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HF 427Died when the session ended · March 8, 2021

Relating to the Iowa drug policy coordinator and the Iowa drug policy advisory council

Sponsored by the House Public Safety Committee

Topics:Courts & civil law

Same legislation: HSB 98, SSB 3024, HSB 563, HF 2367, SF 2293

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Also covers HSB 98 and SSB 3024 and HSB 563 and HF 2367 and SF 2293.

What changed before it passed

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 8, 2021
  2. Skipped: SubcommitteeSkipped
  3. Done: House committeeMarch 8, 2021
  4. Done: Passes the HouseMarch 8, 202196–0
  5. Done: Senate committeeFebruary 16, 2022
  6. Done: Passes the SenateMarch 23, 202250–0
  7. Done: To the GovernorApril 21, 2022
  8. Done: Signed into lawApril 21, 2022

HF 2367 became law → The same legislation passed as HF 2367, so this version was set aside. Go to HF 2367 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary This bill updates the words used to describe the duties of the Iowa drug policy coordinator and the people on the drug policy advisory council. It changes terms like "narcotics enforcement" and "substance abuse" to more modern language. Additionally, the governor will add a police chief and the state public defender to the advisory council, bringing the total number of members to 17.1

Read the official explanation

This bill relates to the Iowa drug policy coordinator and the Iowa drug policy advisory council. The bill makes changes to the terminology used in describing the duties of the Iowa drug policy coordinator. “Narcotics enforcement” is changed to “drug enforcement”, and “substance abuse” is changed to “substance use disorder” when referring to treatment programs and professionals. The bill increases the number of members of the Iowa drug policy advisory council from to 17. The additional members, to be appointed by the governor, are the state public defender or the state public defender’s designee and a police chief. The names of certain current members on the advisory council were changed to more accurately describe the stakeholders.

Full bill text · What changed before it passed2

Senate subcommittee

Named March 9, 2021. On March 10, 2021 it recommended passage.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§80E.1§80E.2

How the Code works3

Lobbying

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