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HF 2058Died when the session ended · January 21, 2020

Providing for repeal of the Iowa Code over a ten-year period and procedures for legislative review and reenactment

Topics:State government

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 21, 2020
  2. Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
  3. Next: House committee
  4. Next: Passes the House
  5. Next: Senate committee
  6. Next: Passes the Senate
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary Iowa will gradually remove different parts of its law books over a ten-year period. Before a section is removed, lawmakers will review it to see if any changes are needed. If the legislature decides a section is still important, they can pass new laws to bring it back.1

Read the official explanation

This bill provides for the repeal of titles of the Code over a 10-year period beginning July 1, 2022. The bill directs the general assembly, pursuant to procedures established by the legislative council, to review a title during the fiscal year prior to its repeal to determine any amendments that may be necessary or appropriate. The bill provides that the general assembly may, by enactment of one or more bills, reenact any title repealed or scheduled to be repealed pursuant to the bill, in whole or in part, with any amendments the general assembly may find necessary or appropriate after such review. The schedule for repeal of titles pursuant to the bill is as follows: Titles I (state sovereignty and management) and II (elections and official duties), July 1, 2022. Titles III (public services and regulation) and IV (public health), July 1, 2023. Titles V (agriculture) and XI (natural resources), July 1, 2024. Title VI (human services), July 1, 2025. Title VII (education and cultural affairs), July 1, 2026. Title VIII (transportation), July 1, 2027. Title IX (local government), July 1, 2028. Title X (financial resources), July 1, 2029. Titles XII (business entities) and XIII (commerce), July 1, 2030. Titles XIV (property), XV (judicial branch and judicial procedures), and XVI (criminal law and procedure), July 1, 2031.

Full bill text2

Lobbying

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