Recaps › 2019 session

The week of Monday, April 15, 2019

What happened at the Capitol, April 15, 2019 to April 21, 2019, in the 88th General Assembly’s 2019 session.

bills filed

floor votes

sent to the Governor

signed into law

Signed into law · 12

HF 260 Relating to permissible interest rates and charges for certain loans. Effective 7-1-19 · April 15, 2019
HF 390 Relating to required notices to the department of transportation regarding certain registe… · April 15, 2019
HF 698 Relating to the jurisdiction and management of pioneer cemeteries. Effective 7-1-19 · April 15, 2019
SF 140 Relating to special minor’s driver’s licenses for students attending accredited nonpublic … · April 15, 2019
SF 208 Increasing the maximum allowable length for stinger-steered automobile transporters. Effe… · April 15, 2019
SF 333 Relating to nonsubstantive Code corrections. Effective 7-1-19 · April 15, 2019
SF 532 Relating to notice and opportunity to repair construction defects in new construction, and… · April 15, 2019
SF 569 Relating to business entities, by providing for different types of limited liability compa… · April 15, 2019
SF 159 Relating to assessment scores set by the department of education for successful completion… · April 16, 2019
SF 245 Relating to eligibility and reporting requirements for the skilled workforce shortage tuit… · April 16, 2019
SF 246 Relating to requirements for eligibility under the all Iowa opportunity scholarship progra… · April 16, 2019
HF 650 Relating to the liability of private employers, general contractors, and premises owners f… · April 17, 2019

Sent to the Governor · 12

HF 260 Relating to permissible interest rates and charges for certain loans. Effective 7-1-19
HF 390 Relating to required notices to the department of transportation regarding certain registe…
HF 698 Relating to the jurisdiction and management of pioneer cemeteries. Effective 7-1-19
SF 140 Relating to special minor’s driver’s licenses for students attending accredited nonpublic …
SF 159 Relating to assessment scores set by the department of education for successful completion…
SF 208 Increasing the maximum allowable length for stinger-steered automobile transporters. Effe…
SF 245 Relating to eligibility and reporting requirements for the skilled workforce shortage tuit…
SF 246 Relating to requirements for eligibility under the all Iowa opportunity scholarship progra…
SF 333 Relating to nonsubstantive Code corrections. Effective 7-1-19
SF 532 Relating to notice and opportunity to repair construction defects in new construction, and…
SF 569 Relating to business entities, by providing for different types of limited liability compa…
HF 650 Relating to the liability of private employers, general contractors, and premises owners f…

Passed the House · 39

HF 591 Providing for juvenile court jurisdiction over minor guardianship proceedings and includin…
HF 610 Relating to the opening of guardianships for adults and conservatorships for adults and mi…
HF 679 Relating to statutory corrections which may adjust language to reflect current practices, …
HF 740 Relating to the state budget process
SF 267 Relating to the practice of massage therapy, and providing penalties. Effective 7-1-19
SF 567 Relating to disqualifications from holding certain professional licenses for persons convi…
SF 590 Relating to payments from the indigent defense fund by the state public defender for costs…
HF 537 Relating to the imposition of certain fees on public utilities for the use of public right…
HF 749 Relating to snowmobile user permits and registration fees
HF 750 Relating to the powers and duties of the department of agriculture and land stewardship, b…
SF 188 Prohibiting a governing board of a public college or university from adopting or enforcing…
SF 265 Providing for the sale of certain mushrooms at farmers markets, and providing an effective…

27 more

SF 302 Relating to motor vehicles operated by an automated driving system, and making penalties a…
SF 303 Relating to the replacement of a person’s driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification…
SF 319 Relating to peace officers and retired peace officers who provide street or highway drivin…
SF 563 Relating to pharmacy benefit managers and information related to the management of prescri…
SF 609 Relating to and making appropriations and related statutory changes involving state govern…
HF 596 Relating to incentives for whole grade sharing and school district reorganization or disso…
HF 609 To legalize the participation in the instructional support program by the Bennett communit…
HF 767 Relating to motor vehicle taxes and fees, including registration fees for certain electric…
SF 170 Relating to the publication duties of and the filling of vacancies on county agricultural …
SF 227 Relating to the display of registration plates on motor vehicles
SF 283 Relating to conflicts of interest in certain government public contracts. Effective 7-1-1…
SF 409 Relating to administrative procedures within the department of natural resources. Effecti…
SF 475 Providing for notarial acts, including by providing for the use of electronic media, provi…
SF 505 Modifying provisions relating to the licensure of professional landscape architects. Effe…
HF 328 Relating to the definition of vulnerable elder. Effective 7-1-19
HF 753 Relating to the assessment of fees when a public defender or designee requests copies of c…
SF 158 Relating to postconviction relief procedure and the underlying trial court record of the p…
SF 275 Relating to the criminal offenses of assault by threat of a targeted attack and cyberharas…
SF 323 Relating to canned cocktails and including effective date provisions. Effective 5-10-19
SF 364 Relating to the Iowa sobriety and drug monitoring program. Effective 7-1-19
SF 379 Relating to qualifications to practice law in Iowa and regulation of persons admitted to p…
SF 394 Relating to requirements school districts and accredited nonpublic schools must meet to pr…
SF 435 Relating to towable recreational vehicles, travel trailers, and fifth-wheel travel trailer…
SF 531 Relating to pediatric congenital heart surgery including data reporting and the provision …
SF 548 Relating to the acquisition, donation, or sale of real property for specified purposes. E…
SF 570 Providing for immunity from civil liability for licensed architects and professional engin…
SF 572 Relating to controlled substances, including amending information collection and reporting…

Passed the Senate · 33

HF 325 Relating to weapons requirements for nonambulatory hunters. Effective 7-1-19
SF 230 Relating to manufacturers of alcoholic beverages. Effective 7-1-19
SF 599 Relating to hemp, including the regulation of hemp, providing for enforcement and the conf…
SF 606 Relating to the transfer of investment tax credits issued to housing businesses under the …
SF 608 Making appropriations to the department of cultural affairs, the economic development auth…
SF 615 Relating to appropriations to the justice system, and including effective date and retroac…
SF 616 Relating to appropriations to the judicial branch. Effective 7-1-19
HF 292 Relating to the frequency of the reporting of the annual analysis and findings relative to…
HF 532 Relating to the physician workforce in the state including the awarding of medical residen…
HF 570 Relating to the brain injury home and community-based services waiver monthly budget maxim…
HF 598 Relating to the assignment of pupils who are siblings to classrooms by school districts. …
HF 606 Relating to continuing education requirements for certain professions. Effective 7-1-19

21 more

HF 685 Relating to the payment of required medical aid provided to prisoners of county jails. Ef…
HF 690 Relating to mental health and disability services, including the establishment of a childr…
SF 346 Creating the criminal offense of female genital mutilation and providing penalties. Effec…
SF 603 Relating to use of concurrent enrollment programs for teaching certain subjects required u…
HF 423 Relating to the suspension of Medicaid coverage for an inmate of a public institution. Ef…
HF 516 Relating to voting membership on joint 911 service boards. Effective 7-1-19
HF 634 Relating to certain boards and councils in the department of human rights including the es…
HF 637 Relating to reports relating to misconduct of certain school employees required to be subm…
HF 691 Relating to funding of county mental health and disability services by modifying provision…
HF 692 Relating to the conduct of state and local elections, providing penalties, and including e…
HF 731 Relating to mandatory child abuse and dependent adult abuse reporter training requirements…
SF 302 Relating to motor vehicles operated by an automated driving system, and making penalties a…
SF 563 Relating to pharmacy benefit managers and information related to the management of prescri…
SF 567 Relating to disqualifications from holding certain professional licenses for persons convi…
SF 604 Relating to the calculation of certain court costs in probate matters, and including effec…
SF 617 Relating to gambling regulation and wagering, by providing for sports wagering and fantasy…
HF 304 Relating to reports of personal degradation by caretakers of dependent adults in facilitie…
HF 387 Relating to distance requirements for certain motor vehicles following other vehicles. Ef…
HF 389 Relating to the process and fees associated with the registration and title of vessels, sn…
HF 643 Relating to driver’s licenses and nonoperator’s identification cards marked to reflect dea…
HF 719 Relating to participation in conciliation related to a dissolution of marriage. Effective…

Approved in committee · 30

SF 281 Relating to the process and fees associated with the registration and title of vessels, sn…
SF 413 Relating to alcoholic beverage control and matters under the purview of the alcoholic beve…
SF 474 Relating to motor vehicles that traverse certain railroad grade crossings against a gate o…
SF 515 Relating to access to a copy of an original birth certificate by an adult adoptee or an en…
SF 595 Modifying provisions applicable to certain service contract providers regulated by the com…
SF 620 Relating to the procedure for disposal of certain city utilities by sale
SF 597 Exempting from the sales tax certain items and services sold or furnished to nonprofit blo…
HF 546 Relating to school funding by modifying provisions relating to the collection of sales tax…

22 more

HF 756 Appropriating federal funds made available from federal block grants and other nonstate so…
HF 759 Relating to and making appropriations and related statutory changes involving certain stat…
HF 765 Relating to and making appropriations to state departments and agencies from the rebuild I…
SF 184 Permitting the transportation of certain types of loads by motor vehicles exceeding certai…
SF 192 Relating to taking a capital gain deduction for the sale of real property used in a farmin…
SF 444 Providing for a beginning farmer tax credit program, providing for fees, and including eff…
SF 514 Relating to specific circumstances requiring the submission of a groundwater hazard statem…
SF 625 Creating an empower rural Iowa Act to provide incentives for broadband access
SF 628 Relating to the excise taxes on motor fuel and certain special fuel, and including applica…
SF 630 Establishing a shortline railroad restoration tax credit, and including applicability prov…
SF 631 Relating to the administration of the tax and related laws by the department of revenue, i…
SJR 16 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to restricting ce…
HF 676 Relating to abandoned structures and abatement of public nuisances
HF 754 Relating to hemp, including the regulation of hemp, providing for enforcement and the conf…
HF 758 Relating to the funding of, the operation of, and appropriation of moneys to the college s…
SF 608 Making appropriations to the department of cultural affairs, the economic development auth…
SF 615 Relating to appropriations to the justice system, and including effective date and retroac…
SF 616 Relating to appropriations to the judicial branch. Effective 7-1-19
SF 632 Making appropriations to the department of public health for the gambling treatment progra…
SF 633 Relating to the assessment of certain subdivided real property and including applicability…
SF 634 Relating to local government budgets and property taxation by modifying provisions governi…
SF 635 Reestablishing individual income tax checkoffs for the Iowa state fair foundation fund and…

Closest votes

HF 537 A bill for an act relating to the imposition of certain fees on public…
House · April 16, 2019 · 51–48
SF 548 A bill for an act relating to the acquisition, donation, or sale of re…
House · April 18, 2019 · 52–44
SF 609 A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations and related st…
House · April 16, 2019 · 54–45
SF 572 A bill for an act relating to controlled substances, including amendin…
House · April 18, 2019 · 53–43
SF 188 A bill for an act prohibiting a governing board of a public college or…
House · April 16, 2019 · 60–37

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