The Iowa State Bar Association works tirelessly with its members to develop legislative positions that improve the administration of justice in the State of Iowa. The association speaks with a unified voice to best represent the interests of t legal community. This is accomplished through close collaboration with the ISBA's committees, sections and bar leadershi constructing position papers on legislation and other policy issues, informing and educating legislators on the issues that m profoundly impact the legal community and monitoring all issues of concern to practitioners and their clients.

This weekly report will provide you information about The Iowa State Bar's legislative positions, information about Bar advocacy, and legislation of interest.

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 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. 2/1/2017 - Senate - Amendment S-3008 filed. S.J. 203.

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

Agricultural Law

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 ou the transmission of pathogens from certain animals housed on the fairgrounds. 2/8/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Zumbach, Edler, and Taylor. S.J. 244.

SSB 1048 A bill for an act relating to mediation of certain farm disputes prior to the initiation o litigation. 2/1/2017 - Senate -

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

Business Law

HF 0062 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 A bill for an act relating to the operations and governance of certain common inter communities. 2/1/2017 - House - Subcommittee: Hinson, Koester and Meyer. H.J. 176.

HF 0223 A bill for an act relating to the application of foreign laws and constitutional rights and including effective date provisions. 2/6/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 226.

SF 0118 A bill for an act providing law enforcement authorities with access to ownership an 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.

Commercial and Bankruptcy Law

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

SF 0157 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.

SSB 1048 A bill for an act relating to mediation of certain farm disputes prior to the initiation of litigation. 2/1/2017 - Senate -

SSB 1052 A bill for an act relating to certain fees collected by the county sheriff. 2/2/2017 - Senate - Ways and Means: Schultz Chair, Dawson, Quirmbach

SSB 1067 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)

Construction Law

HF 0003 A bill for an act relating to statute-of-repose periods for improvements to real property and including applicability provisions. 1/18/2017 - House - Subcommittee: Koester, Chair; McKean and R. Smith. H.J. 93.

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

SSB 1010 A bill for an act relating to statute-of-repose periods for improvements to real property and including applicability provisions. 2/9/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee Meeting: 11:00AM Senate Lobbyist Lounge

Criminal Law

HF 0002 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 warran electronic means. 1/19/2017 - House - Subcommittee: Holt, Chair; Heartsill and Olson. H.J. 102.

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

HF 0034 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 driver’s license, and providing penalties. 1/18/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 91.

HF 0052 A bill for an act relating to the criminal offense of interference with judicial acts certain county-provided bailiff and law enforcement services, and providing penalties. 1/23/2017 - House - Subcommittee: Carlin, Paustian and Wolfe. H.J. 109.

HF 0053 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 enforcemen 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 driver’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 crimi 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 A bill for an act establishing a criminal sentencing commission. 1/26/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 129.

HF 0148 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 olde 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. 2/14/2017 - House - Passed subcommittee.

HF 0163 A bill for an act modifying sex offender registry requirements by requiring sex offenders whose registration requirements have expired to reregister, and providi 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 crimi 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.) 2/2/2017 - House - Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 182.

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 substan 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 a the fact involving a kidnapping, and providing penalties. 2/7/2017 - House - Subcommittee: Wheeler, Kacena and Sheets. H.J. 245.

HF 0214 Public Safety A bill for an act relating to sex offender registration requirements, sexually violen 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 penaltie 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 A bill for an act prohibiting persons from intentionally blocking or organizing oth to block the movement of traffic on certain highways, and providing penalties. 2/13/2017 - House - Subcommittee: Gustafson, Lensing and Nunn. H.J. 270.

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 A bill for an act relating to the criminal offenses of domestic abuse, harassment, stalking, and unauthorized placement of a global positioning device, and providin penalties. 2/13/2017 - House - Subcommittee: Nunn, Hein and R. Smith. H.J. 270.

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.

HJR 0001 Ken Rizer A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iow relating to searches and seizures of electronic communications and data. 2/2/2017 - House - Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 190.

HSB 0015 A bill for an act relating to sex offender registration requirements, sexually violen predators, and the commission of the offense of child endangerment by a sex offender, and providing penalties. Holt - ch, Kerr, Breckenridge. 1/31/2017 - House - Voted - Public Safety

HSB 0018 A bill for an act relating to providing legal assistance to indigent persons in crimi proceedings. 1/24/2017 - House - Subcommittee Meeting: 2:00PM House Lounge

HSB 0061 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 - Voted - Public Safety

HSB 0082 A bill for an act relating to child abuse involving access to a child by a person wh is required to register as a sex offender. 2/13/2017 - House - Subcommittee Meeting: 12:30PM House Lounge

SF 0021 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 A bill for an act relating to civil protective orders in sexual abuse cases, and mak penalties and remedies applicable. 1/11/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Dawson, Petersen, and Sinclair. S.J. 76.

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

SF 0025 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 w 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 schoo employee, and making penalties applicable. (See SF 238.) 2/14/2017 - Senate - Fiscal note.

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. 1/24/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Dawson, Garrett, and Kinney. S.J. 123.

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 0092 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. 2/2/2017 - Senate - Returned to committee.

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 o traffic on certain highways, and providing a penalty. 1/24/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Anderson, Bisignano, and Greene. S.J. 124.

SF 0114 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 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 enforcem 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, redu earned time for offenders required to participate in batterers’ education under certain circumstances, providing for risk assessments, and relating to electr 1/26/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Schultz, Kinney, and Sinclair. S.J. 145.

SF 0171 A bill for an act relating to restrictions on the receipt by certain felons of certain insurance proceeds and other benefits. 2/1/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Garrett, Edler, and Kinney. S.J. 202.

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. 2/8/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Dawson, Garrett, and Kinney. S.J. 244.

SSB 1007 A bill for an act relating to certain public offenses committed against a person because of the person’s employment as a law enforcement officer, and providing penalties. 1/17/2017 - Senate - Judiciary: Zaun Chair, Taylor, Schneider

SSB 1022 A bill for an act relating to sex offender registration requirements, sexually violen predators, and the commission of the offense of child endangerment by a sex offender, and providing penalties. 1/30/2017 - Senate - Judiciary: Garrett Chair, Shipley, Kinney

SSB 1023 A bill for an act relating to providing legal assistance to indigent persons in crimi proceedings. 1/30/2017 - Senate - Judiciary: Schneider Chair, Bisignano, Garrett

SSB 1068 A bill for an act relating to child abuse involving access to a child by a person wh is required to register as a sex offender. 2/8/2017 - Senate - Human Resources: Chelgren Chair, Mathis, Costello

Economic Development Committee

HSB 0065 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 allocat to certain housing projects, and by increasing the percentage of investment for tax incentives for certain housing projects. 2/14/2017 - House - Subcommittee Meeting: 8:00AM House Lounge

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 respe to real property. 1/30/2017 - House - Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 137.

HSB 0006 A bill for an act relating to service of copies of court documents on certain persons rela to the receipt of emergency protective services by a dependent adult. Carlin - ch, Windschitl, Lensing. 1/30/2017 - House - Voted - Judiciary

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

SSB 1042 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. 2/9/2017 - Senate - Voted - Commerce

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 treatmen 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 dissolu 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. 1/24/2017 - House - Subcommittee: Koester, Heddens and R. Taylor. H.J. 116.

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

HF 0071 A bill for an act relating to the preference for joint custody and joint physica care of a child in awarding custody. 2/1/2017 - House - Subcommittee: Heartsill, Gustafson and Oldson. H.J. 176.

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 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 certifi 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 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.) 2/14/2017 - Senate - Immediate message. H.J. 301.

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. 2/13/2017 - House - Subcommittee: Heartsill, Jones and Wolfe. H.J. 270.

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 depende adult. 2/1/2017 - House - Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 171.

HF 0208 Steven Holt A bill for an act relating to the definition of child abuse and certain activities 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 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.) 2/14/2017 - Senate - Immediate message. H.J. 301.

HF 0253 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to proceedings and actions regarding paternity and t obligation for support. (Formerly HSB 30.) 2/7/2017 - House - Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 242.

HF 0259 David Heaton A bill for an act relating to adjudicating newborns testing positive for drugs a birth as a child in need of assistance or as part of a family in need of assistan 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. 2/9/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Human Resources. H.J. 252.

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. 2/14/2017 - House - Subcommittee: Bacon, Forristall and Mascher. H.J. 305.

HSB 0005 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 - Voted - Judiciary

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

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 0022 Janet Petersen A bill for an act relating to civil protective orders in sexual abuse cases, and making penalties and remedies applicable. 1/11/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Dawson, Petersen, and Sinclair. S.J. 76.

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 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 patient’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 intim 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 physica care of a child in awarding custody. 2/6/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Garrett, Boulton, and Edler. S.J. 226.

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.

SSB 1069 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 - Human Resources: Costello Chair, Chelgren, Mathis

SSB 1093 A bill for an act relating to termination of parental rights and adoption proceedings, and providing penalties. 2/13/2017 - Senate - Judiciary: Garrett Chair, Sinclair, Petersen

Government Practice

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

HF 0166 A bill for an act relating to political subdivision elections by changing the date of th election of directors of local school districts, merged areas, and area education agen boards, by providing for the combined administration of regular and special school 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 1/31/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 165.

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 A bill for an act providing for the imposition of the local hotel and motel tax by a la use district. 2/7/2017 - House - Subcommittee: Pettengill, Maxwell and Wolfe. H.J. 244.

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 city’s volunteer department without compensation in any position or capacity. 2/9/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Local Government. H.J. 253.

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 immigra 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. 2/9/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Transportation. H.J. 260.

HF 0291 Labor A bill for an act relating to employment matters involving public employees includ collective bargaining, educator employment matters, personnel records and settlem agreements, city civil service requirements, and health insurance matters, making penalties applicable, and including effective date, applicability, and transition provisions. (Formerly HSB 84.) 2/14/2017 - House - Amendments H-1097, H-1099, H-1100 and H-1101 filed. H.J. 308.

HF 0294 Jarad Klein A bill for an act relating to eligible electors residing in an unincorporated area subje to a city’s zoning ordinance and including applicability provisions. 2/10/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Local Government. H.J. 266.

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

HSB 0060 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 A bill for an act relating to mechanics’ liens and public construction liens. 2/14/2017 - House - Subcommittee Meeting: 11:15AM House Lounge

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

HSB 0067 A bill for an act prohibiting the state, counties, cities, and certain postsecondary educational institutions from limiting or restricting enforcement of federal immigra laws. 2/7/2017 - House - Voted - Public Safety

HSB 0071 A bill for an act relating to turns against red lights made by vehicular traffic. 2/14/2017 - House - Voted - Transportation

HSB 0073 A bill for an act allowing for a township of certain counties to petition for annexatio by another county. 2/7/2017 - House - Subcommittee Meeting: 12:00PM House Lounge

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 0123 Mark Chelgren A bill for an act relating to the enforcement of traffic laws, including authorizing pe 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 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. 2/6/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Chelgren, Dvorsky, and Lofgren. S.J. 225.

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 person 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 pla 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 b the department of transportation and regulating the use of other automated traffic la enforcement systems. (Formerly SSB 1019.) 2/8/2017 - Senate - Fiscal note.

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.

SSB 1035 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. 2/7/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee Meeting: 3:30PM Senate Lobbyist Lounge

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

SSB 1043 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. 2/1/2017 - Senate - Commerce: Anderson Chair, Mathis, Zaun

SSB 1052 A bill for an act relating to certain fees collected by the county sheriff. 2/2/2017 - Senate - Ways and Means: Schultz Chair, Dawson, Quirmbach

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. 1/31/2017 - House - Subcommittee: Salmon, Forristall and Wessel-Kroeschell. H.J. 167.

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.

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 effectiv 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 th 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. 2/7/2017 - Senate - Introduced, referred to Human Resources. S.J. 232.

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. 2/9/2017 - Senate - Introduced, referred to Human Resources. S.J. 252.

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 1 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.

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. 2/7/2017 - House - Read first time, referred to Labor. H.J. 239.

SF 0063 Janet Petersen A bill for an act requiring a state family and medical leave program study and maki 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 employ and individuals who provide services to employers, providing penalties and remedi 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 A bill for an act permitting the voluntary receipt by employees of payment of wage 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. 2/6/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Garrett, Bisignano, and Shipley. S.J. 225.

SSB 1096 A bill for an act relating to the revised uniform athlete agents Act and providing remedies and penalties. 2/13/2017 - Senate - Judiciary: Zaun Chair, Bisignano, Edler

Litigation

HF 0003 Kevin Koester A bill for an act relating to statute-of-repose periods for improvements to real prop and including applicability provisions. 1/18/2017 - House - Subcommittee: Koester, Chair; McKean and R. Smith. H.J. 93.

HF 0013 Rick Olson A bill for an act relating to an application for and the issuance of a search warrant b electronic means. 1/19/2017 - House - Subcommittee: Holt, Chair; Heartsill and Olson. H.J. 102.

HF 0069 Greg Heartsill A bill for an act modifying penalties for trespassing. 2/6/2017 - House - Amendment H-1013 filed. H.J. 237.

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. 1/31/2017 - House - Subcommittee: Salmon, Forristall and Wessel-Kroeschell. H.J. 167.

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

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 equ pay task force. 1/30/2017 - House - Subcommittee: Forristall, Hunter and Wheeler. H.J. 147.

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 member’s right to interven a court action and including effective date and applicability provisions. 2/8/2017 - House - Subcommittee: Carlin, Jones and Meyer. H.J. 248.

HF 0223 Ralph Watts A bill for an act relating to the application of foreign laws and constitutional rights and including effective date provisions. 2/6/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 226.

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

HSB 0034 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 A bill for an act relating to the liability of possessors and occupants of land for inju to trespassers and including applicability provisions. 2/1/2017 - House - Voted - Judiciary

HSB 0062 A bill for an act relating to mechanics’ liens and public construction liens 2/14/2017 - House - Subcommittee Meeting: 11:15AM House Lounge

HSB 0104 A bill for an act relating to disclosure of asbestos bankruptcy trust claims in civil asbestos actions, asbestos and silica claims prioritization, and successor corporatio asbestos-related liability, and including applicability provisions. 2/13/2017 - House - Judiciary: McKean Chair, Bennett, Rizer

HSB 0105 A bill for an act relating to medical malpractice claims, including noneconomic damage awards, contingency fees, expert witnesses, and defenses. 2/13/2017 - House - Judiciary: Hinson Chair, Olson, Gustafson

HSB 0106 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. 2/13/2017 - House - Judiciary: Heartsill Chair, Meyer, Koester

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

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

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 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 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 limitati period of time for fraud or breach of fiduciary obligation, and expanding the period 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 0206 Brad Zaun A bill for an act relating to medical malpractice liability and insurance coverage in state and including applicability provisions. 2/8/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Schneider, Boulton, and Zaun. S.J. 244.

SF 0210 Daniel Zumbach A bill for an act barring claims against county or district fairs for damages arising o of the transmission of pathogens from certain animals housed on the fairgrounds. 2/8/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Zumbach, Edler, and Taylor. S.J. 244.

SF 0215 Joseph Bolkcom A bill for an act creating the Iowa end-of-life options Act and providing penalties. 2/7/2017 - Senate - Introduced, referred to Human Resources. S.J. 232.

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. 2/9/2017 - Senate - Introduced, referred to Human Resources. S.J. 252.

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

SSB 1008 A bill for an act relating to awarding costs and reasonable attorney fees to a prevai party in a civil action and including effective date and applicability provisions. 1/17/2017 - Senate - Judiciary: Schneider Chair, Edler, Bisignano

SSB 1010 A bill for an act relating to statute-of-repose periods for improvements to real prop and including applicability provisions. 2/9/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee Meeting: 11:00AM Senate Lobbyist Lounge

SSB 1011 A bill for an act relating to the liability of possessors and occupants of land for inju to trespassers and including applicability provisions. 2/14/2017 - Senate - Voted - Judiciary

SSB 1049 A bill for an act relating to the placement of shorthand reporters in exempt status a to the supervision of the board of examiners of shorthand reporters. 2/1/2017 - Senate -

SSB 1052 A bill for an act relating to certain fees collected by the county sheriff. 2/2/2017 - Senate - Ways and Means: Schultz Chair, Dawson, Quirmbach

SSB 1084 A bill for an act requiring the master list for juror service to be updated annually us an electronic data processing system and eliminating jury commissions. 2/13/2017 - Senate - Judiciary: Garrett, Taylor, Schneider

SSB 1087 A bill for an act relating to medical malpractice claims, including noneconomic damage awards, contingency fees, expert witnesses, and defenses. 2/13/2017 - Senate - Judiciary: Schneider Chair, Boulton, Zaun

SSB 1088 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, modifying penalties. 2/13/2017 - Senate - Judiciary: Zaun Chair, Bisignano, Edler

SSB 1095 A bill for an act relating to disclosure of asbestos bankruptcy trust claims in civil asbestos actions, asbestos and silica claims prioritization, and successor corporatio asbestos-related liability, and including applicability provisions. 2/13/2017 - Senate - Judiciary: Zaun Chair, Schneider, Boulton

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 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. 2/1/2017 - House - Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 171.

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. 2/1/2017 - House - Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 171.

HF 0195 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to requests for notice of probate proceedings. (Formerly H 4.) 2/14/2017 - Senate - Read first time, referred to Judiciary. S.J. 278.

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

HF 0262 A bill for an act relating to a fiduciary’s access to digital assets and includ applicability provisions. 2/9/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 252.

HSB 0004 A bill for an act relating to requests for notice of probate proceedings. Jones - ch, Hein, R. Smith. 1/30/2017 - House - Voted - Judiciary

HSB 0006 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. Carlin ch, Windschitl, Lensing. 1/30/2017 - House - Voted - Judiciary

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

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

HSB 0029 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 - Voted - Judiciary

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.

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

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

SF 0162 Rich Taylor A bill for an act relating to the effect of certain directives contained in agreements f 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 0171 Amanda Ragan A bill for an act relating to restrictions on the receipt by certain felons of certain insurance proceeds and other benefits. 2/1/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Garrett, Edler, and Kinney. S.J. 202.

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

SSB 1042 A bill for an act relating to notifications made by the commissioner of insurance of potential need for a receivership for certain preneed sellers and cemeteries. 2/9/2017 - Senate - Voted - Commerce

SSB 1086 A bill for an act relating to a fiduciary’s access to digital assets and includ applicability provisions. 2/15/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee Meeting: 2:30PM Room 206

SSB 1090 A bill for an act creating an exception to the statutory rule against perpetuities and making related changes. 2/13/2017 - Senate - Judiciary: Schneider Chair, Boulton, Garrett

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. 2/6/2017 - House - Amendment H-1013 filed. H.J. 237.

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

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 0146 Megan Hess Jones A bill for an act relating to notice requirements for actions for forcible entry and detainer. 2/1/2017 - House - Subcommittee: Jones, Bennett and Gustafson. H.J. 176.

HF 0158 Sandy Salmon A bill for an act relating to the operations and governance of certain common inter communities. 2/1/2017 - House - Subcommittee: Hinson, Koester and Meyer. H.J. 176.

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

HSB 0002 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 - Voted - Judiciary

HSB 0031 A bill for an act relating to attorney fees and court costs in an action to quiet title a a request for a quitclaim deed. 2/13/2017 - House - Voted - Judiciary

HSB 0032 A bill for an act relating to peace officer personal information under the control of local officials and including effective date provisions. 1/25/2017 - House - Subcommittee Meeting: 8:45AM House Lounge

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

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

HSB 0046 A bill for an act relating to the definition of mobile home park and other related te 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 A bill for an act relating to mechanics’ liens and public construction liens 2/14/2017 - House - Subcommittee Meeting: 11:15AM House Lounge

HSB 0063 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 - Judiciary: Windschitl Chair, Jones, Smith, R.

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 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 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 o 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 inter 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 commo interest community. 2/7/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Breitbach, Bertrand, and Mathis. S.J. 233.

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

SSB 1048 A bill for an act relating to mediation of certain farm disputes prior to the initiation litigation. 2/1/2017 - Senate -

SSB 1052 A bill for an act relating to certain fees collected by the county sheriff. 2/2/2017 - Senate - Ways and Means: Schultz Chair, Dawson, Quirmbach

SSB 1054 A bill for an act relating to the property assessment appeal board by striking the fu repeal of provisions relating to the board, modifying procedures and requirements appeals to the board, and including applicability provisions. 2/8/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee Meeting: 8:00AM Senate Lobbyist Lounge

SSB 1090 A bill for an act creating an exception to the statutory rule against perpetuities and making related changes. 2/13/2017 - Senate - Judiciary: Schneider Chair, Boulton, Garrett

SSB 1092 A bill for an act relating to mechanics’ liens and public construction liens 2/16/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee Meeting: 8:45AM Room 206

SSB 1094 A bill for an act relating to an action to quiet title of real property and the doctrine adverse possession. 2/13/2017 - Senate - Judiciary: Zaun Chair, Bisignano, Schneider

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 franchi tax, and including retroactive applicability provisions. 1/25/2017 - House - Subcommittee: Rizer, Kearns and Nunn. H.J. 123.

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 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 franchi tax, and including retroactive applicability provisions. (Formerly HF 19.) 2/9/2017 - House - Introduced, placed on Ways and Means calendar. H.J. 260.

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.

SF 0036 Brad Zaun A bill for an act creating an exemption from the computation of the individual inco 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 calculation, and including retroactive applicability provisions. 1/17/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Smith, Dotzler, and Schultz. S.J. 94.

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 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.

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

SF 0153 Brad Zaun A bill for an act creating an exemption from the computation of the state individua 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.

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

SSB 1014 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 o certain depreciable business assets, and including effective date and retroactive app 1/19/2017 - Senate - Ways and Means: Feenstra Chair, Jochum, Behn

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

Workers' Compensation

HF 0097 Bruce Hunter A bill for an act relating to the choice of doctor to treat an injured employee under workers’ 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 workers’ compensation benefits to be calculated by including an employee’s overtime and premium pay, and to includ an annual cost-of-living adjustment. 1/31/2017 - House - Subcommittee: Forristall, Holz and Hunter. H.J. 167.

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