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Relating to nonsubstantive Code corrections, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. Contingent effective date. Applicability date: 01/01/2022, 01/01/2023
Sponsored by the House Judiciary (companion To Sf 286 By Committee on Judiciary) Committee
Topics:Courts & civil lawCrime & correctionsElections & votingLivestock & confinementsPFAS & chemicals
Same legislation: SF 286
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 14, 2023
- Skipped: SubcommitteeSkipped
- Done: House committeeMarch 9, 2023
- Done: Passes the HouseMarch 9, 202396–0
- Done: Senate committeeMarch 30, 2023
- Done: Passes the SenateApril 19, 202350–0
- Done: To the GovernorMay 3, 2023
- Done: Signed into lawMay 3, 2023
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This bill makes Code changes and corrections that are considered to be nonsubstantive and noncontroversial, in addition to style changes. Changes include updating and correcting names of public programs and entities, correcting citations to the United States Code and Iowa Acts, correcting terminology, spelling, format, capitalization, punctuation, and grammar, as well as numbering, renumbering, and reorganizing various provisions to eliminate unnumbered paragraphs and to facilitate citation.39: Updates the name, to reflect the current name, of the legislative committee responsible for considering legislation on appropriations, the chairpersons and ranking members of which serve on and perform the duties described in these two Code sections as members of the legislative fiscal committee.
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7A: Corrects the name of the federal Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 that is referenced in this provision relating to applications for permits for the siting of small wireless facilities.8: Removes a hyphen to correct and conform the spelling of the term “fundraising” in these provisions to the spellings of the same term elsewhere in the Code.2: Moves language describing functions performed by the department of corrections that are currently contained in two different subsections to be within another subsection that also describes a function performed by the department of corrections, to conform the style of these subsections to the style used elsewhere in this Code section to describe functions performed by other state agencies or political subdivisions of the state that are exempted from the prohibition in Code chapter 23A against competition with private enterprise.9: Adds quotation marks around form language that specifies how the names of local emergency management commissions should be written to distinguish the form language from other language in this Code section relating to the establishment of these local commissions.13: Strikes an unneeded comma from language describing one of the permissible investment management expenses for which moneys in the veterans trust fund may be expended.47: Adds a comma before the last item in two series to conform this provision relating to materials furnished by the department of administrative services to counties at the direction of the state commissioner of elections for absentee ballots, envelopes, and other printed matter to current Code style.304: Removes a hyphen from the term “in kind” in language describing what constitutes “campaign property” and in which the term is not used as an adjective.701: Adds a comma at the beginning of a prefatory clause to improve the readability of this provision penalizing violations of the requirements contained in this Code chapter governing the financing of campaigns for state, county, city, or school office.10: Adds a comma after the year in a date reference in this provision relating to the issuance of public bonds or debt obligations to conform to the style used in other provisions in the Code when specific dates are referenced.1A to mean “Iowa law enforcement academy council”.14: Removes, to conform to current Code style, commas that appear after the word “including” and after the phrase “but not limited to” in language describing the types of legal proceedings which may be instituted by a county attorney to enforce the penalty provisions of, or rules or orders adopted or issued on behalf of the state pursuant to, the Code chapter governing the duties of the state fire marshal.18: Adds the word “license” after references to four different types of licenses in language relating to the requirements for renewal of those four licenses, to improve readability and to conform to the definitions of each of those licenses in the Code chapter regulating the electrician and electrical contractor professions.77: Rewrites a citation to the federal Controlled Substances Act to conform this citation to that Act, in language relating to requirements for medical profession licensees whose duties require those licensees to be in restricted areas of racing facilities, to other similar citations to that federal Act elsewhere in the Code.1: Corrects the citations to the United States Code provisions regarding status as active duty military personnel, changes the word “spouse” to “spouses” to conform to other usage, and adds a comma before the last item in a series to improve readability of these provisions within the audiology and speech language pathology interstate compact.10: Adds a comma after the numeral “3” in three places to conform the style of an internal reference to current Code style in this provision relating to the education requirements for applicants for a license to practice chiropractic.2: Adds a comma before the last item in a series to improve the readability of a definition of “animal warden” in the Code chapter pertaining to the care of animals in commercial establishments.1: Capitalizes the first letter in the genus name of a bacterium to conform the capitalization of the genus name within this Code chapter governing Johne’s disease control to the capitalization of binomial names elsewhere in the Code.5: Replaces the word “thereat” with the words “at the establishment” to update the style of this provision regarding inspection of the sanitary condition of establishments that prepare or handle livestock or poultry products.2: Removes, to conform to current Code style, commas that appear after the word “including” and after the phrase “but not limited to” in language relating to the publication of standards for foods by the department of agriculture and land stewardship.4: Strikes an unneeded comma and duplicate language from, and adds the missing word “or” before the last item in a series in, this provision prohibiting, after April 29, 1999, the inclusion of confidentiality provisions in contracts for the purchase of livestock by certain persons who are engaged in the business of slaughtering livestock and offering the resulting meat products for sale.8: Adds a citation to improve hypertext linkage to the Code section in which the groundwater protection fund is created, in this provision relating to the deposit of pesticide dealer license fees into that fund.12: Divides long sentences into two in two places, conforms terminology used to describe the deposit of moneys to the terminology used elsewhere in the Code, and adds a citation to improve hypertext linkage to the Code section in which the groundwater protection fund is created, in this provision relating to the registration of pesticide brands and the deposit of part of the registration fees into the groundwater protection fund.23: Adds a citation to improve hypertext linkage to the Code section in which the term “home food processing establishment” is defined, in this provision exempting those establishments from regulations relating to the packaging and sale of bread.26: Replaces the word “said” with the words “state psychiatric” to improve the readability of this provision relating to the use of moneys collected from private patients of the state psychiatric hospital.42: Changes the word “May” to “The superintendent may” to conform the style of this provision outlining a permissible power of superintendents of the mental health institutes to the style used in the other enumerations of emergency powers and duties of the superintendents in this Code section.46: Changes the verb “is” to “are” and adds a comma before the last item in a series to update the style and improve the readability of this provision relating to entry of consent decrees in juvenile proceedings.18: Removes, to conform to current Code style, commas appearing after the word “including” and after the phrase “but not limited to” in language relating to the content of mandatory training programs for members of the state child advocacy board.6A: Removes, to conform to current Code style, commas appearing in three places before and after the phrase “but not limited to” and conforms the citation style used in a Code chapter string to current Code style in this Code section relating to judicial proceedings initiated by a private attorney to collect outstanding child support obligations.16: Removes, to conform to current Code style, commas appearing after the word “including” and after the phrase “but not limited to” in a definition of “payor of income” or “payor” for purposes of the Code chapter relating to income withholding for purposes of payment of court-ordered child support obligations.2: Changes the word “and” to “or” in a string citation to Code chapters governing different types of residential or detention facilities that are attended by children who cannot adapt to regular educational or home living conditions to conform to the context of this provision and adds the word “state” to conform a reference by name to the official name for the state board of regents.44: Adds the words “department of labor” within a reference by name to the United States office of apprenticeship to conform the reference, in this provision defining “apprenticeship program” for purposes of the Code chapter governing community colleges, to other similar references to that office elsewhere in the Code.85: Changes the word “dollars” to “moneys” to conform how terminology is used within this provision appropriating moneys for the work-study program administered by the college student aid commission.116, in this Code section relating to the rural Iowa advanced registered nurse practitioner and physician assistant loan repayment program, to reflect the change made to the name of the health care award program by 2022 Iowa Acts, chapter 1134, section 16.117: Corrects a reference by name to the rural Iowa advanced registered nurse practitioner and physician assistant loan repayment program within this Code section governing the mental health professional loan repayment program.71: Corrects references by name to the Iowa state university of science and technology and the state university of Iowa that are contained within this Code section establishing the center for early development education.78: Corrects references by name to the state university of Iowa in four places within this Code section establishing the center for agricultural safety and health.41: Adds commas before and after the qualifying clause “without a vote of the electorate” to improve the readability of this provision relating to use of moneys received from the condemnation, sale, or other disposition of schoolhouses and school sites.25: Conforms the spelling of the term “pipelines” in these provisions relating to the use of bridges by utilities, municipal support of certain projects, and liens for labor or materials furnished for gas or oil wells or pipelines, to the spelling used in other provisions elsewhere in the Code.11, a comma is also added before the last item in a series to conform to current Code style.22: Removes in three places, to conform to current Code style, commas appearing after the word “including” and after the phrase “but not limited to” in this provision relating to integrated roadside vegetation management.7: Changes the word “ground” to “grounds”, to conform to other similar uses of the term elsewhere in the Code, in this provision relating to the basis for forfeiture of grants of permission by the state department of transportation or a board of supervisors to lay water and gas mains, sidewalks, and cattleways.5: Adds the word “section” to improve the readability of and hypertext linkage within this Code section relating to the burden of proof in judicial proceedings regarding disputes between connecting railroads.26: Strikes the word “section” to conform the citation style used for two Code sections, in this Code section relating to registration of aircraft, to the citation style used elsewhere in the Code.653: Changes the word “premise” to “premises” in language describing the duty of the sheriff to observe and inspect licensed establishments for gambling devices and to report any findings to regulatory authorities.27: Changes the capitalization and use of italics for two terms, of which only one is a definition, that are contained within quotation marks in this provision relating to the creation of an authority for purposes of exercising control over joint county and city property, to conform to current Code style.1: Changes the placement and use of the word “and”, adds semicolons, and replaces commas with semicolons to improve the punctuation and readability of this provision relating to the reasons for establishment of county conservation boards.4: Adds a comma before the last item in a series in several places, in this provision describing the powers and duties of county conservation boards, to conform to current Code style.5: Adds a comma before the last item in a series, in this provision regarding regulations that may be adopted by county conservation boards, to conform to current Code style.18: Strikes two unneeded commas and strikes a redundant instance of the word “said” to improve the readability of this provision relating to the procedure for acceptance of completed work by a benefited water district.3: Adds commas after string citations in two places to set off qualifying clauses in this provision relating to nominations for elective city offices.84A: Replaces an acronym with the full name of the federal environmental protection agency to improve the readability of language relating to compliance by a city with regulations issued by that federal agency pertaining to storm water sewer discharge or storm water drainage systems.21: Adds commas after year references in various references to specific dates and adds a comma before the last item in a series of subsection references to conform the punctuation of this provision, relating to annuity or withdrawal of contributions under Code chapter 411 by retired police officers and fire fighters who became vested and terminated service or were receiving annuities prior to July 1, 1979, to current Code style.24: Adds a comma to set off a prefatory clause and deletes an unneeded comma to improve the readability of this provision relating to suits brought in other states by the attorney general for collection of taxes due under the laws of this state.11L: Replaces the phrase “the date specified in the preceding sentence” with “January 1, 2016”, the date that is specified in the preceding sentence, in this definition of the term “Internal Revenue Code” that applies to the granting of solar energy system tax credits.9: Adds commas in two places to set off prefatory clauses in this provision describing the procedure that a taxpayer must follow to receive a refund of overpayment of taxes that have been paid to the state or to a county.301: Changes the term “executive director” to “director” to conform the name used to describe the chief executive officer of the department of natural resources to the current name. These name changes were inadvertently omitted when that department was created in 1986 Iowa Acts, chapter 1245.395: Adds the numeric reference “4” after two part references to facilitate hypertext linkage within this provision governing the public availability of information obtained during the investigation of or response to a hazardous condition conducted pursuant to rules adopted, investigations authorized, or orders issued pursuant to part of Code chapter 455B, subchapter IV.473: Corrects a reference by name to the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 in this provision exempting the owners of certain underground storage tanks from being required to provide notice to the department of natural resources of the existence of those tanks.479: Adds a citation to improve hypertext linkage to the Code section in which the groundwater protection fund is created, in this Code section requiring the deposit of annual underground storage tank management fees in that fund.7: Adds a citation to improve hypertext linkage to the Code section in which the groundwater protection fund is created, in this Code section requiring the remitting of fees that have been collected from the issuance of permits to retailers for the sale of household hazardous materials to that fund.4: Updates the name of the committee to reflect the current name of the committee in the senate, the chairperson and ranking member of which should receive a quarterly report regarding changes to the status of claims against the Iowa comprehensive petroleum underground storage tank fund and corrective action taken at eligible high-risk sites.11: Adds a citation to improve hypertext linkage to the Code section in which the groundwater protection fund is created, in this Code section providing for use of moneys in that fund for acquisition, protection, development, and management of wetlands that result from the elimination of agricultural drainage wells.302: Adds a citation to improve hypertext linkage to the Code section in which the groundwater protection fund is created, in language relating to use of moneys from that fund to provide financial incentives for the implementation of alternatives to agricultural drainage wells.143: Adds commas in two places to conform the language of this definition of “qualified director” of a business corporation to similar language in the model business corporation Act promulgated by the American bar association, upon which this Code section is based.3: Adds, in multiple places, numeric Code subunit designations to distinguish language which is part of this Code section relating to accident and sickness insurance policy provisions from language which is directed to be included within the insurance policy provisions.2: Removes a hyphen from the term “cross section” in this provision describing the composition of the board of directors of the Iowa comprehensive health insurance association to conform use of the term to usage elsewhere in the Code.1: Changes the capitalization of the word “section” and adds the word “federal” within a citation to the federal Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, in a definition of the term “the Act” for purposes of the riot reinsurance program contained in Code chapter 518B, to conform to the style used for similar citations elsewhere in the Code.1: Strikes a redundant instance of the word “inclusive” that appears after a Code section citation string to conform the citation string in this definition of the term “control” for the Code chapter relating to insurance holding systems to other similar citation strings elsewhere in the Code.103: Adds a comma before the last item in a series to conform the style of the series within this definition of the term “evidence of indebtedness” to the style of other series elsewhere in the Code.207: Strikes the redundant expression “and thereafter”, that appears after a date citation to “on or after December 31, 2015” in this provision relating to payment of fees and assessments generated by the conversion of a national bank or federal savings association to a state bank on or after December 31, 2015.302: Changes the verb “be” to “are” to update the verbiage used in this provision describing one of the provisions that must be included in the articles of incorporation of a state bank.544: Strikes a reference to subsection of this section, that was stricken by 2022 Iowa Acts, chapter 1062, section 57, in this provision relating to reports to the superintendent of banking when changes in control of the shares of a state bank occur.1405: Adds the word “be” to improve the grammar of this provision relating to the effect of a merger of financial institutions.1508: Changes the verb “be” to “is” to update the verbiage used and adds a comma to set off a prefatory clause in two provisions describing the procedure for adoption of restated articles of incorporation by a state bank.2403: Italicizes the term “entrusting” to conform this definition to the style used elsewhere in the Code for defined terms in this provision governing the title acquired by a purchaser from a transferor in transactions involving the sale of goods.2707: Italicizes the term “person in the position of a seller”, in this provision defining which persons are considered to be, and what the powers and remedies are held by those persons, to conform this definition to the style used elsewhere in the Code for defined terms.9208: Deletes an extraneous “and” to conform the style of this subparagraph to the style of the balance of this Code section, and to the section of the model Act upon which this Code section is based, in this provision relating to the duties of a secured party after receiving a demand from a debtor.2: Adds the word “section” to improve the readability of and hypertext linkage within this Code section relating to tests for the ascertainment of the fineness of gold or alloy in any article.10: Adds commas before the word “including”, to set off a qualifying clause, and before the last item in a series, to conform the style of this provision relating to what may be included in a rental agreement between a landlord and tenant to current Code style.1: Capitalizes a reference to a specific session of the general assembly and a reference to a specific Code publication, in this provision relating to bonds for certain garbage disposal plants, to conform the style of the references to the style used in other similar references elsewhere in the Code.28: Adds a comma before the last citation in three series of Code section citations to conform the citation style used in this Code section relating to redemption of property not used for agricultural or certain residential purposes to the style used elsewhere in the Code.25: Adds the word “section” to improve the readability of and hypertext linkage within this Code section relating to powers of a fiduciary of a trust over existing investments of the trust.128: Adds the word “tier” before a numeric reference to “III” to conform this reference to tier III sex offenses to other similar references elsewhere within Code chapter 692A regarding the sex offender registry and sex offender registration requirements.31: Removes hyphens from this nonadjectival use of the term “hard of hearing” in this provision relating to the detention or arrest of hard-of-hearing persons.7: Changes the word “recite” to “recites” to update archaic usage in this provision relating to recommitment of a defendant who was released on bail, but who has failed to appear as required in the order for release.7, subsection 29, effective January 1, 2023, by this section of this 2018 Iowa Act. Beginning in 2020, Code chapter 422 no longer was divided into “divisions” but rather is divided into “subchapters”.65, is being amended. The original lead-in in this section of this Act does not include the Code section citation information. 2022 Iowa Acts, chapter 1061, sections and 54: Corrects an internal reference to a provision amended by 2022 Iowa Acts, chapter 1061, that took effect upon enactment of that Act and applied retroactively to January 1, 2022.60 by this section of this Iowa Act.18, subsection 11, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (8), by this section of this Iowa Act.1A. Short titles are placed at or near the beginning of Code chapters under current Code style and the transfer avoids the need for the use of alpha designations if new Code sections are enacted at the end of the Code chapter but before the current short title placement. DIVISION III: This division contains effective date and retroactive applicability provisions that apply to 2022 Iowa Acts, chapter 1045, section 7; 2022 Iowa Acts, chapter 1061, sections and 54; and 2018 Iowa Acts, chapter 1161, section 114.
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Amends§100.14§103.18§123.49§13C.1§147.77§147F.1§151.10§15E.64§162.2§165A.1§189A.5§190.2§2.47§2.51§202A.4§206.12§206.8§210.23§22.7§225.26§226.42§232.46§237.18§23A.2§252B.6A§252D.16§256.82§256B.2§260C.44§261.114§261.117§261.85§262.71§262.78§279.41§282.18§298A.8§29C.9§314.11§314.22and 59 more
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