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 the legal community. This is accomplished through close collaboration with the ISBA's committees, sections and bar leadership, constructing position papers on legislation and other policy issues, informing and educating legislators on the issues that most 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 for programs and projects administered by executive branch departments. 1/25/2017 - House - Subcommittee: Koester, Bergan and Cohoon. H.J. 122. SF 0001 Bill Anderson A bill for an act requiring jobs impact statements for administrative rules. 2/27/2017 - House - Read first time, referred to Commerce. H.J. 468. Comments: SF 0149 Brad Zaun A bill for an act relating to the review of administrative rules and the rulemaking process. 1/31/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Zaun, Dawson, and Horn. S.J. 187. Agricultural Law HSB 0140 Agriculture A bill for an act extending the beginning farmer tax credit program and appropriations used to support the program, including the agricultural assets transfer tax credit and the custom farming contract tax credit. 2/24/2017 - House - Passed subcommittee. HSB 0142 State Government A bill for an act relating to security interests in farm products, by establishing a central filing and notification system, providing for fees and their expenditure, and including contingent implementation provisions. 2/21/2017 - House - Subcommittee: Hein, Zumbach and Oldson. SF 0142 Jake Chapman A bill for an act to exclude equine boarding from the annual lease termination requirements for farm tenancies. 1/31/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Rozenboom, Edler, and Hart. S.J. 186. SF 0210 Daniel Zumbach A bill for an act barring claims against county or district fairs for damages arising out of the transmission of pathogens from certain animals housed on the fairgrounds. 2/14/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. SF 0320 Mark Chelgren A bill for an act requiring notice of topsoil removal in real estate disclosure statements and making penalties applicable. 2/23/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Feenstra, Lykam, and Zaun. S.J. 403. SF 0328 Janet Petersen A bill for an act providing for the confinement of agricultural animals and the storage of manure or washwater on karst terrain or terrain that drains into a known sinkhole, and making penalties applicable. 2/28/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Zumbach, Brown, and Kinney. S.J. 425. SSB 1048 A bill for an act relating to mediation of certain farm disputes prior to the initiation of litigation. 2/1/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Garrett, Sinclair, and Kinney. SSB 1067 Agriculture A bill for an act increasing the time period within which a financing statement may be filed to perfect a custom cattle feedlot lien. 2/8/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Zumbach, Shipley, and Kinney. SSB 1144 Agriculture A bill for an act providing for certain court actions involving an allegation of a public or private nuisance or the interference with a person’s comfortable use and enjoyment of life or property caused by an animal feeding operation, providing for the award of damages, costs, and expenses, and including effective date provisions. 2/23/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. Business Law HF 0062 Charles Isenhart A bill for an act allowing the formation of certain for-profit corporations as benefit corporations authorized to do business in this state under certain conditions. 1/23/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Commerce. H.J. 103. HF 0158 Sandy Salmon A bill for an act relating to the operations and governance of certain common interest communities. 2/14/2017 - House - Passed subcommittee. HF 0223 Ralph Watts A bill for an act relating to the application of foreign laws and constitutional rights and including effective date provisions. 2/22/2017 - House - Passed subcommittee. SF 0118 Herman Quirmbach A bill for an act providing law enforcement authorities with access to ownership and control information of domestic business entities. 1/26/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Feenstra, C. Johnson, and Mathis. S.J. 145. SF 0221 Brad Zaun A bill for an act allowing the formation of certain for-profit corporations as benefit corporations authorized to do business in this state under certain conditions. 2/14/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Zumbach, C. Johnson, and McCoy. S.J. 275. Commercial and Bankruptcy Law HSB 0062 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to mechanics’ liens and public construction liens. 1/30/2017 - House - Subcommittee: McKean, Bennett and Koester. H.J. 148. HSB 0142 State Government A bill for an act relating to security interests in farm products, by establishing a central filing and notification system, providing for fees and their expenditure, and including contingent implementation provisions. 2/21/2017 - House - Subcommittee: Hein, Zumbach and Oldson. SF 0157 Julian Garrett A bill for an act relating to the notation of discharges of motor vehicle security interests. 1/31/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Smith, Anderson, and Lykam. S.J. 187. SF 0301 Jeffrey Danielson A bill for an act relating to employer reimbursements for withholding wages for support payments and garnishment. 2/23/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Edler, Bisignano, and Schneider. S.J. 402. SSB 1048 A bill for an act relating to mediation of certain farm disputes prior to the initiation of litigation. 2/1/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Garrett, Sinclair, and Kinney. SSB 1052 Ways %26amp; Means A bill for an act relating to certain fees collected by the county sheriff. 2/2/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Schultz, Dawson, and Quirmbach. SSB 1067 Agriculture A bill for an act increasing the time period within which a financing statement may be filed to perfect a custom cattle feedlot lien. 2/8/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee: Zumbach, Shipley, and Kinney. Construction Law HF 0003 Kevin Koester A bill for an act relating to statute-of-repose periods for improvements to real property and including applicability provisions. 2/14/2017 - House - Amendment H-1102 filed. H.J. 308. HSB 0062 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to mechanics’ liens and public construction liens. 1/30/2017 - House - Subcommittee: McKean, Bennett and Koester. H.J. 148. SSB 1010 Judiciary A bill for an act relating to statute-of-repose periods for improvements to real property and including applicability provisions. 2/23/2017 - Senate - Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. Criminal Law HF 0002 Ken Rizer A bill for an act relating to the unauthorized placement of a global positioning device and providing a penalty. 1/19/2017 - House - Subcommittee: Kerr, Chair; Klein and Kressig.. H.J. 101. HF 0013 Rick Olson A bill for an act relating to an application for and the issuance of a search warrant by electronic means. 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 school employee, and making penalties applicable. 2/6/2017 - House - Amendment H-1016 filed. H.J. 237. HF 0034 Bob Kressig A bill for an act concerning motor vehicle-related violations that result in serious injury or death and are committed while the operator has a denied, canceled, suspended, revoked, or barred driver’s license, and providing penalties. 1/18/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 91. HF 0052 Mary Wolfe A bill for an act relating to the criminal offense of interference with judicial acts and certain county-provided bailiff and law enforcement services, and providing penalties. 2/27/2017 - House - Committee amendment H-1109 filed. H.J. 473. HF 0053 Lisa Heddens A bill for an act adding a substance to the controlled substance schedules. 1/19/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Public Safety. H.J. 98. HF 0060 Curtis Hanson A bill for an act relating to the use of electronic communication devices to write, send, or read text messages while driving as a primary offense. 1/19/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Transportation. H.J. 99. HF 0077 Bruce Hunter A bill for an act requiring certain peace officers, including tribal law enforcement officers, to wear and use a body camera and providing remedies. 1/23/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Public Safety. H.J. 105. HF 0088 Bruce Hunter A bill for an act modifying the elements defining hate crimes, and providing penalties. 1/24/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 111. HF 0113 Mary Wolfe A bill for an act relating to the revocation of 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 criminal and civil liability, and modifying penalties. 1/25/2017 - House - Introduced, referred to Public Safety. H.J. 120. HF 0118 Appropriations A bill for an act relating to public funding and regulatory matters and making, reducing, transferring, and supplementing appropriations for expenditures in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and including effective date provisions. 1/30/2017 - House - Withdrawn. H.J. 145. HF 0127 Richard Anderson A bill for an act relating to civil protective orders and dating abuse, creating the criminal offense of dating abuse assault, making related modifications, and providing penalties.