technical operations of the IHIN, with recommendations provided by an advisory council. The current state government-led system is not sustainable due to the fast paced nature of technolgical advances. Lengthy timeframes are burdensome and hurt the sustainability of the IHIN. The bill will transition the IHIN from a state government-led model to a private not-for-profit model. The legislation would issue an RFP to have the IHIN transition to a nonprofit entity. The entity would be governed by a Board of Directors. STATUS – House Calendar

HSB 101 – Licensure of Acupuncturists This bill adds new definitions to the Iowa code relating to acupuncture. STATUS – Passed Human Resources Committee

HSB 126 – Family Support Programs This legislation puts the state into compliance with a federal child support law requiring amendments to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act. The bill broadens the current suspension of support process to allow suspension requests by the parent ordered to pay support or because the child is living with a caretaker who does not want child support. STATUS – Passed Human Resources Committee

HSB 145 – Regulation of Health Care Facilities The bill makes changes to the regulation of four different programs regulated by the Department of Inspections and Appeals. These groups include: long term care facilities, elder group homes, assisted living facilities, ad adult day services programs. The bill provides these four types of facilities more flexibility in the complaint investigation process. Currently, a facility must go to an informal conference before they are able to request a formal hearing. This change allows the facility to decide whether they want to go straight to a formal hearing, thus expediting the process. STATUS – Passed Human Resources Committee

HSB 160 – Interstate Contracts for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment The bill allows the mental health regions to contract with hospitals in bordering states to secure substance abuse or mental health treatment for people. The goal of this legislation is to allow people that need treatment to get services closer to their home and family members. STATUS – Passed Human Resources Committee

HSB 188 – Stipends for Mental Health Shortage Areas

The Department of Public Health has been working on ideas for different organizations to be able to access unspent funds to encourage mental health professionals to work in rural areas. This program is called the mental health professional shortage area program. In 2015, none of the $105,448 that was appropriated was given out. The bill broadens what type of organization can apply for these funds. STATUS – Passed Human Resources Committee

HSB 190 – Sales and Use Tax Exemption The bill would allow nonprofit hospitals to utilize the sales and use tax exemption for hospital construction costs. STATUS – Passed Human Resources Committee

HF 58 - Prerequisites to the Performance of an Abortion The bill requires physicians who perform an abortion to certify that certain requirements have been met before the abortion can take place. A physician performing an abortion is required to certify that all of the following requirements have been met prior to the performance of the abortion: 1. The woman has undergone an ultrasound 2. The woman is given the opportunity to view the ultrasound image of the fetus 3. The woman is given the option of hearing the heartbeat and a description of the ultrasound image A physician that does not comply with these requirements is subject to discipline. STATUS – Passed Human Resources Committee

HF 91/ HF 468 – Mental Health Advocates This bill eliminates court appointments of mental health advocates. Mental health advocates will be appointed by the county board of supervisors in a patient’s county of residence. STATUS – House Calendar

HF 217 – Intermediate Care Facility Beds This bill applies to the bed limits at the resource centers. After July 1, 2015, the number of beds at the resource centers will be reduced as people transition into the community. The money utilized for the person in the resource center will follow the person into the community to help provide services. STATUS – Passed Human Resources Committee

HF 218 - Telehealth This bill establishes an Iowa Telehealth Act. It is well known across the state that Iowa has a shortage of mental health professionals. A need exists in the state to embrace efforts that encourage health insurers and health care professionals to support the use of telehealth. The bill recognizes telehealth as an important tool to overcome geographic barriers to health care in the state. The bill also requires the Iowa Medicaid program to reimburse physicians that choose to use telehealth to provide services for Medicaid patients. STATUS - Passed Human Resources Committee

HF 231/ HF 448 - Confidential Communications Between Emergency Medical Providers and Patients The bill amends the Code to prohibit emergency medical providers from disclosing confidential information which a patient disclosed to the emergency medical care provider in the emergency medical care provider’s professional capacity. EMS providers are not currently included in a list of professions that have a confidentiality requirement. STATUS - House Calendar

HF 251 - Transportation of People with Substance Disorders Currently, when a person in a hospital is waiting for a mental health bed to open somewhere across the state, their transportation to that bed is uncertain. Family members or deputies have to drive across the state with a mentally ill person in crisis, only to be told that they have to turn around and go home because the bed that was open was filled by another person. The bill will allow regions to contract with private entities to transport people with a mental illness or substance disorder. This will provide for the safe and secure transport of the person in crisis to another location. STATUS - Passed Human Resources Committee

HF 263/ HF 449 - Psychiatric Bed Tracking System For years, Iowa hospitals have been struggling to determine where beds are located for mental health patients that come to their emergency rooms in crisis. Providers make dozens of phone calls across the state in an effort to find bed placements. This means that patients in crisis have to wait hours or longer in emergency rooms before a bed is found. Once a bed is found, there is no guarantee the bed will remain open until the person arrives at the placement. This bill requires DHS to set up a bed tracking system. After the new system is set up, providers will be able to contact a central access point that will tell them where the nearest bed is located. STATUS - House Calendar

Judiciary HF 3- Invasion of Privacy HF 3 modifies the invasion of privacy laws. Under the bill the victims knowledge of the perpetrators action does not matter, all that matters is the consent or lack of consent of the victim. The bill increases the penalty for invasion of privacy from a serious misdemeanor to an aggravated misdemeanor. Additionally, the bill amends trespassing laws to clarify that it is a serious misdemeanor to trespass and intentionally view another if the person had a reasonable expectation of privacy and they person did not consent to being viewed, photographed or filmed. STATUS- Passed Judiciary Committee

HF 6-Sexual Exploitation by a School Employee or Volunteer HF 6 protects students from sexual exploitation by a school employee or volunteer. The bill expands the definition of those who can be charged with sexual exploitation to include full time employees, part time employees, substitutes, volunteers who have significant contact with students and contract school employees who have significant contact with students. The bill specifies that a school employee, for this charge, does not include a student enrolled in the district or a person who is less than four years older than the student, as long as they do not have a positon of direct authority over the student. STATUS- House Calendar

HF 157/HSB 32-Support of the Poor HF 157 makes Iowa Code consistent with Federal law. This bill eliminates the liability of a family to pay debts to the county for care of a poor person. STATUS- House Calendar

HF 158/HSB 30- Assault on a Bus Driver HF 158 makes transit authority drivers a protected class while working in their official duty. The bill enhances penalties for assaulting a driver. STATUS- House Calendar

HF 159/HSB 44- Combined Guardianship and Conservatorship HF 159 allows district court clerks to file a guardianship/conservatorship petition as one proceeding with one docket number. STATUS- Signed by the Governor

HF 161/HSB 25-Occupancy HF 161 prohibits cities from limiting who can live in rented property based on family status. STATUS- House Calendar

HF 172/HSB 52-Nonprofits HF 172 makes updated changes to the Revised Iowa Nonprofit Corporation Act. Most changes are based on the Model Nonprofit Corporation Act. STATUS- House Calendar

HF 192/HSB 29-Property Tax Notice HF 192 changes how notice must be given when an equalization order for property tax is issued. Additionally, the bill allows the taxpayer and assessor to agree to a modification of the assessment, and for the assessor to modify the assessment with agreement. STATUS- House Calendar

HF 194/ HSB 21- Statute of Repose HF 194 reduces the Statute of Repose from 15 years to 10 years for nonresidential construction. For residential construction, the Statute of Repose will remain at 15 years. STATUS- House Calendar

HF 198- Medicaid Special Needs Trusts HF 198 clarifies that a medical special needs trust shall be used in accordance with standards that are no more restrictive than federal law. This would allow individuals on Medicaid to place money in a special needs or pooled trust to be paid out for supplemental needs. STATUS- Passed House Judiciary Committee, referred to House Appropriations Committee

HF 227/HSB 33-Strip Searches If a person is arrested for a scheduled violation or a simple misdemeanor and is not being housed in general population of a jail, they shall not be subject to a strip search without probable cause. A person who will be housed in the general population of a jail may be subject to a strip search or a visual strip search. STATUS- House Calendar

HF 258/ HSB 34- Sexual Misconduct. HF 258 specifies that a Peace Officer shall not engage in a sexual act with an individual committed to the custody of the department of corrections, a judicial district department of correctional services or in a county jail. Additionally, peace officers shall not engage in a sex act with a juvenile placed at a juvenile placement facility. Violation is an aggravated misdemeanor. STATUS- House Calendar

HF 259/HSB 54- Workers Compensation HF 259 requires the workers Compensation Commission to maintain a list of companies that reject workers compensation coverage or terminate their rejection of coverage. The list is public record. Companies that choose not to have coverage must sign a form and file it with the commission. STATUS- House Calendar

HF 260/HSB 43- Nominating District Judges Current law requires anyone applying to be a district judge to live in the judicial district at the time of application. HF 260 allows anyone in the state to apply for a district judgeship, so long as the person lives in the judicial district before taking the bench. STATUS- House Calendar

HF 261/HSB 87- Smokeless Powder HF 261 allows a person to possess up to 100 lbs of smokeless powder for the purpose of hand loading or reloading ammunition. Current law allows for possession of up to 25 lbs. STATUS- House Calendar

HF 286/ HSB 23-Direct Deposit Current law allows an employer to require an employee to participate in direct deposit of the employee’s wages, if the employee was hired after July 1, 2005. HF 286 strikes the date so the requirement will apply to all employees. All current exceptions for direct deposit requirements continue to exist. STATUS- House Calendar

HF 287/ HSB 53 Airbags HF 287 makes it an aggravated misdemeanor for someone to manufacture, import, install or sell an airbag that is unsafe, counterfeit or nonfunctional. A person who tampers with a vehicle’s diagnostic system to make it appear there is a functional air bag, when there is not, is also guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor. STATUS- House Calendar

HF 299- Loess Hills HF 299 prohibits the Loess Hills development and conservation authority or the board of directors from entering into any agreement with a local government or state or federal government if the agreement would regulate a private landowner or that persons use of the land. The bill does not apply if the private landowner consents. STATUS- Passed Judiciary Committee

HF 315/ HSB 42- Juvenile Justice-Parent HF 315 defines parent, in the juvenile justice code chapter, to include an individual whose parenthood was established by law due to the persons marriage to the mother anytime during the period between conception and the birth of the child. STATUS- House Calendar

HF 340/HSB 24-Vehicle Rental Fees HSB 340 allows vehicle rental companies to list fees individually instead of bundled. STATUS- House Calendar

HF 348/HSB 26-Parole Notice HF 348 requires the board of parole to notify a victim 25 days prior to the parole hearing for the perpetrator of the crime, if the victim lives in state. If the victim lives out of state, the Board of Parole must give the victim notice 60 days in advance. Victims may also sign up for email notices. STATUS- House Calendar

HF 367/HSB 41-Probate HSB 41 makes changes to the Iowa Probate Code, fiduciary income tax, inheritance tax, pay-on death accounts and transfer-on-death accounts. STATUS- House Calendar HF 372/HSB 92- Special Advocates and Confidential Information for a Child Receiving Foster Care HF 372 allows a court appointed special advocate to attend family decision making meetings and youth transition decision making meetings. The bill allows a court appointed special advocate and county attorneys to receive confidential information currently prohibited by law. STATUS- House Calendar

HF 373/ HSB 91-Sexualy Violent Predators Escaping from Custody HF 373/HSB 91 increases the penalty of a sexually violent predator, who is civilly committed, who tires or succeeds, in escaping from custody from a simple to a serious misdemeanor. STATUS- House Calendar

HF 493/HSB 153-Right of Residence to Summon Emergency Assistance HSB 153 prohibits cities or counties from enacting ordinances that penalize a resident who calls for emergency assistance if the person who made the call reasonably believes it was necessary. The bill prohibits cities or counties from adopting any ordinance that relates to the right of a resident to summon law enforcement or other emergency assistance. Landlords and owners are also prohibited from restricting a residents right to summon law enforcement or other emergency assistance. STATUS- House Calendar

HF 496/ HSB 88- Military Victim Advocate HF 496 gives military victim advocates confidentially privileges when helping victims of sexual assault. STATUS- House Calendar

HF 524/HSB 105-Shorthand Reporters HF 524 addresses the application and certification of shorthand reporters as well as transcript integrity and work product. The bill clarifies the authority of the Board of Examiners of Shorthand Reporters to deny certification of a reporters applicant based on certain circumstances of the applicant’s past record. These changes allow the Board to comply with new rules and the Home Base Act. The bill also requires that a certified transcript is the only form provided by a freelance court reporter in order to provide a singular document that all parties can rely on. Additionally, notes and audio used in creation of an official transcript is work product and not subject to chapter 22 of the open records act. STATUS- House Calendar

HF 525/ HSB 86- Veterinarians and Professional Limited Liability Companies HF 525 allows various forms of business organizations composed of licensed veterinarians to own a veterinary clinic, practice veterinary medicine and provide veterinary medical services. The organizations include a professional limited liability company, or professional corporation engaging in

veterinary medicine and a partnership or a limited liability partnership composed of licensed veterinarians. STATUS- House Calendar

HF 527/HSB 201- Weapons Use HF 527 addresses various areas of firearms laws. The bill allows persons with a carry permit to renew every 5 years, but only take a retraining class every 10 years. The bill clarifies what retraining classes are accepted. HF 527 strikes the minimum age to handle a firearm. Additional, the bill makes all carry and purchase permits private and only available to law enforcement officials in certain situations. HF 527 also creates a DPS controlled database to make it easier for both law enforcement and permit holders to verify permits. STATUS- House Calendar

HF 532/HSB 143-Privlidged Communication between a Patient and Physician If an adverse health care incident occurs, HF 532, would allow a physician and their health facility to engage in an open, confidential discussion with a patient related to the incident. The Physician and the health facility would be able to investigate the incident and discuss, with the patient, what went wrong and plans to prevent similar incidents. All communication would be confidential and not subject to discover or other means of legal compulsion. STATUS- House Calendar

HF 533/ HSB 127-Safety Belts and Accidents Current law allows evidence that a person was not wearing a seatbelt to mitigate the maximum amount of damages by 5%. HF 533 eliminates the 5% limitation. STATUS- House Calendar

HF 535/ HSB 151- Non-Substantive Code Editors Bill HF 535 is the non-substantive code editors bill. Makes non-substantive code corrections. STATUS- House Calendar

HF 536/HSB 193-Code Editor Bill- Substantive HF 536 is the Substantive Code Editor’s Bill. STATUS- House Calendar

HJR 8- Convention of the States HJR 8 requests a Convention of the States for the purpose of proposing amendments to the Constitution. The Resolution calls for the Convention to propose amendments that will impose fiscal restraints on the Federal Government and limit the Federal Government’s power and jurisdiction. STATUS- Passed House Judiciary Committee

HSB 27- Interference with Official Acts A person in the custody of a county jail or municipal holding facility who knowingly resists, obstructs or interferes with a jailer or employee during their official duties commits the crime of interference with official acts. This penalty can range from a serious misdemeanor through a class “C” felony. STATUS- Passed House Judiciary Committee

HSB 35-Sledding

HSB 35 protects municipalities from claims of negligent design or construction of a public facility for recreational activities. The bill also exempts municipalities from liability claims relating to acts or omissions by employees from a person engaged in recreational activities if the person knew or should have known the risk created by the recreational activity. STATUS- Passed House Judiciary Committee

HSB 106- Confidential Juvenile Records HSB 106 makes juvenile court social records confidential and not subject to disclosure unless authorized. Additionally, Official juvenile court records in cases alleging delinquency shall be public record, unless the record contains a dismissal of a complaint or when no petition is filed relating to the complaint. Records of a criminal or juvenile justice agency concerning a defendant transferred to juvenile court are public record except for specific data. STATUS- Passed House Judiciary Committee

HSB 128- Contraband in a Community Based Corrections Facility HSB 128 clarifies that it is a class C or D felony to bring contraband in to a Community Based Corrections Facility. The code currently list many facilities under control of the Department of Corrections, but did not include the Community Based Corrections Facilities. STATUS- Passed House Judiciary Committee

HSB 144- Water Treatment Systems HSB 144 would prohibit a water treatment system from making health related claims unless the system has all claims certified by the American National Standards Institute and the system has met performance testing requirements as specified by the National Sanitation Foundation and the American National Standards Institute. This relieves the Department of Public Health of current duties related to water treatment systems. STATUS- Passed House Judiciary Committee

HSB 154- Guardian Ad Litem HSB 154 Requires the court to determine if a Guardian Ad Litem should be appointed in adoption cases, if one has been requested, at the time of the filing of the adoption petition. STATUS- Passed House Judiciary Committee

HSB 157- Funerals and Protests HSB 157 prohibits disorderly conduct within 1,000 feet of a funeral or memorial service. Additionally, a person who use the flag of the United States, the flag of Iowa or a military unit, or a prisoner of war flag with the intent the use will provoke a person to commit trespass or assault commits disorderly conduct. The bill also creates a civil action for infliction of emotional distress if a person disrupts a military funeral. STATUS- Passed House Judiciary Committee

HSB 163- Transfer of Jurisdiction related to a Child in Need of Assistance Case HSB 163 allows for a direct transfer of the juvenile court custody and visitation orders through a Bridge Order to maintain safety and stability of the juvenile that was established in juvenile court. The bill also expands how paternity is legally established. STATUS- Passed House Judiciary Committee

HSB 168- Notice of Garnishment and Levy

HSB 168 revises notice requirements in the Garnishment Chapter and amends existing code sections. Additionally it adds garnishment notice requirements. STATUS- Passed House Judiciary Committee

Labor HF 397 Child Labor Permits – HF 397 defines the term “occasional” work to mean work for 6 weeks or less for 14 and 15 year olds. Status: On House Calendar

HSB 204 Binding Arbitration Reform for Teachers – HSB 204 makes changes to what factors an arbitrator is able to consider when rendering a decision. The bill requires an arbitrator to consider private sector employees doing comparable work and prohibits them from considering the ability of the public employer to levy taxes, and the ability of the public employer to finance economic adjustments. Additionally, the bill allows an arbitrator to pick between the two parties final offers, rather than one or the other which is required by current law. Status: Passed House Labor Committee

Local Government HF 249 – Rural Improvement Zones Amends the chapter allowing for the creation of Rural Improvement Zones. Gives the Board of Supervisors of a county the power to approve or deny applications for RIZs. Requires the RIZ petitions include engineer reports with specific information to justify the need for a RIZ. Establishes public hearing guidelines, division of revenue from taxes guidelines, and a process for the dissolution or renewal of a RIZ. Status: Passed House Local Government Committee

HF 341 – City Self-Funded Debt Current law allows cities to self-finance debt for public projects in enterprise funds (sewer, water, electric, gas, communications and refuse funds) but does now allow a city to self-finance debt for “general or essential corporate purposes.” This bill would allow cities to self-finance debt for general purpose projects. This does not create the authority to bond for new purposes, it just changes who a city may bond with. Instead of bonding with (potentially) out-of-state lenders, the city can lend to itself for these projects. All existing statutory requirements for bonding for these purposes remain in place including public notices, public hearings, financial analyses, repayment conditions and loan covenents. Status: In House Ways and Means Committee

HF 343 – Improper Use of Accessible Parking Permits Current code provides for separate fines for improper use of accessible parking permits, either a $100 simple fine or a $200 scheduled fine. The bill aims to clear up confusion by having each fine reference the other and stating that either fine can be charged. Status: In House Judiciary Committee

HF 369 – Copies of Vital Records Current code makes it illegal for individuals to make copies of official documents, such as birth certificates, death certificates, or marriage certificates. The bill removes the restriction, thus allowing individuals to make copies of their own official documents. This bill also adds new language maintaining the ability of employees of local governments to make copies of official documents in the scope of their job.

Status: In House Ways and Means Committee

HF 507 – Delinquent Sewer Service Accounts Some cities enter into 28E agreements with Utility Management Organizations (UMOs) to have the UMO provide sewer service to the community. Currently UMOs lack the same authority that city utilities have in taking action to address delinquent accounts by discontinuing water services and pursuing legal action against customers that are delinquent. This bill provides UMOs the same authority that city utilities have. Status: On House Calendar

HF 526 – Driver’s License Fees Retained by the County Certain counties are authorized to issue driver’s licenses, nonoperator identification cards, and persons with disabilities identification devices. When issuing driver’s licenses and nonoperator identification cards, the county is allowed to retain $7 of the fee. This bill would increase it to $10. Status: In House Ways and Means Committee

HF 528 – Medical Treatment Costs for Prisoners Provides clarity on who pays for the medical costs for individuals incarcerated or in custody receiving medical care at hospitals by expanding current statute and providing an order in which certain entities are billed. If the prisoner is Medicaid eligible, has insurance, or has sufficient resources to the pay, those resources pay first. If the prisoner does not have sufficient resources and does not have Medicaid or insurance, then the city or county will pay depending on who the arresting authority is in those situations. Status: On House Calendar

HSB 166 – Medical Treatment Costs for Prisoners Changes fees for filing documents with the Iowa Land Records (ILR) System, the statewide land record indexing and imaging database. The current statutory fees for filing by paper is $22 ($21 fee + $1 ILR fee) and through e-filing is $23.50 ($21 fee + $1.50 ILR fee). This bill would set the cost for either at $23.00 ($21 fee + $2 ILR fee). Status: Passed House Local Government Committee

HSB 178 – Radon Testing in Schools Requires districts to do radon testing in every attendance center and following the construction, addition, renovation, or repair of/to attendance centers. Allows PPEL and SAVE funds to be used for radon testing. Status: Passed House Local Government Committee

HSB 196 – County Access to Electronic Birth Certificate System The bill gives counties access to the Department of Public Health’s electronic birth certificate system. Status: Passed House Local Government Committee

HSB 198 – Marriage License Fee Distribution Changes the apportionment of fees collected for issuance of a marriage license. Currently $4 of the $35 marriage license fee is retained by the county, $13 goes to the Department of Public Health, and $18 is deposited in the state’s General Fund. The bill would change this to $7 goes to the county, $12 goes to DPH, and $16 goes to the state’s General Fund. Status: Passed House Local Government Committee

HSB 205 – Accessible Parking Placards Expiration Dates Current law allows the Department of Transportation to issue either a temporary person with disabilities parking placard or a non-expiring placard. This bill removes the option of a non-expiring placard and replaces it with a standard placard that expires 5 years from the date of issuance. The standard placard can be renewed if a physician statement shows a continued need. A grandfather clause is included for those who currently possess non-expiring placards. Status: Passed House Local Government Committee

HSB 207 – Vehicle Registration Stop for Delinquent Mobile Home Taxes The bill provides some action that county treasurers can take against owners of mobile homes that are delinquent on their taxes. The treasurer can deny vehicle registration renewal to the vehicle owner if they are delinquent on their mobile home taxes. Status: Passed House Local Government Committee

HSB 214 – Department of Human Services Funding for County Office Space Increases the reimbursement rate for counties renting space to Department of Human Services offices. Currently DHS reimburses the counties for 38%. The bill increases this to 40% with a 5% yearly increase to a cap of 60%. Status: Passed House Local Government Committee

Natural Resources HF 42/ HF 288 – Taking Catfish by Bow and Arrow This bill allows people to take catfish by bow and arrow in state parks and preserves. A violation of this bill is punishable by a $50 fine. STATUS – House Calendar

HF 278/ HF 467 – Wild Turkey Harvest Reporting Currently, if you fail to report a deer or wild turkey you harvest it is a simple misdemeanor with a fine of $100. The bill changes downgrades the simple misdemeanor to a scheduled violation. The violation is also decreased from $100 to $20. STATUS – House Calendar

HSB 170 – Underground Storage Tanks The bill creates a new ‘underground storage tank cost-share grant program and fund ‘ to cost-share replacement motor fuel underground storage tanks, connecting infrastructure and dispensing equipment that are compatible for use with E-85 fuel. These grants will be administered by the Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Board. The grants may be up to 50% of the cost of the E85 upgrade equipment installation with a maximum grant of $100,000. STATUS – Passed Natural Resources Committee

HSB 194 – Fees for Combination Hunting Licenses The bill allows retailers that sell hunting and fishing licenses to retain a higher writing fee from the sale of combination licenses or three year hunting and fishing licenses. STATUS – Passed Natural Resources Committee

HSB 195 - Hunter Education License Requirements

The bill relates to hunter education license requirements. It also provides for an apprentice hunter permit and fee, and includes penalties. STATUS - Passed Natural Resources Committee

HF 457 - Wastewater House File 457 proposes to prohibits the Environmental Protection Commission (EPC) from adopting rules, as required to implement federal environmental programs required pursuant to the federal Water Pollution Control Act, the federal Clean Water Act, and the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, or other federal laws relating to wastewater or storm water system or plant construction designs, that are more restrictive than the requirements of the federal program unless the EPC determines that more restrictive requirements are necessary to protect public health or the environment. STATUS - Passed Natural Resources Committee

Public Safety HF 199- E911 Funding HF 199 addresses how E911 funds are used. This bill allows the state to use money for the state wide radio platform and for some money to go to Public Safety Advisory Boards for activities in and out of the PSABS. The bill states that statewide platform will be accessible with no additional charge. The DOT will also be required to contribute, financially, to the statewide platform. STATUS- Passed House Public Safety Committee

HF 233- Safe at Home HF 233 establishes an address confidentially program in the Secretary of State’s office for a victim of domestic abuse, domestic abuse assault, sexual abuse, or stalking. STATUS- Passed House Public Safety Committee

HF 279- Synthetic Drugs House File 279 focuses on Iowa’s fight against synthetic drugs. HF 279 reorganizes the synthetic drug list and makes it clear in the code as well as adding additional chemicals approved by the Board of Pharmacy. Additionally, the bill gives the legislature two years (instead of 60 days) to approve synthetic drugs temporarily designated as schedule I substances by the pharmacy board. Finally HF 279 treats simulated substances and imitation substances the same for prosecution. STATUS- Passed House Public Safety Committee

HF 447/HF 54- Call Locations in Emergencies HF 447 requires wireless service providers to provide call location information of a devise upon the request of law enforcement. Law enforcement may request this information in emergency situations involving risk of death or serious harm. STATUS- House Calendar

HF 501/HF 137- Rescue Vehicle HF 501 Allows the driver of a rescue vehicle to exercise driving privileges relating to parking and directional signs when responding to an emergency call. These rescue vehicles would be given the same privileges as an ambulance, fire department vehicles and police vehicles when responding to an emergency. STATUS- House Calendar

HF 502/HSB 162- Records on Assessors Website

HF 502 allows a person to have their name, address, and phone number removed from their County Assessors website. The information will still be available in the Assessor’s office. STATUS- House Calendar

State Government HSB 46 / SF 197 – Beer Definition This bill changes the definition of “beer” for beer brewers and wholesalers by adding “high alcoholic content beer” as defined in 123.3. Status: Passed full House, passed Senate State Government Committee

HSB 45 / HF 202 – Volunteer Dentist/Dental Hygienist Licensure This bill creates a new license described as a retired volunteer license for dentists and dental hygienists who have retired within the last five years. Status: Passed full House, referred to Senate State Government Committee

HSB 50 / HF 146 – Prohibited Gambling Activities and Penalties This bill adds to cheating at gambling game offense provisions and breaks down the severity of the penalty for violations according to the amount of potential winnings. Status: Passed full House, referred to Senate State Government Committee

HF 1 / HF 352 – Zero-Base Budgeting This bill requires state agencies and the judicial branch to adopt a zero-base budgeting practice for annual budget submissions, with justification and evidence for each new expenditure. It also requires these departments to prioritize each requested expenditure. Status: House Calendar

HF 338 / HF 505 – Public Access to Data-Processing Software The bill allows a government body to control data processing software developed by nongovernmental bodies, requires a government body to allow access to electronic records and charge appropriate fees. Status: House Calendar

HSB 47 / HF 281 – Fantasy Sports Contests This bill classifies fantasy sports contests as bona fide contests and authorizes the paying of awards and prizes to participants. Status: House Calendar

HSB 72 / HF 246 – CPA and CPA Firm Regulations This bill makes changes to Certified Public Accountant (“CPA”) and firm regulations by altering private investigation license provisions, updating report definitions, changing business structure allowances for CPAs, striking notice provisions and making conforming changes as necessary. Status: House Calendar

HSB 75 / HF 203 Sleep Tech Licensure This bill authorizes the licensing of polysomnographic technologists (“sleep techs”) and provides applicable penalties and effective date provisions, and other corresponding changes. Status: House Calendar

HSB 108 / HF 450 – Contract Bidding Process for Regents and DOT

This bill removes the DOT exemption from using, and requires the State Board of Regents to comply with, the Iowa Construction Bidding Procedures Act for public projects. Status: House Calendar

HSB 124 / HF 509 – Personnel Settlement Agreements The bill forbids the use of confidentiality/nondisclosure clauses in personnel settlement agreements for public employees. In addition, the bill makes any confidentiality/nondisclosure clause not enforceable. Finally, it makes the reason and rationale, for certain disciplinary actions taken on a public employee, public record. Status: House Calendar

HSB 146 / HF 506 – Absentee Ballot Deadlines This bill removes postmark language for absentee ballot counting consideration, and replaces it with a deadline the ballot must be received in the commission’s office in order to be counted. Status: House Calendar

HF 47 – Apprentice Electrician Supervision This bill changes the requirements for a licensed electrician to be present for an apprentice electrician or unclassified person, to a minimum of 25% from 100% of the day. Status: Passed House State Government Committee

HSB 48 –Health Insurance Coverage This bill deletes the requirement public and private employees enrolled in health care coverage must include their children so long as the child is unmarried and a full-time, in-state student at an accredited educational institution. Status: Passed House State Government Committee

HSB 135 – Contact Information for Elected Officials This bill requires all elected public officials to provide their phone number and email address to be published on their entity’s public website, should it have such a site, within 30 days of being sworn into office. Status: Passed House State Government Committee

HSB 49 / HF 206 / HF 438 – Lottery Games and Veteran Support This bill creates a new subsection requiring the lottery to transfer $2.5 million to the veterans trust fund each fiscal year, unless the veterans trust fund holds $50 million or more, the money will be given to the department of revenue to be distributed among the county directors of veteran affairs. Status: Passed House State Government Committee, passed House Appropriations Committee

HSB 73 / HF 443 – Future Repeal of the State Board of Tax Review This bill provides for the future repeal of the state board of tax review, putting the director of the Department of Revenue in charge of the board’s oversight responsibilities. It also replaces applicable references to the director with reference to the department to avoid conflicts of interest. Status: Passed House State Government Committee, referred to House Ways & Means

HSB 148 / HF 513 – Social and Charitable Gambling This bill makes changes to social and charitable gambling chapters of the code. It updates, simplifies and modernizes the chapter to be current with gambling activities, while removing outdated restrictions.

Status: Passed House State Government Committee, referred to House Ways & Means

HSB 159 / HF 503 – State Mandates on Counties This bill alters State mandates on counties. It requires a county medical examiner’s office to receive a fee and certain expenses for conducting a preliminary investigation of a death affecting the public interest. It also requires the county auditor to give out board supervisor proceedings, including summary of all resolutions, to be published in a newspaper. Status: Passed House State Government Committee, referred to House Ways & Means

HF 4 – Straight-Party Voting The bill removes straight party voting options on election ballots. Status: Died in House State Government Committee

Transportation HSB 129 / SF 257 – Transportation Infrastructure Funding This bill adds restrictive provisions relating to county use of moneys received from the Road Use Tax Fund. Additionally, it changes excessive size and weight permit fees, allowing those issuing such permits to charge an increased amount. It also extends the fuel tax levy expiration date and access Iowa highway provisions. It increases fuel taxes for motor vehicles and formula provisions relating to B-11 and other special diesel fuels, as well as increasing the aircraft fuel tax. Further, it establishes a fuel tax formula review procedure, and describes legislative intent related to the additional revenue created as a result of increases and requires the DOT to find efficiencies, with effective dates and applicability provisions. Status: Signed by Governor on February 25, 2015

HF 34 – School Permits to Travel to Extracurricular Activities not Held at a School This bill expands the school permit provisions to allow a student with a school permit to drive to a location within the contiguous school district to participate in an extracurricular activity, so long it is recognized as such by the department of education or is conducted under a sharing agreement with the school of enrollment. Status: Passed House Transportation Committee

HF 103 – Reserve Force Designation on Driver’s Licenses This bill allows for the recognition of Reserve Forces or National Guard service status on driver’s licenses and nonoperator’s licenses. Status: Passed House Transportation Committee

HF 111 – Front License Plates This bill removes front license plate requirements for vehicles. It requires a person only be issued 1 registration plate for vehicles, instead of 2, and also requires the plate be put on the rear of the vehicle. Further, it includes a code editor directive to make changes in the code to all 2 license plate references. Status: Passed House Transportation Committee

HF 482 – Vehicle Recyclers The bill relates to vehicle recyclers; transferring motor vehicles to vehicle recyclers and national motor vehicle title information system compliance. Status: Passed House Transportation Committee

HSB 66 – DOT Omnibus This bill contains provisions relating to matters under the purview of the department of transportation Status: Passed House Transportation Committee

HSB 175 – Traffic Camera Fines The bill defines automated traffic law enforcement systems and requires issued citations to include an itemized list of the assessed fines and fees. Status: Passed House Transportation Committee

HSB 176 – RV Franchises The bill regulates agreements between manufacturers/distributors and dealers relating to the sale of recreational vehicles (“RVs”). Status: Passed House Transportation Committee

HF 93 / HF 245 – Specialty License Plate Decals This bill replaces the current system for creating and reviewing specialty license plates with a new system that is decal-based. Status: Passed House Transportation Committee, referred to House Ways & Means

Veteran Affairs HSB 5/HF 205—Reporting on Veterans at Universities This bill extends reporting requirements of postsecondary educational institutions regarding Veterans to include certain members of the reserves and National Guard. Status: Signed by Governor

HSB 6/HF 386—National Guard Education Assistance This bill changes eligibility to 120 credit hours instead of limiting it by semesters. Status: House Calendar

HSB 40/HF 166—Disabled Veteran Property Tax Credit This bill amends the eligibility criteria for the disabled veteran homestead tax credit to include a veteran with a disability rating based on individual unemployability. Status: Signed by Governor

HSB 114/HF 414—Disclosure by a Veterans Benefits Assistance Provider This bill requires certain disclosures by private providers of veteran benefit services. Status: House Calendar