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HF 478Died when the session ended · February 11, 2021

Providing for minority impact statements to be attached to appropriations bills and including effective date provisions

Topics:State budgetCivil rightsState government

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 11, 2021
  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 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, 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 Before lawmakers debate bills about state spending, a special agency must write a report on how that money might affect minority people in Iowa. This report will look at things like jobs, school, voting, and prison rates. If a lawmaker changes the bill, the agency may need to write a new report to show those changes.1

Read the official explanation

This bill provides that the legislative services agency shall prepare a minority impact statement for appropriations bills prior to debate. The bill provides that the statement shall include the impact of the legislation upon minority persons in the state, including, but not limited to information regarding economic opportunities, employment, incarceration, educational opportunities, voter rights and voting access, and other relevant matters. A revised minority impact statement shall be prepared if the minority impact has been changed by the adoption of an amendment, and may be requested by a member of the general assembly or be prepared upon a determination made by the legislative services agency. The bill provides that a request for a revised minority impact statement cannot delay legislative action. The bill takes effect upon enactment.

Full bill text2

Iowa Code it changes

Creates§2.57

How the Code works3

Lobbying

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Earlier and later bills are matched by wording or an identical title.

Tried before

This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None got through a chamber.

  • HF 2298 Providing for minority impact statements to be attached to appropriations bills and includ…
    88th General Assembly · In committee · same title
    Cleared committee

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