Recaps › 2020 session

The week of Monday, February 17, 2020

What happened at the Capitol, February 17, 2020 to February 23, 2020, in the 88th General Assembly’s 2020 session.

205

bills filed

floor votes

sent to the Governor

signed into law

Passed the House · 0

No bills passed the House.

Passed the Senate · 0

No bills passed the Senate.

Approved in committee · 142

SF 155 Relating to the practice of barbering in movable locations, and including effective date p…
SF 199 Relating to voluntary diversity plans under the state’s open enrollment law
SF 2269 Relating to the established season for hunting game birds on a preserve
SF 2270 Relating to the identification and use of tree stands for hunting deer placed on public la…
SF 2271 Relating to the purchasing of a youth deer hunting license and tag and the methods of take…
SF 2272 Relating to public assistance program oversight, and including effective date provisions
SF 2273 Creating the criminal offense of defrauding a drug or alcohol test and providing penalties
SF 2274 Creating a work group to study information shared between county medical examiners and the…

134 more

SF 2275 Relating to eluding or attempting to elude a pursuing law enforcement vehicle and providin…
HF 2048 Relating to the statewide preschool program by modifying provisions relating to eligibilit…
HF 2054 Relating to the privacy of a victim of a sex offense in a criminal or civil proceeding
HF 2107 Relating to the development and utilization of high-speed electronic transmission mediums
HF 2145 Expanding the health care professional recruitment program
HF 2169 Relating to bleeding control certification course requirements and waivers for school dist…
HF 2189 Relating to additional penalties for certain violations against bicyclists causing serious…
HF 2210 Relating to liability arising from the donation of equipment by a municipality, fire depar…
HF 2240 Relating to the management of the spread of diseases in animals, and including effective d…
HF 2334 Establishing a task force relating to the reunification of an unaccompanied child with the…
HF 2350 Establishing a rural veterinarian loan repayment program for veterinary students and certa…
HF 657 Allowing the use of a leashed dog to track and retrieve a wounded deer and providing a pen…
HF 716 Relating to firearms requirements for hunting deer
SF 123 Relating to collaborative pharmacy practice allowing pharmacists to provide patient care a…
SF 2004 Relating to the Iowa learning online initiative and making appropriations
SF 2077 Establishing daylight saving time as the official time in this state throughout the year
SF 2084 Relating to health care benefits coverage for specified pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiat…
SF 2088 Establishing a veterans treatment court in each judicial district
SF 2101 Requiring school districts and nonpublic schools to display a portion of the preamble of t…
SF 2128 Relating to Medicaid reimbursement for breast pumps and associated supplies
SF 2157 Relating to the crime of invasion of privacy
SF 2172 Relating to immunization information requested on an infant certificate of death form
SF 2283 Relating to authorized training programs for certain emergency medical care providers and …
SF 2284 Relating to matters involving the state board of regents and the institutions the state bo…
SF 2288 Pertaining to immunity from civil or criminal liability for acts of corporal punishment in…
SF 2294 Relating to certain appeals by nonprofit organizations concerning reimbursement of the dep…
SF 2295 Relating to certain notifications issued by the department of workforce development concer…
SF 2296 Regarding persons who are deemed independent contractors when performing services while op…
SF 2297 Relating to the corn state special registration plates
SF 2298 Relating to peace officers and retired peace officers who provide street or highway drivin…
SF 2299 Relating to background checks for employees and students of certain facilities, providers,…
SF 2300 Relating to the transfer of real estate as part of the administration of a decedent’s esta…
SF 2304 Relating to unemployment insurance contribution rates for certain landscaping employers
SF 2305 Concerning the voluntary shared work program and including applicability provisions
SF 2306 Relating to injunctions issued to employers for certain violations of the state unemployme…
SF 2307 Relating to the home ownership assistance program, and making an appropriation
SF 2308 Relating to the Iowa medal of honor highway, and including applicability provisions
SF 2309 Relating to veterans benefits by modifying provisions relating to veterans records and pro…
SF 2311 Relating to the definition of young adult for purposes of participation in the preparation…
SF 443 Relating to the inclusion of occupational therapists as mental health professionals for th…
SJR 2002 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the qualificat…
HF 2013 Relating to the design of county seals
HF 2014 Relating to the allocation of nonresident deer hunting licenses, and making penalties appl…
HF 2035 Relating to limits on the compensation of county supervisors
HF 2056 Relating to the employment of county engineers
HF 2084 Relating to the adoption of the interstate curing disease compact
HF 2120 Relating to protocols and school employee training relating to suicide prevention and the …
HF 2153 Increasing the scheduled fine for writing, sending, or viewing an electronic message while…
HF 2171 Establishing a child care workforce state matching grants program and fund administered by…
HF 2187 Exempting certain facilities from electronic prescription transmission requirements and in…
HF 2198 Providing for the indemnification of claims from the grain depositors and sellers indemnit…
HF 2253 Relating to price transparency for prescription drugs sold in this state, and including ap…
HF 2283 Relating to the organization, composition, meeting, and reporting requirements of health-r…
HF 2370 Requiring the director of the department of education to establish a low-income student an…
HF 2378 Establishing an exception to the number of children allowed to be present for child care a…
HF 2395 Modifying provisions relating to telecommunicators
HF 2396 Relating to the terminology used in relation to the deaf and hard-of-hearing persons
HF 515 Relating to the criminal elements for the commission of sexual misconduct with offenders, …
HF 684 Providing limited immunity from certain criminal offenses and prohibiting certain discipli…
SF 2058 Relating to compensation of college athletes and including effective date provisions
SF 2066 Relating to licensed health care providers for purposes of state law regarding concussion …
SF 2138 Concerning the employment rights of public school employees and officials relating to stud…
SF 2211 Providing for the establishment and administration of an electronic case management system…
SF 2230 Relating to the development of an actionable strategic plan to promote and support breastf…
SF 2312 Relating to the disposal and acquisition of city water utilities, including at-risk system…
SF 2313 Relating to the future ready Iowa Act and other efforts to strengthen Iowa’s workforce, in…
SF 2314 Relating to the establishment of a disaster recovery homeowner assistance program and fund…
SF 2315 Relating to the review and permitting of sewer extensions and water supply distribution sy…
SF 2316 Providing for deposit of certain fees relating to specified motor vehicle registration pla…
SF 2320 Relating to interpreters for limited-English-proficient, deaf, and hard-of-hearing persons…
SF 2321 Relating to the opening, administration, and termination of adult and minor guardianships …
SF 2322 Creating the offense of continuous sexual abuse of a child and providing penalties
SF 2323 Relating to the initial care plan for minor and adult guardianships and the initial plan a…
SF 2324 Relating to the requirements for a sex offender to be granted a modification of sex offend…
SF 2326 Relating to public bidding
SF 2327 Relating to the elimination of the hospital licensing board, and providing for repeals
SF 2328 Relating to the setoff procedures used by public agencies
SF 2332 Prohibiting employers from entering into noncompete agreements with low-wage employees
SF 2333 Relating to the maximum duration of unemployment benefits for certain individuals and incl…
SF 2334 Relating to motor vehicles, including the surrender or transfer of registration plates and…
SF 2335 Requiring that contractors provide information about persons performing construction work …
SF 2337 Relating to civil actions involving asbestos and silica, and including applicability provi…
SF 2338 Relating to civil actions, including recoverable damages for medical expenses, evidence of…
SF 545 Providing for the reinstatement of parental rights of a former parent under certain circum…
SJR 2003 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the gubernator…
HF 2055 Relating to the inclusion of the value of child restraint systems in the partial loss calc…
HF 2118 Relating to protections for certain potential recipients of anatomical gifts
HF 2129 Authorizing the reduction of damages payable to an unresponsive property owner in condemna…
HF 2151 Relating to mental health and disability services regions
HF 2194 Increasing the minimum age for persons to be eligible for issuance of a special minor’s dr…
HF 2259 Relating to human trafficking prevention training and reporting for employees of lodging p…
HF 2260 Relating to the proposal of rural four-lane bypasses by the department of transportation t…
HF 2285 Relating to the circumstances under which a grandparent or great-grandparent may petition …
HF 2295 Relating to transfer between trusts for persons with disabilities
HF 2296 Relating to child fatality protocol and alleged child abuse
HF 2303 Requiring consideration of anti-Semitism by governmental entities when investigating possi…
HF 2304 Relating to the advertising, promoting, and conducting of certain live musical performance…
HF 2325 Providing for a notice regarding a hearing to determine how land within a drainage or leve…
HF 2333 Relating to confidential communications between a peer support group counselor and specifi…
SF 2129 Relating to the restoration of voting rights to certain convicted persons and including ef…
SF 2190 Relating to classroom management and related practitioner preparation procedures for repor…
SF 2203 Relating to the management of drainage or levee districts, by providing for making repairs…
SF 2205 Relating to low-speed electric bicycles, providing penalties, making penalties applicable,…
SF 2209 Relating to the Medicaid home and community-based services elderly waiver monthly budget m…
SF 2234 Relating to improvements to land in drainage and levee districts, by providing for the con…
SF 2235 Relating to the education of students with characteristics of dyslexia and to the preparat…
SF 2236 Relating to the removal of internet content upon request, and making penalties applicable
SF 2255 Relating to an exemption from electronic prescribing for free clinics
SF 2256 Relating to a pilot program to allow the Medicaid program to act as a third-party payor un…
SF 2277 Relating to the appointment of a guardian ad litem for certain child prosecution witnesses
SF 2339 Providing for corporations, providing for certain fees, and including effective date provi…
SF 2340 Relating to nonsubstantive Code corrections, and including effective date and retroactive …
SF 2341 Relating to older individuals and dependent adults and creating certain criminal offenses …
SF 2342 Relating to insurance coverage for diagnostic breast cancer examinations, and including ap…
SF 2343 Relating to the practice of pharmacy, including the prescription and administration of vac…
SF 2347 Relating to statutory corrections which may adjust language to reflect current practices, …
SF 2349 Relating to the office of the chief information officer, including procurement preferences…
SF 2350 Providing for regulation by employers and other entities of the use of marijuana and deriv…
SF 2355 Relating to smoking by members at the Iowa veterans home
SF 2357 Relating to the practice and licensure of physician assistants, and including effective da…
SF 2358 Relating to county regulation of certain agricultural experiences
SF 2359 Relating to medical expenses, including evidence offered to prove past medical expenses an…
SF 2361 Relating to persons authorized to request assistance pursuant to the statewide mutual aid …
SF 2363 Relating to the medical cannabidiol Act, and including transition provisions
SF 2364 Relating to a construction manager-at-risk commercial construction alternative delivery me…
SF 2365 Relating to the practice of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences and providing tran…
SF 2366 Relating to eligibility, work, and employment and training requirements for public assista…
SJR 2004 Designating the honeybee as the official state insect for the State of Iowa
HF 2036 Allowing certain emergency medical care providers to obtain a professional permit to carry…
HF 2136 Relating to the establishment of a grant fund and a grant program administered by the econ…
HF 2154 Relating to child sexual abuse and child sexual assault awareness and prevention
HF 2217 Relating to lobbyist’s client reports, including verification of and the filing location f…
HF 2266 Regarding port authorities, including by allowing port authorities to enter into certain l…
HF 2299 Relating to notification of the general assembly concerning certain state government lease…

Most lobbied

HF 2424 Establishing a graduated eligibility phase-out program for state child…
16 organizations took a side
HJR 2004 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa that n…
14 organizations took a side
SF 2313 Relating to the future ready Iowa Act and other efforts to strengthen …
14 organizations took a side
HF 2461 Relating to loan repayment for refinanced eligible loans under the rur…
13 organizations took a side
SF 2280 Relating to reimbursement of hospitals for days awaiting placement thr…
12 organizations took a side

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